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Tonight’s NYT online includes a home-page positive review of “The Fighter” by A. O. Scott in which the commentary goes on at length and includes observations about the portrayal of Lowell and the city’s place in American culture. Read the review here, and get the NYT if you want more.…
Read More »“Honor in the Valley of Tears” is the feature length documentary about 1SGT David McNerney, the Lowell native who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. Correction: According to the “Honor in the Valley of Tears” Facebook page, Amazon will be accepting pre-orders for the DVD…
Read More »Lowell Mayor Jim Milinazzo opened the Mayor’s Reception Room to all residents of the city this evening for this year’s Holiday Reception. About 100 folks enjoyed live music from the Lowell High Brass Band, plenty of food and refreshments, great conversation, and a visit from Santa Claus. [youtube]_91A0K4RZRw[/youtube]
Read More »As a big fan of NYC native Melissa Leo – since back in the “Homicide: Life on the Streets” days, this review of “The Fighter” by Patriot Ledger’s Al Alexander strikes a positive cord. While he has a mistaken “fact” or two – all the sisters didn’t play themselves –…
Read More »From left: Mark Wahlberg, “Irish’’ Micky Ward, and director David O. Russell at last night’s screening of “The Fighter’’ in Hingham. (Bill Brett for The Boston Globe) Globe A&E writers Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein note some reactions to “The Fighter” shown last night in a Hingham charity preview. The buzz…
Read More »Tony Sampas photographs the City Hall clock tower (above) and a scene from Merrimack Street (below) on a cold winter’s night.
Read More »I traveled to Conte Forum on the campus of Boston College last night to watch the Boston College Eagles play the Providence College Friars in basketball (me – Providence, class of 1980). The first half was a BC blowout with the Eagles up by as many as 20, ending the…
Read More »According to the Eagle-Tribune and the Boston Herald, Steward Medical Holdings – a subsidiary of the Cerberus Capital Management L.P. – has filed an application with the Commonwealth for permission to purchase Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. This firm recently purchased the Caritas Christi Hospital…
Read More »Here is a great video posted by the people over at WCAP radio. Actors Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale were in Lowell on the night of December 7, 2010 for an exclusive photo shoot with Mickey “Irish” Ward and his half-brother Dickie Eklund. 980 WCAP was there for both interviews…
Read More »Today’s NYTimes includes an analysis of recent Red Sox player acquisitions and suggests the Bosox now have the edge in A.L. East. Read Tyler Kepner’s opinion from Yankee country here, and get the NYT if you want more.
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