Excluding the ever popular Westford Pics and Clips section (which was technically #2, but is not an article, so we're not going to count it).
So, out of the over 2,000 articles we put on the front page in 2012, here are the most read articles from the previous year here on Westford Patch in order.
#1. Man Urinates in Woods, Police Respond
#2. Angry Dad at Market Basket Heading to Court
#3. Motorcycle and Minivan Collide in Latest Oak Hill Accident
#4. Serious Car Accident on Tadmuck Road
#5. Grown Ups 2 Has Come to Westford
#6. Woman Receives Text: "I Hide Body, Now What?"
#7. The 2012 Westford Bear Map
#8. Westford Man Commits Suicide at Gun School in Attleboro
#9. The Second Westford Market Basket is Open
#10. LETTER: Update on Mediation from School Committee Chair
#11. Police Cite Westford Driver in Concord Pedestrian Crash
#12. Reader Question on Westford Teacher Step Increases
#13. What's the Future of Westford's Market Basket?
#14. Westford Man Pronounced Dead After Crash in Methuen
#15. Westford Welcomes New Gourmet Cupcake Shoppe
#16. Why Did Grown Ups 2 Choose Westford?
#17. School Bus Crash on Chamberlain Road
#18. Westford Grille Will Be Replaced By New Italian Restaurant
#19. The Famous Mashed Potato Bar
#20. Teenager Runs Red Light, Nearby Motorist Tracks Her Down to Kimball Farm
#21. LETTER: Proposed Contract Not Ratified By More Than Two to One Margin
#22. Teachers Rally at Stony Brook as Contract Negotiations Continue
#23. Teenagers Searched for Pot, Alcohol at Forge Beach; One Threatens to Call Mom
#24. Westford Police Discover Underage Drinking Party
#25. Westford Resident Arrested in Lowell For Allegedly Masturbating to Girl on School Bus
#26. Westford's Teachers Aim to Get Attention Outside Schools
Jonathan Damon
1:31 pm on Monday, December 31, 2012
Those police logs are popular! I guess we love our tragedy...
R Freedmn
5:28 am on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Looks like the teacher 'strike' news was popular, keep your seat belts buckled because negotiations start again in less than a year and unless the magic money tree is printing keele and Harkness are set to put a thumping to the WEA again so we can continue to get unparalleled bang for our school buck in town.
Local
6:15 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Bang for buck means cheap by strong arming and bullying teachers to take less than previously negotiated