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City Auditor Report: 2009–2014 Surveillance Spending Report. Mayor relinquishes chair to Vice Chair Leahy. Mayor finds many things troubling including that names of investigative subjects were blacked out on original invoices. This should be investigated. Says the city should have a list of people who were followed. Also dismayed that…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. It’s hard not to be happy that the Market Basket board approved Arthur T. Demoulas’ buyout of the supermarket company. Not that I shop there; there isn’t one near me. But my sister does, and praises its bargains.…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Democratic gubernatorial candidate state treasurer Steve Grossman has narrowed the gap between Attorney General Martha Coakley and him, but it’s unclear if he can make up a remaining 12-point deficit in the last two weeks before the state primary. Right…
Read More »Who wins with this resolution of the Demoulas drama? Out of the gate, it looks like everyone wins after six weeks of pain. As a lot of us in this region go back to Market Basket as full- or part-time shoppers and/or employees, let’s hope that the “more” in “More…
Read More »Jim Peters returns with some end-of-summer observations: It has been a very good summer. On my television show, I have been blessed with a bevy of guests who are all interested in what is happening to Lowell. The City Councilors, the candidates for State Representative, the business persons,…
Read More »First Congregational Church (aka Smith Baker Center) viewed from inside the Pollard Memorial Library. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: America is the land of opportunity, isn’t it? Free-market capitalism, I thought, is the prevailing economic regime. Economics is the science of incentives. Profit is the ultimate incentive.…
Read More »The Greater Lowell Community Foundation has just published the lastest “Notes” from Executive Director Susan Winship. One announcement of great interest lists the 2014 grant awardees: GLCF Awards $94,500 to Local Nonprofits The Greater Lowell Community Foundation is pleased to announce that 20 organizations received funds totaling $94,500 for the…
Read More »For the downtown narrative: Rosemary and I last evening ate supper at the Viet-Thai Restaurant across from City Hall. At 6.30-7 pm, there were 30 people in the place. We had cashew chicken and shrimp pad thai with spring rolls to start. Everything very good and modestly priced (appetizer: $3).…
Read More »The newly established Sacred Heart Neighborhood Reunion group headed by Matt McCafferty is teaming up with UMass Lowell to establish an endowed scholarship at the University. Matt and Chancellor Marty Meehan grew-up in the Sacred Heart neighborhood so this seems a natural alliance with UMass Lowell. A fundraising event is…
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