The most important actions at Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting were brief and procedural with the council formally accepting the following items and scheduling them all for public hearings at upcoming meetings. These include: Accept timely submission of FY27 budget Appropriate the money to fund that budget To borrow $25…

Regret to Inform You: The Human Cost of WWII in Lowell, Mass. By Richard P. Howe Jr. I’ve long been intrigued by the bronze tablets in the entry hall of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. They memorialize Lowell residents who died while serving in the military during time of war. I…

Endless Courage By Leo Racicot 26 February 2026. On this date, a year ago, I lost the best part of me. Whereas I am flighty, my sister was practical. Where I struggled to learn common sense and logic, she seemed to have been born with both. Where she was pleasing…

Event – Doors Open Lowell – On Saturday, May 9, 2026, I joined hundreds of people in exploring some of the 29 historic buildings that were open for public viewing. The event was well organized with a shuttle bus making the rounds, distinctive signage at the entrance to each venue,…

To replace or not to replace? That is the question. By Louise Peloquin Six photo-illustrated pieces, posted between April 4, 2023 and May 5, 2025, covered the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris. (1) This top tourist attraction still makes the news as thousands continue to visit the “Limestone Ph0enix.”…

The Tuesday, May 5, 2026, council meeting lasted just over two hours with no single issue dominating the meeting. Perhaps the central theme of council discussions on Tuesday and at other recent meetings has been the fiscal challenges the city faces in the coming year. Related to that, the council…

Time of the End of the Season Part V By Bob Hodge Bob Hodge grew up in Lowell and went on to graduate from Lowell High (1973) and University of Lowell (1990). He was (and still is) one the greatest runners to come out of this region. He’s also a…

The Town & The City: Origins & Reunions By David Perry The gang’s all here. On this Saturday night, the final evening of the three-day Town & The City Festival, The Attic of The Worthen feels particularly like a clubhouse, packed with old friends. Their numbers, like hairlines, have thinned…

My “Movie Career” By Leo Racicot I was foundering in Las Vegas, couldn’t find suitable work to save myself. One afternoon, I was idling in the lobby of The Riviera Hotel when I spied a vending table manned by an attractive gal. Her name tag read: Frankie. Frankie was recruiting…