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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 2008: The Lowell School Committee hired Dr. Chris Scott to follow Dr. Karla Brooks Baehr as Superintendent of Schools. The future…
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 2007: Marty Meehan resigns from Congress to become Chancellor of UMass Lowell. Niki Tsongas wins Democratic primary in Congressional special election,…
Read More »Over the weekend there was some discussion on Facebook about some mayoral history. Here’s a guide to those men and women who have served as the city’s mayor since 1966 with a synopsis of the mayoral election and a list of the councilors who served during that term: 1966 –…
Read More »On this final weekend of 2014, here are my top ten Lowell political events of the year (in no particular order). They are followed by some other noteworthy public occurrences during this past year. So here they are: Top Ten Lowell Political Events of 2014 At its inaugural ceremony in…
Read More »The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell last week: December 22, 2014 – Monday 164-166 Crawford St for $224,500. Prior sale in 1956 72 D St for $227,000. Prior sale in 2002 for $194,900 12-14 & 16-18 Gardner Ave for $575,000. 12-14 Gardner in 2000 for $155,000; 16-18 Gardner…
Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters offers the following about St Patrick’s Church in Lowell: I believed that this would be an easy assignment. I mean, a great deal has been written on St. Patrick’s Church, right? So it cannot be that difficult to catalogue it in a chronologically correct way. Was…
Read More »Back in December 2012, 56 people from Lowell came together to recite “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clark Moore. HERE is the link to the video.
Read More »Just in time for those with a few days off around Christmas and New Year, Nancy Pitkin writes about her recent visit to the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge: On 22nd December 2014, we visited the newly renovated Harvard Art Museum buildings on Quincy Street. The Fogg and the Arther…
Read More »So long to La Boniche, a Lowell institution since 1988. Thanks for offering Lowellians and visitors a delightful dining experience for such a long time.
Read More »There have been times during the past year when I’ve expressed concern that the current Lowell City Council has been too reactionary and has been lacking in strategic vision. Over the past two months, however, there have been some motions that could go a long way to remedying that problem. …
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