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I am a Michael Jackson fan. I know, he was freaky, but he was a great musician and dancer. But don’t take my word for this…1940/50’s dancing genius Gene Kelly (Singin’ in the Rain) called Jackson the greatest dancer he had ever seen. The King of Pop died one year…
Read More »Pat Patriot is back! Pat Patrick along with the rest of the vintage New England Patriots red and white uniforms will return in 2010 as the teams “alternate uniform”. Patriot officials announced their decision to phase out the silver jersey uniforms and replace them with…are you ready, uniforms styled after…
Read More »This video of the Chelmsford High School graduating class of 1951 was put together by Victor and Lynn Ouellett (K1CGl Productions). It contains some great old pictures of Paragon Park at Nantasket Beach and ends with a list of classmates (see if you recognize any names).
Read More »Once again Raytheon brings good news to the economy of the Merrimack Valley. Last week the US government granted Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems a $73 Million contract to upgrade the Patriot Missile System for two partner countries, Taiwan and Kuwait. The Andover company’s stock increased to $52.31 after the announcement…
Read More »This entry was cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The case of Eric Balderas would make a great movie. The child brought to the United States by his Mexican mother, fleeing an abusive father, when he was just four years old. She struggles as a factory worker to care…
Read More »Here is… “A virtual tour of the NEW Tsongas Center courtesy of the UMass Lowell River Hawks YouTube Channel…This videos features a fly-over with visual renderings of the new Talon Club Room and Pavilion seating area!” (video description) This video was originally posted by umasslowell
Read More »Forty-five years ago this week Bob Dylan recorded Like a Rolling Stone, one of the most significant and beautiful Rock and Roll songs ever written. Several factors make this song so important. Initially, Like a Rolling Stone did not make Columbia Records’ approval. Columbia believed it was too long (6:34)…
Read More »The entry below was cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. President Obama said many of the right things on Tuesday in his speech on the Gulf oil spill, but there was no sense of satisfaction, much less elation. There was nothing soaring, not even reassuring. It had the feel of…
Read More »The entry below is cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. At 64 years old, an affluent and successful businessman and philanthropist, Steve Grossman could hardly be faulted if he wanted to play golf and winter in Palm Beach rather than subject himself to media scrutiny and today’s increasingly acerbic…
Read More »The ground breaking for the new Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center at Umass Lowell took place on June 8. Many dignitaries took part in the event. This is a very informative video posted by the university showing highlights of the ceremony.
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