Current weather forecasts are predicting 1 to 2 feet of snow between midday Sunday and midday Monday as well as wind chills around 0ºF. The City of Lowell has already declared a Snow Emergency Parking Ban starting Sunday. If you park in the surface lot you MUST move your car from our lot by noon Sunday or you will either be towed or plowed in. The City is offering free parking at both the Hamilton Canal garage and the Leo Roy starting at noon tomorrow; this gives everyone 24 hours to move their car to a garage without incurring charges.
A Snow Emergency Parking Ban has been declared for Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 6:00am. The parking ban will go into effect at 12:00 noon. No parking will be permitted on any City streets starting at noon until the ban is lifted. Vehicles parked in violation are subject to ticketing and towing at the owner’s expense. Free parking for City residents without off-street parking will be available beginning Saturday, January 24 at 12:00 noon at the following locations: • Leo A. Roy Parking Facility – 100 Market St. • Lower Locks Garage – 90 Warren St. • Hamilton Canal (HCID) Garage – 350 Dutton St. at Broadway St. • Joseph M. Downes, Sr. Garage – 75 John St. • Edward J. Early Jr. Parking Facility – 135 Middlesex St. Additional free parking will be available beginning Saturday, January 24 at 8:00 PM at: • George A. Ayotte Parking Facility, 1 Post Office Square Once the Snow Emergency Parking Ban is lifted, residents will have two hours to remove vehicles from free parking locations before fees apply.
I just got an email supposedly from our old, longtime property manager. I’ve seen this Amazon scam before and assume someone hacked her email list which would include addresses for a number of us in this building. Don’t fall for it. More info at the link above.
Jack Shanahan’s obituary is now available online. It appeared in today’s Lowell Sun and is available (without the paywall) at the funeral home’s site. Details about his wake and funeral mass appear in his obituary, as well as in the previous post on this site. The obituaries also contain links/information for sending flowers or donating to the LGH Cancer Center in his memory.
For those who aren’t yet aware, Jack Shanahan, a long time resident, passed away this past week. His family would like to thank his friends and neighbors here who have been so kind to him, and they hope to see many of you at his services (info below).
Also, there is an upcoming primary election for State Senator on Tuesday, Feb. 3rd. There will be NO EARLY VOTING, so if you’re afraid bad weather may deter you on Election Day, it’s important to request a mail-in ballot ASAP. Once your ballot’s in hand, you can drop it in the drop box at City Hall to avoid Post Office delays. You can then track your ballot using the same site to see that it was received and processed.
Jack’s wake will be held on January 15th from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the O’Donnell Funeral Home, 276 Pawtucket Street, Lowell. The funeral service will take place on January 16th at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick’s Church, 284 Suffolk Street, Lowell.
One of our residents has kindly set up a community calendar* for the building. It includes a Google form residents can use to add events of interest, and a “padlet” feature to connect with other people who might be going. This could be a great tool for getting to know your neighbors. Please check it out!
I’m a little late with my usual holiday tree cautions, but I’m starting to see a lot of needles around the building so better late than never. Please wrap your natural tree in a drop cloth or old sheet when you remove it from the building so as not to leave a trail of dried needles. And there is NO tree disposal allowed anywhere on Canal Place property. The city, however, does have a number of free Christmas tree drop-off sites. Please remove ALL ornaments, tinsel, etc. before dropping off your tree.
Wishing Everyone a happy and healthy 2026!
(*Those QR codes that appeared around the building a few weeks back were for this same Canal Place Community Calendar.)
The developer planning to rehab the old “Picker & Power House”—aka the “Turbine Building”— attached to the back of our building has been awarded $2.4 million in housing tax credits to create 27 units of market-rate housing. While there are some concerns among our residents about congestion, having that structure repaired, improved, and maintained is a plus for us.
Management and board members have met with this developer in the past to discuss the project. He seems both knowledgeable and eager to work with us to minimize disruption and address any concerns.
(And no, they won’t be sharing our mailroom. They have a different street number, thank goodness!)
I’ve been given 3 pairs of shoes to see if anybody in the building could use them. They are brand new. They were floor samples at a running shoe distributor in the area. If anybody thinks that they will fit into one of these pairs, please give me a call at 978-764-5570. Sizes as follows:
Does anyone in the building have a 3-D printer? I need a small soft-silicone piece printed for one of my cameras. Print profile already done. Please send me an email if you can help. Thanks. smalagodi@gmail.com
A reminder that residents parking in the surface lot are responsible for keeping track of snow emergencies/parking bans. Do NOT depend on management or this site to notify you. (more info below)
For those of you who hate to see clean, still-useful packaging and/or wall calendars get discarded, I’m told Household Goods in Acton will take them. If you’d like to pass some off to me to be donated, let me know.
And about the mailroom:
First of all, thank you to those who have been picking up their packages promptly. It’s impressive to see the mailroom packed at 4:00pm only to see 2/3 of the packages gone by the next morning.
Second, please continue to pick up your stuff ASAP, especially large items. We get over 100 packages a day this time of year and it’s a struggle to find room for everything.
And finally, people need to be sure to double-check the address on their items before leaving the mailroom. A lot of people are pitching in to help sort (thank you!) and occasionally a package gets mismarked/misplaced.
