Governor has ordered all cars off the road by noon, Friday.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. John O'Connor has officially cancelled school in Tewksbury on Friday, Feb. 8 due to the predicted blizzard. Gov. Deval Patrick has ordered all non-essential vehicles off the roads by noon, Friday. Also, a reminder that a winter parking ban is in effect in Tewksbury to keep the roads clear for plows. Visit the Tewksbury Patch Storm Center for up to the minute covergae on the blizzard, including closings and cancellations and emergency information.
Police say the school is clear and they know who wrote the note.
UPDATED: 11:45 A.M. The North Street School was evacuated this morning after a threatening note was found inside the building. Superintendent of Schools Dr. John O'Connor would not disclose the specifics of the note but did say it was found in a girls bathroom of the school. "The note was found by a student, who brought it to the office and they called police," he said. O'Connor said students werE evacuated to the Wynn Middle School as a precaution and that all measures were taken to ensure student safety, Police and Fire Department personnel responded to the scene, as well as the STARS regional emergency response team. At 11:15 a.m., Deputy Police Chief John Voto confirmed the school had been thoroughly searched and that nothing had been…
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Kelly
1:07 pm on Friday, May 13, 2011
Smarten up about what exactly? That children can not be allowed to behave this way? That obviously what we are doing as a society to deter children from acting out in such an inapropriate manner isn't working well enough? Tewksbury has had more than its fair share of bomb threats over the past few years and it seems to me that our methods of "disciplining" the culprits are not sending a strong … more ›