WILMINGTON — Buil­dings Superintendent George Hooper and Own­ers Project Manager Dan Pallotta provided updates on the town’s ongoing construction pro­jects to the Select Board on Monday night.

WILMINGTON — As they met on Monday night, the Select Board opened their meeting with a mo­ment of silence to recognize the passing of Wil­mington resident Scott Garrant.

WILMINGTON — For Wilmington, the Fourth of July weekend means constant festivities and celebrations. And the Fourth of July Committee pulled no stops when it came to this year’s activities.

WILMINGTON — The Select Board continued their discussion on the appointment of town counsel for legal proceedings regarding the Olin Super­fund Site, New England Transrail – Wilmington Wo­burn Industrial, and Maple Meadow Landfill at their meeting this past Monday night.

WILMINGTON — On Friday, May 12, 2023, Wilmington resident Pat­rick Giroux was named the 2023 Wilmington Good Guy.

WILMINGTON — On Wednesday May 10, the School Committee recon­sidered all of their current positions and subcommittee assignments to make room for chan­ges and reassignments.

WILMINGTON — At the School Committee meeting this past Wednesday, the committee received their first look at the draft of the next district strategic plan. This plan is un­der development by a group of representatives from the school community al­ong with administration and staff and is inte…

WILMINGTON — The Select Board considered various license requests before reviewing their communications and use of town spaces at their meeting on Monday, May 8.

WILMINGTON — The School Committee receiv­ed updates on various school ongoings including a high school field trip, middle school activities, the superintendent evaluation, and building projects during their meeting last Wednesday night.

WILMINGTON — The Planning Board discus­sed the town’s options for creating a new zoning district to meet the De­partment of Housing and Community Develop­ment (DHCD) guidelines at their meeting on May 2. Director of Planning and Conservation Valerie Ging­rich reminded the board of the requir…

WILMINGTON — As part of his regular report for the School Committee on Wednes­day, April 26, Wilmington Su­perintendent Dr. Glenn Brand provided updates on the town hall/school administration buil­ding project and the MSBA pro­cess for the new Wildwood School.

WILMINGTON — The School Committee heard updates from their high school representatives and K-5 STEM coordinator at their meeting on Wed­nes­day, April 26.

WILMINGTON — The Superintendent’s Report for the School Commit­tee during their meeting on Wednesday, April 26 contained updates on a field trip checklist, the youth risk behavior survey, a financial report, and the new strategic plan.

WILMINGTON — On Mon­day night, May 8, the Select Board held a public hearing on behalf of Veri­zon New England Inc. and Reading Municipal Light Department seeking to re­locate a pole on Dunton Road.

WILMINGTON — On Tuesday May 2, the Plan­ning Board reviewed various projects seeking site plan and special permit approvals.

FRAMINGHAM/WILMINGTON — When Ally Moran came on in relief in an April 28th contest with Westfield State, she was simply hoping to secure another win for her team. After two and two thirds of scoreless work, she did just that, earning the victory in a 6-5 win for Framingham State.

WILMINGTON — If you build it, they will come.

WILMINGTON — As the Wilmington High School girls lacrosse team is still searching for a win with five games left of their spring campaign, their playoff hopes may be out of the picture. However, that doesn’t mean Wildcat head coach Chris Frissore is going to give up on his group.

WILMINGTON — Wil­ming­ton’s annual Town Meet­ing brought over 40 articles for residents to discuss and vote on. The meeting started late on the morning of Saturday, April 29 waiting for a quorum of residents to be present in person at the WHS auditorium.

WILMINGTON — There were two competing articles at Town Meeting on Saturday to appropriate funds for the interim Wild­wood School project to be created within the middle school. The first was Arti­cle 32 appropriating $545,359 which was made by the School Committee; the second was a petitione…

WILMINGTON — There were seven articles at Town Meeting pertinent to capital improvements for the school department: articles 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, and 34.

WOBURN — Given the adverse nature of previous interactions with city officials, Woburn Heights pro­ject attorney Paul Haverty couldn’t help but notice the rather pleasant atmosphere in City Hall during a recent Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting.

WILMINGTON — At the annual Town Meeting on Saturday April 29, Wil­ming­ton residents agreed to transfer money related to opioid settlements, other post-employment benefits, capital stabilization, retirement, and various line items in the fiscal year 2023 budget.

WILMINGTON — Resi­dents voted in favor of pur­suing the purchase or taking of the property at 333 Andover St. at Town Meet­ing on Saturday after discussion.

WILMINGTON — Resi­dents at Town Meeting this past Saturday appro­ved spending for town capital equipment reque­sted in more than 10 articles.

