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Junior Woman’s Club to host ‘Night in White’ fashion show

The Junior Woman’s Club of Walpole (JWCW) invites the community to step into an evening of elegance, celebration, and style at its annual fashion show fundraiser, A Night in White, on Thursday, April 2, at 6:00 PM at the Four Points Sheraton, 1125 Providence Highway, Norwood.

This year’s theme, A Night in White, sets the stage for a sophisticated and high-energy evening...

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Cooking With Roberta’ a popular COA offering

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Staff

This past week, Westwood Council on Aging hosted one of their classes favored by attendees, Cooking with Roberta: Let’s Do Brunch!

The class focuses on each part of the meal and puts them all together, and everyone gets to enjoy brunch afterwards!

Roberta and volunteer Julia brought out some...

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Heavy snowfalls force FS1 operations to relocate

After an evaluation by the structural engineer contracted by the Town of Westwood for ongoing building assessments, all Westwood Fire Department operations will be based out of Fire Station 2 (FS2) beginning immediately.

Following the historic snowfall this week, Fire Department personnel observed increased water damage to the apparatus bay floor at Fire Station...

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Westwood High Quiz Bowl team finding success

Do you know what the tallest mountain in Scotland is?  Or could you come up with the answer for this question: Which composer’s “12 Fantasies for Viola de Gamba” solo was considered lost until 2015?  Those are just two questions students participating in high school Quiz Bowl competitions have been asked to answer. ...

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Good Deeds: Heartfelt Commitment to Public Safety

By William P. O’Donnell Norfolk County Register of Deeds

Every February, America marks American Heart Month, a tradition that began when President Lyndon B. Johnson first proclaimed it in 1964. It remains a call to action sixty years later: learn CPR, know where the nearest automated external defibrillator (AED) is, and be ready to step...

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Vacation gets wild at the library

By Isabell Marcina Hometown Weekly Staff

School vacation week means kids and parents alike are looking for something to do. Thankfully, Westwood Public Library hosted Matt Gabriel from Wildlife Wonders Animal Show to bring a little exotic animal excitement to the week.

After 20 years caring for and showing his exotic rescue animals, Gabriel aims...

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FoodSource Hotline is Available

When food costs compete with heating bills and rent, many Massachusetts families are facing impossible choices.The uncertainty around nutrition policy changes makes the situation even more challenging. If you or your family need help accessing food, call Project Bread's toll-free FoodSource Hotline today at 1-800-645-8333.

The FoodSource Hotline connects residents to resources right...

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Winter Book Tasting at Westwood Public Library

There is something whimsical about coming to the library after hours, seeing the lines of books against a dark night sky and waiting to get warm after standing in the cold.

But people gathered outside Westwood Public Library on a recent Friday night, weren’t there to just check out books, but to experience “Winter...

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Eighth-Annual A Cappella Night to Remember

By Samantha Drumm

On Friday, February 6th, students from Dover-Sherborn, Medfield Middle, Medfield High, Westwood, Weston, and even Tufts University gathered, joined by a common passion—performing a full set of songs with only their voices.

The evening marked Medfield High’s Eighth Annual A Cappella Night, hosted by Medfield’s own Soundwaves and their fearless chorus...

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Patriots Window Art at Decor and More

By Hometown Weekly Reporter

Those driving down High St. may have noticed a store’s windowfront art that changes season to season. Most recently, Decor and More has traded in their holiday reindeer mural for a Drake Maye tribute piece, painted by Boston artist Joan Aylward, aka “ChalkBOS”. While all over New England, people have...

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Legendary coach Delaney-Smith presents book

By Isabell Macrina

Westwood Public Library was fully packed Thursday night to hear from the legendary coach of Ivy League women’s basketball, Kathy Delaney-Smith, who first coached at Westwood High School and later Harvard. Her famed “Act As If” philosophy has given her the distinction of the winningest coach of any sport in Ivy...

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Special Town Meeting February 2 

There will be a Special Town Meeting on Monday, February 2, 2026 at Westwood High School Gymnasium (200 Nahatan Street).

• Check-in: 5:30PM and meeting begins at 6:30PM

• In an Open Town Meeting form of government, voting takes place in person during the meeting. To vote on any article on the upcoming  Special...

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Local stars to perform at A Cappella Night

You won’t want to miss A Cappella Night once again presented by Medfield Music Association (MMA) on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Medfield High School at 7pm!  At least seven or more talented local a cappella groups are set to perform with headliner “Beezlebubs” from Tufts University.  The lineup of ensembles scheduled to appear...

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Foundation awards grant to NOAH

Dedham Savings Community Foundation awards grant to Neighborhood of Affordable Housing, Inc.

January 20, 2026 – Dedham Savings Community Foundation has awarded a grant to Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) to support its bilingual (Spanish and English) Affordable Housing programming. Grant funds will strengthen NOAH’s efforts to address the shortage of affordable housing...

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Kristen Evans retires as Principal of Sheehan

Kristen Evans remembers walking into Westwood’s Sheehan Elementary School for the first time at the start of the 2007-2008 school year. She was about to take the helm as principal.

“I was excited and I was scared because I was taking over for a woman who had been in the Westwood community for over...

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Wolverines show grit versus Needham

By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

On Tuesday December 30th, The Westwood girls basketball team matched up with a strong, and undefeated division one Needham Rockets squad, ending 52-36 in the Rockets' favor. Despite such a large scoring margin, the matchup didn't come without positives and easily fixable mistakes.

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Wolverines claw their way to a win

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...

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The year in review at WPL

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...

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WFD faces three major calls in one weekend

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...

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