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Three years ago we received a six month gift subscription to Netflix as a Christmas gift. We didn’t make full use of it for a while – watching a full length movie each night just took too much time – but then we discovered the joys of watching TV shows…
Read More »Early in the morning of December 13, 1977, a fire broke out on the fourth floor of Aquinas Hall, a woman’s dormitory at Providence College. Within thirty minutes, ten young women were dead – seven from the smoke and flames and three from jumping to escape the inferno. I was…
Read More »Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on Lewis Street; photos by Tony Sampas
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog…Be sure to check it out. In the wake of a proposed tax package deal, there’s plenty of finger-pointing, especially by Democrats, about how Obama caved to the Republicans on tax cuts for the rich. There’s even whispering about…
Read More »Cage Insider interviews Christian Bale and Dicky Eklund in this video originally posted by cageinsider.
Read More »This video of the Cambodian American Student Association was originally posted by UMLCASA. Below is the video description. This video slideshow shares what Cambodian American Student Association, C.A.S.A., of University of Massachusetts Lowell has been doing and what we have accomplished over the summer of 2010.
Read More »The top story in the NYTimes online at this hour is the loss of six more US soldiers in Afghanistan, killed when a van loaded with explosives blew up at an outpost manned by US/NATO and Afghan troops. Many Afghan and US soldiers were wounded in the attack, for which the…
Read More »Last Thursday was the kick-off of the Merrimack Valley Sandbox. I’ve already written about the overall concept of the “sandbox” as a model for leveraging the power of colleges to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship. A very interesting panel consisting of Dr. Carole Cowan, President of Middlesex Community College, Dr. David…
Read More »At 6:30 this morning, we headed out for a Sunday morning walk with our dog. Light rain was just beginning but the temperature was only 22 degrees. That combination meant that as soon as the raindrops hit the ground, they would freeze. It wasn’t too bad at first, but by…
Read More »For as long as I can remember, Mrs. Nelson’s Candy House on Rte 110 in Chelmsford has been a must-stop business at holidays throughout the year. Christmas is no different. Recently while waiting to check out, a small sign on the counter caught my eye. Here’s what it said: Recipe…
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