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Billerica Woman Accused Of Assault + Where To Eat On Thanksgiving
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Happy Tuesday, people of Westford! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Westford today.
First, today's weather:
Mostly sunny and mild. High: 64 Low: 42.
Here are the top stories in Westford today:
- POLICE LOG for November 3: Billerica Woman Arrested For Assault & Battery; North Reading Driver Issued Summons; Hit & Run At Market Basket (wilmingtonapple.com)
- Arlington Reservoir renovations near completion (Wicked Local)
- OnPoint Surgical Receives Award for Newly Granted U.S. Patent regarding Augmented Reality Guidance for Spinal Surgery (Woburn Daily Times)
- Andover Elementary School Classes in Session Amid COVID Cluster (NBC10 Boston)
- Home-security firm SimpliSafe signs deal to double the size of its Boston HQ in 2022 (BetaBoston)
- 'We are not people who lay down and play dead': Arlington couple behind Firefly Moon battle ALS (Wicked Local)
- Actor William Shatner spotted in East Boston| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
- Sterling police searching for hit-and-run driver who injured pedestrian (WCVB Boston)
- Methuen begins discussions on new trash, recycling options (Eagle-Tribune)
- Concord Market's British, Scottish selections draw community of expatriates (Wicked Local)
- Dreading cooking Thanksgiving dinner? Here are several local options for turkey day dinner (Wicked Local)
- Cute as a Bug opened for business at the Burlington Mall (Wicked Local)
- Massachusetts State Police cruiser involved in multi-vehicle crash on Route 128 in Needham (WCVB Boston)
- LIFE OUTDOORS: Transportation: From horses to trains and bicycles in Maynard (Wicked Local)
- How do certain Medford populations access behavioral health care and related services (Wicked Local)
- Art for Andover: Students paint downtown mural | News (Eagle-Tribune)
- Kenesto Appoints Tom Greaves As COO | State (Woburn Daily Times)
- Aknazar 'Adam' Kazhymurat '23 Found Dead While Home in Kazakhstan | News (Harvard Crimson)
- UC Funds MBTA Tickets and Free Detergent Program | News (Harvard Crimson)
- He voted for the better candidate for mayor of Framingham — simple as that (The Boston Globe)
- Boston-based advocacy effort launched to push for child-care system reform (The Boston Globe)
- Bentley offers in-state tuition rates to first-generation students (Boston.com)
- Protesters of COVID-19 mandates, counter demonstrators clash on Boston Common (WCVB Boston)
- What our simulation models project will happen after Boston dismantles Mass. and Cass encampments (The Boston Globe)
- UMass Lowell No. 19 among top 100 women-led businesses in state (Lowell Sun)
- North Central Mass. Development Corp. OKs financing to Homestead Market (Athol Daily News)
- Pepperell Town Meeting sends Community Preservation Act choice to voters (Lowell Sun)
- 5 Things To Do In Wilmington On Thursday, November 11, 2021: Veterans Day Ceremony On Town Common (wilmingtonapple.com)
- Home invasion suspect stabs man after fleeing scene in Cambridge, police say (WCVB Boston)
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Westford Patch Notebook
- Westford Recycling Commission: "Did you know you can recycle ALL fabrics? Ripped, stained or wearable! Place clothing and shoes in plastic bags. Drop-off in collection bins located at Abbot and Blanchard Schools, old Nab preschool. Please make sure all fabric is dry an..." (Facebook)
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- The Old Man and The Old Moon: Musical (November 12)
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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.
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