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Chairman Jim Milinazzo, Committee members John Leahy and Bill Martin. Executive Director Jim Scanlon is present. LRTA averages 6000 riders per day which makes 1.4 million per year. Busiest route is Westford Street and also the downtown shuttle. They are almost done a comprehensive service analysis and will hold public…
Read More »John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. A low-risk security with a 4 percent yield is a good return on investment. Using the money to pay off credit-card debt with a 20 percent interest rate is a better investment.…
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It was another quiet council meeting this past Tuesday night which has been the norm since the snow melted. That might all change since the city’s FY16 budget should be out soon. City Manager Murphy has done a good job of addressing the priorities of the city councilors and he…
Read More »The following properties sold in Lowell last week: May 11, 2015 – Monday 33 2nd Ave for $160,000. Prior sale in 1998 for $102,200 165-181 Market St Unit 2 for $139,900. Prior sale in 2011 for $102,500 47 Aiken Ave for $400,000. Prior sale in 1955 May 12, 2015 –…
Read More »“The Imari porcelain vase, standing over 5 feet high, was made in Arita Japan, by the artisan Kanzo. It was believed to be the largest porcelain specimen produced in Japan, and was exhibited at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, the Pan American Exposition in 1901, and later at the Paris…
Read More »Tonight’s UMass Lowell pre-commencement awards ceremonies and celebrations were full of nostalgia as Chancellor Marty Meehan presides over his last UML Commencement. It marks the end of yet one phase of the Marty Meehan saga and his soon to begin role as President of the University of Massachusetts system. It…
Read More »Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) will meet tomorrow ~ Saturday morning May 16, 2015 at 8:00am in the Independence Grill of the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford . Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday May 16, 2015 at 8:00 AM At the Independence Grill/ Radisson Hotel Rte. 110…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out too. I long ago gave up my belief in the Easter bunny. (The rabbits who regularly destroy my garden took care of that.) Santa Claus is a relic of a decades-past childhood. But now,…
Read More »My blogging colleague Dick posted the list of guided walks on Saturdays this summer. Rosemary and I are leading a walk that will take in the highlights of the Lowell Public Art Collection, one of them being Ellen Rothenberg’s multi-piece sculpture at Lucy Larcom Park. For this artwork, one design…
Read More »There is a full slate of activities in Lowell this coming weekend. Here are some of them: Lowell Cemetery: Walking tours of Lowell Cemetery will take place on Friday, May 15 at 1 pm and on Saturday, May 16 at 10 am. These tours begin at the Lawrence Street Gate,…
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