Ken Wallace previews this year’s Lowell High School Distinguished Alumni ceremony. The names of the 2018 inductees will be announced early next week. Lowell High School Distinguished Alumni By Kendall Wallace LOWELL—-The city’s high school has certainly gone through a rough couple of years as the community was deeply divided…
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On Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. at the Cameron Senior Center, 20 Pleasant Street, Westford, I will present a Homestead Seminar that is free and open to the public. Recording a Declaration of Homestead at the Registry of Deeds protects your home from creditors. At this event,…
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Here’s a very quick look at the results of yesterday’s primary election: Third Congressional District: Around midnight, Lori Trahan claimed victory but Dan Koh did not concede. The Globe website headline now says “Third District race remains too close to call and the Sun’s says ”Trahan claims win in so-close…
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Primary Election The big news this week is the run-up to the Primary Election on Tuesday. There are a number of hotly contested races, mostly on the Democratic side. Here are the contested offices that will appear on my ballot: Governor Jay Gonzalez of Needham Bob Massie of Somerville Lieutenant…
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The topic of tomorrow’s Lowell Walk is Lowell in World War I. The tour begins at 10 am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street and will last about 90 minutes. The tour will be led by Richard Howe (me). Besides discussing the direct impact of the war…
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Mimi Parseghian watched last night’s Lowell City Council meeting and shares her notes and observations: Lowell City Council Meeting Notes By Mimi Parseghian Tonight’s City Council meeting began with the “suspension of the rules” to allow an item to be taken up out of order: a presentation by the Massachusetts…
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REMEMBER – This coming Saturday, September 1, 2018, is the “Lowell in World War I” Lowell Walk. It begins at 10am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street and lasts 90 minutes. Free. Just show up for the walk. Two weeks worth of Lowell in World War One…
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The following letter to the editor was published in the August 23, 2018 edition of the Lowell Sun. It’s from Richard Cuoco, a professional land surveyor from Tewksbury. Before Richard took over as Register of Deeds it pretty much functioned as it has since 1855, with the exception of the…
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Fifty years of Congressional elections With the hotly contested Democratic Primary for the Third Congressional District just nine days away, I’m using today’s post to review 50 years of elections in the Third, formerly known as the Fifth, Congressional District. (I have omitted some of the primaries in which the…
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This Saturday’s Lowell Walk will feature the Hamilton Canal District and will be led by Claire Ricker of the city’s Department of Planning and Development. The walk begins at 10 am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center and will last about 90 minutes. It’s free and there is no need…
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