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“The New Abnormal” by John Edward

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 May 2007, the unemployment rate was 4.4 percent. I feel safe in predicting it will be a long time before we…

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Hot Dog War – Lawton’s Famous vs. Lawrence’s Famous

 CARL RUSSO/Staff photo –  The sign on the Lawton’s building at Canal Street and Broadway in Lawrence has been redone as “Lawrence Famous Franks” in a style similar to the original. Bedeviled by an ever-weakening embankment, constant canal-related shut-downs, proposed plans of Enel and a kerfuffle over stand ownership, Joanne Curley…

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In the Merrimack Valley: Steward and Saints Medical Center Letter of Intent to Buy

The Globe is reporting on BusinessUpdates that Steward Health Care Systems announced this morning that they have a letter of intent to purchase yet another hospital in the Merrimack Valley. Saints Medical Center in Lowell seems to find Steward “a good fit” for the hospital’s  “mission, vision and values” according…

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