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I was sad to see the obituary of Warren Christopher the other day. Christopher served our country in many capacities over the decades, from being a Naval officer in World War Two to Secretary of State in the Clinton Administration. Always exuding decency and dignity, Christopher was an admirable public…
Read More »Out walking this morning with my brother in the middle zone of the Highands, looping around Penniman, outer Cupples Square, Liberty, Calvary Baptist Church, South Walker, Shaw, Eastern Electrical Repair, the Morey School, our one-and-only urban glacier monument, and the Donut Shack. Strong sunshine even with weather reports calling for some amount of snow…
Read More »Thanks to Alan Crane on Facebook for posting this item from informationclearinghouse.info. Following is an excerpt from a speech by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy at the University of Kansas on March 18, 1968, when he was campaiging for the Democratic party’s nomination for the presidency.—PM “… All around us, all…
Read More »The moon is big tonight. From the screenplay of the film “Moonstruck”: Old Man: “La bella luna! The moon brings the woman to the man. Capice?” From Edwin L. Aguirre, Science & Technology Writer, UMass Lowell, Public Affairs: “The Full Moon rising after sunset tomorrow, Saturday (March 19) is the largest…
Read More »A Facebook notice from the Tewksbury Public Library: Tewksbury Public Library The Tewksbury Public Library is showing “The Fighter” on Tuesday, March 22 at 5:45pm in the Meeting Room. (The library’s ‘Must-See Movie Nights’ are shown on the third Tuesday night of every month!) Free popcorn and lemonade will be provided! Thank…
Read More »I guess I haven’t been downtown on St Patrick’s Day for a couple of years, othewise I wouldn’t have been suprised to see the street festival that this day has become in Lowelltown. I had meetings downtown between 3 and 5 pm. It was Green Halloween. Bunches of people in emerald…
Read More »The funniest guy at Lowell City Manager Bernie Lynch’s St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast this morning is dead -but God rest his soul never forgotten – the Ultimate Toastmaster and Emcee – the late Kenny Harkins. By opening with a wonderful video* tribute to two greats from past Manager breakfasts – the…
Read More »I enjoyed this article about Carl Yastrzemski by Dan Shaughnessy in yesterday’s Globe. Web photo courtesy of boston.com (Boston Globe photo by Stan Grossfeld (c) 2008)
Read More »MassMoments reminds us that on this day – March 17, 1901 – the Mayor Thomas N. Hart – declared a new holiday for the city of Boston – Evacuation Day. It was the 125th anniversary of the day in 1776 that General George Washington and the fledgling Continental Army forced the British to…
Read More »The first meeting of the Joint Committee on Redistricting was held today. From the website of the 187th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – a statement from the Redistricting Committee cochairs and the first scheduled meetings on the Redistricting Calendar: The Special Joint Committee on Redistricting will study…
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