A request from a resident for suggestions. Please answer in the comments.

Looking for an affordable appliance repair person, specifically
dishwasher, instead of buying a new one. Thanks in advance!

When removing your natural holiday tree from the building for disposal, please wrap it in a sheet or tarp to avoid leaving a trail of needles. There is no tree disposal anywhere on Canal Place property! The city has added a new free disposal site within easy walking distance in an odd bit of the nearby Dutton Street parking lot (see map below). If taking a tree for drop-off by car, go left out of our parking lot onto Market, left on Dutton, first left onto Canal St., and the drop-off lot is there on the right.

The city drop-off sites are available until January 14th. Trees should be free of all tinsel, lights and ornaments. For more information and more drop-off sites, check out the lowellma.gov recycling page.

Every so often a resident is pleased enough with a local service to want to post a recommendation. The following suggestions come from individuals and NOT the Association or anyone representing Canal Place officially. EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING THEIR OWN RESEARCH.

From Sally: If anyone is looking for a good dentist, I recommend Dr. Isayev across the street at Simply Dental. Jim and I have been going for several years and are very happy. He is very knowlegeable and skilled. Can’t beat the location. Tell him I referred you.

From Christine: If anyone is looking for a contractor that does both small and big jobs I’ve got a great recommendation. His name is Jason and he owns Yey and Jay contractor Services. His customer service is A+++. He’s always available for phone calls and to answer questions. His subcontractors were also top notch. He just completely renovated both my half bath as well as my full bath installing a beautiful walk in shower.

Again, these recommendations come from individuals, not the condo association. If you’d like more information, let me know and I can connect you with Sally or Christine.

A resident has 3 large cookie tins she doesn’t need and is offering them free to anyone who can use them. Just contact Sally.

When bringing a tree into the building, please wrap it in a tarp or sheet to carry it through the common areas so as not to leave a trail of needles. This becomes even more important after the holidays when carrying a dried, shedding tree out of the building. Please be considerate of your neighbors and clean up any needles you do happen to leave behind.

Following the holiday, the city generally offers a number of drop off locations where Christmas trees can be left for disposal at no charge. Watch for information on the Waste & Recycling page of lowellma.gov. There is no tree disposal permitted anywhere on Canal Place property; you must take the tree to a proper disposal site.

For those who haven’t heard, Mill no. 5 will be shutting down at the end of January when the building changes hands. Folks interested in trying to preserve this unique indoor mall may want to check out Change.org’s petition.

The annual City of Lights parade is this Saturday at 4:30pm. Click this link for a map with info about parking bans and street closures.

Also, a reminder for people to please, please be considerate of their neighbors when it comes to smoking. Numerous systems in this building connect, and smoke from one unit can seep into neighboring ones via the heating/cooling units, the kitchen/bathroom vents, and the fire corridors. Consider opening your window just a bit if you’re smoking inside, or invest in a good air filter, or take it outside for some invigorating, fresh, New England air!

 And there is absolutely no smoking in any of the building’s common areas, including the fire corridors and stairwells, as well as there being a 30 foot no-smoking zone around the building’s entrances.

To see what suggestions have been shared in the past for preventing smoke from traveling unit-to-unit, use the search function on this page and search for “smoking.” Look for the posts with the most comments for input from your neighbors.

We have a fair number of gaming and anime magazines, plus some comic books, we’re planning to get rid of. We could just recycle them, but would anyone like them? If you’re into selling things on eBay, some of them are worth some $.

Also up for grabs are a lot of empty DVD cases for games, videos, and anime. Again, if you sell on eBay, some of the game cases have value. If you’re into anime and crafting (decoupage, decorating, etc.), the inserts and cover art from the cases are a great source of printed images for your project.

If you’re interested and would like more information, or know a person or group we could contact who might be, please let me know.

Trick-or-treating in the building is 6:00 to 7:30pm. Don’t forget to put your pumpkin flyer on your door if you’re welcoming Trick-or treaters. It’s always a fun event with lots of costumes & decorations & candy.

The lobby office will close at 10:30 instead of 11:00 this Saturday morning, so if you need something, don’t be late!

The City Council Parking Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday, November 12, at 5:30pm at City Hall to discuss—you guessed it!—parking! I’ll post more info once it’s available.

Question from resident (please respond in the comments):

“When I moved here 9 years ago, my upstairs window was glued shut.  I let it be.  Somehow it is now open and I know why it was glued.  The problem is now I can not close it.  Does anyone have experience with this and if so who do I call?  It’s a little chilly and I need to get it closed.”

(Speaking from my own experience, the upstairs windows can be brutally hard to latch shut, assuming the latch is even intact. We have trouble with our own so I haven’t any useful suggestions myself. —admin.)

There’s Trick-or-Treat downtown this Saturday afternoon from noon to 3:00pm at the annual Lowell MonsterBash. Expect to see hordes of costumed little ones out and about.

Flyers were left at everyone’s door last Friday about Trick-or-Treat in the building on the 31st, but just a reminder that it will be happening from 6:00 to 7:30pm. It’s a fun event, and a lot of residents really get in the spirit!