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This coming Friday, January 13, at 10 a.m., I’ll be giving a talk at the Chelmsford Public Library on the coming of the Civil War with a focus on key pre-war events in Greater Lowell. The event is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by LIRA (Learning…
Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters shares his thoughts on the University Ave Bridge, an issue on the city council agenda tomorrow night: The problem with following the meanderings of the mind is that the mind is relatively complex, although some of my friends say I do not have to worry about…
Read More »This past Tuesday, just 90 minutes before the Lowell City Council inauguration ceremony commenced, I appeared as a guest on WCAP to discuss past mayoral elections. Host Ted Panos eventually asked me about the process of selecting a mayor and about the mayor’s duties and responsibilities under the city’s Plan…
Read More »A Globe story reporting that former Channel 5 anchor person Natalie Jacobson, retired from Boston TV since 2007, will be featured on a new Worcester-based local news site caught my eye this morning. The venture is not some shoestring operation cobbled together by a few local bloggers. Instead, it is…
Read More »Today’s Globe North section has a story on Hong Net of Lynn and Vesna Nuon of Lowell who both took office as city councilors in their respective cities this week. The story also gives credit to Rithy Uong for being the first Cambodian-American ever elected to a city council in…
Read More »An issue I’ve returned to repeatedly in winter’s past is the failure of many in the city to clear the sidewalks in front of their homes of snow thereby making it difficult and even dangerous for walkers, be they kids going to school or adults seeking exercise, to pass. While…
Read More »Shortly after news broke yesterday that Lt Gov Tim Murray’s state vehicle was traveling more than 100 mph just before it crashed early one November morning, I received an email from a trusted observer with good political instincts. Here is what it said: Tim Murray was going 108 miles per…
Read More »The MBTA yesterday released two proposals to balance its budget. Each would include fare increases and service decreases. Neither is final; they’re just opening bids in a process that will include public hearings and undoubtedly input from the governor and the legislature. Inside today’s Globe story is this paragraph: Both…
Read More »I caught a portion of today’s Lowell City Council inaugural ceremony on LTC. Things started shortly after 10 am from the Council Chamber with the Lowell High JROTC Color Guard posting the colors and the Lowell High chorus singing the National Anthem. Rev. Paul Ouellette of St Patrick’s Church then…
Read More »In honor of today’s Inaugural Ceremony and our city’s new mayor, whoever that might turn out to be, here is a list of those councilors elected mayor since 1966 with the councilors who elected them listed in the order of finish in that year’s city election: 1966 – Monday, January…
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