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At last night’s city council meeting, Bill Martin made a motion that the city recreation department consider adding pickleball to the other sports, activities and games offered to those participating in summer programs at the city’s parks. I had never heard of pickleball and wondered if it was in any…
Read More »Citation to Cobblestones on their 20th anniversary of opening in Lowell. Councilor Rourke motion that city join FEMA’s Community Rating System. This helps residents in flood plain get reduced rates on flood insurance. Several people speak in favor of it. Passes unanimously. Mayor Elliott motion re improving pedestrian crossing of…
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: A billion dollars is a lot of money. When the government is spending taxpayer money we need to keep a very close eye on it. We need audit…
Read More »Some relatives from Texas were in town this weekend on a quest to learn more about their Lowell roots. Besides visiting all the ancestral homesteads and other family-specific spots, we took the Working the Water canal boat tour from the Lowell National Historical Park which was superb. I’ll write a…
Read More »The City Council held a special meeting to review City Manager Kevin Murphy’s proposed FY15 budget. After three hours of questions and discussion, the council adopted the $333,987,477 budget in its entirety. The council cannot add to the budget or shift money within it but can only make cuts. Only…
Read More »June 16, 2014 – Monday 40 Main St for $145,000. Prior sale in 2013 for $122,900 653 Stevens St for $256,000. Prior sale in 2010 for $216,000 June 17, 2014 – Tuesday 115 Corinthian Dr for $359,900. Prior sale in 2005 for $370,000 240 Jackson St Unit 610 for $155,500.…
Read More »Here’s a press release I just received from the Rady Mom campaign: RADY MOM ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR 18TH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Urges Community: “Let’s Make History!” LOWELL—Rady Mom, a Lowell Businessman and community activist, announced his candidacy for State Representative today at his kickoff party at The Hong Kong Restaurant in…
Read More »Tomorrow (Saturday, June 21, 2014) looks to be one of those great Lowell days when the biggest challenge you face is how to get to all the events going on in the city. Two big festivals highlight the day. The Lowell African Festival takes place from 11am until 7pm at…
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The 2014 Tyler Park Summer Concert Series kicked off tonight with an outstanding performance by Wooden Soul, an acoustic duo that played something for everyone. The weather could not have been better, with the rays of the setting sun highlighting the beauty of the park and its Westford Street neighborhood.…
Read More »Welcome to the new format for richardhowe.com which is a custom design by Lowell’s own Stellar Web Studios. We will continue to bring you the steady stream of new posts that has characterized the site but the new format will also make it easier to locate and retrieve past content.…
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