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Yesterday Democrats gathered all over Massachusetts to select delegates to attend the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina from September 3 to 6, 2012. The delegate selections were done at Congressional District caucuses. Each Congressional District elected four male delegates, four female delegates and one alternate. The 3rd…
Read More »Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote “Concord Hymn” in 1836 for the dedication of the Obelisk, a battle monument in Concord, Massachusetts that commemorates the men that gave their lives at the Battle of Concord fought on April 19, 1775. It was the first battle of the American Revolution. Emerson’s poem became…
Read More »The scent of vulnerabilty surrounds the position of Northern Essex Register of Deed . Until yesterday, Register Robert Kelley was the target of former Methuen Mayor Bill Manzi. With Manzi now focused on the First Essex State Senate race, two other Democrats are now taking aim at Kelley. In recent months…
Read More »Former Mayor of Methuen Bill Manzi (from the files of the Eagle Tribune) Since former State Senator Steve Baddour resigned from his seat on April 1 to join a prestigious Boston law firm, rumors have been running around the Valley about a possible successor. Would former State Senator and Baddour-mentor Jim Jajuga…
Read More »While searching the web last week for information about this past Saturday’s town election in Billerica, I found a hyperlocal blog covering the town called “Can’t get there from here”. It’s written by Jeff Parenti, a civil engineer who works in Cambridge and lives in Billerica where he serves as…
Read More »Middlesex Community College’s Pat Cook ran the Boston Marathon in yesterday’s near record-breaking heat. Pat shares a narrative of his experience on the race route with plenty of pictures on his aptly named “Wicked Good Blog”. Be sure to check it out and if you bump into Pat, Barry Scanlon…
Read More »Mass Moments reminds us that on this day April 16, 1952 Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill announced his run for the 8th Congressional District seat about to be vacated by John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was elected to the U. S. Senate later in the year. The affable, lovable, Irish gentleman from Cambridge had already served as…
Read More »Results of today’s Tewksbury Town elections: (* winner) Number Voting: 4433 Percentage voting: 21.4% Selectman: *Gay (I): 2600 * Wilson (I): 2195 Marcin: 1155 Miano: 1572 Planning Board: *Reed (I): 2548 Sullivan: 1455 Board of Health: Fernald (I): 1993 * Sheehan (I): 2243 *Brother: 2368 Shawsheen School Committee: Downing (I): 1536 * Kelley: 2345 Question 1: DEFEATED Yes: 1465 * No: 2914 Notes…
Read More »The towns of Tewksbury and Billerica held their municipal elections today. Here are some of the results from Tewksbury Patch: In Tewksbury, incumbent selectmen David Gay (2600 votes) and Scott Wilson (2195) were reelected, defeating challengers Ken Miano (1572) and Robert Marcin (1155). On the Board of Health, incumbent Edward…
Read More »Poet Kate Hanson Foster of Groton learned today that her book “Mid Drift” from Loom Press was selected as one of the best collections of poetry published in Massachusetts in 2011. Mass Book Awards are for books by Massachusetts authors or about Massachusetts. The book is on the “Must-Reads” list…
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