Littleton Resident Aids Hoarded Cats + Gas Prices On The Rise

Get on up, Westford! Let's get this Wednesday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing today in Westford.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 42 Low: 28.

Here are the top stories in Westford today:

1. Support for Christiana for moderator - Your View (YourArlington.com)
2. Bentley To Launch Office Of Institutional Equity This Summer (Patch)
3. March 8 Special Town Meeting Will Decide On Wildwood Project (Patch)
4. Where the wild things are: Animal Adventures stops by Leominster City Hall (Leominster Champion)
5. Leominster doctor completes first-of-its-kind procedure at The Vascular Care Group (Leominster Champion)
6. Gas prices soar in Massachusetts (The Boston Globe)
7. Andover Boston Marathon 2022 Runners: See Whos Registered (Patch)
8. Wilmington Wildwood School To Close For Oil Cleanup In 2-3 Weeks (Patch)
9. Westford Area Real Estate Roundup (Westford Patch)
10. Westford Wildlife Watch: Signs of spring take flight (Wicked Local)
11. Tewksbury Teachers Suspend Work To Rule Process (Patch)
12. Where To Get Free Covid-19 Tests In Waltham Feb. 28 to March 4 (Patch)
13. Pet Adoption In The Westford Area: New Pets Added This Week (Westford Patch)
14. Lexington Historical Society showcases a favorite treat with ‘A Taste for Chocolate’ (The Boston Globe)
15. EforAll conducting virtual all-ideas pitch contest | Business (Berkshire Eagle)
16. Community recycling event to be held in Marlborough this spring (Community Advocate)
17. Boston Health Officials to Meet Tuesday Over Ending Mask Mandates (NBC10 Bos
18. National Pancake Day: Arlington family touts fund-raiser (YourArlington.com)
19. Concord Scenic Roads bylaw coming before Town Meeting to protect stone walls, trees (Wicked Local)
20. Cleaner air will welcome students in Billerica back from February vacation (Wicked Local)
21. Green Maynard citizens' petition declares climate emergency; seeks to bring about change (Wicked Local)
22. In new role as shelter manager, Littleton resident aids hoarded cats (Wicked Local)
23. One of the largest homes in Belmont can be yours for $4.2 million (Wicked Local)
24. Zip Code 01564: Sterling 'an attractive place to work and live,' offers home from $139K to $1.37M (telegram.com)
25. Lawrence man charged with solicitation in prostitution sting (Eagle-Tribune)
26. Donna Lee (Porter) Rowell | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
27. Dawn Francine Delgardo | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)

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Today in Westford:

• hold for spring track - Westford Academy (2:10 PM)
• Lacrosse Preseason Meeting - Westford Academy (2:15 PM)

From my notebook:

• Pure Barre: "Next time you see Mia, be sure to congratulate her on joining the 100 Club!! We are so excited for you Mia, and love your hard work and dedication each class! Now onto 250!" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Here’s a sneak peek of tomorrow’s #TreatYourselfTuesday! This tavi tank will be 20% off tomorrow only so be sure to comment below to snag yours! Originally: $58 Sizes Available: S(1), M(1), L(1)" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "The 2022 Barre Stronger Challenge starts today! Sign up in the app or at the front desk if you haven’t already. Let’s make March our strongest month yet! 20 classes in 31 days - you’ve got this 💪🏾" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Check out our schedule! We have a new Stretch class format offered multiple times a week!" (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Today (3/1) only this tavi tank is 20% off! Up close, it has a subtle python print!! Limited quantities available so comment below to purchase yours for #TreatYourselfTuesday ! Originally: $58 Sizes Available: S(1), M(1), L(1)" (Facebook)
• Westford Recycling Commission: "Plastic bags should NOT go in your curbside recycle bin. They CAN be brought to local grocery stores for recycling. Many other types of "plastic film" can be recycled this way." (Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today. 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.