Middlesex County's Coronavirus Cases Up 8.6% + Local Job Openings

Up and at 'em, Chelmsford! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on around Chelmsford today.

First, today's weather:

Intervals of clouds and sun. High: 42 Low: 26.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Chelmsford Area Job Openings: See The Latest (Chelmsford Patch)
2. Middlesex County's COVID-19 cases up 8.6%; Massachusetts cases up 6.3% (MetroWest Daily News)
3. The Wall That Heals coming to Methuen in Sept. 2022 (Eagle-Tribune)
4. Fire races through large downtown Nashua apartment building; occupants evacuated, no injuries reported (Nashua Telegraph)
5. Two Methuen Firefighters Among 63 Graduates from Massachusetts Firefighting Academy (WHAV News)
6. Multiple families displaced after 3-alarm fire in Nashua (WMUR Manchester)
7. 18-year-old first woman from Lowell to become Army infantry soldier (Lowell Sun)
8. Chelmsford Weekly Weather Forecast (Chelmsford Patch)
9. 5 Things To Do In Wilmington On Monday, December 20, 2021: Town Hall/School Admin Building Committee Meeting (wilmingtonapple.com)
10. ARREST LOG: Wilmington Police Makes 2 Arrests & Issues 2 Summonses (wilmingtonapple.com)
11. Massachusetts to allow buses to drive on highway shoulder (Boston 25 News)

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From my notebook:

• The Paul Center for Learning and Recreation: "Thank you to all the staff, volunteers, local businesses who worked so hard to make this happen and to all the families and kids who keep us going! Happy Holidays everyone!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "It’s not *exactly* last minute holiday shopping, but come down to the library this week and see how well stocked our shelves are! We have zero supply chain issues and amazing displays highlighting books for even the toughest person on yo..." (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.