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Educational offerings  in Lowell –  (PIP #56) By Louise Peloquin     After last week’s peek into the past at Lowell High School (1), here are three articles on educational offerings. The first presents opportunities for Lowell workers. The second brings up the recurring “back to basics versus specialized course” debate. A surprising news item follows.…

The Lowell City Council met on Tuesday but as has been the case recently, nothing major stood out. There were several motions that I found deserving of comment which I’ll get to them shortly, but first some news about Mill No. 5. The long-awaited transfer of ownership of the upper…

Space, Time and God By Stephen O’Connor I’ve been cogitating over this whole “time” thing. Space, too. I heard a Nobel Prize winning physicist on the radio say that all the matter in the universe originally fit into a teacup full of super-dense material. This is a dubious theory, since…

Television Review: “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma” — An Abstruse Athlete Review by David Daniel This review originally appeared on The Arts Fuse (which is “Boston’s Premier Online Arts Magazine” – please check it out.) **** Near the end of Enigma, a new Netflix documentary about Aaron Rodgers, there’s a segment that…

LHS a century ago – (PIP #55) By Louise Peloquin To echo Richard Howe’s January 12, 2025 substack (1), here is a throwback into Lowell High School. L’Etoile – September 17, 1924 THE HIGH SCHOOL BARELY SUFFICES FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS There are 2510 students this year. – That…

Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting was brief with just three motions and a handful of motion responses on the agenda. None seemed controversial. In the absence of any pressing council business, today I’ll provide a preview of the coming city election which will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.…

 BOOK REVIEW: The Pride of the ACRE Book by Stephen O’Connor Review by Ed DeJesus Participants of this blog would agree that reading distinguished Lowell, MA author Stephen O’Connor’s short stories and novels is always a joy. But his latest, “The Pride of the ACRE, is a gem! Move over…

        Watching the Merrimack           By Jacqueline Malone Water takes what is given and makes visible the wind, the pull of gravity, time in the constant erosion of riverbeds, the constant   deposit of gravelly isles. Water mixes, transforms, dissolves, and returns silt,…

Snow was general all over Lowell – (PIP #54) By Louise Peloquin      These accounts of winter in New England demonstrate the newspaper’s regard for the local community. The reader shares the city’s concern for its citizens and for its public service employees as they pursue daily activities or revel…

In honor of today’s observation of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, here’s a story of King’s visit to Lowell, Massachusetts. In honor of today’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, here’s a reminder that King visited Lowell on April 12, 1953. Rev. Otto Loverude, the pastor of the First…