[Cadre-politics] 3 BR July-Aug rental in Lowell

[m carino]

ooops - only sent this to john.  here it is again


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Subject: Re: [Cadre-politics] 3 BR July-Aug rental in Lowell
From:    "m carino" <concarino at riseup.net>
Date:    Tue, May 23, 2006 4:57 am
To:      "John Miller" <jmiller at thecsl.org>
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I have been very lucky using craigslist.org.  But that was mostly for
Boston - however, we discovered our current apartment  in lowell on
craigslist too.  lowell sun too?  and finally, check out bulletin boards
(i.e. life alive, brewd awakening, etc).

good luck!
_________________________________________
~melissa cariño
p. 617.233.3095
concarino at riseup.net

"live the life you love | love the life you live"
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On Mon, May 22, 2006 1:07 pm, John Miller wrote:
> Fred,
>
> Probably depends on how far these folks want to walk/bike.  There are
> city buses that run to/from North Campus until about 10 on weekdays
> (Downtown Circulator, Pawtucketville, and Broadway buses), so getting
> home from anywhere downtown wouldn't be too much of a problem if they
> got an apartment near North Campus.  North Campus isn't that close,
> walking-wise, to the train station, though.
>
> If these guys are going to be taking the train to Boston a fair amount,
> living near the train station may be a better choice, as the LRTA buses
> only have evening hours M-F.  If there's something near South Common
> ('Back Central' neighborhood), that would be an easy walk to the
> train/bus station and also an easy bike ride to North Campus or to the
> grocery store.
>
> I can't comment on which neighborhood is a safer place to be, as I've
> only been here a year or so.  Hopefully others on the list can shed
> light on this.  Since your colleague will not have a car, proximity to a
> grocery store might also be something to think about.  Carrying
> groceries on the bus is a pain, and limits shopping hours (though the
> bus does go by the Broadway St. Market Basket until well after closing
> time on weekdays).
>
> --John
>
>
> Fred G. Martin wrote:
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> My colleague from Mexico will definitely be coming to Lowell this
>> summer to do work in my lab, so I am actively looking for a 3 BR
>> apartment in the area for he and his family (wife and 2 small kids).
>>
>> Ideally I'd like a place that's walking or biking distance to the
>> campus, and also walking or bus route to the train station since they
>> won't have a car.
>>
>> The budget is in the $1000 range per month.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions of particular apartments or places to
>> look?  Thank you.
>>
>> Fred
>>
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