Lowell Week in Review: June 4, 2017

Massachusetts Democratic State Convention The 2017 Democratic State Convention was held in Worcester yesterday at the DCU Center. While this would normally be an “off” year and sparsely attended because there is no state election in 2017, this year’s convention was packed with more than 5000 delegates in attendance including…

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Climate Change Anger and Angst

NYTimes web page has a lead story about how the Republican Party and its financiers first sold to the public and then politically embraced the view that the facts and forecasts for global warming or climate change are “fake science.” There’s a lot of criticism of how the Democratic Party…

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The Evolution of City Budget Documents

The Evolution of City Budget Documents By Mimi Parseghian This past Tuesday, the Lowell City Council approved the FY 2018 City Budget presented by City Manager Kevin Murphy and his financial staff. As I looked through the Budget on the City’s website, I reflected how far we have come in…

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Lowell City Council Meeting: May 30, 2017

Motion Responses Locating LHS in Hamilton Canal District. Jackie Doherty of Lowell School Committee speaks on this item. Emphasizes the importance of replacing the high school now, regardless of which site is chosen. Urges council not to delay the process. Councilor Leahy thanks his colleagues for indulging his interest in…

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Lowell Week in Review: May 28, 2017

New Lowell High School The new Lowell High School selection process is hurtling towards its June 13, 2017 conclusion. Next Friday’s City Council agenda packet will contain all the cost estimates, reports, and LHS-related motion responses that remain outstanding. On Tuesday, June 6, at the regular city council meeting, the…

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Local Author Book Fair Tonight

Tonight from 6 to 8 pm at the Pollard Memorial Library is the Local Author Book Fair. I will be there with all three of my books for sale, including Lowell Municipal Elections: 1965-2015. The following is from the Library’s press release about the event: Local Author Book Fair LOWELL—Support…

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