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US Senate debate in Lowell on April 8
The Lowell Senate Primary Debate will take place at UMass Lowell’s Durgin Hall on April 8th at 7pm. More details as they become available.
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Protest against Keystone Pipeline in Lowell last night
Lowell architect Jay Mason was one of many positioned outside the Steve Lynch fundraiser at the Blue Shamrock last night, holding signs that urged Lynch to reverse his support for the Keystone XL pipeline. Jay has written an Open Letter to Lynch and all other candidates for office in Massachusetts,…
Read More »“Lowell for Ed Markey” – Join the team
If you want to participate in a true grassroots campaign, join Ed Markey’s Lowell Team. To get involved send me an email at DickHoweJr[at]gmail.com and be sure to LIKE us on the “Lowell for Ed Markey” Facebook page.
Read More »Mass Dems Party Platform Hearing in Lowell ~ March 27, 2013
The Massachusetts Democratic Party Platform Committee and interested Democrats are hosting hearings on the 2013 Party Platform across the Commonwealth. The range of topics covers and includes: Labor; Healthcare and Human Services; Education; Voting and Democracy; Justice and Civil Rights; Revenue and Expenditures; Economic Growth; Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Environment; Ethics…
Read More »The Fiscal Discipline Litmus Test, by John Edward
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. Sequestration is here. Our “leaders” in Washington cannot reach a budget agreement. They set up sequestration as a default option that would…
Read More »Ed Markey’s first TV commercial: “Keep Standing Up”
Ed Markey doesn’t shy away from his fight to take assault weapons off our streets: [youtube]4R_eMqhv0Ag[/youtube]
Read More »Spring Foward into Daylight Saving Time ~ 2AM Sunday March 10, 2013
Reminders are all around us! It’s that time… to “spring forward.” The annual leap to Daylight Saving Time happens officially at 2am tomorrow – Sunday March 10, 2013. What does it mean? Who instigated this whole time change thing? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Do we…
Read More »The Planning Board and Neighborhood Opposition
Arriving home from my own meeting sometime after 9 last night, I glanced at my Twitter feed and was surprised to learn that the Lowell Planning Board was still debating the merits of the proposed charter school on outer Middlesex Street just past the Rourke Bridge. I turned on my…
Read More »Coming to a door near you
The Ed Markey for US Senate campaign held a regional strategy session yesterday at Lowell Telecommunications Corporation that was attended by about 70 people. (And before the you-know-what stirrers out there knock LTC, the campaign rented the space at the going rate for such functions). Much of the statewide field…
Read More »The “sequester” and Lowell
I was happy to see that the Lowell National Park’s Visitor Center on Market Street opened on time yesterday and showed no immediate impact of the budget cutting “sequester” that went into effect on Friday. As the most visible Federal government presence in the city, the Lowell National Park will…
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