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Patricia Leigh Brown of the NYTimes today writes about the refugee farm program that began in the Merrimack Valley with the late John Ogonowski of Dracut, who was killed on September 11 when his plane was hijacked. Read her West Coast-based report that references the origin of the program here. Thanks…
Read More »This item is a cross-post from my recent post on the Lowell Historical Society blog site here. I came across this newsworthy historical tidbit today. The first radio station of note in Lowell was known as WLLH radio. Wikipedia and other sources tell us the story of the origins of…
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Read More »The Billerica Democratic Town Committee held its fourth annual family outing yesterday at the Billerica Lodge of Elks. Originally scheduled for August 28, the affair was rescheduled because of Hurricane Irene. Weather-wise, yesterday was a much nicer day. Three of the Democatic candidates for US Senate – Alan Khazei (above),…
Read More »Former Lowell Sun scribe and longtime political writer for the Nashua Telegraph, Kevin Landrigan has covered many a New Hampshire Presidential Primary Race cycle – for Democrats as well as Republicans. In his column today Landrigan sees the current GOP race as a “hurry up and wait” season. He describes…
Read More »My favorite Washington Post opinion writer – Massachusetts native E. J. Dionne, Jr – writes today of Elizabeth Warren’s succinctly stated case for liberalism and George Will’s skilled attempt to knock it down. An admirer of both people – both by the way reputedly skilled debaters – Dionne notes that…
Read More »On TV yesterday, I watched parts of various games, and gave the Patriots quite a bit of time. Beating the Jets is always a good thing. I haven’t felt good about that team since Joe Namath stopped playing. Although the Jets got close a few times, the contest was a…
Read More »See bbc.com for a report on a popular and innovative adaptive reuse of an abandoned elevated subway track in New York City. Is this an option for rethinking the Textile Memorial Bridge/University Ave. Bridge if the bridge is not demolished?
Read More »If you are cynical about politicians and politicking, you may want to skip this movie. Not one of the main characters in this story fares well. You definitely do not want to be these people on screen. The story reinforces citizens’ worst assumptions about politics. But politics is only the…
Read More »High School Friday: Dracut at Lowell: MyFoxBOSTON.com Congratulations to Lowell High School for being featured on Fox News Boston’s “High School Friday”. Lowell beat Dracut, 35-20, and got some excellent statewide exposure from this Boston TV feature. Check out the Fox News Boston website for more video, photos, and stories.…
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