Chelmsford Mask Advisory Continues + Westford's Boston Road Plan

Morning, Westford! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right. Here's everything you need to know today in Westford.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasant. High: 71 Low: 53.

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Here are the top stories today in Westford:

1. Judge to decide if question that would change Nashua police commission will remain on ballot (WMUR Manchester)
2. The Crystal Ballroom is Somerville's shiny new music venue (The Boston Globe)
3. Bicyclist flown to hospital after getting struck by car in Wayland| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
4. North Andover woman sentenced for performing illegal silicone injections| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
5. AEF invites community to outdoor meeting with superintendent (YourArlington.com)
6. Women Working Wonders Fund presents virtual Power of the Purse Plus fundraiser (Lowell Sun)
7. Middlesex County diversion initiative funded for fourth year (Lowell Sun)
8. From nuggets to sporks, Dracut school cafeterias can't get what they need (Lowell Sun)
9. Andover Story: The coming of Route 495 | Opinion (Andover Townsman)
10. State registry allows residents to check for sex offenders in the commmunity (Wicked Local)
11. 'Lowell Celebrates Kerouac' pays tribute to icon with art, jazz and more (Sentinel & Enterprise)
12. Leominster honors the passing of Emergency Management Director Jimmy LeBlanc (Sentinel & Enterprise)
13. Watertown Residents Urged to Keep Halloween Pumpkins Inside to Prevent More Rats (NBC10 Boston)
14. Guest Column: Karen Silverthorn writes her final chapter at the Thayer Memorial Library (Worcester Telegram)
15. Lancaster and state moving forward on Industrial School For Girls property sale (Worcester Telegram)
16. Bancroft pays tribute to teacher | | eagletribune.com (Eagle-Tribune)
17. Methuen hires Andover accounting firm to administer spending of $46M ARPA money (Eagle-Tribune)
18. Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Meets Tonight at Maria's Restaurant (WHAV News)
19. Judge Sentences North Andover Woman to Two Years in Prison for Giving Illegal Silicone Shots (WHAV News)
20. Lowell School Committee votes down motions on masks, school assignment policy (Lowell Sun)
21. Collegiate Charter School of Lowell continues growth (Lowell Sun)
22. 2021 Business Excellence Winner: Kyle Reagan of DECCO, Inc. (New Hampshire Business Review)
23. Nashua school board ends early, after opponents of mask rules loudly refuse to wear masks (The Union Leader)
24. Westford board backs design plan for Boston Road (Wicked Local)
25. Students and faculty on campus observing and celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at UMass Lowell (The UML Connector)
26. Dam busting on the Charles (village14.com)
27. Chelmsford mask advisory remains in place as town eyes COVID rates (Wicked Local)
28. E-coli puts Shirley well off-line (Lowell Sun)
29. Blues icon rolling into the Bull Run Saturday (Sentinel & Enterprise)
30. Native Sun retail dispensary to petition Hudson for hours extension (Community Advocate)

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Today in Westford:

• PAC- MIAA District Meeting 7:30-11:45 (7:45 AM)
• SAFETY DRILL - Westford Academy (12:00 PM)

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Westford Patch Notebook

• Westford Police Department: "Great turn out at Paul's Diner today for Coffee With A Cop, including the pink cruiser and Officer Barck's mom . We can't wait to do it again. #CoffeeWithACop" (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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