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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, contributes the following column: In this column, I will explain how the Commonwealth of Massachusetts can: 1. Reduce property taxes, 2. Increase funding for local educational…
Read More »Thanks to Shawn Ashe for introducing me to a new plug-in for this blog that allows smart phone users to view our content more easily. While you could always pull up this site on your smart phone, it was not formatted for a small screen and required quite a bit…
Read More »There’s a new blog in town – Room 50 which has “alive, unique and inspiring tales from the Office of the Mayor, Lowell, Massachusetts.” The inaugural post, written by first-day-on-the-job mayoral aide, Jennifer Myers, tells the tale of Dr. Moses Greeley Parker, not for his accomplishments in the field of…
Read More »About a month ago I opened the Sunday Boston Globe and saw an ad for an event that would feature Globe political reporter Glen Johnson (who used to work at the Lowell Sun) interviewing outgoing Congressman Barney Frank. While attending would require traveling to Morrissey Boulevard and the Globe’s headquarters,…
Read More »Palmer Street Fire Station during the Lowell Folk Festival July 29, 20012 The Palmer Street Fire Station was also known as the Central Fire Station and was designed by Merrill and Cutler and erected in 1889 by the Lowell firm of Ladd and Conant. Photo and text by Tony Sampas.
Read More »The 2012 Lowell Folk Festival ended several hours ago and I want to record my observations before they fade. My vantage point was different this year. I had volunteered to staff the Elizabeth Warren information table in the Free Speech area in front of Lowell City Hall. I was there…
Read More »I’m not sure that bringing a dog to the Folk Festival is such a good idea (for the dog), but some people do. Here are a few who spent some time near my hangout in the Free Speech area:
Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters shares this essay: I was watching television this evening, the news on ABC to be exact, and Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of the City of New York was featured for a new program in the city. Bloomberg has, apparently, dictated that new mothers be given a…
Read More »Elizabeth Warren visited the Lowell Folk Festival today, spending 90 minutes walking around town, shaking hands with Festival goers. Here are a few pictures.
Read More »Scenes from City Hall before and during the Ethnic Parade that kicked off the 2012 Lowell Folk Festival
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