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When I wrote this post in November of 2009, I didn’t know Patrick Murphy and nobody had any idea of what would unfold in the next few years. Catching up with the latest local commentary on social media this morning, I remembered this quirky post written in the aftermath of…
Read More »After 90 minutes of citizen comment on City Councilor Rita Mercier’s motion to, among other things, hold a vote of no confidence in Mayor Murphy next week, the Lowell City Council adopted by an 8 to 0 vote a substitute motion by Councilor Marty Lorrey that said essentially that the…
Read More »The Tewksbury Public Library continues to offer interesting community programs. The town library is conveniently located at 300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876 just off Route 38 adjacent to the Tewksbury State Hospital. For hours and information you can call 978-640-4490 or check the website at www.tewksburypl.org. Tomorrow evening – Wednesday April 3, 2013…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Sometimes it’s easy to categorize U.S. Senate candidates Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch. Congressman Markey is the unreconstructed liberal, right? His values on gun control, abortion, climate change, gay rights, and virtually everything else are unequivocally left of…
Read More »On Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 11:00 A.M., the Lowell Historical Society will host a book signing event for Legendary Locals of Lowell, the new book I co-wrote with Mike Rosenberg. The event will take place at Lowell Telecommunications Corporation which is at 246 Market Street. The entrance to LTC…
Read More »[youtube]w918Eh3fij0[/youtube] I finally got to see the movie Argo, winner of the 2012 Academy Award for best film. The movie is based on a little-known success in the otherwise disastrous 1979 seizure of the US Embassy in Tehran by Iranian militants. Six Americans slipped out of the embassy while it…
Read More ». Easter . To get to church you have to cross the river, First breadwinner for the town, its wide Mud-colored currents cleansing forever The swill-making villages at its side. The disinfected voice of the minister For a moment is one of the clues, But he is talking of nothing…
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