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At work I subscribe to an email service from the Governor’s office that notifies recipients anytime the Governor orders flags to be flown at half-staff. The text of one that arrived today went something like this: Please be advised that Governor Patrick has ordered that the United States flag and…
Read More »Whether its being propelled by citizens who want change or the media that wants controversy, a discussion of whether Lowell should switch to a strong mayor form of government broke out this week. I wrote a blog post, In Defense of Plan E last Saturday, then discussed it on City…
Read More »A post made this afternoon on the Lowell Sun political blog criticizes Mayor Patrick Murphy for some of his selections of chairpersons for various city council subcommittees. The post, “Murphy flexes Mayoral Muscle, begins with . . . Rookie Mayor Patrick Murphy left no doubt who’s in charge when he…
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 »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 »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…
Read More »These days there continues to be a kerfuffle in certain places when mentions or symbols or images of Christmas make their way into our public schools. While perusing the December 24, 1971 edition of the Lowell Sun, I came across a story about a play presented at Lowell’s Reilly School.…
Read More »Above from left: Brian Martin, Bill Martin, Jim Milinazzo, Rita Mercier, Niki Tsongas, Richard Howe Sr, Bud Caulfield, Armand LeMay; from October 2010 in front of Lowell City Hall. Tonight is the final city council meeting (for now, at least) for three councilors. The meeting begins at 6:30 pm and…
Read More »The chatter surrounding the possibilities in the Lowell Mayoral race that arose the very night of the election led some to lament such early talk about the job. When Kevin Broderick fairly quickly took a pass – newly re-elected Councilor Patrick Murphy threw his hat into the ring and promptly…
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