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From the several hours I spent along the banks of the Merrimack this afternoon, I would judge the 2013 Southeast Asian Water Festival to be one of the best yet. More than 75 vendors set up booths and, judging from the canopy tents the lined the Vandenberg Esplanade, the vendors…
Read More »August 12, 2013 – Monday 369 Aiken Ave Unit 17 for $110,500 (2002 for $134,900) 820 Bridge St Unit 6 for $100,000 (2009 for $70,000) 14 Llewellyn St for $90,000 (1999 for $144,900) 18 Delard St for $147,000 (1959) August 13, 2013 – Tuesday 98 Avon St for $200,00 (2008…
Read More »In other words, Happy Water Festival. The Southeast Asian Water Festival, a Lowell institution since 1997, takes place tomorrow along the banks of the Merrimack River on the Vandenberg Esplanade. There will be continuous entertainment from the stage at the Sampas Pavilion and plenty of food and merchandise vendors. Community…
Read More »Did you catch the news last week that the Boston Globe is being sold? John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox purchased the paper from the New York Times Company which had owned the Globe since 1993. Included in the sale were the websites boston.com and BostonGlobe.com…
Read More »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, contributed the following column. In my last column, I discussed marginal thinking. Marginal analysis is a very useful decision-making tool. If you are trying to figure…
Read More »Two more bulletins from Martha’s Vineyard by our far-flung correspondent Ray LaPorte. So, the handy Wikipedia tells us that English seaman Bartholomew Gosnold ventured near the Atlantic coast in 1602 and named a smaller island near today’s M.V. for his young daughter who had died—and historians say the name migrated…
Read More »One of our loyal readers and far-flung occasional correspondents, Ray LaPorte of Martha’s Vineyard, sent his reflections in anticipation of this summer’s Presidential visit to the island. Ray has been off shore for years, with his wife, Bernadette, following earlier life passages in Pawtucketville, Worcester, New York City, and Washington,…
Read More »Mayor Patrick Murphy shared the following statement: The other week my family took a trip out to Carlisle where Hale’s Brook begins in a quiet cranberry bog. We followed the brook from there through Great Brook State Park, and later Mill Pond, and continued on until we reached its start…
Read More »The following sales for real estate in Lowell occurred this week. The information in parenthesis shows the date of price and date of the previous sale of the property: July 29, 2013 – Monday 42 Seventh St for $185,000 (2011 Foreclosure Deed for $154,759) 40 Boylston St for $250,000 (2009…
Read More »Another essay by Tooch Van: The power of sharing By Tooch A. Van on August 1, 2013 at 5:25 am Empowering our son Winston to tell a short story is an obligation my wife and I share. Here are two examples of Winston’s stories: On March 2, 2013, at about…
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