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Selectman Matt Hanson gives us a brief overview of the Town of Chelmsford Board of Selectmen meeting from 9/23/2013 via this YouTube video. Topics discussed include the Financial Report FY2013 & FY 2014, Varney Playground Grant Update, Land Donation, Dog Park Sub-Committee, Grinder Pump Policy Discussion, Town Manager Reports and…
Read More »It’s once again time for the Fall tours of Lowell Cemetery. Here are the dates and times: Friday, September 27 at 1 pm Saturday, September 28 at 10 am Friday, October 4 at 1 pm Saturday, October 5 at 10 am All tours begin at the Knapp Avenue entrance which…
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Read More »The final speakers at this morning’s Lowell Plan Breakfast were Francey Slater and Colleen Brady, two participants in the 2013 Public Matters program which is co-sponsored by the Lowell Plan and the Lowell National Historical Park. Neither Slater nor Brady were born in Lowell; they both came to the city…
Read More »I was traveling last weekend and so am just getting around to posting real estate sales in Lowell for the week beginning on September 16, 2013: September 16, 2013 – Monday 25 B St for $189,000. Prior sale in 1998 for $109,000 20 Woodland Dr #327 for $165,000. Prior in…
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Read More »A total of 6696 of 55,708 registered voters (12%) cast their ballots in today’s primary election. Here are the results: 1. Rita Mercier – 3681 2. Rodney Elliott – 2764 3. Bill Martin – 2748 4. Dan Rourke – 2704 5. Ed Kennedy – 2652 6. Jim Milinazzo – 2541…
Read More »Long ago there was an unwritten rule that councilors would refrain from placing motions on the agenda on election night so they could get back out and meet the last few voters of the day. For good or for ill that tradition ended a while ago. Tonight there are eleven…
Read More »This past weekend I traveled to Washington with family members from near and far to attend a ceremony at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum that involved stamp collecting and the Medal of Honor. My mother’s cousin, Lowell-native David H. McNerney, was awarded the Medal of Honor on September 19, 1968…
Read More »Once you get out of the tourist areas in Germany and into the smaller cities and towns, every gasthaus (a small, local restaurant that also serves prodigious amounts of beer) has a stammtisch. A stammtisch is a table, usually round, that is positioned near the entrance that is occupied by…
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