When Charles Dickens came to America in 1842, one of his goals was to promote copyright laws as a way of protecting the creative product of artists, writers and musicians. This Thursday night (April 5 at 7 pm) at UMass Lowell’s O’Leary Library auditorium, Room 222, 61 Wilder Street, UMass…
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Another amazing photo from Tony Sampas
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Thanks to the Chelmsford Patch for these early results: Selectmen (2 seats) George Dixon – 3251 Pat Wojtas – 3085 Roland van Liew – 2376 Jim Murray – 1614 New Fire Station Yes – 2468 No – 2162
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To stir the Pawtucket Falls Dam issue a little bit more and with a nod to Jack Kerouac and his relationship with the river, I’ve posted this fanciful image of Jack and the Dam. I found this image here along with many other Merrimack River and Lowell power canals images: https://images.mitrasites.com/lowell-power-canal-system-and-pawtucket-gatehouse.html. Taking…
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Great Stone Dam across the Merrimack River at Lawrence Massachusetts from the ENEL website . The crestgate system installed by ENEL is visible enough for you to see what a so-called “bladder” dam looks like. Another view of the Great Stone Dam, May 2010 courtesy of Corey Sciuto. This view allows for a fuller…
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