I have never felt such a sense of frustration at any other government agency. The Mass RMV is…read moreinefficient and understaffed. I arrived 10 minutes after opening and there were only 2 staff working and a line of over 20 people. Massachusetts needs to invest money in the RMV so that dealing with this state service is not a painful part of people's life to deal with.

We drove from New York to pick up our new car but before we could drive it home we needed to get a…read more"short term registration" from RMV. we stood in line for 1.5 hours with all the paperwork the website said was required. However when we got to a window they did not know how to do it so asked for us to sit down until they get a supervisor. The co worker next to the woman said " our manager is gone for the day". So we sat until called again in 20 minutes and another woman told us she did not know how to do it. Then made up more information we needed. When I showed her the website and what was required her response was that it is wrong. Needless to say this trip was a bust. Never again!

Came into the office with no direction, no ambition but willing to try and turn it around. Needless…read moreto say I am a lot healthier physically and mentally after joint the army and it all started thanks to Sergeant Sandy. He made the process easy, welcoming and most of all, motivating. He got me my job and I couldn't ask for anything more. Good job to Sandy and everyone at this station.

Sargent Martin was a very stand up recruiter. I went to multiple recruiters, even another recruiter…read morein the same department; I can say with confidence that Sargent Martin is the go to recruiter for anyone who wishes to be successful with their army career. the process was very easy and on my time, while I spoke with Sargent Martin, he made sure I was very prepared and ready. In my experience with most recruiters, they would be energetic, excited, exaggerative, and flat out lie about a few things to get you to sign whatever papers they could get you to sign. Not Martin, he was honest, reliable, and professional. Everything he told me was prove-able with a simple google and or Reddit search. If you go to Lowell recruiting I advise very strongly to request Sargent Martin as your recruite. you might be regretting going with anyone else.

I unexpectedly moved to Lowell from Brighton last year, and it's been a great move. The city and…read moreUMASS Lowell have thrown a lot of money at development, and you can feel the change in the city from 5-10 years ago. Most of the old mills downtown have been developed into apartments and/or artist studio spaces, with one more set to be finished by 2017, and the city has put a lot of effort into making downtown a place where people can happily live. These are some of the things new to the city in the past 5 years: -Mill No. 5 - A mill space that has been developed into several store fronts, including: -Sutra Studio (Yoga) -Coffee and Cotton (Coffee Shop) -Luna Theater (Independent Theater) -Mill City Grows - Local Farmer's Market organization. -Run a weekly Farmer's Market in Mill No. 5 that's open year-round -Run a summer Farmer's Market by the City Hall -Works specifically with SNAP and WIC beneficiaries -Lowell Food and Wine Festival - Run by Mill City Grows over a full weekend. Included: -Food Truck Madness: 15+ Food Trucks in Jack Kerouac Park -Tacos and Tequila -Sips N' Sweets -Grand Tasting Event: 30+ Food and Alcohol vendors, seriously a blast. -Counting House Lofts - Finished in 2015 For anyone who's even a mild foodie, there are a ton of options: -Blue Taleh - Japanese and Thai. Great sport for spicy food. -El Potro - Mexican, with al fresco dining and a mariachi band in warm weather. -Athenian Corner - A Greek staple in the area for 40-ish years. Live music and bellydancing. -Fuse - Locally sourced food with a menu that changes weekly. Just learned they have Sunday brunch (12-3), so that's on my to do list. -Cobblestones - Local fancy-pants American standard fare, with some special things like fish-tacos and vegetarian chili. Some other things that make living here enjoyable: -The Riverwalk is absolutely beautiful, and super quiet and peaceful. -Lowell Folk Festival - A weekend of food, music, international textiles, etc. A summer highlight. -Lowell Summer Music Series - Open air concert series. -Lots of live music in the bar scene. -A very multicultural city. Lowell is the third most racially diverse city in MA, however unlike Boston it is more integrated. One of my big complaints in Brighton was that I was only surround by other young, white professionals, and young, white and east asian students. There was very little racial or socio-economic diversity. In my building I have met other tenants who are African, Latino, Cambodian, African-American, Chinese, White, etc. and instead of just young-professionals there are retirees, students, families, singles, etc. I appreciate being surrounded by people who are different from me, which makes Lowell a particularly nice fit. Chris M. has an out-dated vision of a Lowell that is overrun with crime and drugs. There is crime, but it's primarily in-fighting, so they only thing to be really worried about is getting in a drunken fight, which can happen anywhere. I've had someone try to sell me weed, but that has also happened on Boston Common, sooooo say "No thank you" and keep walking. Yes, there as been a rise in heroin use, but that is most certainly not unique to Lowell. I'm not sure if I would raise kids in Lowell because the school system has some struggles, but sans children this is most definitely a good place to live, and will only be getting better.

Wow this city is underrated. I love this place. Makes me feel at home. The people are all sober and…read morewelcoming. I LOVE LOWELL. Tacos Lupitas is a must hit on the beautiful north side of Lowell. Umass Lowell has a beautiful must masterpiece called fax hall. Legend has it fox hall took 1000 years to build. I love Lowell and I love life. Great place for a family vacation. The blue shamrock and gemstones is another must see family friendly restaurant with the best burgers and steak tips around. Only bad part of Lowell is when you aren't in the great city.

This is a great trail. I've taken it from Lowell all the way to Sudbury. We're at connects to MA…read moreCentral Trail. St Sudbury you can extend your ride/hike on Central Tail all the way to Marlboro. Once you're out of Chelmsford the trail is paved and smooth. There are a lot of frost heaves and roots that affect the ride in Chelmsford. Enjoyable and mostly shaded ride

Big fan of the Bruce Freeman! I actually took the Commuter Rail to the West Concord stop to hop on…read morethe trail, bonus points for accessibility! The path was nicely maintained and not too busy. On the way back from Lowell, I decided to ride all the way home to the city. I was able to mainly take back roads and trails (Bruce Freeman to Reformatory to Minuteman), which was very cool! I'd definitely come back again.

I've been going to this library since I was a little girl, and walking around now is so nostalgic…read more They have a cute kids section and toys for kids, lots of movies and books and computers. The young adult section is next to a computer room and it's perfect for studying. I went with my friends and we had lunch and I took out a book. It's seriously so quiet and relaxing in there. The only thing i had an issue with was the hours. They are not accurate to the ones shown online. Hours are Monday-Wednesday: 8:30am-8:30pm Thursday-Saturday: 8:30am- 4:30pm Sunday: Closed Most of the time they're closed on holidays. The hours are subject to change but from what i know they've been like this for a while. The workers are so nice. Check out Parker Memorial Library!

i'm not huge on this library. the flow isn't crazy. the study areas are pretty clean and nice tho…read more the upstairs bathrooms were locked and need to go get a key which is extra imo. the hours aren't very good either compared to a lot of other libs

The Tewksbury Police Department and the Tewksbury Police Association do a great job serving the…read moretown. All my interactions thus far have been positive, and I have found them to better that those in neighboring cities and towns.

Very welcoming. Diverse in person and virtual programming. Many engaging book groups. Awesome…read moreFriends group. Excellent access to Libby, Hoopla, etc. They have access to an outstanding speaker series as well.

pretty cool library. nice to checkout. great quiet spaces to study and read in peace. bathrooms are…read moreclean too. they have a good nonfiction section.