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Ben Butler event this Saturday

This Saturday, November 3, 2018, the city of Lowell will celebrate the 200th birthday of Ben Butler, the iconic Civil War general and politician from Lowell. The big event begins on Saturday at 3 pm at Lowell High’s Burgoyne Theater (within the Freshmen Academy with entrance on John Street between…

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KhmerPost USA endorses Richard Howe

The KhmerPost USA, the Lowell-based Cambodian-English biweekly newspaper, has endorsed my re-election as Register of Deeds. Here is the English language version of the endorsement:   Richard Howe for Register of Deeds By Soben Pin Many of our readers have known Richard Howe through our prints in the last several…

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Lowell City Council Preview: Oct 22, 2018

Mimi Parseghian Previews tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: This week’s City Council agenda has only two motion responses, four votes requested by the Manager and three new motions.  I expect the last motion will produce extensive discussion. The meeting will begin with a Recognition of the 40th Anniversary of…

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Lowell Sun Letter to the Editor

The following letter to the editor in support of my re-election as Register of Deeds appears in today’s Lowell Sun: Howe is best register in state, deserves your vote The Lowell Sun Updated:   10/19/2018 06:35:30 AM EDT As a local real estate attorney and past president/current director of the…

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Wilmington Apple Letter to Editor

The following letter in support of my candidacy was published yesterday in the Wilmington Apple, the online news outlet for Wilmington, Mass. LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dick Howe Is The Right Choice For Middlesex Register Of Deeds Dear Editor, I am writing today to voice my strong support for Dick Howe…

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Lowell City Council Preview: Oct 15, 2018

Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: This week City Council has a relatively light public agenda. However, the Executive Session portion which is held in private has three areas of discussion:  “Provide an update to the Council on contract negotiations with the Lowell Police Association and Local…

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Lowell Week in Review: October 14, 2018

Canalway Cultural District recognized nationally Lowell’s Canalway Cultural District was recently recognized by the American Planning Association (APA) of as one of five 2018 Great Neighborhoods in America. The others were the Village of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts; the Guthrie Historic District in Guthrie, Oklahoma; Historic Downtown Georgetown in Georgetown, Texas;…

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Lowell Week in Review: October 7, 2018

2018 Lowell Plan Breakfast This year’s Lowell Plan Breakfast was held on Friday, October 5, 2018, at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center. The theme of the event was “collective vision” for the city.   The morning began with remarks from two recent graduates of the Public Matters program.…

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