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In today's newsletter:

  • How a shuttered Westford hotel will become 300 much-needed homes

Also on today's calendar: Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $3M in state funding for Westford housing (lowellsun.com) — Westford's long-vacant Regency Inn site on Littleton Road is set to become 300 rental homes, backed by $3 million in new state commercial-conversion funding. Construction could start in October, with a 2029 opening, and town leaders say the project fits Westford's strategic plan to expand sustainable housing options under the MBTA Communities zoning law.
   

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    Thursday August 27
  • Football & Cheer Kick off BBQ - softball field
    Westford Academy Westford, MA 01886
    6:00 pm
  • 2nd Grade PTO Meet & Greet
    Col John Robinson Westford, MA 01886
    6:00 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • Kindergarten PTO Meet & Greet
    Col John Robinson Westford, MA 01886
    5:30 pm
  • Kindergarten Popsicle Party-Nabnasset Playground
    Nabnasset Westford, MA 01886
    6:00 pm
  • Westford Youth Soccer Mtg (caf)
    Westford Academy Westford, MA 01886
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Freshman Orientation
    Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical Nashoba Valley Technical High School, 100 Littleton Rd, Westford
    8:00 am
  • Adult Nonfiction Book Club
    J. V. Fletcher Library Temporary Location 515 Groton Rd., 515 Groton Rd., Second Floor
    6:30 pm
  • Tri-Board Meeting →
    Westford, MA Calendar, 23 Depot Street, Westford
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday September 12
  • Zero Waste and Electronics & More Collections →
    Abbot Elementary School, 25 Depot St, and Westford DPW
    9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Westford. Apply here.
  • HIKINEX posted a job opening for Sanitation Associate in Chelmsford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chelmsford

  • Chelmsford Names Its First Female Animal Control Officer (insidelowell.com)
  • Large homeless camp 'humanely' cleared in Chelmsford (bostonherald.com)
  • Betts, Robinson seek Democratic nomination for 16th Middlesex District (lowellsun.com)

Littleton

Carlisle

  • The '09s: Top 50 girls prospects in New England entering 2026-27 (hockeyjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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