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Thirty-six years ago tonight a fire broke out in a dormitory at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. Ten students died in the fire. I was a sophomore at the school at the time and memories of the fire and its aftermath stay with me today. I wrote a blog…

December 2, 2013 – Monday 168 Luce St for $328,500. Prior sale in 2002 for $309,000 53 Inland St for $199,500. Prior sale in 1953 60 Bolton St #B for $110,000. Prior sale in 1996 for $45,000 December 3, 2013 – Tuesday 485 Westford St for $260,000. Prior sale in…

There was a special election held yesterday in the Fifth Congressional District to replace Ed Markey who was elected to the U.S. Senate last summer. The winner in the election was Democrat Katherine Clark, a Massachusetts state senator from Melrose. Clark received 66% of the vote to 32% for Republican…

Commercial Vacancies City Manager response to past motion regarding efforts to find tenant for the Fruedenberg building spins into broader discussion on overall efforts by city’s Department of Planning and Development to provide information about vacant buildings to prospective building tenants. Residential Tax Rate Vote by council to adopt “minimum…

The African Cultural Association of Lowell has organized a Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Nelson Mandela. The event will be this coming Friday, December 13, 2013 from 5pm until 7pm, at the Lowell Community Charter School at 206 Jackson Street in Lowell. The event will feature dance, music,…

Our brand new recycling bin arrived last week. It’s green with a green cover and it was delivered by a small crew from the back of a rental truck. The new recycling system starts in January. Since I have a green cover, my recyclables will be picked up during the…

Reception to honor the first Artist In Residence at the Lowell National Historical Park, Vassilios (Bill) Giavis. An exhibit of Mr. Giavis work is on display at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Celeste Bernardo, Superintendent at Lowell National Historical Park, with the first Artist In Residence Vassilios (Bill) Giavis. Bill…

City Council Meeting of December 3, 2013 The first thing noticeable about the Council meeting was that City Manager Lynch was not present (more on that below). The first part of the meeting was dominated by a discussion of telephone poles and the reasons why it takes so long to…

Judith Davidson of the East Pawtucketville Neighborhood Group shared this report on the group’s December 2, 2013 meeting. To everyone involved in any of the city’s neighborhood groups or other organizations, I am happy to post your meeting announcements, agendas, meeting minutes and photographs. Just email them to me at…

One of the objectives of today’s Social Media Conference was to get people in Lowell to share more content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and all similar platforms. I extended an invitation to those in attendance to send me something via email and I’d post it on their behalf. Nancy Pitkin,…