New speed limit in Lowell Recently the City of Lowell lowered the speed limit in the city limits to 25 miles per hour unless posted differently. The city also installed some new signs on Clark Road and, strangely, only one on Douglas Road. Both are heavily used especially during AM and PM “rush hours.” And […]
New speed limit in Lowell Recently the City of Lowell lowered the speed limit in the city limits to 25 miles per hour unless posted differently. The city also installed some new signs on Clark Road and, strangely, only one on Douglas Road. Both are heavily used especially during AM and PM “rush hours.” And […]
Allergies and climate Yes, it’s a bad time for seasonal allergies. The bad news is, it’s going to get worse. As our climate warms, allergy season starts sooner and lasts longer. In addition, though, higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere mean that plants produce more pollen. Happy plants, miserable people. So next time […]
Billerica center doesn’t need ‘saving,’ it needs fixing About 14 years ago, the Town of Billerica parted ways with its previous Town Manager after he made what many thought was, at best, an ill advised comment about Billerica lacking curb appeal. In the search for the next Town Manager, I was a finalist along with John Curran as I was a lifelong resident of Concord Road in Billerica who happened at the time to also be the Deputy Town Manager in Concord with (then) over 30 years of municipal management and public safety (including traffic management) experience. I thought at […]
Billerica center doesn’t need ‘saving,’ it needs fixing About 14 years ago, the Town of Billerica parted ways with its previous Town Manager after he made what many thought was, at best, an ill advised comment about Billerica lacking curb appeal. In the search for the next Town Manager, I was a finalist along with […]