Above: Entrance to St. Mary Cemetery on River Road in North Tewksbury Yesterday – starting earlier than usual this year, Bill and I made our Memorial Day visit to some family graves at three local cemeteries – St. Patrick and the Edson cemeteries in Lowell and St. Mary Cemetery in…
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I, too, wondered at the dearth of commentary about Speaker Boehner’s commencement speech given at Catholic University and especially the letter written by a group of Catholic academics, including some leading members of the Catholic University faculty. I find Washington Post columist E. J. Dionne’s recent column interesting as he…
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On this day – May 23, 1900 – Sergeant William Harvey Carney was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery on July 18, 1863. He fought for the Union cause as a member of the fabled 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry. Recruited from freed slaves – it was the…
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MassMoments reminds us that on this day May 22, 1856, Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts was viciously attacked on the floor of the United States – beaten with a cane by Preston Brooks, a Congressman from South Carolina. The issue – the language used by Sumner in a passionate anti-slavery…
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Admittedly, I was a bit nervous about my recent phone conversation with Lowell SUN reporter Joyce Tsai. She or her editor had read my early April blog post about construction activity in my North Tewksbury neighborhood. My views have been sought over the years about politics, local history and my…
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Don’t forget the “Rally to Keep the Fifth Intact” today at 1pm at the UMass Lowell/Inn & Conference Center at 50 Warren Street in historic downtown Lowell – the heart of the Fifth Congressional District. Please join us! Here’s your invitation: Dear Friend, Please join Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, special guest…
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The Queen at the Rock of Cashel – one of Ireland’s ancient sites and most visited by tourists. The Queen’s historic four-day visit was the first to the Republic of Ireland by a reigning British monarch. Of particular note were these comments from the Queen during her speech at the…
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The next regular breakfast meeting of Greater Lowell Area Democrats will be held this coming Saturday May 21, 20011 at 8am at the Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. The regular agenda will include: ongoing topics such as the status of the 5th District and legislative redistricting plans…
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South Shore native Erica McDermott tells “The Patriot Ledger” that she “really, really” wants her Ward “sistahs” to win the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Scene! If you saw The Fighter you’ll remember the scene when Micky’s sisters took-on his girlfriend Charlene – brawling on her front porch. McDermott…
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The Eagle-Tribune is reporting this morning that a proposal is on the table to build what would be New England’s largest solar energy farms in an area off Interstate 93. The proposal looks to install 18,000 solar panels across approximately 17.7 acres off South Street in Andover, according to Kale…
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