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Paul Krugman usually is not this buoyant in his economic analyses, but in the NYTimes today he has good things to say about prospects for the manufacturing sector of the US economy. This should be of interest in Lowell, given our history, and assuming that we will need a strong manufacturing sector…
Read More »Today I visited Lowell’s Sullivan Middle School to speak with the eighth graders about Lowell and the Civil War. They had just started that covering that conflict in history class, so my presentation which includes the many Lowell connections to the start of the war such as Lowell resident Gustavus…
Read More »An increasingly popular trend in state governments across the country is to privatize prisons. The New Hampshire legislature just voted to do it in that state with the promise that it would save taxpayers $10 million over the next two years. Most of these private prisons are in the southwest,…
Read More »Read all about “Porches,” the Jack Neary play coming to the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center in June in this news release from the UMass Lowell Public Affairs Office. This is a production of Actors, Inc., in partnership with the UMass Lowell Center for Arts and Ideas. Jack Neary of…
Read More »The next regular breakfast meeting of Greater Lowell Area Democrats will be held this coming Saturday May 21, 20011 at 8am at the Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. The regular agenda will include: ongoing topics such as the status of the 5th District and legislative redistricting plans…
Read More »South Shore native Erica McDermott tells “The Patriot Ledger” that she “really, really” wants her Ward “sistahs” to win the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Scene! If you saw The Fighter you’ll remember the scene when Micky’s sisters took-on his girlfriend Charlene – brawling on her front porch. McDermott…
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Read More »This weekend there will be two tours of the Lowell Cemetery. The first will be Friday, May 20, 2011 at 1 pm. The second will be Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 10 am. The tours begin at the Knapp Avenue entrance to the cemetery which is off Rogers Street next…
Read More »The Eagle-Tribune is reporting this morning that a proposal is on the table to build what would be New England’s largest solar energy farms in an area off Interstate 93. The proposal looks to install 18,000 solar panels across approximately 17.7 acres off South Street in Andover, according to Kale…
Read More »Several weeks ago construction began on a $3 million improvement project for River Road in Tewksbury. As I understand it there will be a radical rework of the junctions of Bailey and River Road and Hood and River Road as well as major drainage improvements.
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