UMass Lowell Makes Face Masks Optional + Events This Weekend

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

First, today's weather:

A snow shower in the p.m.. High: 38 Low: 19.

Here are the top stories in Chelmsford today:

1. Beginning Feb. 28, Face Coverings Will be Optional on Campus (UMass Lowell)
2. Gov. Charlie Baker names new Sex Offender Registry Board chair (MassLive.com)
3. Letters: Lowell should implement the CLA ‘roadmap’; Let’s stop the incoming sea (Lowell Sun)
4. Greater Lowell Tech announces December Students of the Month (Lowell Sun)
5. Despite pandemic boom, historic Massachusetts hardware store closing (WCVB Boston)
6. Children’s author Bob Shea paints mural at Tewksbury Public Library (Lowell Sun)
7. $39.1M Dracut school budget to ‘fundamentally change the district’ (Lowell Sun)
8. Essex County District Attorney identifies man killed in early morning shooting in Methuen (WCVB Boston)
9. PHOTO OF THE WEEK: A kindness superhero (Wicked Local)
10. Town Of Chelmsford: Holiday Trash & Recycling Schedule (Press Release Desk)
11. Westford senior prom date, venue changed to accommodate unvaccinated students (Wicked Local)
12. NH Chronicle: Walter Bat Company (WMUR Manchester)
13. Chelmsford Weekend Weather Forecast (Chelmsford Patch)
14. Chelmsford Receives $9K Fire Education Grant From State (Chelmsford Patch)
15. This Weekend's Events In Chelmsford Area (Chelmsford Patch)
16. Groton Earth Removal-Stormwater Advisory Committee Hearing on New Building, Court Street (grotonherald.com)
17. Chelmsford: 5 Newest Properties For Sale (Chelmsford Patch)
18. Reminder for Students: Boosters Required for Summer, Fall On-campus Registration (UMass Lowell)

Today in Chelmsford:

• Maxwell's of Chelmsford (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "* 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝟬 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 * Tomorrow morning (2/18) we are teaming up with Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce, Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce and Charles ..." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Hockey Association: "ForumUpdate 😞 as of today 2/17" (Facebook)
• Chelmsford TV: "Tonight we met another candidate for State Representative, Simon Cataldo. Representing also Chelmsford precincts 7 - 11." (Facebook)
• Chelmsford Public Library: "TONIGHT AT 7PM, Learn all about your favorite sweet free online. Register here to receive a link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q7aaGxkoR7igVhKDDFF3ig" (Facebook)
• Byam School Association - BSA: "ATTENTION ALL BYAM 4th GRADE FAMILIES! We need t-shirt sizes for all 4th graders for the 4th grade celebration! Please submit your t-shirt order form using either the digital version www.bit.ly/byam4thgrade, QR code, or paper-based form...." (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next 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.