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Primary Election The big news this week is the run-up to the Primary Election on Tuesday. There are a number of hotly contested races, mostly on the Democratic side. Here are the contested offices that will appear on my ballot: Governor Jay Gonzalez of Needham Bob Massie of Somerville Lieutenant…
Read More »The topic of tomorrow’s Lowell Walk is Lowell in World War I. The tour begins at 10 am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street and will last about 90 minutes. The tour will be led by Richard Howe (me). Besides discussing the direct impact of the war…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian watched last night’s Lowell City Council meeting and shares her notes and observations: Lowell City Council Meeting Notes By Mimi Parseghian Tonight’s City Council meeting began with the “suspension of the rules” to allow an item to be taken up out of order: a presentation by the Massachusetts…
Read More »REMEMBER – This coming Saturday, September 1, 2018, is the “Lowell in World War I” Lowell Walk. It begins at 10am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street and lasts 90 minutes. Free. Just show up for the walk. Two weeks worth of Lowell in World War One…
Read More »The following letter to the editor was published in the August 23, 2018 edition of the Lowell Sun. It’s from Richard Cuoco, a professional land surveyor from Tewksbury. Before Richard took over as Register of Deeds it pretty much functioned as it has since 1855, with the exception of the…
Read More »Fifty years of Congressional elections With the hotly contested Democratic Primary for the Third Congressional District just nine days away, I’m using today’s post to review 50 years of elections in the Third, formerly known as the Fifth, Congressional District. (I have omitted some of the primaries in which the…
Read More »I’m cross-posting this from the blog on my paulmarion.com website. This is a sidebar piece from my book Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014). I worked in Lowell for decades, including many years when I helped to create the national park. Everybody in…
Read More »This Saturday’s Lowell Walk will feature the Hamilton Canal District and will be led by Claire Ricker of the city’s Department of Planning and Development. The walk begins at 10 am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center and will last about 90 minutes. It’s free and there is no need…
Read More »The Registry of Deeds will get a new computer system in 2019. I wrote the following article about the features it should contain for the Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts. Thoughts on a New Registry Computer System By Richard P. Howe Jr. Just before Memorial Day 2002, a team…
Read More »Southeast Asian Water Festival The 22nd Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival took place on the north bank of the Merrimack River yesterday. Despite two episodes of heavy rain, the festival attracted a big crowd and provided an amazing celebration of the food, music, dance and culture of the countries of…
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