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I’m a big fan of TED Talks which are interesting talks by interesting people that arise out of a series of conferences held under the TED label (which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design). The conferences began in 1984 but lately videos of all of the presentations have been made freely…
Read More »Unfinished business from last week: Councilor Belanger moves to delay executive sessions from tonight to the next council meeting. Unanimously approved. Motion by Mayor Elliott to set up joint subcommittee of council and school committee to assess recently completed Lowell High School facilities assessment report. Unanimously approved. Motion by Mayor…
Read More »The Lowell City Council held a special meeting tonight (March 3, 2014) to decide the next steps in the process of selecting a new city manager and a new city auditor. Councilor Mercier opens by moving that a period of citizen comment be allowed prior to the interviews. Councilor Belanger…
Read More »The week started off slowly with no sales in Lowell on Monday or Tuesday but things certainly picked up by the end of the week: February 24, 2014 – Monday no sales February 25, 2014 – Tuesday no sales February 26, 2014 – Wednesday 237 Third St Unit A for…
Read More »I wasn’t sorry to see February come to an end but when I stepped out the door yesterday and found that March had arrived with air chilled to 3 degrees and talk of more snow tomorrow, I already started to looking forward to April. When I posted my council meeting…
Read More »Communications from City Manager Report on Shot Spotter technology referred to Public Safety Subcommittee. (Three year subscription for 1 square mile would be $235,000; 2 square miles would be $340,000; 3 square miles would be $415,000). Vote to authorize third amendment to development agreement between city and Trinity Financial for…
Read More »Lots of great activities planned for the 31st Annual Irish Cultural Week in Lowell. Here’s the schedule: SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2014 IRISH CONCERT 10:00 AM – Traditional Irish Music Performed by St. Patrick Parish Choir Directed and Accompanied by Ginny Corcoran IRISH CULTURAL WEEK OPENING MASS 10:30 AM – St.…
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: The runner was working hard but falling behind. She was assigned to an outside lane due to bad luck of the draw. Competitors, taking advantage of the inside…
Read More »With a Monday holiday (Presidents Day), school vacation week, a big snowstorm that cancelled Tuesday’s city council meeting, a series of smaller storms that made getting around each day a challenge, and a brilliantly sunny Saturday for Winterfest, politics was not foremost in the news this week. The biggest political…
Read More »Tomorrow night (Saturday, February 22, 2014) at 6:30 pm at the Lowell High Little Theatre, FreeVerse! will hold its 4th Annual I Think I ____ You!, a Spoken Word Poetry showcase featuring a dozen youth poets performing moving pieces “in this theatrical representation of love!” Tickets are $7 and may…
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