Winners and Losers

In all honesty, I thought Kazanjian would be re-elected.  Kudos to the citizens of Lowell for kicking him out along with Regina Fatcianti.  Even if the new councilors do absolutely nothing in the next two years, the council is improved simply by subtraction.  In the wake of the election, there are some clear cut winners and [...]

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Thanks For Nothing: RMV Screws Up Downtown

Way to go State Senator Hairy Balls. Wicked smart Lynchie. On paper I can see how “saving” the RMV in Lowell seems like a good idea. Having an RMV branch in Lowell is convenient for residents and good regionally. The city owns a largely vacant garage earning far less than projections and remains a thorn [...]

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Crony Map V2

Attached is a pdf of the crony flowchart.  If something should be added, please let me know.  If something is missing, please let me know.  If something is incorrect, please let me know.  If you are on the chart and either don’t want to be there, or think you shouldn’t be there please let me [...]

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Lowell RMV

  Ok.  They’re going to close down the RMV in Lowell.  No big deal.  Right?  Wrong.  To Panagiotakos, losing the RMV in Lowell is like North Korea getting nuclear weapons.  It’s like he’s personally insulted at the notion of the state saving a couple of bucks.  Why?  Perhaps the Lowell RMV is a place for [...]

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