David McNerney funeral

On March 22, 1967, A Company, 1-8 Infantry, 4th Infantry Division was ambushed by an enemy force three-times it size while on patrol deep in a Vietnamese jungle. Many died and were wounded in the initial onslaught, but many more survived thanks to the heroism and leadership of the company‘s…

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‘Mrs. Cleaver’ Passes Away

TV and film actress Barbara Billingsley passed away today. She was known to my generation as Mrs. Cleaver, the television mom of lead actor Jerry Mathers in “Leave It to Beaver.” She was 94 years old. Read the Associated Press bulletin from boston.com here.  The cast of “Leave It to Beaver.” From left,…

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Lt. Governor Murray at Greater Lowell Area Dems Meeting Tomorrow Morning

GLAD Members, Associates and Interested Democrats:    GREATER LOWELL AREA DEMOCRATS MEET ON OCTOBER 16TH at 8AM I’ve just been advised that Lt. Governor Tim Murray will definitely attend the Greater Lowell Area Democrats regular breakfast meeting tomorrow morning at the Independence Grill/Radisson in Chelmsford. The meeting is scheduled for 8am. Please join…

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Vatican Approval for Caritas Sale – Some Local Catholics Disapprove

This is a vintage photo – circa 1967 – of  Richard Cardinal Cushing – Archbishop of Boston – blessing a new unit at Carney Hospital. Cardinal Cushing led the way to building and establishing Bon Secours Hospital – now  Caritas Holy Family Hospital – in  Methuen to serve the need for Catholic heathcare…

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