First Amendment auditors stop in Lowell, leading to confrontations and confusion
LOWELL — Engineering Department Principal Clerk Jim Loschiavo can now add a new title to his resume: “the biggest jerk in Lowell.”
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LOWELL — Engineering Department Principal Clerk Jim Loschiavo can now add a new title to his resume: “the biggest jerk in Lowell.”
LOWELL — There was no music nor hats and gowns, but plenty of pomp and circumstance, as the second cohort of city department heads and staff received their diversity, equity and inclusion certificates from Middlesex Community College President Phil Sisson during a ceremony prior to the City Council’s meeting on Tuesday.
Neil Zolot / Correspondant Support local journalism by subscribing at https://cm.wickedlocal.com/subscriberguide, and subscribe to the Medford Transcript newsletter here. Taxes for Medford businesses are on the rise. The Medford City Council on Dec. 8 set the fiscal year 2021 tax rates, lowering residential property taxes, but shifting more of the burden onto commercial and industrial classes. Medford's tax rates will be set at: • Residential property — $9.41 per $1,000 of value • Commercial, industrial property — $18.05 per $1,000 of value An even split of the tax factor would have p...