Pedestrian Struck By Plow In Tewksbury + Local Town Meetings

Good morning, neighbors! Annie Sandoli here with your Monday Westford Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and very cold. High: 26 Low: 3.

Here are the top stories today in Westford:

1. Dracut selectmen, DATV come to terms (Lowell Sun)
2. Tractor Trailer Carrying Mail Crashes Into Water in Weston (NBC10 Boston)
3. Haroutunian: 5 things to avoid when borrowing (Lowell Sun)
4. Indictment made in connection to 2020 murder, body found in Methuen (Eagle-Tribune)
5. Former Methuen councilor makes run for state rep (Eagle-Tribune)
6. Video: Boston doctor reacts to changes in CDC's mask guidance (WCVB Boston)
7. Pedestrian struck by plow truck near Route 38 intersection in Tewksbury, police say (WCVB Boston)
8. Boston appeals court order partially blocking vaccine mandate (Boston.com)
9. Planning Board receives Starbucks update | News (Tewksbury town crier)
10. Ames Pond 40B project reviewed by MassHousing | News (Tewksbury town crier)
11. Gift shop creates an 'Open Space' in town (Tewksbury town crier)
12. Neighbors protest potential Summer St. marijuana retailer (YourArlington.com)
13. Boston a six-figure jackpot for city employees; 2 topped $1M (Boston Herald)
14. Police investigating violent neighbor attack involving SUV caught on camera in Haverhill (WCVB Boston)
15. ‘Don’t forget about us’: 30-year-old Ukrainian mayor calls on Boston and the world to help his homeland (The Boston Globe)
16. MIT abandons Russian high-tech campus partnership in light of Ukraine invasion (wgbh.org)
17. CDC updates mask guidance, drops recommendation for 70% of United States (WCVB Boston)
18. Home Showcase: Barn part of charm with Lexington classic (Boston Herald)
19. Lynnfield wants flowing conversation on water rates - Itemlive (Daily Item)
20. Lowell’s parking ban to be lifted Saturday as winter storm warning concludes (Lowell Sun)

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Today in Westford:

• School Committee - Town of Westford (7:00 PM)
• French Exchange Parent Meeting - Westford Academy (7:00 PM)
• Clean Energy and Sustainability Committee (7:30 PM)

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— 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.