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Living Madly: Art is Power

Living Madly: Art is Power By Emilie-Noelle Provost I’ve been thinking about art lately, not only visual art but also literature and music. These things are an important part of my life, not just because I’m a writer but because they make me feel connected to something larger than myself,…

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In the Trees

In the Trees By Stephen O’Connor The first tree I remember climbing was the apple tree in our small backyard in the ‘Acre’ section of Lowell. There were no great trees in that yard nor on that street—no oaks or maple or pitch pine, but from the branches of that…

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Lowell War Dead: Post WWII

This is the fourth and final installment of the names of those Lowell residents who died while serving in the military during time of war. Today, the Korena War, the Vietnam War, and the wars in the Middle East. Korean War (31 names) Alexa, Anthony C Jr Azarowski, Richard Peter…

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Lowell War Dead: World War II

This is the third installment of the names of those Lowell residents who died while serving in the military during time of war. Today, World War II. World War II (436 names) UNITED STATES NAVY Adie, Donald M Alberghene, Bruce Allard, Georgiana F Balfrey, Robert E Baron, Richard S Beauchesne,…

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Lowell War Dead: SpAm War & WWI

This is the second installment of the names of those Lowell residents who died while serving in the military during time of war. Today, the Spanish-American War and World War I. SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR / USS MAINE (32 names) Aldrich, Havey M Bellamy, Herbert C Billingsly, Edward D Boyle, William Braden,…

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Lowell War Dead: Civil War

In 1919, the Massachusetts state legislature passed a bill that authorized the city of Lowell to obtain land and expend funds for the erection and maintenance of a public building in the city to be known as the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. The building was to be “dedicated to the men…

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Forward-March!

 “Forward-March!” – (PIP #47) By Louise Peloquin      L’Etoile’s premises at 24-26 Prince Street in Little Canada were simple, space-effective and ecological. No interior decorator fitted Louis-A. Biron’s office with designer furniture, elegant window dressings and artsy wall hangings. The photos in PIP #5 illustrate the fact that space was…

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