Middlesex County's COVID Cases Up 55.5% + Local Job Openings

Rise and shine, Chelmsford! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Clouds and sunshine. High: 43 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Who’s Hiring In Chelmsford: This Week’s Newest Job Openings (Chelmsford Patch)
2. Middlesex County's COVID-19 cases up 55.5%; Massachusetts cases surge 39.5% (MetroWest Daily News)
3. With wellness division, Chelmsford police eye community's mental health needs (Wicked Local)
4. Photo restoration brings past to life, supports Billerica Food Pantry (Wicked Local)
5. Francis Miskell Obituary (1922 - 2021) - North Chelmsford, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
6. Lowell Years in Review: 2011, 2012 & 2013 (richardhowe.com)
7. Tewksbury Police spread holiday cheer instead of traffic citations (Lowell Sun)
8. UMass Lowell scientist developing new class of semiconductors (Lowell Sun)
9. A changing of the guard in Lowell as a diverse leadership takes office (The Boston Globe)
10. Chelmsford Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Chelmsford Patch)
11. WCTV NEWS & NOTES: WCTV Spotlights Some Of Its Featured Programs & Podcasts (wilmingtonapple.com)
12. WILMINGTON AROUND THE WEB: The Best Stories From Wilmington’s Newspapers (wilmingtonapple.com)

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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.