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The results of yesterday’s Preliminary Election in Lowell are available on our Elections page.
Read More »Katharine Burrage: First woman Textile School graduate & pioneering occupational therapist
Kathrine Burrage: First woman Textile School and pioneering occupational therapist By Bernie Zelitch On the evening of June 3, 1899, Lowell Textile School (LTS)—the first textile school in New England—held the graduation of its debut class. Of the 25 students honored in the crowded lecture hall on Middle Street, Katharine…
Read More »Royal Stopover in Lowell
Royal Stopover in Lowell – (PIP #79) By Louise Peloquin Lowell has welcomed many celebrities over the last two centuries. Charles Dickens’s 1842 visit is probably the best known. Eileen Loucraft provided a list of US Presidents who have passed through town. (1) The following piece offers a…
Read More »“Le P’Tit Canada” program Thursday night
This coming Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 6pm at the Dracut Historical Society in Harmony Hall, 1660 Lakeview Ave, Dracut, the Greater Lowell Franco-American Digital Archives in partnership with the Dracut Historical Society, will present “Le P’Tit Canada”, a 29-minute long film from the 1979 series Le Sons des Francais D’Amerique…
Read More »Sewer to sparkle: the cleanup of Boston Harbor by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. When I was a child, my mother took me on a “cruise” of the Charles River. What do I remember of it? The closer we got to Boston Harbor, the worse the smell. You could see the luminous…
Read More »Tyler Park tour postponed
Today’s tour of Tyler Park Historic District (Sun, Sep 7) is postponed due to rain. The tour will take place next Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 10am at the park.
Read More »Lowell Politics: September 7, 2025
NOTE RE TYLER PARK TOUR: At the time I’m writing this late Saturday afternoon, the Friends of Tyler Park had not yet cancelled Sunday’s 10am walking tour or the 11am Autumn Market. For any additional news about these events, check the Friends Facebook page or richardhowe.com. **** After a three-week…
Read More »Building Year
BUILDING YEAR By Terry Downes Five of six they lost last week Just two in ten they won in streak The wins come hard, the cost is dear: Baseball’s tough in a building year. The outfield we last season knew All have bid the game adieu; The rookies who now…
Read More »Letters from Cambodia: Fire Ants
Longtime Lowell writer, scholar and teacher moved to Cambodia in January 2022 and has resided and worked there since. This is the first in a series of occasional essays called Letters from Cambodia in which George will provide a glimpse of everyday life in Cambodia and will also take on…
Read More »LOWELL STORIES: “Rank has its privilege”
Please welcome Melissa Franks, our newest contributor to richardhowe.com. In this post, Melissa shares stories from her dad, Bill Franks, but Melissa and I also hope that this is the first of many “Lowell Stories” in which we capture in writing the spoken word stories that breathe life into the…
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