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Driving through Belvidere the other day, I noticed quite a few “For Sale” signs stuck in front lawns. The same is true in my own Highlands neighborhood. Drawing any inferences from those observations will take a while; it all depends on how long it takes until the “Sold” placard is…
Read More »Enjoy the commute to work today. Everything changes next week. School in Lowell begins on Tuesday and the morning roads will be clogged with school buses and more cars as students are transported around the city. For year-round commuters, the drive to work will be longer and the urge to…
Read More »It’s been a beautiful summer here in New England with this week being perhaps the best of all, weather-wise. One dark cloud looming over us is the increasing frequency of reports of West Nile Virus. This is a disease of tropical origin yet there have already been 1100 reported cases…
Read More »Yesterday’s Globe carried one in a series of lengthy profiles tracing the background of the two candidates for United States Senate in Massachusetts this year. This article was about Elizabeth Warren and her career as a law school professor. It’s an important article in that – in my opinion –…
Read More »Today’s Boston Globe Magazine traces the upward trajectory of UMass Lowell in the five years since Marty Meehan was named Chancellor. The positive results are evident every day in the city and state, but the impact will be long range for the growing number of students enrolled, the research and scholarly contributions,…
Read More »The rain held off yesterday and the weather proved to be excellent for the 16th Annual Southeast Water Festival. Thousands of people from Lowell and from all over the region and the country came to the north bank of the Merrimack River to enjoy food, music, dancing, boat races and…
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, contributes the following column. Investing is not for the faint of heart. Danger lurks in these unstable times. Thankfully, money market funds offer a risk-free place…
Read More »When I wrote my post about last week’s cable TV gathering of City Manager Bernie Lynch and members of the local media (new and old), I omitted this exchange: Chris Scott (Lowell Sun) to Lynch: “Would you ask for the resignation [of the members of the License Commission]?” City Manager…
Read More »The ability to speak well in public is critically important in many lines of work. An established organization devoted to improving such skills, Toastmasters International, now has a club in Lowell. The Mill City president, Dan Barrett, sent me some information about the local chapter and extends the following invitation…
Read More »As the skies darkened yesterday afternoon, my cell phone began buzzing with alerts from the National Weather Service. Here they are: 3:36 pm – Tornado Watch in effect for Middlesex County, MA until 9 pm 5:27 pm – Flash Flood Warning for Middlesex County, MA until 8:30 pm 6:24 pm…
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