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While January is typically a time for taking the oath of office and not kicking off a campaign, 2013 is a very different year. In the next twenty-two months we’ll have three very important elections (with at least two and possibly three primaries). When you add in the Elizabeth Warren…
Read More »It was a frigidly cold but sunny Inauguration Day morning that January 20 of 1961… a fierce snow storm had hit the DC area the night before creating chaos. The parade was nearly cancelled… the U.S. Army had to clear the snow-covered streets. Former President Herbert Hoover missed the event because his…
Read More »“Boot Cotton Storehouse, Eastern Canal” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Tony Sampas took some photos of the installation of the footbridge that connects the new UML dormitory on Marginal Street with the rest of the South Campus by allowing students to safely pass over active railroad tracks.
Read More »Lowell’s WinterFest is just around the corner. Here is an informational video posted by GreaterMV. For more information on WinterFest visit www.lowellwinterfest.org
Read More »The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray has announced he won’t be a candidate for governor or any other statewide office in 2014. We’re thus spared the media obsession with his peculiar early morning driving accident in 2011, never explained to the…
Read More »The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. How effective the President will be on gun safety remains to be seen, but today he took a first step in the right direction by laying out an agenda to minimize future gun violence. He sounded like a leader.…
Read More »In 1958, the League of Women Voters published a pamphlet with results of a survey about Lowell, which was intended to provide “general background on which citizens can base informed opinions and take intelligent action on local governmental issues.” The pamphlet was produced with financial assistance from the First Federal…
Read More »East Pawtucketville Neighborhood Group Meeting: Monday, February 4, 2013 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm McAvinnue Elementary School, 131 Mammoth Rd., Lowell, MA Enter at side door on Fourth Ave. Nancy Pitkin, Trustee of the Lowell Public Library, will talk about all the new, great services (online and traditional) that the…
Read More »President Obama’s Second Inaugural public ceremony will take place on Monday January 21, 2013. Later that evening there will be two official Inaugural Balls and countless receptions, galas and parties. There is always great anticipation about the First Lady’s gown. The display of these gowns from the past is one…
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