Concord Town Manager Resigns + Meet Tewksbury’s Comfort Dog

Good day, people of Westford! It's me again, Annie Sandoli, your host of the Westford Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 41 Low: 24.

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Here are the top stories today in Westford:

1. Rabbi Max Chaiken installed as rabbi at Temple Emanuel of Andover (jewishjournal.org)
2. Portuguese photographer documents Lowell's Luso-American Community (Fall River Herald News)
3. This rom-com-ready shop is cheesy in all the right ways (The Boston Globe)
4. Two New Directors Elected to the New England Employee Benefits Council Board of Directors (Woburn Daily Times)
5. Concord Town Manager Stephen Crane resigns after two and a half years on the job (Wicked Local)
6. Dorothy A. Mallard Plante, 87, formerly of Hudson (Community Advocate)
7. Neighbors on alert over potential Brewster's Woods development plans (Wicked Local)
8. Hightower Facilitates Lexington Wealth Management's Third Sub-Acquisition This Year (Woburn Daily Times)
9. Allego® Customers Voya and Pharmacosmos to Present Case Studies on Using Sales Enablement Tools to Improve Onboarding and Collaboration for Virtual Teams (Woburn Daily Times)
10. Malden police mourning loss of sergeant who passed away following battle with 'devastating illness'| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
11. Sculpture park is illuminated thanks to local business donation (Wicked Local)
12. Waltham rallies around WHS cafeteria worker struck by vehicle (Wicked Local)
13. Eye on Art: 'Winter Lights' bring joy to dark days at Lowell's Loading Dock Gallery (Sentinel & Enterprise)
14. Leominster City Council approves special permit for city's first recreational marijuana dispensary (Sentinel & Enterprise)
15. The Eagle-Tribune | Newspaper Ads | Classifieds | Real Estate for Sale (Eagle-Tribune)
16. 1A Auto hosts North Middlesex's Gateway Program (Lowell Sun)
17. Expanding Cloud Computing Company, SkyTerra Technologies Adds Two Additional Team Members (Conway Daily Sun)
18. Gerard Alfred Ouellette | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
19. Dracut college student's love of rare cars helps feed those in need (Boston 25 News)
20. St. Mary's Church in Billerica closes (Lowell Sun)
21. Seven students named to Greater Lowell Tech's SkillsUSA Executive Council (Lowell Sun)
22. Middlesex DA's office reports 39% spike in hate-related incidents in one month (wgbh.org)
23. Cuteness alert! Meet 'Waffles' Tewksbury's comfort dog (WCVB Boston)
24. Salem discussion could green-light Kelly's Roast Beef (Eagle-Tribune)
25. Framingham Extinguishes Midnight House Fire – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)

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Today in Westford:

• Holiday Bazaar - Westford Academy (12:00 AM)

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Westford Patch Notebook

• Westford Veterinary Emergency & Referral Center, LLC: "Puppy snuggles are always the best pick-me-up. 🐶 🧡 #loveforpets #loveforanimals #veterinary #veterinaryhospital #veterinarycare #petcare #animalcare #WVERC #westfordma #veterinarystaff #veterinarytechnician #puppy #pets #animals #petpa..." (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Congratulations to all the winners of the Turkey Trot Bingo! ✨$100 boutique credit to Sarah Sullivan ✨$50 boutique credit to Mia ✨$50 boutique credit to Gen ✨Holiday gift to Merle ✨Gift Basket to Dana" (Facebook)
• Westford Conservation Trust: "Hope you can join us for our First Saturday of the month guided hike with Rich Strazdas coming up on December 4th!" (Facebook)
• Westford East Boston Camps: "Two more days to purchase a unisex or woman's T-shirt or sweatshirt to support Friends of East Boston Camps!" (Facebook)
• InMotion Cycling: "~Flow Yoga is back for the first time this month this Sunday, December 5th at 9:00 am with Lauren! Take a moment for yourself and join her as she leads you flowing movements to improve your flexibility, balance and your recovery. Expec..." (Instagram)
• InMotion Cycling and Fitness Studio: "~Flow Yoga is back for the first time this month this Sunday, December 5th at 9:00 am with Lauren! Take a moment for yourself and join her as she leads you flowing movements to improve your flexibility, balance and your recovery. Expect ..." (Facebook)

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That's it for today! I'll see you around. If you're into these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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