Chelmsford Library Contest + Select Board Backs PFAS Removal Plan

Good morning, people of Chelmsford! Annie Sandoli here with the latest edition of the Chelmsford Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 62 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Chelmsford Public Library: Spooky Story Contest! (Press Release Desk)
2. Lowell money manager indicted for defrauding investors out of millions of dollars (Lowell Sun)
3. Trooper injured when tractor-trailer driver falls asleep at wheel, strikes Massachusetts State Police cruiser (WCVB Boston)
4. Backers of Lowell land acquisition point to many benefits (Lowell Sun)
5. Lowell is making a comeback (BetaBoston)
6. 'There are opportunities up here.' Downtown Lowell draws a melting pot of entrepreneurs (BetaBoston)
7. On the Street: Lowell (BetaBoston)
8. New Hampshire man among protesters arrested outside Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's house (WMUR Manchester)
9. Dracut police department staffing levels called inadequate (Lowell Sun)
10. Chelmsford board backs plan for PFAS removal (Wicked Local)
11. Can Lowell learn from Fitchburg’s sewer separation plan? (Lowell Sun)
12. WCTV Launches New TV Show For Seniors By Seniors: “Aging In Wilmington: It’s Never Too Late” Premieres On October 1 (wilmingtonapple.com)
13. WILMINGTON BUSINESS BUZZ: New England Patriots Announce Official Partnership With Wilmington Company (wilmingtonapple.com)
14. LIBRARY LINEUP: Wilmington Library To Host Elsa & Olaf For A Virtual Visit On October 6 (wilmingtonapple.com)
15. We can't arrest our way out of Mass. and Cass (The Boston Globe)
16. Lowell City Council taps Kelly Oakes to replace Hickey as new city auditor (Lowell Sun)
17. For new Dracut Fire chief, it’s a family business (Lowell Sun)
18. ‘She had other plans’: Baby arrives as parents close on home in Lowell| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
19. Westford to gather teacher, student vaccination data; mask rule extended (Wicked Local)
20. Dracut Water Supply District to build new treatment plant in Tyngsboro (Lowell Sun)

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Today in Chelmsford:

• Meg Lowman: The Arbornaut (7:00 PM)

Chelmsford Patch Notebook

• Chelmsford Public Library: "Join us for cozy stories tonight. It's Pajama Time with Ms. Marty!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Hockey Association: "Shoutout to our PW1, PW2 and PW3 teams/families for sponsoring holes for Chelmsford Hockey's Annual Golf Tournament fundraiser!!! Hockey family supporting hockey family....what's not to love about this!" (Facebook)
• Byam School Association - BSA: "Byam's All Together Now Hootenanny! Byam's Got Talent! We are ALL TOGETHER (safely), and ready to have fun! 3/25-3/26 2022! Talent show and 4th grade Emcee sign ups are here: https://forms.gle/EN1jEPtqTtwM... March 25, Mandatory Dress ..." (Facebook)
• Byam School Association - BSA: "Feed the Monster for the Byam Boo Bash! 🍭🍬 The BSA invites all families to donate candy and/or non-edible treats for the Boo Bash! (No nut products please.) Just drop your contributions in the monster box by the front entrance anytime ..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Hockey Association: "Thank you to Christopher's Towing for not only being a tee shirt sponsor but also a hole sponsor for Chelmsford Hockey's Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser! Thank you Christopher!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "See what's new this week at the Chelmsford Public Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb... *** There are five new bestsellers, six new movies, seven new music CDs, ten new children's books, and 76 other new books. The ne..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Hockey Association: "More sponsor shoutouts! Thank you so much to Jetsweep for being one of our tee shirt sponsors for Chelmsford Hockey's Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "Dean Contover of The Current Buzz talks with John Moses." (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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