The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from August 2004:
BOOKINGS
Aug 01, 2004; ... TODAY: Poet Sharon Olds receives the Golden Rose Award, andreads from her work, at 4 p.m., at the Longfellow House, 105 BrattleSt., Cambridge. . . . Linda Greenlaw reads from "All Fishermen AreLiars," at 5 p.m., at WordsWorth Books, 30 Brattle St., Cambridge. .. . Dave Rosi reads from ...
A WELCOME DOWNSIZING ORDER FROM A MINI-PORTIONED TASTING MENU WHEN YOU ONLY WANT A NIBBLE. OF EVERYTHING, THAT IS.
Aug 01, 2004; ... Do you dream of five-course meals but fear the 5 pounds that mightcome with them? Some local restaurants, sensitive to these weight-watching times, are addressing dieting and obesity concerns byoffering customers mini-portioned tasting menus, so that, finally,your stomach can keep pace ...
ELEANOR P. MCDONOUGH, 75; WAS ASSISTANT TO DUKAKIS
Aug 01, 2004; ... [PUBLISHED CORRECTION - DATE: Wednesday, August 11, 2004:Correction: Because of a reporting error, an obituary on Aug. 1 ofElizabeth P. McDonough incorrectly stated a title of her late father,John P. Higgins. He was former chief justice of the Superior Court.) Whether it was ...
CONNOLLY RE-SIGNS WITH THE SABRES
Aug 01, 2004 ... NAMES Center Tim Connolly accepted a one-year qualifying offer,making him one of three players to re-sign with the Buffalo Sabresyesterday. The team also reached deals with backup goaltender MikaNoronen and defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick. Both were scheduled forsalary arbitration hearings ...
POLITICAL REVERIE
Aug 01, 2004; ... I know you're not going to believe this, but I dreamed that therewas a Democratic convention here in Boston last week. Can youimagine? I mean, I've dreamed of blue dogs populating the rings ofSaturn but never this. It must have been that pastrami sub withonions. Anyway, it was ...
NO QUESTION FITZGERALD FITS HIS CHARACTER SURE TO BE A PLUS FOR BRUINS N O ONE WOULD ARGUE THAT THE SIGNING OF UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT TOM FITZGERALD IS FRANCHISE ALTERING FOR THE BRUINS. BUT THE FORWARD, WHO TURNS 36 THIS MONTH, IS THE LATEST CHARACTER PLAYER TO JOIN HIS HOMETOWN TEAM.
Aug 01, 2004; ... HE FOLLOWS LOCAL PRODUCTS TED DONATO, WHO RETIRED FROM THE NHL INORDER TO TAKE OVER THE HEAD COACHING JOB AT HARVARD; STEVE HEINZE,WHO WAS FORCED TO HANG UP HIS SKATES BECAUSE OF POST-CONCUSSIONSYNDROME; AND MIKE SULLIVAN, CURRENTLY THE BRUINS' COACH. THEY HAVEALL BROUGHT CLASS, ...
A FIGHT TO CARE
Aug 01, 2004; ... RECENTLY, A FORMER PATIENT OF MINE DIED. IT WAS NOT A PEACEFULDEATH - HE SUFFERED AIR HUNGER FROM HIS LUNG CANCER AND PANIC FROMHIS AIR HUNGER - BUT STAFF PUSHED FOR HIGH DOSES OF PAIN MEDICATION,WHICH THE PATIENT'S LEGAL GUARDIAN APPROVED. IN HIS LAST WEEKS, HEWAS SURROUNDED BY NURSES ...
THE `VALUES' BUZZ
Aug 01, 2004; ... BEFORE THE CONVENTION, I TRIED TO ORGANIZE A BETTING POOL ON HOWMANY TIMES THE DEMOCRATS WOULD USE THE WORD VALUES. I QUIT AFTER DNCHEAD TERRY MCAULIFFE GAVE HIS PREVIEW OF THE VALUES ON THE CONVENTIONMENU: "PATRIOTISM, DUTY, HONOR, RESPONSIBILITY, OPPORTUNITY, FREEDOM,FAMILY, AND ...
