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Communications from City Manager Report on Shot Spotter technology referred to Public Safety Subcommittee. (Three year subscription for 1 square mile would be $235,000; 2 square miles would be $340,000; 3 square miles would be $415,000). Vote to authorize third amendment to development agreement between city and Trinity Financial for…
Read More »Friends on Facebook reminded me that today is the anniversary of the death of baseball player Tony Conigliaro. Here’s a link to an essay I wrote about him many years ago and which was posted on this blog at least once in the past.
Read More »Lots of great activities planned for the 31st Annual Irish Cultural Week in Lowell. Here’s the schedule: SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2014 IRISH CONCERT 10:00 AM – Traditional Irish Music Performed by St. Patrick Parish Choir Directed and Accompanied by Ginny Corcoran IRISH CULTURAL WEEK OPENING MASS 10:30 AM – St.…
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: The runner was working hard but falling behind. She was assigned to an outside lane due to bad luck of the draw. Competitors, taking advantage of the inside…
Read More »The air in the Merrimack Valley is electric with political static these days. Of note is the open window of opportunity for candidates looking for a spot on the September Democratic primary ballot. Since February 8th and through March 2nd, across the Valley and across the Commonwealth delegates seats for the…
Read More »With a Monday holiday (Presidents Day), school vacation week, a big snowstorm that cancelled Tuesday’s city council meeting, a series of smaller storms that made getting around each day a challenge, and a brilliantly sunny Saturday for Winterfest, politics was not foremost in the news this week. The biggest political…
Read More »Web photo courtesy of usatoday.com (Andrew Peacock, Footloose Fotography, via Associated Press) I can’t remember the last time that the sidewalk in front of our house and walkways in the front yard were sealed in ice about 2.5 to 3 inches thick—the series of storms and sequence of snow, sleet,…
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Read More »Tomorrow night (Saturday, February 22, 2014) at 6:30 pm at the Lowell High Little Theatre, FreeVerse! will hold its 4th Annual I Think I ____ You!, a Spoken Word Poetry showcase featuring a dozen youth poets performing moving pieces “in this theatrical representation of love!” Tickets are $7 and may…
Read More »Between the holiday on Monday and a couple of snowstorms, it was a relatively slow week. One million dollar sale though: 710 Chelmsford St which I believe is a multiple unit retail building next to Lowe’s. February 17, 2014 – Monday Registry closed for President’s Day February 18, 2014 –…
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