Westford Opens Early Voting Saturday Ahead Of State Primary
WESTFORD — Westford opens early voting Saturday, Aug. 22, ahead of next month's state primary, even as Forge Village Road remains closed after a culvert failure. The Town Manager's office also announced a promotion in the assessing department this week.
TOWN HALL
Early voting begins Saturday, Aug. 22, at Town Hall, giving residents their first chance to cast ballots ahead of next month's state primary. The town has posted hours for the early voting period on its website for residents planning to vote before Election Day.
Forge Village Road is closed after a culvert failure, the town announced, though officials did not specify a timeline for repairs or reopening. Drivers who use the road regularly should expect to seek alternate routes until the work is complete.
The Town Manager's office also promoted Steven Clark to chief assessor, and the town said the Stony Brook Track and Athletic Court improvement project has been completed. Separately, the town is asking residents to weigh in on the process for selecting a new town manager, and the Council on Aging posted its September and October newsletter online, detailing programs for the fall.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The J.V. Fletcher Library added Stickerpalooza to its fall lineup, a children's and family sticker-craft event set for Thursday, Sept. 10, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Westford Recreation Department's space on the third floor of Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main Street.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Markey, Moulton Deliver Parting Shots In Final MA Senate Primary Debate": U.S. Senator Ed Markey and U.S. Representative Seth Moulton clashed in their last debate before next month's Democratic primary, with age, transgender rights and progressive credentials as flashpoints, per Westford Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/westford). The debate lands just as Westford's own early voting period opens.
"Defense Rests In Duxbury Mom Lindsay Clancy Triple Murder Trial: Reports": The Massachusetts mother did not testify in her own defense at trial on charges that she strangled her three young children, according to Westford Patch (read it at https://link.patch.com/click/47155650.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).
COMING UP
The Community Behavioral and Mental Health Committee meets Monday, Aug. 24, the same day the library's Monday Mystery Book Club gathers at Roudenbush Community Center. The Select Board holds its regular fourth-Tuesday meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25. The Conservation Commission meets Wednesday, Aug. 26, and the Board of Water Commissioners holds its monthly meeting Thursday, Aug. 27.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.