According to a story in today’s Eagle Tribune, Merrimack Valley best-selling author Andre Dubus III told a Haverhill Chamber of Commerce audience that he has signed a contract to have his memoir “Townie” about growing up in Haverhill made into a movie. Two unnamed actor-producer brothers have paid for a…
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Here we go again. We will hear more and more about the New Hampshire Primary of 2012 as the weeks are peeled off the calendar and the new year approaches. I don’t get it. Why should New Hampshire be even one day before Massachusetts in the schedule of caucuses and primaries? I…
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The next regular breakfast meeting of Greater Lowell Area Democrats will be held tomorrow – Saturday June 18, 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…
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If you know a student who will be entering Grade 9 in the Fall, have the student check out the Compass Program on the Lowell High website. Funded by a state grant, the Compass Program provides summer enrichment programs at the Stoklosa School throughout the month of July. All of…
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About a month ago a New York Times article laid out a complex new procedure the city’s police department had instituted for traffic ticket accountability. I don’t remember all of the details of the process (follow the link and read the story if the process is of interest) but I…
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Perhaps lost or at least a bit below the radar is the reality that the job of the Joint Redistricting Committee is to review and possibly realign the state senate and state rep districts across the Commonwealth. It was evident at the hearing at Lawrence High School last Monday evening…
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[youtube]ulmEl8Kx6N8[/youtube] Before yesterday, if you had asked me in which city of North America was rioting least likely to take place, I might have answered “Vancouver.” As the above video makes clear, that’s not the case. As this article from the home-town Vancouver Sun and this one from the New…
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Congratulations to the Boston Bruins who defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in a game seven victory. It’s been an incredible decade for professional sports teams in Boston. Consider: New England Patriots won the Super Bowl in 2001, 2003 and 2004. Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 and…
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Paul Revere suits up in his black and gold sweater in advance of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals, which the Bruins won, 5-2.
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