The Lowell Election Commission met yesterday at 4:45 pm in the City Council chamber at City Hall. The first item of discussion was “designated health care facilities” which involved the facilitation of absentee voting at nursing homes. The Commission and its corresponding Election and Census Office, do outreach and training…
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Here are real estate sales from Lowell last week showing the current and previous sales prices: September 30, 2013 – Monday 582-584 Westford St for $275,000. Prior sale in 2009 for $240,000 19 Doane St #6 for $155,000. Prior sale in 2009 for $157,500 3 Rundletts Court for $118,000. Prior…
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Taya Dixon Mullane, the President of the Lower Highlands Neighborhood Group, sent the following email regarding the number of shootings that have occurred in Lowell to members of the organization. The email makes some excellent and very important points so I want to share it with everyone: Greetings Lower Highlands…
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A dozen participants in the Lowell blogosphere joined the crowd at the Tewksbury Public Library to hear Dan Kennedy talk about his new book, The Wired City, which is about journalism in the “post newspaper age.” While I bought the book (actually I bought two), I haven’t finished reading it…
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Lowell Open Studios appeared to be a great success this year. All of the venues I visited yesterday were crowded and active notwithstanding the rain. Those I spoke with who attended on Saturday said the crowds were even bigger. The city has developed an amazing concentration of artists. Consider all…
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While we’re on the topic of Lowell Cemetery, the front page of the print edition of the New England Travel section of today’s Globe greets us with a photo of the Bonney monument at Lowell Cemetery, an image that I’ve frequently posted to promote my walking tours of the cemetery.…
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Thanks to the 270+ people who joined me on tours of the Lowell Cemetery over the past ten days. On Friday, September 27, there were 60 people on the tour; on Saturday, September 28, there were 100; on Friday, October 4 in the pouring rain, 10 hardy individuals showed up…
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In his Sunday Notes today, Gerry Nutter says that all the negativity about city government coming from the Sun and WCAP is designed to suppress voter turnout on November 5. I agree. Be sure to read his full post. A sample of it follows: That is all fact, it supports…
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This Saturday (October 5) at 2 pm at the Tewksbury Public Library at 300 Chandler Street, Dan Kennedy, the founder of the Media Nation blog, will give a talk about this new book, The Wired City. This is a great chance for all who are active in the Lowell blogosphere…
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