Richard Howe Substack – Nov 5, 2023

There was no City Council meeting Tuesday night because of Halloween, so today’s newsletter is devoted to the City Election which is this coming Tuesday. First, the candidates: CITY COUNCIL At Large (three with most votes win) Rita Mercier (incumbent At Large) Vesna Nuon (incumbent At Large) Corey Belanger Erik…

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Happy Birthday Ben Butler!

Ben Butler was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire on November 5, 1818, but his widowed mother brought her children to Lowell when Ben was just ten years old.  He graduated from Lowell High and began studying for the ministry at his mother’s urging but he returned to Lowell and began…

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“We acknowledge your valued order.”

“We acknowledge your valued order” (PIP #6)  By Louise Peloquin Our second peek into the past, “Judging us by our work,” posted on October 3rd, quoted Louis-A. Biron’s youngest child Marthe speaking about her father’s journalistic “independence of thought.” It was protected by revenue acquired from printing services. Popping up here…

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Richard Howe Substack – Oct 29, 2023

At Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting, there was an extended discussion of efforts the city is making (or not making) to promote the upcoming November 7, 2023, municipal election. The discussion was prompted by a Councilor Wayne Jenness motion that requested the City Manager “have the proper department promote early…

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Book Review Satori in Paris by Jack Kerouac

Satori in Paris by Jack Kerouac. Grove Atlantic (2023), 120 pages, $16 (softcover) Reviewed by David Daniel Seventy years after it started, the Beat Movement continues to hold considerable cultural fascination. Nurtured by its origin-story of Columbia University friendships followed by the famed Six Gallery Reading and the San Francisco…

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Every day a star is born

Every day a star is born (PIP #5) By Louise Peloquin “A little star dust caught”, posted on October 17th, conjures up Louis Biron’s routine. He continues… **** Lives are full of repetitive acts. The most simple, like hugging a grandchild, reading a favorite author or having breakfast, give us…

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UML Portuguese Connections program

This coming Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 5:30pm at Moloney Hall, University Crossing, 220 Pawtucket Street in Lowell, the UMass Lowell Saab Center for Portuguese Studies will present a program and talk with filmaker Christian de Rezendes on “Portuguese Connections: Documentary Filmmaking on History and Culture.” Selected portions of de…

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