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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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: 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…
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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…
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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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Between the holiday on Monday and a couple of snowstorms, it was a relatively slow week. One million dollar sale though: 710 Chelmsford St which I believe is a multiple unit retail building next to Lowe’s. February 17, 2014 – Monday Registry closed for President’s Day February 18, 2014 –…
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