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On Tuesday night the Lowell City Council voted to amend the Land Disposition Agreement the city executed in 2020 with Lupoli Companies LLC for several parcels in the Hamilton Canal District. The vote was 8 to 2 with YES votes from Councilors Corey Belanger, Sokhary Chau, Wayne Jenness, Rita Mercier,…

Sports fans had plenty to choose from this past weekend with the Red Sox wrapping up spring training, the Celtics on the march to another title, and the Bruins still competing, but my focus was on the NCAA Basketball tournament, also known as March Madness. There’s no single team I’m…

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.…