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Wheels for Lowellians – (PIP #105) By Louise Peloquin Carpools, public transportation, and bicycle paths somewhat relieve today’s urban congestion. In 1926, the term “carbon footprint” had not yet been coined. Car ownership was desirable and gradually, more accessible. The increasing number of private vehicles forced cities to modify infrastructure…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The Names by Florence Knapp offers a rich exploration of identity beginning with our names – how much of our name defines how we see ourselves, how our name influences others’ perceptions of who we are – and expanding her…
Read More »Several items discussed by Lowell City Councilors at their Tuesday meeting deserve comment: Method of Electing the Mayor – A memo from City Solicitor Corey Williams responded to issues raised at an earlier meeting of the council’s rules subcommittee regarding the method of electing the city’s mayor. From the adoption…
Read More »This weekend’s Lowell Cemetery tours will be held despite the rain showers in the weather forecast. Just bring your umbrella. The tours are Saturday, May 2, 2026 and Sunday, May 3, 2026, both at 10am from the Knapp Avenue entrance of the cemetery.
Read More »Those Who Marched Before Us By Rich Grady, April 2026 Whatever of true life there was in thee Leaps in our age’s veins; Wield still thy bent and wrinkled empery, And shake thine idle chains; To thee thy dross is clinging, For us thy martyrs die, thy prophets see,…
Read More »A Walking Tour of Lowell’s Acre, Then and Now By Leo Racicot The Lowell Acre neighborhood streets I walked as a boy are much changed as I walk them now. True, the look of the landscape is pretty much the same –when I stand in my yard or go…
Read More »Book Review – Kent State: An American Tragedy, by Brian VanDemark (2024). On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired upon students at Kent State University in Ohio who had gathered for a protest against the Vietnam War. Four students were killed and nine others wounded, including…
Read More »Party & Pay – (PIP #104) By Louise Peloquin From January 20 to March 3, seven peeks into the past presented L’Etoile’s coverage of Lowell’s centennial celebrations. See the links below. (1) Here is a financial follow-up. L’Etoile – April 3, 1926 CENTENNIAL BILLS SUSPENDED __________ The mayor provisionally suspends…
Read More »Perhaps the most important thing to arise at last Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting was an announcement that City Manager Tom Golden, on behalf of the city, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Solar International Core Canada Ltd (SICC) of Toronto, Canada, in which SICC will serve…
Read More »Olympia restaurant by Michael Casey here with a high school friend Panos and the restaurant is in the Greek neighborhood in Lowell and in a far corner are two elderly ladies Panos excuses himself and goes to say hello to these homegirls and the ladies eventually recognize him as…
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