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A friend called my attention to an editorial in today’s Globe, noting a Lowell connection. Whatever your take on the editorial about the history of philanthropy for arts, culture, education and other civic charity in Boston and beyond, it was nice to have the name of the Behrakis family noted among the 25,000…
Read More »David Wade of Boston’s WBZ-TV filed a report on what some are calling “a crisis in the making.” It’s all about fuel assistance. As the temperature falls and winter comes on, people face the likelihood of a reduced amount of money available for fuel assistance compared to this past year. …
Read More »Dorchester-native Mark Wahlberg is featured this Sunday night on “60 Minutes.” The segment runs just days before the Massachusetts premier of his movie “The Fighter” based on Lowell’s own Irish Micky Ward. While a Globe “Celebrity News” item puts the focus on his Dorchester roots, word has it that Lowell plays…
Read More »GOP members of the U. S. Senate Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine From the HuffingtonPost this afternoon: WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats were unable to overcome a Republican filibuster of the Paycheck Fairness Act on Tuesday, with the chamber falling two votes short of the 60 needed to end…
Read More »The Independent Counsel/Ware Report of the Massachusetts Probation Department ordered by the State Supreme Judicial Court has been completed. The findings include: *The Hiring and Promotion Process in the Probation Departmentis Corrupt and Has Disproportionately Favored Politically-Connected Candidates *The Fraud is Systemic and Not Episodic *Commissioner O’Brien and Certain Others…
Read More »We knew it was coming. Over on HuffingtonPost there’s a report that the “the first GOP-ordered House vote since the election” – to wit – to take away all federal funding from National Public Radio (NPR) was on tap today. The thing is according to HuffPo – “it was over before it…
Read More »We all had dreams of what we want to be when we grew-up. A teacher… a firefighter… a doctor… Well, Betty White of Life with Elizabeth, Mary Tyler Moore, Golden Girls, Password and Saturday Night Live fame – seven-time emmy winner, iconic Senior Citizen, animal advocate extraordinaire and for some a national treasure…
Read More »From the Governor’s Daily Update under “Ready to Finsh the Work We Started”: In an effort to maintain a top-notch Administration during his second term, Governor Patrick last week asked his Cabinet secretaries and senior Administration officials to reapply for their positions. The Governor understands the demands these jobs can…
Read More »Tomorrow Martha Coakley is hosting the bi-annual AG’s Charities Conference at the Wesford Regency Inn & Conference Center in Westford from 7:30am – 3pm. I’ve attended most if not all of the AG events over the years. If you serve on the board of a non-profit organization these conferences are…
Read More »According to an article in today’s Eagle-Tribune, the Lawrence police union effort to block the City of Lawrence from moving police union employees to the state insurance plan was stymied when Judge Nancy Holtz refused to issue an injunction. The city was ordered to join the state insurence part as…
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