Man Pleads Guilty in Groton Quadruple Murder + Statewide Flooding

Good morning, Chelmsford! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday, September 3 started. Here are the most important things happening today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 69 Low: 54.

Here are the top stories in Chelmsford today:

1. Downtown Lowell City Council candidates debate on WCAP (Lowell Sun)
2. Labor Day 2021 Travel: Tips For Getting Out Of Chelmsford (Chelmsford Patch)
3. Greater Lawrence Tech. Awarded $220k State Grant to Expand Advanced Manufacturing and Metal Fabrication Program (The Valley Patriot)
4. Lowell needs baseball back, hopefully a Sox-affiliated team (Lowell Sun)
5. Flooding reported across Massachusetts as remnants of Ida move through (Boston 25 News)
6. Wilmington Residents Invited: Tewksbury Community Market Moves To Livingston St. Park On September 2 (wilmingtonapple.com)
7. Man Pleads Guilty in Groton Quadruple Murder (Patch)
8. Mass. reports highest daily COVID-19 case increase since mid-April (WCVB Boston)

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Today in Chelmsford:

Chelmsford Patch Notebook

• Chelmsford Public Library: "Whew, the storm has passed! Come down to the library today or tomorrow to pick up something for the long weekend. Plus, the Pop-Up Library will be at MacKay on Friday from 9:30 to 11:30!" (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: " Check out all the amazing businesses and organizations featured in this month's Monthly Member Showcase sponsored by TMI Property Manageme..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "Chelmsford's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee has resumed recording their meetings." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Chamber Chat: Northeast Independent Living Program (NILP) Danielle had so much fun talking to Sheila Hegarty about NILP's 40th Anniversary Gala on Oct..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Networking can be extremely intimidating and like most things, you get better at it with practice. We hope these quick tips make it a little easier for you!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Check out this great offering from CTM!" (Facebook)
• The Town of Chelmsford, MA: "Chelmsford's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee has resumed recording their meetings." (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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