Police Investigation In Lowell + Local Unemployment Rate

Morning, Chelmsford! Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday, December 10 off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing around town today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy. High: 44 Low: 30.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Elderly woman hospitalized after car plunges into icy water in Ayer| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
2. Chelmsford grocer offers deli, meals to go, and local flavor (Wicked Local)
3. Police investigation underway at apartment building in Lowell| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
4. Eye on Art: Holidays celebrated ‘inside out’ in Concord Museum house tour (Sentinel & Enterprise)
5. Take the annual journey to Bethlehem at Dunstable Town Hall (Lowell Sun)
6. Nashoba Park resident celebrates Lifetime Achievement Award (Lowell Sun)
7. US Senate confirms Rachael Rollins to be next US attorney for Massachusetts (WCVB Boston)
8. Nashua Committee on Infrastructure tables barrier-use ordinance (Nashua Telegraph)
9. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian and The Bridge Club of Greater Lowell Announce Collaborative Partnership to Provide Jobs and Services to Court-Involved Individuals | Middlesex County District Attorney's Offi (middlesexda.com)
10. Woah Nellies BBQ & More opens in Dracut (Lowell Sun)
11. Tewksbury teachers begin ‘work to rule’ as contract negotiation stalls (Lowell Sun)
12. The Five Minute Read (Lowell Sun)
13. VIDEO: Billerica Memorial High School varsity cheerleaders perform (Wicked Local)
14. Chelmsford-Area Unemployment Rate Decreases: Latest Figures (Chelmsford Patch)
15. Stagedge Commemorates Industry Growth And New Client Service Model For National And International Portfolio Of Live And Virtual Events (Woburn Daily Times)
16. Middlesex DA investigating death of 9-month-old baby| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
17. Law enforcement officials searching wooded area in Tewksbury| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
18. 5 Things To Do In Wilmington On Thursday, December 9, 2021: Wilmington Hockey Fundraiser At Casa Blanca, David Baldacci Virtually Visits Library (wilmingtonapple.com)
19. VIDEO: Learn About The Northeast Independent Living Center In Latest ‘Access Abilities’ (wilmingtonapple.com)
20. Burlington to host Affordable Housing Lottery (Wicked Local)
21. Open Houses In And Around Chelmsford: The Latest 2 Listings (Chelmsford Patch)

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Today in Chelmsford:

From my notebook:

• Chelmsford Hockey Association: "“Billerica/Chelmsford played their first ever U10 game this weekend! We were super excited to kick off our season with a nail-bitter that was tied until the final 45 seconds. Good luck on the season, girls!”" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "Elizabeth Silva and Jillian Lattimore bring you all the holiday fun from Chelmsford's Holiday Prelude on the Common." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Shop local and support the Pawtucketville Memorial Elementary School at the same time! #Shop978" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "See what's new this week at the Chelmsford Public Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=3891-511 *** There are one new bestseller, four new movies, one new audiobook, three new children's books, and 40 other new books. The new..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "Chasing the Facts tonight with Sam Chase and Lisa Marrone, Chelmsford's own Director of Business Development." (Facebook)
• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 #𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥978 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 @sanalifewellness 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 Give yourself the gift of clean air this holiday season with a premium air purification system from Sanalife. Receive 15% Off + Free Shipping on..." (Facebook)
• Joseph from Nextdoor's Community Engagement Team, Nextdoor: "Have you checked your dryer exhaust vent yet this year? - Neighbors, Last month, the carbon monoxide detector in our basement went off. We called 911 and followed the instructions to go outside and wait for the fire department to arrive..." (Nextdoor)

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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.