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Congratulations to the organizers for another successful Lowell Folk Festival. I’ve come to believe that no one sees the Folk Festival the same way. It’s a little like viewing a painting or sculpture. Each individual brings his or her own background, interests and experiences to the event and those factors…
Read More »Here’s one more outside reading option, the recent “Letter from Iran” by Robin Wright in The New Yorker magazine. I found this helpful in trying to understand what it is like day to day undernearth the bombastic headlines and political artillery shelling here in the U.S. I know very little…
Read More »photo Boston Globe The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, who has long seemed in thrall to the Boston 2024 Olympic bid, said at a press conference this morning that he refuses “to mortgage the future of the city away.”…
Read More »I’m not a huge fan of Thomas Friedman, opinion writer of the New York Times, but his column today offers a useful overview of the state of affairs in the Middle East. Read it here, and get the NYT if you want more of this kind of writing. While this…
Read More »Motion by Mayor Elliott for report on proposed Regional 911 Dispatch Center. The city is contemplating joining with Chelmsford, Dracut and Tewksbury to create a regional 911 dispatch center. Two citizens who are currently employed as dispatchers spoke against it. Manager Murphy explained that the proposal is under consideration but…
Read More »State Senator Eileen Donoghue was an early and vigorous supporter of the Boston Olympic bid. Near the start of the process I had a conversation with her in which she made a compelling case for the long term benefits to the entire region – especially Lowell – that hosting the…
Read More »John Edward, who teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell, frequently contributes columns on economic issues. The chief business of the American people is business. – President Calvin Coolidge Wrong! The chief business of the American people is the American people. A healthy business environment is necessary to promote economic…
Read More »Jim Peters sends the following essay about Ben Butler and his views on Lowell High School: Lowell High School has a long history which is the subject of many documents and pages of historical books. One of the members of the first class of LHS was the future…
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Lowell Folk Festival Who knew that overcast with temperatures barely reaching 70 was perfect weather for an outdoor folk festival at the end of July? That certainly seemed to be the case yesterday roaming around downtown Lowell. The crowd seemed as large as ever and all comments heard were positive. …
Read More »Two weeks worth of Lowell real estate sales today: July 13, 2015 – Monday 101 Sparks St Unit 3 for $195,000. Prior sale in 2011 for $140,000 740-742 Lawrence St for $190,000. Prior sale in 1993 for $75,000 136-138 Adie Way for $314,000. New construction July 14, 2015 – Tuesday…
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