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WOBURN — The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) intends to review a proposed truck circulation and rock and gravel loading plan this week as the local officials resume deliberations over extraordinary activity from the active construction site.
WILMINGTON — Wilmington’s iPods for Wounded Veterans is hosting an event celebrating Massachusetts veterans while honoring the memory of late State Rep. Jim Miceli on Nov. 1. The “Salute to Veterans” ceremony will welcome service members into the State House’s Memorial Hall from 1:30 to 3…
Wilmington’s LeRoy Bedell worked as a tower man for the Boston & Maine Railroad. In 1920, he was manning the B&M tower at East Somerville. Another railroad man, Hughey Turner of Reading Highlands had just told of seeing a lakeside battle in Wakefield between a snapping turtle and …
WILMINGTON — On Oct. 21, a new episode of the show Family Feud will air at 8 p.m. on channel 7 featuring the Caira family from Wilmington. The Cairas flew out to Los Angeles to film the episode earlier this summer after being selected through a casting process.
WILMINGTON — Last Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Wilmington Police Department teamed up with three coffee places in town to host “Coffee with a Cop” in honor of National Coffee with a Cop Day. The event invited residents to have a chance to bring concerns or just get to know Wilmington’s police …
WILMINGTON — They heed the call. A fellow veteran needs a helping hand, and Tom Fisher, a veteran himself and motorcycle rider, jumps into action.
WILMINGTON — At a meeting on Sept. 23, Town Manager Jeff Hull announced to the Board of Selectmen that the town has received a SAFER grant (staffing for adequate fire and emergency response) from FEMA.
A teenage girl commuting by train to Boston had a harrowing experience 85 years ago. Christine Carter was a freshman at Radcliffe College in Cambridge. On the morning of Oct. 24, 1934, she was late for the morning train at the Silver Lake station.
BILLERICA — Recently, the Shawsheen Valley Technical High School School Committee released a statement announcing its search for the next Superintendent of Schools. The start date of the position would be on July 1, 2020.
WILMINGTON — On Sept. 25, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Glenn Brand updated the School Committee on the school start time committee. He told the board that he has sent information to the community in order to solicit volunteers. Potential volunteers were asked to respond the week prior…
WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Board of Selectmen has voted to approve a change of officers/directors/LLC managers and alteration of premises for an all alcohol-restaurant license for Michael’s Place Restaurant. The update was approved by the four members of the board present; Selectman and f…
TEWKSBURY — Eric Griffin, who was arraigned and charged on Sept. 16 for assault and battery on a household or family member in connection with a suspicious death, has since been scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on Oct. 25. The Tewksbury native, 39, was held and brought back to court after…
In late June 1933, five tons of food was delivered to Thompson’s Grove in Wilmington. It was all for one event.
WILMINGTON — Educators and town officials are trying to determine a workable solution for the town’s aging school buildings, particularly the Wildwood. Superintendent of Schools Glenn Brand expressed concern that the current buildings do not adequately fit Wilmington’s needs.
WOBURN — An independent traffic consultant concurred with Woburn 38 Development's assertion that it can fulfill crushed rock purchase orders without compromising traffic patterns on Main Street by stacking dump trucks within the Ledges at Woburn site.
Nancy Devitt’s parents wanted her to become a nun. Once she decided against that, she joined the Marines.
Wilmington — Local drivers should be aware of scheduled repairs to the Woburn Street Bridge in the near future, with minimal impact to drive times being expected.
WILMINGTON — The role of the MBTA Advisory Board has been amplified, according to Selectman Michael McCoy.
You only need mention a 36-foot rescue boat to a Coast Guardsman, and he will know instantly what you’re talking about. The Pendleton.
WILMINGTON — On Aug. 3, Lori and Steve Morad, owners of Mr. Handyman in Middleton, participated in setting the record for the most people simultaneously hammering a nail in the Guinness Book of World Records.
WILMINGTON — Issues with the Wilmington High School gymnasium floor persist, although the town now has a better idea of the costs involved.
WILMINGTON — The lights at Palmer Park, behind the Wilmington Town Hall, were replaced this summer. Director of Public Buildings George Hooper briefed the Board of Selectmen on the updates at their Sept. 9 meeting.
WILMINGTON/TEWKSBURY — Earlier this year, Tewksbury and Wilmington both received reimbursement from the State of Massachusetts for expenses that occurred as a result of conducting early voting from the 2018 general election. This came after a statement from the State Auditor and Secretary o…
WILMINGTON — 50 years ago this month, a fire claimed the lives of several members of the Landers family including mom Nancy and five of her children.
