Planning Board backs energy code, opposes CPA cut

Westford Planning Board backs specialized energy code, rejects CPA surcharge cut ahead of special town meeting.

Board of Health Backs BESS Zoning, OKs Sink Variance

Westford Board of Health backs battery storage zoning and grants a tattoo studio a sink variance.

Library panel takes up Main Street fence feud

Westford library building panel takes up long-running fence dispute with Main Street neighbor. From our own coverage: Library panel confronts Main Street fence dispute. Also in today's brief (8 items): Forge Village Road closure to extend into November; Teens craft carnivorous plants at…

Culvert failure closes Forge Village Road

A culvert failure forced town crews to close Forge Village Road in Westford, with no timeline yet to reopen. From our own coverage: Select Board opens health insurance overhaul process; Robinson panel reviews seven school design options. Also in today's brief (21 items): Forge Village R…

School ranks among nation's best

New national rankings place a Westford public school among the best in the country. Also in today's brief (12 items): Millstone Hill Road closure gets a firm end date; Westford school ranks high in new national analysis; Capital Planning Committee meets Friday morning; Library hosts car…

Select Board Votes to Start Health Insurance Overhaul

Westford Select Board votes 4-0 to formally begin changing employee health insurance.

Robinson committee reviews seven revised site plans

Westford's Robinson School Building Committee reviewed revised site plans for seven building options and warned against reading too much into early cost figures. The panel voted 10-0 to approve its September 8 minutes.

Millstone Hill Road closes with no timeline

Westford closed Millstone Hill Road Tuesday afternoon with no timeline given for reopening. Also in today's brief (11 items): Town closes Millstone Hill Road; Forge Village Road closed after culvert failure; Westford Academy, girls soccer crack new state rankings; School Committee Polic…

Playground closes today for previously announced work

Westford closes the Ronan McElligott Memorial Playground today, as the town announced last week. Also in today's brief (11 items): Ronan McElligott playground closes today; Rain, wind linger in Tuesday forecast; Select Board meets Tuesday morning; Robinson building panel meets Tuesday.

Nashoba Youth Hockey Association's 2026-2027 season got underway this weekend with its first slate of games across the Mite, Squirt, PeeWee and Girls U8/U10 levels.

Nashoba Youth Hockey Association, serving Westford, Littleton and Tyngsboro, dropped the puck on its 2026-2027 season this weekend with games across Mite, Squirt, PeeWee and Girls U8/U10 levels, facing opponents including Acton-Boxboro, Concord Carlisle, Wilmington, Reading Rockets, NH …

Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026

Two Westford-resident obituaries were published this week: Dearth, Beverly Joan, and McCormack, John William. McCormack, 76, of Westford (formerly of Sudbury, Jamaica Plain, Dorchester and South Boston), died Tuesday, September 22, after facing brain cancer; his notice ran through Westf…

School building panel meets amid closure study

Robinson School Building Committee meets Tuesday as Westford studies closing an elementary school. Also in today's brief (10 items): Nor'easter to bring high winds, heavy rain into Monday; Ronan McElligott playground closes Monday; Parks and Recreation Commission meets Monday; Library B…

Town seeks input on meeting timing

Westford asks residents to weigh in on when the town should hold its Annual Town Meeting. Also in today's brief (11 items): Town asks residents when to hold Town Meeting; Some town buildings closed temporarily Wednesday; Town launches holiday food assistance program; Westford man wins $…

Town eyes plan for $1.8M PFAS payout

Westford officials weigh how to spend $1.8 million from a PFAS lawsuit settlement. Also in today's brief (14 items): Westford weighs how to spend $1.8M PFAS settlement; Town asks residents when to hold Town Meeting; Nashoba Valley Tech soccer hosts Innovation Academy; Blasting notice is…