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Last Tuesday, several Lowell City Councilors outed themselves as vindictive bullies in their handling of the appointment of Salmira Mitchell to the Library Board of Trustees. Here’s the context of what happened: City Manager Lynch presented four board appointments to the city council. The first, of Dr. Julia Hans to…
Read More »The politics and history of Lowell often dominate our discussions here, but sometimes it’s the little things around us that make this city such a fascinating place to live. From time to time, we’ve urged people to write about or photograph the things in Lowell that make this a unique…
Read More »Real estate sales in Lowell for the past week: January 20, 2014 – Monday Martin Luther King Jr. holiday January 21, 2014 – Tuesday 24 Bigelow St for $165,000. Prior sale in 1977 January 22, 2014 – Wednesday 67-69 Burtt St for $189,900. Prior sale in 1995 for $80,000 20…
Read More »CC Rourke asks to have Executive Session (to discuss with the manger his staying beyond his stated resignation date) vote taken out of order and have it held early in the meeting. Mayor Elliott relinquishes the chair and says he will oppose going into executive session. Says “we’re kind of…
Read More »Special meeting on hiring process for hiring new City Manager and Auditor. First item: Review Auditor job description and salary range of $85,000 to $100,000. Councilor Martin questions whether salary should be posted/advertised or left until the end and depend on the successful candidate. They add “municipal law experience” to…
Read More »I first became a fan of the historical writing of Nathaniel Philbrick after reading Mayflower, his history of not just the Pilgrims of early Plymouth County but of the settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. My enjoyment of that book led me to The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and…
Read More »In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, here are some photos I took at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Washington, DC last September along with a link to the story in today’s Khmer Post USA about today’s holiday.
Read More »The following is by Maxine Farkas, our correspondent at Western Avenue Studios: I read a comment on Facebook the other day that indicated that there is a lack of knowledge about how the art world works . . . what follows is taken from a Western Avenue Studios Artist Association…
Read More »The Angkor Dance Troupe which was founded in Lowell and continues to be based here recently announced that Linda Sopheap Sou has been named the new executive director Troupe and that Lianna Kushi, who served as vice president of the board in 2013, is the new president. James Ostis has…
Read More »Who will be the next city manager of Lowell was the big issue this week as it will continue to be for weeks to come. At least four names are swirling about: Kevin Murphy, Eileen Donoghue, Tom Golden and George Ramirez. Because we’re at the “maneuvering behind the scenes” stage…
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