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This Week: Back to school; two way traffic downtown; Candidate debate for 18th Middlesex District Back to School This Tuesday morning the rhythm of the city will change dramatically as public school students head to classes for their first day. Getting everywhere will take longer with school employees and chauffeuring…
Read More »This past Tuesday, the KhmerPost USA, the city’s Cambodian language newspaper, hosted a debate of the five Democratic candidates (Brian Donovan, Jim Leary, Rady Mom, Dave Ouellette and Paul Ratha Yem). It was televised live on Lowell Cable TV and is now available on the LTC website. I’ve watched a…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: August 18, 2014 – Monday 42 Clare St for $95,000. Prior sale in 2007 for $149,000 10 Kearney Sq Unit 401 for $190,000. Prior sale in 2005 for $246,400 211 Pawtucket St for $115,000. City of Lowell to UMass…
Read More »Yesterday, Saturday, Rosemary and I did a Merrimack Valley “stay-cation” excursion with an excellent lunch at Salvatore’s Italian restaurant on the riverside in Lawrence (Romana & Caprese salads, chicken croccante with teriyaki sriracha glaze, and green pepper & onion pizza, with fresh sangria to drink) and then a free self-guided…
Read More »The Demoulas drama coming at all of us who are watching, either live in Merrimack Valley or via media, is triggering a million memories of our encounters with the family and its business. I’m pretty sure it was in the mid-1980s when Fotene Demoulas invited a group of creative people…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The dueling Demoulas brothers remind me of nothing so much as the hot new Fox dramatic series called Tyrant. Bassam “Barry” Al-Fayeed, the son of a corrupt and murderous Middle Eastern dictator/president (pick your model), has fled to the…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barrons own blog. Islamic extremists yesterday posted a video purporting to show the beheading of GlobalPost.com photojournalist James Foley, a New Hampshire native in Syria nearly two years ago. U.S. intelligence is still not confirming the grizzly death as of 7 a.m. this…
Read More »This past Tuesday night I served as moderator of the debate of the five candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for the 18th Middlesex State Representative District. For 90 minutes, the candidates – Brian Donovan, Jim Leary, Rady Mom, Dave Ouellette and Paul Ratha Yem, answered questions about some of the…
Read More »This Friday, August 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., a Benefit to assist the victims of the devastating fire that struck 77 Branch Street on July 10, 2014 will be held at the United Teen Equality Center (UTEC), 34 Hurd Street, Lowell, MA. The funds raised at the benefit will…
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