Westford Power Options Program + Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates

Happy Saturday, Westford! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note. Here's what's going on around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Cooler with variable clouds. High: 58 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories today in Westford:

1. A diagnosis of ALS leaves couple in need (YourArlington.com)
2. Sudbury's $12 million rail trail project should be ready for construction next fall (Wicked Local)
3. Police station, climate change on the table for upcoming Lexington Town Meeting (Wicked Local)
4. Belmont zoning board approves 40B with measures to reduce its mass and impact on abutters (Wicked Local)
5. Pepperell Garden Club members decorate pumpkins at October meeting (Lowell Sun)
6. Ayer/Shirley schools turn out to support Jake Thibeault (Sentinel & Enterprise)
7. Home of the Week: At new Billerica apartment complex, places to work and play (The Boston Globe)
8. Art in the Outdoors: Sculpture parks every changing (The Salem News)
9. Lawsuit Claims Wellesley Schools Excluded White Students From Events, Banned 'Blue Lives Matter' Phrase (CBS Boston)
10. Major hospitals in southern New Hampshire announce COVID-19 vaccination mandates (WMUR Manchester)
11. Parent forum addresses safety issues at Lowell High School (Lowell Sun)
12. Lowell High inducts 2021 class of Distinguished Alumni (Lowell Sun)
13. Police locate woman who disappeared from Andover, Massachusetts, group home (WCVB Boston)
14. Westford Power Options Program Update (Electric Aggregation) (Press Release Desk)
15. Town voices concerns over Tewksbury 40B project (Lowell Sun)
16. Dracut school conversion to veteran's housing making progress (Lowell Sun)
17. Wellesley School Committee reschedules meeting to discuss bullying policy (The Swellesley Report)
18. Mother in court after being arrested during fight outside Lawrence High School (WCVB Boston)
19. Boxborough Select Board wants FBI to investigate alleged police payroll irregularities (Wicked Local)
20. Town of Stow reaches agreement with American Heritage Museum; limits aircraft flights (Wicked Local)
21. 2020 census: More people in Maynard means some voting precincts are changing (Wicked Local)
22. Seasonal Water Main Flushing Begins October 19 | Groton Herald (grotonherald.com)
23. 'Mushrooms are having a moment': The Mushroom Shop will open in Somerville in 2022 (Boston.com)
24. Man will be charged for alleged hate crime against Muslim couple in Trader Joe's parking lot in Framingham (The Boston Globe)
25. Nashua's Public Health Division awaits a report on listening sessions with residents of color (New Hampshire Public Radio)
26. Framingham Police Arrest Natick Woman on Breaking & Entering Charge – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)

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Today in Westford:

• Styrofoam Collection for Westford Residents (9:00 AM)
• Annual Rummage Sale One Day Only (10:00 AM)
• RAZR Dance Academy FREE Haunted Halloween HIP HOP Open House (1:00 PM)

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Events:

• Great New England FALL Craft & Artisan Show (October 23)
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• HUGE Yard Sale (Details)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you around. If you're liking these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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