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“Spinners” Bound for Lowell

Thanks to the sports gurus at the Lowell Sun we are reminded that on this day – December 22, 1995, Clyde Smoll – owner of a New York-Penn League baseball team announced that he would bring the team to Lowell, Massachusetts. The team would be an affiliate of the Boston…

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Fate of Textile Memorial Bridge

Below is a video produced by CopleyMedia , once again providing an interesting glimpse of Lowell. With the construction of a replacement bridge in progress, the historic Textile Memorial Bridge is slated to be demolished for salvage metal. The bridge was named in honor of 16 veteran’s who attended Lowell…

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All in the family: Can Sleazy Aunt Betty and Crooked Brother-in-law Bob wreck a political career? by Marjorie Arons-Barron

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Life is complicated, and family relationships make it all the more so, especially if you’re in the business of politics. The impact goes both ways, from long-suffering spouses standing bravely by a pol who has done wrong, to…

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Pearl Harbor Seventy Years Ago Today

Seventy years ago today the US Pacific Naval Fleet was attacked at Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Over 350 fighter planes dropped bombs on the American naval force. Incredibly “one hundred eighty-eight U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,402 Americans were killed and 1,282 wounded” (wikipedia).

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Greater Lowell Community Foundation Celebrates Philanthropy

Greater Lowell Community Foundation Grant Awardees from a past Philanthropy Day Last night the Greater Lowell Community Foundation presented its annual “Celebrate Giving” evening – an event held since 1998 – first as a daytime event of workshops and lunch now as an early evening event more accessible to people…

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