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Be sure to catch Estate Sale: 22 & 23 Aug, 9AM - 3PM on the Chelmsford Patch calendar

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Good morning to you Chelmsford! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Chelmsford kids spent a week training with real first responders

Also on today's calendar: Estate Sale: 22 & 23 Aug, 9AM - 3PM and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Rather cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy with a few showers, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Middlesex Sheriff's Office Celebrates Successful 25th Season of its Youth Public Safety Academy (thereadingpost.com) — Chelmsford residents should know the Middlesex Sheriff's Youth Public Safety Academy just wrapped its 25th season at the MSO Training Academy in town, drawing cadets from Chelmsford and 39 other communities. Kids ages 8–15 spent a week learning about police, fire, emergency preparedness, first aid, and more through hands-on activities with local and state public safety partners.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chelmsford

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Other local events
    Friday August 21
  • Military Community Covenant →
    Chelmsford, MA Calendar, 1A North Rd, Chelmsford
    6:00 pm
  • 7th Annual Chelmsford Student Film Festival →
    Chelmsford Center for the Arts, 1A North Rd, Chelmsford
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday August 22
  • CHIPS Back To School Play Date
    Chelmsford CHIPS Playground
    9:00 am
  • Film Screening: Earth's Greatest Enemy
    Chelmsford Public Library McCarthy Meeting Room (Entire Room)
    2:00 pm
    • Sunday August 23
  • Harrington Kindergarten & New Student Meetup
    Chelmsford Harrington Elelmentary Playground
    4:00 pm
    • Monday August 24
  • 3D Crochet - Amigurumi Ice Cream Cones - Experienced class
    Chelmsford Public Library McCarthy Meeting Room (Entire Room)
    5:30 pm
  • Select Board Meeting →
    Chelmsford, MA Calendar, 50 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • Parker School Tour
    Chelmsford Parker Middle School
    9:00 am
  • Intermediate English Conversation Circle
    Chelmsford Public Library Conference Room
    1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 21
  • Riverboat Tour
    Lowell National Park Tours will begin at the UMass Lowell Bellegarde Boathouse located at 500 Pawtucket Blvd, Lowell, MA 01854. Free parking is available in the adjacent parking area for the Vandenberg Esplanade and along the shoulder of Pawtucket Boulevard.
    10:00 am
  • Short and Sweet: A Story and Craft Activity
    Pollard Memorial Library - Lowell Ground Floor Community / Meeting Room Main Branch, 401 Merrimack
    10:00 am
  • Gleason Knitters
    Gleason Public Library Clark Room, Town Hall, 66 Westford St. 66 Westford St., Carlisl
    10:30 am
  • Bookmobile Stop at Maguire Park
    Pollard Memorial Library - Lowell Bookmobile
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Kalash Yatra Procession Draws Hundreds to Braintree for Weeklong Nepali Spiritual Program —Dinesh Karki Read on Patch
  • Today our water is running brown!
    In addition to the PFAS contamination which is unacceptable, now we have more issues. I called the water district to complain and the lady gave me… (Nextdoor South Chelmsford)
  • Lockheed Martin posted a job opening for Production Control Assistant Sr in Chelmsford. Apply here.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Chelmsford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chelmsford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lowell

  • UMass Lowell Professor, Students to Celebrate City's Vibrancy (insidelowell.com)
  • The Five Minute Read: $40K to MAPS from Parker Foundation (lowellsun.com)
  • Governor to Host Nuclear Energy Summit at UMass Lowell (insidelowell.com)

Westford

  • Historic Westford Home rebuilt by local residents through global initiatives (westfordcat.org)

Andover

  • Andover River Cleanup Pulls 3 Old Docks, 4 Truckloads Of Debris From Merrimack (patch.com)

Ok Chelmsford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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