Senator Baddour: “Caritas-Cerberus Sale Approved by AG”

According to an article in today’s on-line edition of the Eagle-Tribune, State Senator Steven Baddour (D) of Methuen was contacted by the Attorney General Martha Coakley’s  office this morning with the news that the Caritas Christi Heath Care-Cerberus sale will be approved but with some restrictions. According to the E-T…

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Globe Urges Continued Coakley Oversight of Caritas

In today’s edition, the Globe editorial urges Attorney General Martha Coakley to withhold her support for the Caritas Christi Health Care sale to the for-profit private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management unless Cerberus agrees to a continued financial oversight by the Commonwealth after completion of the sale.  From the editorial…

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More Kerouac Festival Reporting

Today’s SUN includes an eloquently written article by Rita Savard about Jack Kerouac’s roots in Centralville, specifically St. Louis de France parish. She accompanied a group of people on a Sunday morning walking tour that was guided by the orginator of the tours of Kerouac literary sites, Roger Brunelle. He led four tours at this year’s Kerouac…

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Tuesday Trivia

Another installment of our Lowell trivia questions. The answers will be posted tomorrow. 6) What Lowell boxer represented the United States at the 1924 Olympic Games? 7) Which country’s national anthem was written by a person who lived in Lowell? 8) How many Roman Catholic churches in Lowell were originally…

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