Off-Duty Westford Police Officer Revives Child + Cows On The Run

Morning, people of Westford! Annie Sandoli here with your brand-new edition of the Westford Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 48 Low: 40.

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Here are the top stories in Westford today:

1. Fall Flaire Craft Show to be held Nov. 20 (Wicked Local)
2. Arlington music school keeps torch lit for 20 years (YourArlington.com)
3. Exoprise Announces Consecutive Quarters of Accelerating Double-Digit Growth (Tewksbury town crier)
4. Mona A. (Gilbert) Bergeron | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
5. Cows on loose in Littleton after evading police, farmers| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
6. Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham & Wakefield focus on teen mental health following pandemic (Wicked Local)
7. Leominster offering COVID-19 testing for all and vaccine clinics for kids ages 5-11 (Sentinel & Enterprise)
8. Jail-divert effort proves its worth (Lowell Sun)
9. Pre-XMas Cardboard Drop-Off Set For This Holiday Season At Belmont DPW Yard (The Belmontonian)
10. Windham plans new inclusive play space | News (Eagle-Tribune)
11. Former Nashua family court judge given suspended jail sentence in records-tampering case (Nashua Telegraph)
12. Event Preview of UMass Lowell's fall 2021 Magicon: All about pizza and games (The UML Connector)
13. Cafe Azteca in Lawrence Has Closed Is Looking for New Location (NECN)
14. Pepperell sawmill hearing postponed over scheduling conflict (Lowell Sun)
15. Meet the next mayor of Somerville: Katjana Ballantyne (Boston.com)
16. Proposed development loses affordable units over guest parking concerns (village14.com)
17. SNHMC doctor performs innovative procedure | Health (The Union Leader)
18. Disney CEO talks about the future 'metaverse' during Boston event with Robert Kraft (Boston Herald)
19. Woburn family collecting toiletries to donate for second year (WCVB Boston)
20. 20-acre Massachusetts Christmas tree farm saved from developers (WCVB Boston)
21. An off-duty Westford police officer revives a 5-year-old girl while on vacation in Florida| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
22. Six burglars hit Lunenburg sneaker shop, take $70K in high-end merchandise (WCVB Boston)
23. Burlington MWRA connection project nearing home stretch (Woburn Daily Times)
24. Sign up now for January adult-learning at Minuteman Technical Institute (YourArlington.com)
25. Framingham Police: Billerica Woman Arrested After Crashing Into Parked Vehicles – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)
26. Wellesley College campus to reopen to visitors—good news, and bad news (The Swellesley Report)

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Today in Westford:

• Senior Portraits - Westford Academy (3:00 PM)
• Field Hockey End of Season Banquet - Westford Academy (5:00 PM)
• Friends of the J.V. Fletcher Library Annual Meeting Featuring Guest Speaker E. Delores Johnson (7:00 PM)

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Westford Patch Notebook

• Westford Police Department: "On November 8th, while vacationing on Marco Island in Florida with his young family, Officer John Lincoln gave lifesaving CPR to a 5 year old girl who had been found unresponsive in a resort pool where he was staying. Officer Lincoln jum..." (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Rosie's retail pick of the week is this amazing new jacket! Just in time for the cold weather, it is 20% off now through Sunday 11/21!! Comment below to purchase!" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "We've got a Rock playlist to tuck to today! 🤘🏽" (Facebook)
• Westford Veterinary Emergency & Referral Center, LLC: "𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 for Laser Therapy, Aquatic Therapy, Therapeutic Exercises, & Custom Prosthetics/ Orthotics are 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆-𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆. We offer packages & ind..." (Facebook)
• J. V. Fletcher Library: "Thursday, December 2nd! Register here: https://tinyurl.com/6v3jww2r" (Facebook)
• J. V. Fletcher Library: "This Thursday night! Register here: https://tinyurl.com/yhwxwjtx" (Facebook)
• Westford East Boston Camps: "Wear a Good Deed! We are selling T-shirts and sweatshirts as a fundraiser to support the camps. Consider buying one as a holiday gift. The sale will run from November 17 to December 3. Here is the link https://www.frontlinepromos.com/sho..." (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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Westford Daily? I'm all ears. You can reach me at annie.sandoli@patch.com.