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The recent death of Beverly Bennett – a businesswoman and charitable activist – who lived her entire life on Andover Street in North Tewksbury across from the First Baptist Church – made me think about the people who lived in our area of North Tewksbury over the years, my old neighbors, …
Read More »This year Lowell High School has began hosting occasional talks and panel discussions on contemporary issues. A few months ago, a group of experts on the crisis in Ukraine convened. Now, on Friday, June 13, 2014 from 2:45 to 4:00 p.m. in the Little Theater, Lowell High will sponsor a…
Read More »This morning a big bus wrapped with the slogan… “When Woman succeed… America succeeds …” rolled into Lowell and stopped at Middlesex Community College where a crowd of woman (and yes some men) eagerly awaited them. These Democratic ladies of the US House of representatives were led by former Speaker…
Read More »Julie Mofford, a former staffer at the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, who currently lives in midcoast Maine where she writes and works as a museum and historical society consultant, shares this account of her past research on the bells of Lowell. “Up before day at the clang of the bell…
Read More »Budget Matters The City Manager’s proposed FY15 budget will be presented to the city council at this coming Tuesday’s meeting so there will be much to scrutinize there because the allocation of funds will show the priorities of the new administration for the coming year. A budget-related matter came up…
Read More »This past Friday, I had a very good experience dealing with the City of Lowell Solid Waste & Recycling Office. For some reason, the recycle containers on my short street were not picked up on Thursday (having been bumped a day due to the holiday). When I went home for…
Read More »The week started slowly but finished with many sales on Friday including 1857 Middlesex Street for $2,575,000 with Middlesex Partners LP selling to Commons Wealth LLC. The buyer is a limited liability corporation based in Springfield, Mass with the business purpose of “buying and selling real estate.” I believe this…
Read More »In the public and nonprofit sectors, aid to those without jobs and to those who are homeless are typically provided by separate agencies with little coordination. But in reality, joblessness is one of the leading causes of homelessness so it stands to reason that helping formerly homeless people get and…
Read More »At last Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the Lowell Green Building Commission award its 2014 Green Building Excellence Award: Chris Gleba and Kris Erikson for their renovations of 48 Epping Street (Mark Yanowitz of Verdeco Design, architect). Julia Hans, a member of the Commission, wrote a blog post about the renovations…
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