Menu
The Eagle Tribune is reporting that Massachusetts Education Commissioner Chester has recommended receivership for the Lawrence public schools. WBUR public radio is reporting that the Massachusetts Board of Education has just voted to place the system into receivership. More information to come.
Read More »Well! Well! According to breakingnews on Channel 7 and elsewhere – Congressman Barney Frank will NOT seek relection in 2012. This timing is strange! Who is next? Will Congressman Tierney take a hard look at his situation? Will long-termer Congressman Markey decide that his time has come? Will Congressman Capuano make…
Read More »While State Commissioner of Education Mitchell Chester and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education have invited Lawrence residents to a hearing to give their thoughts on a possible state takeover of city’s schools, many think that the “takeover” is already a done deal. The hearing is scheduled for this evening in Malden.…
Read More »Today’s Eagle Tribune gives us a look at some Merrimack Valley Housing Authority executive director salaries, number of units supervised along with some history, commentary and comparisons. It’s an article worth a read here at eagletribune.com. To get you started here’s a list* from the Brian Messenger article: Executive Director Pay…
Read More »A regular reader gave us a heads-up on the Elizabeth Warren story in the current edition of New York Magazine. Insiders at her Lowell meeting a few weeks ago knew that she was being shadowed by the magazine’s writer Jason Zengerle. In “A Saint with Elbows” he poses the question -“In…
Read More »Celebrate Giving! with Greater Lowell Community Foundation Please join us for an evening dedicated to philanthropy in our community. UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center 50 Warren Street Lowell, Massachusetts Monday, December 5, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. COCKTAIL RECEPTION 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. PROGRAM 6:30 p.m. …
Read More »Just a quick note on more redistricting fall-out. Lost in the angst locally and elsewhere over the congressional districts redistricting plan is the shuffle in the Governor’s Council districts. In the it’s “all among friends” geograpical dance – Governor’s Councilor Marilyn Pettito Devaney has lost the First Middlesex Senatorial District to friend…
Read More »One morning last week I attended the Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau’s annual Tourism Industry Breakfast at the Courtyard by Marriott in Billerica. State Representative Tom Golden kept things moving as the Master of Ceremonies of the event. State Senator Eileen Donoghue, the co-chair of the legislature’s committee…
Read More »CTI will be hosting the 3rd Annual “Festival of Wreaths” event which is held in conjunction with Lowell’s City of Lights Parade on Saturday, November 26th, 2 -7pm. Admission is free. The Festival of Wreaths Gala Preview Party will be held on Friday, November 25th, 6 – 9 pm…
Read More »The City of Lawrence continues to struggle with leadership issues. In today’s Eagle-Tribune, Mark Vogler writes of Mayor William Lantigua’s letter to Mitchell Chester, the state’s elementary and secondary education commissioner, requesting the “appointment of a Receiver, pursuant to all applicable laws within the Commissioner’s authority to assist Lawrence Public…
Read More »