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Young Stomachs By Leo Racicot Some days, when the walk from the bus stop to home feels too long, I stop in at Tasty Dumplings for an order of their pan-friend wonders, as I did today. I like waiting at the table that looks out onto their outdoor cafe. Beyond…

Lowell born and based author Pierre Comtois is out with a new book. The Boy Who Invented Himself is a ‘Tween novel about growing up in Lowell in the 1960s and serves as a prequel to another of Pierre’s books, Sometimes a Warm Rain Falls. More information about Pierre and…

Remembering a veteran – (PIP #86) By Louise Peloquin Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day in 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I and became a national holiday in 1938. The following Lowellian served before that time but his story commands interest on this November 11th when we…

The Lowell City Council met last Tuesday night but since it was also election day the meeting lasted just 7 minutes and 40 seconds with little to report. However, there is plenty to report on the election. The big story is that the voters of Lowell replaced three of eleven…

FUTURE PROSPECTS By Terry Downes High school athletes fight to play While pros will only play for pay; The question then is rendered clear: Do we the game, or gold revere? With players’ salaries on the rise The owners scramble to devise Ways to raise the money needed Then to…

The Tiger Stephen O’Connor Come here and listen to me, now. I’ll tell you, but don’t go blabbing it all over the place. It’s you and me. That’s it. Okay, I have a tiger, or to paraphrase John Lennon on the Norwegian girl, he has me. You can’t really own…

Lowell voters ousted two incumbent city councilors in yesterday’s election. In District 4, Sean McDonough defeated incumbent Wayne Jenness, and in District 7, Sidney Liang defeated incumbent Paul Ratha Yem. With incumbent Corey Belanger having lost in the preliminary election in District 3, there will be three new city councilors…

Down…in history. (PIP #85) By Louise Peloquin Another Lowell landmark is turned into rubble. Yet, within the heap of red brick, traces of the countless Franco-Americans ushered into eternity at 201 Pawtucket Street seem to rise from the dusty ruins. The most famous of these Francos was Jack Kerouac. Archambault…

The Lowell city election is this Tuesday with the polls open from 7 am until 8 pm. The city’s Election and Census Office website has a “find your polling place” app along with other election-related information. I don’t have any predictions about the outcome, but I’m especially interested in two…

College and University Days By Leo Racicot I loved high school French and Latin so much, I decided they would be my major and minor in college. I applied to three area colleges with those disciplines: Lowell State Teachers College here in the city, Saint Anselm’s in Manchester, New Hampshire…