This morning’s bloggers’ meet-up at Top Donut in Centralville exceeded my expectations. People arrived before 9 a.m., and the crowd grew to about 50, according to Dick’s count. It was a high spirited bunch of writers, readers, photographers, designers, and comment-makers. People stayed until almost 11.30 a.m., well past the…
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A week or so ago Bill Kirk of the Eagle-Tribune told Merrimack Valley residents in need in the communities of Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill, the the Globe Santa Fund had stricken them from the annual “gift” list. This ruling would have affected over 30,000 families in need. See our post here.…
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In this week’s edition of the AB official newspaper The Pilot, the Archdiocese of Boston has announced the return of “The Light Is On For You” – a weekly Sacrament of Reconciliation initiative begun in Lent and now being broadened into the Advent season. As part of the Lenten initiative, Cardinal…
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Stories in Friday’s Boston Globe, Lowell Sun and Eagle-Tribune cover the final plaudits and and farewell speeches of eight retiring members of the Masachusetts State Senate – two represent the Merrimack Valley and one has connections … State Senator Steven Panagiotakos of Lowell, State Senator Sue Tucker of Andover and State Senator…
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According to a follow-up story in today’s Eagle-Tribune, there may be more fall-out from the campaign filings and informational disclosures of Paul Adams who won the race to replace current Rep Barry Finegold – and State Senator-elect – in the 17th Essex District. Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman John Walsh will call upon two…
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With a win over Stonehill College in Kentucky today, the women field hockey players of UMass Lowell earned a place in the national championship game on Saturday. Get the details on today’s game and info on the championship game coming up here courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics. UML’s Katie Enaire…
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Andrew Dreyfus, the new CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield, described a new cost-saving plan for employers and comsumers during a speech he gave on Wednesday to the South Shore Chamber of Commerce in Randolph. In an attempt to rein-in costs, Blue Cross Blue Sheils of Massachusetts has developed the Hospital…
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Higher education is the life’s blood of the economy in Massachusetts, so it’s no surprise that stories about searches, salaries, rankings and more are constantly in the news. While much of the focus lately seems to be on replacing the presidents at the University of Massachusetts, Suffolk University and the…
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This video from dteubner is of Chelmsford High School’s 1980 graduating class reunion. Do you see anyone you know? Here is the video poster’s description… Here we are at the Chelmsford High School 30th reunion. We’re the class of 1980. Video excerpts from the November 26, 2010 event held at…
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The scoopers at the Boston Herald’s InsideTrack are speculating this morning that UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan may have re-set his sites on a university presidency – this time it’s Suffolk University. Meehan who took himself off the list of candidates for the UMass presidency fanned the flames of the Suffolk…
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