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The following properties in Lowell were sold last week: August 8, 2016 – Monday 9-11 Harris Ave for $350,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $180,100 176 Andover St for $234,750. Prior sale in 1989 for $103,000 5 Westmoreland St for $301,000. Prior sale in 2012 for $270,000 700 Chelmsford St…
Read More »Do not miss Lowell Walks this week with former state Sen Steve Panagiotakos leading a tour through the Greek-American territory in the Acre, from Dutton Street Demosthenes Club over to the Holy Trinity Church, first Byzantine-style church in the U.S., and important locations in between covering patriotic, cultural, business, political,…
Read More »I think this analysis by columnist Thomas B. Edsall in today’s NYTimes is too binary and too harsh on the Democrats coast to coast, but inside his argument are truths about trends and the record of priorities in the past 40 years, since Jimmy Carter’s presidency. The TV show “All…
Read More »Motion Responses: Cost of cleanup of homeless parks – Because of hazardous conditions, mostly used needles, the city is composing an RFP for an outside company to do cleanups of these parks. Manager Murphy says he is contemplating training a team from the city’s DPW to do the work in…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. It’s staggering that millions of voters are prepared to vote for Donald Trump with less information on what’s under his hood than they would ever accept from a used car salesman. Since Watergate days when Richard Nixon sought to…
Read More »Despite proclamations that Lowell aspires to become a “college town,” months of criticism of the University by some in the city have damaged the relationship between the two entities. At this coming Tuesday’s city council meeting, both Bill Samaras and Jim Milinazzo have motions about this on the agenda, so…
Read More »Real estate sales in Lowell during the week of August 1, 2016 August 1, 2016 – Monday 56 Lyon St for $300,000. Prior sale in 2014 for $229,000 83-85 Billings St for $153,000. Prior sale in 1994 for $89,000 9 Brickett Ave for $181,000. Prior sale in 2010 for $109,000…
Read More »The “Lowell Walks” topic this Saturday is the Lowell Public Art Collection. Rosemary and I will meet people at 10 AM at the National Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, for a 90-minute guided tour of the monumental sculptures commissioned and installed in the 1980s and 90s in downtown Lowell.…
Read More »Here’s the schedule for the August edition of the Downtown Lowell First Thursdays arts and business series. The September series finale on 9/1 will feature a special canal lighting display and other attractions at the Swamp Locks gatehouse in the Hamilton Canal District. Watch for details on this site and…
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