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The following property sales took place in Lowell this week: April 21, 2014 – Monday Patriot’s Day – registry closed April 22, 2014 – Tuesday 11 West Bowers St Unit 3 for $87,550. Prior sale in 2007 165 Market St Unit C-1 for $240,159. New condo 165 Market St Unit…
Read More »Lowell resident and blog contributor Nancy Pitkin traveled to Cambridge last night for a book talk by Senator Elizabeth Warren. Here’s Nancy’s report: On April 1, tickets for the Senator Elizabeth Warren book talk sponsored by the Harvard Bookstore went on “sale” for $5.00 and the event was to be…
Read More »Lowell Army & Navy Day, Nov. 9, 1918, an event organized by the War Camp Community Service. Panoramic photograph by George Russell, courtesy of UMass Lowell Center for Lowell History. Click on the photo to see it larger. Here is the CLH background on Russell: George Hall Russell was born…
Read More »Please welcome Julia Hans, our newest contributor. Julia is a Lowell resident and a member of the city’s Green Building Commission. She writes a blog called Green Sense: Sustainability Made Simple. Today Julia writes about UTEC’s headquarters which was highlighted at last week’s Sustainable Communities Conference: Last week, Lowell was…
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Read More »An image from Lowell High School Field Day in June 1944 contributed by Eleanor Sullivan at a Mass. Memories Road Show event at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum of Lowell National Historical Park. The photo was published by the University Archives and Special Collections at UMass Boston, and can be…
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Read More »Councilors Samaras and Leahy absent. Public Safety Subcommittee Report by Chair of Committee, Councilor Rourke. Reviewed three motions. First regarding use of Narcan by Lowell first responders. Fire department is six weeks away from its use. Fire union supports the effort which will also include “epi” pens. Next motions was…
Read More »Maura Healey, a candidate for Attorney General in this year’s state election, will be in Lowell this Wednesday night (April 23) for a Meet and Greet event at the Blue Shamrock, 105 Market Street, from 5:30pm to 7pm. The event is free and gives voters in Lowell and Greater Lowell…
Read More »I walked our dog on the South Common this morning. The grass had turned green seemingly overnight, a refreshing sight after the long winter. Fat-chested robins in their red bibs poked at the defrosted ground on the sports field. In the high fir trees invisible birds called and sang brightly.…
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