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File this one under, another Lowell Connection. I am about half way through a book by David Halberstam titled The Education of a Coach. The book chronicles Patriots’ head-coach Bill Belichick and the people and events that shaped his successful career in professional football. It is a fascinating account of…
Read More »Thirty-two years ago today a bunch of American college kids defeated a team of professional hockey players from the Soviet Union by a score of 4 to 3 during the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. The Americans went on to defeat Finland and win the gold medal. The…
Read More »Comcast, the sole cable TV provider in Lowell, recently announced that it would move the city’s government access programming from channel 10 to channel 99 and replace it on channel 10 with the NBC Shopping Network. The Board of Directors of Lowell Telecommunications Corporation, the city’s public access, education, and…
Read More »Bob Forrant, a professor of history at UMass Lowell and the chair of the Bread & Roses Centennial Committee, an organization dedicated to commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Great Lawrence Textile Strike, posted the following article on “The Public Humanist”, a blog operated by Mass Humanities. We repost the…
Read More »Tony Sampas sent this photo of the sturdy looking exterior railing at the Pollard Memorial Library.
Read More »A lifetime ago I spent a considerable amount of time zipping around the skies of Germany in US Army helicopters. Besides enjoying the ride, I would often test my navigational skills by trying to follow our travels on my map. Something that from the front seat of a jeep had…
Read More »Paul Marion and Rosemary Noon at Boardinghouse Park (from Lowell Sun) “Paul Marion, a Lowell native who grew up in Dracut, has worked to revitalize the city since the 1970s. Sun/Bob Whitaker Don’t miss Nancye Tuttle’s article and sidebar about Kiwanis Club Community Spirit honoree (and our blog colleague) Paul…
Read More »John B, a regular reader and sometimes contributor, happens to be visiting Cambodia at the same time as a delegation led by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas is also in that country. Coincidentally, Chath pierSath, a Lowell-based poet and artist is also in Cambodia now. Last night, John emailed images of newspaper…
Read More »This is a unique look at the Lowell State Forest captured from the view of a mountain biker. This video was originally posted by rrale22.
Read More »I took advantage of today’s holiday to do a recon of the Lawrence Street side of the Lowell Cemetery. This spring, our tours will all commence at the Lawrence Street gate and will cover that half of the cemetery. This will allow us to share more of the amazing stories…
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