As I noted in a previous post – former Massachusetts State Senate Minority Leader and candidate for Lt. Governor in 2010 Richard Tisei of Wakefield has already decided to jump into the race in the 6th Congressional District currently represented by John Tierney. He’s expected to make it official next week.…
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In today’s Globe – veteran writer Frank Phillips and colleague Noah Bierman cover the fall-out from yesterday’s announcement of the new Congressional District Map for Massachusetts. Phillips had written over the weekend about the House plan to carve Lawrence out of the 5th District into the 6th – which many…
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In today’s Boston Globe – Glen Johnson Politics Editor at boston.com and lead blogger for “Political Intelligence” notes that by this time next year that presidential race and our local Massachusetts U. S. Senate race will be history – already decide by the voters. While Election Day isn’t until November 6,…
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Frank Phillips – veteran Globe writer and longtime observer of the political scene in Massachusetts – writes today about the redistricting stand-off over the Fifth Congressional District seat currently held by Niki Tsongas. The point at issue is – as I blogged about yesterday – the House plan to cut…
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Class of 2011 – Lowell High School Distinguished Alumni It was time again to honor that special group of people that have been declared “Distinguished Alums” of Lowell High School. The group that gathered last night is the eighth class of alums so honored. The first class was in 2005…
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A hot rumor out there this morning has the state “House-side” Congressional Redistricting plan slashing the city of Lawrence from the Fifth District. The city seems to be on the wish list of 6th District Congressman John Tierney in order to fill out his expanded district numbers! It seems he…
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FYI: Nov 6 US Senate Candidate Forum POSTPONED Due to Technical Difficulties WALTHAM, MA – The Third Middlesex Area Democrats are sad to postpone their US Democratic Senate Candidate Forum originally slated for Sunday, November 6, 2011. “We were just informed that there are audio and visual feed technical issues…
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There are two things that caught my eye in today’s personal post from Arianna Huffington on HuffingtonPost.com. The first a remembered line that Larry Summers often spoke – “that the important thing is just to be caught trying.” She then goes on to question the seriousness of the Obama economic…
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This is a cross-post from the Lowell Historical Society blog. Original Old Residents’ Association Book Cabinet The Lowell Historical Society maintains numerous collections of writings, documents and photographs which are open for public research. The collections are comprised of the Society’s original archives as well as those of the Lowell…
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Helpful storm clean-up information from the Lowell City Manager’s blog site:
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