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Driving through Boston Road at 6 p.m. once detour signs have been taken down.

The endless cycle of Westford road constructions

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A WA student scrolls through Instagram on their phone.

WA bans phones indefinitely from "bell to bell"

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Yondr phone pouch and magnet

The Yondr effect: How Yondr pouches are affecting middle school students and faculty

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Senior Alexa Coward smiles for a photo at practice.

Coward kicks WA goodbye and scores a commit to Iona University

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Sophomore Esha Patil reaches into her backpack for her phone.

Disconnected: the problem with the phone ban

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Two WA students have their phones in their pockets.
New phone policy yields bad reception with good cause
The Editors • Sep 10, 2026
Westford Memorial and Westford Remembers ceremony after 9/11.
9/11: they don’t deserve to be forgotten
Sreevarsha Kamal, Co-Opinion and Review Editor • Sep 10, 2026
Disconnected: the problem with the phone ban
Sep 10, 2026
The endless cycle of Westford road constructions
Sep 10, 2026
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Reviews
The official album cover for 'Daughter from Hell'. Provided by Genius.
Abrams on fire with ‘Daughter from Hell’
Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Editor-in-Chief • Jul 30, 2026
The official album cover for 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love'. Provided by Genius.
‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’: a paradoxical wonderland
Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Editor-in-Chief • Jun 24, 2026
A never-ending midnight sun, wrapped up in a thrilling two hours
Apr 4, 2026
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Smith and Brooke Nielsen crouch in the ready position, prepared to start their offensive play.
Flag football crushed by Leominster in final four game
Sara Metivier, Co-Editor-in-Chief • Jun 14, 2026
Goyal swings her racket, volleying the ball across the net.
Girls’ Tennis crushes Lexington, clinching round of four spot
Imaan Choudhry, Co-Managing Editor • Jun 7, 2026
Hennessy chases D1 dreams at UW
Jun 5, 2026
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