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Local Development Roundup: It was a relatively quiet week in local political news so let’s take a quick look at the status of some of the major development projects in the city: Hamilton Canal District: There have been a few positive developments for the Hamilton Canal District including the selection…
Read More »Here are real estate sales in Lowell during the past two weeks: Week of June 27, 2016 June 27, 2016 – Monday490 Central St for $360,000. Prior sale in 2012 for $225,0002410 Skyline Drive Unit 12 for $135,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $115,00030 Damon St for $235,000. Prior sale…
Read More »The following is from Marie Sweeney: The 29th Annual CTI / Lowell Farmers’ Market had a Grand-Opening ribbon-cutting today with the help of Lowell Mayor Ed Kennedy. The Farmers’ Market operates on Fridays through mid-October (except during the Lowell Folk Festival) on JFK Plaza adjacent to Lowell City Hall from…
Read More »An overflow crowd packed Hypertext Bookstore Café this evening for the Loom Press Writers Reading event. Paul Marion, the proprietor of Loom Press which specializes in publishing poetry and prose from Lowell and the Merrimack Valley, recruited a great collection of writers to read from their work. The lineup included…
Read More »If you are interested in literature about Lowell or written by people from Lowell, there are a couple of events this week for you. This Thursday (July 7) night, at 6 pm at HyperText Bookstore Café at 107 Merrimack Street, Paul Marion will convene a group of poets and authors…
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 »I missed Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting and so watched a replay last night. Here are my notes. Because of this and because it is the Fourth of July holiday weekend, my Week in Review column will appear later this week: Update on meeting between City Manager and UMass Lowell…
Read More »Remembering World War One Yesterday I participated in the re-dedication of Cupples Square which is “the junction of Pine, Westford, Loring, and Hastings Streets” in the Highlands. Originally dedicated in October 1923, the square memorializes US Army Lieutenant Lorne Cupples, a resident of the neighborhood who was killed in action…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: June 20, 2016 – Monday 31 Merrill St for $85,000. Prior sale in 1997 for $20,100 150 Aeropolis Rd for $350,000. Prior sale in 2010 for $253,007 451 Pine St for $313,275. Prior sale in 1983 23 Short St…
Read More »Last Thursday, the people of Great Britain voted to leave the European Union. John Wooding, a native of England and a professor of political science at UMass Lowell for many years, shared on Facebook his thoughts on the Brexit vote outcome. John, who has contributed a number of articles to…
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