Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/M. Brendan Fleming
Lowell is a city of "regional prominence" as described in  regarding Mayors. Lowell was one of the first industrial centers in the United States dating to the early 1800s. It rose above 100,000 population by the early 1900s. (The fact that it dipped for 3 decades slightly below 100,000 when the US textile industry collapsed does not change this. Indeed, the city's comeback/revitalization began during Fleming's mayoralty as discussed in https://www.csmonitor.com/1983/0111/011151.html this piece from the ''Christian Science Monitor''.) Moreover, Fleming has received coverage sufficient to pass the  bar.  Examples include https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68727042/brendan-fleming/ this from ''The Boston Globe'' and https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68726920/fleming-seeks-reelection-to-council/ this, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68727090/fleming/ this, and https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68727118/fleming/ this from the ''Lowell Sun''. In addition, Fleming's battle against Kerouac park received national attention. E.g., https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-aug-31-et-kerouac31-story.html here and https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/06/27/the-roots-of-the-road/7d367b6a-78ff-41b5-87ae-048a855942ab/ here. Finally, the nominator's comparison to Sterling Heights is  and inapposite; unlike Lowell, Sterling Heights is barely even a real city; it didn't even crack 5,000 population until after WWII and is a mere suburb of Detroit
— User:Cbl62, 11:06, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
Stance: keep
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