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Congressman Ed Markey formally kicksoff his campaign for the U.S. Senate tomorrow in his hometown of Malden at the YMCA. The event begins at 10 am and everyone is invited. The Malden Y is at 99 Dartmouth Street. With the primary election only 88 days away, things will happen very…
Read More »Congratulations to Glen Johnson, most recently the Boston Globe’s political editor, but remembered fondly here as one of the best City Hall reporters the city of Lowell was fortunate to have had, on his upcoming career change. Starting this Monday, Glen will work at the U.S. State Department for our…
Read More »Growing up in Lowell, I always heard stories of my great grandfather using ashes from the coal furnace in the family home on Shaw Street to fertilize the backyard where he grew hundreds of pounds of potatoes each year. It is those stories, in part, that propel me outside each…
Read More »I just noticed this promo for Threads, a new local news and current affairs program that is in production at LTC (Lowell Telecommunications). Hopefully it will be available on cable and online soon. I believe there’s an insatiable appetite for local news and discussion. Why else would so many people…
Read More »Now that John Kerry has been confirmed as Secretary of State by the Senate, the pace of activity in the special election campaign to fill that Senate seat will quickly become frenetic. The photos above and below are of our gathering last evening at the Pollard Memorial Library’s Community Room…
Read More »With John Kerry expected to be confirmed as Secretary of State today and immediately resign his seat in the U.S. Senate, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin has recommended to the Governor that the following dates be set for the Special Election to fill the Senate vacancy: Primary Election…
Read More »A reader sent the following email last night: Hello Dick, I just wanted to mention that Jack Neary’s play, AULD LANG SYNE, which premiered at The Peterborough Players Theatre last summer – won a number of awards this past Saturday evening. Jack mentions the awards in his latest blog –…
Read More »A reader just left a comment to a two-year old post on the origins of radio station WLLH. This comment contained a link to a 14 minute long YouTube video created back in 1986 at the studios of WLLH-WSSH which were located in the former Giant Store at the corner…
Read More »When Governor Patrick gave his state of the Commonwealth address earlier this month, there was a lot of grumbling because he called for higher taxes to pay for, among other things, improvement to our transportation infrastructure. Last week, one on of those single-digit cold days I had to ride the…
Read More »This coming Tuesday, January 29 at 7:00 p.m., Marie Sweeney and I will be hosting an informational meeting about Ed Markey and the coming special election for the U.S. Senate. Our meeting will be held in the ground floor Community Room of Lowell’s Pollard Memorial Library at 401 Merrimack Street.…
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