Chelmsford Keeps Mask Advisory + New Vaccine Sites In MA

Annie Sandoli
·3 min read

Get on up, Westford! Let's get this day started. These are the most important things going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a little rain. High: 42 Low: 37.

Here are the top stories today in Westford:

  1. Elderly woman dies in 3-alarm fire on Webster Avenue in Cambridge (WCVB Boston)

  2. Pepperell Mom Uses Social Media to Help Son Celebrate Favorite Holiday (NBC10 Boston)

  3. Twice, Anne Finucane stepped back from her career. She still became one of the most powerful women in Corporate America (BetaBoston)

  4. Nashua tenant gets $35,000 in emotional support dog dispute (WMUR Manchester)

  5. Omicron forces big changes for Boston's First Night events (WCVB Boston)

  6. Tewksbury’s ticketless treat (Lowell Sun)

  7. Lifelong Leominster resident Robert White named 2021 Veteran of the Year (Sentinel & Enterprise)

  8. Chelmsford keeps mask advisory, cites governor's statement (Wicked Local)

  9. Ex-Nashua cop challenges being put on 'Laurie List' years after retiring (Nashua Telegraph)

  10. Medford City Councilor John Falco says farewell after 12 years of public service (Wicked Local)

  11. Health Department, library tie in Andover gingerbread competition (Eagle-Tribune)

  12. Healthcare community pulling together to get everyone vaccinated (Eagle-Tribune)

  13. Vigil Honors Woburn Mother Found Dead in Saugus (NBC10 Boston)

  14. Pridestar EMS receives National Guard reinforcements to combat staffing shortage (Lowell Sun)

  15. Boston workers organizing against coronavirus vaccine mandate: ‘Tyranny is here on our doorstep’ (Boston Herald)

  16. House Supports Funding for Immediate Needs in Methuen and Haverhill (The Valley Patriot)

  17. Symphony postpones next two concerts (Concord Monitor)

  18. Community grappling with high-volume of COVID-19 cases (Woburn Daily Times)

  19. COVID-19 testing continues at New England Sports Center (Community Advocate)

  20. CBRE brokers $23.73 Million Sale of Industrial Building in Billerica (Boston Real Estate Times)

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Today in Westford:

  • VIRTUAL Preschool New Year’s Noon Party (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

  • Westford Conservation Trust: "Do we still wish everyone a Happy New Year when Omicron is raging? Yes, I think we do, because 2022 has got to be better than 202.Birds at our feeders and wildlife in our yards and on trails took on special meaning and Grace this year......" (Facebook)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Pilgrim Village: "Hello everyone! - I am a certified PEMF practitioner who’s goal is to keep all human and animals feeling their best. I offer a scientifically proven, painless and noninvasive therapy that works on a variety of issues. Located in the Nort..." (Nextdoor)

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That's it for today! I'll be in your inbox 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.

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