On Sunday, clean-up and testing began on thousands of plastic discs from a New Hampshire wastewater treatment plant that have been washing up on local beaches. The Department of Environmental Services said the white disks were first spotted on Friday on the beach at Seabrook. “What we had was a discharge from a wastewater treatment [...]
Asian longhorned beetles, a much-feared invasive pest with the potential to devastate New England’s forests, have been discovered in Boston, across the street from the country’s oldest public arboretum. Six infested red maples bordering a parking lot at Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain were cut down early yesterday morning. Teams of tree climbers and spotters, [...]
Have you seen the Micky Ward movie “The Fighter” trailer yet? It’s wicked Awesome and I think it’s already showing that it’s going to capture the Lowell scene during the 80′s and 90′s and up to Micky’s epic last fights with Arturo Gatti. Micky Ward retired at 37 years old with a boxing record of [...]
Pictures from my new camera (Nikon D5000) over the last few weeks in New England. It’s nice to remember this time of year with the leaves changing color, Halloween and the autumn activities like picking pumpkins and playing in the leaves. A long year and there’s reason to believe, maybe next year will be better [...]
Remember that email you got with that password you needed? Where is that email with your bank information or vacation itinerary? We’ve all seen Microsoft Outlook email archiving pop up and often they hit yes to archive old emails without knowing what it does. What is email archiving and how does it help? Is it [...]
As the United States Postal Service, weighed down by a crippling multibillion-dollar deficit, shrinks its operations, post offices across the country are on the chopping block. Each year, hundreds of postal operations shutter, but this coming fall could be the single biggest consolidation in Postal Service history. Over the next three months, more than 3,200 [...]
Dear Friend, In 3 months, voters across the Commonwealth will head to the polls for the critically important 2006 election. It has been 20 years — far too long — since we elected a Democratic governor here at home. Massachusetts, like so much of the country, is ready for a change. That’s why the Democratic [...]
When I was young, it was ok for people to celebrate the myth of Thanksgiving as it had been told to us for hundreds of years. The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth rock and were met by some very friendly “Indians”. These Indians quickly became friends with the Pilgrims. In a way of celebrating both the [...]
It is the wholesome and fresh product line of our restaurant/takeout and franchise operations that has made Sal’s Pizza a unique and successful quick-server enterprise. The concept for the company originated in Boston’s North End, the renowned enclave of authentic Italian eateries, and where CEO Sal Lupoli did his culinary apprenticeship. This experience was to [...]
Massachusetts law makers pushed forward the proposed ban to make same sex marriage illegal in it’s state. Although 132 voted against the ban, 62 members voted to get rid of gay marriage. Since the cutoff to keep a proposition alive is 50 votes, this one will appear for further consideration on the next legislative which [...]
Located in Dracut Massachusetts, Shaw Farm is the only operating dairy farm still around in the Greater Lowell area. You can be sure that when you visit Shaw Farm for your dairy needs you are purchasing fresh milk from a dairy farm on a very, very short list of dairy farms in still operating in [...]
Recently, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in partnership with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) assembled an Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Enforcement Working Group to guide the agency in recommending changes to current OHV laws, regulations and practices. The Department is sharing this information with the extensive list of [...]
There has been a lot of focus lately on making sure that teenage drivers practice safer driving. One idea that was floating around for a while was raising the legal driving age. That obviously didn’t happen but some stricter laws for newer drivers are now in effect that will drastically change not only what is [...]
Mixing explosive chemicals found around the house in a soda bottle to watch them explode was not the best idea that 15 year old Jared Richards of Swampscot, MA ever had but to be charged for it by the state? I really think that is too much. Jared Richards and some of his friends had [...]
Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who already has his own blog, is helping bring the Roman Catholic church deeper into the 21st century by offering downloadable Christmas video messages in three languages. The Catholic church is generally seen as being behind the curve when it comes to new media and technology. There has been some resistance [...]
DROPKICK MURPHYS – “Last Letter Home” Listen to Last Letter Home (Album Version) Hello there my dearest love Today I write to you about our sons The boys start school today They’re the spitting image of you in every way Hey son it’s Dad I hope this letter finds you well out of harm’s way [...]
Five years after the worst terrorist attack on American soil, families of some of the nearly 3,000 victims gathered Monday at Ground Zero for a solemn ceremony. The commemoration included four moments of silence. Two for the times that hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center towers (which Dracut’s own John Ogonowski piloted flight 11) [...]
