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Yesterday was a good day for incumbents in Lowell. Every one of them who was on the ballot for reelection was successful. I’m not sure anyone was surprised by that although some, especially the council challengers and their closest supporters, may have hoped otherwise. Of the 59,265 people registered to…
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Here are the unofficial totals for this year’s city election, direct from City Hall: City Council 1. Rita Mercier – 6228 2. Rodney Elliott – 5420 3. Edward Kennedy – 4797 4. John Leahy – 4566 5. Bill Samaras – 4540 6. Jim Milinazzo – 4434 7. Dan Rourke –…
Read More »Polls open at 7 am and remain open until 8 pm. Check back here later tonight for election results. Here are the results from the September 29, 2015 preliminary election: Rita Mercier – 2129 Rodney Elliott – 1778 John Leahy – 1678 Dan Rourke – 1669 Jim Milinazzo – 1562…
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Lord Overpass Walk Thanks to the 75 people who participated in yesterday’s Lord Overpass Walk, especially Councilor Jim Milinazzo who joined in the entire 90-minute walk, and Councilor Ed Kennedy and State Representative Rady Mom who caught up to us at different points on the walk. Again and again, those…
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On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 6 pm at the Lowell Senior Center, the city’s Department of Planning and Development and the civil engineers hired to redesign the Lord Overpass will hold a public meeting at which residents will have an opportunity to share their ideas about the project. In…
Read More »This past Wednesday night, October 27, 2015, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation hosted a “Capital Conversation” at Middlesex Community College in Lowell. The purpose of this and fifteen other sessions around the Commonwealth is to give the public a say in the development of massDOT’s Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal…
Read More »Monday night about 35 veteran Lowell Walks participants gathered at the Pollard Memorial Library to review this past summer’s walks and to plan for the future. We began with a slideshow that included scenes from each of this summer’s walks during which we paused for comments on the high points…
Read More »Attached to retaining wall of the Meriimack at the foot of Wilder Street. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Please join Paul Marion and me this Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 10 am at the National Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street in Lowell for a 90-minute walking tour/exploration of the Lord Overpass and vicinity. Here’s some background: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is in the midst of…
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Hamilton Canal District The big news at Tuesday’s City Council meeting was the announcement by City Manager Kevin Murphy that three developers responded to the city’s Request for Qualifications for the Hamilton Canal District. Watermark Environmental, which now is housed in the Wannalancit Mills, wants to build its corporate headquarters…
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