I just had the pleasure of being called for jury duty at the new Lowell Justice Center. The…read morebuilding is brand spanking new and in excellent condition. The waiting area for the jurors was clean, well kept, and generally comfortable. There were even several hepa air filters running in the waiting area. Bathrooms are inside the waiting area and we're squeaky clean and updated. The people working here were fantastic and very communicative about the process. As an added bonus there's a small store/coffee shop in the lobby. The store even sells lottery tickets if you need a scratch ticket fix. Overall this a great place if you're stuck here for jury duty. The only let down was the lack of free parking for jurors. I ended up parking at a garage down the street for $7.50.

My small claim got brought in front of clerk magistrate, Janelle Amadon.As a civilian we rely on…read morethe court to make an educated decision based off of facts and receipts.Janelle Amadon did not. I bought a car from Donald St John $5300 who was selling the truck for his uncle. Come to find out he left paper work in the car of the person who sold him the vehicle (it was not his uncle)and the bill of sales that states everything wrong with the car.A few days after the purchase the transmission went. Of course Donald would not take back the car.So I reached out to the previous owner who forwarded text messages of him and Donald and how he bought the car for $2000. She asked is there any reason for me to believe this is not your number Donald. He replied no, that is my number. If magistrates cannot make an educated decision/ and have some level of common sense, then it should go in front of a judge.

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.

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.

Can you just give the landlord a nicely warning about how she could handle the rental situation,…read moreand made appropriate actions to refund the remaining money, or respond to the last-deal phone calls of the tenants, so they could get their last stuffs? Since when that I said my mother was legally evicted? I told you that she tried to move out first after getting threatened to be evicted every day if she did not follow orders from her older sister (landlord here). You came and kept repeating lies and makeups: "legally evicted". "If you are legally evicted, then we can't do anything about it". What is role of the police even for? So would you only come when there's severe shooting cases, serial killing and homicide situations? Giving a nice warning and good talk has been so hard for you? While we were the actual vulnerable ones who had been desperately waiting to get a response and getting our money back. We called the police to come for help, just to hear they can't do anything and the blame was ours or "we have to court"? I did not expect to you to arrest the landlord immediately? Why would you keep saying "it is a civil matter" to avoid handling the situation? Why would the ones waiting hours to get the refund back have to take the blames? Is this how justice works with you? Does justice mean when someone talks and acts nicely with pretentious polite, they will not take blame regardless of what?

I'm disappointed. I asked the dispatcher that I would be anonymous to which he oblidged…read more I called because there were several times to which loud engines, fights and arguments on my road. The neighbors (perpetrators), turned on their flash lights and shined them into multiple houses looking for movement. The Lowell Police Department showed up and tried ti ring my bell, when I asked to remain anonymous. Mind you that the people I live next to are not the most kindest. I have a child who is 3 years old. I'm in fear... Do better!!

(score 1-100) - 69. This Registry of Deeds is for Northern Middlesex County. Middlesex County is…read moreseparated into two different locations. There is a Southern County location in Cambridge, Ma. This is one of the few registries that is still in it's original courthouse. What does that mean you ask?...well, it's dank, a little smelly and it gets really hot in the summer due to no central air. If you are buying, selling or getting your mortgage refinanced in the towns of Billerica, Carlisle, Chelmsford Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford, Wilmington you're probably have to come here to sign some documents. You can park in the street just beware that the area is a little sketchy and don't leave anything exposed in your car seats (ie gps, handbag, etc.). There are allot of smash and grabs in this area.

I had low expectations coming in due to registries and general, and this one being in the city, but…read moreI was pleasantly surprised. I was in and out in an hour and fifteen minutes. I went on a Monday around lunch time. Staff weren't very friendly (except for the security, super nice)!

The 2 people in the front cubby as you walk in are extremely rude and give a hard time to whomever…read morethey feel like it! . And if the person asks for help, they make a face as if you're really bothering them. ! They refused to give information on what I needed to bring just to get a real ID and I brought everything in like it says on the rule book and they tossed everything aside and told me that it's not good enough. . It's a short tusky girl, she's on the left and the guy is on the right, dirty blond brown hair. This is not the first time! I was born in PR and raised in Lowell and the first from desk as you walk in has actually made me feel worthless, like I'm a liar, like I'm some kind of criminal! And all because I need to get my real ID. These people in the first front cubby must really enjoy their job! So unprofessional.Lowell Ma.

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!