With the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War rapidly approaching, frequent contributor Jim Peters has been digging into the newspaper archives at the Pollard Library and will be writing about what was going on in this city has the war wound down to its end in…
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The Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) is one of 13 statutorily-created regional transportation agencies in Massachusetts. Member communities of NMCOG are Lowell, Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Pepperell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, and Westford. Its headquarters is at 40 Church St, Suite 200 in Lowell and its executive director is Beverly Woods. …
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All councilors present at start of meeting despite it being St. Patrick’s Day. BUDGET – FY16 budget update from City Manager. First of many reports. Predicated on department head “wish lists” which will be trimmed down by fiscal realities. In response to Councilor Milinazzo question, Manager concedes that the city’s…
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Congratulations to State Senator Eileen Donoghue and City Manager Kevin Murphy for successfully transitioning the 30-something year old Lowell St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast to an evening dinner. The UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center was packed with all the usual Lowell and Greater Lowell political suspects. The high point for…
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For too long our daily outside temperature was locked in the teens and any precipitation was unquestionably snow. Yesterday’s rain seemed odd, unusual, almost difficult to comprehend. It and the warmer temperatures are signs of spring and the rapidly receding snow offers hope that soon we’ll be able to enjoy…
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A slow week for real estate in Lowell. That shouldn’t be surprising: there weren’t a lot of purchase and sales agreements being signed during the blizzards in late January and throughout February. March 9, 2015 – Monday 107-109 Seventh Ave for $249,500. Prior sale in 1959 March 10, 2015 –…
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Congratulations to the Lowell Irish Cultural Committee for an outstanding Acre Forum last evening at the United Teen Equality Center (UTEC). The forum featured a panel discussion from representatives of the many groups that have called the Acre home since the 1820s. The panelists were Garrett Sheehan representing the Irish…
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Frequent contributor Jim Peters recently underwent a serious medical procedure but we know that he’s bounced back quickly since he’s now submitted a blog post about the experience: I have come to some very specific ideas about being operated on by very good doctors. I recently had surgery with Dr.…
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Representative Rady Mom addresses the council on a bill he has filed to make firing a gun into a house a felony. Asks the council to formally vote to support this bill so it will aid its becoming law. Police Chief Taylor says this legislation is needed to fill a…
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We have set the dates for this spring’s Lowell Cemetery tours. Here are the dates and times: Friday, May 15, 2015 at 1 pm Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 10 am Friday, May 22, 2015 at 1 pm Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 10 am All of these tours will…
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