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Lowell Week in Review: July 31, 2016
Folk Festival turns 30 The Lowell Folk Festival arrived in the city in 1986, making this its 30th birthday. Roaming around downtown yesterday afternoon, the Festival seemed better than ever with big crowds at all the venues despite the heat. If you plan to go this afternoon, remember that it…
Read More »Lowell Real Estate: Week of July 25, 2016
The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: July 25, 2016 – Monday 84 Lane St for $360,000. Prior sale in 2004 for $305,000 130 John St Unit 101 for $180,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $127,720 140 Hampshire St for $225,000. Prior sale in 2006 for…
Read More »Lowell City Council Meeting: July 26, 2016
Regarding the report on the new garage for the Hamilton Canal District and whether he is alarmed by the slippage of the construction date, Manager Murphy says that it will take some additional time for the MassWorks grant to bring the infrastructure to the site for the new garage and…
Read More »Lowell Week in Review: July 24, 2016
Art along Pawtucket Canal Local artist Barbara Poole, working with a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council and with support from other community partners, recently received permission from the city council to install colored fabric in the openings of a brick wall remnant that lines the Pawtucket Canal in the…
Read More »Kittredge Park: Some History
A proposal by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to widen Nesmith Street (Rte 38) at several places calls for the removal of a number of trees that line the sidewalk alongside Kittredge Park. Citizens will have the opportunity to hear more about this plan and to share their thought…
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Lowell Real Estate: Week of July 18, 2016
The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: July 18, 2016 – Monday 394 High St for $312,000. Prior sale in 2005 for $325,000 74 Wollaston St for $361,000. Prior sale in 2011 for $250,100 11 Holyrood St for $448,000. Prior sale in 1997 for $180,000 75…
Read More »Kittredge Park Picnic on Saturday
This Saturday from 2 pm to 330 pm, a group of Lowell residents will gather at Kittredge Park at the corner of Andover and Nesmith Street to celebrate the park. There will be acoustic music, food, and a talk by me on the history of the park and the story…
Read More »Lowell Walks tomorrow: Historic fires
Tomorrow’s Lowell Walks tour is Major Downtown Fires. The tour will be led by Jason Strunk, a captain of the Lowell Fire Department, the author of “Lowell Firefighting,” and the co-author of “A25: Stories from Lowell’s First Arson Squad.” The tour will visit the sites of some historic fires that…
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