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Mayor Kennedy introduces and thanks the Michael Roundy and Bianca Morrow, the organizers of this year’s very successful Lowell Kinetic Sculpture race. City Auditor explains report on Charter School funding which was included in city council packet. (see my report on that report in Sunday’s Week in Review post). Councilor…
Read More »“Gone Lowell” will be a series of photos from Tony Sampas of things in Lowell that are no longer standing. We start with the Club De Citoyens-American, 619 Market St. Demolished in August, 2015.
Read More »On Thursday, October 6, 2016, former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich joined Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash at UMass Lowell for the inaugural Community Teamwork Inc. “Community Conversation.” I included Ash’s comments in my Week in Review post, and promised to write separately about Reich,…
Read More »Charter School Cost to Lowell A few weeks ago, Mayor Ed Kennedy requested the City Auditor provide an analysis of the financial impact of Charter Schools on the city. This week’s City Council packet contains that report. It explains that the state charges Lowell based on a complex formula for…
Read More »John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. This is the seventh in a series of columns he has written on economics and the presidential election. Links to his earlier posts may be found at the end of this column. There are many things to consider in deciding whom…
Read More »Owner of Lowell Spinners, Dave Heller, addresses the council. Says he’s delighted to be in Lowell; that’s he been entrusted to “manage your team.” He’s been very impressed with how deeply engrained in the fabric of the community the Spinners have become over the past 19 years. He’s owned six…
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