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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The Lowell Sun yesterday reported that some 40 guns were stolen from a vault in a cellar of a house in Lowell. Is there a limit on how many guns an individual can legally own and store in one place? This quantity is more like an arsenal of handguns and rifles.
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In all of our talk about relocating the Passaconaway statue from Edson Cemetery to Pawtucket Falls, we skipped over the issue of ownership. The plaque on the statue, shown above, says that it’s the property of the “Improved order of Red Men of Massachusetts“, a group that Eileen L points…
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Earlier today I did my Tuesday afternoon call-in to WCAP to talk about real estate and events in Lowell. Host Jack Baldwin and I discussed the Google maps mash-up of Lowell locations where “The Fighter” was filmed. A number of listeners called in and added some locations: Warren Court which…
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Prof. Bob Forrant chairs the planning committee for the Bread & Roses Centennial Project in Lawrence. He sent this information about the upcoming planning meeting on January 15. “One hundred years ago this very week, thousands of workers in Lawrence had no idea that within just a few days they would engage…
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Pictures of this morning’s solar eclipse from various parts of the world, taken by Citizen Journalists and brought to us by the BBC.
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Tony Sampas returns with some timely images of Pawtucket Falls
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Last week Dick posted a Google Map mashup of the locations in Lowell used in the movie The Fighter. Another depiction of some movie locations can be seen in this YouTube video originally posted by patmc1nerney .
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Jim Peters has sparked an interesting discussion with his essay on the Native American History of Lowell. Above is the statue of Passaconaway now located in the Edson Cemetery that Paul suggests should be moved closer to Pawtucket Falls. Below is another interactive map, this one showing various monuments, buildings,…
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Greg at The New Englander posted pictures from yesterday’s “peace walk” and remembrance of victims on Grand Street in the Lower Highlands. See his photos here. I don’t have any information about contributions or donations in memory of Corinna Oeur. If one of our readers has information, please share it in…
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