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There was an interesting juxtaposition of stories on the pages of the Boston Globe this morning. On the front page was the news that Larry Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury under Bill Clinton, former president of Harvard, and former chief economic adviser to President Obama, had withdrawn his name…
Read More »The sign says “Hamilton Canal Wasteway” and boy, is it aptly named. I was wandering around downtown Lowell with my camera late yesterday preparing for an upcoming tour I’m leading for a UMass Lowell class. I circled from the Lower Locks garage through across East Merrimack and Bridge to the…
Read More »While other candidates for city council and school committee were holding signs and campaigning at the entrance to Cawley Stadium for Friday’s Lowell High vs Dracut High football game (won by Lowell, 35 to 12), I found incumbent city councilor John Leahy busy under the stands helping the Friends of…
Read More »September 9, 2013 – Monday 30 Jacques St for $79,000. Prior sale in 1995 for $83,000 216 Wentworth Ave for $311,000. Prior sale in 2013 for $248,000 September 10, 2013 – Tuesday 52 Lawrence Dr #M506 for $230,000. Prior sale in 2007 for $234,500 34 Newhall St #401 for $108,000.…
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Read More »This is the eighth in a series of posts showing some historical data from the 2011 city election. Each post shows how one candidate on the ballot in the 2013 city election performed in the 2011 election. Here is eleventh place finisher John Leahy, who joined the council when third…
Read More »This is the seventh in a series of posts showing some historical data from the 2011 city election. Each post shows how one candidate on the ballot in the 2013 city election performed in the 2011 election. Here is ninth place finisher Joe Mendonca. The information presented below is organized…
Read More »People often come to the Registry of Deeds and announce “I want to add a name to my deed.” That’s not exactly how things work. To grant someone else an ownership interest in your property, you have to create a new deed that conveys that interest to the person. You…
Read More »Last night I was a guest on “Town Talk”, a local affairs cable TV program hosted by Dennis Ready and Melissa Stuart on Chelmsford TeleMedia. The guest who proceeded me on stage was Cathy Richardson, the chair of the Dracut Board of Selectmen who had some interesting things to see…
Read More »This morning I met up with City Council candidate Stacie Hargis at The Donut Shack on Westford Street which is part of my regular rotation of places to buy coffee at on the way to work. Stacie is spending time at some of the city’s coffee shops to meet people…
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