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Tonight at 7 p.m. at the Pollard Memorial Library’s ground floor community room, there will be a panel discussion on Lowell Walks and how walking, waterways, natural places, and great stories can improve the quality of life for everyone in a city like Lowell. I’ll serve as moderator and Bob…
Read More »Motions taken out of order: By Councilor Rourke. Request city council name the intersection of Fox and East 6th St after the Cullen family for their generations of service in the United States military. Passed. Presentation by Architect of Judicial Center. Ground breaking for new courthouse will be on September…
Read More »By Mimi Parseghian Last Thursday, Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson was asked on MSNBC, “What would you do about Aleppo?” He blanked and stumbled and answered, “What is Aleppo?” That whole day both corporate media and social media criticized him for “lack of knowledge on foreign policy” and of course…
Read More »Primary Election In case you missed it, the state primary election took place this past Thursday. 4,896 of the 62,453 registered voters in Lowell showed up. That’s 7.84 percent. The major contested race in Lowell was in the 18th Middlesex State Representative District. Rady Mom was renominated with 1,072 votes;…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: September 5, 2016 – Monday Labor Day – no sales September 6, 2016 – Tuesday 126 Smith Street for $268,800. Prior sale in 2009 for $224,900 95 Florence Ave for $313,000. Prior sale in 2004 for $369,000 46 Mt…
Read More »Today is primary election day in Massachusetts. Polls are open from 7 am until 8 pm. To find out where to vote and to see the ballot you will receive at the polling place, visit Secretary of State Bill Galvin’s “Find my election information” page. In the meantime, the following…
Read More »By Mimi Parseghian On Tuesday night, the Lowell City Council took steps to attract more Lowell residents to run for municipal office. The Ad-Hoc Subcommittee on Charter Changes and Elections met to discuss three Council motions that pertained to local elections. The three-member Sub-Committee, Councilors Jim Leary, Bill Samaras and…
Read More »One of the most popular Lowell Walks this summer and last was Literary Lowell. Led by Sean Thibodeau of the Pollard Memorial Library, the Literary Lowell walk visited downtown places featured in books or relevant to the authors who wrote other books. Some of the most enjoyable events I’ve attended…
Read More »By Mimi Parseghian This past Friday evening, I attended the Lowell Votes Rally for Civic Engagement, which was held at JFK Plaza. The grass roots, non-partisan organization seeks to increase participation in city elections, especially in neighborhoods with historically low turnout. All candidates who are on the ballot this fall…
Read More »Love Where You Live Visiting Mill No. 5 yesterday, I spotted this hand-printed sign in the window of Sweet Pig Press. Love Where You Live epitomized this past week in Lowell with the highlight being the lighting of the canals on Thursday night which was part of the Lowell Waterway…
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