SJC decides Article 97 case

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday issued its opinion in Smith v City of Westfield (SJC-12243), a case that interpreted Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution. This case has been of interest to people in Lowell because the dispute mirrored questions raised here about the use of Cawley Stadium as…

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“Beatnik Barflies” by David Daniel

David Daniel has a new book: Inflections & Innuendos, a collection of 100 very short stories, many set in Lowell and vicinity. Dave, the author of the Alex Rasmussen mysteries series and several other novels and books, has kindly shared one of the Inflections & Innuendos stories with us –…

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Lowell Week in Review: October 1, 2017

This week’s column is devoted entirely to the results of last Tuesday’s Preliminary City Council Election. Although I did check the agenda for the upcoming city council meeting. There is no truth to the rumor that, in response to the results of the preliminary election, several councilors had filed a…

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Lowell Municipal Elections: 1965-2015

  Were you happy about Tuesday’s election results? Perplexed? Eager to put them in historical context? If you answer “yes” to any of those questions, you should get  a copy of Lowell Municipal Elections: 1965-2015 which gives the full details of every city election over the past 50 years. The…

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2017 Preliminary Election Results

2017 Lowell Preliminary Election Results Results from the September 26, 2017 preliminary election. 7680 people voted which constitutes 11.7 percent of all registered voters. Here is the order of finish and votes: Ed Kennedy – 3266 John Leahy – 3262 Bill Samaras – 3254 Vesna Nuon – 3095 Rita Mercier…

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Lowell Festival ’81

Lowell has a great tradition of festivals. Last week I posted the lineup of performances in the summer of 1990. Today, the schedule of “Festival ‘81”, a weeklong roster of events built around Memorial Day 1981. Friday, May 22, 1981 9 am to 9 pm: Acadian Traveling Art Exhibition –…

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