🌱 Patch AM: How Westford families can apply for new affordable homes in Concord

What's up Westford! 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:

• How Westford families can apply for new affordable homes in Concord
• How much EMS funding is headed to Westford after the hospital closure?

Also on today's calendar: Antique Show and Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy with flurries, with a high of 29 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and cold, temps: high: 25, low: 14.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 28 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Habitat for Humanity accepting applications for three homes in Concord (carlislemosquito.org) — Families in Westford and nearby towns can now apply for three new affordable Habitat for Humanity homes in Concord, with printed applications and a January 14 info session available at the Tadmuck Road office in Westford. Eligible first-time homebuyers earning up to 80% of area median income can enter a lottery after completing the application by February 20.
   

• Mass. sends $5M in grants to support EMS strained by hospital shutdown (gov1.com) — Westford’s Fire Department will receive at least $100,000 as part of a $5 million state grant package aimed at shoring up EMS services after Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s closure. The money will help offset longer ambulance transports to Fitchburg and Lowell, with additional funds distributed based on call volume and transport-time increases.
   

📸 Around Westford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westford

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 4

• Antique Show and Sale
  242 Adams Pl, Boxborough
  10:00 am
• Time for Three in Concert
  Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Rd, Groton
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday January 3

• PTO Parents Night Out Fundraiser @NLCC
  Nabnasset Westford, MA 01886
  7:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Planning Board Meeting
  Westford, MA Calendar , 55 Main Street , Westford
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• J.A. Crisafulli School Advisory Council
  Westford, MA Calendar , 13 Robinson Road , Westford
  3:30 pm
• Chakra Yoga
  5 Gould Rd , Westford
  5:30 pm
• Monuments and Memorials Committee
  Westford, MA Calendar , 20 Pleasant Street , Westford
  6:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Board of Water Commissioners Monthly Meeting
  Westford, MA Calendar , 60 Forge Village Road , Westford
  9:00 am
• Historical Commission
  Westford, MA Calendar , 4 Boston Road , Westford
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Westford REV 250 - A Personal Conversation with Martha Washington
  Westford Museum , 2 Boston Rd , Westford
  7:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Cormac McCarthy (PCA Coffeehouse)
  Parish Center For the Arts , 10 Lincoln St , Westford
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• The Hosmer Mountain Boys
  Parish Center For the Arts , 10 Lincoln St , Westford
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Chelmsford

• Nancy Marlene Gaudette (nashuatelegraph.com)

Littleton

• Maynard MA Beacon Santa Telethon achieves 20-year fundraising high (wickedlocal.com)
• 'It's more than just hockey': BVT boys' hockey hosts holiday toy drive, cancer fundraiser tournament (thegardnernews.com)
• Angelo Salvatore LaMantia (capecodchronicle.com)

Carlisle

Ok Westford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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