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Save the date: Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 10 am for a Lord Overpass Walkabout starting from outside Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street. Massachusetts Department of Transportation is in the midst of planning major renovations to the Lord Overpass in Lowell, work that is directly…
Read More »Main takeaway – Public input session on Lord Overpass project on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 6 pm at the Lowell Senior Center. The Lowell City Council traffic subcommittee met last evening for an update on the Lord Overpass renovation project. A greater than usual volume of traffic due to…
Read More »Mill No. 5 is a happening place on a late Sunday morning! Today, the band at the Farm Market was the Brown Boot Boys. The Farm Market is open Sundays from 10-2 and is a great destination walk.
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. Feel…
Read More »Amy Bisson sent some photos and commentary last week that I’m just now getting around to posting. Thanks, Amy! Last night (September 28), more than a few people were out watching the lunar eclipse unfold. More than a few times a jet or plane raced across the sky as the full…
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Lord Overpass The City Council’s Transportation Subcommittee meets this Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at 5:30 pm at the City Council chambers of Lowell City Hall to discuss the Lord Overpass Renovation Project. The committee chair is Councilor Milinazzo and the members are Councilors Martin and Leahy. At a previous meeting…
Read More »Lowell Walks resumes tomorrow with a guided walking tour of the lower Highlands/Cambodia Town. The tour begins at Roberto Clemente Park at 10 am and will be conducted rain or shine. It is free and lasts 90 minutes. The tour will be led by me (Dick Howe) and Paul Ratha…
Read More »Where I grew up, in the cornfields of Ohio, most of us took a bus to school because we lived too far from school to walk. One or more of my siblings always waited with those of us from the neighborhood who were gathered at the bus stop waiting for…
Read More »John Edward, who teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell, frequently contributes columns on economic issues. Assume you had $50,000 to invest. Option 1 is to put the money toward your child’s college education. Option 2 is to renovate your house. Which would you choose? When evaluating choices, decision makers…
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