The council held a special meeting tonight to set the procedure and dates for interviewing candidates for city manager and auditor. Mayor Elliott opens the meeting by saying that the purpose of the public hearing is to discuss traits and characteristics of next city manager Deb Chause, Executive Director of…
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The first meeting of the Michael Geary administration. Citation to Sean Harmon for organizing the restoration of the City Council Chambers. Lowell High Headmaster Brian Martin addresses the city council on efforts to restore the Kirk Street clock. Six LHS students working on the project are present. The clock was…
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Back in November at the annual meeting of Lowell Telecommunications Corporation, I had the opportunity to meet Gary Bergeron who won the LTC 2013 Innovator award for his documentary BASTA which was entirely produced at LTC. Gary is a victim of the clergy abuse scandal and BASTA documents his journey…
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Irish Cultural Week kicked off yesterday with a mass at St. Patrick Church followed by a parade to City Hall for the raising of the Irish flag and the laying of a wreath at the Irish monument on Cardinal O’Connell Parkway (above). Events continue this week with a showing of…
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The week began with a special City Council meeting on Monday to establish the procedure for choosing a city manager and a city auditor now that all the applications are in. For city manager, the councilors had until Friday, March 7 to submit the names of their five “finalists” to…
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UnchARTed Gallery at 66 Merrimack Street is the place to be in Lowell tonight. Beginning at 7pm, an exhibition of Civil War reenactor photographs by Rachel Napear will have its grand opening. This will be unlike any other exhibit opening in recent history because it will begin with a parade…
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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 310 school districts in Massachusetts. Only 12 do not offer full-day kindergarten. Chelmsford is one of the twelve. Meanwhile, one Chelmsford Selectman is proposing a tax…
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Here are the sales of real estate in Lowell from the past week: March 3, 2014 – Monday 200 Market St Unit 121 for $120,000. Prior sale in 2006 for $162,450 240 Jackson St Unit 629 for $165,000. Prior sale in 2010 for $158,900 35 Hampshire St for $135,000. Prior…
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Achille-Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918), a sculpture by Mico Kaufman of Tewksbury, Mass., on the grounds of Durgin Hall on the South Campus of UMass Lowell. Photo – by Tony Sampas
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Saturday, March 8, 2014 – 7pm – GALLERY SHOW OPENING NIGHT – PARTY LIKE IT’S 1865 At UnchARTed Gallery, 66 Merrimack Street in Lowell. Exhibit features images of Civil War reenactors in action. This opening event will include Civil War soldiers marching up Merrimack Street, a performance by the Civil…
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