Chelmsford Arts Event Cancelled + Drug Trafficking Arrests

Happy Thursday, people of Chelmsford! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather:

Rain throughout the day. High: 74 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Drug trafficking arrests made in Tewksbury (Lowell Sun)
2. Lowell Community Health Center videos dispel vaccination misinformation (Sentinel & Enterprise)
3. Sen. Hassan tours St. Joseph Hospital's new Senior Behavioral Health Unit, discusses mental health funding with hospital officials (Nashua Telegraph)
4. Boston Area Gleaners work to rescue food from waste and a one-man river clean-up (WCVB Boston)
5. Luk's Bar & Grill offers family friendly fare in Hudson (The Union Leader)
6. Collaborative effort underway to resettle Afghan evacuees in Lowell (Lowell Sun)
7. Chelmsford facing unknown costs inPFAS remedies; state deadline nears (Wicked Local)
8. Gas leak identified as cause of fatal explosion, fire in Maynard (WCVB Boston)
9. Massachusetts traffic is back. It’s also different. Is it about to get worse? (Boston.com)
10. Westford Museum, historical society honor Sept. 11 with ceremony, exhibit (Wicked Local)
11. COVID concerns prompt cancellation of Chelmsford arts event (Wicked Local)
12. Wrong-way driver strikes cruiser in front of Lowell Police station, officials say (WCVB Boston)
13. Family, including infant, rescued after car crashes into Littleton pond (Boston.com)

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Today in Chelmsford:

• Chelmsford Girl Scouts: Virtual Animal Dance Party (K & 1st grade) (5:30 PM)
• Chelmsford Girl Scouts: Virtual Animal Dance Party (K & 1st grade) (5:30 PM)

Chelmsford Patch Notebook

• Chelmsford Public Schools: "Chelmsford Public Schools' K-12 Mathematics Coordinator Matthew Beyranevand Co-Authors Partnering with Parents in Elementary School Math with Hilary Kreisberg to help educators strengthen relationships with families: https://chelmsfordsc..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Join the women of W.I.S.E at our Annual Meeting for a panel discussion about Women Uplifting Women! Panelists: Cathy Mercado, Merrimack Valley Hous..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "We're also rolling out our full fall schedule for the Pop-Up Library this week! Mondays and Fridays at MacKay, other destinations throughout the week. Thursday's weather is looking a little iffy, but we'll post updates any morning where ..." (Facebook)
• Byam School Association - BSA: "PLEASE RSVP for Sunday Back to School Social so we have a better idea of how much food to have on site! https://forms.gle/SW7QLyVWDaxu... HEAVN'LY DOGS: Food is available to be purchased on the day of the event with Heavn’ly Dogs. They..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: " Chamber Chat: The Town & The City Festival Danielle had so much fun talking to Chris Porter! More info Chris Porter https://www.thetownandthecityf... info@thetownand..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Police Department: "CPAL Flag Football is BACK!!!!! Sign-ups are now being accepted. League starts Sunday Sept 12th @ 0830hrs. Games will be played in George Simonian Stadium at the Chelmsford High School. Log onto www.chelmsfordpal.com and download the reg..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Check out Dracut Economic Development's "Make It Dracut" program! Show your community pride and help support Dracut's future economic development activities by purchasing shirts, stickers, tote bags, and more! Shop here: https://store.ma..." (Facebook)
• Harrington PTO: "Welcome back to school Harrington families! It's time to show your Harrington Pride! This year we will be offering online ordering through Center Sports. New items have been added to our spirit wear list. Check out the link below to chec..." (Facebook)

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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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