Wednesday, December 19, 2012
In the light of last week's tragedy in Connecticut, the Westford School Committee concludes their discussion on bringing a School Resource Officer to Westford Academy.
As the country continues to mourn last Friday’s tragic events, the Westford School Committee met on Monday evening to conclude discussion of the installation of a School Resource Officer (SRO) at Westford Academy. The proposed SRO was recommended by the board in September, and became possible for this year thanks to fiscal adjustments approved at Fall Town Meeting. After a moment of silence to open the meeting, Superintendent Everett Olsen, Jr. and the School Committee members discussed methods to increase school safety both in the short term and long term. “Nothing is fool proof in life but we are going to be as responsible towards security as any school system in the country”, Olsen said. Westford Academy Principal Jim Antonelli, with …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
An unknown individual broke into the Nabnasset Country Club early on Tuesday morning.
Westford Police are asking local residents to remain vigilant following a break-in at the Nabnasset Lake Country Club's pro shop just before 4 a.m. on Tuesday morning. According to Nabnasset Lake Country Club assistant golf pro Ethan Bedsaul, the only item stolen was a metal cash register drawer that held several envelopes. The door to the pro shop needed replacement after the forced entry, as well. The door had been damaged during an earlier incident, where Bedsaul indicated cash within the cash register drawer that had been taken was stolen, leading him to believe the same person was involved in both crimes. No other items were reported missing. Anyone with more information on the incident is being asked by Westford Police to call …
Friday, March 9, 2012
The fire, which closed the road for approximately ten minutes, did not cause significant damage.
The Westford Fire Department acted quickly on Thursday to put out a fire at Westford Earth Materials near the corner of Powers and Concord Road. According to Fire Department officials, the fire was spotted at approximately 2:50 p.m., and three emergency vehicles were on the scene rapidly to address what was described as an approximately 75 by 100 foot blaze consisting of brush and other materials near the road on the Westford Earth Materials site. Due to smoke limiting visibility for drivers near the Concord and Powers Road intersection, Littleton and Westford Police Officials closed Powers Road from Concord Road to Route 119 at approximately 3:00 p.m., re-opening the road within about ten minutes when the fire had been extinguished. …
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Alex Finnegan
1:54 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013
I think we're going a overboard here. The number of kids dying in school is low http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/schoolviolence/savd.html Aside from periodic spikes there has been little change since 1992. In fact we have been at a lower rate for the past few years. You are about 4x more likely to be struck by lightning than to die a violent death at school. I don't think … more ›