Donald Trump may rule the Miss Universe/Miss USA/Miss Teen USA franchise but this weekend it was all about Miss Massachusetts and Miss Teen Massachusetts 2011 and the pageant site was in Lowell. Using a venue like the Lowell Memorial Auditorium was a first for this pageant. The audience, the organizers and…
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Today is known as the busiest travel day of the year. I’m thankful that my journey, such as it is, will be by automobile and not by airplane. All the recent furor about enhanced pre-boarding searches at airports leaves me frustrated. Just eleven months ago, on Christmas Day 2009, 23-year…
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NYTimes columist Bob Herbert today recalls the expansive and in its own way demanding vision of JFK, calling it his “gift” to the nation. Read the column here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the thinking.
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Be sure to read Nancye Tuttle’s post on the many events in Lowell this coming Saturday. Whether it’s the City of Lights Parade, the Stocking Scavenger Hunt, or the hot chocolate competition, there’s something for everyone and Nancye’s preview is a must read for anyone planning to attend.
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There’s a fascinating story by Frank Phillips on the front page of this morning’s Globe: “UMass top post concerns Patrick: Trustees to defend search as Meehan’s candidacy rises.” At first glance, the story appears to be a setback for Meehan’s quest for the number one job in the University of…
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Yesterday over 150 people in a diverse audience gathered in the main sanctuary of Lowell’s Eliot Presbyterian Church found a teriffic way to begin the season of Thanksgiving. With the welcoming words of CTI Executive Director Karen Frederick who reminded all that “the 700 familes in motels and 9,000 family…
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Looking to create a Christmas show for his troupe, Carl Forsman puts a different twist on an old book. The work was a Booth Tarkington novella called “Beasley’s Christmas Party,’’ published in 1909. This adaptation comes to Lowell and the Merrimack Repetory Theatre for a run from November 26th through December 19th. In today’s Globe…
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Earlier today I joined 30,000 others for the 127th Harvard-Yale football game at historic Harvard Stadium. Yale seemed to be the dominant team; rushing for more yardage and gaining more first downs, but the Bulldogs had trouble getting the ball into the end zone and Harvard excelled on special teams…
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Whether desperate for a paycheck or disgusted with the current times and taxes, the young people of Ireland are on the move again. It is estimated that about 65,000 Irish emigated last year and predictions see nearly 120,000 leaving next year. The Celtic Tiger is no longer roaring as the country…
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Dorchester-native Mark Wahlberg is featured this Sunday night on “60 Minutes.” The segment runs just days before the Massachusetts premier of his movie “The Fighter” based on Lowell’s own Irish Micky Ward. While a Globe “Celebrity News” item puts the focus on his Dorchester roots, word has it that Lowell plays…
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