On December 18th, Jewish people will celebrate the first of eight nights of Hanukkah, the festival of lights. While Hanukkah is usually the first holiday that comes to mind when people think of Jewish holidays, it is not high on the spectrum of importance. As a Jew, I was super excited to see the...

By Anastasha Echavarri News Editor My family has been making sugar cookies every Christmas for over 20 years. When I was a little girl, I would have my parents cut out shapes for me and I would decorate them and leave them out for Santa with a glass of milk. Now that I'm older, I bake all these...

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor On the evening of Friday, June 1, Westford Academy celebrated its graduation ceremonies for the class of 2012. The accomplishments of the 404 graduates were recognized and they received their high school diplomas on a mostly sunny evening on Alumni Field. Families...