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Hey there, Westford! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Westford teens are keeping a beloved cultural tradition alive
  • What Westford's Select Board just decided about taxes and sidewalks
  • Meet the Westford cancer survivor leading this year's Jimmy Fund Walk

Also on today's calendar: Oktoberfest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 64 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Sunday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 63, low: 52.
  • Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From students to teachers: Westford Academy teens pass Chinese dance to the next generation (westfordcat.org) — Westford Academy students are stepping into teaching roles, leading Chinese folk dance classes for younger children from Westford and nearby towns and performing at Westford's own Lunar New Year celebrations. Their work is helping sustain local cultural traditions, build confidence in younger kids, and connect Westford to regional festivals from Acton to Lowell and Nashua. Parents and organizers say the teens are strengthening community ties across generations.
   

• Select Board bids farewell to town manager, reviews tax relief options (westfordcat.org) — Westford's Select Board has said goodbye to Town Manager Kristen Las while reviewing big decisions that could affect your tax bill, sidewalks, and local development. Members heard detailed options for shifting the town's property-tax burden, advanced a sidewalk project linking Blanchard Middle School and Westford Academy, and prepared warrant articles for the Oct. 26 Special Town Meeting, including a specialized energy code change.
   

• Residents participated in 38th annual Jimmy Fund Walk (westfordcat.org) — Fourteen Westford residents recently joined thousands of walkers in Boston for the 38th annual Jimmy Fund Walk, raising money for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber. Among them was resident and cancer survivor Laura Goodman, who walked as a designated Walk Hero after extensive treatment for a rare cancer. Her story underscores how local fundraising efforts directly support lifesaving care.
   

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    Tuesday October 13
  • Three & Up Storytime →
    Westford Recreation Department at Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main Street, Westford
    10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello Westford!
    As the leaves continue to fall endlessly around town (especially on my lawn) I've begun to notice that the neighborhood kids try to swindle you out… (Nextdoor S Westford Parkerville)
  • PR Management Corp. posted a job opening for Cashier - ALL shifts Pay Up To $17.50 - $18/Hr - Chelmsford, MA in Chelmsford. Apply here.
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member 3342 in Lowell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chelmsford

  • The Five Minute Read: Construction on Gorham Street bridge (lowellsun.com)
  • Portrait Exhibit Celebrates Childhood (insidelowell.com)
  • Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy-Defibrillators (CRT-D) Market To 2035: Aging Demographics and Heart Failure Burden Drive Growth (indexbox.io)

Littleton

  • Credit Unions in Massachusetts, Iowa In New Partnerships With College Athletic Programs (thecudaily.com)

Carlisle

  • MIAA boys midseason tiers: Who are the favorites, challengers and wild cards? (soccerjournal.com)

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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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