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From one end of the continent to the other, here is a poem by Tom Sexton, written on the road last last spring as he and his wife, Sharyn, made their way from Maine back to Alaska for another season. We do have our far-flung correspondents. Tom Sexton is…
Read More »One of our loyal readers and far-flung occasional correspondents, Ray LaPorte of Martha’s Vineyard, sent his reflections in anticipation of this summer’s Presidential visit to the island. Ray has been off shore for years, with his wife, Bernadette, following earlier life passages in Pawtucketville, Worcester, New York City, and Washington,…
Read More »August 5, 2013 – Monday 210 Smith St Unit 2 for $49,735 (2011 Foreclosure deed for $132,289) 313 High St for $115,199 (2010 Foreclosure deed for $245,000) August 6, 2013 – Tuesday 153 School St for $258,000 (2012 for $150,500) August 7, 2013 – Wednesday 182 Wentworth Ave for $388,000…
Read More »Meeting a United States Senator in person is rare for most people, me included, so yesterday was an unusual experience for me because I spent some time with our junior senator, Ed Markey, not once but twice: first in the morning here in Lowell and then in the evening at…
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Read More »Dr. Joseph D. Sweeney – born February 5.1904 -one of nine surviving children of Felix and Catherine Sweeney – well-known and highly regarded physician and surgeon – died on August 9, 1963 – 50 years ago today. Born, raised, resided in the Sacred Heart parish, he was a proud alum of…
Read More »“Garden Path” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »There was some buzz and rattle on the web yesterday when the online appliance of a venerable magazine with a Boston root system, The Atlantic, posted a fizzy report about a made-up episode in the life and times of John L. Kerouac, all of it putting Lowell in the news…
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Read More »There’s always that Lowell connection! George Price – current Superintendent of the Cape Cod National Seashore Park was formerly a Deputy Superintendent in Lowell. Today MassMoments reminds us that it was on this day fifty years ago – August 7, 1961 that President John F. Kennedy signed the bill authorizing the…
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