THE NEWS IN IRAQ ISN'T ALL BAD
Aug 01, 2004; ... YOU READ THE PAPER OR WATCH THE NIGHTLY NEWS, SO OF COURSE YOUKNOW ABOUT THE BAD THINGS HAPPENING IN IRAQ. LAST WEEK A TERRORIST'SBOMB DEVASTATED A DOWNTOWN STREET IN BAQUBA, MURDERING 68 INNOCENTIRAQIS AND WOUNDING DOZENS MORE. EVERY DAY BRINGS FRESH KIDNAPPINGS _SOME COMMITTED BY ...
AM I BETTER OFF THAN I WAS FOUR YEARS AGO?
Aug 01, 2004 ... AS AN INDEPENDENT VOTER, I ASK MYSELF THE SAME QUESTION ASKED BYRONALD REAGAN DURING THE 1980 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: AM I BETTER OFFTHAN I WAS FOUR YEARS AGO? I then continue the self-examination. Is it easier for me to go and buy things in the stores than it wasfour years ago? Is there ...
NEW CAMPAIGN SLOGAN
Aug 01, 2004 ... IN HER SPEECH WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MICHIGAN GOVERNOR JENNIFER GRANHOLMSAID SOMETHING ABOUT CARRYING OUR NATION FORWARD. I DIDN'T KNOWWHETHER IT WAS A PUN OR A COINCIDENCE. Did she mean "Kerry ournation forward?" If so, I ...
BUT IS SHE A CLASS ACT?
Aug 01, 2004 ... RALPH NADER ISN'T A THREAT TO JOHN KERRY, BUT HIS WIFE TERESA SUREIS! HUBBY HAS A BLIND SPOT AND HASN'T YET TOLD HER TO SHUT UPBECAUSE THIS ELECTION IS NOT ABOUT HER. Hey, I'm an aggressive,speak-my-mind gal, but having actual smarts is marked by antennacluing you in on what to say ...
BRING ON THE FLIP-FLOPPERS
Aug 01, 2004 ... JOHN KERRY IS FREQUENTLY CHARACTERIZED AS BEING A FLIP-FLOPPER _SOMEONE WHO SUDDENLY CHANGES DIRECTION. WE LIVE IN A RAPIDLYCHANGING WORLD. RAPID CHANGES CALL FOR LEADERS WHO ARE AGILE ANDFLEXIBLE. THEY MUST BE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND APPROPRIATELY WHENNEW INFORMATION ...
HATS OFF TO HEINZ KERRY
Aug 01, 2004 ... I WISH I WERE VOTING FOR TERESA HEINZ KERRY FOR PRESIDENT, BUT ISUPPOSE A VOTE FOR JOHN ...
WHAT STARTED THE HUNT FOR BILL CLINTON?
Aug 01, 2004 ... IN TY BURR'S JULY 23 REVIEW OF THE MOVIE, "THE HUNTING OF THEPRESIDENT," HE ASKS, WHY DID THE COMPARATIVELY MODERATE BILL CLINTONEVOKE SUCH RAGE AND GOES ON TO NAME MULTIPLE DIVERSE PERSONS ("`HUNTING' HITS THE MARK, BUT WHERE'S THE CONTEXT?", ARTS, JULY 23). Americans want in their ...
A YEARNING FOR UNITY
Aug 01, 2004 ... FOR MANY, THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION WAS JUST A BIG PARTY. TO ME ITWAS THE GREAT STORY OF HUMANITY PLAYING ITSELF OUT ONCE AGAIN. There is a reason this has been the best Democratic convention ever.Great effort was made to set aside division in favor of unity. Forsome, of course, this ...
LET'S HEAR MORE FROM OBAMA; IT'S TIME FOR JACKSON TO RETIRE
Aug 01, 2004 ... WOW, IS ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT BARACK OBAMA'S SPEECH TO THEDEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ON TUESDAY NIGHT. HIS PERSONAL STORYIS COMPELLING. BUT WHAT WAS EVEN MORE COMPELLING WAS HIS TREMENDOUSLYUPBEAT, POSITIVE MESSAGE FOR PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY OF ALL RACES, ANDHIS UNIFYING VIEW OF US ALL ....
KERRY HIT A HOME RUN WITH HIS SPEECH
Aug 01, 2004 ... JOHN KERRY'S SPEECH THURSDAY NIGHT WAS FILLED WITH PASSION, HIGHIDEALS, AND A STRONG ROAD MAP OF WHAT HE PLANS TO DO WHEN HE BECOMESPRESIDENT. HE LIT A FIRE UNDER ME AND MANY OF MY FRIENDS, WHO HADNOT BEEN CERTAIN OF HIS PASSION AND ...
