Last Thursday night I was a part of a panel that discussed the pros and cons of Lowell’s method of electing city councilors and school committee members. The panel was organized and videotaped by Lowell Telecommunications Corp (LTC) and is now available for viewing on LTC’s YouTube channel. Here’s how…
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Election News The presidential election is just 37 days away, but here in Lowell, we’ll be able to cast our votes in just three weeks, as Early Voting debuts in Massachusetts. Prior to the enactment of this early voting law by the state legislature, you could only vote ahead of…
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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. Trump’s success with voters tells an important story about…
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I’ve started publishing the weekly sales report of Lowell real estate on the Lowell Deeds blog: Sales for this past week are here Sales for the week of September 19 are here
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The 2nd Annual Dr. Hugh, Ruth & John Mahoney Tribute/Event; Voices Against Violence, will take place on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at the Tewksbury Country Club; dinner is form 6 – 7:15 p.m. The Keynote speaker will be Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan. Following the Keynote address will be…
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Presentation on Lowell High renovations Manager Murphy explains we’re now in the feasibility stage which will decide the location. Representatives for Skanska (engineers) and Perkins/Eastman (architects) speak to the council. Now, they are documenting the building as it is, while looking at options for future sites. Manager Murphy interjects that…
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Momentum In the aftermath of Thursday’s groundbreaking for the Lowell Justice Center, several people commented to me that they felt the city was moving in the right direction. I agree. There are a number of things going on, big and small, that indicate that overall, Lowell is on the upswing.…
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By Mimi Parseghian My neighborhood has new tenants. Canada geese are currently inhabiting the cemeteries along Plain and Gorham Streets. Every year, I have seen dozens of them stopping by on their migration path. But this fall, it is different. There are at least a hundred. Yes, I counted them. …
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