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The City Council formally took up City Manager Murphy’s FY15 budget at a public hearing at Tuesday night’s meeting. When the mayor asked if anyone wished to speak in favor of the budget there was silence. Before he asked if anyone was opposed, Councilor Kennedy jumped in and suggested that…
Read More »Just back from a long day at the DCU Center in Worcester. I’ll post more details tomorrow but here are the results of the first ballot which decides who will appear on the ballot in the September 9 Primary Election. To do that, candidates needed the votes of 15% of…
Read More »The 2014 Democratic State Convention began last night at the DCU Center in Worcester. The main business of the evening was the nomination by acclamation of three statewide candidates who are unopposed in the September 9, Democratic Primary. They are Secretary of State William Galvin, State Auditor Suzanne Bump, and…
Read More »Today’s headlines forecast the imminent demise of the regime now ruling Iraq as the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria rolls across the country. The Iraqi military, upon which the US spent billions of dollars to train and equip, melts away. Bagdad is expected to fall imminently. We’ve…
Read More »The Lowell High Compass Program Photography group has an exhibit up at Zeitgeist Gallery located at 167 Market St, Lowell, MA 01852 (formerly Olive That and More). The exhibit will be there until Monday June 16th. Items are available for purchase and all proceeds will go towards purchasing new cameras.…
Read More »Mayor Elliott introduced Hannah York, the new City Auditor. She says she’s delighted to be here and everyone has been wonderful, especially the staff in the Auditor’s Office. Public Hearing on Proposed FY15 Budget Councilor Kennedy congratulates City Manager Murphy on the budget document but says because it proposes a…
Read More »Friend-of-the-blog and frequent contributor Nancy Pitkin volunteers as an ESL tutor in the Literacy Program sponsored by the Pollard Memorial Library. One of Nancy’s students, Elizabeth Maximovich, became a United States citizen on March 25 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium ceremony. Nancy asked Elizabeth to write about the experience so…
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: There are three things certain in life. Benjamin Franklin identified death and taxes. The third certainty is that without taxes and government intervention, people will die. Two years…
Read More »I’m still recuperating from knee surgery so my own participation in the week’s political activities was limited but here are some observations from the sidelines. Nancy Pelosi visits Lowell Early Monday morning, Nancy Pelosi and ten Congressional colleagues rolled into the parking lot of Middlesex Community College as part of…
Read More »June 2, 2014 – Monday 157 Nesmith St Unit 7 for $105,000. Prior sale in 2005 for $180,400 20-22 Seventh St for $240,000. Prior sale in 1967 12 Belmont St for $269,900. Prior sale in 2012 for $160,000 June 3, 2014 – Tuesday 15-17 Joyce Ave for $232,000. Prior sale…
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