The Column: Life and death on the streets of Lowell

The Column: Life and death on the streets of Lowell

MAYOR SOKHARY Chau opens every Lowell City Council meeting with a traditional request for “any moment of silence or memorial?” At this point in the public meeting, before the official business is conducted, councilors may read a memorial and request a darkening of chambers for members of the community who have passed. Two homeless men died in Lowell last week. Both were familiar faces to area residents, business owners, service providers and per…