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Two weeks worth of Lowell in World War One posts today. This is the 64th installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. Here are the headlines from one hundred years ago: July 29,…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian watched Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting and shares her notes and observations: Lowell City Council Meeting Notes By Mimi Parseghian Tuesday night’s City Council meeting ended at 10:00 p.m. as it did three weeks ago when the previous meeting was held. At that time, the Council chose to…
Read More »Coming Soon: All-Electronic Real Estate Closings By Richard P. Howe Jr. Until recently, the thought of a real estate closing that did not involve dozens of paper documents that contained cursive signatures made in ink seemed far-fetched. However, conversations with certain brokers, bankers and lawyers suggest that a tipping point…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian previews tonight’s Lowell City Council meeting: After a three-week hiatus, the Lowell City Council is meeting again. The agenda, once again, is lengthy. This week’s preview is focusing on the Motion Response (11) and the new Motions (15). There are many other aspects to the agenda which will…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. I ask you: do I look like an enemy of the people? Given my 30+ years in journalism (including Boston Phoenix, WGBH-TV, WCVB-TV) and nearly a decade more as a blogger, Donald Trump would probably say yes. Journalism…
Read More »First Middlesex State Senate Race One of the contested races to be decided by the September 4, 2018, state primary will be for the Democratic nominee for the First Middlesex State Senate seat. That office has been vacant since Eileen Donoghue resigned the seat after being elected Lowell’s city manager.…
Read More »Still getting caught up on my weekly Lowell in World War One posts. This is the 63rd installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. Here are the headlines from one hundred years ago:…
Read More »Today I was interviewed by Steve Brogan of Tyngsborough cable TV about my Register of Deeds reelection campaign. It’s 30 minutes; please watch. Here’s a link to the video.
Read More »Lowell Walks resumes this Saturday, August 11, 2018, at 10am from the Lowell National Park Visitor Center with a “Downtown Art Galleries” walk led by Liz Stewart of COOL. The walk will visit The Brush Art Gallery and Studios, the Arts League of Lowell, the Whistler House, the New England…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The following are suggestions from when I wasn’t fleeing the daily news into real fiction, as noted in my previous blog. I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey behind the Lines of Jihad, a memoir by Washington Post…
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