Warrant for Today's Annual Town Meeting

There are 39 articles on the Annual Town Meeting warrant.

Good morning! It's Town Meeting Saturday in Wilmington. The 2013 Annual Town Meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium at Wilmington Middle School, 25 Carter Lane. Attached you will find the Annual Town Meeting warrant in PDF, featuring 39 articles to be voted on by residents. The document does dot include maps or budget numbers, as those documents were not available as of FRiday at 5 p.m.  

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Foghorn Leghorn

7:04 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013

article #40.. Escort kevin aka jethro out of the building... your a joke boy ,, I say your a clown...   more ›

Police Log: Coach Allegedly Threatens To Put Umpire's 'Lights Out'

The following information was supplied by the Wilmington Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

At around 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 15, Wilmington Police received a call from a man who had been umpiring a Big Diamond Baseball League game at the middle school. The umpire told police that during the course of the game, one of coaches had threatened to "punch his lights out." The umpire wanted the incident logged and planned to inform the governing body of the league about the incident. Friday, July 13 9:24 a.m. -- Dispatch received a call regarding a fire on Verdun Street. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze quickly. And after an investigation at the scene, Janelle Casey, 42, 13 Verdun St., Wilmington, was placed under arrest and charged with arson of a dwelling. 9:58 a.m. -- A lost Yorkshire terrier was found in the driveway …

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 30

Patch's top picks of the day.

"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the new feature in the comments section. 1.  The dreaded day of all students, parent-teacher conferences, are today for Middle School students.  Conferences are from 11:15 a.m.-1:40 p.m. and 6:30-8:00 p.m.  2. Also at the Middle School today are High School girls cheerleading try-outs. Go Wildcats go! Try-outs start at 3:30 p.m.  3. Shawsheen Valley Tech High School hosts the Teen Dating Awareness Group meets every Tuesday during homeroom in room 316. The group helps increase awareness about healthy and unhealthy relationships. Students learn what the …

Time Almost Up On Anti-Bully Plan Changes

Parents have until 3 p.m. today to submit changes to the school committee's draft plan.

Today is the last day parents have before submitting their revisions to the Wilmington Public School's Bullying Prevention and Intervention draft plan. Parents have until 3 p.m. today to submit their suggestions to School Superintendent Joanne Benton. The committee will meet on Dec. 4 to discuss and vote on the changes. While Wimington Schools already have an incident report form and bullying plan in place, this plan ensures the schools are within state guidelines and gives the public a chance to voice their concerns.  "Kids can still be kids, not everything is going to be reported as bullying activity," said School Committee Chairwoman Margaret Kane. "We'll report the incident after it has been well looked at. Not everything is 'bullying…

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Lisa Spinelli

11:23 am on Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Thanks so much for clarifying, sorry if I misunderstood! I'll see about fixing it within the story.   more ›

Threat at Middle School Taken Seriously

The superintendent's office took no chances when a graffiti threat was reported in a Middle School bathroom.

A graffiti note in one of the bathrooms at the Wilmington Middle School caused quite a stir the other week. Parents were sent a letter on Thursday, October 28, and children were made to come through a "controlled entry" on that following Friday. "It all went very smoothly and are [sic] investigation is ongoing," Joanne Benton, the Wilmington schools superintendent, wrote in an email to Patch. "We took the opportunity to speak with the student body about the dangers of graffiti written on walls and the ramifications of what someone might think of as a prank." The letter sent to parents stated that there would be no Halloween costumes allowed at school that Friday before Halloween; children could not bring book-bags and had to use plastic …

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