Potential Speed Limit Changes In Westford + Snow Coming Friday

Up and at 'em, Westford! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on in Westford today.

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First, today's weather:

Snow tapering off, 1-3". High: 32 Low: 17.

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Here are the top stories in Westford today:

1. Letter: Thanks for support of Andover 375th celebrations (Eagle-Tribune)
2. One person hospitalized after early morning fire in Derry (WMUR Manchester)
3. Cynthia J. Beard | Groton Herald (grotonherald.com)
4. Route 101 East temporarily closed in Milford after serious crash (WMUR Manchester)
5. Lady Black Tie To Open New Retail Store in Hudson, Massachusetts (Woburn Daily Times)
6. Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) Awarded Army Contract to Prototype Capability to Autonomously Compose and Orchestrate Satellite and UAV teams for Tactical ISR (Woburn Daily Times)
7. Maynard residents sought to fill vacant seat on School Committee; letters needed by Jan. 14 (Wicked Local)
8. ARPA bill earmark will help Marlborough 'modernize' permitting process, officials say (Community Advocate)
9. Jewish Family Service Partners with Yad Chessed to Help Jewish Households (Business West)
10. In Westford, South Asian grocery store fulfills a dream of business ownership (Wicked Local)
11. Get a charge for 25 cents per kWh at new EV charging stations in Maynard (Wicked Local)
12. Westford may vote on speed limit changes; pedestrian safety in focus (Wicked Local)
13. Finley's Adventures: Finley has three adventures in Concord and Carlisle (Wicked Local)
14. Epstein files papers to re-run for Belmont Select Board (Wicked Local)
15. Erev Shabbat Service - 01-07-2022 | JewishBoston (jewishboston.com)
16. Barbara Rood | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
17. The Eagle-Tribune | Newspaper Ads | Classifieds | Real Estate for Sale (Eagle-Tribune)
18. Andover Stories: Frye Village lives on – under another name (Andover Townsman)
19. Thousands absent from Lawrence schools amid COVID surge (Eagle-Tribune)
20. Andover briefly | Local News (Andover Townsman)
21. New Mayor of Lowell Makes History (NECN)
22. Up To 6 Inches Of Snow Likely Coming To Massachusetts Friday (CBS Boston)
23. Letter Written By WWII Soldier Arrives In Woburn 76 Years Later (CBS Boston)
24. Leominster family relieved to be home after more than 24 hour nightmare on Virginia highway (Boston 25 News)
25. Bulfinch and Harrison Acquire Neiman Marcus Department Store Property in Natick (Boston Real Estate Times)
26. Robot food runner: Massachusetts restaurant's high-tech solution for staff shortage (WCVB Boston)
27. Industrial development in Chelmsford opposed by residents (Lowell Sun)
28. Battenfeld: PR stunts and sick callouts not helping Massachusetts school kids (Boston Herald)
29. Tyngsboro begins search for new assistant school superintendent (Lowell Sun)
30. Liquor license suspended for Salem restaurant accused of serving drinks to teens before crash (WMUR Manchester)

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Today in Westford:

• Advisory #4 - Westford Academy (12:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Parish Center for the Arts: "View a virtual tour of Artist Rick Lowe's current exhibition at the PCA by clicking this video link. Rick is the featured artist of the month for January. https://aquabonsaiaquarium.com/art-shows-1 Meet Rick in a recent interview as Patt..." (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.