Man Injured After Falling Off Horse-Drawn Carriage + Local Jobs

Get on up, Westford! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started. Here's everything you need to know today in Westford.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 46 Low: 25.

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Here are the top stories today in Westford:

1. Officials ID man killed in apartment home near North Shore 'Orange Dinosaur' landmark (WCVB Boston)
2. AAA: Gas Prices in Massachusetts $1.28 Higher Than 2020 – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)
3. Westford Area Job Openings: See The Latest (Westford Patch)
4. Middlesex County reports 5,819 new cases of COVID-19 last week, up 25.5% (MetroWest Daily News)
5. Hudson Select Board approves plan to modify Cox Street intersection (Community Advocate)
6. The Block: Downtown development could see four-season outdoor dining space (MetroWest Daily News)
7. Smash & grab in Medford (Boston 25 News)
8. EV charging stations to go online in Maynard; user fee set (Wicked Local)
9. Arlington's Twyrl Pasta Bistro closes up shop; was community favorite (Wicked Local)
10. Belmont Zoning Board approves permits for third mixed use building at Waverley Square (Wicked Local)
11. The Story School brings real adventure and excitement to learning (Wicked Local)
12. Sudbury's Cloud Nine Toys, in business for 40 years, will close next spring (MetroWest Daily News)
13. A-B Congregations help support Afghan evacuee family (Wicked Local)
14. Betting on themselves, sisters-in-law open Pepperell's first cannabis dispensary (Sentinel & Enterprise)
15. Nuon supporters rally outside Lowell City Hall (Lowell Sun)
16. Man seriously injured after falling off horse-drawn carriage at Tewksbury farm (WCVB Boston)
17. Christmas tree farm supplies vary, but last-minute shoppers have options (WMUR Manchester)
18. MAPS opens new office in 'heart of the Portuguese-speaking community in Lowell' (Lowell Sun)
19. UMass Lowell receives award for decarbonization efforts (Lowell Sun)
20. Seven Lowell school building projects to receive accelerated funding (Lowell Sun)

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Today in Westford:

• Second Grade Book Club - J. V. Fletcher Library (4:00 PM)
• J.A. Crisafulli School Advisory Council (4:00 PM)
• Select Board Meeting - Town of Westford (7:00 PM)
• Community Preservation Committee - Town of Westford (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Westford Police Department: "*** Update - The crossing is now back open. Thank you for your patience. *** Avoid Depot Crossing. A train struck an unoccupied vehicle and the crossing is blocked by the stopped train." (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Wow!! Huge congratulations to Katherine on her 250th class yesterday! It was just about 9 months ago that we celebrated her 100th class 😱 We are so proud of you Katherine and are so excited to celebrate your 500th in the blink of an eye!" (Facebook)
• Parish Center for the Arts: "Back for the 3rd year, Aiden Scrimgeour Trio playing "A Charlie Brown Christmas" soundtrack." (Facebook)
• The Butterfly Place: "Hatching kits make great gifts!" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "We're celebrating Taylor Swift's birthday with a themed playlist all day!" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Join us for a free introductory class! Book here: https://bit.ly/PureBarreWestfordFreeClass" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Forge Village/Main: "a squirrel enjoying squash seeds on my front porch today. - Melon, squash, guts included, much appteciated!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Forge Village/Main: "I love Old Historical Graniteville. - I am sick of the Abbots, the Fletchers, etc. i want to know the story from the people who lived here and made the crumbling tennis courts uptown possible!" (Nextdoor)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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.