By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On Tuesday, December 23rd, the Westwood Boys basketball team matched up against the Dover-Sherborn Raiders. In a hard fought game, the Wolverines would eventually win the game, finishing 49-42.
From tip off, junior Aidan Rodman expertly commanded the floor at...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
With the new year fast approaching, it is important to take time and look at the year we all had. Westwood Public Library (WPL) found a fun way to reflect on the year, with a trivia competition! Ready to test your knowledge on the key pop-culture moments, librarian Rosie...
The Westwood Fire Department responded to three significant fires over the weekend of December 12-14, requiring emergency recalls of off-duty personnel for each incident and prompting department officials to highlight ongoing staffing shortages.
The busiest call came on Friday night at Fox Hill Village, a five-story, 350-unit...
By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor
The Westwood Public Library (WPL) successfully hosted its inaugural Adult Holiday Season Book Swap on Tuesday evening in the Main Library's Community Meeting Room.
The event invited community members to bring 1-5 gently used adult or young adult books in good...
By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor
This past Saturday Celestial Lodge in Westwood, from the 6th Masonic District of Massachusetts hosted Breakfast with Santa at the Westwood Masonic Building on High Street.
The morning starter bright and early at 8:00a.m. and went on until 11:00a.m. This...
By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On Westwood’s annual Thanksgiving day rivalry matchup the Wolverines football team faced off against the Holliston Panthers in undoubtedly the most dramatic football game of the year, where Westwood took the edge in the final seconds to win the game 22-19, and improve their all-time Thanksgiving record to...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Tuesday, November 25th, Supreme Companies, Inc. held a ceremony to officially open their new mixed-use multi-family community building, “The Block,” at 22 Everett Street. This project came after the passage of the MBTA Communities Act in early 2021, which Mass.gov explains requires all MBTA Communities, such as Westwood,...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
Westwood Public Library welcomed New York Times best seller Peter Swanson, author of “The Kind Worth Killing” and “Eight Perfect Murders” to talk about his new book and the one he broke the mold for, “Kill Your Darlings” and the process that goes into his writing.
Swanson was a...
By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On a very, very rainy Thursday night, the Westwood Wolverines football team matched up with TVL rivals, Hopkinton. The muddy game ended with a win for Westwood, 14-0, their second shutout of the season.
With the absence of receiver Charlie Jessup, and the lingering injuries to Westwood's receiving...
The Westwood Cub Scout Troops will once again be hosting their annual “Scouting For Food” Drive to benefit the Westwood Food Pantry on Saturday, November 15th. All residents are encouraged to participate in this drive that stocks the food pantry’s shelves for the coming months.
Over the weekend of November 8/9th members of the...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
For the Halloween season and to get the people of Westwood to look at the art of poetry in a more fun way, Westwood Poet Laureate Beth Swinning set up a Pursuing the Paranormal workshop at Westwood Public Library (WPL). What better way to lean into the holiday than...
Get out your light sabers. “Space Princess Wars,” a comedic play that blends “ The Princess Bride” and the “Star Wars” film franchise, is coming to the Westwood High School stage Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
“We chose this gem specifically because it is such...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
At a time when crafting can fall to the wayside in favor of responsibilities, Westwood Public Library (WPL) aims to give adults a chance to connect with their inner artist in this class from Pop up Art School. This class was to teach the basics of needle-felting, and so...
