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PHOTOS: Is This Proof that Blood Cemetery in Hollis, New Hampshire is Haunted?
The irony about Pine Hill Cemetery is that it used to be called Blood Cemetery, which, may be the most epic name for a cemetery, especially when it's considered to be haunted. However, the former name had nothing to do with actual blood -- it's not like suddenly headstones were seen being covered in or dripping in blood. Instead, the name referred to a man named Abel Blood, who was buried there and is at the center of the folklore of the cemetery being haunted, according to New Hampshire Magazine.
Fitchburg loves a parade: July Fourth spirit fills downtown
FITCHBURG — Main Street became the latest stage for Civic Days, the city's days-long recognition of Independence Day — dating to 1960. The Fourth of July Parade, with bands, floats and public officials, filled downtown Thursday morning as hundreds of onlookers lined the sidewalks. ...
Letters to the Editor: Motor bikes out of control in city
Something definitely has to be done and done quickly. These hoodlum motor bikes and quads that terrorize the city have got to be stopped. The numbers keep growing with no end in sight. The rest of us legal drivers pay thousands in insurance and even more to register our motorcycles and vehicles yet these hoodlums ride these “bikes” recklessly throughout the city and nothing seems to be done. I think if they confiscate these illegal bikes and quads when stopped maybe this problem will subside. But, until then, this problem keeps getting worse. When I was young , we had dirt bikes and mini- bikes but rode them off-road. Why do these thugs think they can ride unregistered motorcycles and quads on state highways and major streets is beyond me. Can we please start cracking down on this major problem?
Nashua's Spartans Drum and Bugle Corp to march in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2025
NASHUA, N.H. — A New Hampshire marching band will be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2025. Members of the Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps from Nashua learned Wednesday that they'll be in the iconic parade. They were selected from more than 100 applicants and were one of...
Elliott Helps Secure Investments in Lowell & No. Chelmsford
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed the Economic Development Bond Bill aimed at stimulating economic growth and fostering development across the state. The Bond Bill includes funding for remote workforce development, enhances clean energy initiatives throughout Massachusetts, provides $700 million in tax credits, grants for small business expansion, workforce training programs, and incentives for innovation and research to promote economic growth.
Healey administration promotes housing development incentive program for Gateway Cities
The Healey administration has unveiled $27 million worth of new tax credits to support housing developments across the state, potentially supporting hundreds of new housing units. Governor Maura Healey was in Lowell Tuesday to announce new Housing Development Incentive Program awards for more than a dozen developments across the Commonwealth.
Op-Ed: Celebrating the 4th of July in Lowell: A Tribute to Our Diverse and Proud Community
As we gather to celebrate the 4th of July, we reflect on the true meaning of Independence Day: unity, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. Here in Lowell, these values are vibrantly embodied in our diverse and dynamic community. Lowell is a city of rich cultural heritage, where each neighborhood adds its own unique thread to the tapestry of our community. Our diversity is our strength, and it is what makes Lowell such a special place to live, work, and celebrate.
Construction Completed on Acre Crossing in Lowell
Lowell, MA – A ribbon-cutting was held recently to mark the completion of Acre Crossing in Lowell, where a parcel in the city’s Acre neighborhood was redeveloped into 32 new homes for sale to first-time, moderate-income homebuyers, and a new five-story office building for Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union (JDCU).
Former Lawrence Mayor Makes Stop in Lowell
– Coalition for a Better Acre (CBA) announced today that it has named Dan Rivera as interim Executive Director, effective July 8, 2024. CBA’s current CEO, Yun-Ju Choi, will step down from the post on July 5. The decision followed an extensive search by a committee comprised of Board...
Mosquito Spraying Planned for Monday, July 8
The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project is planning to use a truck mounted aerosol sprayer to control mosquito populations. Spraying will be done on July 8 between sunset and 11:30 p.m. Spray areas are determined by trap data, disease data, and historical data. Spraying is not conducted by request. The...
Submitted: Jefferson’s 17 Principles – A Benchmark to Measure our National Development
WESTFORD — The following column was submitted by member Dennis Galvin for publication by WestfordCAT. Our founders referred to the “Great Experiment” of self-government in the United States as a “Republic”. They intended to establish, as Lincoln described, a government: “of the people, by the people and for the people.”
MBTA 3A/MBTA Communities: Open Hours at COA/WCC – July 10
Now that title is a lot of alphabet soup – anyone not from the area will just give up right now. Don’t give up, non-Westonians, we will explain ourselves. On Wednesday, July 10 from 2 – 3:30 pm, the stars of our Planning community (Town Planner and Planning Board member(s)) will be at the Weston Council on Aging (COA) at the Weston Community Center (WCC) to answer questions and get input about the impending MBTA (ummm, Metro Boston Transit Authority? No clue, never get that spelled out) 3A requirements for our fair town. Long sentence but filled with relevance.
Frederick Douglass and the Fourth of July
July 3, 2024 by DickH Posted in Uncategorized 1 Comment. In the years before the American Civil War, Frederick Douglass was a frequent visitor to Lowell. Although the city’s entire reason for existence was the production of cloth made from cotton harvested by enslaved Africans in the American south which provided a strong incentive for those in Lowell to remain silent about slavery lest the flow of cotton into the city be interrupted because of speaking out on the issue, the city nevertheless became a center of the abolitionist movement. The first president of the Lowell Anti-Slavery society was Theodore Edson, the pastor of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, the place where the mill owners and managers worshiped, and the foot soldiers of the movement where the young women from across New England who came to Lowell to work in the textile mills.
Hanscom Field’s expansion proposal comes under further scrutiny for its environmental impact
The developers of the proposed hanger expansion at Hanscom Field are under renewed pressure to provide further data on the potential environmental impacts of their project. Last week, MA Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Rebecca L. Tepper, reviewed the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) and its regulations and determined that it “does not adequately and properly comply with MEPA and its implementing regulations.” While Tepper’s office oversees the MEPA process, it lacks the authority to reject the project outright. However, the report notes that Tepper’s office can provide meaningful opportunities for public review and engagement to assess the project’s potential environmental impacts.
State public health officials announce season’s first EEE-positive mosquito samples
Boston — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of EEE was confirmed in mosquito samples collected on June 30 in the town of Carver in Plymouth County. No human or animal cases of EEE have been detected so far this year.
LLCT installs new pollinator garden signs
The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust has installed five new signs at pocket pollinator gardens throughout town. The signs (see photos below) were designed in 2023 by Amy Dorfman, a volunteer who worked with LLCT staff to create a template for permanent signage at LLCT’s pollinator sites. Dorfman had just finished a graduate certificate in environmental policy and international development from the Harvard Extension School and is now continuing with her master’s in environment and sustainability management at Georgetown University.
Fox Hill Bulding Comm. endorses schematic design
BURLINGTON - The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) is expected to vote on the final schematic design plan for the new Fox Hill Elementary School at a meeting in August. It will head to the state with the full endorsement from the Fox Hill Building Committee, who formally supported the...
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