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If a speech can make a difference, this is one. President Obama did well in Selma, Alabama, yesterday. “Our march is not over.” “Moral imagination.” “The single most powerful word in our democracy is ‘we’.” “What has not changed is the imperative of citizenship.” “Give voice to the voiceless.” This…
Read More »The following real estate transactions occurred in Lowell this week: March 2, 2015 – Monday no sales March 3, 2015 – Tuesday 32 Dover St for $270,000. Prior sale in 2006 for $235,000 March 4, 2015 – Wednesday 9 Kinsman St for $200,000. Prior sale in 2014 for $126,000 15…
Read More »The following is from State Senator Eileen Donoghue: Dear Friends & Colleagues: Boston 2024 has launched a series of 20 statewide community meetings over 20 weeks to give the public across Massachusetts an opportunity to ask questions, offer ideas, and help shape the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic…
Read More »The Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce held its 20th annual Legislative Breakfast at the Holiday Inn in Tewksbury yesterday morning. After welcoming remarks from Tewksbury Board of Selectmen Chair Todd Johnson and some brief remarks from Dr. James Mabry, the new president of Middlesex Community College, the several hundred Chamber…
Read More »City Auditor report on snow and ice costs. City Manager says Governor Baker is lobbying FEMA to reimburse municipalities 100% for snow costs. Nothing definite but city preparing paper work just in case. Councilor Milinazzo asks city to investigate FEMA reimbursement of lost revenue for some businesses. Manager says he’ll…
Read More »Doing winter cleaning last week at our house, we found some old newspapers, which are always a fascinating window on the past. In this case, hostilities in Europe during World War II were reaching a climax. One can imagine what it was like in the city reading the reports on…
Read More »The following sales occurred in Lowell last week: Feb 23, 2015 – Monday 197-199 Stackpole St for $185,000. Prior sale in 1972 1524 Gorham St Unit 105 for $110,000. Prior sale in 1989 for $74,900 Feb 24, 2015 – Tuesday 615 Beacon St for $191,500. Prior sale in 2007 for…
Read More »An envelope from the City of Lowell was waiting in my mailbox today. On the outside, it says PLEASE OPEN IMMEDIATELY RETURN BY MARCH 9, 2015 The enclosed form is pretty simple. You just have to make corrections to the names, gender, date of birth and occupation of members of…
Read More »Professor Bob Forrant sent the following: University of Massachusetts Lowell Spring 2015 COMMEMORATION OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT “ In 1964, President Johnson put pen to paper and signed the Civil Rights Act into law. Fifty years later, few pieces of legislation have…
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