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Lowell Week in Review: November 27, 2016
Police Department Update Earlier this month (on November 14, 2016), Lowell Police Superintendent Bill Taylor visited the Highlands Neighborhood Group meeting and shared his thoughts on crime and the opioid epidemic. Here is what he had to say: Taylor opened by saying that the police department today is “doing remarkably…
Read More »Lowell Real Estate: Week of November 21, 2016
The following properties sold this week in Lowell (cross-posted from the Lowell Deeds blog): November 21, 2016 – Monday 3-5 Osgood Ave for $324,000. Prior sale in 1974 825 Chelmsford St for $327,500. Prior sale in 1996 for $79,000 43 Seventh St for $135,000. Prior sale in 2013 for…
Read More »Lowell City Council Meeting: November 22, 2016
City Manager Communications to Council Report on Western Ave ($6mil for a pedestrian crossing) – Councilor Leahy says he is interested in opening Western Ave up to vehicular traffic from Thorndike Street to Western Ave with a grade crossing with crossing gates and lights. Manager Murphy says that Pan Am…
Read More »Lowell and Immigrants
Lowell and Immigrants By Mimi Parseghian With the election of Donald Trump and the threat of withholding federal funds to states and cities that do not “cooperate,” the issue of “sanctuary cities” has come to the forefront. The words are a misnomer; sanctuary city is a not a legal term.…
Read More »“Thanksgiving” by Paul Hudon
Thanksgiving By Paul Hudon Thanksgiving this year falls on the 24th, the eighth anniversary of the press conference when president-elect Obama announced his nomination of Tim Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury and Larry Summers as Director of the National Economic Council. And so for me, this Thanksgiving is the…
Read More »Mystery Man
The Lowell Historical Society seeks our help in identifying the man depicted in this bust. Any ideas?
Read More »Lowell Week in Review: November 20, 2016
Walkability I often write about walkability. Making Lowell a more walkable city – and getting more people walking, biking, and using public transportation – would yield many benefits. Here are a few: Economic Development Last spring, GE (formerly known as General Electric) stunned many when it announced it was moving…
Read More »Lowell Real Estate: Week of November 14, 2016
This is cross posted from the Lowell Deed blog. Lowell real estate sales during the week of November 14, 2016 November 14, 2016 – Monday 1217 Pawtucket Blvd Unit 58 for $162,300. Prior sale in 2009 for $130,000 26 Kearney Dr for $255,000. Prior sale in 1958 32 Hudson St…
Read More »Khmer News: President-elect Donald Trump
ប្រធានាធិបតីជាប់ឆ្នោត ដូណាល់ ត្រាំ President Elect Donald Trump សបា្តហ៏មុន លោក ដូណាល់ ត្រាំ ត្រូវបានជាប់ឆ្នោតដែលនឹងក្លាយជាប្រធានាធិបតីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកបន្ទាប់ ។ លោក ត្រាំ ឈ្នះ បើទោះជាគាត់ទទួលបានសំលេងឆ្នោតតិចតួចជាងដៃគូរបស់លោក គឺលោកស្រី ហីឡារី គ្លីនតុន ក៏ដោយ (នៅក្រុងឡូវែល គ្លីនតុន ទទួលបាន ២៣១៨៩ សំលេង ត្រាំទទួលបាន ១០៤៩៥ សំលេង)។ ត្រាំ ឈ្នះព្រោះគាត់ទទួលបាន Electoral Vote ច្រើនជាងគ្លីនតុន ។ មេដឹកនាំសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកជំនាន់ដើម មិនចង់អោយមនុស្សសាមញ្ញបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសប្រធានាធិបតីដោយ ផ្ទាល់ទេ ។ ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ ប្រជាជនបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើស Elector ដែលជាអ្នកកំណត់ជ្រើសរើសប្រធាធិបតី ។ រដ្ឋនីមួយៗមានចំនួន Elector ស្មើនឹងចំនួន សមាជិកសភានិងព្រឹទ្ធសភាសហព័ន្ធមកពីរដ្ឋនោះ ។ ឧទាហរណ៏…
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