North Chelmsford Fire Station Update + UMass Lowell Testing Plan

Morning, people of Chelmsford! Annie Sandoli here with today's issue of the Chelmsford Daily.

First, today's weather:

Rain tapering to a shower. High: 54 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Chelmsford today:

1. UML Announces Surveillance Testing Plans for Winter Break, Spring Semester (UMass Lowell)
2. Masy BioServices Announces the Release of New SenseAnywhere Modules for Intelligent Environmental Continuous Monitoring (Woburn Daily Times)
3. Andover Youth Services will not host traditional tree lot this year (Eagle-Tribune)
4. Extending the growing season in New England (WCVB Boston)
5. Farming locally-grown organic mushrooms in Westford at Fat Moon Farm (WCVB Boston)
6. 2022 Dog Licensing Begins On December 1 In Town Of Chelmsford (Press Release Desk)
7. Town Of Chelmsford Announces New Precinct Map For 2022 (Press Release Desk)
8. Massachusetts reports 2,915 new COVID-19 cases; Positivity rate surges to 4.46% (WCVB Boston)
9. Tyngsboro to become ‘age-friendly’ (Lowell Sun)
10. Billerica residents celebrate Thanksgiving with a high school football (Wicked Local)
11. North Chelmsford fire station ready to open (Wicked Local)
12. Boxborough tax classification hearing delayed (Wicked Local)
13. Acton Memorial Library Trustees vote to forego most late fees (Wicked Local)
14. Sandra Muldoon Obituary (1948 - 2021) - North Chelmsford, MA - Lowell Sun (Legacy.com)
15. Lowell man arraigned in Thanksgiving Day killing of Boston woman (Lowell Sun)
16. Greater Lawrence students refurbish car for military veteran (The Boston Globe)

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From my notebook:

• Chelmsford TV: "Join us in welcoming Summer Street Grocers to Chelmsford." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Snuggle up for stories, songs and yoga tonight with Ms. Marty." (Facebook)
• Byam School Association - BSA: "Last call to shop online for the Scholastic Book Fair! https://bit.ly/byam-2021bookfa... All purchases benefit our school and connect kids with new books, favorite characters, complete series, and more. And books make great gifts! 🎁" (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "When you support a local business, it's a chain reaction. Perhaps you go to a gift shop to pick up a card and a unique present. Next door is a restaurant. You stop in for lunch. While you're at both places, you snap a few pictures and pu..." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "This Saturday Tree House Cannabis in Dracut is hosting its Grand Opening! All are invited!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "Dean Contover of The Current Buzz talks with Beth Pariseau, News Writer for Tech Target." (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update! If you're liking these newsletters, consider bringing some more friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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