“Lowell gangster charged in Worcester shooting.” That’s the headline that Central Massachusetts woke up to the other day. The Worcester Telegram story described how Saravy Sok, 22, of 88 Forthill Ave., Lowell had been charged with armed assault with intent to murder along with several gun charges. The Telegram described Sok as “a member of the Tiny Rascals Gang-Grey, a violent street gang with ties to California.” He is alleged to have shot a man with whom he fought outside of a Worcester house party.
As a life-long resident of Lowell, I truly do know that there is a lot to like about the city. But I’m also a realist and headlines like this one help explain in part, at least, why it’s so tough to make Lowell the “destination city” that people used to talk about so often.
Senator Eileen Donoghue shares her thoughts about her first year in office as the State Senator for the First Middlesex District in a January 2012 0n-line newsletter. Her district includes the communities of Lowell, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Tyngsborough and Westford.
With our own Patriots in this year’s Super Bowl the usually entertaining TV commercials will be even more fun for we New Englanders. If you are familiar with Apple’s Siri, you are going to love the ad below. I saw this in the New York Times.
As part of its annual promotion to get more Americans to cram nacho cheese-flavored asbestos triangles down their gob during halftime, Doritos throws a Crash The Super Bowl contest where they invite fans to make their own commercials. Win the contest and your winning ad gets aired during the Super Bowl. (NYT)
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