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In her 1982 book, “Surviving Hard Times: The Working People of Lowell,” historian Mary Blewett has a chapter about policies in the city of Lowell towards the poor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Here is part of what she wrote: Poverty was regarded, in almost all cases,…
Read More »In yesterday’s Lowell Week in Review blog post I wrote this about the Jerathmell Bowers House: Constructed in 1673 at what is now the corner of Westford and Wood Streets in Lowell, the Jerathmell Bowers House is said to be the oldest structure in the city. There has been a…
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Read More »Save the date: The First Annual Lowell Social Media Conference Saturday, December 7, 2013 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Lowell Telecommunications Corp 246 Market St, Lowell Topics include: • Taking the temperature of Lowell’s blogosphere • Best practices for Tweets & short form video • Social media in the…
Read More »Public Safety – I still believe that public safety was the decisive issue in this year’s city council election. Three big public safety related things happened this week. First, City Manager Lynch appointed Bill Taylor to be the new Superintendent of the Lowell Police Department. Jen Myers on the Room…
Read More »November 18, 2013 – Monday 220 Branch St for $380,000. Prior sale in 1972 137 Pine St #22 for $69,000. Prior sale in 2004 for $128,900 266 Butman Rd for $215,000. Prior sale in 1963 November 19, 2013 – Tuesday 73 Fifth Ave for $190,000. Prior sale 2013 foreclosure November…
Read More »The Lowell Election Commission met in the Mayor’s Reception Room on Thursday, November 22, 2013. The first item on the agenda was a debrief on the November 5 election. The only reported glitch involved one of the 20 handicap voting machines. While it had been unboxed, it was not started…
Read More »At its meeting yesterday, the Lowell Election Commission certified the results of the 2013 city election. The official results will have changed slightly due to the inclusion of 19 provisional ballots that were counted after researching their viability. Listed below are the candidates in order of finish. The first number…
Read More »This Saturday from noon until 2 pm at the Eliot Presbyterian Church, 273 Summer Street, Lowell, Lura Smith will host a “Gospel Concert of Thanksgiving” featuring an all star cast of singers and musicians. The suggested donation is $20. All proceeds will be used to help the homeless and to…
Read More »Thank you to everyone who helped make yesterday such a special occasion for my mom and dad and the entire Howe Family. From those who organized the event to those who endured the chilly wind by attending the ceremony, you have our enduring gratitude. And it was a wonderful ceremony…
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