North Common, 1960s

North Common, 1960s By Leo Racicot Not every kid can boast that his front yard was a nine-acre park. I can. Our house was right across the street from North Common, a charming expanse of green in summer, white in winter. All my sister and I had to do was…

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The Night I Met The Kinks in Lowell

The Night I Met the Kinks in Lowell By Charlie Gargiulo One of the greatest memories of my life took place one Saturday night in May 1970 at the Commodore Ballroom, our personal live sixties music shrine, and Lowell’s spiritual counterpart to Liverpool’s old Cavern Club, after serving as our…

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Quality Milk from Healthy Cows

Quality Milk from Healthy Cows – (PIP #77) By Louise Peloquin      Third and last in a series on milk and milkmen, this article highlights Lowell’s concern about food quality, hygiene and livestock well-being. The Hood’s ad, published three days after the news story below, was strategically timed. (1)  L’Étoile –…

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