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As part of its annual 9/11 observance, UMass Lowell today presented a lecture by Andrew Bacevich, a professor of international relations and history at Boston University. Bacevich, a retired Army officer with a PhD from Princeton, has been a frequent critic of recent American foreign policy, especially our actions in…
Read More »Despite slings and arrows from her detractors and weak-kneed worry about her confirmability, President Obama finally – today – appointed Harvard faculty member Elizabeth Warren to serve as an Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Her biggest task…
Read More »There is an announcement posted on the “One Lowell” website and noted on Facebook that Victoria Fahlberg, the founder of ONE Lowell, will be leaving her position as Executive Director effective Sept. 30th 2010. Victoria Fahlberg, the founder of ONE Lowell, will be leaving her position as Executive Director effective Sept.…
Read More »Another Tony Sampas photograph
Read More »In today’s edition Globe writers Shanahan and Goldstein take a quick look at the trailer for “The Fighter” which – as Dick posted earlier – is up and ready for your perusal. It’s great to have the Globe play-up this movie based on the come-back of Lowell fighter Mickey Ward. But give us a break…
Read More »Here’s a photo from September 1994 taken on Bridge Street outside the Centralville Police Substation. Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld (right) presents a check for $600K+ to Lowell Mayor Richard Howe Sr (left) and Police Chief Ed Davis (center).
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from local actor and playwright Jack Neary’s own blog, Shards. About a year ago, I was called in by CP Casting to read for an upcoming film to be directed by, co-written by, and starring Ben Affleck. As I recall, I initially read…
Read More »This morning Niki Tsongas’ first TV Ad begins airing throughout the district. The Ad called “Been Proud highlights Niki’s background growing up in a military family and how that has informed many of her priorities including her work on behalf of our troops in the field and for our veterans,…
Read More »Boston.com has a Globe article that says the state has announced that the Mass. unemployment rate dipped to 8.8 percent because 4,000 private-sector jobs were added last month. The report from the state marks the seventh straight month of improvement in the employment numbers. The US jobless figure is 9.6…
Read More »[youtube]1_zijS_UAtw[/youtube] Here’s the first trailer for the filmed-in-Lowell, Mickey Ward bio-pic, “The Fighter.” This clip is just 2:30 seconds long but there are so many recognizable scenes from Lowell – Cupples Square, Florence Road, Middlesex Superior Court, many shots of Micky O’Keefe – that it’s a bit like watching a…
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