Lowell

Note: Councilor Samaras was hospitalized last evening and is unable to be at this meeting. Consequently, the site selection vote on the new Lowell High School has been postponed from this evening. Communication from City Manager on upcoming Hamilton Canal event. June 21, 2017, DPD has organized a “targeted promotional…

City Councilor Bill Samaras shared the following statement on tonight’s vote on the Lowell High site selection: Statement on Lowell High School Vote by Councilor William Samaras The Lowell City Council has been tasked with one of the most important decisions it has faced in many years—the future of Lowell…

Lowell High vote This coming Wednesday morning, most people in the city, especially the nine city councilors, will be glad that the vote on the new Lowell High School is over, no matter what the result. In the nearly fifty years that I’ve followed Lowell politics, this is the most…

Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan, and State Senator Eileen M. Donoghue have jointly released the following statement about the selection of the site of a new Lowell High School. Downtown Site is Most Appropriate Choice By Niki Tsongas, Marty Meehan & Eileen Donoghue As public servants…

If you’ve visited expecting the standard report on the city council meeting, sorry to disappoint. I did tune in last night for the special meeting of the council which was intended to provide a mass of information about the various options for Lowell High School. But the information had all…

The Boys & Girls Club will be inducting its second Hall of Fame Class this year and this Friday, June 9, 2017, is the deadline for nominees.  There are a number of nominees already, but the Club want to have as many as possible. The first Hall of Fame induction…

Massachusetts Democratic State Convention The 2017 Democratic State Convention was held in Worcester yesterday at the DCU Center. While this would normally be an “off” year and sparsely attended because there is no state election in 2017, this year’s convention was packed with more than 5000 delegates in attendance including…

The Evolution of City Budget Documents By Mimi Parseghian This past Tuesday, the Lowell City Council approved the FY 2018 City Budget presented by City Manager Kevin Murphy and his financial staff. As I looked through the Budget on the City’s website, I reflected how far we have come in…

New Lowell High School The new Lowell High School selection process is hurtling towards its June 13, 2017 conclusion. Next Friday’s City Council agenda packet will contain all the cost estimates, reports, and LHS-related motion responses that remain outstanding. On Tuesday, June 6, at the regular city council meeting, the…