At Political Intelligence breakingnews over on Boston.com, veteran Globe reporter Frank Phillips has the story about Elizabeth Warren and her plan to announce her candidacy for the US Senate tomorrow – with an on-line video: After weeks of testing the political waters, Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard Law School professor and…
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As I watched the September 11th memorial ceremonies on Sunday morning, I couldn’t help thinking just how many people from the Merrimack Valley died that day. Tewksbury lost two residents on September 11, 2001, Peter Gay and Peter Hashem. A few years ago the town built a wonderful memorial to…
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“Take-Out” by Richard Marion (c) 2022 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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Today, somebody said to me that this blog, with its various features and contributors, is Lowell’s version of the huffingtonpost. Thank you. I don’t think Dick will sell it to AOL, however.
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Last week I posted some video of the City Council candidate forum on public safety and some readers indicated it might be useful to put links to the video in a place that could be easily retrieved throughout the campaign. I’ve done this by creating a “2011 Lowell City Council…
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John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. We spend way too much for health care in the United States. In 2009, total expenditures on health were 17.4 percent of…
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The Hugh Cummisky Homestead in County Tyrone from the Lowell Irish website On this blog we have followed the joint archaeological dig project between U Mass Lowell and Queens College in Belfast, Ireland. The project began last year with a dig on land in the front yard St. Patrick’s Church…
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The 32nd Banjo and Fiddle Contest, sponsored by the Lowell National Historic Park, September 10, 2011, Boarding House Park. Photos by Tony Sampas.
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KIDS is an acronym for Kids In Disability Sports. In its own words, the mission of this Lowell based organization is simple: “We believe that children with special needs deserve the same opportunities for recreation, sports and skill-building as everyone else.” KIDS was incorporated in 1995 and services twelve Merrimack…
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