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Read the NYTimes account of the Giants’ win in game four of the World Series. Even with “41” and “43” in the house, the Rangers could not score a run as SF posted a 4-0 victory. If the Giants wrap up the Series in Texas tonight, it may be the best…
Read More »Nancye Tuttle returns with a grandparent’s observations of Halloween. Be sure to check out her own blog, Nancye’s World: Is there a more fun holiday for kids than Halloween? I think not. After all, who doesn’t love dressing up in costumes, parading around the neighborhood, getting free candy and even…
Read More »Nancye Tuttle writes about some upcoming events in Lowell. Be sure to check out her own site, Nancye’s World: It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted, but that doesn’t mean I’m slacking off on my duties in observing the Lowell scene. No excuses, but I have been busy…
Read More »So, hard facts. Nineteen nations have set new all-time temperature records this summer. Federal scientists have just announced that we’ve come through the warmest six months, twelve months, and decade on record. A powerful new study published in “Nature” shows that global warming has cut phytoplankton populations by half in…
Read More »Freddy Sanchez, formerly of the Lowell Spinners
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. More than 30 years ago, housing activists in Newton, mindful that young adults who had grown up in town couldn’t afford to live there and that elderly homeowners couldn’t afford to find replacements for their homes, set about…
Read More »The Kennedy Library Foundation is anticipating the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s inauguration as the 35th president of the United States on January 20, 2011. In the recent newsletter from the Foundation, here’s how Foundation CEO David McKean summed up JFK’s legacy: During the thousand days of his presidency, ……
Read More »Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG), under contract with the state Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, will conduct the first of two Visioning Sessions to gather input for a new Strategic Plan, which will address land use, infrastructure, environmental resource protection, housing, and economic development policy. A light…
Read More »Boston city councilor Chuck Turner was recently convicted of taking a bribe from a man who sought a liquor license. The man was an FBI informant and the transaction was secretly videotaped. At his trial, Turner testified in his own defense. As reported in the Globe, it didn’t go well.…
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