Thanks to everyone who voted for me for Middlesex North Register of Deeds. With nine of the ten towns reporting their results, I am winning by a margin of 72% to 28%. Here are the town-by-town results: Billerica Howe – 10,765 (71%) Cassella – 4,347 (29%) Carlisle [UPDATED] Howe –…
The Lowell Sun endorsed my re-election as Register of Deeds in today’s edition: Howe for Register of Deeds Between Richard P. Howe, who has headed the North Middlesex Registry of Deeds since 1994, and Karen Cassella, a documents clerk who’s worked there since 1992, this pair of rivals for the…
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…
Mimi Parseghian previews Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting: The City Council agenda was posted on the City’s website at 11:30 Friday morning with a major item that I did not expect. Motion (8.4) from Councilor R. Elliott “Request City Manager have City Solicitor prepare proper vote to change election of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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;…