Chelmsford Police Launch Wellness Division + Lowell Mask Mandate

Good morning, Chelmsford! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and mild. High: 52 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories in Chelmsford today:

1. Billerica town manager announces new police chief will be chosen before Christmas (Wicked Local)
2. Chelmsford Area Prep Sports Coming Up This Weekend (Chelmsford Patch)
3. Print created by Maynard artist will help raise funds for ArtSpace in Maynard (Wicked Local)
4. Jewelry Store Robbery Under Investigation in Nashua (NBC10 Boston)
5. Indoor mask mandate goes into effect again in Lowell (WCVB Boston)
6. The Eagle-Tribune | Newspaper Ads | Classifieds | Real Estate for Sale (Eagle-Tribune)
7. Maynard library hosts Davis Bates for live storytelling event in December (Wicked Local)
8. Eye on Art: Skip the mall and visit the Brush’s Holiday Marketplace (Lowell Sun)
9. It Happens Here: Carlisle’s Wee Forest Folk Sends Handcrafted Tiny Collectible Mice Around The World (CBS Boston)
10. 'It's going to be an interesting winter': Mass. scientists report Omicron variant's spread appears to be so fast it's hard to track (The Boston Globe)
11. Lowell schools adjust calendar to make up for sub shortages (Lowell Sun)
12. Peach Orchard intersection to be reconfigured | Burlington (Woburn Daily Times)
13. Social media threat against Burlington High School prompts police investigation| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
14. Enter the holiday lights contest and help Maynard light up the holidays (Wicked Local)
15. Chelmsford Police Department launches wellness division (Wicked Local)

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From my notebook:

• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥'𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐭 Cobblestones of Lowell 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 ..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Schools: "WATCH: Parker Middle School Chorus 2021 Holiday Concert. Again, much thanks to @ChelmsfordTV: https://parker.chelmsfordschools.org/watch-parker-middle-school-chorus-2021-holiday-concert/" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Hockey Association: "The forum is experiencing mechanical issues. All practices are cancelled for tonight. We will be in contact with more information as we receive it." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "See what's new this week at the Chelmsford Public Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb... *** There are ten new bestsellers, two new movies, one new audiobook, one new music CD, one new children's book, and 107 other ne..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Schools: "WATCH: McCarthy Middle School Orchestra Concert-Dec. 13, 2021 (HUGE thanks to Chelmsford TV): https://mccarthy.chelmsfordschools.org/watch-mccarthy-middle-school-orchestra-2021-holiday-concert/" (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥'𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐭 @cobblestonesoflowell 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Interested in some great new recipes for holiday pies? Click here to join the program tonight: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TQofhxsFQQm1NlXmS81gAg" (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.