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Gus Bickford, a long-time Westford resident and the new chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, spoke to about 40 Democratic activists from around Greater Lowell this morning at the Greater Lowell Area Democrats meeting at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. After reviewing his impressive and extensive resume as a political…
Read More »The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell last week (cross-posted from LowellDeeds blog): January 9, 2017 – Monday 16 Kearney Dr for $345,000. Prior sale in 1991 for $125,000 206 Pine St for $780,000. Prior sale in 1977 33-35 Jean Ave for $290,000. Prior sale in 1986 for…
Read More »richardhowe.com will be migrating to a new hosting site over the next few days so we’ll be offline during that period. We hope to be back in business on Monday. In the meantime, check our respective Facebook pages and Twitter feeds for Lowell news and commentary. Dick
Read More »Unfinished business: Motion by Councilor Elliott, request City Manager contact state regarding installation of “rolling barrier system” for intersection of Gorham St and Lowell Connector. Unfinished business; Motion by Councilors Elliott and Leahy, request city council vote to implement legal measures against National Grid for delays associated with bridge projects…
Read More »New City of Lowell Website Congratulations to all involved in the launch of the new city of Lowell website. It has a great look with plenty of pictures. It also has a responsive design which means it automatically rearranges itself to better fit the screen of your tablet or cell…
Read More »The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell last week: January 2, 2017 – Monday Holiday – no sales January 3, 2017 – Tuesday 29 Chase St for $140,000. Prior sale in 2006 for $92,500 66 Sixth Ave for $132,488. Prior sale in 1989 for $155,000 97 Hildreth St Unit…
Read More »Forty-eight hours late, but here is my report on Tuesday’s (relatively) short council meeting: There were a number of reports from the city manager in response to council motions in this week’s packet. There was limited discussion on the reports and several were referred to subcommittees for future meetings. Safe…
Read More »Tough to Take a Walk By Mimi Parseghian While reading one of those end of the old year, beginning of the new articles – you know, one of those focusing on finance, career, relationships, health and exercise – I saw an item that I liked: go for a walk outside…
Read More »Some observations from the past year Waterways Vitality Project Kicking off with a big meeting at Luna Theater on January 28, 2016 and led by Fred Faust and Paul Marion with great assistance from the city, UMass Lowell, the National Park, and other partners, the Waterways Vitality Project made huge…
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