It’s been nearly 70 years since the last coronation in England. When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953, a Wilming­ton resident joined in the London celebration.

WILMINGTON — The appointment and reappointment of various des­ignees, committees, and boards came up for discussion at Monday night’s Select Board meeting.

WILMINGTON — Wil­mington’s IT Director John O’Neil provided a presentation to the Sel­ect Board at their meeting on Monday night. He presented two recent initiatives coming out of the IT department.

WILMINGTON — The results are in for the 2023 annual town election in Wilmington. Voters took to the polls in various pre­cincts on Saturday, April 22 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

WILMINGTON — On Mon­day night, the Select Board meeting agenda contained re­quests for licenses, designation of motions for Town Meet­ing, communications, and the salute to service.

WOBURN — With few suitors expressing interest in the full-time gig, Schools’ Technology Di­rector Jennifer Judkins will temporarily step-up to replace outgoing As­sistant Superintendent for Finance Robert Alco­n­a­da.

WILMINGTON — The School Committee considered school choice for 2023-2024 at their most recent meeting on Wed­nesday, April 12. Superin­tendent Dr. Glenn Brand opened their discussion by explaining that this is an annual vote that school committees across the commonwealth must take up.

WILMINGTON — Wil­mington closes in on the final few days in the countdown to election day for the 2023-2024 year. The election falls on Ap­ril 22, 2023 this year, which is this Saturday. Vo­ting will take place in the span of 12 hours.

WILMINGTON — Super­intendent Dr. Glenn Brand’s report for the School Com­mittee on Wednesday Ap­ril 12 pertained to summer athletics and enrichment, the last day of school, re­gional training, the Wild­wood MSBA process, and progress relative to the su­perintendent’s goals.

WILMINGTON — The School Committee meeting last Wednesday night featured presentations from different middle school representatives, the accep­tance of a donation to the WHS Lamplighters Guild, and recognition of committee member Melis­sa Plowman.

WILMINGTON — On Monday night, the Select Board received presentations from Elderly Services Director Terri Marciello and Veterans Services Director Lou Cimaglia before they went through their communications and appro­ved various requests.

WILMINGTON — Wil­mington resident Mark Nelson has been trying to construct a home for himself on the property he owns at 12 Polk St. for 15 years. Polk Street lies off Walnut Street in the area of Burlington Avenue/Rt. 62.

WILMINGTON — The Select Board took time during their meeting on Monday night to honor Chair Judy O’Connell, as it was also her last meeting on the board. O’Con­nell is not running for re-election for her seat which is up for the annual town election on April 22.

WILMINGTON — The School Committee continued their discussion around changing the school calendar relative to the scheduled “Col­umbus Day” holiday dur­ing their meeting on Wednesday, March 22, eventually deciding not to make any changes.

WILMINGTON —Dur­ing their meeting on Monday, March 27, the Wilmington Select Board returned from executive session discussing multi-district litigation strategy against manufacturers and distributors of opioids to receive a number of memos and re­quests for the use of public spaces.

WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Select Board was visited by New Eng­land Donor Services representative Michael Mur­phy during their meeting on Monday, March 2 for an update regarding or­gan donation. Select Board Chair Judy O’Connell open­ed the appointment by thanking Murphy for at­tending and …

Wilmington’s first Good Guy, Rocco DePasquale, was quite well-known in town 50 years ago. He ran Rocco’s Restaurant, which his father had built in 1940.

Taxi drivers usually have regular customers, maybe someone at the railroad station or someone wanting to go shopping or to the airport. So when Joe Balestrieri got a call from a breathless young man wanting a ride to Somerville, 50 years ago, Joe’s antennae went up. So he chec­ked with the p…

WILMINGTON — The School Committee heard presentations from the Boutwell School’s Parent Advisory Council (PAC), Food Services Adminis­trator Mary Palen, and Assistant Super­inten­dent Christine Elliott during their meeting this past Wednesday night.

WILMINGTON — On Tuesday, March 21, the Planning Board’s meeting started with a joint public hearing with the Finance Committee to discuss a Town Meeting warrant article before further separate discussion.

WILMINGTON — Wil­mington Middle School Principal Dr. Jeanette Quirk and assistant principals Brian Caira and Dan­iel Faircloth, along with Assistant Superintendent Christine Elliott, updated the School Committee at their latest meeting about the efforts to follow the re­commendations from th…

WILMINGTON — Due to an oversight, the Town Crier left off one candidate in the race for the Select Board.

WILMINGTON — Health Director Shelly Newhouse and Dr. Jane Williams came before the Select Board this past Monday night to update them on two new initiatives from the health department.