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WW II Veterans Memorial Stadium
Dedicated to the Brave Men and Women Who Fought For This Country!

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Mayor Sullivan's Capital Improvement Plan
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Lawrence WWII Heroes
The Coast Guard Public Relations Division's caption:

Lawrence Coast Guardsmen on ship in rescue mission in Philippines

These Lawrence, Mass., Coast Guardsmen, holding a captured Jap flag, recently returned to the United States after serving ten months aboard a Coast Guard-manned frigate which rescued seven Army scouts trapped behind Jap lines in the Philippines. Left to right, the men are: James E. Hanlon, fireman first class, of 15 Nesmith Street, Gerard J. Lehoux, fireman first class, 3191/2 Lowell Street and Ray J. Buchonis, seaman first class, of 163 Union Street. The men's ship also convoyed reinforcements to Leyte and and helped clear the sea lanes.

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The Lawrence Massachusetts, WWII Veterans Memorial Stadium Restoration Committee
is currently active and seeking help to restore this historic structure.
For more information please email Tom at
Tdugjr@aol.com

Most Recent News On The
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Uncertainty Looms For Veterans Stadium
Valley Patriot (Sept 04)

Stadium restoring pride in city, vets city pride
Eagle Tribune (08/28)

Land Grab at Veterans Stadium
Tom Duggan, Valley Patriot (08/04)

5.5 Million Stadium Project To Begin in July
Valley Patriot(05/04)

Finally! Veterans Memorial
Stadium Will be Fixed

Tom Duggan, Paying Attention

 


Staying Alive!
Stadium Committee Rallies to Stop Land Taking

by Tom Duggan
03/21/03

 

Veterans Memorial Stadium Previous Paying Attention Columns
by Tom Duggan
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Eagle Tribune Stories on the Stadium

Mayor asked what to fix first
High school headed to stadium site
Pick the right site for school
Mayor backs south site for new school
Councilors look south for new high school site
Mayor: Planners jumped gun on school site
Stadium should be fixed now
Tie to high school project delays stadium repairs
Save Our Stadium
No time to drop the ball
Sweeney calls for firings over stadium
To stand or tear down?
Lawrence can't use state cash to demolish stadium
Lawrence council: No stadium, no high school
Stadium money won't help raze hot dog plant
Pro soccer team may call Lawrence stadium home
Stadium grant won't go to fields
Vote on school borrowing tonight
Lawrence to borrow $110M for high school
Stadium committee dissolved
Mayor, stadium group make up
New stadium needed now in Lawrence
City: Fake estimate killed soccer
Land vote delayed for high school

SEE 2004 Archives & Main Page for updated Stadium Information