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The Letter and The Counterculture

The Letter and The Counterculture By Ed DeJesus The red rhododendrons in front of the government building were blooming. The sunny forecast for Tuesday, June fourth, 1968, was great. Ideal weather to take a half-day off from my monotonous mail clerk job at the IRS in Andover, MA. I showed…

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The War Effort

The War Effort – (PIP #36) By Louise Peloquin In his June 9th substack, Richard Howe listed the seven servicemen from Lowell who were killed in Normandy. The extensive media coverage of the recent 80th anniversary of D-Day etched vivid images of the solemn ceremonies into our hearts. Here is…

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Lowell Politics: June 23, 2024

There was no Lowell City Council meeting this week, so I’ll use today’s newsletter to share some political history that remains relevant today. During its May 6, 2024, meeting, the Lowell Planning Board spent considerable time discussing a section of Lowell Forward, the draft master plan that asserted that housing…

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Lowell Events: June 22, 2024

I hope you enjoy this list of upcoming activities, events and news in Lowell. –Belinda Juran –author of events newsletter ****   Quick ways to help local businesses today: Vote for your favorite (Lowell-based) businesses by June 23 (you can vote each day).  Multiple categories.  Let’s put our Lowell businesses…

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Willie Mays: 1931-2024

Willie Mays: 1931-2024 By Dave Perry A longtime fan of the San Francisco Giants, Dave Perry’s essay, “Willie”, appeared on this site in 2010 and was published in History As It Happens: Citizen Bloggers in Lowell, Mass which is available from Loom Press.   Now, Dave has shared a new…

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Living Madly: The Fleeting Season

Living Madly: The Fleeting Season By Emilie-Noelle Provost For all the wonderful things I’ve experienced in my life so far, I’ve yet to encounter anything that comes close to replicating the excitement of the last day of school before summer vacation. I still remember the satisfying feeling brought on by…

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Bunker Hill Honor Roll

  BUNKER HILL ROLL OF HONOR On the second floor of Lowell’s Pollard Memorial Library there hangs a framed proclamation titled “Bunker Hill Roll of Honor.” It identifies those who lived on the land that became the city of Lowell who participated in the Battle of Bunker Hill on June…

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