While there’s no way to know if Lowell’s results would have differed if more majority-minority district residents had shown up at the polls, their lack of participation did signify one of the many symptoms contributing to the ailing state of municipal elections.
Inflation has taken a toll on all families in our city, especially our most vulnerable. Today, rent for one-bedroom apartments often exceeds $1,500 per month and the median home price is approximately $437,000, according to Zillow. Our most vulnerable residents are challenged to live here.
LOWELL The City Council’s last meeting in fiscal 2023 Tuesday night found the body both closing out the books on city business as well as still delaying payment on some Lowell Public Schools invoices.
LOWELL The city’s Cambodian diaspora came out in force to Tuesday's City Council meeting to speak out against two motions seeking to establish possible sister-city agreements between Lowell and the Cambodian cities of Battambang and Phnom Penh.