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John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. This is the sixth in a series of columns he has written on economics and the presidential election. Links to his earlier posts may be found at the end of this column. George H.W. Bush might have been the first candidate…
Read More »Last week, my wife, Rosemary, and I diverted to Hyde Park, New York, on the way back home from Syracuse University to see the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. The experience was well worth the hour-and-a-half drive south from Albany along the Hudson River and surprisingly relevant. Once…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Campaign 2016 has become intolerable, even for this confirmed political junkie. I won’t go into why. You know what I’m talking about. So, in the interest of sanity, it has become increasingly important to savor the baseball, books…
Read More »Back to School Edition School starts on Tuesday Add some extra time to your morning commute on Tuesday. Students at Lowell Public Schools start the 2016-17 academic year that day. Besides the dozens of yellow school buses that navigate the city’s roads, the start of school also brings thousands of…
Read More »I was the “talker” at stop #2 on today’s final tour in the 2016 Lowell Walks/Summer Series. This “History of the Lowell National Historical Park” walk was led by LNHP Superintendent Celeste Bernardo. With “The Community Wants a National Park” as the theme, I was asked about organizations that I…
Read More »Here is the Lowell Walks schedule for Fall 2016. Please note that these walks start at different places and times. Also included are like events that might be of interest to Lowell Walks participants: Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 6 p.m. – Lowell Walks: Downtown Lowell First Thursdays – begins…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: August 22, 2016 – Monday 43 Brunswick St for $305,000. Prior sale in 2015 for $280,000 65 Lane St Unit C fof $147,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $155,000 August 23, 2016 – Tuesday 491 Dutton St Unit 501…
Read More »This post is by Mimi Parseghian Although half of Massachusetts voters are registered as Unenrolled (not affiliated with any political party) we do tend to vote for people representing a particular party. This year’s contentious, uncivil, at times ugly, Presidential Election has created the opportunity for “third parties” to emerge.…
Read More »More than one hundred people gathered in front of Lowell City Hall this morning to witness the raising of the National Park Service flag as part of the centennial celebration of the service which was officially founded one hundred years ago today. Speakers included Mayor Edward Kennedy, former Mayor Armand…
Read More »Dan Rourke shared some photos of the ongoing renovations by Middlesex Community College to Lowell’s historic Boston & Maine building at 240 Central Street. MCC is constructing an academics art center within the façade of the building. When completed, the $19mil renovation will yield a 177-seat performance theater on the…
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