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Women in Congress Stand Up for Military Women

June 3, 2013 by PaulM Posted in Current Events, History, Lowell Leave a Comment

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…

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‘You’ve Got a Friend’

June 3, 2013 by PaulM Posted in Greater Lowell, History, Lowell, Election 2013 Leave a Comment

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…

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Derek Mitchell campaign video

June 2, 2013 by DickH Posted in Politics Leave a Comment

[youtube]5mDppq5wGzc[/youtube] Here’s a video from Derek Mitchell who is running for the Lowell City Council.

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Markey rally fires up Greater Lowell supporters

June 1, 2013 by DickH Posted in Politics, Lowell Leave a Comment

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…

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Elizabeth Warren, Niki Tsongas join Ed Markey in Lowell on Saturday

May 31, 2013 by DickH Posted in Lowell, Politics Leave a Comment

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…

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Property sales in Lowell the week of May 27, 2013

May 31, 2013 by DickH Posted in Current Events, Lowell Leave a Comment

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…

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Welfare audit feeds anti-government hostility by Marjorie Arons-Barrron

May 31, 2013 by Tony Posted in Uncategorized 5 Comments

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…

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Lowell Cemetery tours today and tomorrow

May 31, 2013 by DickH Posted in Current Events, History, Lowell 3 Comments

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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‘Mill Power’ book manuscript excerpt

May 31, 2013 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell, Poetry 1 Comment

Following is an excerpt from my manuscript for the book “Mill Power: Reclaiming Lowell’s Place and Story,” which I wrote for the National Park Service in 2011-12. The book covers the years 1966 to 2012, documenting the origin and impact of the national park in Lowell in the context of…

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Lavoie’s Dairy – 515 Wilder Street

May 29, 2013 by DickH Posted in History, Lowell 4 Comments

I spent most of the 1960s as a preteen living at 505 Wilder Street on a block that had the Morey School at one end (corner of Pine and Wilder) and Lavoie’s Dairy at the other (corner of Shaw and Wilder). The dairy was a fascinating place. Each morning, its…

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