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Others have tried to adapt and reuse the abundant mill space in the city of Lawrence with varying degrees of success. In today’s Boston Herald, Thomas Grillo tells the story of pizza chef and executive Salvatore Lupoli and his drive to deliver on his promise to restore a mill complex…
Read More »Over at the TPM website there is a report that Steny Hoyer is in the lead with colleagues willing to publically support his candidacy for Minority Whip against James Clyburn – the apparent choice of Nancy Pelosi. Thirty House Democrats from across the political spectrum have signed on to a…
Read More »There’s much analysis out there on why the GOP took so many seats in the House and a few in the Senate. Over at POLITIO, reporter Byron Tau comments on the “senior factor” in some these races. In an election marked by dramatic defections from the Democratic Party, older voters…
Read More »Cardinal Sean O’Malley commented on his blog this week about his visit to Lowell last Saturday evening. First he celebrated the 4 o’clock Mass at the Immaculate Conception Parish. The Immaculate happens to be my parish – Bill and I attended the Mass and the D’Youville event. The Cardinal writes: I spent Saturday…
Read More »The New York Times notes the passing onTuesday of Jule Sugarman – the primary architect of the 45-year old Head Start program. Jule Sugarman, a primary architect of Head Start, the federal support program for millions of poor preschoolers, died Tuesday at his home in Seattle. He was 83… Mr.…
Read More »On the MetroDesk page of the Boston Globe today, Martin Finucane has post a brief black and white clip of then presidential candidate John F. Kennedy speaking before thousands of people in Boston Garden on November 7th – the night before his historic election as President of the United States.…
Read More »The latest edition of the Lowell Spinners Newsletter is out with the announcement that there will be no increase in the ticket price. The 2011 games schedule is set with opening night at LeLacheur Park schedules for Friday June 17, 2011. Can Spring be far behind? Read the full article…
Read More »From the Boston Globe: Chief Justice-designee Roderick I. Ireland is shown in 2009 photo sitting next to two of his current colleagues on the Supreme Judicial Court, Justices Margot Botsford and Robert J. Cordy. Both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald are reporting that Governor Deval Patrick has nominated…
Read More »Over at HuffingtonPost.com – Sam Stein tells us that there is already a Tea Party activists’ hit list of Republican Senators that have a bit of a leaning towards a little bipartisanism. No surprise is the listing of Olympia Snowe of Maine and Orinn Hatch of Utah. One name on…
Read More »Notice Greater Lowell Area Democrats Special Meeting Campaign Wrap-Up and Celebration Saturday November 6, 2010 8:00 AM Independence Grill/Radisson Hotel Chelmsford No stand-outs, no phone banks, no GOTV! Suggest items for a very informal agenda. RSVP Marie Sweeney, Chair sweeney133@verizon.net
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