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Cheers Westford! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could your family qualify for the new affordable condos on Boston Road?
  • Serious crash on South Chelmsford Road leaves driver airlifted to hospital
  • How Westford kids spent a week training with real first responders

Also on today's calendar: Red Cross Blood Drive and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 57.
  • Saturday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Historic Westford Home rebuilt by local residents through global initiatives (westfordcat.org) — A historic farmhouse at 70 Boston Road has been rebuilt into two affordable condo units, and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell is now accepting applications from families with strong ties to Westford. The project, completed during a global Build Day with Dawoodi Bohra volunteers, highlights interfaith collaboration and Westford's push for more affordable housing. Applications are due August 28 at Habitat's Tadmuck Road office.
   

2. Woman airlifted to hospital after crashing into two cars, tree on Westford roadway (westfordcat.org) — A 74-year-old Chelmsford woman was airlifted to a hospital after her car struck two vehicles and then a tree on South Chelmsford Road in Westford, briefly closing the roadway. Westford police, fire, and public works crews responded, and the crash remains under investigation by the department's Patrol and Special Services divisions.
   

3. Middlesex Sheriff's Office Celebrates Successful 25th Season of its Youth Public Safety Academy (thereadingpost.com) — Westford kids were among more than 500 cadets who spent a week this summer at the Middlesex Sheriff's Youth Public Safety Academy in Chelmsford, learning hands-on lessons in law enforcement, fire safety, first aid, and more. The free program, now in its 25th year, brought together public safety partners from across the region and gave local children a close-up look at potential careers in policing, firefighting, and emergency services.
   

4. Westford Teacher's Circus Song in Award-Nominated Novel (westfordcat.org) — A beloved former Westford second-grade teacher, Marcia Brown, has seen her locally inspired song "The Circus Train" included in an award-nominated historical novel about the 1911 Stony Brook circus train derailment. Brown wrote the song while teaching Westford history at the Frost School, drawing on local research and family stories to bring roaming circus animals in town vividly to life for students.
   

📸 Around Westford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westford

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★ Featured events ★

    Friday August 21
  • Chuck Clough →
    The Sunset Tiki Bar, 79 Powers Rd, Westford
    5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • Parker School Tour
    Chelmsford Parker Middle School
    9:00 am
  • VIRTUAL: Thrive! Caregiver Series - "Decluttering & Downsizing for Loved Ones with Dementia"
    Chelmsford Public Library Online - Zoom (AAdams)
    10:00 am
  • Dance Barre Class with Gina Flaherty →
    Littleton, MA Calendar, 33 Shattuck Street, Littleton
    10:00 am
  • Back to School Job Fair
    Chelmsford High School
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Volta OIL Company posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Westford in Westford. Apply here.
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Chelmsford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westford here.

Ok Westford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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