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The Pollard Memorial Library has organized a Local Author Round Up at this year’s Pulp & Press, this Saturday, March 5, from noon to 5 p.m., at Mill No. 5. Local publishers and authors (including me and co-blogger, Paul Marion) will be selling books throughout the event, plus there will…
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Super Tuesday The Presidential Primary election is this coming Tuesday, March 1, 2016. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. and public schools in Lowell will all be closed for the day (which, since so many schools are polling places, is for student-safety rather than for…
Read More »Real estate sales in Lowell for the past week: February 22, 2016 – Monday 67 19th St for $265,000. Prior sale in 1969 February 23, 2016 – Tuesday 77-79 Livingston Ave for $470,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $385,000 52 Lawrence Dr Unit M507 for $225,000. Prior sale in 2008…
Read More »Public hearing on rezoning along Pawtucket Blvd for benefit of Hamil Automotive, a longtime, family-owned business, presented on behalf of the business by Atty George Eliades. Sounds like a preliminary proposal was rejected by the planning board. Proponent wants to make its case to city’s DPD and to the city…
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Winterfest 2016 Congratulations to the organizers of Winterfest 2016 for a successful reset of an existing event that was ready for some new ideas. The highlight for me was the illuminated Merrimack Canal which glowed red, white, and blue on Friday night. After the opening festivities and the flipping of…
Read More »By Steve O’Connor On February 14th, Bobby Lambert died in South Deerfield, MA. at the age of 94. Bobby was a lifelong friend of my father, Jim O’Connor. Both, like Jack Kerouac, were born in Lowell, MA in 1922, and Bobby was later to play football with Jack Kerouac at…
Read More »The following real estate sales occurred last week: February 15, 2016 – Monday President’s Day – no sales February 16, 2016 – Tuesday 25 Nicollet St for $290,000. Prior sale in 2010 for $149,500 80 Clark Rd for $270,000. Prior sale in 1991 27 Ostrander Ave for $239,000. Prior sale…
Read More »After our weekend deep freeze and yesterday’s tropical rain, the bright sunshine and 40-something temperatures today convinced me to take a lunchtime walk downtown. My first stop was 200 Central Street which had put on an unauthorized pre-Winterfest light show last night when water infiltrated an underground electrical fixture and…
Read More »Personnel subcommittee report: On Monday, February 29, three candidates for auditor will be interviewed by the full council. Plain Street Realignment motion response – Councilor Belanger asks about the extent of property takings. Manager Murphy says the city is minimizing the amount of land to be taken from the VFW.…
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