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From This Day in History from History.com: On this day in 1777, during the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that “the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing…
Read More »Paul Revere suits up in his black and gold sweater in advance of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals, which the Bruins won, 5-2.
Read More »Reflections of fence slats and the spaces between them on the Merrimack Canal, by Tony Sampas
Read More »In today’s NYTimes, opinion writer David Brooks rails against what he sees as the utter failure of the two big conventional political parties. It’s fun to read, but I don’t like his insistence on charging both with equivalent incompetence. For once, I’d like him to run down the GOP without having to…
Read More »A recall vote of the members of the Chelmsford Board of Selectmen is scheduled for August 2, 2011. Searching through YouTube I found this interesting video. This video was originally posted by choosechelmsford.
Read More »Help support One Lowell – advocating for all of Lowell’s diverse newcomers! When: August 6th & 7th Where: Cawley Stadium 45 Douglas Rd. Lowell, MA Come to One Lowell’s 5th annual World Cup soccer tournament New England’s most competitive soccer. 16 teams from 16 countries compete for the championship title.…
Read More »Tonight the Joint Committee on Redistricting met at Lawrence High School for the ninth in a series of hearings seeking testimony and input from across the Commonwealth from elected officials, representatives of organizations and interests and from the general public. The session lasted for nearly three hours before a very…
Read More »The Joint Legislative Committee on Redistricting came to Lawrence High School tonight for a public hearing. Present were Senators Stanley Rosenberg (co-chair), Barry Finegold, Daniel Wolf, Sonia Chang-Diaz, and Bruce Tarr; and Representatives Michael Moran (co-chair), Sean Garballey, Bradford Hill, Alice Hanlon Peisch, Marcos Devers, John Keenan, Byron Rushing and…
Read More »The current crop of GOP Presidential candidates will be in our own back yard up in New Hampshire tonight from 8 to 10 p.m. at St. Anselm College’s Sullivan Arena. The debate is sponsored by the New Hampshire Union Leader, CNN and local television station WMUR. Across the stage you…
Read More »Back in 2003, the Lowell City Council endorsed the city’s first Master Plan in 30 years. Since then, the Hamilton Canal project has become a reality, the housing bubble burst, and “sustainability” – of natural resources, history, culture, and people – has become more important. The process of updating the…
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