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Every Tuesday I call Jack Baldwin on WCAP’s midday program to give an update on the latest real estate statistics. Yesterday we received a number of calls from Lowell homeowners who lived next to foreclosed and abandoned properties that had fallen into disrepair, thereby diminishing the value of all the…
Read More »The December 2010 edition of The Atlantic has an article “Your Child Left Behind” that looks at how students in individual American states compare with students in other countries. Measuring the percentage of students who scored Advanced in standardized math proficiency tests, the study that’s the subject of the article…
Read More »City Councilor Patrick Murphy has a motion on tonight’s City Council agenda to “discuss larger Charter Changes to increase civic participation (including combined districts, at large system, term limits) at Rules Subcommittee.” Because the motion simply asks that these items be discussed at a future subcommittee meeting, I assume tonight’s…
Read More »The Citywide Parent Council met last evening with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Chris Scott, Director of Special Education Sheila O’Brien, and Lowell High Headmaster Ed Rozmiarek. CPC member Kim Scott attended and filed a detailed report on Gerry Nutter’s blog last night.
Read More »Tony Sampas’s camera turns skyward, capturing rooftop views of Holy Trinity Church and North Common Village (above) and a bird flying over the roof of the former First Congregational Church Now the Smith Baker Center (below).
Read More »Tony Sampas shares some views of a surprisingly busy Kearney Square, photographed from East Merrimack Street, at 5:45 pm on Sunday, November 14, 2010
Read More »Today’s Boston Globe North section has an article by John Laidler on Senator-elect Eileen Donoghue. In the story, Donoghue calls current Senator Steve Panagiotakos a “great mentor” who is greatly easing the transition process. Donoghue says she’s confident she can be a positive influence on Beacon Hill because many of…
Read More »Like many of my neighbors, I spent a good portion of yesterday raking leaves. With a good sized yard and plenty of trees, that becomes a complex operation but this year the leaves seem to be clinging to the trees later than usual, so we’ve had plenty of practice. Hopefully,…
Read More »Tony Sampas provides two views of the American flag: One hanging inside the Hall of Flags at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium (above) and a group flying at JFK Plaza by night.
Read More »Greater Lowell Veterans Council commander Bob Cronin (left) and Lowell Cemetery Commission chair Gerry Largay (right) with Janet Lambert Moore prints of Veteran’s Park, presented to them by the Global War Veterans in appreciation of their assistance in the creation of the memorial and the organization of today’s ceremony.
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