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August 25, 2014 – Monday 38-40 Fairfield St for $359,250. Prior sale in 2003 for $355,000 19-25 Merrimack St for $485,000. Prior sale in 2007 for $500,000 August 26, 2014 – Tuesday 171 Upham St for $324,900. Prior sale in 2004 for $318,000 100 Rogers St Unit 1 for $110,000.…
Read More »City Auditor Report: 2009–2014 Surveillance Spending Report. Mayor relinquishes chair to Vice Chair Leahy. Mayor finds many things troubling including that names of investigative subjects were blacked out on original invoices. This should be investigated. Says the city should have a list of people who were followed. Also dismayed that…
Read More »Jim Peters returns with some end-of-summer observations: It has been a very good summer. On my television show, I have been blessed with a bevy of guests who are all interested in what is happening to Lowell. The City Councilors, the candidates for State Representative, the business persons,…
Read More »First Congregational Church (aka Smith Baker Center) viewed from inside the Pollard Memorial Library. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: America is the land of opportunity, isn’t it? Free-market capitalism, I thought, is the prevailing economic regime. Economics is the science of incentives. Profit is the ultimate incentive.…
Read More »This Week: Back to school; two way traffic downtown; Candidate debate for 18th Middlesex District Back to School This Tuesday morning the rhythm of the city will change dramatically as public school students head to classes for their first day. Getting everywhere will take longer with school employees and chauffeuring…
Read More »This past Tuesday, the KhmerPost USA, the city’s Cambodian language newspaper, hosted a debate of the five Democratic candidates (Brian Donovan, Jim Leary, Rady Mom, Dave Ouellette and Paul Ratha Yem). It was televised live on Lowell Cable TV and is now available on the LTC website. I’ve watched a…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: August 18, 2014 – Monday 42 Clare St for $95,000. Prior sale in 2007 for $149,000 10 Kearney Sq Unit 401 for $190,000. Prior sale in 2005 for $246,400 211 Pawtucket St for $115,000. City of Lowell to UMass…
Read More »This past Tuesday night I served as moderator of the debate of the five candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for the 18th Middlesex State Representative District. For 90 minutes, the candidates – Brian Donovan, Jim Leary, Rady Mom, Dave Ouellette and Paul Ratha Yem, answered questions about some of the…
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