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The most important event of the week to me was the presentation at last Tuesday’s city council meeting by John Power of Farley White on the status of the former Wang manufacturing facility at 1001 Pawtucket Boulevard that his firm purchased in January for $15.5 million. Power has a long…
Read More »February 10, 2014 – Monday 81 Farmland Rd for $182,500. Prior sale in 1999 for $120,000 13 Rockdale Ave for $60,000. Prior sale in 2013 for $80,000 February 11, 2014 – Tuesday 67 Ursula St for $109,000. Prior sale in 2004 for $211,500 February 12, 2014 – Wednesday 977 Westford…
Read More »James Arena-DeRosa, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor, was in Lowell earlier this week. I met him for the first time during his visit and asked him to tell our reader/viewers a little about himself on camera. The result is below. For more information about Mr. Arena-DeRosa…
Read More »One of the benefits of having a meeting in Boston (as I did on Monday) is the view from the 17th floor of One Ashburton Place, looking west past the State House and along the Charles River.
Read More »After being AWOL the past two Tuesdays, I resumed note taking just in time for this marathon council meeting. There were important presentations on two new development projects in the city but most of the rest was anti-climatic. Bagshaw Mills – Recycling Site Mark Regan speaks on Bagshaw Mills (128…
Read More »The 3rd Annual New Enland Music Awards & Artist Conference will be held in Lowell on Friday Feb 21 & Sat Feb 22, 2014 with most events at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium and at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center. Details about the event are available on the New…
Read More »At UMass Lowell. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »After posting my Week in Review column earlier today, a reader named Joe left the following comment: About a decade ago Ed Davis wanted to bring the shot spotter gunshot detection system to Lowell. I forget the reason but it never materialized. This week I watched councilors Belanger and Rourke…
Read More »Special City Council Meeting On Monday night the city council held a special meeting for the purpose of selecting an acting city manager from the date Bernie Lynch’s resignation takes effect until a new city manager takes office. The council voted unanimously to appoint current city clerk Michael Geary to…
Read More »I’ve long urged people to start producing short videos about life in Lowell. Content more than quality is the point. Flood the internet with a video record about everyday things that we take for granted but when seen in video might help us appreciate them more. Back in January, I…
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