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The following properties sold in Lowell during the past week: February 3, 2014 – Monday 200 Market St Unit 4304 for $87,080. Prior sale in 2004 for $110,000 8 Olive St for $105,000. Prior sale in 1988 for $40,800 71 Humphrey St for $186,000. Prior sale in 1955 608 Stevens…
Read More »Democrats in Tewksbury today gathered at the town library this morning to conduct a caucus to elect delegates to the 2014 Democratic State Convention which will be held on June 13 and 14 at the DCU Center in Worcester. Candidates running for statewide office must receive the votes of more…
Read More »Maxine Farkas sends the following from Western Ave . . . Notes from Western Ave. – random thoughts, a week in the writing. I started this last week, but got interrupted, so this is even more of a ramble than normal! It is 8 in the morning on First Saturday…
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Read More »As dormitory residents at Providence College, none of us paid much attention to weather forecasts. Since the classrooms, the gym and the cafeteria were only a few yards away, snow had never been a problem. Until February of 1978, that is. The great Blizzard of ’78 began on February 5,…
Read More »We’ve set the dates for the Spring 2014 tours of historic Lowell Cemetery. They are as follows: Friday May 9, 2014 at 1 pm Saturday May 10, 2014 at 10 am Friday May 16, 2014 at 1 pm Saturday May 17, 2014 at 10 am These tours all begin inside…
Read More »From the moment I first heard of the concept of a “maker space” I was intrigued and thought it would be a perfect fit for Lowell. One of the basic pillars of the city’s prominence in 19th century America was the propensity of its citizens to excel in the mechanical…
Read More »Maura Healey, a candidate for Attorney General of Massachusetts, came to Lowell last evening for the Democratic State Committee meeting at Lowell High School and then for a house party at the home of Nancy and Richard Pitkin. The house party was a great success with a diverse crowd of…
Read More »Last Saturday I visited Mill No. 5 on Jackson Street for “Love Buzz”, a pre-Valentine’s Day shopping and entertainment bazaar at a great new Lowell venue. I’m a great fan of Western Ave and the other artist outlets in the city and was pleased to discover that the retail outlets…
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