Talk on St. Augustine scheduled at Merrimack
NORTH ANDOVER — Speaker, writer and pastor Martin Marty will draw upon the wisdom of St. Augustine about traveling the way in a lecture this Thursday at Merrimack College.
The talk is called, "Traveling with a travelin' man: St. Augustine's Revised Vision for Us."
Marty will address the experience of being in constant motion while seeming to get nowhere, of working harder and longer with apparently less and less to show for the effort.
It's part of the annual "City of God" lecture presented by the Augustinian Center for Study and Legacy at the college. It is made possible by the Joseph A. and Rose M. Lorusso Visiting Augustinian Scholar Endowment Fund.
The event is Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Cascia Hall, and is free and open to the public.
Service Academy nominee honored
LOWELL — Congresswoman Niki Tsongas recently honored a Lawrence teenager, along with 15 others, who has been selected as a nominee for appointment to the U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Academies.
Roberto Garcia of Lawrence High School will be going to the Naval Academy prep school.
Only a handful of students nationwide are admitted to the U.S. Service Academies each year. Prospective students must meet strict academic qualifications and are interviewed and recommended by a non-partisan Academy Selection Board appointed by Congresswoman Tsongas.
Students interested in attending one of the Service Academies can visit Congresswoman Tsongas' Web site, www.tsongas.house.gov, for more information about the application process.
Free movie at Nevins on arranged marriages
METHUEN — Nevins Memorial Library will show a free viewing of writer-director Stefan Schaefer's film, "Arranged."
The film centers on the friendship between an orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn.¬ Over the course of the year, they learn they share much in common — not the least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages.
The movie is at 6:30 p.m., and no registration is required. The film is not rated.¬ For more information, contact Nanci at 978-686-4080, ext. 20.
College hosts entrepreneurship panel
HAVERHILL — Northern Essex Community College will hold an Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion on Thursday, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., in the Technology Center on the Haverhill campus.
The event is being held in honor of National Entrepreneurship Week. The panel will feature successful local entrepreneurs, all graduates of Northern Essex Community College, who will share details on how they built their businesses, including advice they wish they had when they were starting out.
For more information about this event, contact Bill Zannini at bzannini@necc.mass.edu or 978-556-3369. You can also contact Libby Jensen at ljensen@necc.mass.edu or 978-556-3621.
Financial success series continues March 3
HAVERHILL — The Northern Essex Community College series on how to achieve financial success will continue with "Three Keys to Financial Success," offered March 3 in the Haverhill Technology Center, 100 Elliott St., and March 12 in the Dimitry Building, 45 Franklin St., Lawrence; and "How Will I Ever Pay Off My Student Loans?" on April 6 in the Haverhill Technology Center, and April 13 in the Lawrence Dimitry Building, Room 244. All programs begin at noon.
For more information, contact the Northern Essex Community College at engagement@necc.mass.edu or by phone at 978-556-3731 (Haverhill) or 978-738-7417 (Lawrence).
