The Most Read Stories On Wilmington Patch In 2021

Christopher Huffaker
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WILMINGTON, MA — Unlike 2020, it wasn't all about the coronavirus pandemic when we took our annual look back at the most-read stories on Wilmington Patch in 2021. What follows is a list of the most-read stories on Wilmington Patch sites in 2021.

1. Link Between Childhood Cancer And 1990s Wilmington Water: Study

A long-awaited two-decade state study found an association between maternal exposure to contaminated Wilmington water and childhood cancers including leukemia and lymphoma in the 1990s. Childhood cancer fell to normal levels starting in 2001 and the town's water no longer poses any known risk to public health, the state said.

2. Wilmington Man Charged Following Multiple Crashes In Woburn

A 27-year-old Wilmington man was charged with multiple gun-, drug- and driving-related charges in July following two June 28 crashes in Woburn.

3. Patch's 2021 Guide To The Area's Best Halloween Yards

Wilmington Patch was home to Patch's Merrimack Valley Halloween yard guide this year, drawing a lot of readers.

4. Wilmington Schools: We Don't Teach Critical Race Theory

Wilmington Public Schools released a statement in July in response to "attention and controversy throughout the country." Critical race theory is a decades-old legal and academic framework that looks at and critiques how race and racism shaped the U.S. laws and institutions that remain in place today and help perpetuate racism and a kind of caste system that continues to the disadvantage of people of color. The phrase became a catchall for various claims about racism and race relations in the United States having nothing to do with critical race theory itself.

5. Braintree Man Charged In Maine In Wilmington Man's Death

Elliott Fama, 44 of Wilmington, died in Nov. 2020 after he was hit in the head by a construction co-worker, authorities said. The coworker was charged with manslaughter, the Portland Press Herald reported in Jan. 2021.

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