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Wilmington Board Approves Utility Poles, Hears School Traffic and E-Bike Safety Plans

WILMINGTON — June 22, 2026 — Wilmington Select Board hears e-bike safety alarm and unveils $2.3 million school traffic plan. The board received a police department briefing Monday citing 39 calls for service and six motor vehicle crashes involving e-bikes in 2026, with Traffic Safety Officer Michael DiLorenzo reporting

Salem Street Residents Force Pause on Disputed Utility Pole Installation

Salem Street residents have pressed back hard enough on a utility pole project to pause it, Wilmington Patch reports. The outlet's headline — "🌱 Patch AM: Why Salem Street utility poles have neighbors pressing pause on the project" — led Sunday's local coverage, running alongside a sepa…

Neighbors Seek Halt to Salem Street Utility Pole Installation

Salem Street residents are pressing to pause a utility pole project while North Wilmington watches for traffic changes tied to a new school development, the two dominant local stories on Flag Day, June 14. Wilmington Patch reported this morning that neighbors along Salem Street are seek…

Wilmington Patch Posts July 4 Fireworks Guide as Town Hall Goes Dark Friday

Wilmington's Friday news cycle runs thin, anchored by Patch's July 4 fireworks guide for America's 250th year. No town hall press releases, school district notices, or local library programming items arrived in the overnight window. Wilmington Patch published its "2026 July 4 Fireworks …

Wilmington School Committee advances six policy updates, reorganizes subcommittees for 2026-27

WILMINGTON — June 11, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee closes its regular school year with policy updates, subcommittee reshuffling, and a performing arts celebration. At the June 10 meeting, the committee unanimously advanced policies JLCD through JFBB to second read while tabling two others — JKAA, which carries an August legal deadline and

Wilmington School Committee Advances Six Policies, Tables Two With August Deadline Looming

WILMINGTON — June 10, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee reorganizes subcommittees and fast-tracks a student-assignment policy with an August legal deadline. At its June 10 meeting, the committee unanimously advanced six student-related policies — covering medication administration, transfer students, homeless students, military families, foster care, and school choice — to a

Wilmington Select Board votes to formally elect vice chair, restructures public comment

WILMINGTON — June 9, 2026 — Wilmington's Select Board adopted new governance rules Monday, including a provision to formally elect a vice chair for the first time. The board voted unanimously to amend its policies and procedures so that both chair and vice chair are elected annually, ending an informal

Wilmington Select Board Adopts Alcohol Fee Schedule, Elects to Add Vice Chair

WILMINGTON — June 8, 2026 — Wilmington Select Board adopts a new alcohol license fee schedule and approves governance policy changes at its June 8 meeting. The board unanimously adopted the fee schedule as a standalone document — separating fees from the alcohol rules and regulations to allow future adjustments without a full

School Committee Approves Doorman Cell Phone App Trial, Pending Legal Review

WILMINGTON — May 28, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee approves Doorman cell phone app pilot on a 5-1 vote, contingent on legal review. The committee voted Wednesday to enter an agreement with Doorman, a venture-backed startup, to deploy its NFC-tag-based application at the middle and high schools as

Wilmington School Committee Votes 5-2 to Conditionally Approve Doorman Cell Phone App

WILMINGTON — May 27, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee approves cell phone management app pilot in 5-2 vote. The committee Tuesday conditionally authorized the district to enter an agreement with Doorman, a startup that uses classroom-based near-field communication tags to lock student phones from first period through the end

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