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City Council Meeting: October 25, 2016

I missed last Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting and only got a chance to watch a replay today. Here’s my report: Motion Response: Rourke Bridge traffic. Intersection with Pawtucket Blvd has an advanced traffic controller with cameras. They give Rourke bridge 65 seconds and the Blvd 55 seconds. The cameras…

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Khmer News: Ballot Questions

សំនួរលើសន្លឹកឆ្នោត (Ballot Questions) សំរាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំនេះ អ្នកនឹងបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើស ប្រធានាធិបតី សមាជិកសភាសហព័ន្ធ និងមន្ត្រីសំរាប់ការិយាល័យផ្សេងៗទៀត ។ អ្នកក៏នឹងបោះឆ្នោត Yes ឬ No លើសំនួរចំនួន៤ធំៗរួមមាន : សំនួរទី ១ :    តើរដ្ឋម៉ាសាឈូសេតគួរអនុញ្ញាតអោយបើកកាសីុណូមួយទៀតឬទេ ? Yes ឬ No សំនួរទី ២ :    តើរដ្ឋម៉ាសាឈូសេតគួរអនុញ្ញាតអោយមានសាលា Charter Schools ថ្មីយ៉ាងហោចណាស់ ១២ សាលារៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំដែរឬទេ ? Yes ឬ No សំនួរទី ៣ :    តើកសិករគួរត្រូវបានហាមឃាត់ការចឹញ្ជឹមសត្ខជ្រូក គោ និងមាន់បែបដាក់តែក្នុងទ្រង់តូច មិនអាចអោយសត្វទាំងនោះ ឈរ អង្គុយ ឬ ងាកជុំវិញបាន ដែរឬទេ…

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School Daze Lost in Time

Another essay by Bob Hodge, a 1973 graduate of Lowell High School, a 1990 graduate of University of Lowell, and one of the greatest runners to come from Lowell – ever. Bob’s previous essay, Running Down a Dream: Cohasset by the Sea Road Race, April 1978, was published on October…

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On the Other Hand

Paul Hudon offers an interesting take on this year’s election. On the Other Hand By Paul Hudon ‘Grab them by the n*ts. When you’re the alpha male, they’ll let you do anything.’ That was the political advice given recently by Donald Trump. Mr Trump is the presidential candidate and notional…

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Khmer News: Early Voting

ការបោះឆ្នោតមុន ថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោតទូទៅគឺនៅថ្ងៃអង្គារ៏ ទី ៨ ខែ វិច្ជិកា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៦ ប៉ុន្តែឆ្នាំនេះគេអាចបោះឆ្នោតមុនបាន ។ អ្នកអាចទៅសាលាក្រុងដើម្បីបោះឆ្នោតនៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ ពុធ និងថ្ងៃ ព្រហស្បតិ ពីម៉ោង ៨ព្រឹកដល់ម៉ោង ៥ល្ងាច ថ្ងៃអង្គារ៏ ពីម៉ោង ៨ព្រឹក ដល់ម៉ោង ៨យប់ និងថ្ងៃសុក្រពីម៉ោង ៨ព្រឹក ដល់ម៉ោង ១២ថ្ងៃត្រង់ ។ អ្នកក៏អាចបោះឆ្នោតពេលយប់បាននៅតាមទីតាំងនៃការិយាល័យដូចខាងក្រោម : ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ ទី ២៤ តុលា នៅ Temple Emanuel, 101 West Forest St ថ្ងៃអង្គារ៏ ទី ២៥ តុលា នៅ University Crossing, 220 Pawtucket St…

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Early Voting: A Good Start in Lowell

Early voting began for the first time in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts today. I joined a line of people at Temple Emanuel on West Forrest Street late this afternoon to take advantage of this new opportunity. Here’s how it worked: Just inside the door was a table staffed by Eta…

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Lowell Week in Review: October 23, 2016

Early Voting Early voting for the November 8, 2016 presidential election starts tomorrow. This is the first year that early voting has been allowed in Massachusetts unless you fit the narrow requirements to vote by absentee ballot. The early voting period extends from tomorrow (October 24) to the Friday before…

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