Chelmsford Recommends Face Masks + Fundraiser For Local Student

Good day, neighbors! Annie Sandoli here with a fresh Chelmsford Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 79 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Donors Raise Over $110K For Chelmsford HS Student Battling Cancer (Patch)
2. Chelmsford Institutes Indoor Face Mask Recommendation (Patch)
3. Dracut cruiser fires were arson (Lowell Sun)
4. VIDEO: Curbside pickup is back at Shawsheen Tech Café (Wicked Local)
5. Westford Academy considering changes for controversial 'Grey Ghost' mascot (WCVB Boston)
6. Acton, Boxborough education achievers (Wicked Local)
7. Concord Municipal Light Plant to replace electric meters (Wicked Local)
8. Lowell mourning the loss of business titan Gilbert Campbell (Lowell Sun)
9. Donors Raise Over $110K For Chelmsford HS Student Battling Cancer (Chelmsford Patch)
10. Chelmsford Institutes Indoor Face Mask Recommendation (Chelmsford Patch)
11. Westford Town Meeting to take place outdoors due to COVID concerns (Wicked Local)
12. Police: Lowell man accused of firing gun into air following argument downtown (Lowell Sun)
13. Westford Academy To Change 'Grey Ghost' Mascot After Complaints (CBS Boston)
14. Climate Preparedness Week 2021 | Library News (concordlibrary.org)
15. Suspicious fire destroys 2 police cruisers in Dracut (Boston.com)
16. Billerica Housing Authority residents remember 9/11 (Wicked Local)
17. Yankee Doodle Homecoming is back in Billerica (Lowell Sun)
18. Lowell High student accused of bringing BB gun to school (Lowell Sun)
19. Owl Diner Charity Golf Classic to benefit local woman with multiple sclerosis (Lowell Sun)
20. Money names Westford among 'Top 50' U.S. communities (Wicked Local)

Today in Chelmsford:

• ReStore Fall Block Party (10:00 AM)
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore Fall Block Party (10:00 AM)
• CANCELLED--Chelmsford Historical Society Annual Farm Fair (12:00 PM)

Chelmsford Patch Notebook

• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Thank you to Mass Assoc of CoC Execs (MACCE) for recognizing Danielle's 10 years of service in the Chamber industry! In 2020, Danielle proudly served as President of MACCE. Click here to read her reflections of the past decade (and cheer..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "WISE Annual Meeting: Women Uplifting Women Panelists: ⭐️ State Representative Vanna Howard ⭐️ Cathy Mercado, Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership ⭐️ Yun-Ju Choi, Coalition for A Better Acre ⭐️ Wendi Mo..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Schools: "Kudos to Kevin McComber of Spark Photonics and Spark Alpha for visiting and discussing the core principles of problem identification in Mr. Tom Sousa's Introduction to #Entrepreneurship class today. Our educators are always thinking outs..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Is anyone else already thinking of lunch…?" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "It's FRIDAY! It's a little gloomy out, but brighten up your morning with Storytime at MacKay with Marty at 10:30 am! The Pop-Up Library will be there too, starting at 9:30, and we do have staff in the building until 1:30! If you want som..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Congrats to Peter Farkas from MassHire Greater Lowell Workforce Board for being named one of our 2020/21 Distinguished Young Pro..."(Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Schools: "30 minutes to Lions Live. Tune in here: https://sites.google.com/chelmsford.k12.ma.us/chstv/lionslive" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Happy Hispanic-American Heritage Month! To commemorate, Jess reviews a recent novel about three generations of immigrants that is heartbreaking and revealing." (Instagram)

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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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