Left in Lowell

I crowdsourced this list once again, and there was an incredible amount of information, so I am making a separate post. The main Community Resources post is here. We have an embarrassment of riches with our local independent food markets, ethnic or otherwise; they are a great resource for the community right now, and they in turn need our help. With the current shutdown of, well, everything, markets and pharmacies are going to be the only exceptions of places we…

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NEW NOTE: THERE ARE NEW RESTRICTIONS GOING INTO PLACE. RESTAURANT “EAT IN” BAN EFFECTIVE TUEDAY Folks, the governor just had a press conference (3/15 around 7:30pm) announcing the following regarding restaurants and businesses: Any restaurant, bar or establishment that offers food or drink shall not permit on-premises consumption. These establishments may continue to offer food for takeout or delivery, effective Tuesday. Establishments must also follow social distancing protocols outlined in the department of public health guidance. This order does not apply to…

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For folks who are friends of mine on Facebook, my writing and posting about COVID-19 and the worldwide response to it is very old hat. I have been very carefully following all the worldwide news, partly out of professional interest (I work for a catastrophe modeling company and we model pandemics) and partly because it was the biggest developing story with huge forthcoming community and personal impacts. Due to my keen interest, I was preparing my several weeks’ food and…

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The Sun recently reported in their outmoded format, the Sunday Rumor Monger (oh, sorry, it’s called “The Column”) that state Representative David Nangle (17th Middlesex) may be planning to pull papers and run for reelection despite the 28 federal indictments against him on illegally using his campaign funds for things like limos to the casino and a golf club membership. Are you kidding me??? And yes, this is outrageous enough for me to pull this blog out of retirement! (For…

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