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Read More »It’s “Lowell-Bred” Irish Mickey Ward Not Boston
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 »Flashback Friday: Community Policing Grant, 1994
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 »September 15, 2010: A Night on THE TOWN by Jack Neary
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 »Tsongas’ First TV Ad
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 »Good News: Mass. Adds Jobs for 7th Straight Month
September 17, 2010
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PaulM
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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 »“The Fighter” movie trailer
[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…
Read More »Lowell Observatory
September 16, 2010
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PaulM
Posted in Culture, Education, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell, Science
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Just when you think you are getting lost in the weeds of daily busy-ness, someone comes along with pictures of the solar system. Take a look at these images from boston.com
Read More »UMass Gets High Marks in British Ranking of Higher Ed
UMass as a system came in at a strong 56 out of the world’s 200 best universities in new rankings by The Times of London. It was the region’s only public university to make the top tier and was in good company along with Harvard, MIT, and Tufts from New…
Read More »Caritas-Cerberus Saga Continues
Both the Boston Herald and the Lowell Sun are reporting an AP story that a coalition of community hospitals are looking for restrictions on the Caritas Christi Health Care system after its sale to Cerberus – a private equity firm. Expecting increased competition for their doctors and fearful of the possible use 0f …
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