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The special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated when John Kerry became Secretary of State is today. The polls across the Commonwealth opened at 7:00 am and will remain open until 8:00 pm. The campaign which began amidst blizzards in February is ending in a 90+ degree heatwave.…
Read More »This coming Thursday (June 27, 2013) at 7:00 pm, I’ll be at the JV Fletcher Library at 50 Main Street in Westford to give a talk about “Legendary Locals of Lowell” the pictorial history of Lowell which I co-wrote with Chaim Rosenberg. The event is free and all are invited.
Read More »UMass Lowell’s University Crossing. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Another smash up at the intersection of Thorndike and Highland streets this morning. Two ambulances, two police cars, one fire truck. From a distance I saw one person on a gurney being wheeled to an ambulance. It appeared that the three cars involved were lined up in the right lane…
Read More »Ed Markey came to Lowell yesterday for a boisterous pre-election rally at the Pailin City Restaurant on Branch Street. He was joined by former Governor Mike Dukakis and his wife Kitty, both in their 80s and both looking great. Dukakis urged people not to pay attention to the polls and…
Read More »The following list of Lowell real estate sales from the past week is cross-posted from the LowellDeeds blog: June 17, 2013 (Monday) 491 Dutton St Unit 520 for $225,000 52 Lawrence Dr Unit M313 for $174,500 260-262 University Ave for $284,900 25 Juniper St Unit 18 for $192,000 June 18,…
Read More »The following is cross-posted from the LowellDeeds blog: The long talked-about sale of 305 Gorham Street, a portion of the lot where St. Peter’s Church formerly stood, by Cooney Development LLC to the Coalition for a Better Acre was recorded today. The former rectory of St. Peter’s parish will remain…
Read More »Where does this expression come from? So-and-so pulled papers to run for some political office. A Google search yields a bunch of references in Massachusetts newspapers. Revere. Waltham. This expression describes the act of requesting nomination-signature forms for a certain political office from the appropriate official in a town or…
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