Chelmsford Algal Bloom + State Euthanizes Tewksbury Goats

Up and at 'em, Chelmsford! Here's everything you need to know to get this Sunday, August 29 started. Here's everything going on today in Chelmsford.

First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 80 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Chelmsford's Coronavirus Case Count Still On The Rise (Chelmsford Patch)
2. Westford Wildlife Watch -- Intentional walking in nature (Wicked Local)
3. What you should know about the COVID-19 booster shots; local doctor says vaccines effective (Wicked Local)
4. Lowell City Council eyes library assistance (Lowell Sun)
5. Dracut selectmen approve special permit for cell tower (Lowell Sun)
6. Nashoba Tech training key members of the workforce (Lowell Sun)
7. State euthanizes Tewksbury goats (Lowell Sun)
8. UMass Lowell Students Build Satellite to Be Launched by NASA Saturday Morning (WHAV News)
9. No vote, Billerica School Committee accepts state mask mandate after impassioned meeting (Wicked Local)
10. No Swimming At Heart Pond As Of August 26 Due To Algae Bloom In Town Of Chelmsford (Press Release Desk)
11. Town Of Chelmsford: MassDOT: Temporary Road Closures On Billerica Road At Riverneck Road (Press Release Desk)
12. Town Of Chelmsford: MassDOT: Temporary Road Closures On Boston Road At Concord And Parker Roads (Press Release Desk)
13. Central Mass Mosquito Control Project identifies West Nile virus in Billerica (Wicked Local)
14. Chelmsford Day Of Peace To Take Place September 25 (Chelmsford Patch)
15. Judge to decide if lawsuit filed against UMass Lowell and UMass Boston COVID vaccine mandates can continue in (MassLive.com)

Chelmsford Patch Notebook

• Chelmsford Police Department: "Worcester Police Officer Manny Familia died in June while trying to save a life. His widow is speaking out..."It's been a bad dream." #WhyWeServe #Police #Worcester @WorcesterPD @KellifromBoston" (Facebook)

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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.

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