Chelmsford's Project 300 + Billerica At High Risk Of COVID-19

Happy Wednesday, Westford! Here's what's going on today in Westford.

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First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 61 Low: 29.

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Here are the top stories in Westford today:

1. Mark your calendar: Santa flies into Southborough on December 4 (mysouthborough)
2. Fonative Launches Real Recipient SMS | State (Woburn Daily Times)
3. Front Line Initiative regional police program to bring crisis-response dog to Billerica (Wicked Local)
4. University of Massachusetts Expands ParkMobile Partnership to the Lowell Campus to Offer Contactless Parking Solutions (Woburn Daily Times)
5. Twenty-five percent of Belmont community path design completed (Wicked Local)
6. Prison sentence eyed in 2016 crash that critically injured Lawrence track star (Eagle-Tribune)
7. Bocado Tapas Bar opens downtown Leominster (Sentinel & Enterprise)
8. Leominster HS graduate Gabe Elias named Student Painters Rookie Branch Manager of the Year (Sentinel & Enterprise)
9. Kuster meets with Granite State Manufacturing; Nashua leadership, discusses new facility, workforce investments (Nashua Telegraph)
10. Is there a reason to why Education majors transfer? Where do they go? (The UML Connector)
11. UMass Lowell students offer their opinions on Lowell's traffic (The UML Connector)
12. The impact of remote learning on elementary school students in Lowell (The UML Connector)
13. Humans of UMass Lowell: Ben Constantini | The Connector (The UML Connector)
14. Humans of UMass Lowell: A problem free philosophy, the story of Miranda King (The UML Connector)
15. Police search for man witnesses say fired gun during argument over parking spot in Salem (WMUR Manchester)
16. Investigators release results of autopsy conducted on slain Nashua woman (WMUR Manchester)
17. Mass. National Guard completes school transportation mission (Boston.com)
18. Nashoba Tech announces students and athletes of October (Lowell Sun)
19. Double drive thru for Dunkin' earns approval | Burlington (Woburn Daily Times)
20. Sign Up For Help With Medicare Open Enrollment In Town Of Westford (Press Release Desk)
21. Pepperell Police officers and regional dispatcher team up to save resident's life (Lowell Sun)
22. Billerica remains an area of high transmission of COVID-19 (Wicked Local)
23. Acton announces 'Stand Up to Stigma' Scarecrow Contest winners (Wicked Local)
24. City's COVID-19 indicators climb for second-straight week (Woburn Daily Times)
25. Bullying takes center stage at Wellesley School Committee meeting (The Swellesley Report)
26. 'His mother just called, said he stole a school bus': Police say 3 youths arrested after joyride in Wilmington| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
27. Townsend Police raising funds for Wounded Warrior Project throughout November (nashobavalleyvoice.com)
28. Stoneham police investigating 3-vehicle crash that left woman dead| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
29. Framingham Police: Driver Arrested After Crashing Vehicle Into House & Tree – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)
30. First Shawsheen Tech open house since COVID draws families (Wicked Local)

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Today in Westford:

• Sports Day - SPIRIT DAY - Col John Robinson (12:00 AM)
• Q1 Grades Due 8AM - Westford Academy (12:00 AM)
• Athletic Booster Meeting - Westford Academy (7:00 PM)

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Westford Patch Notebook

• Westford Police Department: "The Westford Police Department held their annual food drive this past Saturday and thanks to the support and generosity of the local community the event was a huge success. Members of the department were able to fill a trailer full of no..." (Facebook)
• Westford Veterinary Emergency & Referral Center, LLC: "Sitting like a dog or a human 😄? This sweet boy is 'Good Trouble' and he was just oh so patient waiting his turn in our Emergency Department lobby. #pets #animals #WVERC #westfordma #veterinary #veterinaryhospital #veterinarycare #petca..." (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "The Fall Fit Challenge Week Mini Challenge Winner is Dana Snowdon! She did 51 burpees in 2 minutes!! Amazing work to everyone who participated! We hope you enjoyed these mini challenges as much as we did - thank you to everyone who parti..." (Facebook)
• J. V. Fletcher Library: "Looking for some new title suggestions for your Book Club? Check out Book Browse and their suggestions for titles your club won't want to miss!" (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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