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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. We cannot afford to blindly accept all government expenditures as worthwhile. We need to examine government spending with “mid-level scrutiny.” In a…
Read More »Marie just wrote about the Frank Phillips article in today’s Globe reporting that Attorney General Martha Coakley is considering a run for governor in 2014, but I figured I’d share my thoughts here too. I’m not sure if this is Coakley herself launching this trial balloon or if it’s evidence…
Read More »Someone on Twitter this afternoon suggested that if any of the candidates for mayor of Boston had anything unsavory lurking in their backgrounds, today would be a good day to release it since no one would notice given all the other things happening. On Monday we had the Bruins lose…
Read More »This coming Thursday (June 27, 2013) at 7:00 pm, I’ll be at the JV Fletcher Library at 50 Main Street in Westford to give a talk about “Legendary Locals of Lowell” the pictorial history of Lowell which I co-wrote with Chaim Rosenberg. The event is free and all are invited.
Read More »UMass Lowell’s University Crossing. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »The following list of Lowell real estate sales from the past week is cross-posted from the LowellDeeds blog: June 17, 2013 (Monday) 491 Dutton St Unit 520 for $225,000 52 Lawrence Dr Unit M313 for $174,500 260-262 University Ave for $284,900 25 Juniper St Unit 18 for $192,000 June 18,…
Read More »The following is cross-posted from the LowellDeeds blog: The long talked-about sale of 305 Gorham Street, a portion of the lot where St. Peter’s Church formerly stood, by Cooney Development LLC to the Coalition for a Better Acre was recorded today. The former rectory of St. Peter’s parish will remain…
Read More »Congratulations to University of Massachusetts Lowell for being ranked by Business Insider as the most underrated college in America. To obtain these rankings, Business Insider plotted U.S. News’ ranking of the best colleges against PayScale’s mid-career salary rank. Here’s what was said about UML (with the full report HERE): Located…
Read More »The city’s newest park was officially dedicated tonight. Named for the founder of the Enterprise Bank & Trust Company, George L. Duncan Park sits alongside the bank’s main branch at the corner of Merrimack and Shattuck Streets. More of a public art installation than a greenspace, the Park was designed…
Read More »In a rare G-rated performance, comedian Lewis Black gives a funny yet profound commencement address at this year’s University of California at San Diego commencement. [youtube]YHzTUhkpxdk[/youtube]
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