SHE'LL MAKE A GREAT FIRST LADY
Aug 01, 2004 ... TERESA HEINZ Kerry could befriend anybody. Smack uponintroduction, she seeks your finest - and shares hers. Authentic,centered, and direct, her spirit taps groups and solos alike. While I am one who believes John F. Kerry stands just fine on hisown, it's clear that Teresa Heinz ...
PERSONAL ATTACKS: BOTH PARTIES ARE GUILTY
Aug 01, 2004 ... I TAKE STRONG ISSUE WITH LETTER WRITER JEANNE STAPLETON("REPUBLICANS, LOOK IN THE MIRROR," LETTER, JULY 23) WHO SEEMED TOBELIEVE THAT THE CURRENT BIPARTISAN PRACTICE OF VILLIFYING YOURPOLITICAL OPPONENTS WAS BEGUN BY REPUBLICANS. AU CONTRAIRE. Theopening salvo of this volley began in ...
GROWING THREATS TO AMERICAN FAMILIES
Aug 01, 2004 ... OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AMERICAN FAMILIES HAVE FACED INCREASINGHEALTH-CARE COSTS, AND MANY PARENTS HAVE LOST HEALTH INSURANCE FORTHEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. DURING THE SAME SPAN, MILLIONS OFTEENS HAVE DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND THE NATION HAS LOST 1.8MILLION JOBS. THANKS TO THE ...
PULLED IN BY WONDER OF POLITICAL PROCESS
Aug 01, 2004 ... THE MEDIA have spent a lot of time talking about the mediacovering - or not covering - the Democratic National Convention. Youhave weighed in as well especially with Ed Fouhy's "Anyone Watching?"(Page D14, July 29). I thought that I would probably avoid most of the hype ...
WILL MY GRANDCHILDREN EVER BE ABLE TO BUY A HOME?
Aug 01, 2004 ... I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE. I HAVE A LOVING HUSBAND, TWOGAINFULLY EMPLOYED SONS, THREE GORGEOUS GRANDCHILDREN, A JOB, HEALTHINSURANCE, AND A RETIREMENT PLAN. BUT I'M CLOSE TO RETIREMENT, I'MNERVOUS ABOUT HOW LONG MY RETIREMENT FUNDS WILL LAST, HOW I'M GOINGTO PAY FOR MY PRESCRIPTION ...
AMERICA IS GOING PLACES
Aug 01, 2004 ... DAN PAYNE SAID THE DEMOCRATS' SLOGAN, "STRONGER AT HOME, RESPECTEDIN THE WORLD" SOUNDS LIKE A GLOBAL ARMS DEALER ("TAKE MY ADVICE,DEMOCRATS," OP ED, JULY 24).Try the slogan "America is goingplaces!" on for size. This slogan is most appropriate in light of thefact that President Bush ...
KERRY MUST REFRAME THE ECONOMIC ISSUES
Aug 01, 2004; ... WHEN WE SPOKE BY PHONE JUST BEFORE HIS SOLIDLY SUCCESSFULNOMINATION CONVENTION, JOHN KERRY TOLD ME THAT HE NEEDED TO PRESENTHIS AMBITIOUS INTENTIONS TO LOWER THE COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE FORREASONS THAT GO BEYOND HEALTH CARE ITSELF. "People who are bustinga gut working in this ...
FOR MANY WORKERS, CALLING IN SICK CAN MEAN LOSING A DAY'S PAY
Aug 01, 2004; ... When you're fighting the flu or bedridden with a bad back, youwant to know you can stay home to recover and still make your carpayment or rent for the month. But for as much as half the US workforce, or nearly 60 millionworkers, a day out sick is often a lost day's pay. And half to ...
ON TOP OF HER GAME REALTOR'S SUCCESS IS IN THE PERCENTAGES - AND IN A CELOLPHONE THAT'S NEVER TURNED OFF
Aug 01, 2004; ... Beth Dickerson moves fast. She walks fast, she drives fast. Mostnotably, she works fast. So far in 2004, she has had 37 Boston properties under contract,totaling $56 million. Not bad for a first year in business. An 18-year veteran of the Boston real estate market, ...
