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Nancy Pitkin is a longtime member of the Pollard Memorial Libary’s nonfiction book club. The next selection for the club is Jane Mayer’s “Dark Side: The Inside Story of How America’s War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals.” The club will meet to discuss the book on…
Read More »On the first day of autumn, frequent contributor Jim Peters shares some end of summer thoughts: I have not written much this summer because I have been living the dream; soft quiet nights, camping, fishing, swimming, and other pleasurable activities. It is quite a change from the bipolar activities I…
Read More »“Social Service Agencies Are Destroying the City” – Councilor Corey Belanger A letter to the editor printed in the Sun on Wednesday caught my attention. It was from Stephen Swindells and it criticized Councilor Belanger for blaming social service agencies for violent crime in Lowell. Here is some of what…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: September 15, 2014 – Monday 43 Marlborough St for $255,000. Prior sale in 1990 for $153,000 23 South Walker St Unit 2 for $70,000. New condominium 13 Taunton Ct for $302,500. Prior sale in 2012 for $258,500 September 16,…
Read More »The BBC is reporting that the Scottish Independence Referendum lost with 55% voting no and 45% voting yes. My interest in this process increased as election day grew near, not because I was committed to one side or the other but because of the rare phenomenon of a country (possibly)…
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Read More »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 »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, 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 »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…
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