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Steve O’Connor discovered a room full of books and an incredible story in Pawtucketville: A few years ago, while browsing through The Lowell Sun, I came across a small announcement in the classified section under Free Offers. “Sherlock Holmes Books Free to Interested Party.” I was intrigued by the announcement,…
Read More »Mickey O’Keefe, Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in a scene from “The Fighter” Another review of “The Fighter” has surfaced – this time on WickedLocal.com/provincetown. Writer/reviewer Loren King has an interesting take on the movie, the family and on the city of Lowell. …Wahlberg, who’s owned the rights to this…
Read More »Arizona Republic columnist Linda Valdez today writes about the shooting of the homegrown Congresswoman. I picked up this link from realclearpolitics.com
Read More »Sparked by news of Dharma Buns sandwich shop’s expected closing this week, there’s a lively, thoughtful discussion about downtown life (business and otherwise) going on at www.leftinlowell.com. Here’s the link to the comments (20-plus and increasing). UPDATE from Dick (who is sorry to intrude on Paul’s post) Besides the lively…
Read More »The New York Times has been blogging live all day on its website with updates and various information related to the shootings in Tucson, AZ. Keep up with the blog posts here.
Read More »Tony Sampas helps us appreciate the beauty of the brickwork of the Smith Baker Center (formerly the First Congregationalist Church), highlighted by the setting sun.
Read More »Jack Wilson, the late Senator Ted Kennedy, Marty Meehan at UML student event. Jack Wilson, president of the University of Massachusetts, announced yesterday that he will accept a senior faculty position at UMass Lowell when he leaves his current post at the end of June. Wilson served for eight-years as the…
Read More »Bob Herbert of the NYTimes today uses his column inches in the nation’s newspaper of record to pound the President, Democrats, and Republicans for neglecting their responsibility to help Americans who are most needy. The late Peter Stamas of Lowell (Lowell High Headmaster, President of Human Services Corp. of Lowell,…
Read More »I picked up this message from the Lowell Highlands Neighborhood Group at Gerry Nutter’s place: “Urging you to attend – City Council Public Safety Subcommitte – Tuesday 1/11/11 – 5:00 – 6:30PM “Lower Highlands Friends, “We continue to mourn the loss of Corinna Ouer, a young woman who called the…
Read More »There’s a timely post on the “Blog from the Office of the City Manager, Lowell MA” today. Noting the decentralization of the salt/sand supplies for Public Works use, the Manager also lists the neighborhood sites where the mixture is available for the public to use at home. Bins have been…
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