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Web photo courtesy of catseye-marble.zip I was out early with Ringo the dog this morning, before 6 a.m., and the thick grass on the South Common and flawless sky over Lowell were of such pure color that I began thinking about the bright cat’s-eye glassies that I collected and played…
Read More »Today in the Head Start classroom located at Billerica High School, Congressman John Tierney (MA-6) captures the kids attention as reads to them. (M. Sweeney photo) The Community Teamwork take on this morning’s visit by Congressman Tierney as noted on the organization’s website. Community Teamwork, Inc. It was a sad…
Read More »Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, second from right, has been a leader in challenging top officers in the military to take action to reduce the number of sexual assaults on women in the army, navy, marines, and air force. Today’s NYTimes includes an article about how women in Congress are demanding that…
Read More »Composer and singer Carole King visited Lowell last weekend to express her support for Congressman Ed Markey in his campaign to win election to the US Senate from Massachusetts. She says she is especially grateful for his support of public policy that addresses the impact of global warming. I was…
Read More »[youtube]5mDppq5wGzc[/youtube] Here’s a video from Derek Mitchell who is running for the Lowell City Council.
Read More »More than 150 Greater Lowell supporters of Ed Markey’s campaign for US Senate gathered today at Hookslide Kelly’s in downtown Lowell for what must be considered one of the most memorable political events in recent city history. Joining Markey on stage and speaking to the crowd were US Senator Elizabeth…
Read More »Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and State Senator Eileen Donoghue will join US Senate candidate Ed Markey for a rally in Lowell tomorrow (Saturday, June 1) at 4pm at Hookslide Kelly’s at 19 Merrimack Street. With the election on June 25, there are only a couple of weeks to…
Read More »The following Lowell property sales were recorded this week. This and much additional information are freely available on the website of the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds (www.lowelldeeds.com): Tuesday, May 28, 2013 34 Newhall St Unit 107 for $106,500 50 Wightman St for $300,000 52 Lawrence Dr, Unit M611 for…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Former State Senate President Billy Bulger used to joke that, when he died, he wanted to be buried at St. Augustine’s because he could still remain politically active. Now, thanks to State Auditor Suzanne Bump and Tuesday’s report on…
Read More »Today at 1 pm and tomorrow at 10 am (that’s Friday and Saturday), we’ll have our last two spring 2013 tours of Lowell Cemetery. Back on Friday, May 17 we had 75 people attend and the next day there were more than 90, so the tours remain popular. This weekend’s…
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