Deadly Chelmsford Fire + Westford Extends School Mask Mandate

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Let's get this day started. Here are the most important things going on around Chelmsford today.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds; breezy. High: 61 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. 1 Dead, 2 Injured Following Mobile Home Fire In Chelmsford (Chelmsford Patch)
2. Westford's Coalition for Non-Violence seeks support to keep victims of domestic abuse safe (Wicked Local)
3. Milton High baseball star Owen McHugh commits to UMass-Lowell (Milton Times)
4. Deadly fire under investigation in Chelmsford (WCVB Boston)
5. Overnight House Fire in Chelmsford (NECN)
6. Westford needs to take big steps to tackle racism (The Boston Globe)
7. Murray: Massachusetts drivers licenses for Bay State citizens only (Boston Herald)
8. Update - Superintendent Search (sau81.org)
9. City Council approves Community Preservation Act awards (Lowell Sun)
10. Concord K-12s move to optional mask policy March 7, town rescinds mask policy Wednesday (Wicked Local)
11. Exploring the history of vaccines at first Public Health Museum (WCVB Boston)
12. BEST WINTER EVER: Tubing is easy at the Nashoba Valley Tubing Park (WFSB)
13. The Five Minute Read (Lowell Sun)
14. Tyngsboro High announces January Students of the Month (Lowell Sun)
15. Town Of Chelmsford: Compost Bins And Rain Barrels For SALE! (Press Release Desk)
16. Westford police hold 'learn to skate' event (Wicked Local)
17. With divided vote, Westford school board extends mask mandate through March 4 (Wicked Local)
18. POLICE LOG for February 10: Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Vehicle; Railroad Gate Issues On Concord Street (wilmingtonapple.com)
19. Wilmington School Committee To Discuss Mask Mandate, FY23 Budget, School Calendar, Wildwood Project & More At February 16 Meeting (wilmingtonapple.com)
20. Friends Of Wilmington Library Raising Funds For New StoryWalk At Rotary Park (wilmingtonapple.com)
21. Demolition underway at Brooks Stevens House, 1936 Concord estate (Wicked Local)
22. Chelmsford Area Real Estate Roundup (Chelmsford Patch)
23. EforAll selects spring program participants | Business (Berkshire Eagle)
24. New Pets Available For Adoption In The Chelmsford Area (Chelmsford Patch)

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From my notebook:

• Chelmsford Police Department: "THANK YOU to our dedicated School Resource Officers on this SRO appreciation day, and every day! Your dedication to the students and staff of the Chelmsford Public Schools does not go unnoticed. Keep up the great work! SRO Becky Tyros, C..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "So many shows, so little time! What's a series you've seen every episode of?" (Facebook)
• Byam School Association - BSA: "The BSA has a new bulletin board display! We didn’t really NEED all 6 guesses to know we show PRIDE as Byam LIONS! But it sure was fun playing #wordle!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "It's time for pajamas, stories, songs and fun with Ms. Marty! Snuggle up and enjoy Pajama Story time!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Schools: "An additional School Committee meeting has been scheduled for Thursday night, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. at the Chelmsford Public Schools Central Administration building at 230 North Road. The meeting will also be streamed live at: https://www.c..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Hockey Association: "😔 Latest Update from the Forum" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Join us Wednesday evening for a screening of Ava DuVernay's documentary, 13th. After the movie their will be a discussion of the issues the movie raises about how the beginnings of mass incarceration followed directly on the abolition of..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "All about Special Town Meeting on February 24th, 2022" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, South Chelmsford: "Are there any logging companies around the Chelmsford area that remove pine trees and split the profit for the wood or remove them and keep the wood as payment? - I am not sure exactly how it works, but I thought it would be worth a shot..." (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.