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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)

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First, today's weather:

Possible light rain overnight. High: 82 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories in Westford today:

  1. Westford's Nashoba Tech Holds Parent Night Ahead Of School Year (Westford Patch)
  2. Boston averaged more than 1 'Storrowing' a day last month (WCVB Boston)
  3. Man dies in Brighton fire after pushing girlfriend to safety, neighbors say (WCVB Boston)
  4. 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Labor Day 2021 – Framingham SOURCE (framinghamsource.com)
  5. Coyote Attacks 2 Young Girls in Separate Arlington Yards Sunday; Search on for Animal (NBC10 Boston)
  6. Vehicle flips upside down with infant inside on I-495 in Littleton (Boston 25 News)
  7. Person Dies, Another Saved From Fire on Labor Day in Brighton (NBC10 Boston)
  8. Redevelopment Board hears bank application, weighs Atwood House issues (YourArlington.com)
  9. Bolton couple opens new dental practice for the whole family in Hudson (MetroWest Daily News)
  10. Merrimack Valley Chamber Plans Mayors and Town Managers Breakfast Sept. 22 (WHAV News)
  11. Reimagining Boston's 'other' police force (The Boston Globe)
  12. Nashua Man Charged With Sexual Assault (NECN)
  13. Man allegedly attacked with golf club in Lowell's Acre neighborhood (Lowell Sun)
  14. The Five Minute Read (Lowell Sun)
  15. UMass Lowell to test COVID-19 diagnostic methods (Lowell Sun)
  16. 4 Boston mayoral candidates have raised more than $1 million for campaigns (WCVB Boston)
  17. More than a dozen Boston pastors march to voting location for 'Souls to the Polls' event (WCVB Boston)
  18. Man seriously injured; teenager, dog hurt in Medford hit-and-run pedestrian crash (WCVB Boston)
  19. Dracut police search for man accused of shooting at car in apparent road rage incident (WCVB Boston)
  20. Investigation underway after car slams into house in Fitchburg| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)

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Today in Westford:

  • Clubs - Westford Academy (2:00 PM)
  • Band/Strings Parent Information Night - Tentative (6:30 PM)

Westford Patch Notebook

  • The Butterfly Place: "So many butterflies like fruit!" (Facebook)
  • Pure Barre: "Fall Fit Challenge 2021 starts TOMORROW!! Who's ready!?" (Facebook)
  • Pure Barre: "The Fall Fit Challenge starts TODAY! Be sure to check off your classes as you crush 30 classes in the next 60 days!" (Facebook)
  • Westford Recycling Commission: "Expired Medicine: Check the link below to find out whether you can flush it, need to take it to a drug take back site or toss into the trash. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/safe-disposal-medicines/disposal-unused-medicines-what-you-should-kno..." (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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