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Anyone wondering why the real estate market is taking so long to recover from the bursting of the bubble in 2007 should consider the price swings over the past decade. This information is from the LowellDeeds blog which shows the median sales price of deeds recorded during a given year. …
Read More »Today is the 35th anniversary of the signing of the legislation creating the Lowell National Historical Park. It was exciting and interesting to have been a part of the local efforts to make this happen. I was a member of the Board and later president of the Lowell Museum where…
Read More »Yesterday morning I was a guest on the local cable TV show, City Life, along with Marie Sweeney and Casey Crane. That will be a name familiar to anyone who lived in Lowell in the 1990s, because Casey (also known as Elenore Rinaldi) was the co-host of a morning talk…
Read More »U.S. Navy image The USS Constitution was one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, commissioned by the Naval Act of 1794. “Old Ironsides” was the nickname given to this 18th century frigate during the War of 1812 after its naval battle with the HMS Guerriere. In 1830…
Read More »Web photo courtesy of catseye-marble.zip I was out early with Ringo the dog this morning, before 6 a.m., and the thick grass on the South Common and flawless sky over Lowell were of such pure color that I began thinking about the bright cat’s-eye glassies that I collected and played…
Read More »Today in the Head Start classroom located at Billerica High School, Congressman John Tierney (MA-6) captures the kids attention as reads to them. (M. Sweeney photo) The Community Teamwork take on this morning’s visit by Congressman Tierney as noted on the organization’s website. Community Teamwork, Inc. It was a sad…
Read More »Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, second from right, has been a leader in challenging top officers in the military to take action to reduce the number of sexual assaults on women in the army, navy, marines, and air force. Today’s NYTimes includes an article about how women in Congress are demanding that…
Read More »Composer and singer Carole King visited Lowell last weekend to express her support for Congressman Ed Markey in his campaign to win election to the US Senate from Massachusetts. She says she is especially grateful for his support of public policy that addresses the impact of global warming. I was…
Read More »[youtube]5mDppq5wGzc[/youtube] Here’s a video from Derek Mitchell who is running for the Lowell City Council.
Read More »More than 150 Greater Lowell supporters of Ed Markey’s campaign for US Senate gathered today at Hookslide Kelly’s in downtown Lowell for what must be considered one of the most memorable political events in recent city history. Joining Markey on stage and speaking to the crowd were US Senator Elizabeth…
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