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Here’s the latest on what’s happening in and around Westford.
Here’s the latest on what’s happening in and around Westford. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

Happy Wednesday, Westford! Here's everything happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and colder. High: 21 Low: -1.

Here are the top stories today in Westford:

  1. Hyalex Orthopaedics Appoints Carl Vause, Orthopaedic Industry Veteran, as Chief Executive Officer and President and Names Mike Hawkins, Ph.D., Chief Technical Officer (Woburn Daily Times)
  2. Chelmsford TM reps to vote on zoning for housing at West Campus site (Wicked Local)
  3. Acton Food Pantry hires Lisa Gordon as Executive Director (Wicked Local)
  4. Spice up your winter with the Maynard Public Library's new Spice Club (Wicked Local)
  5. Tracking Potential For Significant Coastal Snowstorm Late Friday Into Saturday (CBS Boston)
  6. Superintendent search almost complete for Minuteman High (Wicked Local)
  7. Richard MacLean followed in his father's footsteps with the Sudbury Police Department (MetroWest Daily News)
  8. Fitchburg State celebrates Black History Month with a schedule of events (Sentinel & Enterprise)
  9. Officials announce significant development in timeline of Harmony Montgomery missing-child case; stepmother gets court's OK to enter Nashua drug program (Nashua Telegraph)
  10. Dolores 'Dee' St. Lawrence | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
  11. 5 Things To Do In Wilmington On Tuesday, January 25, 2022: Learn How To Manage Your Child's Anxiety & Depression (wilmingtonapple.com)
  12. Man Can't Get Heart Transplant Because He's Not Vaccinated Against COVID (CBS Boston)
  13. Wilmington DPW Garage Foreman Ken Roberts Retires After 37 Years On The Job (wilmingtonapple.com)
  14. NOW HIRING: Wilmington DPW Seeks Senior Clerk (wilmingtonapple.com)
  15. RMLD Launches Renewable Choice Program For Residential Customers To Support More Renewable Energy (wilmingtonapple.com)
  16. Crews work to clean up oil from overturned tanker in North Andover| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
  17. City Clerk Maureen Feeney, a fixture in Boston politics for nearly 35 years, to retire (wgbh.org)
  18. Keolis signal maintainer placed on leave in connection with deadly train collision in Wilmington (WCVB Boston)
  19. Lowell brothers hope to keep online data 'Cloaked' (Lowell Sun)
  20. With temps low, Wellesley hits the outdoor ice (The Swellesley Report)
  21. 42-Year-Old Man Dies From Injuries After Being Shot By Police In Burlington (CBS Boston)
  22. A Workshop On "Listening" | JewishBoston (jewishboston.com)
  23. UMass Lowell working to freeze-dry COVID-19 vaccines for easier transport (Lowell Sun)
  24. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay opens new restaurant in Boston (WCVB Boston)
  25. "Chat" online with a Southborough Librarian (mysouthborough)
  26. Labor's power play against Wu's COVID-19 vaccine mandate (The Boston Globe)
  27. Spotted lanternfly – known to devastate agricultural crops – spotted in Shrewsbury (Worcester Telegram)
  28. Westford Jobs: See Who's Hiring In The Area (Westford Patch)

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Today in Westford:

  • Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Westford Police Department: "The pictured child's wallet was found at the intersection of Plain Rd. and Carolina Ln. on January 18th. It is very distinctive with the bulldozer logo on the front. If it is your child's, or may know whose it is, it is at the police sta..." (Facebook)
  • Westford Veterinary Emergency & Referral Center, LLC: "Helping this handsome boy getting his first set of Eddie's Wheels for Pets . Our #veterinary 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 department is team Zeke all the way! 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃..." (Facebook)
  • J. V. Fletcher Library: "Did you miss our recent Beatrix Potter program with Betsy Bray? The Zoom recording is now on YouTube! It will be available until January 31st. Enjoy!
    " (Facebook)
  • Parish Center for the Arts: "Just a reminder to all our PCA Facebook page followers that even though the PCA is closed during January, you can still enjoy our Artist of the Month, Rick Lower's exhibition thanks to the two videos posted below See a virtual tour of th..." (Facebook)
  • Pure Barre: "Follow the link below to refer friends to Pure Barre and earn points for Team Burn! https://lp.purebarre.com/refer... #LiftToneBurnChallenge #TeamBurn" (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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