Lowell Week in Review: October 30, 2016

Early Voting I’ve heard only good things about early voting in Lowell this week. That was certainly my experience Monday afternoon when I cast my ballot at Temple Emanuel. On social media, someone who voted in Lowell on Friday wrote that 1710 people had already voted that way. This morning,…

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City Council Meeting: October 25, 2016

I missed last Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting and only got a chance to watch a replay today. Here’s my report: Motion Response: Rourke Bridge traffic. Intersection with Pawtucket Blvd has an advanced traffic controller with cameras. They give Rourke bridge 65 seconds and the Blvd 55 seconds. The cameras…

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Khmer News: Ballot Questions

សំនួរលើសន្លឹកឆ្នោត (Ballot Questions) សំរាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំនេះ អ្នកនឹងបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើស ប្រធានាធិបតី សមាជិកសភាសហព័ន្ធ និងមន្ត្រីសំរាប់ការិយាល័យផ្សេងៗទៀត ។ អ្នកក៏នឹងបោះឆ្នោត Yes ឬ No លើសំនួរចំនួន៤ធំៗរួមមាន : សំនួរទី ១ :    តើរដ្ឋម៉ាសាឈូសេតគួរអនុញ្ញាតអោយបើកកាសីុណូមួយទៀតឬទេ ? Yes ឬ No សំនួរទី ២ :    តើរដ្ឋម៉ាសាឈូសេតគួរអនុញ្ញាតអោយមានសាលា Charter Schools ថ្មីយ៉ាងហោចណាស់ ១២ សាលារៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំដែរឬទេ ? Yes ឬ No សំនួរទី ៣ :    តើកសិករគួរត្រូវបានហាមឃាត់ការចឹញ្ជឹមសត្ខជ្រូក គោ និងមាន់បែបដាក់តែក្នុងទ្រង់តូច មិនអាចអោយសត្វទាំងនោះ ឈរ អង្គុយ ឬ ងាកជុំវិញបាន ដែរឬទេ…

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School Daze Lost in Time

Another essay by Bob Hodge, a 1973 graduate of Lowell High School, a 1990 graduate of University of Lowell, and one of the greatest runners to come from Lowell – ever. Bob’s previous essay, Running Down a Dream: Cohasset by the Sea Road Race, April 1978, was published on October…

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On the Other Hand

Paul Hudon offers an interesting take on this year’s election. On the Other Hand By Paul Hudon ‘Grab them by the n*ts. When you’re the alpha male, they’ll let you do anything.’ That was the political advice given recently by Donald Trump. Mr Trump is the presidential candidate and notional…

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