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The Changing Housing Market The Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce held its 23rd Annual Municipal Breakfast on Tuesday at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. The event featured remarks from Chelmsford Town Manager Paul Cohen, Billerica Town Manager John Curran, Dracut Town Manager James Duggan, Lowell City Manager Eileen Donoghue, Tewksbury…
Read More »Lowell Round-Up is a new column in which Mimi Parseghian shares her observations on the week in Lowell politics. In the future, this column will appear on Friday mornings. There seems to be a lack of general interest in the three major contested elections this fall. Quite often candidates in…
Read More »This is the 55th 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 for the past two weeks: May 13, 1918 – Monday – New of…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Net neutrality isn’t just an issue for millennials and techies. The Federal Communications Commission’s December decision to change the rules governing access to the internet will affect us all. Your eyes glazing over? Our attitudes won’t be so…
Read More »ROLL CALL MAYOR’S BUSINESS Recognition – Juan Carlos Rivera – National Boys & Girls Club Professional of the Year. Joe Hungler introduces Juan Carlos and tells how he has improved the culture of the Boys & Girls Club and make sure that the club serves those who need it most.…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: This week’s City Council agenda is dominated by the vote for two major ordinances. The first is the regulation of recreational sales of marijuana. As we recall back in November 2016, the voters of Massachusetts passed a referendum legalizing the use…
Read More »City Council Meeting I missed the live telecast of last Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting but I did watch a replay and posted my notes yesterday morning. Much of the meeting was about the funding crisis in this year’s Lowell School Department budget. School Committee members Jackie Doherty, Connie Martin,…
Read More »I was unable to watch the Tuesday, May 8, 2018, Lowell City Council meeting live, but viewed a replay on LTC. Here are my notes from the meeting: Moment of silence for former Lowell Mayor Robert Kennedy who passed away last week. Presentation by School Department on FY19 school budget.…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The creepiest image from Donald Trump’s announcement that he was withdrawing from the Iran deal was new NSA chief John Bolton’s looming presence as the president exited the podium. It’s too soon to tell whether Bolton will get…
Read More »This is the 54th 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 for the past two weeks: May 6, 1918 – Monday – Lowell’s Liberty…
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