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Frequent contributor Jim Peters shared the following essay with us: Where to begin: Well, first let us begin with a truism, it is hard being related to a famous person because you live your life in the open and sometimes you lack privacy and some of the other essentials. I…
Read More »August 12, 2013 – Monday 369 Aiken Ave Unit 17 for $110,500 (2002 for $134,900) 820 Bridge St Unit 6 for $100,000 (2009 for $70,000) 14 Llewellyn St for $90,000 (1999 for $144,900) 18 Delard St for $147,000 (1959) August 13, 2013 – Tuesday 98 Avon St for $200,00 (2008…
Read More »In other words, Happy Water Festival. The Southeast Asian Water Festival, a Lowell institution since 1997, takes place tomorrow along the banks of the Merrimack River on the Vandenberg Esplanade. There will be continuous entertainment from the stage at the Sampas Pavilion and plenty of food and merchandise vendors. Community…
Read More »This is the third in a series of posts that look at the voters of Lowell. The first broke down all registered voters by gender, party and age. The second analyzed the 9500 or so people who voted in the 2011 city election. Today’s post will look at those who…
Read More »The chair of the Chelmsford Board of Selectmen, Matt Hanson, has launched a new effort to better inform residents of the town about what took place during meetings of the Board of Selectmen. After each such meeting, he plans to do a short video summary of what occurred during the…
Read More »This is the second of a series of posts that look at the voters of Lowell. The first broke down all registered voters by gender, party and age. This one will do the same for the 9500 or so people who voted in the 2011 city election. One caveat: I’m…
Read More »I spent some time this weekend with the Lowell voter database. Here are some numbers as of January 1, 2013: Total registered voters – 54,943 Number of male voters – 26,771 (49%) Number of female voters – 27,978 (51%) Democrats – 22,005 (40%) Republicans – 4,827 (9%) Unenrolled – 27,731…
Read More »Did you catch the news last week that the Boston Globe is being sold? John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox purchased the paper from the New York Times Company which had owned the Globe since 1993. Included in the sale were the websites boston.com and BostonGlobe.com…
Read More »I noticed the following Help Wanted ad in yesterday’s Boston Globe: Greater Lowell Technical High School Tyngsboro MA Superintendent-Director Located in northeastern Massachusetts, this district of approximately 150,000 people is seeking an accomplished educator/administrator to lead the school district of 2,100 students, 340 staff members, and a budget of $36…
Read More »John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributed the following column. In my last column, I discussed marginal thinking. Marginal analysis is a very useful decision-making tool. If you are trying to figure…
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