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UMass Lowell’s University Crossing. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Thorndike at Highland Street: Accident-ville
Another smash up at the intersection of Thorndike and Highland streets this morning. Two ambulances, two police cars, one fire truck. From a distance I saw one person on a gurney being wheeled to an ambulance. It appeared that the three cars involved were lined up in the right lane…
Read More »Ed Markey & Mike Dukakis in Lowell
Ed Markey came to Lowell yesterday for a boisterous pre-election rally at the Pailin City Restaurant on Branch Street. He was joined by former Governor Mike Dukakis and his wife Kitty, both in their 80s and both looking great. Dukakis urged people not to pay attention to the polls and…
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Guys and Dolls by Greater Lowell Musical Theatre
Lowell real estate, week of June 17, 2013
The following list of Lowell real estate sales from the past week is cross-posted from the LowellDeeds blog: June 17, 2013 (Monday) 491 Dutton St Unit 520 for $225,000 52 Lawrence Dr Unit M313 for $174,500 260-262 University Ave for $284,900 25 Juniper St Unit 18 for $192,000 June 18,…
Read More »‘Frau Bauman, Frau Schmidt, and Frau Schwartze’ by Theodore Roethke
With so many gardens going strong and greenhouses putting out their last tomato plants and marigolds, I was reminded of this poem that was a favorite of mine when I started writing. —PM . Frau Bauman, Frau Schmidt, and Frau Schwartze Gone the three ancient ladies Who creaked on the…
Read More »GOTV begins for Ed Markey campaign
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, State Senator Eileen Donoghue, and former State Senator Steve Panagiotakos visited the Ed Markey for Senate headquarters in Lowell earlier tonight to remind volunteers of the importance of their efforts in the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) phase of the campaign which begins tomorrow. The plan is…
Read More »Portion of St Peter’s property sold to CBA
The following is cross-posted from the LowellDeeds blog: The long talked-about sale of 305 Gorham Street, a portion of the lot where St. Peter’s Church formerly stood, by Cooney Development LLC to the Coalition for a Better Acre was recorded today. The former rectory of St. Peter’s parish will remain…
Read More »‘Pulled Papers’
Where does this expression come from? So-and-so pulled papers to run for some political office. A Google search yields a bunch of references in Massachusetts newspapers. Revere. Waltham. This expression describes the act of requesting nomination-signature forms for a certain political office from the appropriate official in a town or…
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