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Some online followers of Lowell politics have created a drinking game called “double poles.” Every time a city councilor at a city council meeting utters the words “double poles” (as in two telephone poles standing side-by-side) participants in the game take a drink of an adult beverage. It’s a joke,…
Read More »Governor Deval Patrick and the Governor’s Asian American Commission/Advisory Council will be in Lowell this coming Thursday to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The event is on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 5:15 pm at the Sunnyda Restaurant at 454 Chelmsford Street in Lowell. Everyone is invited…
Read More »Next weekend begins the 2014 Spring Tours of Lowell Cemetery. There will be some new stops on the tour this year so even if you’ve joined us previously, consider returning this year for some new stories. Here’s the schedule: Friday, May 9, 2014 at 1 pm Saturday, May 10, 2014…
Read More »The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell last week: April 28, 2014 – Monday 117 Lexington Ave for $255,000. Prior sale in 2011 for $240,200. 200 Market St Unit 3405 for $75,000. Prior sale in 2010 for $100,000 241 Pawtucket St for $625,000. (Romanowsky/Reppucci office condos to UMass Lowell)…
Read More »Here’s my review of political events in Lowell this past week: BIKE LANES For Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Rodney Elliott and Councilor Rita Mercier filed a joint motion to abolish the bike lanes that were installed on Father Morissette Boulevard last summer. This prompted a big turnout by local…
Read More »Nearly 300 people gathered last night at a community celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month sponsored by the Khmer Post USA, the Lowell-based Cambodian language newspaper that has circulation throughout New England and the mid-Atlantic states. Held at the Hong Kong Restaurant at 308 Westford Street in…
Read More »Lowell resident Seng Ty has written a book about his experiences in the Killing Fields of Cambodia, his time in refugee camps, and his life in the United States. He will do a reading and signing this coming Wednesday, May 7 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Middlesex…
Read More »Photo by Tony Sampas
Read More »Photo by Tony Sampas
Read More »[This is not a verbatim transcript, but as close to it as I can produce while watching the meeting[ ABOLISH BIKE LANES After some citations at the start of the meeting, the motion by Rita Mercier and Rodney Elliott to abolish the bike lanes on Fr. Morisette Blvd is taken…
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