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Westford Food Pantry continues to help community

WESTFORD The Westford Food Pantry at 20 Pleasant St. is open Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. and Fridays from 9 to 11 a.m. The food pantry is currently limiting its number of volunteers to minimize risk exposure to COVID-19.

Clients can receive a prepackaged bag of goods and protein such as chicken, fish, eggs or cheese. Contact the pantry at 978-692-5523 or info@westfordfoodpantry.com for more information.

Boutique travel company goes virtual

LANCASTER Lancaster-based Womens Adventure Travels has found ways to adapt amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The boutique travel company recently developed a quarantine routine, which includes virtual work sessions for interns and a Zoom speaker series. The series features professionals such as John Sessa, executive director of The Vanderpump Dog and co-founder of Vanderpump Pets.

Even when safety measures meant that all of their work would have to be completed remotely, team WAT found ways to work together and stay motivated and inspired, a news release states.

For more information, visit womensadventuretravels.com.

Cultural Council hosts sidewalk chalk art contest

AYER With school still closed and only so much paper to color on, local kids have been taking their art skills to the pavement lately.

The Ayer Cultural Council will be hosting a monthly Sidewalk Chalk Art Competition from May through July. Local kids up to 18 years old looking to participate can draw their own creation on the sidewalk in front of their home, the street end of their driveway or anywhere theyre allowed to draw. Participants then take a picture of their work and post it on the councils Facebook page by the 25th of each month. Four finalists per month will be chosen by the council and then submitted to the public for a vote. Winners can receive a $25 gift card from the Ayer business of their choosing.

Those looking for more information can email jgovang@ayer.ma.us.

Shawsheen Tech School Committee to vote on superintendent contract

BILLERICA On Tuesday, the Shawsheen Tech School Committee will meet to vote on the contract for incoming superintendent Brad Jackson. Earlier this month the committee voted to appoint Jackson to the position, pending contract negotiations.

Jackson currently works as Hollistons superintendent. His contract with Shawsheen is expected to last for two or three years.

The public will be able to watch the meeting live through Wilmington Community Television (WCTV), which will stream the virtual meeting online. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Those interested in watching can do so at http://www.wctv.org/meetings.

Emma Murphy

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