Author Archive

It’s Monsieur Hood!

It’s Monsieur Hood! By Louise Peloquin     Summer memories of a Lowell Highlands childhood pop up like fireworks as the dog days jolt this forever-young baby-boomer. Halloween adventures and Christmas celebrations remain vivid. A couple of them have been posted here. (1) Outside of these landmarks, routine occurrences, like the Hood milk deliveries,…

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Lowell Politics: July 20, 2025

There was no Lowell City Council meeting this week due to the summer schedule so today I’ll catch up on a variety of topics. To begin, a couple of items in last week’s newsletter warrant further comment: In recounting the council’s discussion of a replacement project for sidewalks and streetside…

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Living Madly: The Chairs of Summer

Living Madly: The Chairs of Summer By Emilie-Noelle Provost Over the past five years, Rob and I have spent several weekends at the Eagle Mountain House in Jackson, New Hampshire. We began staying at the hotel because it’s close to many of the places we like to go hiking. One of the…

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Meeting Julia Child

Meeting Julia Child by Leo Racicot I had become good friends with the well-loved American writer, M.F.K. Fisher (Mary Frances) when, on one of my many, cherished visits to her bungalow home in Glen Ellen, her friend, Julia Child, phoned her for a chat.  After she hung up, I saw…

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Tour de Montmartre in 2025 Tour de France 

Tour de Montmartre in 2025 Tour de France  By Louise Peloquin Tour de France fans have been following the thrilling étapes, or stages, of the road race since the July 5th blast-off. On July 27th, the last étape will celebrate 50 years of arrival at l’Avenue des Champs Élysées with an unprecedented passage. For the cyclists, it will be…

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Lowell Politics: July 13, 2025

The Lowell City Council met on Tuesday night, but first I’ll mention an event at UMass Lowell on Monday at which the University welcomed its newest partner, Weston & Sampson, to the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor (LINC). Weston & Sampson is an employee-owned, environmental and infrastructure consulting firm with over…

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Writers’ Block

Writers’ Block  by Leo Racicot For nine years, I was lucky to live on what’s known as The Writers’ Block; two streets, Francis Avenue and Irving, a stone’s throw away from Harvard College, Cambridge. In exchange for my room, I worked for two former members of The Roosevelt Era, caring…

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