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E Street Band in London, 2009, \”Jungleland\”

As we prepare for tomorrow’s celebration parade, I thought it might be fun to bring back some great memories of the last time the Bruins brought the Stanley Cup to Boston. The first time I looked at the 1972 team roster I found my self saying…”I didn’t remember that Teddy…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. No matter how unimpressive a party’s candidates for President in the beginning, by fall of 2012 at least one of them will seem Presidential. The Democrats’ underwhelming field in 1992 yielded Bill Clinton, who was…

Jack is Back! The entry below is being cross posted from local playwright Jack Neary’s own blog called Shards. I’ve been wondering what it would take to get me back on this blog. For some reason, I haven’t been able to get my brain around anything worth typing here. Not…

Thanks to Marie for the informative post on Paul Revere yesterday. As an addition here is the text of the Henry Longfellow poem Paul Revere’s Ride. I’m sure “most” of us remember it from our elementary school days: Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of…

Greetings from the State Legislature at 2011 UMass Lowell Commencement by State Senator, Eileen Donoghue.

This is great raw video showing candidate for US Senator Alan Khazei speaking to a group in Lowell over the weekend. Alan Khazei talks about his plan to defeat Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (R). Taken at the Tsongas Center, in Lowell, MA as part of the kickoff to the 2011…

Here is the first campaign video I have seen on YouTube this year. It was posted by sidneyliang and supports the candidacy of Vesna Nuon for Lowell City Council. If you know of any other candidate videos let me know (in the comment section) and I’ll be happy to post…

The outstanding performers of Actors Inc. last night raised the figurative curtain on Jack Neary’s funny and moving play “The Porch” at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center. Set in a place like Lowell’s Sacred Heart neighborhood in 2004, the play gives voice to the people whom we shop…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Can you say “Mayor for life?” That was the unspoken message of the love-in Wednesday when Mayor Tom Menino spoke to the Boston College CEO’s Club. He has been at the helm in the Hub for an unprecedented…