The Eagle Tribune is reporting that Wayne Hayes – a leader in the effort to recall Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua – has e-mailed supporters that not enough signature on the recall petition will be certified. Hayes, however, is confident that the group can challenge these rejections and win. LAWRENCE —…
Mass Moments reminds us today that on August 12, 1834 the Catholic convent housing the Ursuline order of nuns in Charlestown, Massachusetts was sacked by a Protestant mob – then burned to the ground. Catholics were not welcome in the early days of Massachusetts – in fact they were banned…
With the plans to remake the classic 1987 film “Dirty Dancing” now public, there will be lots of chatter about the original starring Patrick Swayzey and Jennifer Grey. Who should play the parts of Johnny and “Baby”? Should there be a remake at all? There are mixed feeling about the…
If you have an interest in exploring more of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s background and candidacy for the GOP nomination for President in 2012, read the Ryan Lizza article in The New Yorker. Lizza along with five other reporters was invited on a campaign plane trip with Bachmann and some of…
On this day August 9, 1852, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden; or, Life in the Woods” was published. “Walden” details Thoreau’s experiences over the course of two years living in a woodland cabin he built near Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. Notes about the author from The Thoreau Society – which…
According to “breaking news” on the Eagle Tribune website – “Leaders of a group trying to recall Mayor William Lantigua turned in 5,500 signatures seeking the mayor’s ouster to City Hall today, just barely beating the 5,232 mandated minimum. Organizers of the recall effort “It’s Your Right” say volunteers will…
Armed with bricks, boards and sticks, pro-Southern Baltimoreans attack Union soldiers headed to Washington, D. C. Library of Congress. The October, 2011 edition of Civil War Times just arrived in today’s mail. Featured in a multi-page spread is an article by journalist Michael Williams’ from his forthcoming book – “City…
President John F. Kennedy of the Cape Cod National Seashore Bill on August 7,1961, with Congressmen and other officials watching. NPS/Cape Cod National Seashore
Last week we posted a connection here to an interview with George Price – current Superintendent of the Cape Cod National Seashore Park and formerly a Deputy Superintendent in Lowell. Today MassMoments reminds us that it was on this day fifty years ago – August 7, 1961 that President John…
A Currier & Ives drawing of the Battle of Cedar Mountain on Aug. 9, 1862. Fourteen Lowell soldiers died (taken from Lowell Sun website) In today’s Lowell Sun, longtime staff writer and citizen historian Dave Peaver continues his coverage of Lowell and the Civil War. His focus today is on…
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