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What's up Chelmsford! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Chelmsford girls’ hoops stands in the latest statewide rankings
  • How Chelmsford investors got pulled into an alleged Ponzi-style scheme

Also on today's calendar: "Somewhere Stories": CCA Writers Group Book Launch and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 42 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 42, low: 40.
  • Friday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 57 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Globe Top 20 girls' basketball poll: No. 1 ramping up for first tip (bostonglobe.com) — Chelmsford High girls’ basketball earns a mention just outside the Boston Globe’s Top 20 statewide rankings, landing in the next group of teams to watch. The latest poll highlights where top programs stand as the new season tips off, giving local fans an early sense of how Chelmsford stacks up against other contenders.
   

• Pelham man charged with swindling investors out of more than $330,000 (unionleader.com) — Chelmsford residents are among the investors state regulators say were harmed in an alleged unlicensed investment scheme run by a Pelham, N.H., man and his firm. New Hampshire’s securities bureau is seeking more than $400,000 in restitution, fines, and investigative costs, alleging the operation functioned as a Ponzi scheme and misrepresented promised stock market returns.
   

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  • Maynard Fire Department extinguishes a house fire on Parker Street, with traffic detoured at Great Road and Parker Street.
    2:49PM on Dec 15: A structure fire is reported on Parker Street in Maynard, MA, with fire showing on the Charlie side of the first floor of a two… (Nextdoor )
  • PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Chelmsford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lowell

  • Lowell Leaders Call for Action on Peace in Cambodia (insidelowell.com)
  • First responders spread holiday cheer with Lowell kids (lowellsun.com)
  • UMass-Lowell hosts Sacred Heart after Ralph-Beyer's 21-point game (apnews.com)

Westford

  • Seceon Announces Strategic Partnership with InterSources Inc. to Expand Delivery of AI-Driven Cybersecurity Across Regulated Industries : @VMblog (vmblog.com)

Bedford

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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