Middlesex County's Coronavirus Cases Up + Westford Fundraiser

Good morning, Chelmsford! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Chelmsford today.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 75 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Westford cow patty Bingo aids in purchase of family's accessible van (Wicked Local)
2. Town of Concord offers identity fraud protection to residents, citing 2019 data breach (WCVB Boston)
3. Missing Massachusetts Woman Found Safe (NBC10 Boston)
4. Faith Evangelical Free Church welcomes new senior pastor (Wicked Local)
5. Average Gas Price Rises To $3.10 Per Gallon In Massachusetts (CBS Boston)
6. Westford Cow Patty Palooza event aids family in need (Wicked Local)
7. Burrows forgoes mask during Select Board meeting despite town mandate (Wicked Local)
8. Burlington culinary arts students look forward to second year of curbside pick up at Shawsheen (Wicked Local)
9. Phillips Academy, Groton School named the best private high schools in US by Niche (MassLive.com)
10. Precision Coating Announces Merger with N2 Biomedical to Expand Medical Coatings Platform (Woburn Daily Times)
11. First Connections: Read a story along the rail trail in Maynard (Wicked Local)
12. Middlesex County's COVID-19 cases up 11.1%; Massachusetts cases surge 21.8% (MetroWest Daily News)
13. Threatened turtles raised in Concord classrooms thrive years later at Great Meadows (Wicked Local)
14. Brazilian national residing in Lowell among those charged with rideshare, delivery account fraud (Lowell Sun)
15. Locus Robotics Acquires Waypoint Robotics | State (Woburn Daily Times)
16. Firefighters Respond to Stove Burn Accident in Chelmsford (NBC10 Boston)
17. GLCF announces Afghan Resettlement Fund to assist evacuees arriving in Greater Lowell (Lowell Sun)
18. Lowell firefighters gear up for annual coat giveaway next month (Lowell Sun)

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Today in Chelmsford:

• School Committee - Town of Chelmsford Meetings (6:00 PM)
• Permanent Building Committee - Town of Chelmsford Meetings (6:30 PM)
• Conservation Commission - Town of Chelmsford Meetings (7:00 PM)
• Commission on Disabilities - Town of Chelmsford Meetings (7:00 PM)

Chelmsford Patch Notebook

• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Congrats to Samantha Bigelow from Enterprise Bank for being named one of our 2021/21 Distinguished Young Professionals! Celebrate Samantha and the impressive slate o..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Hockey Association: "Chelmsford Midget White win vs Needham 3-1. Great pictures shared with Chelmsford Hockey! Share your game photos with us just message us on fb or Instagram so we can share in all the action! 🏒" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Fall is here and Storytimes are back! Today may be the nicest weather we'll have this week, so be sure to stop by the Library Greenway at 10 am for Toddler Storytime and 11 am for Preschool Storytime! We can't wait to see you!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Schools: "Wonderful, moving stuff from James Albert in Sunday's The Sun News Sports about CHS Girls Soccer and our own Emily Myerson. A must-read: https://www.lowellsun.com/2021/09/18/chelmsford-honors-memory-of-emily-myerson-with-touching-tribute/" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Schools: "BOOM! Big kudos to Dan Craig (300 yards of offense) and Manny Marshall (five receptions, 115 yards)!! https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/2021/09/18/massachusetts-high-school-football-week-2-top-stars-best-performances/?fbclid=IwAR08..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "MONDAY SHOPE978 DEAL: 15% discount store-wide - One free jewelry appraisal by our GIA-certified Gemologist !!!" (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "👏 Thank you to the following businesses and organizations for joining us for another year! 💥 David A. Keele & Associates, LLC 💥 Boys & Girls Club of Greater Low..." (Facebook)
• Byam School Association - BSA: "Chelmsford School Committee meeting TOMORROW: TUESDAY at 6:00pm! The meeting will be live-streamed by Chelmsford Telemedia on YouTube: www.bit.ly/chelmsfordschoolcom... Interested community members may e-mail Superintendent of Schools..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "TOMORROW (Tuesday, September 21st) - Relax & Rejuvenate at Renewal Academy from 12-1pm. Join us as we talk about stress and balance and participate in a brief meditation. Learn more about the classes that Renewal Academy offers individua..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "There are so many ways that you can help support Live for Liv!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "It's a busy week here at the library! We have Isabel Wilkerson's discussion of her book Caste, plus James Patterson in conversation with Hank Phillipi Ryan! On top of that, four of our book groups meet throughout the week - get all the d..." (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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