WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Planning Board met on Tuesday night to vote on a number of projects and permits that have been in the proposal stage for a while, the longest running being the site plan for 66 In­dustrial Way.

WOBURN — Two prominent residential property managers propose erecting nearly 700 new multi-family dwelling units on either side of the future site of a restored New Bos­ton Street bridge connection, according to recent submissions to local officials.

WILMINGTON — Last Wednesday’s School Com­mittee meeting mostly consisted of information regarding the fall 2020 Reopening Advisory Com­mittee, starting in public comments before the presentations from the eight advisory groups.

WILMINGTON — In fa­vor of getting right to the presentation about school reopening in the fall, the School Committee addres­sed all other items as quickly as possible last Wednesday night. This started with the skipping of an update from the School Committee Reor­ganization Subcommittee unti…

Growing up in Wilming­ton, it was always a treat to go fishing with daddy. Capt. Larz Neilson would often take us to any place where he could rent a boat, and we’d go out for a couple of hours, feeding the mosquitoes and may­be catching a few fish.

WILMINGTON — The first item for consideration that the Board of Selectmen considered on Monday night was a request for a common victualer license for 196 Ballardvale St. The pro­perty owner, Adam Quinn, is also the franchisee owner for the Dunkin’ at 362 Middle­sex Ave. He’s bringing a Calif…

WILMINGTON — On Monday night, the Board of Selectmen welcomed new Wilmington police officers Katy Goodwin and Michael DiLorenzo along with a new chairman of the board later on in the meeting. Chairman Greg Bendel recognized that Goodwin and DiLorenzo, who both grew up in town, just graduated…

WILMINGTON — After serving as Wilmington’s Town Moderator for two terms, Rob Peterson an­nounced at the annual Town Meeting that he won’t be seeking re-election in 2021. The reason, which he explained at the Town Meeting, is that he wants to see change in Town Meeting that he feels he can’t …

WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Memorial Li­brary has found yet an­other way to serve its pa­trons, with a pop-up outdoor library, also nicknamed as the Library on the Lawn.

After the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, many young men signed up for the Army. One of them was John McAuliffe, who lived on Dorchester Street, off Hopkins Street, near the Billerica - Wil­mington airport. His bro­ther Eddie was already in the Navy.

Wilmington Crusader, May 1951

WILMINGTON — In the slow and careful process of reopening in Massachu­setts and across the country, the Wilmington Me­morial Library has found creative ways to serve their community.

WILMINGTON — On Tuesday night, the Plan­ning Board continued several public hearings re­garding construction site plan reviews and special permits before disagreement in the public hearing for 66 Industrial Way en­sued.

WILMINGTON — This past Saturday was Wil­ming­ton’s annual Town Meeting. It began at 9 a.m. once enough voters were present. About 150 residents stood under the large tent behind the WHS softball field while Town Moderator Robert Peter­son led the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence …

WILMINGTON — Artic­le 65 kicked off random selection at Saturday’s Town Meeting with a long discussion. This is the article to add a section to the by-law prohibiting cer­tain exotic animals in traveling animal acts coming to town. Jenne Sidoni, the petitioner, clarified in the discussion th…

On Wednesday night, the School Committee covered a number of topics besides the end of this past school year with the rest of their time, including but not limited to the superintendent’s report and review.

WILMINGTON — On Sat­urday, June 20, David Woltag, an Eagle Scout from Troop 56 of the Boy Scouts in Wilmington, completed his project to revitalize the Buzzell Sen­ior Center’s bocce court.

WILMINGTON — Wed­nes­day night’s School Committee meeting op­ened with comments re­lated to this spring’s re­mote learning feedback due to the releasing of the survey sent out by Dr. Glenn Brand to all Wil­mington parents.

WILMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen gave a number of updates and considered new items at their meeting on Mon­day night. The first up­date was to welcome re-elected Selectman Jo­ma­rie O’Mahoney and newly elected Selectman Gary DePalma to three-year terms on the board per last Saturday’s an­…

WILMINGTON — June 20 has come and gone, and so, too, have the 2020 Wil­mington town elections.

WILMINGTON — The town would like to re­mind residents that this Saturday’s Town Meeting (June 27) will begin at 9 a.m. at the Wilmington High School softball field at 159 Church St. All registered Wilmington voters are invited to attend under social distancing guidelines.

Among the relatively mi­nor and the lesser-known heroes of the Civil War was a group of men from Wilmington, North Read­ing, Reading and Andover. They were members of Company D, 50th Infantry Regiment of Massachu­setts Volunteers. The word volunteers was important to them; it showed that Fat…

WILMINGTON — Wil­mington resident Daniel Andrade Amaral wrote a letter to the editor in the Wilmington Apple last week asking for the Wil­mington Police Depart­ment to apologize for fal­ling short in the search for Ira Jaan Simbulan. Sim­bulan was an 18-year old Babson College student living…

WILMINGTON — A number of updates were delivered at last Wed­nes­day’s School Commit­tee meeting related to COVID-19. The first, as part of the Superinten­dent’s Report, came in the form of a survey to gather feedback and in­formation on the possibility of in-person learning this fall.

WILMINGTON — The Wilmington School Com­mittee started their meeting last Wednesday night recognizing former WCTV Executive Director Shaun Neville. Jenn Bryson ex­plained that Neville wor­ked at WCTV for four years managing day to day operations, expanding programming, and maintaining communi…

WILMINGTON — The Wilmington town election is happening soon in the community, four days after the Tewks­bury town election.

Wilmington at the outbreak of the Civil War was a town of about 950 persons. During the war, about 100 men from town served in the Union for­ces, a proportion which is unusually large.

WILMINGTON — On Monday night, the Board of Selectmen approved a recommendation from the Town Planner and heard updates from various town leaders on the effects of COVID-19 in town.

WILMINGTON — On June 4, 2020, residents of Wilmington participated in a peaceful walk for justice.

Near-riot in Wilmington, 1925

WILMINGTON — On Sunday, June 7, 2020 the Wilmington High School Class of 2020 held its commencement ceremonies. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the commencement ceremonies took on a new form, in or­der to comply with state social-distancing and public health guidelines.

WILMINGTON — The 2020 Wilmington Town Mee­ting will be held on June 27, beneath an open-air tent on the Wilmington High School softball field. The location was approved by a 3-2 vote of the Board of Selectmen.

WILMINGTON — The doors of the Wilmington Memorial Library remain closed as we continue into the fourth month that COVID-19 has caused the country to shut down. Even as things begin to open up again, library of­ficials do not believe that resuming business would be safe for the general public…

Roger Luken took first place in 1959 with a cyclo­tron.

WILMINGTON — In spite of the interruption cause by the coronavirus pandemic, the Wilmington School Committee is in the process of completing a year-end evaluation for Superintendent of Schools Glenn Brand. The pros­pect of the evaluation was discussed at a School Com­mittee meeting on May 13.

WILMINGTON — Among a string of serious felony cases considered during the week of May 18, the Suffolk Superior Court grand jury reconvened to return indictments against Shawn McCarthy, 46, of Wil­ming­ton, on three char­ges related to sexually assaul­ting two women in July 2012. The announce…

Arthur Lynch makes a call

WILMINGTON — As the Wilmington school year draws to a close, a variety of coronavirus-related loose ends still need to be tied up by students and staff alike.

WILMINGTON — In preparation for the premiere on June 14, the Wilmington Farmer’s Mar­ket held a dry run this past Sunday. The purpose was to fine-tune the process that will be used this summer as the market reopens for drive-through service every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the parking…

WILMINGTON — Paul Malvone brought the heat to Guy Fireri’s Fla­vortown on the hit Food Network show “Guy’s Grocery Games.”