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Ayer man accused of assault on baby
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Apr 20A 21-year-old Ayer man has been ordered held on $50,000 bail after pleading not guilty to raping a 14-month old child. »
Man Raped 14-Month-Old, Police Say
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Apr 20A 21-year-old Ayer man was accused of raping a 14-month-old child. Christopher D. Banks pleaded not guilty Thursday to rape of a child with force and aggravated rape, according to the Lowell Sun. Ayer police received a report of a man Wednesday night w... »
Ayer siblings' band find success in Brazil
Boston.com Education News
Apr 07Listening to the sound of water cascading from a shower head is Wendy Carvalho's favorite way of getting creative. »
Head-On Collision Injures 2
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Mar 25Two people were injured Sunday afternoon in a serious, head-on crash in Westford. Police responded to the crash on Groton Road, near the Groton line, at about 11:32 a.m. Authorities toldWicked Local Westfordthat a 79-year-old male was transported to Na... »
Police Arrest Man In Pepperell Home Break-In
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Feb 29Pepperell police said a man was arrested in connection with a burglary that occurred at about 11 a.m. Tuesday. The homeowner said when she arrived, she saw a man inside her home and confronted him. The man fled, but the homeowner was able to obtain a p... »
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Democratic delegate selection caucus
RichardHowe.com Lowell Politics And History
Apr 23Yesterday Democrats gathered all over Massachusetts to select delegates to attend the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina from September 3 to 6, 2012. The delegate selections were done at Congressional District caucuses. Ea... »
Victory
RichardHowe.com Lowell Politics And History
Apr 20The “Winged Victory” statue which sits in front of Lowell City Hall, alongside the Ladd and Whitney Monument. The statue was donated to the city in 1867 by James C. Ayer to celebrate the Union victory in the Civil War. Photo by Tony Sampas. »
Lowell’s Franco-American School
RichardHowe.com Lowell Politics And History
Mar 15One of the regular stops on my Lowell Cemetery tour is the grave of Frederick Ayer. Mr. Ayer and his brother, James C. Ayer, attained enormous wealth and success through the sale of patent medicine. Frederick branched out into other areas, becoming the... »
In the Merrimack Valley: Councilor Rivera Rebuts Boston Mag Attack on Lawrence
RichardHowe.com Lowell Politics And History
Mar 02Ayer Mill and Clock Tower in Lawrence, Massachusett The March issue of Boston Magazine has a scathing article about the City of Lawrence penned by ”novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, investigative journalist…” from Methuen, Massachusetts... »
Lowell Cemetery Tour dates
RichardHowe.com Lowell Politics And History
Feb 16We have just set the dates for this Spring’s tours of Lowell Cemetery. In a major departure from recent practice, I’ve decided to split the cemetery in two for touring purposes, covering the Lawrence Street side in the spring and the Knapp Avenue/Shedd... »