This article was edited March 26 with new information on the rescheduled date, which changed to April 27. Westford's Annual Town Meeting has been rescheduled to Saturday, April 27th, after more than 1,600 residents showed up at Westford Academy to participate, exceeding the building's capacity. The...

Westford's annual budget and warrant articles will be voted on during the March 23 annual Town Meeting. The meeting, which will include a vote that decides whether or not the Proposition 2 1/2 override will appear on the May ballot, will be held at Westford Academy, with a start time of 9:00 a.m and...

Reigning Dual County League [DCL] MVP and senior tennis captain Connor Liona has committed to play Division 1 tennis at Sacred Heart University. Liona announced his commitment on Saturday, March 9th, choosing Sacred Heart over his other two college finalists, Duquesne University and Ithaca College due...

Westford Academy Theater Arts [WATA] will be moving on to the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (METG) finals in Boston, taking place from Thursday, March 21 until Saturday, March 23. It will be a three-day event where WATA will compete against other high schools that have also moved past semi-finals...

The school start times subcommittee presented new developments in their campaign to delay Westford Academy's start time to 8:00 a.m. at the school committee meeting on Monday, February 12. The subcommittee, comprised of vice chair Kathryn Clear, secretary Bill McDonald, and school committee member Chris...

As Westford Academy prepares to host the Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 23, with registration starting at 8:00 a.m. for its 9:00 a.m. start time, anticipation is high. Prior to the vote on the future fiscal years, town communities have offered accommodations that they hope will enable a higher...

Senior Shane Clark became the 2024 Division 1 Central Champion at the MIAA Wrestling Sectionals at Springfield College on Saturday, Feb. 10. WA was ranked 14th out of the 16 schools, but they still managed to have some successful wrestlers at the meet, with Clark placing first, junior Leo Babineau...

Sophomore track star Abby Hennessy broke the WA school record for the Girls’ 1000-meter race by three seconds at the Massachusetts State Championship at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston on Saturday, February 24, finishing in 2:53.54. The 1000-meter race is about sixth-tenths of a mile and five...

On February 12th, WA Theatre Arts (WATA) was selected out of a large pool of schools through a rigorous and competitive application process, to put on and perform Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in the WA Performing Arts Center (PAC) in the fall of 2024. This opportunity was brought to WATA's attention...

A student forum for budget information, organized by the Westford Academy Student Senate and Student Advisory Committee (STAC), was held on Thursday, Feb. 15 from 2-3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center to provide answers to student questions. Students had the opportunity to submit questions through...

The select board and finance committee considered lowering the FY25 budget override amount from the full $8.5 million this past week, aiming to alleviate the impact on taxpayers and garner more community support. The scenarios they considered were $6.0 million, $7.6 million, and $8.5 million in addition...

The National Honor Society (NHS) is planning to host an Empty Bowls event to fundraise money for Westford's Cameron Senior Center, on Wednesday March 7th 2024, from 5-7 p.m at the WA cafeteria. Inspired by the many Empty Bowls fundraising events that have popped up in the country since 1990, NHS is...