“Free firewood. Yours for hauling it away.” read an ad in the Sept. 1, 1954 issue of the Wilmington Crusader.
WILMINGTON — “Work has more than begun,” on the high school gymnasium floor, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Glenn Brand.
WILMINGTON — Since the Wilmington Memorial Library doesn’t have a projected new building date until 2034 according to the Facilities Master Plan, they’re finding innovative ways to make use of their space to best meet the needs of the community.
WILMINGTON — As the 2019-2020 school year opens, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Glenn Brand has proposed updates to Superintendent evaluation methodology.
Sometimes it’s strange how one story can be reported so differently in two different papers. No, this isn’t about politics. It’s about some muffins, prize-winning muffins and the boys who baked them.
WILMINGTON — At last week’s Community Market, Seafood Express Co. was one of the vendors present, making its season debut.
WILMINGTON — When Wilmington resident Reegan Noble, 14, was diagnosed with Stage 3 lymphoma earlier this month, her family and friends looked to the community for fundraising support and made a Gofundme page on her behalf. Since then, they’ve raised more than $10,000 to help Noble’s family…
The Farmers and Mechanics Club of Wilmington was falling apart in 1890. In spite of its annual fair, which most people loved, there was a loss of enthusiasm.
WILMINGTON — Last Thursday, at the Elderly Commissioners Meeting, many members of the Wilmington Senior Center gathered in order to discuss the possibility of advocating for the construction of a new Senior Center.
WILMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen will be prioritizing the construction of a police and fire substation in North Wilmington.
WILMINGTON — The end of the 2018-2019 school year was an eventful one for the School Committee, as it discussed and took action on a variety of longstanding issues.
WILMINGTON — Last Thursday, Wilmington Superintendent of Schools Dr. Glenn Brand sent a letter to parents of students affected in a data breach of an academic testing system that contained student information. According to the letter, the system breached is called the AIMS Web 1.0 system …
Imagine finding a headline saying your grandfather had been fatally injured. That would be a real shocker, especially if the accident took place 14 years before your own father was born. Needless to say, he survived.
Download or click thru the Bus Routes published in the Town Crier on August 21, 2019.
WILMINGTON — Now that Wilmington has found a permanent Police Chief in Joe Desmond, Town Manager Jeff Hull has promoted Brian Pupa to deputy chief.
WILMINGTON — Town officials are currently trying to develop a way to systematically address the more than 200 unaccepted ways in town.
WILMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to accept the donation of a flag pole to be located at Silver Lake. The donation comes from Rapiscan Systems, an Andover company formerly located in Wilmington.
If you go through the Kelley book, Wilmington’s record of births, marriages and deaths, you occasionally find some strange names. In the Eames family, you will find Eloives and Eluta, born in 1806 and 1808. In the Ford and Morrill families, there is Cadwallader, the captain of the Wilmingt…
WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Board of Health notified Silver Lake beachgoers on July 31 that swimming in Silver Lake was prohibited since the weekly E.Coli test returned exceeding levels of bacteria in the lake.
WILMINGTON — Dunkin’ at 357 Middlesex Ave. in Wilmington is celebrating its grand re-opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at 1 p.m. After their restaurant update in June, which made this location a Next Generation store, they’re excited to unveil the refreshed Dunkin’ layout with i…
I have told so many stories in the good old Town Crier that I had to go back and read a few to see if I told this beauty. I did not find this story so — here we go.
There is now a vacant lot at 80 Main St., facing Silver Lake. Until last week, there was a 10-room Victorian house there. On Wednesday, it was torn down. Attorney Michael Newhouse plans to build a new office there, using some elements of the old house that were saved. He has already built a …
The 1930s were particularly tough years in the United States. The era known as the Depression left many families hard-pressed to put food on the table. One young man in Wilmington felt that he could be of better service to his family if he left. So in September 1938 he hit the rails, the mos…
WILMINGTON — This Tuesday night, the Wilmington Police Department is excited to welcome Wilmington and surrounding town residents of all ages to meet the people serving them as police and federal law enforcement officers. WPD is hosting National Night Out at Rotary Park on Aug. 6 from 5 -…
WILMINGTON — A Wilmington resident was nearly the victim of a scam, but some quick thinking saved him (and his bank account).
WILMINGTON — Last week, the Wilmington Police Department posted their congratulations to Joseph Desmond, who’s been promoted from acting chief to WPD’s Chief of Police. Town Manager Jeffery Hull announced the new chief’s title to the rest of the police department employees and praised Desm…
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