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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…
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…
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…
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…
The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell last week: Feb 9, 2015 – Monday Snowstorm – registry closed Feb 10, 2015 – Tuesday Snowstorm – registry closed Feb 11, 2015 – Wednesday 240 Jackson St Unit 625 for $160,000. Prior sale 2014 foreclosure 373 Aien Ave Unit 9 for…
City Manager gives an update on snow removal costs. January was the snowiest month ever in Lowell. From Jan 21 to Feb 10, about 70 inches of snow fell on Lowell. DPW did a heroic job. The city has 275 miles of streets in addition to schools, city parking lots,…
Lowell: The Hottest Town in Massachusetts? It is for volume of home sales, at least according to CBS Boston. Citing a report from Waltham-based McGeough Lamacchia Realty Inc., CBS Boston had Lowell with a 9.5% increase in home sales from 2013 to 2014 followed by Scituate (9.3), Waltham (8.9), Centerville…
John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. The moment went by so fast it was easy to miss. Candidate for Governor Martha Coakley touched the third rail of Massachusetts politics. She quickly recoiled. She probably lost votes anyway. Meanwhile,…
The following real estate transactions occurred last week: Feb 2, 2015 – Monday 119 B St for $295,000. Prior sale 2014 foreclosure 45-47 Royal St for $182,700. Prior sale 2014 foreclosure 15 Alton St Unit 11 for $184,000. Prior sale in 2012 for $125,000 Feb 3, 2015 – Tuesday 24…