MASHPEE
Aug 01, 2004; ... MASHPEE If he wanted to and if he was any good at it, Jamie Regancould go saltwater fishing, change his mind and tackle a freshwaterpond, and then change his mind again and start slicing golf balls onone of four courses here. He could do all that, Regan said, and still be within ...
WHEN THE BOSS OF YOU IS YOU, A SICK DAY REQUIRES RULES
Aug 01, 2004; ... I feel sick. Not just in my lingering head cold, but all over.What if I don't push myself? What if I really dig into where I am with no guilt, no shame and just lay low? In other words, what if I called in sick? For two whole weeks I dragged myself around, claiming it was ...
DON'T BE SHY: FEES ARE ALWAYS NEGOTIABLE
Aug 01, 2004; ... Unless you choose to sell your home yourself, the commission youpay to your realtor may be the most important issue you tackle. Thesize of the commission you agree upon a percentage of the sale pricewill affect the amount of money you take to your new home after thesale has ...
NENA GROSKIND
Aug 01, 2004; ... Q. I recently purchased a home, and the seller agreed to makerepairs, but some of the work was done poorly and some items weren'taddressed at all. When I complained during our pre-closing walk-through, the seller basically said he wasn't doing anything more. Iwent through with the deal, ...
DETAILS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Aug 01, 2004; ... MANSFIELD They don't make 'em like they used to. That's what financial planner Kristofor Behn and his wife,Christine, are discovering as they prepare to leave their VictorianColonial in Mansfield for the new house they are building in nearbyFoxborough. "These windows," he ...
HOW TO COPE WITH THE INSECURITIES OF A CO-WORKER
Aug 01, 2004; ... Q. Last month my boss hired a trainee right out of college to workin our department . She is young, not only in age but also in herlevel of maturity. She is the daughter of a friend of my boss and hehas known her since she was born. The problem is that she is clingingto me, always asking ...
DIPLOMATIC MOVES
Aug 01, 2004; ... REPUBLICAN HOUSE CHANGE Former Massachusetts governor and currentUS ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci (inset) and his wife, Jan ,are putting their Brigham Street, Hudson, house of many years on themarket. The couple are returning to Hudson, Cellucci's hometown, thisweekend to work out ...
HIRING OF HOURLY WORKERS GIVEN TECH TOUCH MORE EMPLOYERS OPT FOR AUTOMATED PROCESS TO BUILD ROSTER OF APPLICANTS, REDUCE TURNOVER
Aug 01, 2004; ... Technology has transformed much of the hiring process in recentyears but one area that's lagged is the hiring of hourly workers. Although such workers represent nearly 60 percent of the nation'slabor force, employment technology has tended to focus on salariedemployees. But that's ...
CAUTIONARY LESSONS CLOTHED IN A CORPORATE FAIRY TALE
Aug 01, 2004; ... Once upon a time (I open with the same words that begin thiscorporate fairy tale), a man named James Cash Penney bought a handfulof dry goods stores in the American West. Expanding his kingdom inthe early decades of the 20th century, he told his store managers todo good things community ...
AROUND TOWN
Aug 01, 2004; ... Monday, 8/2 Interview prep Learn the do's and don'ts for questions, appearance, and bodylanguage during interviews at this free seminar held by The CareerPlace from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Trade Center Park, 100 Sylvan Road,Suite G100, Woburn. Preregistration required. Call ...
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE? BLOCKBUSTER IS REVAMPING ITS LATE-FEE POLICY TO LURE BACK CUSTOMERS
Aug 01, 2004; ... It's the late fees, stupid. After years of angering customers with excessive fees forreturning a movie late and then having rivals like Netflix andComcast exploit that anger in their own ads, Blockbuster is finallystarting to wake up and do something about it. In Boston the ...
LOYALTY STILL RUNS HIGH AT US COMPANIES
Aug 01, 2004; ... WORKPLACE Despite recent headlines about corporate wrongdoing, many workersand human resource professionals believe the companies they work forare trustworthy, according to a survey by the Society for HumanResource Management and CareerJournal.com. The survey of 370 HR ...
A RETIREMENT PLAN FOR THE RISK-AVERSE
Aug 01, 2004; ... Q. I am almost 50 years old and a single mother with one son ajunior in college and the other a junior in high school. My home isconservatively valued at $750,000, with a 6 percent mortgage of$145,000 with 28 years to go. We have two cars, both paid for, and nocredit card debt. My liquid ...
