Coyote Sighting During Trick-Or-Treat + MA Coronavirus Cases Up

Up and at 'em, Chelmsford! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 56 Low: 33.

Here are the top stories in Chelmsford today:

1. New weekly COVID-19 cases are up slightly in Massachusetts (MetroWest Daily News)
2. Pelham police warn of coyote after sighting reported during trick-or-treating (WMUR Manchester)
3. Register for the MetroWest YMCA Dream Big Charity Auction Wednesday – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)
4. Introducing a pair of 14-year-old Harvard Square buskers with a sound beyond their years (The Boston Globe)
5. 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Monday, November 1, 2021 – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)
6. Events this week: Special Town Meeting, STEM Beginnings, Guest Day, ARHS Concert, Interfaith Concert, and more (mysouthborough)
7. Voters in Nashua to decide if city officials can appoint police commissioners (New Hampshire Public Radio)
8. 'Anne Lambert: The Way Things Go' at the Danforth repurposes objects in intriguing works (MetroWest Daily News)
9. Lexington Historical Society officially opens new Archives & Research Center (Wicked Local)
10. Rosa Mexicano gets liquor license approval for Burlington Mall location (Wicked Local)
11. Shirley’s Golden Girl Granola makes it delicious by keeping ingredients simple, and healthy (Sentinel & Enterprise)
12. Fitchburg DPW Weekly Construction Alerts – Sentinel and Enterprise (Sentinel & Enterprise)
13. Native American artists bring 'Indigenous Voices' to Danforth Art Museum (Wicked Local)
14. Freshmen Parents Brave Strike, Storms for Family Weekend | News (Harvard Crimson)
15. Harvard is a School. It Should Value Education. Part II. | Opinion (Harvard Crimson)
16. Methuen Police Explorers Participate in Spirit of Adventure Law Enforcement Day (WHAV News)
17. Boston officials to take down more tents in homeless camp Monday| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
18. Billerica residents give suggestions for proposed intergenerational center (Lowell Sun)
19. Written in Granite: Merrimack, N.H., won’t forget Elijah Lewis (Lowell Sun)
20. UMass Lowell, partners to launch AI-robotics initiative to aid older adults (Lowell Sun)
21. In final stretch of Boston mayoral race, candidates focus on getting out the vote (The Boston Globe)
22. Police body cameras start recording in Nashua | Public Safety (The Union Leader)
23. 5 things to do when visiting Stow (Boston.com)
24. Man sets himself on fire on Cambridge Common; Passersby initially suspected a Halloween prank (Cambridge Day)
25. 16-year-old boy hospitalized after shooting at Halloween party in Haverhill (Boston 25 News)

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Today in Chelmsford:

• Permanent Building Committee - Town of Chelmsford Meetings (6:30 PM)
• Genealogy Club: Occupational Records (7:00 PM)

Chelmsford Patch Notebook

• Chelmsford Police Department: "All donations will be sent to support our Veterans! Patches are available at our front lobby window." (Facebook)
• South Row PTO: "Thanks to both parent and CHS student volunteers, the kids now have some new activities during recess. We painted Mirror Me, Four Square, and Hopscotch yesterday!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Good morning and we hope you all had a Happy Halloween! November is here, and we have an exciting month of programs ahead, along with new books, story times, and much more! Check out our latest newsletter and sign up for all the details:..." (Facebook)
• Byam School Association - BSA: "Looking for something easy this week? 🍕Make Wednesday night PIZZA NIGHT, and support your school! Dine In or Take Out from Brickhouse Center on Wednesday November 3, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Byam School Association!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Good morning and we hope you all had a Happy Halloween! November is here, and we have an exciting month of programs ahead, along with new books, story times, and much more! Check out our latest newsletter and sign up for all the details:..." (Instagram)
• South Row PTO: "Join us tonight at 7pm online or in the cafeteria! We are excited for our first hybrid meeting! Details at: www.southrowpto.com/p/meetings.html" (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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