Power Lines Catch Fire in Tyngsborough + Driver Killed On I-495

Good day, people of Westford! Annie Sandoli here with today's issue of the Westford Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, colder. High: 25 Low: -2.

Here are the top stories today in Westford:

1. Crashes reported as Northeast storm goes through Acton and Boxborough (Wicked Local)
2. Driver Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash On I-495 In Chelmsford (Chelmsford Patch)
3. Findings Released in Non-Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting of Timothy Martin on January 19, 2021 | Middlesex County District Attorney's Office (middlesexda.com)
4. Woburn EV battery maker starts trading after closing reverse merger (Boston Business Journal)
5. For sale: Home runs in Sudbury, once home to the Great Bambino (The Boston Globe)
6. Marlborough native continues family legacy with library donation (Community Advocate)
7. CBRE Arranges Sale of 244-Unit Multifamily Community in Boxborough, MA (Boston Real Estate Times)
8. Businesses Evacuated, Outages After Power Lines Catch Fire in Tyngsborough, Mass. (NBC10 Boston)
9. Mask mandates expire in Beverly and Lowell (wgbh.org)
10. Westford Ice Storm, Public Schools Closed, Trash Pickup Delayed (Westford Patch)
11. Leominster, Fitchburg Rotary Clubs raffle off chairs to benefit high school band programs (Leominster Champion)
12. New Billerica Crossings Executive Director Brings 20+ Years of Senior Care Experience (Woburn Daily Times)
13. What forecasters are saying about the sleet and freezing rain on Friday (Boston.com)
14. Nearly 50 percent of Mass. children ages 5-11 remain unvaccinated against COVID-19| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
15. Westford schools adopt QR codes, forms for civil rights complaints (Wicked Local)
16. Gone now 39 years, Judith Chartier's family reflects on the girl she once was (Wicked Local)
17. ‘It says we’re here’: Mural project celebrates Lowell’s Latinx community (The Boston Globe)
18. Possible contests for School Committee, Library Trustees highlight Chelmsford election season (Wicked Local)
19. ‘Ozark’s’ Jason Bateman feted as Hasty Pudding Man of Year (The Boston Globe)
20. A Senior Profile: McKenzie Martin | Reading (Woburn Daily Times)
21. Community Preservation Act likely to go to Boylston vote, but surcharge may not win OK (Worcester Telegram)
22. Yes, you can say it with flowers, by why not local wine, beer and sweets? (Worcester Telegram)
23. Joshua Ryan Wilson | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
24. Richard F. 'Doc' Davis Jr. | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
25. UTEC, Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices Receive Grants to Support Economic Growth (WHAV News)
26. Addison hosts exhibit devoted to O'Keeffe's photography (The Salem News)
27. Sampling Vietnamese street food & feasting on french fries (WCVB Boston)
28. Concord votes in favor of new middle school, Rankin elected to school committee (Wicked Local)

Today in Westford:

• Good Pickin' Farm Open House! (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Westford Recycling Commission: "Are you thinking about starting to compost but don't know where to start? Take a look at this video from a student in Melrose. A few things to note about Westford: 1) Our trash is incinerated 2) Composters like the one in this video are..." (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Kick off your Valentine’s Day weekend with a Date Night at the Barre on Friday, February 11th at 5:30pm! Email westford@purebarre.com to sign up." (Facebook)
• Pure Barre: "Wear red to class tomorrow (2/4) for Heart Health Month!" (Facebook)
• Town of Westford, MA: "Winter Storm Warning issued February 04 at 3:41AM EST until February 04 at 7:00PM EST by NWS" (Facebook)
• Joseph from Nextdoor's Community Team, Nextdoor Massachusetts: "The Love Your Wicked Awesome Neighbor Valentines Day Challenge - My friend Cara Solomon and her crew at Everyday Boston created a neighborly and fun challenge that I thought you would enjoy and so I am sharing it with everyone in Massach..." (Nextdoor)

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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.