Vanessa Trien returns to Westwood
Environmental advances at WPS
Westwood Public Schools (WPS) will soon recognize the benefits of several alternative energy projects and a grant from the federal government.
With the end of the school year, construction of a large solar canopy project is beginning at the Westwood High School (WHS) student parking lot. The project is expected to wrap up and be operational...
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Westwood celebrates 2025 graduates
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On June 1, Westwood High School’s Class of 2025 marched along a graduation walk lined with large posters featuring each graduate and then onto Flahive field. Accompanying the march was the traditional and stirring “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar. After the members of the class were assembled on the field,...
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The Library has left the building
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
Sometimes, especially during the summer months, it can be hard to venture out to the public library. However, the Westwood Public Library (WPL) has a creative solution to this issue with the Bookmobile.
So, what is the Bookmobile? According to the Westwood Public Library, the Bookmobile is an upcycled van where visitors...
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In memory of our fallen heroes
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Memorial Day, Westwood celebrated those who gave their lives in service to our country with a festive parade along High Street and a solemn ceremony at the New Cemetery.
On the clear, sunny morning, adults, kids, teens, and seniors assembled along the parade route in anticipation of the parade. Soon the...
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Larchmont tragedy remembered at WPL
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Daniel Harrington, a former columnist at “The Providence Journal” and a Director of the Rhode Island Hall of Fame, brought his “Larchmont Remembered” tour to Westwood Public Library (WPL), after making many stops at lucky libraries in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Calling the sinking of The Larchmont “America’s most horrific...
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Pool Tournament at Fox Hill
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In 2025, Fox Hill Village celebrated 35 years as a cooperative-model, independent-living facility for seniors. Residents have served on the governing board, enjoyed learning through courses and discussion groups, and enriched their lives with offsite cultural activities, game groups, gardening, and walking and hiking trails, among other options.
The finals of the...
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WHS poets shine at fourth annual poetry slam
May 1 was a great day for poetry at the Fourth Annual Westwood High Teen Poetry Slam. Student competitors from 9th through 12th grades did poetic battle in two rounds, dazzling and energizing an audience over 100, including competing poets, judges, emcee, Westwood’s current Youth Poet Laureate Elizabeth Lowney, students, faculty, honored guests and staff.
To...
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Local families party with Bluey
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
The Westwood Young Women’s Club (WYWC) sponsored a Bluey Party (for real life) at the Westwood Public Library (WPL) for families and children of all ages.
Bluey, a six year old blue heeler, and the titular character of the popular Australian children’s television show “Bluey,” traveled all the way to Westwood for...
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Wolverines undefeated streak rolls on
By Owen Ziegler
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Westwood girls lacrosse’s tense matchup against the number one ranked team out of New Hampshire, Bishop Guertin, ended in a resounding win for the Wolverines 15-7. In Westwoods endlessly difficult schedule, they found themselves in a game against the number one seed from New Hampshire; but the Wolverines were determined...
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Taste of the Region at Blue Hill Country Club
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Neponset River Regional Chamber of Commerce presented Taste of the Region, a showcase of restaurants, caterers, and other food businesses held in the ballroom at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton. Seventeen companies provided information and delicious tasting samples during the evening.
Attendees enjoyed entertainment provided by Dennis Blanchard of...
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Girls’ lax continues undefeated streak
By Owen Ziegler
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
In their already tremendous season, the Westwood Girls Lacrosse Team finished off the Holliston Panthers with an astounding result, 16-4, on Thursday April 10th. On the Wednesday before, the girls faced off against the 6th ranked, Higham, scoring 15 goals to Highams 12, they expand their undefeated streak, and hope...
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Jazzin’ in the library
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A swing- and jazz-loving crowd filled the community room of the WPL, anticipating the first concert in the library’s free Sunday Spring Concerts series, sponsored by the WPL’s 21st Century Fund. The first concert featured the Boston area’s Portrait in Jazz, a sextet led by Westwood resident Brad Ellenburg, with Gary...
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WPL to share their “Digital Age Survival Kit”
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
Beginning on Tuesday, April 8, the Readers’ Services Librarian Julia Horwitz will be leading a four part series regarding media literacy and digital wellness for adults at Westwood Public Library (WPL). The program is entitled, “Digital Age Survival Kit.”
Regarding the series, Horwitz shared: “This is a series that I am leading...
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Westwood Robotics secures prestigious STEM honor
Founded in 2006, Westwood Robotics “The Wolverines” is a close-knit high school team that consists of around thirty members and three mentors. Each year, they compete in competitions organized by FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an international association that creates team-based robotics challenges. One such challenge is the FIRST Robotics Competition...
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One Book One Town discusses “Little Fires Everywhere”
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On March 20, at the Pine Hill School Auditorium, Celeste Ng, author of “Little Fires Everywhere” and Kristy Pasquariello, the library’s Director of Reader Services, discussed Ng’s book and her writing process before a large and enthusiastic audience of 120+ book lovers. Westwood Library Director Elizabeth McGovern introduced the program by...
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Discussing art as activism at WPL
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
Massachusetts artist Rebecca McGee Tuck traveled to the Westwood Public Library (WPL) to discuss art as a form of activism. Tuck is an artist and a sculptor whose work has been featured in exhibits across Massachusetts, including Fitchburg Art Museum, Cape Cod Art Museum, and Boston Sculptors Gallery. Apart from her...
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Dr. Choueiri rides to cure cancer
By Lenny Strauss
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The battle against cancer is made up of stories, from patients, to doctors, their families, and to the countless people who dedicate themselves to finding the cure. Former President of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dr. Edward Benz once said, “When they write the history of how cancer was conquered, the Pan-Mass Challenge...
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Swinning appointed as second Poet Laureate
A unanimous Westwood Select Board has accepted the recommendation of the Westwood Poet Laureate Selection Committee and appointed Beth Swinning as Westwood’s second Poet Laureate, for a two-year term to begin June 1. Swinning brings a wealth of talents and skills to this honorary position—as a teacher/librarian at Martha Jones Elementary School in Westwood, a...
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Westwood’s Germano presented Post Cane Award
By Alana DiPlacido
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Friends, family, and peers gathered at the Westwood Council of Aging (COA) to honor Eddie Germano as the town’s oldest citizen and the recipient of the Boston Post Cane. Germano, who turned 100 this past November, was the next recipient of this honor. The tradition of the Boston Post Cane began...
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