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Constitution on her 213th birthday, 21 October 2010 History.com tells us that on this day – October 21, 1797, the USS Constitution – a 44-gun, wooden-hulled, three-masted, heavy frigate of the United States Navy – was launched in Boston Harbor. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States – she is the world’s…
Read More »Nixon departs – August 9, 1974 On this day – October 20, 1973 – President Richard Nixon had independent Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox dismissed. This action triggered the House Judiciary Committee inquiry into the possible impeachment of President Nixon. The “Saturday Night Massacre” was the term given by political…
Read More »Update on “The Fighter 2” – In today’s Boston Herald “Inside Track” there’s a report that a break-up in the personal relationship of “The Fighter” producer and star Mark Wahlberg and its director David O. Russell may put the anticipated sequel on the ropes. The “Track” reports the Lowell’s Mickey…
Read More »In today’s Boston Globe, senior writer Frank Phillips offers another scenario for redistricting the current ten congressional districts down to nine. While recent chatter had Stephen Lynch (Ninth District) and newbie Bill Keating (Tenth District) going head to head, the latest speculation has western Massachusetts veteran Congressman John Olver’s far-reaching…
Read More »Lawrence Area of Redistricting Map The Eagle-Tribune is reporting that the proposed redistricting of Merrimack Valley House of Representative districts would – among other things – pit two GOP incumbent freshman representatives against each other. Two Republicans from Andover would be the combatants. Two precincts in the North Tewksbury area…
Read More »For those interested in Elizabeth Warren, her role with the Obama White House and her race to win the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Scott Brown for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts in 2012, this article from Vanity Fair might be just the thing. Millions of Americans hoped President…
Read More »This is a cross-post from the Lowell Historical Society’s new blog site. Posted on October 18, 2011 by Marie Reply An oversize panoramic view of Lowell and the Merrimack River reprinted from the 1850′s. Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk about the Lowell Historical Society and the…
Read More »Area Democrats, community activists, government officials and special guests will gather at Lenzi’s, 410 Merrimack Avenue in Dracut on October 23, 2011 at 10am for the Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) ANNUAL FALL BRUNCH. That morning, two distinguished Democrats will be honored for their dedication, service and commitment. These honorees are…
Read More »The next regular breakfast meeting of Greater Lowell Area Democrats is scheduled for tomorrow Saturday October 15, 20011 – at 8am SHARP at the Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. Update: State Representative Tom Conroy and Marisa DeFranco – both candidates for the U. S. Senate – are…
Read More »The well-known Hundred Club of Massachusetts, Inc. was founded in 1959 to assist widows and families of fallen police officers and firefighters in Massachusetts. Since then, the organization has provided financial support to 373 Baystate families, who have lost a police officer or firefighter that made the ultimate sacrifice. The…
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