Billerica House Fire + Heating Issues In Lowell

Good day, people of Westford! Annie Sandoli here with a fresh edition of the Westford Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Becoming windier and colder. High: 34 Low: 1.

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Here are the top stories today in Westford:

1. 'A godsend': Nearly silenced by pandemic, local musicians are backed up by relief fund (The Providence Journal)
2. Andover Stories: Early Andover story-writers | Opinion (Andover Townsman)
3. Sound off | Opinion (Eagle-Tribune)
4. Nashoba School Committee authorizes designer contract for high school project (Worcester Telegram)
5. Web question of the week | Opinion (Andover Townsman)
6. All those years ago | Opinion (Andover Townsman)
7. State approves bond borrowing plan for Lawrence school, police station (Eagle-Tribune)
8. The Eagle-Tribune | Newspaper Ads | Classifieds | Real Estate for Sale (Eagle-Tribune)
9. City Council looks to address heating issues in Lowell schools, city buildings (Lowell Sun)
10. Baker-Polito Administration Launches First-in-the-Nation Commission on Clean Heat in the Building Sector (Boston Real Estate Times)
11. Real Estate Law Firm Touchstone Closing Welcomes New Partners (Boston Real Estate Times)
12. Callahan Construction tops off Revolution Labs in Lexington (Boston Real Estate Times)
13. Terrain for every level at Nashoba Valley in Westford, Massachusetts (WCVB Boston)
14. Exclusive look at new housing for people who lived at Mass & Cass in Boston (WCVB Boston)
15. Tyngsboro looks to complete unified memorial park for war dead, veterans (Lowell Sun)
16. Comment fuels Lynnfield school argument - Itemlive (Daily Item)
17. Boston plans to launch its own digital vaccine card app as mandate takes effect (WCVB Boston)
18. Mass. health officials report more than 22K new COVID-19 cases, 21 percent positivity rate as hospitalizations top 3K| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
19. Four Billerica residents unharmed in Tuesday house fire (Lowell Sun)
20. Framingham Public Schools Reports 116 COVID Cases Wednesday; 40 at Framingham High – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)
21. Judge won't stop Boston coronavirus vaccine mandate ahead of deadline (Boston Herald)
22. School officials: Staffing shortages could result in building closures (Woburn Daily Times)
23. Town Of Westford: Tuesday, January 11th Recycling Collection Update (Press Release Desk)
24. Company that runs COVID-19 testing site in Needham under investigation (Boston.com)
25. Ben Affleck used 'Good Will Hunting' to show his kids what growing up in Boston was like (Boston.com)
26. Hospital Capacity In Westford Area: See Latest Numbers (Westford Patch)
27. 2 Plead Guilty To Burglaries In Westford, 6 Other Towns (Westford Patch)
28. Fitchburg State's Future Educator Academy offers training for local high school students (Leominster Champion)

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From my notebook:

• Westford Police Department: "Earlier today, January 12, the Westford Police Department received a report of a potential scam. The reporting party, an elderly female, advised the officer that she had received a phone call from a "Town of Westford" number and that the..." (Facebook)
• Town of Westford, MA: "Access to Town Meeting (ATM) Committee Survey on Thoughts on Town Meeting" (Facebook)

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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.