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When Governor Patrick gave his state of the Commonwealth address earlier this month, there was a lot of grumbling because he called for higher taxes to pay for, among other things, improvement to our transportation infrastructure. Last week, one on of those single-digit cold days I had to ride the…
Read More »This coming Tuesday, January 29 at 7:00 p.m., Marie Sweeney and I will be hosting an informational meeting about Ed Markey and the coming special election for the U.S. Senate. Our meeting will be held in the ground floor Community Room of Lowell’s Pollard Memorial Library at 401 Merrimack Street.…
Read More »In response to my request earlier today for a correspondent to report on tonight’s meeting on the future of the Rourke Bridge and vicinity, someone kindly took up my offer and sent the following: The subject of tonight’s meeting was the many intersections in the area, what the current status…
Read More »Tonight is the informational meeting on the Rourke Bridge, Wood Street, Westford Street and Drum Hill Road Corridor Study and Feasibility Analysis. This public meeting – i.e., open to everyone – goes from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Lowell General Hospital’s Clark Auditorium, 295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA. Due…
Read More »Ivy, our Yellow Lab, turns 5 years old today. The photo above is from this morning. Despite the temperature of only 1 degree, she still wanted to go for a walk but the human side of that equation thought better of it.
Read More »For the second straight week the Lowell City Council zipped through its meeting tonight, sticking to the agenda and not wandering too far afield on any particular issue (although the buzz on Facebook speculates that as the city election draws closer, the meetings will get lengthier). Old favorites made their…
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Read More »Years from now historians will cite President Obama’s Second Inaugural Address as the launch point of a new era of progressive action and values in America. From climate change to gun control to education to gay rights, women’s rights and voting rights, to the “inherent value” of social programs such…
Read More »While January is typically a time for taking the oath of office and not kicking off a campaign, 2013 is a very different year. In the next twenty-two months we’ll have three very important elections (with at least two and possibly three primaries). When you add in the Elizabeth Warren…
Read More »Tony Sampas took some photos of the installation of the footbridge that connects the new UML dormitory on Marginal Street with the rest of the South Campus by allowing students to safely pass over active railroad tracks.
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