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On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 6 pm at the Lowell Senior Center, the city’s Department of Planning and Development and the civil engineers hired to redesign the Lord Overpass will hold a public meeting at which residents will have an opportunity to share their ideas about the project. In…
Read More »This past Wednesday night, October 27, 2015, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation hosted a “Capital Conversation” at Middlesex Community College in Lowell. The purpose of this and fifteen other sessions around the Commonwealth is to give the public a say in the development of massDOT’s Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal…
Read More »The following real estate sales occurred this week in Lowell. Sales are followed by foreclosure auction legal notices that appeared in the Lowell Sun this week. October 26, 2015 – Monday 40 Livingston Ave for $280,000. Prior sale in 2010 for $229,000 163 Crosby St for $95,000. Prior sale in…
Read More »Jim Peters shares a couple of historical stories about the importance of voting: We are at an important point in our city’s history. Fewer voters came out to vote in the preliminary election than has probably ever happened before. Let me tell you two stories. One comes from…
Read More »Fred Faust, principal of The Edge Group, Inc., a real estate consulting firm, previously was an assistant to U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas. He shares the following essay: This is another entry in a series about people in the Greater Lowell area who have taken initiative and achieved special things including…
Read More »Monday night about 35 veteran Lowell Walks participants gathered at the Pollard Memorial Library to review this past summer’s walks and to plan for the future. We began with a slideshow that included scenes from each of this summer’s walks during which we paused for comments on the high points…
Read More »Motion by Mayor Elliott and Councilor Samaras to form an Opiate Crisis Task Force. Members of Zach’s Team, formed in memory of Zach Gys, a gifted high school athlete who succumbed to his addiction at age 21, speak about the screening of the film “If Only” on November 9 in…
Read More »Attached to retaining wall of the Meriimack at the foot of Wilder Street. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »The Lantern Tour of Lowell Cemetery scheduled for tomorrow evening to benefit the Brush Gallery, has been postponed due to the forecast of heavy rain and high wind. The tour will be rescheduled in the spring 2016.
Read More »Please join Paul Marion and me this Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 10 am at the National Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street in Lowell for a 90-minute walking tour/exploration of the Lord Overpass and vicinity. Here’s some background: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is in the midst of…
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