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Adirondack Chair Installation, Boarding House Park
Adirondack Chair Installation at Boarding House Park in Lowell. Photos by Tony Sampas.
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Lowell Sun: “Misleading, incomplete & biased”
So says City Manager Bernie Lynch in a letter addressed to the newspaper’s publisher and editorial board. The entire letter was posted today on the City Manager’s blog. The “misleading, incomplete and biased” labels were used by the manager to describe the newspaper’s recent reporting on the city’s Developmental Services…
Read More »Traffic on Central Street
Earlier today I had an appointment in downtown Lowell and I wisely walked to it. Had I taken my car, I believe it would have taken longer to reach my destination. The photo above was taken from the vicinity of Jackson Street looking down Central towards Prescott. The bumper to…
Read More »U Mass Lowell Launches Public Opinion Center and Hosts US Senate Debate
September 14, 2011
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The University of Massachusetts Lowell joins other universities with its own Center for Public Opinion. According to Lowell’s Chancellor Marty Meehan: “The Center for Public Opinion will advance understanding of government, societal issues and the political process and encourage cicivc engagement among our students to help them achieve the well-rounded…
Read More »Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church at 25 Fr. John Sarantos Way (just to the north of the North Common). Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Church fire traps 2 Lowell firefighters
Thanks to WHDH-TV channel 7 for this report on a fire at Lowell’s Holy Family Church (also known as St Marie’s Church, located on Chamberlain Street near the Woburn Street exit of Rte 495) that trapped two firefighters in a smoke-filled basement. Fortunately, they were quickly rescued by their comrades:
Read More »Friedman on Weirdness
Been a while since I dragged Th. L. Friedman over to the blog, but today’s opinion entry at nytimes.com is worth reading as a reminder of what’s at stake in our political contests. The Dems lost what should have been a sure bet in New York, and only have their…
Read More »‘Think Different: Ferris Bueller’ by Joe Marion
[youtube]iNfgwNjrOio[/youtube] Here’s a creative take on the famous “Think Different” TV ad by Apple.
Read More »More from the 32nd Banjo and Fiddle Contest
Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »‘Take-Out’ by Richard Marion
“Take-Out” by Richard Marion (c) 2022 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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