Chelmsford Cemetery Tours + Police Investigate Tewksbury Store

Get on up, Westford! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 51 Low: 28.

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Here are the top stories in Westford today:

1. Sargent Memorial Library to present 'Anti-Apartheid' poster exhibit (Wicked Local)
2. Tours set at historic Chelmsford cemetery (Wicked Local)
3. Beloved Needham librarian retiring after more than six decades in the stacks (WCVB Boston)
4. After 32 years at the Boston Harbor Hotel, chef Daniel Bruce is stepping back — but the cooking continues (The Boston Globe)
5. Neo-Trattoria Bar Enza Opens in Harvard Square From Chef Mark Ladner (Eater Boston)
6. Microsoft Partner SkyTerra Technologies Reaches Two New Microsoft Competencies (The Laconia Daily Sun)
7. Vets, active duty military honored at these Concord, Carlisle events (Wicked Local)
8. Live 2021 Boston mayoral race election results (Boston.com)
9. N.H. election day results 2021: Manchester, Nashua and more (New Hampshire Public Radio)
10. Body found in Westminster after extensive search for missing man (Worcester Telegram)
11. Whole Foods backs Pie in Sky fund-raiser (YourArlington.com)
12. Report: Waltham woman has close encounter with bobcat (Wicked Local)
13. Consumers Reveal Event Booking Habits and Preferences in New EventUp Survey (Woburn Daily Times)
14. Police investigation underway at convenience store in Tewksbury| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
15. Sheehan named Methuen Senior Center executive director | Merrimack Valley (Eagle-Tribune)
16. Marlborough wins funding for downtown infrastructure projects (Community Advocate)
17. Board seeks answers to North Chelmsford traffic issues (Wicked Local)
18. Fitchburg State's Center for Italian Culture examines the legacy of Colonialism (Sentinel & Enterprise)
19. Katherine Mina (Elliott) Mason | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
20. Scott Samuel Gustitus | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
21. Two airlifted to Boston hospitals after being shocked outside Derry home (WMUR Manchester)
22. Lowell election preview: what's at stake in today's election (Lowell Sun)
23. Here's your guide to Election Day in Boston (The Boston Globe)
24. Healthpeak buys Cabot property for $120 million, its latest in Alewife, likely ending a rezoning plan (updated) (Cambridge Day)
25. Lombardo secures $100k in ARPA funds for historical projects in Billerica (Lowell Sun)
26. Trunk-or-Treat rain, or shine at Shawsheen Tech (Wicked Local)

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Today in Westford:

• New Staff Mtg w/ Deans - Westford Academy (2:10 PM)

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Westford Patch Notebook

• Westford Conservation Trust: "from trust member Roy Perry... Some luck was on my side when I photographed the barred owl at Frances Hill Wildlife Sanctuary. I heard the owl and took a trail to the general area where the hoot came from. I stopped and looked around man..." (Facebook)
• Westford Police Department: "Thank you Littleton Police Department for hosting this extremely valuable training. Lt. Ricard and Sgt. O'Hearn learned a lot and will be able to put the principles they learned to use everyday." (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Congratulations Barbara! Hooray for the newest 250 Club member! We love seeing you in class and watching you constantly challenge yourself! Onto the next milestone!" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Lift Tone Burn to an 80s Themed playlist all day!" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Anna's retail pick of the week are these super cute leggings! They're normally $98, but now through Sunday (11/7) they are just $74.40!! Comment below to purchase! Available sizes: XS (1), S (1), M (1)" (Facebook)
• J. V. Fletcher Library: "Kanopy's on-demand streaming platform now offers MGM movies! Log on today with your Westford library barcode. Use the app, or visit https://westfordlibrary.org/ecollections/kanopy/" (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.

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