Lowell

Stray Dogs

Sunday morning I did a quick post about the two stray dogs that wandered into my life. They’re gone now, but they left quite an impression. Here’s what happened. Early Sunday we were just getting home from walking our own dog when we spotted two strays down the street sniffing…

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Sunrise in Lowell

While driving to the Y at 5 this morning, I was met with this view as I passed through the intersection of Wilder and Pine Streets in the Highlands. I pulled over and snapped this picture with my cell phone. Even though the car was stationary, the picture is a…

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Senator Panagiotakos ~ Distinguished Democrat

 Massachusett State Senate Senator Steven C.  Panagiotakos Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) announced yesterday that Massachusetts State Senator Steven C. Panagiotakos will be honored as the 2010 Distinguished Democrat at the Annual Fall Brunch on Sunday October 24, 2010. From Greater Lowell Area Democrats Chair Marie Sweeney: A few years…

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More on Frederick Ayer

Here’s some more information on Frederick Ayer to accompany Marie’s post from earlier today: Frederick Ayer died on March 14, 1918 in Thomasville, Georgia where he was spending the winter. He was 93 years old and had been one of Lowell’s wealthiest and most influential citizens. According to “The Biographical…

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Car Break Alert

The Lowell Police Department blog reports and uptick in break-ins to cars in the city, especially in South Lowell and Lower Belvidere. The police point out that in two-thirds of the breaks, the car doors were left unlocked. They urge everyone to always lock car doors and to refrain from…

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