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The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: December 7, 2015 – Monday 401-403 Beacon St for $350,000. Prior sale in 1964 50 Liberty St Unit 4 for $165,500. Prior sale in 2003 for $169,900 157 Rea St for $328,000. Prior sale in 1985 December 8, 2015…
Read More »This Saturday, December 12, 2015, the Lowell Historical Society will hold a program on Lowell History Since World War II at 2 p.m. at the Pollard Memorial Library’s Community Room. Paul Marion and I will be the main speakers. We will both discuss the past seventy years of our city’s…
Read More »Recently I met Vincent Valentine, the founder of The Telephone Museum. Not surprisingly, we were soon talking about Lowell and its role in the development of the telephone. I invited him to share some telephone stories with our readers here on richardhowe.com: “The Numbers Guy” How We Got Telephone Numbers…
Read More »Public hearing on establishment of the “minimum residential factor.” This is the percentage of the tax levy that is allocated to residential property. Manager Murphy begins by reviewing the financial accomplishments of this council. Foremost is its support of education; the city exceeds the amount required for “net school spending.”…
Read More »I saw Spotlight yesterday at the Lowell Cinema. It’s a very powerful film. The story is well-known but the movie still generated an incredible amount of suspense. While the core of the story is the clergy sexual abuse scandal, the movie is mostly about how it was covered up for…
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Underneath the Connector Early in the week I noticed a mention of an upcoming event of Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust. Here’s what it said: Take a Tour…Under the Connector?! When: Saturday, December 5, 2015, 12PM YES! LP&CT Executive Director Jane Calvin will be leading an exploration under the Lowell…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell this past week November 30, 2015 – Monday 40 Sheldon St for $200,000. Prior sale in 1951 65 Stevens St for $260,000. Prior sale in 2015 for $162,000 694 Westford St for $296,500. Prior sale in 2003 for $279,900 77 Glenmere…
Read More »Jim Peters shares some memories of his life in Lowell: As a young child, I wanted to be an architect, but I lacked the motor skills to paint a clear picture, and I was told by my father that I could not do that because of my Mathematics grades. Mathematics…
Read More »In a notice sent yesterday, UMass Lowell Library Director George Hart announced the retirement of longtime librarian Martha Mayo who for many years has overseen the university’s Center for Lowell History which is located in the Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center at 40 French Street in downtown Lowell. Martha Mayo…
Read More »This Saturday at noon you will have a unique opportunity to take a guided walk underneath the Lowell Connector. Sponsored by the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust and led by its executive director, Jane Calvin, this walk will trace the intended path of the extension of the Bruce Freeman Trail.…
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