http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/ en Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:15 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss "Mist on the River, Dawn,'' oil and canvas by SAM VOKEY, to appear in his show Dec. 3-27, at the Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury St., Boston (617) 536-7660. This, picture, presumably of the Charles River in Boston... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/vokey-on-the-ri.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/vokey-on-the-ri.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:15 -0500 The AP reports that the small, family-owned Manchester (Conn.) Journal Inquirer is suing The Hartford Courant for repeated plagiarism of J-I stories after cutting its own reporting staff to save money. The Manchester paper accuses The Courant of "pirating"... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/conn-paper-alle.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/conn-paper-alle.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:02 -0500 While New England's reputation as a place where people design and make things has declined there are still many fine craftspeople dreaming up and making beautiful things in the region, even in towns that are too small to even... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/-while-new-engl.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/-while-new-engl.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:35 -0500 An untitled painting by MAXWELL MAYS owned by the Providence Art Club. Mr Mays, who died at 91 this past Monday, had an avid following in New England for his happy and innocent-looking pictures of a New England that... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/maxwell-mayss-n.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/maxwell-mayss-n.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:21:46 -0500 Massachusetts A.G. Martha Coakley Providence Journal photo by Ruben Perez We had Massachusetts Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley in last Friday to chat about her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held for so long by Edward Kennedy. She is... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/-we-had-massach.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/-we-had-massach.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:52:43 -0500 David Rohde, the New York Times correspondent kidnapped by the Taliban in Aghanistan, will speak today at 4 p.m. at the List Auditorium at Brown University. He has a riveting tale and charismatic but humble persona.... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/listen-to-david.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/listen-to-david.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:35:20 -0500 What can happen when a city gives away the store to a big company? See what happened to New London: link:... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/-what-happens-w.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/-what-happens-w.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:56:49 -0500 Commentary and photo by WILLIAM MORGAN Mansfield Crossing, south of Boston, touts itself as an upscale shopping village, but it is nothing more than a suburban strip mall cloaked in small-town trappings. The name--like Grovers Corners or Washington's Crossing... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/suburban-strip.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/suburban-strip.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:41 -0500 Photo and comment by CHARLES PINNING The cruise ship Crystal Symphony departs Newport Harbor at exactly 1700 hours, at the end of a perfect Indian Summer day, Nov. 9, 2009. We watched it go, wishing our dangling legs were... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/looking-for-pri.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/looking-for-pri.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:54:43 -0500 "Christina's View,'' oil on canvas by Amy Ryan, at the Providence Art Club.... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/marsh-madness.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/marsh-madness.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:48:55 -0500 This is run with permission from Cape Cod Today, where it originated. BY CARL B. FREEMAN ORLEANS On Aug. 25, Bobby Kennedy Jr. was a guest on an NPR morning show discussing a variety of issues. I found myself... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/carl-freeman-po.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/carl-freeman-po.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:52:19 -0500 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island should be commended for putting up what is actually a very attractive modern building in downtown Providence. It's alluring night and day. Kudos to architects Symmes, Maini and McKee Associates, and... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/bravo-for-blue.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/bravo-for-blue.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:32:29 -0500 "Maine XXI,'' painting by GRETCHEN DOW SIMPSON That Mainers rejected a plan to allow gay marriage is a reminder that many New Englanders remain socially conservative, especially those in the rural parts of northern New England. (Actually, most of... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/rurally-conserv.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/rurally-conserv.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:24:12 -0500 Commentary and Photo by WILLIAM MORGAN The small Narragansett Bay-side community of Buttonwoods is a jewel that comes as a complete surprise, deeply hidden as it is in Warwick -- a strong contender for Rhode Island's and perhaps New... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/cute-as-a-butto.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/cute-as-a-butto.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:59:09 -0500 -- Photo by ANDREA LEGGE This is the Lincoln Street green strip in Boston's Allston neighborhood (much of which Harvard has bought up through sneaky cover companies). Artist team Legge Lewis Legge worked with the Allston Brighton Community Development... http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/a-new-green-str.html http://thisnewenglandblog.projo.com/2009/11/a-new-green-str.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:09:11 -0500