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A person's body was found in the water in a quarry in Westford, Massachusetts, on Monday, fire officials said. Someone at Merrill's Quarry called 911 about 4:16...

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Officer John Lincoln earned honors for saving a child's life -- and the Westford Fire Department hailed retiring Deputy Chief Dan Britko, and firefighter Tim Hall.

Wicked Local WESTFORD -- The process for naming a new police chief is moving ahead, with the Select Board's appointment of a citizen member to a promotions panel. The Select Board voted to accept Noel Almeida on Feb. 9 among the nine applications for the resident's representative position. Praise for applicants Select Board members praised the nine applicants who came forward, and encouraged them to remain involved in the process.  "There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions. Thank you very much everybody, for showing that interest," Select Board Member Mark Kost said. "That's wh...

Retired Westford fire chief mourned, remembered Please support local journalism by subscribing. For more info, click here. WESTFORD -- The community is mourning the loss of retired Westford Fire Chief George "Yogi" Rogers, the town's first fulltime fire chief.  "On behalf of Chief  [Joseph]Targ, the Westford Fire Department deeply regrets to announce the passing of Retired Chief George "Yogi" Rogers," Fire Lt. Donald Parsons announced on Jan. 2 on the Westford Fire Department's Facebook page. Parsons said, "Further information regarding arrangements will be posted when we hear from the fa...