Middlesex County's Coronavirus Cases Up + Westford Fundraiser

Morning, Westford! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything going on today in Westford.

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First, today's weather:

Possible light rain in the afternoon. High: 71 Low: 47.

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Here are the top stories today in Westford:

1. Westford cow patty Bingo aids in purchase of family's accessible van (Wicked Local)
2. Town of Concord offers identity fraud protection to residents, citing 2019 data breach (WCVB Boston)
3. Missing Massachusetts Woman Found Safe (NBC10 Boston)
4. Faith Evangelical Free Church welcomes new senior pastor (Wicked Local)
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5. Westford Cow Patty Palooza event aids family in need (Wicked Local)
6. Burrows forgoes mask during Select Board meeting despite town mandate (Wicked Local)
7. Burlington culinary arts students look forward to second year of curbside pick up at Shawsheen (Wicked Local)
8. Phillips Academy, Groton School named the best private high schools in US by Niche (MassLive.com)
9. Precision Coating Announces Merger with N2 Biomedical to Expand Medical Coatings Platform (Woburn Daily Times)
10. First Connections: Read a story along the rail trail in Maynard (Wicked Local)
11. Middlesex County's COVID-19 cases up 11.1%; Massachusetts cases surge 21.8% (MetroWest Daily News)
12. Threatened turtles raised in Concord classrooms thrive years later at Great Meadows (Wicked Local)
13. Brazilian national residing in Lowell among those charged with rideshare, delivery account fraud (Lowell Sun)
14. Locus Robotics Acquires Waypoint Robotics | State (Woburn Daily Times)
15. Firefighters Respond to Stove Burn Accident in Chelmsford (NBC10 Boston)
16. GLCF announces Afghan Resettlement Fund to assist evacuees arriving in Greater Lowell (Lowell Sun)
17. Lowell firefighters gear up for annual coat giveaway next month (Lowell Sun)

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Today in Westford:

• DECA Student/Parent Info Night - Westford Academy (6:00 PM)
• Select Board Meeting - Town of Westford (7:00 PM)

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Westford Patch Notebook

• The Butterfly Place: "I love my job! Gorgeous Atlas moth eclosed this morning" (Facebook)
• Witch's Woods: "6. Days. www.witchswoods.com" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Happy Fall! Sweatshirts are here! Be sure to grab yours before they're gone!" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Week 3 #FallFit mini challenge is walking lunges! Count how many walking lunges you can do in 3 minutes in proper form and post your results in your Facebook team group by 7pm on Sunday, 10/3 to be eligible to win. Good luck!" (Facebook)
• Parish Center for the Arts: "It's a gorgeous day for a fun afternoon concert on the Common!" (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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