This week, I’ve been posting Year in Review posts. Monday, I combined 2007, 2008, and 2009 into a single post, there is no 2010 article, Tuesday was my 2011 year in review and yesterday was 2012. Today, the highlights from Lowell in 2013: Lowell Political Year in Review: 2013 With…
As we approach the end of 2016, I am reposting past year in review articles. Yesterday, I reposted my 2011 year in review and on Monday, I combined 2007, 2008, and 2009 into a single post (there is no 2010 article). Here is a reposting of my Lowell Year in…
As we approach the end of 2016, I am reposting past year in review articles. Yesterday, I combined 2007, 2008, and 2009. For some reason, I did not write a year in review article for 2010, so here is a reposting of my Lowell Year in Review for 2011: Top…
The Year in Review Blog post has been a tradition on richardhowe.com since its inception in 2007. As I begin writing my 2016 version, I thought a trip down memory lane might be worthwhile, so this week I will repost past Year in Review articles. Today features a trifecta: 2007,…
With Christmas falling on a Sunday this year, I’ll skip my regular week in review column and instead share a very upbeat message from Anita Walker, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (of which Lowell’s own Rosemary Noon is a board member). This city is rich in culture, and…
The following real estate sales took place in Lowell this week (cross-posted from Lowell Deeds blog): December 19, 2016 – Monday 3 Dalton St for $194,900. New construction 6 Industrial Ave for $192,500. Prior sale in 1960 120 Westview Rd for $480,000. Prior sale in 2007 for $418,075 439 Varnum…
The Sun’s Chris Scott reports that the Franco American School, which closed as a school this past June, will be sold to a partnership of the Coalition for a Better Acre and TMI Property Management & Development which plans to convert the school into 40 units of market and affordable…
City Council Round-Up A couple of discussions from last Tuesday’s City Council meeting are worth mentioning. The first was about the planned expansion of Lowell High School. Some preliminary cost estimates that had appeared the week before were so high that a sense of panic seemed to emerge in some…
The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell last week: December 12, 2016 – Monday 120 Midland St for $266,000. Prior sale in 2002 for $282,500 64 Plummer Ave for $289,100. Prior sale in 2004 for $294,900 67 Weatherbee Ave for $280,000. Prior sale in 2003 for $230,000 30 Chippewa…
One degree. That’s the temperature outside at 6 this morning, but there’s also a steady wind that makes it feel like 16 degrees below zero. School in Lowell has been cancelled because of the cold. The call came in last night at about 8 pm. Scrolling through the “Weather Closings”…