By Shawn on Dec 26, 2007 in Articles, Massachusetts | 0 Comments
By Associated Press Monday, December 24, 2007
Gov. Deval Patrick says a proposed ballot question that would end the state income tax is “just a dumb idea†that would set the state on a road to fiscal ruin.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Patrick says he’s lived in places with no taxes like [...]
By Shawn on Dec 26, 2007 in Articles, Massachusetts | 0 Comments
By Boston Herald editorial staff, Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Gov. Deval Patrick has said a few dumb things since taking office (to wit, 9/11 was a “failure of human understandingâ€) but we can’t recall him ever calling the Massachusetts electorate dumb.
But that’s essentially what he did when he opined to The Associated Press that repealing the [...]
By Shawn on Dec 24, 2007 in Events, Featured, Town Hall | 0 Comments
Board of Health Director Tom Bomil, now a new member of the Salvation Army Board of Directors as well, led an effort to have employees from the Town Hall volunteer as bellringers for the Salvation Army.
Throughout this last Saturday, if you stopped by the Market Basket on Bridge Street, you would have seen Tom, Town [...]
By Shawn on Dec 16, 2007 in Events, Featured | 2 Comments
After a very slow start, and some serious trepidation on our part, the 980 WCAP Radiothon to raise money for the Lowell Area Salvation Army came through once again surpassing its goal of $60,000.00
The tally as of the end of the program was a little over $63,000.00, and it is believed that ultimately we will [...]
By Shawn on Dec 14, 2007 in Events, Featured | 0 Comments
by Dan Phelps
Dracut Forum Note: see the list of items up for auction at http://www.980wcapradiothon.com.
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By Shawn on Dec 13, 2007 in DHA | 0 Comments
In this morning’s Lowell Sun, Dennis Shaughnessey reports that Dracut Housing Commissioner Jim Gookin has resigned from the Housing Authority.
Appointed to the authority first by Gov. Bill Cellucci, and later by Gov. Mitt Romney, his term was to expire in 2010.
Gookin was at the center of the controversy over the summer involving the hiring of [...]
By Shawn on Dec 10, 2007 in Events, Featured | 0 Comments
“Remember no man is a failure who has friends., Thanks for the wings!, Love, Clarence”
Its a strange quote to use as a posting title, but brings to mind some incredible works going on in the Greater Lowell Area.
As you notice, the Frank Capra movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” has once again bubbled to the top [...]
By Shawn on Dec 5, 2007 in Dracut, Featured | 4 Comments
One of Dracut’s long-festering issues over the last few years has finally come to a close.
A lawsuit has been pending for a number of years, and finally came to court last Thursday and Friday to resolve an issue regarding the interpretation of a special permit issued by Dracut to Severance Trucking Co. that controls hours [...]