Westford Team Wins Lego Robotics Challenge + This Week’s Weather

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 42 Low: 22.

Here are the top stories in Westford today:

1. PolyJoule Introduces its Ultra-Safe Conductive Polymer Battery Technology (Woburn Daily Times)
2. Person struck, killed on Massachusetts Turnpike in Natick (WCVB Boston)
3. Westford team wins Lego robotics challenge, moves to global contest (Wicked Local)
4. Medford High School English teacher honors father with album of poetry set to music (Wicked Local)
5. Fitchburg DPW Weekly Construction Alerts (Sentinel & Enterprise)
6. Our view: Cheers for recent newsmakers | Opinion (Eagle-Tribune)
7. Donald Earl Boggis Sr. | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
8. Leo William Soucy Sr. | News, Sports, Jobs (Nashua Telegraph)
9. Boston police honor officer who died after being found in snow during Massachusetts nor'easter (WCVB Boston)
10. Sunday marks 44th anniversary of when historic Blizzard of '78 hit Boston (WCVB Boston)
11. Saugus ZBA takes issue with artful sign - Itemlive (Daily Item)
12. Boston Black Restaurant Challenge underway for fifth straight year (WCVB Boston)
13. Framingham Surpasses 16,000 COVID Cases; City Decides Not To Update Covid Cases Weekly (framinghamsource.com)
14. Wellesley climate news: $200K grant for heat pumps & more; Coping with Climate Distress; Candidates conversation; Town Meeting goes green; Sleet doesn't stop climate activists (The Swellesley Report)
15. Women Working Wonders Fund award $10G in mini-grants to local nonprofits (Lowell Sun)
16. Wu says Boston ready to enforce vaccine mandate after union compromise talks fall apart (WBUR)
17. Fitchburg State University names star students (Athol Daily News)
18. Lowell man accused of attempting to force woman into vehicle (Lowell Sun)
19. Community meeting to discuss proposed Summer St. marijuana store (YourArlington.com)
20. Framingham Traffic Regulations Haven't Been Updated in 34 Years; Commission Looking To Spend $26,000 in Its Budget (framinghamsource.com)
21. The Offering seeking submissions (The UML Connector)
22. Autism Odyssey: Andover woman is musician, filmmaker, author (Eagle-Tribune)
23. Policies | Westford Public Schools (westfordk12.us)
24. Home of the Week: Framingham Home With Outdoor Pizza Oven Priced at $420000 (framinghamsource.com)
25. Westford Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Westford Patch)
26. POLICE LOG for February 1: Wilmington Man Arrested; Vehicle Crashes Into Snowbank (wilmingtonapple.com)
27. POLICE LOG for February 2: Erratic Driver; Illegal Dumping (wilmingtonapple.com)
28. STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: North Intermediate School Announces January Students Of The Month (wilmingtonapple.com)

Today in Westford:

• ASVAB - Westford Academy (12:00 AM)
• Cemetery Commission - Town of Westford (8:30 AM)
• School Committee Policy Subcommittee (9:30 AM)
• EDC- Property Owners/ Company/ Brokers & Builders Work Group (1:00 PM)
• Community Preservation Committee - Town of Westford (7:00 PM)
• Select Board Meeting - Town of Westford (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Pure Barre: "The Dynamic Duo, Catalina and Esme are back for another Mommy & Me class on Sunday, February 13th at 2pm! Email westford@purebarre.com to sign up! This is a benefit class. Proceeds go to Kerri Pietragallo’s marathon fund raiser." (Facebook)
• The Butterfly Place: "One more week! Don’t forget the 2 admissions for $20 ends on February 13! After that, all admissions are bought in the gift shop" (Facebook)

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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.