UMass Lowell to Require Booster Shots + I-495 Crash In Andover

Annie Sandoli
·3 min read

Hello, neighbors! Annie Sandoli here with the Thursday issue of the Westford Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 31 Low: 22.

Here are the top stories in Westford today:

  1. Winners announced in second annual Light Up The Holidays Maynard holiday light contest (Wicked Local)

  2. Nashua aldermen vote to reinstate indoor mask mandate (WMUR Manchester)

  3. UMass Lowell to Require Booster Shots for Students and Employees (UMass Lowell)

  4. UMassFive Raises More Than $16,000 in 2021 for UMass Cancer Center (Business West)

  5. It’s time to require vaccinations for domestic flights (The Boston Globe)

  6. Listed: For $3,995,000 a smart Needham contemporary (Boston.com)

  7. Public schools seeking substitute teachers (YourArlington.com)

  8. COVID-19 tests rapidly disappear in Lawrence | News (Eagle-Tribune)

  9. Fitchburg Armory’s 130th anniversary celebration held Tuesday (Sentinel & Enterprise)

  10. Harvard Professor Charles Lieber Found Guilty of Lying About China Ties | News (Harvard Crimson)

  11. ‘We Did Everything Ourselves': Woburn Woman's Family Feels Police Should Have Done More (NECN)

  12. Medical Helicopter Called to Serious Crash on I-495 in Andover (NBC10 Boston)

  13. Steller's sea eagle, native to Asia, spotted along Taunton River in Massachusetts (WCVB Boston)

  14. Salem doctor accused in DUI crash seeks to have evidence tossed before trial (WMUR Manchester)

  15. Missing Woburn Woman Sherell Pringle Found Dead In Saugus; ‘Foul Play Is Suspected’ (CBS Boston)

  16. Three out, three in at Hillsborough County Attorney office (The Union Leader)

  17. Tactical Christmas: Nashua officers deliver gifts, food to 24 families for Christmas (The Union Leader)

  18. Good intentions, but an apology in Saugus - Itemlive (Daily Item)

  19. Fire crews battling 2-alarm blaze in Tyngsboro| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)

  20. Decatur Way Art and Poetry Gallery inspires young artists (Lowell Sun)

  21. Why only some pet owners will be impacted by animal food shortage (WCVB Boston)

  22. Foul play suspected after missing Woburn woman found dead in Saugus, DA says (WCVB Boston)

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Today in Westford:

  • Winter Parties! - Col John Robinson (12:00 AM)

From my notebook:

  • Westford Police Department: "Congratulations to Officer David Welch on your retirement from the police department today. Officer Welch has 33 years of law enforcement experience and served the Town of Westford for 26 years. Enjoy your retirement Dave." (Facebook)

  • Westford Police Department: "Radar recently entered our Field Training Officer Program to learn the ins and outs of being a police officer. Officer Mariano reports he's been doing a good job, although at one point, he did get into the donated toys pile that was in t..." (Facebook)

  • Westford Recycling Commission: "Happy Holidays! Here are some Recycling Reminders form the Recycling Commission: https://westfordma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10735/HOLIDAY-RECYCLING-REMINDERS-2021" (Facebook)

  • Pure Barre: "Celebrate Day 8 of Pure Cheer and wear red to class today (12/22)!" (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow for 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 Westford Patch