Lowell 1926: Public Schools

Another in a series of excerpts from the 1926 Lowell City Directory. This post contains information on the Lowell Public Schools: School Committee Mayor John J. Donovan, chair Paul L. Harris, M.D. John J. Preston Edward J. Rogers Alice F.D. Pearson James H. Riley Arthur Giroux School Committee meets the…

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The “golden belt” called a reputation

“The “golden belt” called a reputation  (PIP #16) By Louise Peloquin Would journalists today report on elected officials as they did 106 years ago? ********* L’Etoile March 18, 1918 Lewiston, ME. Governed by Ours This city of 30,000 souls has a majority of Franco-Americans at its municipal council. – This…

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Richard Howe newsletter: Jan 21, 2024

Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting featured City Manager Tom Golden’s “State of the City” address. There’s nothing in the City Charter or the Council Rules that requires such a speech, but back in the 1990s City Managers began delivering them and that has continued. At first, the State of the…

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Poe

Happy Birthday, Mr. Poe By David Daniel On this day, sir, in 1809, you were born in Boston, a child of actors. Before long, your father split to chase his own dreams and your mother continued acting to support herself and you—performing the roles of young women—Ophelia, Juliet … young…

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Living Madly: Dearest Winter

Living Madly: Dearest Winter By Emilie-Noelle Provost My husband, Rob, and I collect landscape paintings. We have several hanging in our house. Some of our paintings were created by local artists, but we also own many by national and even international painters. I’m not an art expert. I most often…

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So many beginnings . . .

“So many beginnings…” (PIP #15) By Louise Peloquin I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.  – Louisa May Alcott *********      2024 has begun and is well under way. Will the new year’s resolutions, expectations, aspirations, ambitions, contentions, dissensions, cooperations, evolutions and all of the other…

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Richard Howe Substack: Jan 14, 2024

January 14, 2024 The Lowell City Council met Tuesday night in the aftermath of Sunday’s big 17-inch snowstorm. Predictably, Councilors talked a lot about snow removal. That’s a topic that everyone has an opinion on; Councilors especially so. City Manager Tom Golden explained that it’s been a while since the…

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