On Monday, March 16, 2020, Democratic Candidate Joe Biden held a virtual town hall meeting to address the current concerns regarding the coronavirus to potential voters, as well as to answer general questions about his campaign. The conference began with an introductory speech from Biden’s wife,...

As the spread of COVID-19 produces further complications regarding academic and social logistics in Westford, the School Committee led an emergency virtual meeting on March 16th to continue discussing the virus’s impact in Westford.  First and foremost, Assistant Superintendent Kerry Clery restated...

(Update 4:00 pm March 16) Principal Jim Antonelli sent out an email around 12 AM updating Westford Academy students and parents that distance learning will not occur. He mentioned teachers can only use Google Classroom in order to update and check-up on students — not to continue their teachings.  “At...

In light of the recent spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) across the world, the School Committee Meeting met on Monday March 9 to address concerns regarding the impacts of the disease in Westford. In the absence of Superintendent Bill Olsen, Assistant Superintendent Kerry Clery gave a statement and answered...

Breaking down the recall election of six School Committee members Features Editor Srinithi Raj dove into a petition started by local resident Sue Higgins asking for a recall election for the School Committee. The legality of executive decisions under review Photography Editor Keertana Gangireddy...

Westford Academy competed at Massachusetts DECA's 61st State Convention from Thursday, February 29th to Saturday, February 29th. For over ten years, WA DECA has had significant successes at both district, state and international level conventions. WA has the biggest DECA chapter in MA with over 400...

On Thursday, March 5, Superintendent of Schools Bill Olsen issued a statement to Westford Public Schools' staff regarding the coronavirus and measures being taken to control and prevent its spread. Olsen attended a meeting on Wednesday, March 4 with the Westford Health Department, who reported information...

At the Westford School Committee’s February 24 meeting, specific changes were made that will affect students mainly at the elementary level. Superintendent Bill Olsen and assistant superintendent Kerry Clery presented specific cuts to the budget concerning the $400,000 town funds to supplement higher...

At the Financial Committee Meeting on Thursday February 13, a vote in favor of moving 400k from the town's Free Cash to Westford Public Schools' general fund passed. Superintendent Bill Olsen had proposed a transfer of 400k dollars from the town's Free Cash to be added to the school department's general...

WA is offering new classes for the 2020-2021 year. The new classes coming to WA are Empowerment and Goal-Setting, Law and Ethics in Business, and Microsoft Certified Application Specialist. Some of these new classes coming in are from the business field. These new classes were made to cater to the multitude...

Westford resident Sue Higgins has been collecting signatures for an official recall referendum election against School Committee members Avery Adam, Chris Sanders, Gloria Miller, Alicia Mallon, MingQuan Zheng and Megan Eckroth as of Wednesday, February 12. Higgins and her team expect to collect their...

The School Committee has been holding executive sessions regarding Superintendent Bill Olsen's contract, sparking major controversy. There has been an uproar to remove the six committee members who voted against Olsen, as the conversation regarding his contract renewal was not public. Generally, the...