A Running Sage’s Thanksgiving Tale

Bob Hodge grew up in Lowell and went on to graduate from Lowell High (1973) and University of Lowell (1990). He was (and still is) one the greatest runners to come out of this region. He’s also a writer, having previously shared stories with us about his experiences with road…

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Thanksgiving memories…

Today I’m thinking of Thanksgiving eves past – the hustle and bustle of setting up three dinner tables, the dishes, decor, who was expected, who would sit where, who got to sit in the dining room – never any question about where Papa and Bill would sit – even as…

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Lowell City Council meeting: Nov 20, 2018

CITY CLERK Minutes of Zoning SC November 13th; City Council Meeting November 13th, for acceptance. Proclamation to Circle Health in honor of Home Health and Hospice Month. FROM CITY MANAGER Motion Responses National Grid Citywide Update – Manager Donoghue reports on meeting with National Grid last week. National Grid is…

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Ben Butler: Time for a Reassessment

  A motion by Vesna Nuon on this evening’s Lowell City Council agenda caught my attention: Councilor Vesna Nuon request Mayor introduce a motion before the School Committee requesting the LHS Social Studies Department write a more fitting testimonial to display with the portrait of Benjamin Butler in Lowell City…

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City Council Preview: November 19, 2018

Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: This week’s Lowell City Council agenda features two votes on the Lowell High School project; an agreement with Perkins Eastman, the architects, and one with Skanska, the construction company. The Council will also take a vote to adopt the minimum residential…

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Lowell Week in Review: November 18, 2018

Digging into election results Last week I reported the statewide/district wide results for all races on the Lowell ballot for the November 6, 2018 state election including the total vote each candidate received in Lowell. Since then, I have obtained the precinct-by-precinct vote in all races. Rather than list all…

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Lowell City Council Meeting: November 13, 2018

ROLL CALL – all present CITY CLERK Minutes of City Council Meeting November 6th, for acceptance. Vote-Cancel Council Meetings 11.27.18, 12.25.18 and 1.1.19 – meetings cancelled. AUDITOR BUSINESS – Communication – FY19 Budget Report YTD (September). – Councilor Elliott asks several questions about certain items such as Workers’ Comp which…

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