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Jim Peters shares his thoughts on life and Lowell in this blog post. Welcome back, Jim: I apologize for the month of Sundays it has been since I have written in this blog. Summer has taken over and tomorrow morning at 9AM, I am attending a Mass for my late…
Read More »On Facebook, some people on the Lowell Live Feed and Innovative Cities group pages have been writing about the prospects for renewal of the historic Smith Baker Center, a former Congregational Church dating from the 19th century, across from the public library, Pollard Memorial Library, on Merrimack Street. The City…
Read More »In another life, my father may have been a high-school history teacher, in line with his passion for the stories of the past and current events. But in his own life he was a wool sorter and wool grader (a step up), a tradesman in the front end of the…
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Read More »Julie Mofford, a former staffer at the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, who currently lives in midcoast Maine where she writes and works as a museum and historical society consultant, shares her memories of the 1950s . . . “The Un-Fabulous Fifties or How I Became Beat” by Julie Mofford Years…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. When the cat’s away, the mice will play. In terms of congressional financing, the cat is public disclosure. Given the do-nothing Congress’ indifference to its abysmal public image, I probably shouldn’t be shocked that the House has just…
Read More »The Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association organized a candlelight vigil and prayer service this evening in memory of the seven victims of this morning’s fire at 77 Branch Street. Tonight’s event began at 5:30 pm with a gathering at Pailin City which is just a short distance on Branch Street from…
Read More »Our thoughts and prayers are with those suffering in Lowell tonight. To help survivors of the Branch Street fire and the families of our seven neighbors who died in the fire, donations can be made by sending a check or money order to “Branch Street Fire Victims Relief Fund,”Jeanne D’Arc…
Read More »Just two years ago we were noting that nationally-known columnist George Will was weighing-in on the brouhaha surrounding the perhaps “infamous” Motel Caswell located on Rte. 38 in Tewksbury. The family-owned business in operation for over fifty years had become the focus of a planned take-over by the feds –…
Read More »(Rules suspended to take several items early). Vote authorizing city manager to execute a lease with UMass Lowell for 125 parking spaces on Fr. Morissette Blvd. They will be used by UMass Lowell Monday thru Friday, used by staff people primarily from the University Crossing facility (former St Joseph’s Hospital).…
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