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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…
Read More »Responses from City Manager Re Multimodal Transportation Report, Councilor Belanger congratulates and thanks DPD for such an extensive report. He moves to refer the report to the council’s Transportation Subcommittee. Motion passes. Re Vehicles registered out of state which appear to be operated by Lowell residents. Chief Taylor says most…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian, a veteran of the Lowell blogosphere, shares the first of what we hope are many story and photos on our site. The following is from Mimi: Every day I drive from the southwest section of Lowell to the northeast area. This route gives a good view of city…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. “How many parents here want their kids to grow up to be welders?” House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer asked yesterday morning’s gathering of The New England Council. Not a hand went up. But Hoyer had a point to make.…
Read More »Judicial Center Groundbreaking The long-awaited ground-breaking for the new Lowell Judicial Center will happen next month, according to a report by Chris Scott on his Column Blog. Governor Charlie Baker will come to Lowell on Thursday, September 22, 2016 to lead the ceremony. The Judicial Center will house Superior Court,…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell this week. August 15, 2016 – Monday 200 Market St Unit 108 for $198,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $182,000 53 Constance Dr for $356,000. Prior sale in 2000 for $242,000 41 Miriam Ln for $510,000. Prior sale in 2011 for…
Read More »The state primary election is just three weeks away, on Thursday, September 8, 2016. This Friday, August 19, is the deadline for registering to vote to be able to participate in the primary. The website of the Lowell election office has links to the primary ballots that will be used.…
Read More »This Saturday’s Lowell Walk will be about East Merrimack Street and all the history packed into that stretch of road. I will lead the tour which will begin at Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 20. The tour is free and…
Read More »John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. This is the fourth in a series of columns he has written on economic issues related to the upcoming presidential election. The first column, “The 100 Percent,” appeared on May 16, 2016; the second, “Voodoo Two,” on May 23, 2016; the…
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