Westford News

Eddie Montgomery, General Manager of British Beer Company here in Westford is shaving his head for Lymphoma.

A 19-year-old Westford Academy student was released without bail after Westford police allege he supplied lysergic acid diethylamide to four people, one of whom ended up hospitalized in critical condition due to an adverse reaction to the psychedelic drug.

During the 2011 Fall Town Meeting, Westford voters shot down a resolution to fly one resident's flag representing the world alongside the U.S. flag due to the symbolic importance that the Stars and Stripes hold.

Nashoba Valley Technical High School's popular "sampler program," Summer Experience 2013, for kids entering grades 6-9 this fall, is taking early registrations - a $50 savings for parents, according to a press release from the Westford school.

After being named as the 187th best high school in America by Newsweek earlier this month, Westford Academy has received another award, this time from a publication closer to home.

Lincoln-Sudbury sits atop the Dual County League boys lacrosse standings. And on Tuesday, they showed Westford Academy why that's the case.

Saturday was a great day for a parade in Westford, and we were on the scene! Congratulations to 2013 Apple Blossom Queen Leah DeTolla, Westford Kiwanian of the Year Don Drew, and Westford Kiwanis People of the Year Bill and Marian Harman.

Westford Academy seniors Meghan Hurley, Megan Walter and Sage Riddick recently held a fundraiser, Art For a Better Start, with help from their teacher Jennifer Girardi, as a senior project.

MAKE THEM PAY: The kids who helped the bombers by hiding their computers and throwing out their items should be held accountable to the fullest extent.

Wittenberg University has a new program designed to make its application process quicker and more efficient.

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The indelible images of youth are formed with such experiences. And the ongoing Apple Blossom Festival gives folks a taste of how things used to be, and how some longtime residents wish it still was.

Check out the Westford Police Department's map we put on Five Things for more. #2. But If You Can Get to the Center Early... there's pancakes! #3. Elsewhere in Town Today... The Angelman Syndrome Walk-a-Thon is taking place on South Chelmsford Road.

Folks on Graniteville Road can head onto Cold Spring if they need to reach Forge Village and points west.

Christopher Brown, the former homeless veteran who helped save a woman from a fiery crash in Westminster in March, has been named 2013's Mount Wachusett Community College Alumnus of the Year.

Dracut High's Jack McKenna looks like he's having a blast as he slides safely into third base after tripling against Tewksbury at LeLacheur Park.

Police detectives arrested a 19-year-old Westford man Friday who they allege is responsible for supplying lysergic acid diethylamide to four people who had adverse reactions to the psychedelic drug, commonly known as LSD.

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover - just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below - we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that too.

Turf athletic fields to be installed this summer at the high school and McCarthy Middle School will rely on rentals from youth and adult leagues and state or regional tournaments to make up much of the cost of the project.

Dr. Richard D. Connell, a former Westord resident and graduate of Bishop Guertin High School and Merrimack College, will be honored Friday at Notre Dame's commencement ceremony with the university's 2013 Distinguished Alumnus.