To the editor: Reading of Mary Jo McConnell's death in last week's Current was devastating, especially as I had just had dinner with her a month or so ago. Her obituary related a great deal about her, but there was so much more to tell. Mary Jo McConnell was by turns brilliant, talented beyond words in so many areas, scientifically curious, a mesmerizing storyteller. With … [Read more...] about LTTE: Remembering Mary Jo McConnell
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LTTE: A job well done
To the editor: On Tuesday evening, January 6, an electrical transformer exploded at the Essex County Sheriff’s Department Middleton Jail and House of Correction resulting in a small fire but with extensive damage to the electrical system inside the 240-Building, our largest housing facility. This caused the immediate evacuation of 407 inmates from 4 separate units, many of … [Read more...] about LTTE: A job well done
Sam Deeb: Our guy finds trouble in paradise
I look forward to my yearly vacation every year. Aruba, the beautiful “One Happy Island,” is where I shut my brain off, relax, and pretend the rest of the world does not exist. What I did not expect was for parts of the Caribbean to experience widespread travel disruptions, leaving thousands of travelers stuck in paradise because of political and legal developments tied to … [Read more...] about Sam Deeb: Our guy finds trouble in paradise
Bob Baker: Once upon a while ago …
Randoms from a past more chessed than checkered... 1974: I leapt into the lifestyle abyss, abandoning a rip-roaring career as a creative honcho in Boston advertising to set up my one-man creative services shop, Baker Advertising, in Marblehead. By conservative estimate, I’ve extended my time aboard by 7.44973 years by playing it my way. 1954: Greenwich, wealthiest per … [Read more...] about Bob Baker: Once upon a while ago …
LTTE: Attention all dog owners
To the editor: If you were walking your dog on the Hawthorne Pond trail in Marblehead at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Dec. 11, please contact me. My dog lost a piece of his ear and had to have stitches. Unless I can establish that the dog who bit him was current on rabies shots, my 2-year-old Siberian Husky will have to do an extended quarantine and will miss his beloved twice … [Read more...] about LTTE: Attention all dog owners