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Van Pech hosts listening session for artists
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 »Lowell Real Estate for week of August 19, 2013
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 »“Cambodia Town of Lowell” by Dr. Sengly Kong
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 »2014 Gubernatorial Race Developments
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 »Real Estate Trends in Lowell
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…
Read More »“Lowell’s Hidden Epidemic” by Derek Mitchell
Derek Mitchell who is a candidate for Lowell City Council sent along the following Op-Ed on the topic of opioid addiction, a critically important issue in this city and across the country. (I welcome similar articles on any topic within reason by anyone, candidate or non-candidate. Just email your piece…
Read More »“A over B” by John Edward
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. Some simple math can help illustrate policy issues that divide our world. Ratios are a handy device to explore relationships. If you…
Read More »The early Cambodian residents of Lowell
This is a story that I wrote for the Khmer Post USA, a biweekly newspaper published in Lowell that serves the Cambodian community in the city and throughout the east coast. The paper is primarily written in Khmai, however, it does include some articles published in English, such as this…
Read More »Southeast Asian Water Festival pictures
Sayon Soeun, City Councilor Vesna Nuon, me, Vong Ros and Vanna Howard after enjoying a delicious lunch purchased from one of the many food vendors at the Southeast Asian Water Festival.
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