Chelmsford DESE Report Cards + 79% Vaccinated In Middlesex County

Annie Sandoli
Updated ·4 min read

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

First, today's weather:

Decreasing clouds and breezy. High: 59 Low: 20.

Here are the top stories in Chelmsford today:

  1. Fatal shooting under investigation in Methuen (WCVB Boston)

  2. Andover Stories: Serio's Grove II, preserving Andover | Opinion (Andover Townsman)

  3. Burlington Sculpture Park seeking artists for summer 2022 installation (Wicked Local)

  4. Two proposed recreational marijuana dispensaries get thumbs up from Groton Select Board (Lowell Sun)

  5. Nashua teacher reports man in vehicle who approached child he didn't know (WMUR Manchester)

  6. Snowdaes in Lowell, Massachuetts is serving up shaved snow (WCVB Boston)

  7. Nashua man accused of firing gun in Lowell held without bail (Lowell Sun)

  8. Arciero presents COVID funds to Westford (Lowell Sun)

  9. Injured Lahey Healthcare worker heading back to Boston (Boston 25 News)

  10. Greater Lawrence Tech School Committee Votes to Make Masking Optional For Students Starting March 7 (The Valley Patriot)

  11. Chelmsford Public Schools 2021 DESE Report Cards Now Available (Chelmsford Patch)

  12. Middlesex County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 79% of people fully vaccinated (MetroWest Daily News)

  13. New Dentist Office To Open In Wilmington Plaza; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Set For February 22 (wilmingtonapple.com)

  14. Wilmington Knights Of Columbus To Hold One-Man “Divine Comedy” Show On March 4 (wilmingtonapple.com)

  15. WCTV NEWS & NOTES: WCTV To Hold Annual Meeting On Tuesday, March 22 (wilmingtonapple.com)

  16. CHAMBER CORNER: Learn About Wilmington’s Certified Cleaning Company (wilmingtonapple.com)

  17. KeyPoint Partners Negotiates O'Reilly Lease In Plaistow, NH (Boston Real Estate Times)

  18. Charles River: Q4 Earnings Snapshot | Massachusetts (WESTERNMASSNEWS.com)

  19. 1 Dead, 2 Injured Following Mobile Home Fire In Chelmsford (Chelmsford Patch)

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From my notebook:

  • Chelmsford Public Library: "Valentine's Day may be over, but there's still half price candy on the shelves and we've still got our program on the history of chocolate on Thursday night! Sign up now to learn from culinary historian Sarah Lohman how an ancient Meso-A..." (Facebook)

  • Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲 (𝑳𝑶𝑾𝑬𝑳𝑳, 𝑴𝑨 – 𝑭𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 16, 2022) – Align Credit Union, a $740 million credit union located i..." (Facebook)

  • Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Column Health: New Member Welcome 💥 We are so excited to welcome Hannah Joyce and Jessica Grillo to the Chamber! 💥 🎥 You can learn more about Column Health in this video. Useful links/info: 👤 Hannah Joyce, Community Outreach Manager ..." (Facebook)

  • Byam School Association - BSA: "RED SOX TICKETS May 31st BYAM NIGHT AT FENWAY! Get your friends together bring the kids to the Red Sox game on May 31st! Tickets are $35 each. Seats are located in the Grandstand, Section 8. We still need to sell a few more tickets to re..." (Facebook)

  • Chelmsford Public Schools: "VIEW: The February issue of The Voice, the student newspaper of Chelmsford High School: https://chs.chelmsfordschools.org/the-voice-the-student-newspaper-of-chelmsford-high-school/" (Facebook)

  • Chelmsford Public Library: "See what's new this week at the Chelmsford Public Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb... *** There are 16 new bestsellers, 11 new movies, three new audiobooks, two new music CDs, one new children's book, and 61 other n..." (Facebook)

  • Byam School Association - BSA: "4th GRADE MEMORY/YEARBOOK PHOTOS: Please submit photos for our 4th grade yearbook of current 4th grade students participating in school activities or events from Kindergarten through now! These can be photos you took when volunteering in..." (Facebook)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Kensington at Chelmsford: "#HouseCleaning - Free estimateText US: (978) 654-3163www.braziliancouple.com www.facebook.com/braziliancoup... https://instagram.com/braziliancouplema" (Nextdoor)

  • Joseph from Nextdoor's Community Team, Nextdoor Massachusetts: "Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day in the neighborhood this Thursday - Neighbors, did you know performing small, random acts of kindness for neighbors can reduce loneliness? Nextdoor’s global study examining how acts of kindness i..." (Nextdoor)

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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.

This article originally appeared on the Chelmsford Patch