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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…
Read More »Here is Part II of Mimi Parseghian’s notes on last Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting. Part I was published earlier this week. Lowell City Council Meeting Notes: Part II By Mimi Parseghian For the past four City Council meetings (June 26th; July 10th and 24th, August 14th), the City Council…
Read More »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…
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