Woman Facing OUI Charges After Dracut Crash + This Week’s Weather

Happy Tuesday, Chelmsford! Here's everything you need to know going on locallytoday.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cooler. High: 43 Low: 25.

Here are the top stories today in Chelmsford:

1. Middlesex County's COVID-19 cases fall 5.6%; Mass. cases plummet 26.4% (MetroWest Daily News)
2. Wake Up Call from Groton Fire Department (WCVB Boston)
3. 🌱 Nashua Daily: Fratellos Closing; Rents Rising; Fire; More (Patch)
4. Mask mandate ends in city buildings, Lowell Public Schools (Lowell Sun)
5. Letter: Support DiCesaro for Andover School Committee | Opinion (Eagle-Tribune)
6. Meet Wilmington’s 4 New Firefighters: Andrew Murray; David Woods, Jr.; Zach Taylor; & Pat Finn (Wilmington Apple)
7. DA: Woman facing OUI charges after hit-and-run crash seriously injures man in Dracut| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
8. The Five Minute Read (Lowell Sun)
9. Dracut invited into MSBA eligibility for Campbell School (Lowell Sun)
10. Chelmsford Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Chelmsford Patch)
11. 4 New Properties For Sale In The Chelmsford Area (Chelmsford Patch)

Today in Chelmsford:

• Fire Station Study Committee - Town of Chelmsford Meetings (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Chelmsford Police Department: "ICYMI - Buzzer beater 3 pointer for the win Friday night!! Game Winning 3 by #13 Freshmen Charlotte Buckley assisted by senior captain Allen Angwin. Great job lady 🦁 lions! " (Facebook)
• South Row PTO: "South Row's Scholastic Book Fair begins tomorrow, Monday, March 7th! The whole school is buzzing about the Scholastic Book Fair which will run 3/7 - 3/11! Students will have the opportunity to shop during their Library specialist time. I..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Acton Rd: "Looking for Cleaning Service for Empty House - Need Cleaning Service to come in to clean an empty house prior to work that will be done. I need this person to be available prior to the work on either April 6, 7, or 8. Any recommendatio..." (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.