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On Friday, March 21, 2025, I traveled to UMass Lowell’s South Campus to attend the Khmer Literary Arts Day. The event featured talks and readings by four Khmer authors and then workshops in which participants spent two hours in breakout groups for fiction, poetry, children’s literature, and memoir, working on…

The City’s Director of Elections and Census, Will Rosenberry, appeared before the City Council at Tuesday’s meeting to present a comprehensive memo in response to a handful of past city council motions related to the coming city election. That election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. State law…

Living Madly: Nothing Gold Can Stay By Emilie-Noelle Provost The elementary school I went to was built in 1909. The brick building was a replacement for an older wooden school that had been built sometime in the mid-19th century. My grandfather and his three brothers had also gone to the…

It’s always happening in 1924/25 Lowell – (PIP #62) By Louise Peloquin *****      PIP #61 (1) presented exhibits and new construction in Lowell a century ago. Here are more indications of the city’s vitality. L’Etoile – February 14, 1925 RADIO EXHIBIT OPENING Liberty Hall will hold Lowell’s first radio exhibit to…

At Tuesday’s meeting, the Lowell City Council discussed newly enacted state legislation called “Ollie’s Law” which is intended to improve the safety and regulation of pet boarding facilities, particularly dog kennels and daycares. The law was inspired by the 2020 death of a puppy named Ollie who died from injuries…

This article was originally posted on February 22, 2020, as “George Washington Painting Restoration.”   This morning the Trustees of the Pollard Memorial Library hosted a celebration of the restoration of the library’s “Washington at Dorchester Heights” painting. Done by local artist Samuel Howes, the painting is modeled on Gilbert…

Henry Knox and Evacuation Day By Rich Grady My wife taught elementary school for many years in Boxborough, Massachusetts. She thoroughly enjoyed teaching 4th graders about the regions of the United States and was frequently gathering information to share with her students. When she covered the Northeast, she would tell…

It’s happening in 1924 Lowell – (PIP #61) By Louise Peloquin Throughout its ups and downs, Lowell has always evolved and hosted events. Here are two examples.  L’Etoile – September 12, 1924 Exhibit in Full Swing Tomorrow is the last day. Also, there will be several exhibits, beautiful horse races.…

Last Sunday, the Lowell Sun reported “Several bombshells dropped during the [February 27th] meeting of the School Building Committee for the Lowell High School renovation project.” (“Cost overruns, 4-month delay forecast”). This newest problem arose in the 1922 building which runs along Kirk Street and involves the cement floor of…

SPRING TRAINING By Terry Downes After bitter months of snow As days creep long and longer, Above the Mason-Dixon Line The need grows strong and stronger, To see the pitcher climb the mound And watch the batter takes his place, To hear the thunder of the crowd And wonder who…