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New Police Chief For Billerica + Lowell’s Mask Mandate

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Here’s the latest on what’s happening in and around Westford.
Here’s the latest on what’s happening in and around Westford. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

Happy Friday, Westford! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locallytoday.

First, today's weather:

Mild with plenty of sunshine. High: 51 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories today in Westford:

  1. Billerica town manager announces new police chief will be chosen before Christmas (Wicked Local)
  2. Westford Area High School Games: This Weekend In Preps (Westford Patch)
  3. Print created by Maynard artist will help raise funds for ArtSpace in Maynard (Wicked Local)
  4. 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Thursday, December 16, 2021 – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)
  5. In less than a year, the number of Boston hospital chiefs on corporate boards is down by half (The Boston Globe)
  6. Jewelry Store Robbery Under Investigation in Nashua (NBC10 Boston)
  7. Indoor mask mandate goes into effect again in Lowell (WCVB Boston)
  8. Maynard library hosts Davis Bates for live storytelling event in December (Wicked Local)
  9. North Star Family Services Inc. launches annual appeal to help homeless families (Sentinel & Enterprise)
  10. Eye on Art: Skip the mall and visit the Brush's Holiday Marketplace (Lowell Sun)
  11. It Happens Here: Carlisle's Wee Forest Folk Sends Handcrafted Tiny Collectible Mice Around The World (CBS Boston)
  12. Boston is getting a new low-cost airline from Iceland. Can this one actually survive? (The Boston Globe)
  13. Nashua Center for the Arts: Name for new venue selected by major project donor (Manchester Ink Link)
  14. Letter: Thanks to businesses keeping Londonderry beautiful | Opinion (Eagle-Tribune)
  15. A 'Festive Fir': Decorations dedicated to Christmases past and present (Andover Townsman)
  16. 'It's going to be an interesting winter': Mass. scientists report Omicron variant's spread appears to be so fast it's hard to track (The Boston Globe)
  17. Lowell schools adjust calendar to make up for sub shortages (Lowell Sun)
  18. Nashua officials urge residents to get vaccinated, boosted as COVID case numbers rise (The Union Leader)
  19. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sets goal to clear encampment near 'Mass and Cass' by Jan. 12 (WCVB Boston)
  20. Student in Snell Library found unresponsive in apparent suicide (The Huntington News)
  21. PHOTOS: Nashoba Regional boys hoop defeats Maynard in overtime, 72-61, in season opener (Wicked Local)

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Today in Westford:

  • Progress Report Grades Due 8AM - Westford Academy (12:00 AM)
  • Deans Council - Westford Academy (7:00 AM)

From my notebook:

  • Westford Police Department: "Thank you to the Westford community for your caring and giving ways. Another successful Toys For Tots campaign just wrapped up at the police station.The thoughtfulness and generosity we see every year when the toy drop box is located in ..." (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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