Tewksbury 40B Project + Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates

Rise and shine, Chelmsford! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know around town today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and cooler. High: 57 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Sudbury's $12 million rail trail project should be ready for construction next fall (Wicked Local)
2. Ayer/Shirley schools turn out to support Jake Thibeault (Sentinel & Enterprise)
3. Home of the Week: At new Billerica apartment complex, places to work and play (The Boston Globe)
4. Major hospitals in southern New Hampshire announce COVID-19 vaccination mandates (WMUR Manchester)
5. Parent forum addresses safety issues at Lowell High School (Lowell Sun)
6. Lowell High inducts 2021 class of Distinguished Alumni (Lowell Sun)
7. Town voices concerns over Tewksbury 40B project (Lowell Sun)
8. Dracut school conversion to veteran’s housing making progress (Lowell Sun)
9. Joseph Demers Obituary (1922 - 2021) - North Chelmsford, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
10. Boxborough Select Board wants FBI to investigate alleged police payroll irregularities (Wicked Local)
11. Seasonal Water Main Flushing Begins October 19 | Groton Herald (grotonherald.com)
12. Chelmsford Public Schools Partners With 'Paper' Support Platform (Chelmsford Patch)

Today in Chelmsford:

• Annual Rummage Sale One Day Only (10:00 AM)
• Girl Scouts Friendship Park Playdate (10:30 AM)
• Best-Selling Author Series: Jeffrey Archer (2:00 PM)

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Events:

• Great New England FALL Craft & Artisan Show (October 23)
• Free 5-Day Email Course: MA Wills & Living Trusts (October 23)
• 15th Annual Celebrate Samhain festival (October 24)
• Tewksbury Electronics Recycling Event (October 30)
• STAINED GLASS CLASSES- 1 Nov – 10 Dec 2021 $100 (Sat class added) LATE FALL SESSION (November 1)
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For sale:

• HUGE Yard Sale (Details)
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Gigs & services:

• Timothy Hebert Plumbing (Details)
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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you soon. If you're liking these newsletters, consider bringing some friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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