Chelmsford’s 2022 Tax Rate + Spike In Hate-Related Incidents

Happy Friday, people of Chelmsford! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything you need to know in Chelmsford today.

First, today's weather:

Turning sunny; breezy, colder. High: 40 Low: 25.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Neighbors on alert over potential Brewster’s Woods development plans (Wicked Local)
2. Sculpture park is illuminated thanks to local business donation (Wicked Local)
3. Here comes Teriyaki Madness, another lunch option for Burlington (Wicked Local)
4. Eye on Art: ‘Winter Lights’ bring joy to dark days at Lowell’s Loading Dock Gallery (Sentinel & Enterprise)
5. Gil Elected to the Board of Directors of the New England Employee Benefits Council (Charlestown Patriot Bridge)
6. Bernard A. Streeter Jr. | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
7. Chelmsford sets tax rate for fiscal 2022 (Lowell Sun)
8. Dracut college student’s love of rare cars helps feed those in need (Boston 25 News)
9. St. Mary’s Church in Billerica closes (Lowell Sun)
10. Seven students named to Greater Lowell Tech’s SkillsUSA Executive Council (Lowell Sun)
11. Middlesex DA's office reports 39% spike in hate-related incidents in one month (wgbh.org)
12. Cuteness alert! Meet 'Waffles' Tewksbury's comfort dog (WCVB Boston)
13. Chelmsford To Host Coronavirus Booster Clinic Dec. 7 (Chelmsford Patch)
14. Earl Batson Obituary (1947 - 2021) - Groton, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
15. Town Of Chelmsford: License Your Dog For 2022 Online, Now - February (Press Release Desk)
16. Pair of 'skinny' horses surrendered to animal shelter in Massachusetts (WJAR)
17. A.R.T. Allergy Release Technique announces Burlington Office (Wicked Local)
18. DA investigating unattended death in Dracut (Lowell Sun)
19. Middlesex County COVID-19 vax tracker: 73% of residents are fully vaccinated (MetroWest Daily News)

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Today in Chelmsford:

• Hybrid Holiday Faire at Aldersgate UMC (9:00 AM)

Chelmsford Patch Notebook

• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "You know what’s not sitting on a loading dock somewhere... ________ fill in the black below with your favorite item from a local biz!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "Monday's McCarthy Grade 5 Band Concert – now ready for your on demand viewing!" (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Have you checked out our Monthly Member Showcase? This month features: - Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell - Tree House Cannabis - 980 WCAP - ATA Outdoor Media - WOOD Brothers Florist - The Self Defense Institute - Wooster Roofing - Co..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "Lucia Camara, from Nashoba Nursing Services and Hospice, presents a compelling talk on death and dying. Hosted by Vicki Turcotte from Chelmsford Public Library. CTM Volunteer, Phil Black, edited this program for video broadcast." (Facebook)
• South Row PTO: "Our square site was upgraded on 11/30. Apparently it sent completed/shipped/picked up notices to ALL orders from previous years, sorry! You can ignore this message as those orders were previously filled. Our square site does NOT store cr..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "NOTE: This is the complete video of the Trammel Crow Presentation on 255 Princeton Street held on November 30, 2021. (The original streamed file was incomplete due to technical difficulties with the stream.)" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "See what's new this week at the Chelmsford Public Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=3891-510 *** There are one new bestseller, 14 new movies, ten new music CDs, 21 new children's books, and 24 other new books. The new best..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Join us for a (virtual) trip to Athens, Greece tonight at 7PM! Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SHRLLsroTtuIpqTfKS2jDA" (Facebook)
• Harrington PTO: "Good Afternoon! Please join us for our December PTO meeting tonight at 6:30pm online or in the Harrington Library! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82053126934?pwd=eVJKTGt1d0Ewb1hCeU0rQ05HV0pGdz09 Meeting ID: 820 5312 6934 Passcode: s7wsW8" (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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