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Fred Faust, a former director of the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, responds to Lowell Sun publisher Jim Campanini’s recent attack on historic preservation in Lowell. Fred left the following as a comment to my Sunday Week in Review article but since the issue is of critical importance to Lowell, I…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The domino theory, used by the United States to justify military intervention in Vietnam, has always been fallible. In Southeast Asia, neighboring Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. Thailand is a parliamentary (if unstable) democracy. The Indonesian archipelago is a republic. But…
Read More »18th Middlesex Representative Race Shortly after 9 am yesterday Erik Gitschier, Lowell’s new water department head and until two weeks ago a member of the Greater Lowell Regional School Committee appeared on my front porch to leave a flyer for Fred Bahou, the unenrolled candidate for the 18th Middlesex Representative…
Read More »The following sale took place this past week: September 8, 2014 – Monday 35 Riverwalk Way Unit 302 for $169,900. Prior sale in 2005 for $262,000 September 9, 2014 – Tuesday 1431 Pawtucket Blv Unit B32 for $178,000. Prior sale in 2005 for $220,000 September 10, 2014 – Wednesday 15…
Read More »On this day September 12, 1953, Congressman John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at a ceremony held in St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island. From the Kennedy Library website: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier and John Fitzgerald Kennedy Wedding Jacqueline Lee Bouvier and John F. Kennedy were married on the morning of September 12,…
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Read More »Lowell Cemetery tours are here: Friday, September 12 at 1 pm Saturday, September 13 at 10 am From the Knapp Ave gate.
Read More »John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our…
Read More »We have our own personal memories of 9/11 that will never leave us. In Greater Lowell no connections are stronger or will remain longer than those of the Ogonowski family. MassMoments reminds us today of Captain John Ognonowsi and those local roots. Lest we forget… Mass Moments reminds us that……
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. Check it out too. The Y chromosome was in short supply among top winners in yesterday’s primary. The result is that party candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general and, in my home county, district attorney…
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