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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…

This is the third of our Lowell Stories series, which we hope to make a regular feature on this website. If you have a story to share, get in touch and we’ll help preserve it in print. We’ll even write it for you if that would help.  Richard Howe Lowell…

This story originally appeared on this site on October 18, 2022.  Halloween in the Highlands By Louise Peloquin October was an exciting month in the 60’s. Jack o’lanterns, corn stalks and old sheet ghosts set the scene. Prepping was taken very seriously in the run-up to the big day. For…

On Thursday night, October 23, 2025, I attended Lowell Public School Superintendent Liam Skinner’s State of the Schools address at the just-renovated Lowell High Little Theatre. The evening began with a reception in the school lobby that featured musical, dance, and poetry performances by students. Then LHS student ambassadors led…

City Hikes: Field Notes by Paul Marion Review by Richard P. Howe Jr. A city is more than a collection of streets and buildings; it’s a shared space we call home. The concept of “place” is central to building a strong community. When we feel a deep connection to the…