The Column: Bird’s-eye view of Lowell’s homeless crisis

The Column: Bird’s-eye view of Lowell’s homeless crisis

Drones over Lowell JOHN MCDONOUGH has been flying drones over Lowell for years, capturing images of an early-morning mist on South Common Park, the Pawtucket Falls and its fish ladder, last summer’s carnival at Regatta Field, off Pawtucket Boulevard, as well as footage of Lowell’s off-the-beaten-path homeless encampments. His bird’s-eye views — the drone can legally fly to just below 400 feet — are stunning, and in skilled hands like McDonough’s…