Ex Rep. David Nangle Sentenced To 15 Months + Merit Finalists

Happy Friday, Westford! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know around Westford today.

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First, today's weather:

Overcast throughout the day. High: 68 Low: 63.

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Here are the top stories today in Westford:

1. 14 Westford Students Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists (Westford Patch)
2. Ex State Rep. David Nangle Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison (Patch)
3. Chelmsford Educators Co-Author Math Book For Teachers, ParentsBoston averaged more than 1 'Storrowing' a day last month (WCVB Boston)

1. 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Labor Day 2021 – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)
2. Coyote Attacks 2 Young Girls in Separate Arlington Yards Sunday; Search on for Animal (NBC10 Boston)
3. Vehicle flips upside down with infant inside on I-495 in Littleton (Boston 25 News)
4. Redevelopment Board hears bank application, weighs Atwood House issues (YourArlington.com)
5. Take the Wellesley Open Space & Recreation Plan Community Survey 2021 (The Swellesley Report)
6. Fitchburg DPW Weekly Construction Alerts (Sentinel & Enterprise)
7. Bolton couple opens new dental practice for the whole family in Hudson (MetroWest Daily News)
8. Festive day in Lawrence | Local News (Eagle-Tribune)
9. Merrimack Valley Chamber Plans Mayors and Town Managers Breakfast Sept. 22 (WHAV News)
10. Reimagining Boston's 'other' police force (The Boston Globe)
11. Nashua Man Charged With Sexual Assault (NECN)
12. Man allegedly attacked with golf club in Lowell's Acre neighborhood (Lowell Sun)
13. UMass Lowell to test COVID-19 diagnostic methods (Lowell Sun)
14. 4 Boston mayoral candidates have raised more than $1 million for campaigns (WCVB Boston)
15. More than a dozen Boston pastors march to voting location for 'Souls to the Polls' event (WCVB Boston)
16. Man seriously injured; teenager, dog hurt in Medford hit-and-run pedestrian crash (WCVB Boston)

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Today in Westford:

• Jason Anick Acoustic Jazz+ Trio (7:30 PM)
• Panther Card Drawing - Stony Brook School (12:00 AM)
• UMASS Amherst College Rep Visit - Westford Academy (11:00 AM)
• Volunteer Orientation - Abbot Elementary (1:30 PM)
• SBTA - Full Cast Read Choreo/Music - Stony Brook School (2:00 PM)
• Jazz Concert Series ~ Jason Anick - Parish Center for the Arts (7:30 PM)
• Jazz Concert Series ~ Jason Anick Acoustic Trio (7:30 PM)

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Westford Patch Notebook

• Pure Barre: "Pulse with a Pitbull Playlist all day long!" (Facebook)
• Westford Recycling Commission: "Storage containers piling up? Have extras you don't need? Consider donating, giving away or repurpose them as storage containers in other areas of your house Beyond Use: Check http://www.RecycleSmartma.org to see if it can be recycled. I..." (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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