Chelmsford Traffic Sessions + Local Woman Charged In 2019 Crash

Happy Friday, people of Chelmsford! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

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First, today's weather:

Rain starting in the afternoon. High: 76 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories in Chelmsford today:

1. Westford woman charged in September 2019 crash that killed motorcyclist (Lowell Sun)
2. Chelmsford Select Board To Host Traffic Listening Sessions (Chelmsford Patch)
3. Jane Francis (Redding) Cullinan | Groton Herald (grotonherald.com)
4. New mask mandate for Westford Schools (WA Ghostwriter)
5. Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready® with New Lessons and Assessments to Further Support Dual-Language Classrooms and Spanish-Speaking Students (Woburn Daily Times)
6. Renovated playground at Hovey Park offers playtime ‘masterpiece’ for kids (Lowell Sun)
7. In Westford, Bruce Freeman Rail Trail a path to nature; town weighs neighbors' concerns (Wicked Local)
8. It Happens Here: Dunstable’s Little Red Schoolhouse Is An Up-Close Lesson In History (CBS Boston)
9. Preliminary now past, Lowell looks to general election (Lowell Sun)
10. Charge upgraded to manslaughter against man who poured vodka on fire that led to fatality (Lowell Sun)
11. Megan McGuirk named Chelmsford Integrated Preschool (CHIPS) coordinator (Lowell Sun)
12. 5 Things To Know In Wilmington On Thursday, September 23, 2021 (wilmingtonapple.com)

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Today in Chelmsford:

Chelmsford Patch Notebook

• Chelmsford Police Department: "If you have any information on the attached vehicle please contact the New Hampshire State Police!" (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "We’re so excited about this!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "You can still register directly for tonight's discussion of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson - no need to have read the book first! Join in the community conversation after the presentation led by former State Representative Byron Rushing and S..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Hockey Association: "Check out our newest Golf Tournament Golf Sponsors! We need your help to bring more sponsors to this important CHA Fundraiser! Please be a sponsor today" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "Special thanks to CTM volunteers Chris Borden (camera) and Bob Pariseau (editing) to create this wonderful record of this year's 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Visit the Board of Health's page for more info!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "Tammy Woelfel is a pharmaceutical sales rep by day and a motivational speaker by night... and day. Because positivity and motivation are Tammy's true life's work. Dacey Zouzas interviews this one-of-a-kind diva... Enjoy!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "It looks like the rain is holding off, just for us! Playspace will be outside on the Greenway at 10 am! Come and play, sing, and have fun!" (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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