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Please join Paul Marion and me this Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 10 am at the National Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street in Lowell for a 90-minute walking tour/exploration of the Lord Overpass and vicinity. Here’s some background: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is in the midst of…
Read More »Massachusetts is a “non-judicial” foreclosure state, which means the courts are not directly involved in the process of foreclosing on a mortgage. Instead, it is entirely up to the lender to schedule and conduct a foreclosure. The only way that the public can learn of foreclosure auctions is by reading…
Read More »Here are last week’s Lowell real estate sales: October 19, 2015 – Monday 200 Market St Unit 213 for $185,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $185,000 2160 Skyline Dr Unit 3 for $145,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $144,500 821 Central St for $250,000. Prior sale in 1994 for $75,000…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. It takes a strong woman, a person of standing, experience, intellect and courage to change her mind in the public arena. No, I’m not talking about Hillary Clinton. I’m talking about another Wellesley College graduate, Diane…
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Hamilton Canal District The big news at Tuesday’s City Council meeting was the announcement by City Manager Kevin Murphy that three developers responded to the city’s Request for Qualifications for the Hamilton Canal District. Watermark Environmental, which now is housed in the Wannalancit Mills, wants to build its corporate headquarters…
Read More »Amy Bisson took advantage of yesterday’s mild temperatures to linger at Boarding House Park. She shares her thoughts and the photo below: Yesterday’s spectacular late-October weather inspired a walk later in the evening. The normally cool temperatures of Autumn had been pushed away for a day and the moon was…
Read More »Tonight at 7 pm, Middlesex Community College will hold a free screening of “The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor,” a documentary on one of the most well-known survivors of the Cambodian genocide, Dr. Haing Ngor, the principal character in the Academy Award winning film, The Killing Fields. The…
Read More »This week good friend Paul Sweeney attended the Massachusetts State Senate’s Citizens Legislative Seminar. He reports that it was a great experience and was kind enough to compose a report about it which he shares with us here: I recently attended the 75th class of the Citizens Legislative Seminar. You…
Read More »Amy Bisson has taken on the task of watching Lowell School Committee meetings and reporting on their highlights complete with her own commentary and supplemental material. Please check out her post on last night’s meeting.
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