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Formerly St. Joseph’s Hospital soon to be University Crossing. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Dem Convention Notes
“We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor”—that’s the way the Declaration of Independence wraps up. July 4, 1776. In a country founded on that principle, you would think that the theme of “We’re all in this together” would bury the opposite: “You’re on…
Read More »Patrick fires the crowd, auditions well by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron. Check it out. Governor Deval Patrick has always been a great campaigner. (Remember how he dramatically he came to life to run successfully for a second term against popular and accomplished Republican candidate Charlie Baker?) Last night’s speech to the…
Read More »DNC Tribute to Ted Kennedy
Last night Democrats paid tribute to the later Massachusetts Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy.
Read More »State Primary Election this Thursday
That’s right. There’s an election this Thursday; the State Primary. I’ve mentioned it to ten people this weekend and not one knew or remembered that fact so turnout will be abysmally low. There aren’t many contested races on the ballot in this year’s primary, but you should still go and…
Read More »St Patrick’s Cemetery Tour – October 6
Dave McKean sends along this notice of his annual tour of St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Join us for our Annual Historical Walking Tour Saturday, October 6th at St. Patrick Cemetery 1251 Gorham Street, Lowell, MA. Find out how the first generation of Irish pioneers lived and died. The tour is free…
Read More »Rugby in Boston ~ Kerouac in Lowell
In the spirit of making those Lowell connections, I note that author and professor Jay Atkinson has penned an interesting article for the Improper Bostonian. Atkinson deftly connects the U.S. version of rugby – as played as a club sport in Boston to “a model for social justice, volunteerism and…
Read More »‘The Mills Weren’t Made of Marble’: Labor Day, 1992 (NYT)
Here is the lead editorial from the September 7, 1992 edition of the New York Times – A Labor Day piece about the recently opened Boott Cotton Mills Museum: Youngsters who are made to troop through America’s historic landmarks might reasonably conclude that in the past, rich was typical. Ordinary…
Read More »JFK: Septembers on the Water
President John F. Kennedy loved the sea! He spent many hours on the water off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and off the coast of Rhode Island. Below he sails the U.S. Coast Guard yawl “Manitou” in waters off Rhode Island. President Kennedy at the helm of the U.…
Read More »In the Merrimack Valley: Eagle-Tribune Primary Picks
The Eagle Tribune announced its primary picks in today’s editorial. In the First Essex State Senate District – the seat formerly held by Steve Baddour – the ET favors Democrat and former Methuen Mayor Bill Manzi and Republican former Congressional candidate Sam Meas. In the Second Essex and Middlesex State Senate District the…
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