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Sun Santa, radiothon for Salvation Army earn record amounts

By Erin Smith, Lowell Sun

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The Lowell Sun, Sun Staff report
What will become of H1N1? When will a certain Tiger reappear? Is the economy creeping toward recovery?
These are some of the nagging questions tackled by notable locals offering their predictions for 2010.
Hope is universal. And Earth-like planets in other solar systems are waiting to be discovered.
Health/Science
Frank Singleton, Lowell Health Director: [...]

This morning’s political Column had a piece about Kevin Murphy that referred to last week’s school committee meeting.
In a meeting that seemed a bit off, with members failing to get their points across (yet finally coming together), Murphy was trying to prompt the members, without “leading the witness” so to speak.
Kevin was trying to say [...]

You know, Sheehan is doing his best, but I think everyone is getting tired of this guy’s (Mullin) hiding from talking to anyone. Radio, press, parents.. the only way you get information from the schools is by forcing it via freedom of information act requests.
From this morning’s Lowell Sun:
Dracut School Department lays off 16 teachers
DRACUT- [...]

Lowell Sun Editorial
With the national economy continuing its downward spiral, job losses increasing and new positions difficult to come by, area charitable organizations were concerned about meeting the region’s needs over the holidays.
They shouldn’t have worried.
Despite the dismal financial picture, Merrimack Valley residents and businesses once again came through for those needing a helping hand.
Thanks [...]

In the weekly Lowell Sun Saturday Chat by Kendall Wallace (chairman of Lowell Publishing Co.) he jumps in on the spat that the paper started last week in the weekly gossip column (his words)…

On a lighter side, I’d like to chat about the controversy over the item in last Sunday’s gossip column that discussed recent [...]

This morning’s Sunday Lowell Sun had a special treat for Dracut. Warren Shaw was the subject of Bob Conroy’s comic “Pink Slip”. Check out the graphic (as an Adobe pdf file) at:Warren Shaw in Conroys Pink Slip
We had Bob Conroy, the author and artist for the comic strip “Pink Slip”, on the show for a [...]

 

 Bob Conroy on WCAP Part 1 [12:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Bob Conroy on WCAP Part 2 [12:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Dracut continues to support the Sun Santa fund.
Here, you can see Town Manager Dennis Piendak joining two other town managers, and then you can catch the Dracut Football team…
Again.. head over to the Lowell Sun website and make a contribution..

 

 Dennis Piendak [2:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Dracut Football Team [1:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

By DENNIS SHAUGHNESSEY, Sun Staff Lowell Sun
DRACUT — Selectmen Chairman James O’Loughlin and former Selectman Warren Shaw faced off on SunTalk Live on Tuesday night, debating the merits of a $9 million Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion to fund a new town hall.
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A town-wide vote will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Polls are open [...]