Power Lines Catch Fire in Tyngsborough + Driver Killed On I-495

Good day, people of Chelmsford! It's me again, Annie Sandoli, your host of the Chelmsford Daily.

First, today's weather:

Some sun; breezy, colder. High: 25 Low: -3.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Crashes reported as Northeast storm goes through Acton and Boxborough (Wicked Local)
2. Driver Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash On I-495 In Chelmsford (Chelmsford Patch)
3. Findings Released in Non-Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting of Timothy Martin on January 19, 2021 | Middlesex County District Attorney's Office (middlesexda.com)
4. CBRE Arranges Sale of 244-Unit Multifamily Community in Boxborough, MA (Boston Real Estate Times)
5. Mask mandates expire in Beverly and Lowell (wgbh.org)
6. Chelmsford Ice Storm: Public Schools Closed, Trash Pickup Delayed (Chelmsford Patch)
7. New Billerica Crossings Executive Director Brings 20+ Years of Senior Care Experience (Woburn Daily Times)
8. Westford schools adopt QR codes, forms for civil rights complaints (Wicked Local)
9. Gone now 39 years, Judith Chartier's family reflects on the girl she once was (Wicked Local)
10. ‘It says we’re here’: Mural project celebrates Lowell’s Latinx community (The Boston Globe)
11. Possible contests for School Committee, Library Trustees highlight Chelmsford election season (Wicked Local)
12. Joshua Ryan Wilson | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
13. UTEC, Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices Receive Grants to Support Economic Growth (WHAV News)
14. Sampling Vietnamese street food & feasting on french fries (WCVB Boston)
15. Concord votes in favor of new middle school, Rankin elected to school committee (Wicked Local)
16. Rourke Bridge among $9.5 billion in federal infrastructure funding (Lowell Sun)
17. Businesses Evacuated, Outages After Power Lines Catch Fire in Tyngsborough, Mass. (NBC10 Boston)
18. Baker-Polito Administration Awards More Than $13 Million for Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Stations at 150 Locations In Massachusetts – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)
19. School Committee reviews FY23 budget | News (Tewksbury town crier)
20. Town officials tour 'deteriorating' DPW facility | News (Tewksbury town crier)
21. School Committee appoints assistant superintendent as new interim superintendent (Tewksbury town crier)
22. New multi-use property on Main Street | News (Tewksbury town crier)
23. Commuter train strikes resident's vehicle: Tragic accident under investigation in Wilmington (Homenewshere wilmington town crier)
24. Massachusetts Reports 4,829 New COVID Cases, 59 Additional Deaths (CBS Boston)

Today in Chelmsford:

• PERIOD PIECES (Jazz Quartet) (6:30 PM)
• Lovesick Valentine’s Market (10:00 AM)
• Maxwell's Winter Farmers Market (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Chelmsford Public Library: "Good morning! Snuggle up and join Deborah for songs, stories, and rhymes today!" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Schools: "Chelmsford Public Schools will be closed Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "With up to a quarter inch of ice expected on the roads overnight and during the day on Friday, the library will be CLOSED on Friday, along with the Senior Center. Check out online resources that are always available at chelmsfordlibrary...." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "Good morning folks! The library is closed and the weather outside is frightful, but we'll still have storytime at 11:00! Join us on Zoom or right here on our timeline, and stay safe and cozy inside today. Visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Schools: "POSTPONED: The McCarthy Middle School Drama Club production of Moana, Jr., scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m., has been postponed to Sunday at 5:30." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Schools: "THIS WEEKEND: The McCarthy Middle School Drama Club will perform Moana, Jr., this weekend: • Friday 2/4 (7 pm) • Saturday 2/5 (2 pm & 7 pm). Admission is $10. https://mccarthy.chelmsfordschools.org/mccarthy-middle-school-drama-club-prese..." (Facebook)
• Joseph from Nextdoor's Community Team, Nextdoor Massachusetts: "The Love Your Wicked Awesome Neighbor Valentines Day Challenge - My friend Cara Solomon and her crew at Everyday Boston created a neighborly and fun challenge that I thought you would enjoy and so I am sharing it with everyone in Massach..." (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update.

— 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.