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Mass Moments reminds us that… …in 2001, American Airlines pilot John Ogonowski made the familiar drive from his farm in Dracut to Logan airport. He was sorry he would miss a special event scheduled for later that day. Federal officials were coming to inspect the work of Cambodian immigrant…
Read More »Photo by Tony Sampas
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Read More »This is the second dispatch from Tom Sexton as he and his wife, Sharyn, make their way across North America to the rocky shores of Maine.—PM . “Leaving Fort Nelson, British Columbia” by Tom Sexton . The first time we were in Fort Nelson, British Columbia, it was a sleepy…
Read More »From the archive: After serving for 35 years as a Member of Congress representing the Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District, Edith Nourse Rogers died on this day September 10, 1960 – in the midst of her nineteenth Congressional campaign, three days before the primary. Mrs. Rogers – at the urging of…
Read More »Driving through the city you can’t help but notice the proliferation of new pavement markings like the one shown above that suddenly appeared in the middle of many streets. An explanation was offered in this week’s City Council packet: New Bicycle Pavement Markings Many people have noticed the new pavement…
Read More »Our friend, faithful reader, and occasional contributor Tom Sexton is driving across the continent with his wife, Sharyn, headed from Alaska to Maine for the fall and winter. He will send us dispatches from the road while they are out there. Following is the first report. Tom is on the list of…
Read More »Catherine Tumber, author of “Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America’s Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low–Carbon World,” will be the featured speaker on Monday, Sept. 24, at 11:45 am, in the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center Lunchtime Lectures series. This series is a UMass Lowell Center for Arts and…
Read More »After the summer break, Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) resume their schedule of breakfast meetings tomorrow! The regular agenda will include: plans for the Fall Brunch; impact of yesterday’s primary on the field of Democratic nominees; first-hand account(s) from the Democratic National Convention; campaign activities in the races for President, US Senate and Congressional…
Read More »Formerly St. Joseph’s Hospital soon to be University Crossing. Photo by Tony Sampas.
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