The deadline for submitting nominations papers for this fall’s city election is fast approaching so the field is almost set. I’ve compiled a list of most of the candidates for city council and school committee and have listed them below in the order they would appear on the November ballot.…
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Mayor Patrick Murphy shared the following statement: The other week my family took a trip out to Carlisle where Hale’s Brook begins in a quiet cranberry bog. We followed the brook from there through Great Brook State Park, and later Mill Pond, and continued on until we reached its start…
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Behind the scene software changes beyond our control have forced a change in the appearance of our blog. We’ll be fine tuning this version and adding some features over the next few days.
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The following sales for real estate in Lowell occurred this week. The information in parenthesis shows the date of price and date of the previous sale of the property: July 29, 2013 – Monday 42 Seventh St for $185,000 (2011 Foreclosure Deed for $154,759) 40 Boylston St for $250,000 (2009…
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Bill Samaras, a candidate for Lowell City Council and the former headmaster of Lowell High School, launched his campaign website today along with a corresponding Facebook page. Here’s what the front page of the website has to say: I believe in this city. I believe in its history. I believe…
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Another essay by Tooch Van: The power of sharing By Tooch A. Van on August 1, 2013 at 5:25 am Empowering our son Winston to tell a short story is an obligation my wife and I share. Here are two examples of Winston’s stories: On March 2, 2013, at about…
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We’ve set the dates for the Fall 2013 tours of Lowell Cemetery. They are: Friday, September 27, 2013 at 1 pm Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 10 am Friday, October 4, 2013 at 1 pm Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 10 am The tours begin at the Knapp Avenue entrance,…
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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. What will happen if we increase taxes? Should my students study harder? How hard should we work to make sure everyone has…
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It’s hard to believe that I’ve been attending Lowell Folk Festivals for more than a quarter of a century. That makes me feel old. I vividly recall George Price, the jovial assistant superintendent of the Lowell National Park, leading the opening parade up Central Street to the South Common where,…
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