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Motion Responses Referendum on New High School – Councilor Belanger explains putting a referendum question on November ballot is fairly easy, but state timetable requires the city to make decisions earlier than would be needed to delay that decision until the November election. City Manager explains that the city has…
Read More »Lowell and Refugees What troubles me most about the first week of the Trump Presidency is not the actions of the president—although I find many of them reprehensible. What troubles me is that so many Trump voters have cheered his every move. While we have always had disagreements about policy…
Read More »Upcoming Meeting Cancellations Council cancels meetings during February and April school vacation weeks (February 21 and April 18). Winn Development Housing Report In response to an earlier motion. Winn Development as 530 residential units in downtown Lowell. 79 percent of them are market rate. 9 percent are reserved for families…
Read More »Lord Overpass At some point in tonight’s football game, Tom Brady will spot an opposing player who is slow getting off the field and the Patriots will scramble to snap the ball. In doing that, New England often forces a “too many men on the field” penalty on their opponent.…
Read More »Sarah Kavanagh, Chief of Staff and Special Advisor to Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Center, presenting for the Irish Partnerships Speaker Series, UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, January 11, 2017: “Turning the Page: Meeting the Challenge of Commemorating the Centenary of the Easter Rising.” In 2000, Kavanagh…
Read More »Transportation Subcommittee Meeting (at 5:30 pm) Topic is Lord Overpass. City Manager Murphy explains that the success of Hamilton Canal rests on access to it, so Thorndike Street and the Lord Overpass is crucial to that project. Nicholas Bosonetto, the city traffic engineer begins. Mass DOT is providing $15mil for…
Read More »Following are a few email messages between Malaysia and Lowell this weekend. The story begins with Swagata Sinha Roy finding a poem of mine, “Deep in the Weave,” on the web, very likely in a post by my blogging colleague Marie, who shared on this blog a post from the…
Read More »Lowell High School Addition On the front page of the city’s new website, there is an icon for Lowell High School Project which links you to key documents, meeting minutes, and reports and presentations. Of particular note will be the slides from the January 5, 2017 presentation to the School…
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