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To give a sense of how political candidates are using video in local elections, I’ll occasionally post examples from other communities. Here are two from John Connolly and Bill Walczak, both candidates for mayor of Boston. [youtube]drM8XmyrkYA[/youtube] [youtube]WFx29HT4efM[/youtube]
Read More »I’ve had a sense that Cambodian-American voters in Lowell have played a key role in the outcome of the 2011 city council election, the 2012 US Senate election, and the 2013 US Senate special election. Now, with the assistance of Dr. Sengly Kong, the chair of the Lowell Cambodia Town…
Read More »As interest in the city election rises, I find that many people are unfamiliar with our system of wards and precincts. Even for those long involved in local politics, the status and whereabouts of each precinct might be a bit fuzzy. The following guide, though lengthy, might be of assistance.…
Read More »I sometimes hesitated to visit Wannalancit Mills because the scarcity of parking in the vicinity but that problem seems to be solved as of this past week. Pursuant to a vote of the city council taken earlier in the summer, Fr. Morissette Blvd which runs alongside the Northern Canal from…
Read More »Van Pech, a candidate for Lowell City Council, hosted a listening session for artists on August 21 at the Appleton Mills on Jackson St. His campaign shared the above photo and the below press release. (Campaigns may email similar information to DickHoweJr@gmail.com for posting): The arts and culture scene is…
Read More »The following sales of real estate occurred this week in Lowell: August 19, 2013 – Monday 200 Market St Unit 312 for $164,000. Prior sale in 2004 for $205,000 August 20, 2013 – Tuesday Lowell RE sale: 24 Burnside St for $150,000. Previous sale in 2013 for $136,000 Lowell RE…
Read More »The following article appeared in the latest edition of Khmer Post USA and is reposted here with with permission of Khmer Post and of the author, Sengly Kong, Ph.D., who is the chair of the Cambodia Town committee. In 2010, the City of Lowell designated a Cambodia Town in order…
Read More »Since the election to choose the next governor of the Commonwealth is still 15 months away, not all of our readers might be following developments related to that race. There have been a few during the past 72 hours, so I thought it appropriate to document them here. Juliette Kayyem,…
Read More »Last night I made the drive down River Road to the Wyndham Hotel in Andover to be the guest speaker at the annual gathering of landlords who participate in Community Teamwork’s HomeBASE program which provides rental assistance to families in need. There were nearly seventy landlords in attendance from across…
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