Jay Mason, Chair of the Lowell Green Building Commission and a member of 350MA of Greater Lowell, shared the following observations about the mainstream media’s coverage of climate change this week: This past Wednesday, May 7th the Boston Globe carried a story on climate change. This is not new –…
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Photos by Tony Sampas. The tour will be repeated on Friday, May 16 at 1 pm and on Saturday, May 17 at 10 am, both starting at the Lawrence Street Gate.
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Governor Deval Patrick officially proclaimed the month of May to be Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at a celebration in Lowell tonight. Held at the Sunny Da Restaurant and sponsored by the Governor’s Asian American Commission/Advisory Council and Lowell’s Southeast Asian community, the…
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The Charles J. Hoff Alumni Scholarship Center at 1 Perkins St., Lowell. Photo by Tony Sampas
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I had another commitment earlier tonight so Jack Moynihan kindly covered the first 40 minutes of the meeting until I was able to get online. Thanks Jack! Meeting called to order at 6:35 by Mayor Elliot Councilor Samaras asked for a moment of silence for a deceased teacher whose name…
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Some online followers of Lowell politics have created a drinking game called “double poles.” Every time a city councilor at a city council meeting utters the words “double poles” (as in two telephone poles standing side-by-side) participants in the game take a drink of an adult beverage. It’s a joke,…
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Governor Deval Patrick and the Governor’s Asian American Commission/Advisory Council will be in Lowell this coming Thursday to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The event is on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 5:15 pm at the Sunnyda Restaurant at 454 Chelmsford Street in Lowell. Everyone is invited…
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Next weekend begins the 2014 Spring Tours of Lowell Cemetery. There will be some new stops on the tour this year so even if you’ve joined us previously, consider returning this year for some new stories. Here’s the schedule: Friday, May 9, 2014 at 1 pm Saturday, May 10, 2014…
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The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell last week: April 28, 2014 – Monday 117 Lexington Ave for $255,000. Prior sale in 2011 for $240,200. 200 Market St Unit 3405 for $75,000. Prior sale in 2010 for $100,000 241 Pawtucket St for $625,000. (Romanowsky/Reppucci office condos to UMass Lowell)…
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