A Westwood robotics team will represent Massachusetts at the FIRST Lego League (FLL) World Festival in St. Louis, MO on April 26 - 29. Sarah Bernardo, Michael Giovino, Ananya Manglik and Will Vaccaro are the HydraBeasts, an FLL robotics team in its fourth year. All team members are 8th graders at Thurston Middle...
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Cynde McInnis’ favorite whale is named Nile. The first whale trip McInnis took by herself was in 1995, and Nile surfaced headfirst, right next to her boat. McInnis remembers when Nile came back with her first calf in 1998, and she has seen Nile almost every year since.
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The Friends of the Westwood Library welcomes national bestselling author, Dawn Tripp, on Wednesday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. Tripp’s acclaimed “Georgia” brings artist Georgia O’Keeffe vividly to life in a riveting story about her years with Alfred Stiegliz in New York and the impact of their relationship on her life, her vision, and her...
72 students at the Martha Jones School recently participated in an after school mini-course called Talent For A Cause. The show raised $1,527 for the Westwood Community Chest....
Christina Wysocki, senior at Westwood High School, is an AP Studio Art student who is also in the Senior Independent Project Program (SIPP). SIPP has allowed her to explore her passion of art-making in a non-traditional classroom setting.
For Wysocki’s SIPP project, she has chosen to work with five students in The Education Cooperative (TEC) program...
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
When the Patriots won the Super Bowl, Lina Arena-DeRosa, Director of the Westwood Council on Aging, made an impromptu decision to throw a party, inviting all seniors in the area to watch the celebration parade. Of course, after the extravagant and joyous event took place, those who participated wanted...
On April 3, Aaron Cerullo was presented with a Certificate of Continuous Membership in the American Legion. This certificate was issued in grateful appreciation for faithful and dedicated allegiance to the ideals of The American Legion. Aaron Cerullo is a longtime and dedicated member of American Legion Post 320, Department and has been...
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Becoming a published author can seem like an impossible feat, and while it isn’t impossible, it is certainly difficult. One author who can attest to this is Connie Hertzberg Mayo, the author of “The Island of Worthy Boys” and a Sharon, Massachusetts local.
“From the time I started writing...
The annual St. Margaret Mary CYO basketball awards night will be held on Sunday evening, May 7, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the lower church.
The most valuable player, unsung hero and coach’s awards will be presented to players from each team. Every player from each of the St. Margaret Mary’s teams will...
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As technology becomes more ubiquitous, reading interests and levels drop more and more. Libraries are doing all they can to keep up with the times, and to maintain interest in good, old-fashioned books. The Westwood Public Library has a number of programs that combat diminished reading, but one of their most...
Westwood Robotics, FRC team 1757, finished up the best competitive season in its 10 year history this weekend. They competed at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) District Championship held at UNH Durham. The team earned a place in the championships by placing 9th out of 40 teams and captaining an alliance of three robot...
By Richard McDonough
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Last month, Westwood High School was struck by an act of vandalism. A swastika was recently spray-painted on school property, and the response has been as expected. The symbol has become so associated with inhumanity that the very sight of it conjures up thoughts of disgust, contempt and, for many, pain....
Dedham Choral Society concludes its 2016-17 season and helps “remember” with a concert entitled “Lest We Forget,” featuring “Annelies” by contemporary British composer James Whitbourn on Sunday, April 30, at 3:00 p.m. at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston. Westwood residents performing in this emotionally moving concert include Brian and...
On Thursday, April 27, the Westwood Garden Club will be holding its annual fundraiser at Temple Beth David located at 7 Clapboardtree Street, Westwood. Ample parking is available .
The program will be “Quilts with Table Scapes,” and will be the backdrop for the Club’s luncheon/tea.
Tickets are $20 per person - family and friends are...
[caption id="attachment_17859" align="alignright" width="400"] ‘Bridges Together’ [/caption]The Westwood Council on Aging’s intergenerational program, “Bridges Together,” sponsored by The Foundation for Westwood Education, was a smashing success at Thurston Middle School. The two-year initiative brought together Westwood seniors and middle-schoolers every Tuesday afternoon for six...
For two hours on Saturday morning, the Downey School cafeteria was transformed into a speedway for cub scouts as 72 pinewood derby cars competed for top honors in Westwood’s annual town-wide Pinewood Derby. When the dust cleared and the top finishers from each den faced off in the final round, Jack Goodwin took home 1st...
By Richard McDonough
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On May 2, Westwood residents will come together to vote on articles that will decide the next stage of Westwood’s development. With recent law changes, retail developments, and zoning concerns, the Finance and Warrant Commission met for their final public hearing to vote on their recommendations for the town...
On Thursday, April 27, the Westwood Garden Club will be holding its annual fundraiser at Temple Beth David located at 7 Clapboardtree Street, Westwood. Ample parking is available. The program will be “Quilts with Table Scapes,” and will be the backdrop for the Club’s luncheon/tea.
Tickets are $20 per person - family and friends...
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Tuesday, March 21st, the Westwood Public Library hosted Janet Singer Applefield. A mother and a grandmother, graduate of Boston University’s Masters in Social Work program, and a clinical social worker, Applefield is an incredible woman without knowing her childhood story.
However, once she shares that story, her success...
St. Denis and St. Margaret Mary’s CYO teams recently faced off in finals at Catholic Memorial on Saturday, March 18. The girls played a great game. Good luck to St. Denis, who represents Westwood at the CYO Championship in Connecticut....
