2013-05-25T15:54:12-04:00 urn:uuid:25a1f15d-0f31-40a5-8af4-62068c8f9d47 Why Did My Newspaper Do That? urn:newsml:GLOU989974:s 2013-05-25T00:00:39-04:00

It was late Saturday morning when we first got word that there had been some sort of overnight incident that had led to a man's death in LePage Lane. And given the questions still swirling around the case a week later, you can imagine that gleaning i

The Mayor's Desk urn:newsml:GLOU989741:s 2013-05-25T00:00:38-04:00

Gloucester is on a roll. I can tell because my schedule is packed with special events. But seriously, when I step back and look around at what is going on in the city, it is amazing to see the different projects and community spirit come together. T

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To the editor: "The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purposes of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in the defense of their country..." This was the beginning of General Order No. 11, issued by

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To the editor: On Tuesday at 7 p.m., there will be a City Council meeting and public hearing on a proposed bicycle ordinance in Gloucester. This is the culmination of more than a year of public outreach, meetings, bike rides and research, to make G

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To the editor: Knowing that the combined Garden Clubs of Cape Ann -- Rockport, Annisquam and Gloucester -- had filed a request with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to design, plant, and maintain the green space at Grant Circle, and that former Rock

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There's at least one lucky Gloucester guy and no doubt a few defense lawyers who are celebrating a murky -- or should we say foggy -- court ruling regarding a drunken driving case earlier this week. While we're the first to support the rights of resi

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It's not a huge surprise that our lieutenant governor has decided to quit his post and take a much lower-profile - though well-paying -- job in the private sector heading the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Perhaps the only surprise is why it took Tim

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To the editor: As he runs for the U.S. Senate, Congressman Ed Markey has the back of Massachusetts voters on every issue. Markey supports a woman's right to choose and is endorsed by Planned Parenthood. Markey is endorsed by the Human Rights Campaig

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To the editor: As an outlying coastal community, Gloucester has a unique challenge to modernize infrastructure and plan for the future while adapting to the challenges of fishing, tourism, businesses, residents, and industry to provide compliant and

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To the editor: Michael Cook (letters, the Times, Tuesday, May 21) ought to double check his facts. Liberal or progressive groups that applied for tax-exempt status were fast tracked for approval, and that includes the president's half brother, who re