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Worse? – (PIP #40) By Louise Peloquin Delineating the role of the State in public health issues has fueled debate for decades. L’Etoile April 2, 1957 Statism worse than fluoridation Some time ago, while the battle about fluoridation was in full swing, a Chicago professional wrote to the Richmond…
Read More »No Lowell City Council meeting this week. Election Results – 18th Middlesex Congratulations to Tara Hong on his victory in the Democratic Primary for the 18th Middlesex District State Representative race. Hong defeated incumbent Rady Mom who has held office since 2015. Here are the results: Tara Hong – 1195…
Read More »Olympic Withdrawal By Richard Howe Is anyone else experiencing Olympic withdrawal? It’s the feeling that something is missing in your daily entertainment diet. I am, and the August swoon of the Red Sox and the rebuilding woes of the Patriots aren’t easing the loss. I’ve only ever been a casual…
Read More »I’ve updated the Elections Page of this site to reflect the preliminary numbers from yesterday’s Democratic Primary. There were two contested races in Lowell. In the 18th Middlesex State Representative District, Tara Hong defeated incumbent Rady Mom. In the Northern Middlesex Register of Deeds race, Karen Cassella defeated Sokhary Chau…
Read More »Interview of Pierre V. Comtois by David Daniel Prolific Lowell author Pierre V. Comtois has a new book. David Daniel recently sat down with Pierre to discuss his just-published Marvel Comics in the Early 1960s. **** Daniel: Marvel Comics in the Early 1960s is the fourth entry in your popular…
Read More »The city council met on Tuesday night and while the meeting lasted for more than three hours, no single issue dominated. Most of the time was spent on 14 motion responses and 18 new motions from councilors. With Mayor Dan Rourke absent, the meeting was capably run by Vice Chair…
Read More »Mary Bacigalupo Park – Shattuck Street – Mary Bacigalupo was an educator and community activist who died of cancer on November 7, 2001. After teaching English and social studies in the Lowell public schools for many years, Mary became the coordinator for the Center for Field Services at the University…
Read More »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…
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