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The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell during the past two weeks: August 3, 2015 – Monday 16 Walker Pl Unit 16 for $116,633. Prior sale in 2009 for $98,630 25 Third St for $185,000. Prior sale in 1996 for $59,000 242 Crawford St for $215,000. Prior sale in…
Read More »Another essay on the history of the Lowell Public Schools by Jim Peters: The 1800’s were a period of tremendous growth in the educational system. During the 1800’s, the educational system had grown rapidly. Local Government got involved with the education of our ancestors. Today, we are basically going…
Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters shared the following: All of the information listed has been verified by the writer through the use of the Annals of the School Superintendent’s Office, dating back to 1826; the City Clerk’s Office, dating back to 1826; and private correspondence between people both living or…
Read More »Religious intolerance is often fanned by fear and falsehood. We need to know the history, learn from the mistakes… from our archive… Convent Sacked and Burned in Charlestown, Massachusetts ~ August 12, 1834 August 12, 2013 by Marie Posted in History, Politics Leave a Comment Whatever our religious leanings or lack…
Read More »John Edward, who teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell, frequently contributes columns on economic issues. The Boston 2024 Summer Olympics are dead. A lot of people are disappointed. Some take it as a sign of failure. We need to embrace the positive that can come from this. We can…
Read More »Here’s a press release from the Lowell Election Commission announcing the rescheduling of the city preliminary election from Tuesday, September 22, 2015 to Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Lowell Election Commission Reschedules Preliminary Election LOWELL, MA (August 11, 2015) The Election Commission has unanimously voted to reschedule the City Preliminary from…
Read More »Responding to my colleague Dick’s post on George Charrette, here’s an excerpt from my work-in-progress called “The War Place,” which is an extended meditation and commentary on the war experience in America seen through the personal lens of someone trying to make sense of this piece of the national experience.—PM…
Read More »The streets of Lowell are dotted with hundreds of small black signs located near road intersections. Each sign bears a man’s name: some who died in war, others who performed heroic deeds or provided long and faithful service in the military or to the community. Of all the signs in…
Read More »The City Council takes up several issues related to WALKABILITY at its meeting tomorrow night at City Hall which begins at 6:30 pm in the Council chambers. First is a public hearing on the Complete Streets policy proposed to be adopted by the city. Complete Streets has as its “core…
Read More »Our far-flung contributor Tom Sexton has air-mailed a new poem from the Northwest. For those not familiar, Tom is among the Lowell High School Distinguished Alumni, a retired professor at University of Alaska and former Poet Laureate of Alaska, and an all around fine man who has written about 15…
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