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Here’s a link to the Washington Post special 2011 redistricting page on PostPolitics. The Washington Post lists Massachusetts – the only blue state – as one of the “top ten states to watch” during the redistricting process.
Read More »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…
Read More »In today’s Boston Globe, an editorial nod to Congresswoman Niki Tsongas’ call for colleague Anthony Weiner to resign: …One notable exception to the pattern is Fifth District Representative Niki Tsongas, who has called for Weiner to resign. “It would be appropriate for Congressman Weiner to step down,” she told the…
Read More »A recall vote of the members of the Chelmsford Board of Selectmen is scheduled for August 2, 2011. Searching through YouTube I found this interesting video. This video was originally posted by choosechelmsford.
Read More »Help support One Lowell – advocating for all of Lowell’s diverse newcomers! When: August 6th & 7th Where: Cawley Stadium 45 Douglas Rd. Lowell, MA Come to One Lowell’s 5th annual World Cup soccer tournament New England’s most competitive soccer. 16 teams from 16 countries compete for the championship title.…
Read More »Tonight the Joint Committee on Redistricting met at Lawrence High School for the ninth in a series of hearings seeking testimony and input from across the Commonwealth from elected officials, representatives of organizations and interests and from the general public. The session lasted for nearly three hours before a very…
Read More »The Joint Legislative Committee on Redistricting came to Lawrence High School tonight for a public hearing. Present were Senators Stanley Rosenberg (co-chair), Barry Finegold, Daniel Wolf, Sonia Chang-Diaz, and Bruce Tarr; and Representatives Michael Moran (co-chair), Sean Garballey, Bradford Hill, Alice Hanlon Peisch, Marcos Devers, John Keenan, Byron Rushing and…
Read More »The current crop of GOP Presidential candidates will be in our own back yard up in New Hampshire tonight from 8 to 10 p.m. at St. Anselm College’s Sullivan Arena. The debate is sponsored by the New Hampshire Union Leader, CNN and local television station WMUR. Across the stage you…
Read More »John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. When I used to play pickup basketball there was a rule called “winners stay.” Our economy works a lot like that and…
Read More »The Greater Lowell Community Foundation announced their choice for Exceutive Director in this press release: Press Release for Immediate Distribution Greater Lowell Community Foundation Names New Executive Director Lowell, June 10, 2011 – Raymond E. Riddick, an accomplished business and community leader in the Merrimack Valley, has been appointed executive…
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