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State Senator Barry Finegold has just posted his upcoming District Office Hours: Next Monday – January 24, 2011: Dracut: Dracut Council on Aging, 951 Mammoth Road, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Lawrence: Lawrence Senior Center, 155 Haverhill Street, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Andover: Andover Senior Center, 36 Bartlet Street,…
Read More »Several hundred people gathered yesterday at the Wyndham Hotel in Andover, Mass., for the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Branch of the NAACP. Branch President Rev. Roger A. Sawtelle of Lowell said one of the things he enjoys about the yearly gathering is that…
Read More »Tony Sampas photographs the recently refurbished Abraham Lincoln Monument in Lincoln Square at the intersection of Chelmsford, Liberty and Lincoln Streets in Lowell.
Read More »I just noticed the No School in Lowell announcement. At 5 am, there was no snow. At 5:05 am it had started and continues. It was very light but it’s already coated the road and parked cars. To all students and educators, enjoy your day off.
Read More »Mark your calendars for Sunday, February 20, at 2 p.m, at the Athenian Corner restaurant on Market Street in Lowell. That’s when hundreds of literary fans will meet at the book launch party for Steve O’Connor’s upcoming novel, “The Spy in the City of Books, ” which is being published by Sons of Liberty…
Read More »Lowell resident and MassINC Executive Vice President John Schneider has been pushing the Gateway Cities initiative. Read the message that he and his colleague Ben Forman recently released. For details on MassINC’s Gateway Cities Education Summit in Worcestor on Feb. 4, visit www.massinc.org The Gateway Cities Globe moment This past Thanksgiving day, The Boston Globe began a…
Read More »Tony Sampas offers a new view of the former Giant Store on Dutton Street (above) and of Worthen Street (below)
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. People continue to cast about to identify lessons learned and take-away “to do” agenda items in the wake of last Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson. The overarching theme has been the need to dial back the hatred that…
Read More »It’s only midway through the Golden Globe Awards and “The Fighter” has already won two major awards, Christian Bale won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Dickie Ecklund, and Melissa Leo won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Alice Ward. Below is Bale’s award, captured from the TV…
Read More »From Nanyce Tuttle’s 2004 Lowell Sun interview with “Local Hero” Lura Smith: Each year, the biggest and best day in Lura Smith’s busy life is Martin Luther King Day. It’s the day that Smith, the elegant, effervescent assistant to Middlesex Community College President Carole Cowan, plans for all year long…
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