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Noted at WickedLocal Tewksbury: As part of an onging series respected local author Jay Atkinson will appear at the Tewksbury Public Library tonight – July 20, 2011 – for a timely discussion about his book “Legends of Winter Hill.” The presentation begins at 6:30pm. Join the group to learn more…
Read More »Seneca Falls Convention – 1848 On this day – July 19, 1848 – the first United States women’s rights convention opened in Seneca Falls, New York. It was organized by local New York women upon the occasion of a visit by Boston-based Lucretia Mott, a Quaker famous for her speaking…
Read More »The Wilkinson and Slater Mills along the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, RI The AP is reporting that the Slater Mill and environs now known as the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor has received a favorable report from the National Park Service to move up to the…
Read More »There’s another interesting article today in the New York Times’ ongoing remembrance of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. In “Opinionator” – Benjamin Soskis and John Stauffer – both historians and authors – discuss the spirit, essence and reach of the Civil War anthem “John Brown’s Song” [sometimes known as…
Read More »Lawrence, Massachusetts 1908 Vintage Post Card The pot is being stirred in the city of Lawrence as the days are counted down for the return of sufficient signatures to recall Mayor William Lantigua. The recall group led by the Rev. Edwin Rodriguez and Wayne Hayes has a reported 1,100 petition…
Read More »1. It’s not light reading, but the Vietnam War novel “Matterhorn” by Karl Marlentes has been good reading for long sunny weekend sessions in the backyard for the past couple of weeks. I had a difficult time climbing the front half of the Matterhorn narrative, so to speak, so I skimmed and…
Read More »For you word-smithers out there, don’t miss Jan Freeman’s “The Word” in today’s Boston Globe. While touching on other US vs UK word wars such as “cookies” versus “biscuits” and the quite opposite texture of a Brit chip and a a handful of Lays – Freeman zeros in on the…
Read More »From boston.com there’s an Associated Press report on the latest developments in the struggle over raising the national debt ceiling in Washington, D.C. Read the article here, and get the Globe if you want more. Note the quote from President Obama to a group of students as he was talking about the…
Read More »This is a publicity picture from Austin, Texas, but you get the idea looking at this image that the Court Yard Hounds are all in with their instruments and voices when they hit the stage. Martie Maguire, left, and Emily Robison did not for a moment trade on their fame…
Read More »Mass Moments reminds us that on this day July 16, 1997, a tentative deal was announced by Borden to save the famous Prince pasta plant in Lowell. Hoping that the “Spaghettiville” plant would continue to be one of the city’s largest employers, Senator Ted Kennedy acquired federal funds targeted to…
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