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Flashboard: “a board or boarding that is placed along the top of a dam to increase its height and capacity. Also called stop log, stop plank” Photo and caption by Tony Sampas.
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‘Visions of Gerard’ at the Old Court
More than 30 earnest readers of Jack Kerouac books gathered tonight upstairs at The Old Court Irish pub at Middle and Central streets to listen to a reading of excerpts (start to end) of Kerouac’s novel “Visions of Gerard.” The story is a bleak and sweetly candid remembrance of his…
Read More »‘Canal Bridge, East Merrimack Street’ by Richard Marion
“Canal Bridge, East Merrimack Street” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Friends of Tyler Park
One of the most beautiful spots in the Highlands neighborhood of Lowell is Tyler Park, located along Westford Street on the way to Drum Hill. For quite a few years now, a group of neighbors has joined together as the Friends of Tyler Park, to supplement the city’s maintenance of…
Read More »A Tree Glows in Lowell
A Tree Glows in Lowell, Saturday, May 11, 2013, 8:32 PM. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Art Night
Gates Block (web photo courtesy of LHS Photo) The massive, exuberant crowd at the official opening of the Arts League of Lowell (ALL) Gallery confirmed again that art-making is one of the city’s top enterprises. The spacious exhibition and sales gallery occupies most of the first floor of the Gates…
Read More »Things to do on a rainy Saturday
It’s Saturday and the forecast is for rain all day. Here are some inside activities that might be of interest: This morning at 10 a.m., I’ll give a talk on the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment and its service during the American Civil War at the Chelsmford Center for the…
Read More »‘The Old Worthen’ by Richard Marion (1978)
“The Old Worthen’ by Richard Marion, 1978 (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net Too early to order Lowell Christmas cards?
Read More »Pollard Memorial Library, Storm Brewing, Thursday, May 9, 2013, 4:59 PM
Photo by Tony Sampas
Read More »In Greater Lowell and in Massachusetts ~ Sequestration – the Local Impact
The hot topic nationally and locally is the issue of sequestration – its reach and fall-out. Many pundits and editorial writers have weighed-in on its perceived realities and the politics swirling around the issue. The Executive Director of Community Teamwork – Karen Frederick and CTI’s Director of Planning – Cheryl…
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