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William Aubut Square – Broadway and Wilder streets – William Aubut was killed in action on February 23, 1945, near Selgersdorf, Germany, while serving with the U.S. Army’s 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He was 27 years old and is buried in the American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands. Aubut…
Read More »A school, a platform, a beacon – (PIP #39) By Louise Peloquin A series of texts on Lowell’s French newspaper L’Etoile started on August 22, 2023. The first, “A Star on Prince Street”, presented editor/proprietor Louis-A. Biron. https://richardhowe.com/2023/08/22/a-star-on-prince-street/ Here is a speech guest speaker Biron delivered, probably in the ’40’s, at…
Read More »No city council meeting last week so today we have another look back: Lowell is a great place for history tours because if you look hard enough, you can connect almost anything in world history to some person, place or event in Lowell. I was reminded of this last week…
Read More »The Olympics Now . . . and Then By David Daniel I was sitting at a restaurant bar last Saturday afternoon, the corner seat, having a martini. Tanqueray No. 10, a whisper of dry vermouth, stirred, not shaken, and a single olive—the way a New York bartender explained as she…
Read More »Only Five Percent – (PIP #38) By Louise Peloquin The last couple of weeks have offered followers of the world’s political scene a pretty exciting roller-coaster ride. Headlines like “Starmer In, Sunak Out as Labour Wipes out Conservatives” dominated UK news on July 5th. Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian won…
Read More »The city council resumed meeting on Tuesday night after a three week break. Several issues that arose warrant mention. MOU with WinnDevelopment for HCID – The council authorized City Manager Tom Golden to execute a memorandum of understanding with WinnDevelopment regarding Parcels 11 and 12 of the Hamilton Canal Innovation District.…
Read More »Living Madly: The Summer of ‘92 By Emilie-Noelle Provost The excessive heat this season reminds of the summer after my junior year of college. I don’t know if it was as hot back then, in 1992, but it certainly felt like it. The house in which I grew up was…
Read More »Armory Park Monument – 50-74 Westford St – This monument was dedicated on November 11, 1985, on the site of the city’s historic armory which was constructed in 1891 and demolished in 1973. The inscription on the monument is ARMORY PARK – IN APPRECIATION TO ALL NATIONAL GUARDSMEN WHO TRAINED…
Read More »Paris 2024 – When Women became Olympians By Louise Peloquin The 2024 Olympic Organizing Committee has proudly declared that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games are welcoming the same number of men and women athletes. Most Olympic fans have heard of French educator Pierre de Coubertin’s central role in reviving…
Read More »With the Lowell City Council holding regular meetings on just the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month during the summer, we have a second consecutive week with no meeting to report on, so today we’ll pay another visit to Lowell’s political history. In the May 12, 2024, edition, I…
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