http://www.leftinlowell.com Member of the reality-based community of progressive (not anonymous) Massachusetts blogs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:01:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are not in a coma, you have heard that City Manager Bernie Lynch has a TERRIBLE relationship with the State Delegation. It keeps me awake at night. You? There just isn’t enough bytes on the blog server to handle all of WCAP’s and the Blog of Record’s breathy coverage ... http://www.leftinlowell.com/2012/02/09/the-invisible-chasm-in-our-delegation/ James McSwain, employee at the Old Court, was one of those attacked in our fair city in recent months, last December the 15th. Local bands are putting together a show (Facebook event link) at the Old Court for him: Please join us on Friday, February 17th for a special show at ... http://www.leftinlowell.com/2012/02/09/rock-for-james-mcswain-benefit/ Is the Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council holding many of Lowell’s “Most Valuable Players” hostage? A small blurb in the Blog of Record listed the identities of those for and against Enel’s proposed “Bladder Dam.” In Enel’s corner: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua; the City of Nashua; ... http://www.leftinlowell.com/2012/02/08/lowells-movers-shakers-are-trapped/ Lowell has had a rash of trouble, late night, Downtown. In response, the City Council is scheduling a special meeting on Thursday February 16th at 6:30. All the stakeholders are encourage to attend. I need to single out C.Elliott, as he had the insight to suggest that a special invitation be ... http://www.leftinlowell.com/2012/02/07/props-to-rodney-the-council/ April 2006 - CM Cox resigns. June 2006 - CM Lynch is hired. End of July 2006 - Lynch takes the helm. John Cox’s Future Lowell’s city manager still has the entire month of July on the job, before he takes some time off to rest and relax and reflect on his future. John ... http://www.leftinlowell.com/2012/02/05/the-sun-framed-coxs-legacy-not-me/ The new public statements by former state rep & city manager John Cox, sorta reminds me of Groundhog Day. LYNCH TOUTED the city’s $2.1 million surplus from the end of last fiscal year this week, noting in a Jan. 27 memo to councilors “a vast improvement over our condition in 2006″ ... http://www.leftinlowell.com/2012/02/05/cox-pops-up/ Is it an epidemic, yet? Photo by Kelly Fox. LOWELL — Police are asking the public to help find those who assaulted two men on Middle Street downtown early Saturday morning, sending one of them to a Boston hospital with serious injuries. About 2:14 a.m., officers patrolling downtown Lowell found two Westminster ... http://www.leftinlowell.com/2012/02/04/the-cloud-over-winterfest/ So cool. It looks like Elizabeth Warren’s baby, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is doing a lot of good work (via dkos) for a department in its infancy: In the first six months of its existence, the CFPB fielded 13,210 complaints from consumers via its phone line and online submission ... http://www.leftinlowell.com/2012/02/03/warrenpalooza/ I haven’t posted on the whole Komen/Planned Parenthood thing. I think it’d be clear where I stand on it (having praised Planned Parenthood many times before, both from a doing-good thing and on a personal level). I’m glad there’s an intense backlash on the fundraising org for its terrible, and ... http://www.leftinlowell.com/2012/02/03/pinkwashing-and-politics/ I betya that C.Elliott is starting to have second thoughts about his LHA crusade. It might be that he is quickly running out of further places to move the goal posts too. It might be that the buzz around town is turning sour. There is no way to be sure. The ... http://www.leftinlowell.com/2012/02/02/a-whole-lha-story-without-rodney/