LAWRENCE — City councilors got an inside look at a piece of the city’s history this week. The Ayer Mill Clock Tower, which sits about the New Balance Factory at 5 S. Union St., is one of the ...

Falcon Camera at the New Balance old mill clock tower, Lawrence The Ayer Mill clock tower, one of the largest chiming 4-sided clock tower in the world, has been a nest site for peregrine falcons ...

A father and son have been maintaining the clock tower since 1991, taking care of breakdowns quickly. But the coronavirus pandemic is now preventing timely repairs.

It works! It works! No need for a DeLorean time machine or a lightning strike to the clock tower like the one in “Back to the Future.” After 25 years, the right time has been restored to Lawrence.