Chelmsford Industrial Development Opposition + Snow Coming Friday

Up and at 'em, Chelmsford! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.


First, today's weather:

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


Here are the top stories in Chelmsford today:

  1. Weekend High School Sports Schedule For Chelmsford Area (Chelmsford Patch)

  2. How Close Are Chelmsford Area Hospitals To Capacity? Latest (Chelmsford Patch)

  3. Letter: Thanks for support of Andover 375th celebrations (Eagle-Tribune)\

  4. One person hospitalized after early morning fire in Derry (WMUR Manchester)

  5. Route 101 East temporarily closed in Milford after serious crash (WMUR Manchester)

  6. Lady Black Tie To Open New Retail Store in Hudson, Massachusetts (Woburn Daily Times)

  7. 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)

  8. Maynard residents sought to fill vacant seat on School Committee; letters needed by Jan. 14 (Wicked Local)

  9. In Westford, South Asian grocery store fulfills a dream of business ownership (Wicked Local)

  10. Get a charge for 25 cents per kWh at new EV charging stations in Maynard (Wicked Local)

  11. Westford may vote on speed limit changes; pedestrian safety in focus (Wicked Local)

  12. Finley’s Adventures: Finley has three adventures in Concord and Carlisle (Wicked Local)

  13. Epstein files papers to re-run for Belmont Select Board (Wicked Local)

  14. Erev Shabbat Service - 01-07-2022 | JewishBoston (jewishboston.com)

  15. Barbara Rood | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)

  16. The Eagle-Tribune | Newspaper Ads | Classifieds | Real Estate for Sale (Eagle-Tribune)

  17. Thousands absent from Lawrence schools amid COVID surge (Eagle-Tribune)

  18. New Mayor of Lowell Makes History (NECN)

  19. Up To 6 Inches Of Snow Likely Coming To Massachusetts Friday (CBS Boston)

  20. Letter Written By WWII Soldier Arrives In Woburn 76 Years Later (CBS Boston)

  21. Leominster family relieved to be home after more than 24 hour nightmare on Virginia highway (Boston 25 News)

  22. Bulfinch and Harrison Acquire Neiman Marcus Department Store Property in Natick (Boston Real Estate Times)

  23. Robot food runner: Massachusetts restaurant's high-tech solution for staff shortage (WCVB Boston)

  24. Industrial development in Chelmsford opposed by residents (Lowell Sun)

  25. Battenfeld: PR stunts and sick callouts not helping Massachusetts school kids (Boston Herald)

  26. Tyngsboro begins search for new assistant school superintendent (Lowell Sun)

  27. Liquor license suspended for Salem restaurant accused of serving drinks to teens before crash (WMUR Manchester)


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From my notebook:

  • Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "Let’s face it… 2022 didn’t kick off the way we had hoped… but… the show must go on! Grow your business or organization this year by becoming a member of the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce! We’re here to help you every step of the way..." (Facebook)

  • Chelmsford Hockey Association: "CHA Tickets for UMASS Riverhawks on Saturday January 15th - link to buy tickets - https://offer.fevo.com/umass-l... Events of the Night: Pre-game PeeWee Scrimmage: From 5pm - 6pm come early to the Tsongas t..." (Facebook)

  • Chelmsford Public Library: "Online access to the January issue of Book Page is here! Click this link to view it from anywhere: https://issuu.com/book_page/docs/0122_bookpage" (Facebook)

  • Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce: "𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵! 🙋‍♀️🙋 How to Survive & Thrive in Today's Business World 🌎 featuring Virginia Crocker Timmins from Soundboard Advisors, LLC 𝗪..." (Facebook)

  • Chelmsford Public Library: "Thursday evening at 7 pm, join us for a discussion with the curator of the Museum of Bad Art in Somerville! MOBA collects, exhibits and celebrates art that will be seen in no other venue. They'll interpret the art, compare it to classic ..." (Facebook)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Jordon Street: "Accident school street main Street north chelmsford - About 2 hours ago, I heard a crash outside my window while working from home. I look out and it is an suv turned on its side up on the tiny rotary island at this intersection. A nei..." (Nextdoor)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Acton Rd: "I have a large dresser to be removed from a home in Andover. - Does anyone know such a service that would take it" (Nextdoor)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Kensington at Chelmsford: "TEXT US FOR A FREE ESTIMATE - 9786543163I’m Jéssica and my husband Cris works with me 🥰" (Nextdoor)


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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update.

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