Two major intersections —the Pine Street, Forge Village Road, Abbot Street, and Town Farm Road intersection and the Forge Village Road and Cold Spring Road intersection— will change from two-way stop to four-way stop intersections on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Implemented to improve safety and create traffic...

Students who drive themselves, along with those who are driven to school, understand the struggles of getting to WA on time. You might leave your house thinking you have plenty of time to get to school, but then as you get closer to Westford Academy, you are met with long lines of cars no matter which...

Patty Green is the new morning crossing guard. She is looking forward to the upcoming year. Q: What made you want to be the crossing guard here at WA? A: I had experience being one before at another city outside of Westford [...] I also had three kids who went through the Westford school systems. Q:...

Todd McDonough, who retired from the army last July, is Westford Academy's new traffic guard. When longtime traffic guard Sheila Curly retired, WA was in need of a new traffic guard. Geoffrey Pavao offered McDonough, a friend from outside of work, the job. "I wanted to donate my time to the school,...

The Westford Board of Selectmen recently approved a trial of a new traffic pattern outside of Westford Academy. The trial consists of loosening restrictions on the current one-way traffic flow on Patten Road between the times of 7:30 A.M to 9:00 A.M., and 2:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. The recommendation...

Principal Jim Antonelli closed off Hartford Road to cars incoming to Westford Academy at the beginning of the school year, a decision that has caused controversy among parents, students, and faculty whose commutes have lengthened as a result. This new traffic plan, one of many instated over the past...

Administration has altered the WA traffic pattern this year, adding more pickup & drop-off zones and a crosswalk in the student lot. The changes were pointed at reducing traffic congestion during drop-off and pick-up times to ensure the safety of pedestrian students. At a school as large as Westford...

By Abby Cianciolo Editor-in-Chief & Andy Dunn Staff Writer Due to the absence of traffic director, Sheila Curley, students suffered massive traffic delays this morning causing a mass tardiness amongst the student body. Traffic was stopped on Coldspring Road this morning, preventing students...