With this edition, Rumbo marks its 22 years of existence. It’s hard to understand where those years have gone! Our first edition, dated May 15, 1996, is still fresh in our memory. We have it framed in our office! In it, Aaron Feuerstein appears in the wake of the devastating fire that destroyed Malden Mills, where he promised to rebuild it. At that time, he declared that “Lawrence has the best labor force in the textile industry.”
When we examine old editions, we can see familiar faces, events that we covered several years ago that look like yesterday. We have seen children just born and grown up. We have seen and reported on their successes. That has been our greatest reward.
From the beginning, our motivation has been to focus on local news from the Merrimack Valley, especially Lawrence, our home. Twenty-two years later, our interest has not been diverted and we are proud to work hard to bring you good news about our neighbors and to break the language barrier that sometimes separates us.
At the beginning of our future years of life we want to thank first, our past, present and, why not, our future advertisers. Without them we could not have succeeded. Second, to our columnists, contributors and reporters who have made us look good all these years, even though sometimes they have gotten us into trouble – some tremendous. But it was worth it, you can believe us! And to our readers, you can be sure that our commitment to the truth and the improvement of the community will continue to be our highest priority.
