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New foreclosure auction for Prince Spaghetti
In my Week in Review article this past Sunday, I asked “What’s Up with Prince Spaghetti?” Back on June 27, 2014, the Lowell Five Cents Savings Bank held a foreclosure auction of the Prince Spaghetti property in South Lowell. The property owner, Prince Avenue Associates LLC, had granted the Lowell…
Read More »Mill City Grows Harvest Festival this Saturday
The 3rd annual Mill City Grows Harvest Festival will take place this coming Saturday, September 20, from 1 pm to 5 pm at Rotary Club Park, 10 Chase Street in Lowell. The festival will feature all kinds of events, demonstrations and entertainment. It’s a great event organized by an organization…
Read More »Fred Faust responds to Lowell Sun attack on historic preservation
Fred Faust, a former director of the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, responds to Lowell Sun publisher Jim Campanini’s recent attack on historic preservation in Lowell. Fred left the following as a comment to my Sunday Week in Review article but since the issue is of critical importance to Lowell, I…
Read More »Lowell Week in Review: September 14, 2014
18th Middlesex Representative Race Shortly after 9 am yesterday Erik Gitschier, Lowell’s new water department head and until two weeks ago a member of the Greater Lowell Regional School Committee appeared on my front porch to leave a flyer for Fred Bahou, the unenrolled candidate for the 18th Middlesex Representative…
Read More »Lowell Real Estate: Week of September 8, 2014
The following sale took place this past week: September 8, 2014 – Monday 35 Riverwalk Way Unit 302 for $169,900. Prior sale in 2005 for $262,000 September 9, 2014 – Tuesday 1431 Pawtucket Blv Unit B32 for $178,000. Prior sale in 2005 for $220,000 September 10, 2014 – Wednesday 15…
Read More »Boarding House Park, Lowell National Historical Park
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Read More »Lowell Cemetery tours this Friday & Saturday
Lowell Cemetery tours are here: Friday, September 12 at 1 pm Saturday, September 13 at 10 am From the Knapp Ave gate.
Read More »“Happy?” by John Edward
John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our…
Read More »Remembering 9/11
It’s been 13 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Here’s a post I did two years ago after a visit to the National 9/11 Memorial in New York City. The National 9/11 Memorial is a fitting tribute to those who perished on September 11, 2001. The 8-acre site is dominated…
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