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Motion Responses Referendum on New High School – Councilor Belanger explains putting a referendum question on November ballot is fairly easy, but state timetable requires the city to make decisions earlier than would be needed to delay that decision until the November election. City Manager explains that the city has…
Read More »Lowell and Refugees What troubles me most about the first week of the Trump Presidency is not the actions of the president—although I find many of them reprehensible. What troubles me is that so many Trump voters have cheered his every move. While we have always had disagreements about policy…
Read More »The 2017 Oscar nominations were recently announced and among the Best Picture nominees was Hidden Figures, a based-on-true-events film about three incredibly talented African-American women who worked at NASA in the early 1960s as the United States struggled to match the Soviets in the race to space. It is an…
Read More »Where is the discussion? By Mimi Parseghian The Massachusetts Legislature is about to give themselves a pay raise with little attention and public discussion. The House Leadership dusted off a 2014 report which made a number of recommendations for salary adjustments. This base salary of the State Reps and State…
Read More »Upcoming Meeting Cancellations Council cancels meetings during February and April school vacation weeks (February 21 and April 18). Winn Development Housing Report In response to an earlier motion. Winn Development as 530 residential units in downtown Lowell. 79 percent of them are market rate. 9 percent are reserved for families…
Read More »Lord Overpass At some point in tonight’s football game, Tom Brady will spot an opposing player who is slow getting off the field and the Patriots will scramble to snap the ball. In doing that, New England often forces a “too many men on the field” penalty on their opponent.…
Read More »Civic Engagement by Local Artists By Mimi Parseghian Last night I visited the LTC Gallery to view the current exhibition “20 Lessons from the 20th Century History or Civic Engagement as Visualized by Artists.” The list that comprised the topics for the posters came from an article written by a…
Read More »Sarah Kavanagh, Chief of Staff and Special Advisor to Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Center, presenting for the Irish Partnerships Speaker Series, UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, January 11, 2017: “Turning the Page: Meeting the Challenge of Commemorating the Centenary of the Easter Rising.” In 2000, Kavanagh…
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