This Monday I did the first of what should be, for a while at least, a regular call-in to WCAP (at 9:10 a.m. on 980 AM) to discuss the issues of the day with Ted Panos. We tackled two: men’s fashion and gay marriage. I never would have imagined that…
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The Globe today reports on the Boston Police Department’s strategy of (1) greatly increasing the number of officers walking neighborhood beats in the city; and (2) how the department is employing Twitter in conjunction with those officers on foot. For now, individual officers do not have Twitter “handles”, but supervisors…
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Longtime Tewksbury resident Jay Gaffney (who recently moved to Lowell) very kindly shared this terrific tale of two football playing authors whose athletic careers brought them to the playing fields of Lowell, Massachusetts. Jay can be contacted at JJGiiiLaw@verizon.net Copyright, James J. Gaffney III, 2012 LOWELL’S “OTHER” FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYING…
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This past Saturday the Wilmington Democratic Town Committee held its annual Scholarship Breakfast to raise money for scholarships for the town’s young people. Speakers at the event included Congressman John Tierney, State Senator Ken Donnelly (who spoke on behalf of US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren), State Representatives Jim Miceli and…
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With President Obama’s historic declaration that he now favors same sex marriage, it’s good to remember that this all began here in Massachusetts nearly ten years ago with the Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in Goodridge v Department of Public Health in November 2003. Up until that time, I was of…
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Yesterday I traveled to Concord, Massachusetts for jury duty in the district court in that town. My name seems to reliably pop-up on the jury commissioner’s roster every three years – last time it was at Lowell Juvenile Court. The easy, non-highway drive through Chelmsford and Carlisle to Concord got…
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Gráinne Murphy and Kathleen Boyle, both members of the critically acclaimed Celtic band, Cherish the Ladies, will perform this Friday, May 11 at 8 p.m. upstairs at The Old Court, 29-31 Central St., in Lowell. Our friends at Howl in Lowell caught up with Ms. Murphy for a Q &…
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As a spring fund raiser, the Greater Merrimack Valley CVB is holding an online auction this week: The Greater Merrimack Valley CVB is excited to share our newest fundraising success. Starting at noon on Sunday May 6, 2012, you will have the golden opportunity to score fun and unique gifts…
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