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When I saw the front page of today’s print edition of the Lowell Sun, the photo of the Rialto Building used to illustrate the story on Middlesex Community College looked surprisingly familiar. That’s probably because I’m the one who took it. Below is the photo that appears in today’s Lowell…
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Welcome to March Well March is finally here. I saw somewhere that March 1st signals the start of “meteorological spring” but today’s forecast is for more snow which will just add to the beauty of the 111+ inches that have already fallen this winter. The City Council, at its Tuesday…
Read More »(I attended the Transportation Subcommittee meeting earlier Tuesday night and so was unable to watch this meeting live so I watched the LTC replay online on Saturday morning, Feb 28). Vice Chair Leahy is chairing the meeting; Mayor Elliott is absent. Council endorses the 2015 Open Space & Recreation Plan. …
Read More »Nancy Pitkin is a regular contributor to richardhowe.com. She attended the Massachusetts State Senate’s “Listening Session” in Lawrence recently and submitted the following report: On Monday, February 23, 2015 we attended the Massachusetts State Senators “Listening Session” in Lawrence. It was the fourth of eight state wide forums being held…
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Tonight I attended the Lowell City Council Transportation Subcommittee meeting on the Lord Overpass project. In attendance were six or seven representatives of VHB, the engineering firm hired by the state to oversee this project. Also in attendance were more than 30 Lowell residents, most representing groups or constituencies with…
Read More »Sponsored by the Lowell Irish Cultural Committee In collaboration with: The City of Lowell, the Lowell Cultural Council, Lowell Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 19, Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 1, Lowell National Historical Park, United Teen Equality Center, Lowell Police Department, WCAP 980 AM and 106.3 FRANK FM,…
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Snowy Roofs On the roof it’s peaceful as can be And there the world below can’t bother me Last week it was ice dams; this week it’s unstable roofs. With the forecasters calling for our current storm to end with heavy, wet snow or even rain, many Lowell residents took…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: Feb 16, 2015 – Monday President’s Day – no sales Feb 17, 2015 – Tuesday 510 Varnum Ave for $240,187. Prior sale in 1968 Feb 18, 2015 – Wednesday 341 Pawtucket Blvd Unit 23 for $90,600. Prior sale in…
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Lowell City Council: February 17, 2015 Motion Responses Rita Mercier asks if there are any plans to make some streets one way due to their narrowness from snowbanks. Manager Murphy says it’s an excellent suggestion. Mentions Lowell has highest snow fall totals in US. Says there’s a meeting tomorrow to…
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Winter of 2015 A story in yesterday’s Globe captured perfectly the state of affairs in Lowell these days. Here’s part of what the Globe’s Nestor Ramos wrote: On snow-packed side-streets we are facing off in low-speed games of chicken. In snarled traffic circles and icy intersections, we are angling for…
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