Man Threatens To Kill Neighbor’s Dogs + Hospital Staffing Issues

Rise and shine, Westford! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's what's going on around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny High: 65 Low: 45.

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Here are the top stories in Westford today:

1. Hospitals: Staffing Problems Are 'Really Bad' (NBC10 Boston)
2. John Laquerre | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
3. Beverly Cadieux Brooks | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
4. DHHS announces 602 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths Wednesday in NH (Nashua Telegraph)
5. Nashua police chief sues city and city clerk's office, seeks injunction to stop police commission question from appearing on ballot (Nashua Telegraph)
6. Olaris Appoints Dr. Dirk Kuypers to Its Scientific Advisory Board (Woburn Daily Times)
7. Increased police presence at schools in Waltham, Lawrence, Haverhill after threats made (WCVB Boston)
8. Police investigating threat of violence directed toward Lawrence High School| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
9. No Green Monster; this 'Wally' is an unusual avian visitor to Walden Pond (Wicked Local)
10. Holiday pop-up businesses coming to Arlington Center this December (Wicked Local)
11. Methuen Day is Saturday: What to expect for music, food and more (Eagle-Tribune)
12. Eye on Art: Lowell galleries set fall scene with spirit-stirring shows (Lowell Sun)
13. Peak appeal: Framingham land parcel atop Nobscot Hill brings unique business opportunity (MetroWest Daily News)
14. Leominster manufacturer honored at sixth annual Manufacturing Awards ceremony (Sentinel & Enterprise)
15. The Nashua Salvation Army's 13th AppleFest is this weekend (Nashua Telegraph)
16. UMass Lowell iHubs Plan Free Marketing and Financial Planning Workshops for Business (WHAV News)
17. VIDEO: Meet 'Grumpy' — The Man Behind The Fairy Houses At Rotary Pond (wilmingtonapple.com)
18. PHOTOS: EJ's Pizza Celebrates New Location With Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (wilmingtonapple.com)
19. Tewksbury man threatens to kill neighbor's dogs with knife (Boston 25 News)
20. Notice of Auction Sale of Condo Unit LL at Boynton Meadows, 134 Main Street (grotonherald.com)
21. Lowell City Council wrap: Homelessness becoming major concern (Lowell Sun)
22. Pepperell police chief spreads message on early detection for colon cancer (Boston 25 News)
23. Collings Foundation to host Battle for the Airfield, Veterans roundtable (Community Advocate)
24. Knife-Wielding Tewksbury Man Allegedly Threatened To Kill Dogs (CBS Boston)
25. Minuteman High School Program Training Students To Help Overworked Veterinary Offices, Animal Hospitals (CBS Boston)
26. Georgia man indicted for murder in 30-year-old Malden cold case (WCVB Boston)
27. Festival of Authors includes indigenous poets at the Concord Library (Wicked Local)
28. VIDEO: Debunking a Billerica haunting on Dudley Road (Wicked Local)
29. Here's Your Chance to Drive a WWII Sherman Tank Into Battle (WTMM 104.5 The Team - ESPN Radio)
30. On the Market: A Woodsy Sudbury Home Surrounded by Nature (Boston magazine)

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Today in Westford:

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Westford Patch Notebook

• J. V. Fletcher Library: "Our Annual Magazine Giveaway Signup starts Friday, October 1st! Each fall we discard our oldest magazine issues to make room for the incoming year, and we offer them to our patrons first before recycling them. We'll be taking orders for ..." (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "We've got a J Lo vs. Shakira playlist all day today!" (Facebook)
• Westford Recycling Commission: "Brush Chipping Event Saturday Oct 2 " (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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