CUSTOMER DEMAND DRIVES INNOVATION ALLIANCES
Aug 01, 2004; ... Demand for innovation is accelerating. And it's taxing theresources of businesses stuck with go-it-alone research-and-development models. Whether it's tech-savvy rock fans hunting for the latest musicplayers at electronics stores or Atkins dieters scouring theirsupermarket ...
DON'T BET ON CAPITALIZING ON THE ELECTION
Aug 01, 2004; ... The hardest media job at the Democratic National Convention lastweek may have been trying to find a connection to the mutual fundbusiness. Aside from sponsorships, the fund world has been excluded from thepolitical discussion. There's no talk of legislation that wouldexempt fund ...
DIRTY WORK
Aug 01, 2004 ... Emily Manoogian, 7, of Worcester, placed second in a pie-eatingcontest at a blueberry festival at the ...
Q&A CHRISTOPHER CONKEY ON STOCK MARKET STRATEGIES
Aug 01, 2004 ... After turning in a blistering performance last year, stock marketshave been lagging and investors are suddenly seeing not so rosyreturns in their financial statements. The latest worry: slowingeconomic growth. On Friday, the US government reported that growth ingross domestic product ...
TRENDY CHINESE SLIPPERS ARE THE SOLES OF SUMMER
Aug 01, 2004; ... Move over sneakers and flip-flops, there's a new shoe tearing upthe streets. They're Chinese slippers that women are snatching up by the dozen and then some because they cost as little as $3 a pair. Thirteen-year-old Sharon A. Noel on warm weather days trades inher sneakers ...
1 GRANDE IDEA HEAVY ON LUCK WITH A DOLLOP OF GENIUS
Aug 01, 2004 ... Imagine that it's 1987 and you are a potential angel investorinvited to hear a pitch for money from Howard Schultz. He is tryingto raise $3.8 million so he can buy and expand a tiny chain ofcoffeehouses called Starbucks. "Here's my idea," Schultz might have said. "I'm going to ...
TOOLS THIS WEEK AT BOSTONWORKS.COM
Aug 01, 2004 ... Find the jobs near you The Mass Pike. Interstate 93 north and south. Routes 495 and 128.And more. Now you can browse BostonWorks 20,000 jobs by eight majorcommuting routes in and around Greater Boston. You can also browsefor jobs by any of seven regions or 250 different towns ....
WHO'S WHAT WHERE
Aug 01, 2004; ... STAPLES INC. Framingham's Staples Inc., an office products retailer, has namedChristine Komola senior vice president and controller. Komolapreviously was senior vice president. THE CITIZENS NATION ROPES & GRAY LLP Boston law firm Ropes & Gray has named Joshua ...
FORMER SELECTMAN SEEKS SCHOOL'S REMOVAL FROM HISTORIC DISTRICT
Aug 01, 2004; ... The town's decision on what roofing materials to use in therestoration and expansion of the historic Batchelder ElementarySchool faces another round of scrutiny after former selectman JamesBeggan submitted a 10-signature petition to remove the school fromthe town's Center Historic ...
$3.2M NEEDED FOR PEPPERELL SPRINGS LAND
Aug 01, 2004; ... PEPPERELL With a sale agreement finalized, the Trust for PublicLand and other interested parties have until November to raise the$3.2 million needed to purchase the 265-acre Pepperell Springsproperty on Chestnut Street from the current owner, D.S. Waters Inc.of Atlanta. For many ...
DETOUR TO REMAIN
Aug 01, 2004; ... ANDOVER The detour erected late last month on Red Spring Roadbetween Essex and Cuba streets in downtown Andover will probablyremain in place at least through the fall, said Jack Petkus,director of Public Works. Traffic is being diverted to allow thetown to replace a century-old, ...
INSPECTOR CRITICIZES SELECTMEN
Aug 01, 2004; ... Tensions between the town's building inspector, Eugene T. Argiro,and members of the Board of Selectmen have reached a new level sinceArgiro's attorney charged in a letter to the town administrator thatthe building inspector has endured "political pressures or calls forshortcutting his ...
