In 1868, Lowell resident Charles Cowley wrote the “Illustrated History of Lowell”, a book filled with fascinating facts about our city. Here’s my second weekly compilation of “tweeting” from Cowley’s book: June 13 – In 1669 Wannalancet fearing a Mohawk attack built a fort on a hill in Belvidere called…
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Massachusett State Senate Senator Steven C. Panagiotakos Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) announced yesterday that Massachusetts State Senator Steven C. Panagiotakos will be honored as the 2010 Distinguished Democrat at the Annual Fall Brunch on Sunday October 24, 2010. From Greater Lowell Area Democrats Chair Marie Sweeney: A few years…
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We were fortunate to hear from the National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis at the Innovative Cities Conference. He and many other US Interior Department officials have been on duty in the Gulf of Mexico region responding to the oil pollution disaster. I think his visit was evidence of how highly Lowell…
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We came upon these two dogs when we returned home from walking our own dog at 7 this morning. While they look intimidating, they’re both very friendly and have matching collars but no tags. We put them in our back yard and are trying to track down the owner. We…
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