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Mick Jagger and Me

Mick has been advised by doctors that he cannot go on tour at this time, as he needs medical treatment. The doctors have advised Mick that he is expected to make a complete recovery so that he can get back on stage as soon as possible. On March 30, 2019,…

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Settlement of Voting Rights Lawsuit

Two years ago eleven Lowell residents sued the city on the grounds that the current method of electing members of the city council and school committee violates the Federal voting rights act and the U.S. Constitution by diluting the votes of minority residents of the city. After many months of…

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Memorial Day 1919

Yesterday at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, I delivered the following remarks at the Greater Lowell Veterans Council Memorial Day service. For the past several years on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, we’ve made frequent mention of World War I in recognition of the centennial observance of that conflict. That war…

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Lowell Cemetery tours rescheduled

The spring 2019 tours of Lowell Cemetery, originally scheduled for this Friday, May 3, at 1pm and this Saturday, May 4, at 10am, have been rescheduled. The new dates are: Friday, June 14, 2019 at 1pm Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 10am Both tours begin at the Lawrence Street gate…

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City Council Preview: April 22, 2019

Preview of tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting by Mimi Parseghian. City Council is back in session this week and so is the repetitive agenda item of Executive Session to discuss “Matter of litigation, namely Huot et al. vs City of Lowell, public discussion of which could have a detrimental…

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Lowell Week in Review: March 31, 2019

Clemente Park update The proposal to change the name of the city park on Middlesex Street from Roberto Clemente Park to Pailin Park appeared to be heading for a serious confrontation at Wednesday’s Board of Parks meeting but the board wisely tabled the proposal to allow proponents and opponents of…

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Sovanna Pouv statement on Clemente Park

Sovanna Pouv, the executive director of the Cambodian Mutual Assistant Association and a resident of the Highlands composed the following statement for last night’s Board of Parks meeting on the proposal to change the name of Clemente Park to Pailin Park. However, the Board of Parks tabled the proposal before…

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City Council Preview: March 25, 2019

Mimi Parseghian previews this week’s Lowell City Council meeting: This week’s City Council meeting agenda is dominated by Administration information, including Motion Responses, Informational Reports and Votes. However, the first agenda item of major interest is a report from the City Auditor, Bryan Perry, in response to a motion on…

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