It was a quiet week for real estate in Lowell: May 4, 2015 – Monday No sales May 5, 2015 – Tuesday 17-19 Fort Hill Ave for $215,000. Prior sale in 2009 for $75,900 May 6, 2015 – Wednesday 107 Alma St for $158,000. Prior sale 2014 foreclosure May 7,…
Regular contributor Jim Peters continues his articles on the American Civil War: The Civil War is a difficult topic because there is so much history to it. Many of the park lands have been saved over the century plus that the war was fought. Jim Lighthizer is the President of…
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Just 119 days into his first term in Congress, Salem’s Seth Moulton, who upset longtime incumbent John Tierney in the Democratic primary last fall, brought his distinct perspective to The New England Council for the first time. …
“Nine years after moving into its waterfront building, the Institute of Contemporary Art is hoping to expand into an adjacent office tower and increase its gallery space by a third. At the heart of a proposal before the Boston Redevelopment Authority is the museum’s effort to take up two floors…
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. At the risk of sounding immodest, I want to share with readers how deeply moved I am to be receiving an honorary doctor of letters from Regis College, a dynamic and growing university in Weston, MA. Last night…
“The most important thing a museum creates is an audience.”—Matthew Teitelbaum The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has a new director coming, Matthew Teitelbaum. Read about him and the cultural institution he led for 17 years, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), where he has shaped inspiring programs, exhibitions,…
Marty Meehan to Lead Entire UMass System In a week filled with major national news, the big story locally was the unanimous selection of UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan to be the President of the entire University of Massachusetts system. Anyone living in Lowell can attest that many good things…
The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell last week: April 27, 2015 – Monday 123 Butman Rd for $307,000. Prior sale in 1954 68-70 Smith St for $105,000. Prior sale in 1996 for $110,000 April 28, 2015 – Tuesday 139-141 Andrews St for $210,000. Prior sale in 2003 for…
Lowell City Council Meeting: April 28, 2015 Councilors Martin and Mercier absent. Greg Croteau of UTEC addresses the council (after having spoken earlier at the Youth Subcommittee Meeting). Gives information about UTEC’s accomplishments such as only 15% of their clients being re-arrested when the statewide average is 60% re-arrests. He…
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. I just returned from State Department briefings for editorialists from across the country and posted the following to the website of the Association of Opinion Journalists, just one of several key issues covered in Monday’s day-long sessions. The announcement…