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Social network analysis looks at how people and organizations are connected and interact. People who are active in their community, political or otherwise, engage in a type of informal social network analysis without thinking about it much. I’ve long been interested in how Lowell “works” and from time to time…
Read More »Mayor Elliott opens the meeting by introducing UMass Lowell students from a Community Psychology class and has their instructor tell the council about the class. Motion Responses by City Manager Councilor Leahy questions the detour that uses Pevey Street to bypass the bridge repairs on Broadway; suggests Middlesex St be…
Read More »Here’s another fascinating story from Lowell’s history by Julie Mofford, a former staffer at the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, who currently lives in midcoast Maine where she writes and works as a museum and historical society consultant. When I stayed with my grandparents in Zanesville, Ohio, my bed faced the…
Read More »Day-to-day political events took a break during the holidays so here’s a look at what 2015 might bring in Lowell politics. With a full work week and a council meeting on Tuesday night, the Week in Review will return next Sunday. For now, here are some possibilities for the coming…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: December 29, 2014 – Monday 549 Pine St Unit 1 for $90,000. Prior sale in 2001 for $99,900 82 Boylston Ln Unit 22 for $93,048. Deed in lieu of f/c 35 Wetherbee Ave for $265,000. Prior sale in 2008…
Read More »Usually, when I am asked where to find inspirational quotes, I say to go to one of four sources; The Bible, Shakespeare, or Mark Twain, or Abraham Lincoln. Today, in direct defiance of my instructions, I found one of the best quotes I have ever heard or read in Aesop,…
Read More »Here’s what I selected as the top political events of 2012 back on December 31st of that year: 1. Elizabeth Warren defeated Scott Brown for the United States Senate, 54% to 46%. Warren won Lowell by nearly 6,000 votes. Many of those who voted for Warren have not regularly participated…
Read More »Continuing my review of local political events from years past, here is what I posted back in 2011: Here is my own eclectic list of important things that happened in 2011. 1. The local political lineup changed considerably in 2011. Steve Panagiotakos, who was elected to the Lowell School Committee…
Read More »I always welcome the new year as a time for fresh starts whether it be personal goals like working out or eating better or communal objectives like increasing voter turnout or making the city more walkable. Celebrating the actual passage of one year to the next – midnight on New…
Read More »As 2014 draws to a close, I will be posting some of my previous Year in Review blog posts (I already posted by 2014 year in review). Here is 2009: It was a busy year in Lowell politics, so I won’t limit myself to just ten items. Here is my…
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