January 22, 2011 - Richard Howe

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Foreclosed properties as a source of revenue

January 22, 2011 by DickH Posted in Lowell 17 Comments

At last Tuesday’s meeting, the Lowell City Council by a 5 to 4 vote rejected a joint motion by Bud Caulfield and Rita Mercier to “allow Sean Burke to address the City Council regarding a plan for vacant/foreclosed homes.” Today, both Gerry Nutter and the Lowell Sun editorial have written…

Patrick Term II Starts Strong by Marjorie Arons-Barron

January 22, 2011 by Tony Posted in Politics Leave a Comment

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Good news coming out of this morning’s speech by Deval Patrick to the Mass. Municipal Association. He will be filing legislation to require cities and towns to provide public employee health insurance either by joining…