With the 2024 election looming closer than ever, America is almost evenly split  between the two popular candidates, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald J. Trump. Both of these candidates have varying backgrounds, with Trump serving as the 45th president of the United States, beating Democrat...

A notification goes off on your phone. You check it, unsurprised to see that it is a news site once again publishing an article about the upcoming election in November. Out of curiosity, you click on the notification, scanning the story with a growing sense of helplessness. Species going extinct as the...

Turning 18 in the United States unlocks new privileges. One of those is gaining the right to vote. With the next presidential election coming this November and Massachusetts having their primary election on March 5th, those who are eligible should know how to register to vote, as it is important to do...

During advisory on Friday, Oct. 1 2021, WA’s new freshman government was elected. The candidates gave speeches and students then voted online for their officers and student council representatives. Benjamin Durgin won President, Tanya Dayan won Vice President, Jane Kang won Secretary, and Somya...

The upcoming school committee election has urged members of the community to step up and pursue the opportunity to make a change. Paul Kravitz is one such motivated candidate who hopes to bring positive change to the Westford Community by acknowledging the current issues. For the past nine years,...

Westford resident Arthur Benoit has involved himself in his community through the work he has done for the public school system. After a one year break, Benoit is running again for a seat on the school committee in the upcoming town election. Benoit has served on the Westford School Committee for...

Pete Buttigieg is a moderate Democrat who staged a political rally in NH on Saturday, January 4th, in which over 100 citizens came to hear his potential plans if president. The Ghoswriter asked some participants why there were present at the event and what they think about Pete's ideas. 

The Junior State of America's New England Region has chosen its new Vice Mayor from Westford Academy's own chapter. Junior Zachary Roberts was recently elected to serve the position under Regional Mayor senior Rebecca Eneyni from Wellesley High School. JSA is broken up into ten “regions” with...

Westford is a town heavily involved in its local politics, and two residents who have worked tirelessly to improve Westford are Terry Ryan and Beth Shaffer Morrison. Ryan is a Westford resident truly immersed in Westford politics and is now looking to expand his horizons beyond just Westford. Ryan,...

Throughout the 2016 election cycle, Hillary Clinton and the Democrats constantly accused GOP nominee Donald J Trump of hateful rhetoric and general prejudice, coining the phrase "Love Trumps Hate" as a rallying cry against the Republican nominee and for Clinton herself. With the election now over and...

"What did you think of the debate last night?" In history classrooms across the country, teachers prompt students to share their feelings about the presidential election and current events. Discussions often become debates, and through it all, the teacher is expected to simply provide factual...

As we approach the 2016 presidential election, we as a country, are seeing a rather large split in political views. For many Americans, they have given their full support for Hilary Clinton, but there is also a large support for Donald Trump. However, we have also seen a large number of Americans who...