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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Westford family’s fight is mobilizing the entire NBA
  • Why a Westford tight end is on Virginia Tech’s wish list
  • How did Rep. Arciero help expand grief support for local families?

Also on today's calendar: The Knickerbocker All Stars and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Low clouds, with a high of 33 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A bit of ice in the morning, temps: high: 42, low: 29.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 44 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ed Lacerte cared for NBA's top players. Now they want to save his life (usatoday.com) — A longtime Boston Celtics and USA Basketball trainer, Ed Lacerte, is battling acute monocytic leukemia while his family rallies from their childhood home in Westford. NBA teams and the NMDP registry are using his story to recruit young, diverse stem cell donors, hoping to find a life-saving match for him and many others needing transplants.
   

• 5 early transfer portal targets emerging for Virginia Tech football (fightinggobbler.com) — One of Virginia Tech’s top early transfer portal targets is tight end Luke Reynolds, a former five-star recruit from Westford. The article outlines how new coach James Franklin hopes Reynolds and other transfers can quickly reshape the Hokies’ offense for 2026 and beyond.
   

• Rep. Arciero secures funding towards Chelmsford non-profit (westfordcat.org) — Westford’s state representative James Arciero helped secure $25,000 in funding for Junie’s Place, a Chelmsford nonprofit that offers free grief support to families after the loss of a child, infant, pregnancy, or stillbirth. The money will bolster counseling, peer groups, and training for professionals, while also supporting advocacy for grief-informed policies like bereavement leave that can benefit families across the region.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • ‘Unite and work together': Lowell School Committee sworn in for new term (lowellsun.com)
  • Councilor Erik Gitschier selected as mayor of Lowell after second ballot (lowellsun.com)

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