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An illustrated report today from the backyard garden. The rain is welcomed after a long hot spell. Watering from the outdoor spigot is good, but rain has the added benefit of carrying nitrogen from the atmosphere, which enhances the growth of plants, flowers, and trees. — PM
Read More »Folk Festival turns 30 The Lowell Folk Festival arrived in the city in 1986, making this its 30th birthday. Roaming around downtown yesterday afternoon, the Festival seemed better than ever with big crowds at all the venues despite the heat. If you plan to go this afternoon, remember that it…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: July 25, 2016 – Monday 84 Lane St for $360,000. Prior sale in 2004 for $305,000 130 John St Unit 101 for $180,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $127,720 140 Hampshire St for $225,000. Prior sale in 2006 for…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Last night’s historic moment almost seemed anti-climactic. I had shed my tears at the historic milestone when Hillary Clinton had clinched the Democratic nomination. I held my breath for weeks thereafter until Bernie Sanders had endorsed her, making it…
Read More »Lowell Folk Festival “Here we are dealing with living traditions. We know that the urge to preserve is based on the fact that we know the things that we are passing on have value, and we want to hold on to them. So we try to build continuity and to…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Will Hillary Clinton get the post-convention bump she needs to reassure even her anxious supporters and would-be donors that she can win in November? Tonight will determine that. Days one through three have set the table, but they won’t necessarily matter…
Read More »In response to a friend’s Facebook posting about a photo of candidate Trump’s family of great white hunters with their big-game safari trophies, I added a few thoughts (expanded here) about what this Trump thing means, if we even know what it means.—PM Where are we headed? Or have we…
Read More »Regarding the report on the new garage for the Hamilton Canal District and whether he is alarmed by the slippage of the construction date, Manager Murphy says that it will take some additional time for the MassWorks grant to bring the infrastructure to the site for the new garage and…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Stock market and share prices are near record highs. At the same time, Republicans and Democrats alike bemoan a sluggish recovery that has left too many behind. As delegates gather in Philadelphia this week, I wonder how…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. Bernie Sanders has been saying for eight months that the Democratic National Committee rigged the primary system. He also has long said that, in the interest of fair play, DNC Chair Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz should…
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