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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel. Mark Twain knew it to be true. The underlying message is no less true today, despite how communications technology has changed the nature of the media.…
Read More »Several weeks ago construction began on a $3 million improvement project for River Road in Tewksbury. As I understand it there will be a radical rework of the junctions of Bailey and River Road and Hood and River Road as well as major drainage improvements.
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Kirby Perkins was a great political reporter, a lot of fun and a good friend. He died of a heart attack 14 years ago at the shockingly young age of 49. While he rubbed elbows…
Read More »The scenes of various locks and canals in this video are fabulous. The host of this five minute production on water power in Lowell is Shane White and his cameraman is James Strangroom. I am not sure if White and Strangroom made this video for a school project or just…
Read More »The new elevator at the Lowell Superior Courthouse has been operational for over a week now. The interior design blends well with the older buildings that house it.
Read More »The video below shows Lowell High School’s 2010-2011 AFJROTC unarmed regulation drill team in training. AFJROTC is an acronym for Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp. “AFJROTC is a four-year program citizenship program combining a broadly based aerospace science curriculum and the total development of management and leadership abilities”…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Newton Mayor Setti Warren announced yesterday he was running for Scott Brown’s seat in the U.S. Senate. If you look at his video announcement , he comes across as just the kind of person who should represent the Commonwealth…
Read More »Setti Warren is the latest Democrat to enter the race against Republican Senate Scott Brown. Presently Warren is the mayor of Newton. “Warren joined the Clinton White House in 1996 and later served as the New England director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He enlisted in the Navy Reserve…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from the Middlesex Community College blog. Once again, MCC’s students rocked the house at this year’s Leadership Recognition Ceremony run by the Student Activities office! The annual awards dinner is getting bigger and bigger each year, recognizing MCC’s best and brightest. The James…
Read More »UMass-Lowell students and NASA unite! Students have participated in an intensive NASA-sponsored workshop to create 5 short films on one of the greatest challenges faced by society and science: CLIMATE CHANGE. Join us for this free event to see the featured presentations and take part in an open discussion about…
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