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The Lowell city election is this Tuesday with the polls open from 7 am until 8 pm. The city’s Election and Census Office website has a “find your polling place” app along with other election-related information. I don’t have any predictions about the outcome, but I’m especially interested in two…

College and University Days By Leo Racicot I loved high school French and Latin so much, I decided they would be my major and minor in college. I applied to three area colleges with those disciplines: Lowell State Teachers College here in the city, Saint Anselm’s in Manchester, New Hampshire…

This is the third of our Lowell Stories series, which we hope to make a regular feature on this website. If you have a story to share, get in touch and we’ll help preserve it in print. We’ll even write it for you if that would help.  Richard Howe Lowell…

This story originally appeared on this site on October 18, 2022.  Halloween in the Highlands By Louise Peloquin October was an exciting month in the 60’s. Jack o’lanterns, corn stalks and old sheet ghosts set the scene. Prepping was taken very seriously in the run-up to the big day. For…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Imagine this happening to you. You’re a widow “of a certain age.” After years of being single again, you meet a compatible widower and find love. You date for a long time and seem perfect for each other.…

On Thursday night, October 23, 2025, I attended Lowell Public School Superintendent Liam Skinner’s State of the Schools address at the just-renovated Lowell High Little Theatre. The evening began with a reception in the school lobby that featured musical, dance, and poetry performances by students. Then LHS student ambassadors led…

City Hikes: Field Notes by Paul Marion Review by Richard P. Howe Jr. A city is more than a collection of streets and buildings; it’s a shared space we call home. The concept of “place” is central to building a strong community. When we feel a deep connection to the…

Ma By Leo Racicot Our mother was Edna Nemer, the youngest child of Adele Kalil, a Lowell mill girl and Raef (Ralph) Nemer, a Lowell barber. Her older siblings were Marie, Helen and George. Being the youngest earned our mother the nickname, Topsy. When she was six-months old, her father,…

October Dreaming By David Daniel October is a month of mystic meanings. Of marigolds and wild asters and the ripe-honey scent of Concord grapes on the vine. Of leaf peeping and football. Of “sweata weatha,” and Oktoberfest beer and the glossy squeak of grackles as they flock South. October is…

Bon appétit! – (PIP # 84) By Louise Peloquin      For over 70 years, L’Etoile offered readers a varied menu of international, national and local news while keeping everyday needs in mind. Helpful household hints appeared regularly as PIP’s # 13 and 21 have demonstrated. (1) L’Etoile – September 3,…