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This Saturday’s Lowell Walk will be about East Merrimack Street and all the history packed into that stretch of road. I will lead the tour which will begin at Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 20. The tour is free and…
Read More »John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. This is the fourth in a series of columns he has written on economic issues related to the upcoming presidential election. The first column, “The 100 Percent,” appeared on May 16, 2016; the second, “Voodoo Two,” on May 23, 2016; the…
Read More »UMass Lowell and the City The ongoing controversy over University of Massachusetts Lowell not paying property taxes to the city of Lowell received more attention at last Tuesday’s city council meeting, Councilors Bill Samaras and Jim Millinazzo had a motion requesting the city council to “go on record to re-affirm…
Read More »Attorney Daniel P. Leahy passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at age 81. Dan’s obituary is on the O’Donnell Funeral Home website and Chris Scott wrote a blog post highlighting Dan’s willingness to follow his principles regardless of the political consequences. When I started practicing law back in 1986,…
Read More »The following properties in Lowell were sold last week: August 8, 2016 – Monday 9-11 Harris Ave for $350,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $180,100 176 Andover St for $234,750. Prior sale in 1989 for $103,000 5 Westmoreland St for $301,000. Prior sale in 2012 for $270,000 700 Chelmsford St…
Read More »Motion Responses: Cost of cleanup of homeless parks – Because of hazardous conditions, mostly used needles, the city is composing an RFP for an outside company to do cleanups of these parks. Manager Murphy says he is contemplating training a team from the city’s DPW to do the work in…
Read More »Despite proclamations that Lowell aspires to become a “college town,” months of criticism of the University by some in the city have damaged the relationship between the two entities. At this coming Tuesday’s city council meeting, both Bill Samaras and Jim Milinazzo have motions about this on the agenda, so…
Read More »Real estate sales in Lowell during the week of August 1, 2016 August 1, 2016 – Monday 56 Lyon St for $300,000. Prior sale in 2014 for $229,000 83-85 Billings St for $153,000. Prior sale in 1994 for $89,000 9 Brickett Ave for $181,000. Prior sale in 2010 for $109,000…
Read More »Folk Festival turns 30 The Lowell Folk Festival arrived in the city in 1986, making this its 30th birthday. Roaming around downtown yesterday afternoon, the Festival seemed better than ever with big crowds at all the venues despite the heat. If you plan to go this afternoon, remember that it…
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