Chelmsford Developer Eyes IBM Campus + Tewksbury Assault

Happy Wednesday, Chelmsford! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Areas of low clouds; warmer. High: 70 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Lowell Summer Music Series has new director (Lowell Sun)
2. Melmark New England Celebrates Twenty-three Years Serving Individuals with Autism, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Woburn Daily Times)
3. NetNumber Strengthens Its Relationship with Cablenet as They Expand Their Service Offerings in the Region (Woburn Daily Times)
4. Man accused of driving drunk before crash near Pelham police station (WMUR Manchester)
5. New Lowell National Historical Park superintendent named (Lowell Sun)
6. Concord looking to fill positions on new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission (Wicked Local)
7. Chelmsford developer eyes plan for vacant Littleton IBM site; needs Town Meeting support (Wicked Local)
8. Burlington Town Meeting supports affordable housing assessment (Woburn Daily Times)
9. Town Of Chelmsford: Shred Day: THIS Saturday, October 9th 9am-1pm (Press Release Desk)
10. What's Happening at the Library? (westfordcatnews.org)
11. Billerica Dog Park to host Howl-O-Ween Canine Pawrade (Wicked Local)
12. Chelmsford HS Names New Career and College Readiness Facilitator (Chelmsford Patch)
13. Mr. Mac's in Tyngsboro and Westford Have Become Mac-N-Choose (NBC10 Boston)
14. Effort to preserve Lowell farm as open space passes early test (Lowell Sun)
15. Littleton Oktoberfest brings out beer lovers in balmy weather (Wicked Local)
16. One of Billerica's World War II veterans, Ken Sennett turns 100 (Wicked Local)
17. Carnegie announces the acquisition of mStoner, driven by their mission to deliver the most innovative marketing and enrollment solutions in higher education (Woburn Daily Times)
18. Rally for reproductive rights draws crowd to Acton Town Hall (Wicked Local)
19. Police: Drunken driver crashed in front of entrance of police station in Pelham, NH| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
20. A historic renovation in North Billerica is officially underway (Lowell Sun)
21. Rep. Lori Trahan secures funding for trio of community health centers (Lowell Sun)
22. Police: Lynn man busted for warrants, drug distribution charge in Tewksbury (Lowell Sun)
23. Fugitive busted after alleged frozen water bottle assault in Tewksbury (Lowell Sun)
24. In Acton, Bruce Freeman Rail Trail flyover to provide passage across borders (Wicked Local)
25. Westford police chief eyes outreach, working with diverse communities among goals (Wicked Local)
26. Trial date set for Lowell police officer accused of raping homeless teenager (WCVB Boston)
27. In Westford, couple brings modern tastes to longtime eatery (Wicked Local)
28. Locus Robotics Opens European Headquarters in Amsterdam | State (Woburn Daily Times)
29. The Column: There’s always one (Lowell Sun)
30. Lowell man accused of firing gunshots during road rage incident held without bail (Lowell Sun)

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Today in Chelmsford:

• BULB SHED - Open from 9am-5pm (9:00 AM)
• Power of Flowers Project Spread The Joy Luncheon (11:30 AM)
• Chelmsford Water District - Town of Chelmsford Meetings (1:00 PM)
• Parade Committee - Town of Chelmsford Meetings (6:30 PM)
• Planning Board Work Session - Town of Chelmsford Meetings (6:30 PM)

Chelmsford Patch Notebook

• Chelmsford High School Alumni Association: "
  I’m happy to post the link to the recording of the CHSAA Hall of Fame induction on Saturday! Thanks to Chelmsford Telemedia for their amazing work! 😊😊" (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Congrats to Kristen Laurin from Anstiss & Co., P.C. for being named one of our 2021/21 Distinguished young Professionals! Kristen is also our board treasurer AND inc..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "This is your friendly reminder to SHOP LOCAL this week! 👉🏽#shop978" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Join us for Preschool Storytime on this rainy day!" (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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