Pre-Holiday Announcements
Posted by Marie on 03 Jul 2009 at 04:28 pm | Tagged as: Greater Lowell, Lowell, Lowell-2009, Presidency
The day before a national holiday seems to be a popular time for press conferences and press releases containing important announcements. Governor Sarah Palin chose to ignite her own fireworks today by announcing that not only will she not run for reelection but that on July 26th she will step down - resign from the Governor’s office so as not to become a typical lame-duck politician. Speculation is rampant about what this could mean for her political future.
On the local front - breaking news on the Sun website notes that Rachel Kaprielian the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles announced today that the Lowell Branch of the Registry will close due to budget cuts. No date certain was mentioned. The closest branch convenient for Lowell and Greater Lowell customers may be the Lawrence Branch at 73 Winthrop Avenue - about 11 miles and 17-20 minutes from downtown Lowell. Lots of registry business can be handled on-line - especially registration renewals. But where will all those over 55, 65, 75 or 85 year old senior citizens line-up to re-take their driving tests?
Was there something else I missed? Let me know.
That Lawrence office is in a perfect spot for me to be retested, a parking lot and a busy roadway.
The test will be getting there successfully.
I am flabbergasted that nobody in our delegation had the juice to keep that one open. Our reps should be ashamed of themselves. To paraphrase, “I knew Ed Lelacheur. You’re no Ed Lelacheur.”
PC: our reps are quite out of favor, having backed the “other guy” for Speaker. It’s NOT surprising.
As I recall, I have said in the past that when our essential services (like a nearby DMV) get cut because we’ve strained our budget for years with various tax cuts and now are hit with a downturn, the anti-taxers would bitch and moan with the rest of us. Let the complaining begin.
rep lelacheur, lowell citycouncil,