MILLS STEPS UP EFFORT FOR NEW EXIT
Aug 01, 2004; ... Mills Corp. is on the move again, working with area officials onan aggressive campaign aimed at convincing the state that a new exiton Interstate 93 is needed to serve businesses in Andover, Tewksbury,and Wilmington. The Arlington, Va.-based shopping center owner-operator says ...
CARLISLE FARMER LOSES PLEA TO SHELVE $2 PARKING FEESTATE VOWS TO HELP ICE CREAM STAND
Aug 01, 2004; ... The state Department of Conservation and Recreation last weekannounced it will reinstate the $2 per car parking fee at Great BrookFarm State Park in Carlisle next April despite appeals from MarkDuffy, who leases the farm from the state, to eliminate the feepermanently. Duffy said ...
AFFORDABLE HOUSES WOULD BE TOWN'S 1ST
Aug 01, 2004; ... Two developers have proposed projects that would create the firsthomes in Dunstable that meet the state's standards for affordablehousing. Butch Traywick plans to build 150 two- and three-bedroom houses on157 acres off of Mill Street. Thirty-eight of the homes, representing25 ...
CAT OWNERS VIE TO DETERMINE PICK OF THE LITTER
Aug 01, 2004; ... In the movie "Catwoman," a mousy graphic designer toils under atyrannical boss and is killed after learning that her company's newskin cream is perhaps more likely to take years off your life thanremove years from your face. An Egyptian Mau cat comes along and breathes life into ...
A MONTH OVERDUE, CITY BUDGET APPROVED
Aug 01, 2004; ... A windfall of lottery money and a handful of measures to boostrevenues by $7.5 million enabled the Lawrence City Council to approvea balanced budget nearly a month after the start of the fiscal year. The budget approved, 6 to 3, by councilors after a five-hourmeeting Tuesday calls ...
GOLFING COUPLE SCORES 2 HOLES-IN-ONE
Aug 01, 2004; ... ANDOVER When Bill Donovan scored his third career hole-in-oneJune 26 on Andover Country Club's fifth hole, his wife, Linda,offered the obligatory congratulations and then joked that it wastime to get one of her own. She did, 11 days later. And on the same hole. About the ...
FOR THE RECORD
Aug 01, 2004 ... Correction: Due to a reporting error, an item in the July 22People column ...
RESTORATION BECOMES FAMILY AFFAIR
Aug 01, 2004; ... LAWRENCE The six months that Frances Paley worked in the EverettMill in 1910 or 1911 were kept buried in her memory. She nevermentioned it until her son, Bert, walked into the mill 70 years laterand bought it. "When I told her, she was very upset," said Paley. Paley said he ...
DINING OUT
Aug 01, 2004; ... The homemade pasta at Lucia's Tavola is well worth the trip tobucolic Brookline, N.H. The angel hair, fettuccine, and pappardelleat this cozy new Italian restaurant were like nothing I had eaten ina long time, melting in my mouth with an unforgettable softness. This wondrous pasta ...
OLD MILL DREAMS COME TRUE IN LAWRENCE, LOWELL, URBAN LIFE IS REINVIGORATED
Aug 01, 2004 ... Lowell took the first steps three decades ago; Lawrence hasfollowed the path in the past few years. And today, the mills thatpowered the development of these two industrial cities are findingnew uses and becoming oases of urban living amid the suburbsnorthwest of Boston.Though ...
OLD MILL DREAMS COME TRUE MANUFACTURING THE FUTURE FROM THE PAST
Aug 01, 2004; ... Step inside the giant brick buildings that dominate the Lawrencelandscape, and you will find life. A mill owner stands on the roof of his structure and extols theopportunities in the city. Boys test video games in a loft darkenedby black shades. Babies sleep in the waiting area of ...
OLD MILL DREAMS COME TRUE WHERE LABORERS TOILED, RESIDENTS SHOP, RELAX
Aug 01, 2004; ... The mills defined Lowell a century ago, when they transformed thecity into the nation's largest textile center. Today, they'rechanging the city again. But instead of sprawling workrooms filled with clattering machinesand armies of workers, the mills house apartments, ...
MALCOLM MARSHALL, FIREFIGHTER; AT 63
Aug 01, 2004 ... BILLERICA Malcolm Marshall, 63, of Billerica, an auto shop ownerand firefighter, died July 24 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington. Mr. Marshall was born in Medford and lived in Somerville beforemoving to Billerica 50 years ago. He was a firefighter for the town of Billerica ...