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Motors and Maintenance – (PIP #106) By Louise Peloquin Here are two articles with “Peek into the Past” #105 topics. (1) The first announces an invention claimed to radically transform engine efficiency. The second covers a road maintenance question followed by an editorial on the issue. Inventions and infrastructure will…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland by Michelle Young is a richly researched account of an apparently nondescript art historian who rose from a low-level volunteer job just prior to the Second…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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,…
Read More »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.”…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’ own blog. The Order of the Day by award-winning French novelist and film maker Eric Vuillard is a well-researched and creatively presented story of the Anschluss, Hitler’s move to take over Austria and incorporate it into Germany. It is a brief cautionary…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
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