“Flashback Friday” is back after a brief vacation. For those who missed my previous explanation, each Friday, I will post a picture, video or article from Lowell’s political past. There won’t be any chronological connection between the item posted and the date of posting – it will be completely random. Like so much else in life, I got the idea somewhere on the internet. Here’s this week’s installment of Flashback Friday – the 2001 Lowell City Council:

Lowell City Council Inauguration Day Photo, 2002. Seated from left, Armand Mercier, Mayor Rita Mercier, Eileen Donoghue. Standing from left, Richard P Howe Sr, Rodney Elliott, Edward “Bud” Caulfield, Dan Tenczar, Bill Martin & Rithy Uong