Chelmsford Seeks MBTA Advisory Board Designee + Halloween Events

Morning, people of Chelmsford! It's me again, Annie Sandoli, your host of the Chelmsford Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and cooler. High: 63 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. UMass Lowell receives $12 million donation from Independent University Alumni Association at Lowell (Lowell Sun)
2. Mortgagee's Sale of Raddin Road Property by Public Auction (grotonherald.com)
3. Views of Grotonfest | Groton Herald (grotonherald.com)
4. From harvest to Halloween, here's a sample of fall family fun events (thegraftonnews.com)
5. Another West Nile case in Middlesex County (Sentinel & Enterprise)
6. Guest Column: Warming, declining biodiversity is a real threat to Nashoba Valley and beyond (Worcester Telegram)
7. ‘Top Secret Orchard’ no longer secret (Lowell Sun)
8. Rita O’Brien Dee inspires new Community Teamwork behavioral health program (Lowell Sun)
9. Town Of Chelmsford: MBTA Advisory Board Designee (Press Release Desk)
10. Dracut police arrest NH man wanted in attempted carjackings| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
11. Mass. health officials report 1,532 new COVID-19 cases, 22 additional deaths| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
12. ‘Your politicians don’t care!’ Sign appears at Mass. and Cass criticizing response to crisis (The Boston Globe)
13. Women Working Wonders Fund presents virtual Power of the Purse Plus fundraiser (Lowell Sun)
14. Middlesex County diversion initiative funded for fourth year (Lowell Sun)
15. From nuggets to sporks, Dracut school cafeterias can’t get what they need (Lowell Sun)
16. State registry allows residents to check for sex offenders in the commmunity (Wicked Local)
17. ‘Lowell Celebrates Kerouac’ pays tribute to icon with art, jazz and more (Sentinel & Enterprise)
18. Emerson Electric is in talks about a deal with Bedford-based Aspen Technology (BetaBoston)
19. Lowell School Committee votes down motions on masks, school assignment policy (Lowell Sun)
20. Collegiate Charter School of Lowell continues growth (Lowell Sun)
21. Westford board backs design plan for Boston Road (Wicked Local)
22. Westford Superintendent Update - October 6th, 2021 (westfordcatnews.org)
23. Students and faculty on campus observing and celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at UMass Lowell (The UML Connector)
24. Chelmsford mask advisory remains in place as town eyes COVID rates (Wicked Local)
25. Everyone wants the problem at 'Mass. and Cass' to go away. But no one wants the people. (The Boston Globe)
26. Following lengthy debate, Tewksbury town meeting shortens Planning Board term to 3 years (Lowell Sun)
27. Air quality studies near Chelmsford, Westford asphalt plants show little change (Wicked Local)
28. Letter: Was the Route 38 road widening in Lowell worth it? (Lowell Sun)
29. Lowell City Council OKs police contracts allowing body cameras (Lowell Sun)
30. New restaurant Sahel transports diners across world (Lowell Sun)

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Today in Chelmsford:

• Discover Girl Scouts of Lowell & Girl Scouts of Tewksbury at Shedd Park! (9:00 AM)

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Events:

• Free 5-Day Email Course: MA Wills and Living Trusts (October 9)
• The Last Wide Open - Musical (Final Week) (October 9)
• Get 10% Off Your L.L.Bean Purchase Online And In Stores (October 11)
• Date Night at the Barre! Benefit class donations go to the Lowell Humane Society (October 15)
• STAINED GLASS CLASSES- 1 Nov – 10 Dec 2021 $100 (Sat class added) LATE FALL SESSION (November 1)
• 2021 The Santa Experience (November 6)
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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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