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Growing up, at least once a week in the summertime my family would load up the station wagon, pickup my grandmother, and cross the School Street Bridge to the north side of the Merrimack River so we could enjoy some Glennie’s Ice Cream (now the site of Heritage Ice Cream…
Read More »The second poll of the evening. This one by a group calling itself Public Policy Polling Company. It was a quicky automated survey on the Massachusetts Attorney General’s race between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Jim McKenna. Here’s what was asked: Do you view Martha Coakley favorably or unfavorably? Do…
Read More »Usually we let the answering machine handle the “out of area” calls but tonight we picked up and ended up taking an automated poll from Rasmussen. Here are the questions that were asked: Is the country on the right track? Is Obama doing a good job? If the election were…
Read More »How well do you know Lowell? Answers tomorrow. 11) What was the previous name for the Harvard Brewery before 1898? 12) What was the original name of the street that runs in front of the main area of the North Campus of the University of Massachusetts Lowell? 13) Which Lowell…
Read More »Yesterday’s Globe had an interview with Dr. David Kessler, a former FDA commissioner who has just written a book called “The End of Overeating.” Kessler maintains that America’s obesity epidemic is caused primarily by two things: (1) humans have an “innate drive to eat sugar, salt, and fat” and (2)…
Read More »Tony Sampas shows us what Lowell is built of . . .
Read More »Brian Williams on NBC News reported on the passing of Lowell-born Medal of Honor recipient David McNerney
Read More »Earlier this week, Matt Bai, a political reporter for the New York Times, tackled the issue of voter anger, its causes and consequences. Bai pointed out that should the Democrats lose control of Congress this November, President Obama will be the third consecutive president to have his party tossed out…
Read More »Tony Sampas shows us how light and shadows can make a photograph
Read More »Lowell-native David H McNerney who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on March 22, 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam, passed away today in Texas where he had lived since his retirement from the United States Army. Below is a video of President Lyndon Johnson presenting…
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