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Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) always eager to talk presidential and local politics, strategies and grassroots efforts – will meet tomorrow ~ Saturday January 9, 2016 at 8:00am in the Independence Grill of the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday January 9, 2016 at 8:00 AM…
Read More »More than 200 people gathered last evening at the Tewksbury Country Club for an evening of remembrance of Dr. Hugh Mahoney, his wife Ruth, and their son John, who were murdered by burglars in their Tewksbury home on New Year’s Eve of 1975. The event was organized by the couple’s…
Read More »Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) always eager to talk politics, strategies and grassroots efforts– will meet tomorrow ~ Saturday October 17, 2015 at 8:00am in the Independence Grill of the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday October 17, 2015 at 8:00 AM *At the Independence…
Read More »It’s official! Greater Lowell Area Democrats announce that the 2015 Distinguished Democrat will be Roger Lau. Well-known to Democrats – especially Democratic activists across the Commonwealth and beyond – Roger currently serves as State Director for U. S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. Lau has served as a congressional and senate staffer as well…
Read More »With the days getting shorter and pumpkins and mums showing up at farmstands, I thought it was time to re-run this prose poem about the fall, time, and a sense of community. The setting is Shaw Farm in Dracut about twenty-five years ago.—PM . Bottled Milk All seems right on…
Read More »Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) back from a summer break, anticipating the Mass Dems convention next week and eager to talk politics – will meet this coming Saturday morning September 12, 2015 at 8:00am/SHARP in the Independence Grill of the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. Please note this is earlier in…
Read More »Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy of Massachusetts died on this day – August 25, 2009. Known as the “Lion of the Senate,” Democrat Ted Kennedy was a staunch liberal who was elected to Congress nine times, spearheading many legislative reforms. From the U. S. Senate History: “Elected at age 30…
Read More »Web photo courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org With purple loosestrife spread across the region, I thought I’d re-post this prose poem from years ago.–PM . Long Purples People write letters to writers, and sometimes the mail is a gift. Not long ago, Bill Martin wrote to tell me that he’d read a…
Read More »My best time for reading books is during vacation, when I can live with a book for hours at a time, maybe come back to it two or three times during the day. I can read news articles and magazine pieces on the fly, but I’ve never been someone who…
Read More »A most quotable local author…. from the archive… Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” was published on August 9, 1852 August 9, 2014 by Marie Posted in Culture, Greater Lowell Leave a Comment On this day August 9, 1852, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden; or, Life in the Woods” was published. “Walden” details…
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