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…

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Long Ago Lowell Labor Day

Long Ago Lowell Labor Day – (PIP #78) By Louise Peloquin 1924 Labor Day speeches ring true today. Lowell celebrated Labor Day Beautiful program of music, speeches and athletic games executed at South Common yesterday. – Mayor Donovan, Rev. P. Corrigan and Rev. Bakeman spoke.      Labor Day was celebrated…

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The Parker Lectures

The Parker Lectures By Leo Racicot The Parker Lectures have been around for more than 100 years, Established as a trust fund in 1917 by their founder, Moses Greeley Parker, a Dracut physician and much-decorated Civil War surgeon, the Lectures offer the Greater Lowell area programs of a wide-ranging and…

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Paperbacks

 Paperbacks By Susan April Paperback books I stole from the Beaver Brook Mill when it was a department store: The Grapes of Wrath Up the Down Staircase Gone With the Wind. Collinsville. I was twelve. Our house had telephone books and Liberty Mutual pamphlets like First Aid for Slightest Injury…

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Lowell Politics: August 24, 2025

In last week’s newsletter, I reported on two items from the August 12, 2025, Lowell City Council meeting. These were the upcoming trip to Switzerland by a city delegation and the Lowell Housing Authority versus vagrants discussion. Today, I’ll cover some other topics from that same meeting. The August 12…

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