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See this boston.com report on Gov. Deval Patrick’s remarks at the swearing-in ceremony for his second term as governor. I recall meeting him one day at UMass Lowell when he was campaigning in the Democratic primary election his first time around. He was by himself, being introduced to people by…
Read More »Here’s the full text of a statement issued by the Lowell Police Department regarding the 40 guns that were recently stolen from a residence in the Acre: An intense and comprehensive investigation into the theft of numerous firearms from a residence on Dublin Street is currently under way. The LPD…
Read More »I caught parts of the Mark Wahlberg/David O. Russell interview on WBUR’s “Fresh Air” program earlier this afternoon. It was interesting – especially as they talked about Lowell and the city as an integral part of their movie – “The Fighter.” Check it out for yourself here at WBUR.org.
Read More »Tony Sampas captures some scenes of Lowell at night.
Read More »This just in, no one is safe from the effects of the shrinking economy…Not even Rowdy the River Hawk. This video was originally post by umlriverhawks. UMass Lowell mascot, Rowdy the River Hawk, has been relieved of his duties after a sixteen-year run at the University. [youtube]NUXZ_TiUxko[/youtube]
Read More »With all “The Fighter” buzz, this is a good time re-run Tom Sexton’s poem about the local boxing legend. One of the best things about a good poem is how it stands up to repeated readings or listenings. Maybe Tom should do an audio recording of his Lowell poems. People…
Read More »This is a wild story. Listen to the voice. Stay with the clip to the end or push the progress bar to the last ten seconds.
Read More »Here is something for the baby boomers out there… 52 years ago today, January 5, 1959 KTLA-TV in Los Angeles California broadcast the first episode of Bozo the Clown. In the Boston area the Bozo Show was produced by WHDH TV (now WCVB) and starred Frank Avruch as the silly…
Read More »Tony Sampas reminds us of the beauty (and the need for some repairs) of the exterior of the Smith Baker Center, formerly the First Congregational Church, on Merrimack Street across from City Hall.
Read More »A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Second Amendment to the US Constitution I realize that the US Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the Second Amendment guarantees the right…
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