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Congratulations to City Manager Bernie Lynch, his fiscal team, and the city councilors who have supported them on the recent upgrade of the city of Lowell’s bond rating by Standard and Poor and Moody’s. These ratings agencies recognize and acknowledge, as many of us do, the wisdom of the city’s…
Read More »September 2, 2013 – Monday – Labor Day Holiday September 3, 2013 – Tuesday 1 Nelson Ave for $159,000. Prior sale in 1972 for $16,000 September 4, 2013 – Wednesday 30 Wollaston St for $219,000. Prior sale in 2006 for $315,000 52 Mt Hope St Unit 2 for $118,000. Prior…
Read More »The New Yorker magazine’s online site has posted a thoughtful article by Ian Sheffler in which the writer examines the possibility that head injuries from his football days may explain some of the health and emotional disorders that plagued author Jack Kerouac as an adult. Read the article here. Jack…
Read More »Professor Bob Forrant of UMass Lowell writes about history and economics with a special interest in older industrial cities like Lawrence, Holyoke, Lowell, and the other so-called Gateway Cities of Massachusetts and the Northeast. He recently published an article about Lawrence that looks closely at the city’s prospects and challenges.…
Read More »With all the local “bike talk” – it’s fitting that Mass Moments reminds us that on this day September 6, 1882, the Boston Wheelmen’s Association kicked off the nation’s first 100-mile bicycle race – entrants raced from Worcester to Boston. As home to the nation’s first bicycle club, first race, first indoor riding rinks, and…
Read More »Last night I came across a website devoted to skyscrapers and urban architecture in general that had some terrific photos of Lowell buildings. I posed a link on Facebook and that got a lot of attention, so I’m reposting here. Check out “The City that won’t die – Lowell, Mass”
Read More »UMass Lowell News Release: Sept. 4, 2013 Contacts: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944 or Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu or Christine Gillette, 978 934-2209 or Christine_Gillette@uml.edu Boston Mayor Tom Menino to Speak at UMass Lowell: Lunchtime Lecture Series to feature iconic official, health-care, media topics LOWELL, Mass. – The Honorable Thomas Menino – a national champion for cities and…
Read More »This is the second in a series of posts showing some historical data from the 2011 city election. Each post shows how one candidate on the ballot in the 2013 city election performed in the 2011 election. The information presented below is organized as follows: Column 1 – Ward and…
Read More »Over the next few days I’ll provide some historical data from the 2011 city election that shows how individual candidates on the ballot in the 2013 city election performed in the 2011 election. Each candidate gets a separate post in the same order that they finished in 2011. The information…
Read More »“Wannalancit Mills from Post Office Lot” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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