The next regular breakfast meeting of Greater Lowell Area Democrats is scheduled for tomorrow Saturday October 15, 20011 – at 8am SHARP at the Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. Update: State Representative Tom Conroy and Marisa DeFranco – both candidates for the U. S. Senate – are…
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In light of the news about One Lowell, it may be helpful to remind ourselves about the International Institute, which has been in Lowell for decades. The missions are not the same, but serving newcomers to the city, region, and country is the main purpose. Here’s the joint website. There is…
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Patricia Leigh Brown of the NYTimes today writes about the refugee farm program that began in the Merrimack Valley with the late John Ogonowski of Dracut, who was killed on September 11 when his plane was hijacked. Read her West Coast-based report that references the origin of the program here. Thanks…
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This item is a cross-post from my recent post on the Lowell Historical Society blog site here. I came across this newsworthy historical tidbit today. The first radio station of note in Lowell was known as WLLH radio. Wikipedia and other sources tell us the story of the origins of…
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The Billerica Democratic Town Committee held its fourth annual family outing yesterday at the Billerica Lodge of Elks. Originally scheduled for August 28, the affair was rescheduled because of Hurricane Irene. Weather-wise, yesterday was a much nicer day. Three of the Democatic candidates for US Senate – Alan Khazei (above),…
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Former Lowell Sun scribe and longtime political writer for the Nashua Telegraph, Kevin Landrigan has covered many a New Hampshire Presidential Primary Race cycle – for Democrats as well as Republicans. In his column today Landrigan sees the current GOP race as a “hurry up and wait” season. He describes…
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The Nashua Telegraph has an interesting article this morning about a former GOP Senate candidate’s plan to build a new media empire across the New Hampshire landscape – even dipping down into the Massachusetts end of the Merrimack Valley. The hot times of a New Hampshire presidential primary season may…
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The Associated Press (AP) is reporting that the field of Democratic candidates in the race for the U.S. Senate in 2012 has narrowed yet again with candidate Robert Massie announcing he’s out of the contest! According to the AP: Massie said in a statement Friday that “the momentum of the…
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In the wake of the Governor Christie final denial – the editorial in today’s Nashua Telegraph questions “is this it?” Is this the field of Republican candidates for President in 2012? It seems that way to our friend in a state very close to setting one of the earliest dates…
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Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and US Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren answer questions at endorsement event in Lowell today canal-side in downtown Lowell. After teaching a class at Harvard this morning , Elizabeth Warren made her way to Lowell early this afternoon to accept an important endorsement of her candidacy for the…
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