Westford Public Schools received double snow days on Monday, Feb. 23 and Tuesday, Feb. 24. Although the day off on Monday was completely understandable and expected, it was difficult to understand the necessity of the subsequent snow day based on the quick turnaround of clean-up crews in the past. However,...

Westford Public Schools were closed on Monday, Jan. 26 and had a two-hour delay on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The schools were closed on Monday due to heavy snowfall on Sunday, and there was a two-hour delay on Tuesday to allow the maintenance and custodial crews to finish cleaning up the snow.  According...

The last-minute early release on Tuesday, Dec. 2 was an undeniable mess that put students, parents, and staff members in danger despite weekend reports of impending snow.  While these reports of snow had turned to a forecast of rain by Monday, Dec. 1, earlier action should have been taken to prevent...

Westford Academy’s snow day on Thursday, January 4, 2018 was the previous Wednesday’s topic of discussion. Teachers and students alike anticipated the day off as emails and news stories relating to the storm poured in. Being the first actual snow day of the year, the storm brought in a substantial...

On Tuesday, January 24th Westford Public Schools had their first snow day of the year after being blanketed with snow.This snow day was not really expected as there was no real accumulation of snow and the snow that had built up had already started to melt. Superintendent Bill Olsen first announced...

This past Friday, as soon as news spread that Westford was going to get hit with an early spring snowstorm, students began hoping for a snow day. The weather followed through, and just after midnight last night, snow began dusting the ground. Students woke up this morning with a solid four inches covering...

On February 5, 2016, Westford Public Schools was handed its first snow day of the school year. This day off was rather unexpected, as the day before was full of sunny skies and 50-degree weather, with little to no snow on the ground. Superintendent Olsen's call to cancel school today was quite appropriate,...