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Ted Leonsis – Mom and dad natives of Lowell but then moved to Brooklyn, NY. They all returned to Lowell when Ted was a junior in high school. They lived at 185 Trull Lane East. He was a C student at Lowell High. His guidance counselor, Beatrice Hoar, once told…
Read More »Congratulations to our friend John McDonough – local businessman and owner of the McDonough Funeral Home – where five generations of McDonough’s have served the Lowell community since the late 1880’s. John was recently honored by the Sisters of Charity of Halifax with the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award for Community Service.…
Read More »Of the many speakers at Congresswoman Niki Tsongas‘ recent Third District Day, two spoke about national security issues. They were General James Amos, the Commandant of the Marine Corps; and Congressman Adam Smith of Washington state, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. Here is what they said:…
Read More »Lowell Catholic High School – now a member of the prestigious Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools network with a student body of 400 – is celebrating it’s 25th academic year. Last night the 13th Annual Bishop John R. McNamara Awards Gala raised over $83,000 for scholarship and merit aid while honoring some very special…
Read More »After thirty-one years as a successful late night talk show host, last night David Letterman announced his retirement. The 67 year old entertainer began his career as a weatherman in Indianapolis before moving into comedy writing. In his early appearances on “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson, I found Letterman’s…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Despite a hailstorm today, little green shoots are starting to poke their heads up in our yard, tomorrow is April 1st and the baseball season has officially started. I’m poised to wrest control of my garden from the rabbits and welcome…
Read More »John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: The good news is our government is very good at collecting economic data. The bad news is the headline numbers can be misleading. March 7, 2014 The Fall…
Read More »This coming Friday at 2:45 pm, Lowell High School has organized a panel discussion on the crisis in Ukraine, Crimea, and the Russian Federation. The program will take place in the Lowell High Little Theater and will last until until 4 pm. The public is invited to attend. Panelists for…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. If you’re Jewish, think twice about moving to Bedford, MA. That’s the message of recent anti-Semitic incidents in that west suburban town. Elementary school children play a game called “Jail the Jews.” Swastika graffiti is discovered at an…
Read More »Congresswoman Niki Tsongas convened a meeting of her Veterans Advisory Council yesterday with special guest Coleman Nee who has been the Commonwealth’s Secretary of Veterans Services since 2009. More than 30 veterans, many of them veterans service officers in Lowell and other Third Congressional District communities, attended the meeting. Congresswoman…
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