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We’ve been fortunate in early November with several warm days, but the cold weather will get here. The Lowell Transitional Living Center, “the Shelter” on Middlesex Street, needs $45,000 to cover costs for its expanded winter shelter program when the facility takes in as many as 50 more people each…
Read More »The Greater Lowell Veterans Council held its annual Veterans Day ceremony today at the Polish American Veterans Club. The event featured a buffet breakfast inside the hall (shown above) followed by a speaking program and a wreath laying ceremony outside the club at which a rifle salute was fired and…
Read More »The newly formed East Pawtucketville Neighborhood Association sent some information about its upcoming meeting: Join us in planning the first East Pawtucketville Neighborhood Association in Lowell. Every voice is needed; everyone’s presence is honored. Bring your suggestions and your concerns. Planning Meeting Scheduled: When: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:00-9:00 pm…
Read More »Old Central Firehouse, corner of Palmer and Middle Streets. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Incumbent politicians like things just as they are. It’s comfortable. And it affords voters the opportunity to have their representatives build up the kind of seniority in Congress that leads to enhanced power on the national scene. But,…
Read More »Last weekend, my wife, Rosemary, and I enjoyed a matinee performance of “The Verse Business” by A. M. Dolan, the one-man show about Robert Frost, starring Gordon Clapp, who is best known for his acting in the TV series “NYPD Blue.” Except for the side seats in the balcony, the…
Read More »This one is for all the bloggers who started on ancient machinery. “Writing Life” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Former Heavy Weigh Champion Joe Frazier passed away last Monday from Liver Cancer. We will all remember Frazier for his epic battles with Muhammad Ali…In this, the 15th round of the first fight between them, Frazier knocks Ali to the canvas for the first time in his career. This is…
Read More »Co-author Dick Howe did a post several days ago on US Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren’s meeting of volunteers that took place at the Butler School in Lowell. Below is the first of six videos containing Warren’s entire speech which you can view on YouTube. This video was originally post by…
Read More »As I noted in a previous post – former Massachusetts State Senate Minority Leader and candidate for Lt. Governor in 2010 Richard Tisei of Wakefield has already decided to jump into the race in the 6th Congressional District currently represented by John Tierney. He’s expected to make it official next week.…
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