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Bob Hodge is one of the greatest runners to come out of Lowell and a graduate of Lowell High (1973) and the University of Lowell (1990). He shares another story about growing up and running in Lowell. Hooky By Bob Hodge I love to play hooky, and in high school…
Read More »Lowell Walks: Downtown Architecture 120 people joined yesterday’s Lowell Walk which was on downtown architecture and was led by Steve Stowell, the administrator of the Lowell Historic Board. The tour visited Shattuck, Merrimack, Kirk, John and Palmer Streets and saw architectural styles that spanned more than a century of Lowell’s…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian reviews this week in Lowell politics: This week’s City Council meeting had a number of interesting agenda items in addition to the standard business. I did notice that the Rules Sub-Committee would be reporting on their current meeting to review the City Council meeting rules. As we recall,…
Read More »This is the 61st installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. Here are the headlines from one hundred years ago for last week and this week: July 2, 1918 – Tuesday – Brilliant…
Read More »Midyear Real Estate Review With 2018 half over, now is an appropriate time to look at trends in local real estate. The biggest news is that it’s a good time to be a seller. The median price of Lowell deeds recorded in the first half of 2018 was up 12%…
Read More »It was a slow week for Lowell city politics, so Mimi Parseghian today takes a look at the Congressional race: It was a slow political week in Lowell so my attention has turned to the Congressional race for the 3rd District of Massachusetts. The “open seat” vacated by retiring Congresswoman…
Read More »On the Lowell Walk on Saturday, June 30, 2018, Kerry and Wayne Jenness told 214 people about several historic crimes in Lowell. Those on the walk were delighted by the stories and many who could not be there in person have asked that the stories be shared online for all…
Read More »On the Lowell Walk on Saturday, June 30, 2018, Kerry and Wayne Jenness told 214 people about several historic crimes in Lowell. Those on the walk were delighted by the stories and many who could not be there in person have asked that the stories be shared online for all…
Read More »Richard Howe for Register of Deeds lawn signs are in. Please help my re-election campaign by displaying a sign in your yard. Just SIGN UP for a lawn sign and we’ll deliver it to your home as soon as possible. Outdoor Chess There’s a move underway to bring outdoor chess…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian shares her observations on the past week in Lowell: During this week’s City Council marathon meeting Public Hearing section, the issue of the replacement of a National Grid-owned gas line in the neighborhood was revisited. As we recall, about a month ago a Sub-Committee meeting was quickly adjourned…
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