TEWKSBURY DAILY: What's Happening Today (Fri, Aug 20)

Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather: Overcast throughout the day. High: 83 Low: 69.

Here are the top stories in Tewksbury today:

1. Top state official promises probe of strangulation incident at Tewksbury Hospital (Sentinel & Enterprise)
2. Tewksbury Schools To Begin Year With Mask Mandate: Report (Tewksbury Patch)
3. Lots to like on Lowell art scene, today and in the past (Lowell Sun)
4. Lowell Woman, Rockland Girl Fourth VaxMillions Winners (Tewksbury Patch)
5. Somerville reinstates indoor mask mandate (Boston.com)
6. Lynnfield to mask up in town buildings, schools - Itemlive (Daily Item)
7. North Andover star Crosby commits to UMass Lowell baseball (Eagle-Tribune)
8. Mask health order passed after contentious, emergency Billerica Board of Health meeting (Wicked Local)
9. New England Film Orchestra brings film classics to Boarding House Park Saturday (Lowell Sun)
10. Pentucket Kiwanis award three $1,000 scholarships | Haverhill (Eagle-Tribune)
11. Mass. man jailed for attempted Salem mall drug sale (Eagle-Tribune)
12. The Haverhill Journal on the Go - Aug. 19, 2021: Pentucket Players Presents "Into the Woods" (HC Media)
13. Lowell City Council, School Committee unanimously approve seeking funding for school projects (Lowell Sun)
14. Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Salem, NH| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
15. Do you know what this is? | | eagletribune.com (Eagle-Tribune)
16. Honoring a Haverhill original | Local News (The Harvell gazette)
17. Another earthquake shakes Peabody residents (WCVB Boston)
18. Simko leaving Andover clerk position | Local News (Eagle-Tribune)
19. Ballot positions for Medford mayoral and school committee races announced (Wicked Local)
20. Haverhill students, staff to begin school year masked (The Harvell gazette)
21. Tewksbury School Committee approves mask mandate (Lowell Sun)
22. Tyngsboro School Committee delays decision on masks (Lowell Sun)
23. Loop after loop calming crochet hobby turns into small business for Billerica college student (Wicked Local)
24. Somerville set to vote on indoor mask mandate as COVID-19 cases increase (WCVB Boston)
25. Breakthrough COVID-19 infections are increasing in Saugus (Wicked Local)
26. Town archivist Richard Trask honored to have his name attached to Danvers Archival Center (Wicked Local)
27. Haverhill gets help improving dangerous intersection | News (The Harvell gazette)
28. Woman falls from Richard P. Howe Bridge in Lowell (Lowell Sun)
29. Haverhill Parents' Group Seeks to Overturn Mandatory Masks in School, Plans Meeting Aug. 31 (WHAV News)
30. Nonprofit Developer Plans $1.3 Million Haverhill Home for Five Disabled Residents (WHAV News)

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Today in Tewksbury

• GreenFest Boston (12:00 PM)
• Acoustic duo: Glitter & Guitars (6:30 PM)
• FREE Drive-in Movie Night | Toy Story 4! (8:00 PM)

Tewksbury Patch Notebook

• Tewksbury Public Library: "Calling all art lovers & true crime fans! Please join us next Wednesday, August 25 at 7pm via Zoom for a fascinating discussion on the life and crimes of Rose Dugdale, the only woman in history (that we know of) to pull off a major art h..." (Facebook)
• Wamesit Lanes: "We are not going to let a little rain ruin our luau tonight! Come on down and enjoy some live music, great food and awesome drinks https://fb.me/e/2FjK4fKtY" (Facebook)
• Wamesit Lanes: "We have moved the luau inside tonight but all the fun is still happening!! Come on down!" (Facebook)

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— Christopher Huffaker

About me: Chris joined Patch from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He covers Andover, North Andover, Wilmington, Woburn and Tewksbury, and he looks forward to hearing from you. You can reach him at chris.huffaker@patch.com or 412-265-8353.

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