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Here’s the latest communication from the Democratic Party team. It’s a message from Mitch Stewart, Director of Organizing for America, a Project of the Democratic National Committee: “Paul — “The Senate just passed Wall Street reform. The bill will become law the moment President Obama signs it. “This reform represents the…
Read More »Nancye Tuttle of the SUN broke the news on June 10 that Lowell Memorial Auditorium will present writer, radioman extraordinaire, and poetry enthusiast Garrison Keillor on March 6, 2011. As far as I can recall Keillor has never played Lowell or the Merrimack Valley, so that’s a great get. Let’s be sure Garrison…
Read More »People’s United Financial based in Connecticut and one of New England’s largest banks is again extending it’s reach into the Merrimack Valley. In the Spring, People’s agreed to buy Lowell’s Butler Bank after the lender was closed by the state Division of Banks. Of interest to Merrimack Valley locals is…
Read More »I missed taking note of Bastille Day (July 14), but my family has been following Le Tour de France on the Versus Channel. The coverage is first-rate—and worth watching as a travelogue as much as for a bicycle race. In honor of the French (mostly French Canadian) roots of many…
Read More »On the eve of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the National Trust for Historic Preservation reminds us that while many among us respect the sanctity of Civil War battlefields such as that of Gettysburg – others have different ideas. While many see the historic and cultural heritage value in these sacred spaces, others would exchange a…
Read More »Rick Newman on U. S. News & World Report.com has looked at the funding “crunch” across the fifty states and devised what he calls the “Pain Index.” The recession might technically be over, but the funding crunch in state and local governments could actually get worse. The stimulus act passed in…
Read More »The entry below was cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The following people are just some of the reasons that safe driving advocates like State Senator Brian Joyce must be so frustrated. The owner of a blue Toyota, MA license 693HG8, on June 25 swinging onto Morrissey Bouldvard, swerving…
Read More »Fifty years ago (July 13, 1960) John F Kennedy won his party’s nomination for President of the United States. At the convention held in Los Angeles, Kennedy beat…Lyndon Johnson, Senate Majority Leader-Texas; Adlai Stevenson, former Governor of Illinois; Stuart Symington’ Senator from Missouri; Hubert Humphrey, Senator from Minnesota; and several…
Read More »The Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy gave a favorable report to expansion of the Commonwealth’s “bottle bill” and an adjustment in reimbursements to redemption centers. According to a report by David Abel on the Boston Globe’s BreakingNews site: For the first time since the landmark bottle law took…
Read More »The Lowell Summer Music Series charges ahead this weekend with ’90s alt-rockers Cake on Friday and singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading on Saturday night. Think of the presenters for the next couple of days, and give the Woodstock cheer: “No rain, no rain, no rain.” For ticket info and the full schedule,…
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