Billerica’s Mask Mandate Lifted + Middlesex County’s Vaccine Data

Happy Friday, Chelmsford! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 45 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Chelmsford today:

1. Louisa May Alcott’s revolutionary tale echoes down the decades (The Boston Globe)
2. Weekend High School Sports Schedule For Chelmsford Area (Chelmsford Patch)
3. Two finalists chosen in Shawsheen Tech superintendent search (Wicked Local)
4. 'Alive with Birds: William Brewster in Concord' opens in March at the Concord Museum (MetroWest Daily News)
5. Stages: MacDonald as Bombeck: a great fit at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre (Lowell Sun)
6. Energy North Group and Haffner's Collect and Donate 350 Toys for Tots (WHAV News)
7. UMass Lowell to Pay Volunteers for COVID-19 Tests as Part of Research Project in Haverhill, Lawrence (WHAV News)
8. Town Of Chelmsford: 255 Princeton Street – Project File Folder (Press Release Desk)
9. Open Burning Permits Now Available In Town Of Chelmsford (Press Release Desk)
10. Lowell man arrested for allegedly trafficking fentanyl (Lowell Sun)
11. Greater Lowell Tech hosts eighth grade open house (Lowell Sun)
12. Town Of Chelmsford: Chelmsford Choice: Updated Energy Mix Disclosure (Press Release Desk)
13. TransMedics to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results on February 23, 2022 (Woburn Daily Times)
14. Billerica's community mask mandate lifted, state ends school requirement (Wicked Local)
15. Middlesex County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: How many are fully vaccinated? (MetroWest Daily News)
16. TOWN ELECTION UPDATE: Selectman Greg Bendel Pulls Papers To Run For Re-Election; Gwen Hupper-Lawson Pulls Paper To Run For Shawsheen Tech (wilmingtonapple.com)
17. Wilmington Police Department To Hold Citizen Police Academy This Spring; Registration Now Open (wilmingtonapple.com)
18. SENIOR CENTER SPOTLIGHT: Senior Center To Hold Valentines Drive-Thru Luncheon On February 14 (wilmingtonapple.com)
19. WCTV NEWS & NOTES: WCTV Looking For New Members; Student Volunteer Opportunities Available (wilmingtonapple.com)

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Today in Chelmsford:

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Golden Cove: "In search of good half moon/black & white cookies! - Does anyone have a recommendation for a bakery with good half moon cookies? Could be anywhere between the Chelmsford to Fitchburg areas." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, The Farms: "Does anyone know of anyone who removes polish from hardwood floors? - Anyone who repairs scratches, etc.?" (Nextdoor)

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— Annie Sandoli

About me: Annie has been a Boston-based writer since 2018, after graduating with her BA in Social Thought and Political Economy from UMass Amherst and ALM in journalism from Harvard University. She has worked as a freelancer throughout Massachusetts and as part of an editorial team in London, UK. Her interests include music and the arts, creative writing and literature, and topics of social and political justice. Annie covers Brookline, Newton, Waltham, Chelmsford and Westford. Email news tips to annie.sandoli@patch.com.