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Merrimack Canal Drain-down
Photos of the drained Merrimack Canal, by Tony Sampas
Read More »‘Darts’ by Richard Marion
“Darts” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Markets Dive
Here’s the latest on today’s stock market dive from NYTimes. Could investors be signalling that it is time for action and that doing nothing is not an option? I heard one analyst on the radio saying that experts and politicians claimed they were caught by surprise in 2008 when Wall…
Read More »Good Stats for the Commonwealth ~ We’re Wicked Smart!
These stats in Amanda Cedrone’s article from the MetroDesk of Boston.com, perk up an otherwise dreary day. The U. S. Census released information today that supports this truth: ~ “Yes, it’s true. Massachusetts residents are wicked smart.” Education, health care and marriage status here: In 2010, 39 percent of Massachusetts residents 25…
Read More »Thoughts on last night’s council forum
I devoted most of my attention last night to video-recording the opening and closing statements of the sixteen candidates in attendance at the neighborhood group-sponsored forum at the Dom Polski Club. Last night I posted links to all of those videos. I did pay attention to what the candidates had…
Read More »Meet Fred Doyle
At last night’s City Council forum at the Dom Polski Club, several political activists who are (relatively) new to the Lowell scene, didn’t quite know what to make of council candidate Fred Doyle. By historic standards, Fred was on the tamer side last night. To give you a taste of…
Read More »MCC Connects
Something is also happening at Middlesex Community College. The latest is a new TV show that airs on Lowell Telecommunications called MCC Connects. Mary Jo Griffin hosts the monthly show which spotlights programs offered at the college. With the aid of LTC, MCC “students are working the show both on-camera…
Read More »City Council candidate forum – Sept 21, 2011
The Lowell Citywide Neighborhood Council presented its second City Council Candidate Forum tonight at the Dom Polski Club in Centralville. Sixteen of the candidates participated (Mayor Jim Milinazzo was at the Lowell School Committee meeting). Each gave a 2 minute opening, answered one or more questions posed by the debate…
Read More »“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”
On this day in history – September 21, 1897 – as noted by NEWSEUM: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since…
Read More »Congresswoman Tsongas to host meeting on VA merger plans
Earlier this summer, the Veterans Administration released a plan that would merge the administrative functions of the Bedford VA hospital into the Boston VA without closing or curtailing services in nearby Bedford. The Globe reported on the proposal and the VA has posted details of the plan on its website.…
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