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Congratulations to City Manager Bernie Lynch, his fiscal team, and the city councilors who have supported them on the recent upgrade of the city of Lowell’s bond rating by Standard and Poor and Moody’s. These ratings agencies recognize and acknowledge, as many of us do, the wisdom of the city’s…
Read More »September 2, 2013 – Monday – Labor Day Holiday September 3, 2013 – Tuesday 1 Nelson Ave for $159,000. Prior sale in 1972 for $16,000 September 4, 2013 – Wednesday 30 Wollaston St for $219,000. Prior sale in 2006 for $315,000 52 Mt Hope St Unit 2 for $118,000. Prior…
Read More »Last night I came across a website devoted to skyscrapers and urban architecture in general that had some terrific photos of Lowell buildings. I posed a link on Facebook and that got a lot of attention, so I’m reposting here. Check out “The City that won’t die – Lowell, Mass”
Read More »This is the second 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. The information presented below is organized as follows: Column 1 – Ward and…
Read More »Over the next few days I’ll provide some historical data from the 2011 city election that shows how individual candidates on the ballot in the 2013 city election performed in the 2011 election. Each candidate gets a separate post in the same order that they finished in 2011. The information…
Read More »I can’t remember the last time I rode a bicycle, at least one on wheels as opposed to the stationary type at the gym. But that doesn’t mean I’m not a fan of bikes and bicycling. I am. It seems to me that Lowell would have everything to gain and…
Read More »119 Gallery, located at 119 Chelmsford Street in Lowell, will host a city council candidates night on September 20, 2013. The event will begin at 6:30 pm with a reception to meet the candidates in an informal setting along with a pot luck dinner. At 7:30 pm, there will be…
Read More »One of the regular stops on my walking tours of Lowell Cemetery is the receiving tomb. Located in the middle of the cemetery, the door of this large mausoleum bears the following inscription: Erected to memory of Eli Hoyt Shedd, son of Freeman B and Amy F Shedd. Died Jan…
Read More »Tooch Van, a Cambodian-American resident of Lowell, shared the following story about his son, Winston: After more than seven straight hours of driving on our way back from a quick road trip to Manchester VT and Montreal, Quebec au Canada, I was exhausted, everybody in my family was tired. We…
Read More »From Susan B. Anthony: Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on…
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