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A wonderful Westwood Day

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Westwood High School grounds were transformed into a stage for the celebration of Westwood Day this past Saturday. Every year the event showcases what Westwood has to offer, its hidden treasures that even residents of the town can miss. The day started off at 9 a.m. with the 5K race. Participants lined...

Clara Silverstein hosts book talk at WPL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The city of Boston holds many treasures that can go unnoticed, and one of the is food. Clara Silverstein, a Boston-based cookbook author, wants to share that with the people of Westwood at the Westwood Public Library (WPL) on Monday night. With the second edition of her book “The Boston Chef’s...

Photo courtesy of R. Lowney Charles Goodman, Westwood Inaugural Poet Laureate Lynne Viti 2023-2025), and City Nights host poet Jean-Dany Joachim On Friday, September 5, City Night, a weekly event at the Little Crepe Café welcomed Westwood youth poets Elizabeth Lowney and Charles Goodman as featured readers of their original poetry. An open mic followed, with poets and musicians...

WPL celebrates the Bookmobile’s first birthday

Photo from the Westwood Public Library The Westwood Public Library’s (WPL) Bookmobile celebrated its first birthday in style with a special Touch-a-Truck event on the Library Green. Despite a steady rain, families turned out for an afternoon of exploration and celebration. The event, which ran from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM after ending early due to weather,...

Photo by Isabell Macrina Gerritsen begins her talk with her writing process By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Westwood Public Library (WPL) had an air of suspense to it as thriller author Tess Gerritsen discussed her career as a novelist last Wednesday night to a packed crowd in the community room. Most well known for her “Rizzoli & Isles”...

Photos by Isabell Macrina Despite the heat, children run amok after the bubbles By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Keeping children entertained can be a challenge, especially on a hot summer day. There is a solution, and it brings fascination to their eyes and gets even the adults smiling. Bubbles. “Kids love bubbles,” children’s librarian Chris P. said when...

Photos by Audrey Anderson “The Criminals,” posing for their photo as the literary trivia contest winners By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On the evening of August 7, a team of three librarians opened the Westwood library after hours and invited patrons inside to take part in a fun literary trivia contest. The community room, which can be opened...

Photos by Westwood Public Library The Piece Markers were the winners of this contest By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor Westwood Public Library (WPL) recently hosted their first ever Westwood Library Puzzle Competition. A variety of teams ventured out to the library in a quest to finish a 500 piece puzzle provided by the library. All teams were given...

Photo courtesy of the Westwood Young Women’s Club by Elizabeth Connolly Hometown Weekly Reporter The extraordinarily popular Summer Concert series, sponsored by the Westwood Young Women’s Club (WYWC), has recently concluded for the season. The series of three concerts were held at the grassy area surrounding the gazebo near the Council on Aging on Nahatan Street. The location...

On Tuesday, September 9, Westwood voters will consider approving funding for a new Fire Station 1 (FS1), a project shaped by years of planning, professional expertise, and extensive community involvement. The proposal reflects the work of many dedicated citizen volunteers. Members of the Finance and Warrant Commission, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Commission, and...

Photos by Audrey Anderson TS-006: Children watching the concert up close By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On July 14, from 6 to 7 pm, in the first event of their free Summer Concert Series focusing on children’s music, the Westwood Young Women’s Club presented the T. S. I Love You band. The concert was sponsored by Miss Joslyn’s...

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The Westwood Young Women’s Club is pleased to present the second concert in its popular Free Summer Concert Series, featuring Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys on Monday, July 21 at 6:00 PM at the Gazebo at the Westwood Council on Aging (60 Nahatan Street). This NAPPA Award-winning children’s performer brings her signature blend...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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A wonderful Westwood Day

Clara Silverstein hosts book talk at WPL

Youth poets take mic at City Nights

WPL celebrates the Bookmobile’s first birthday

Author Tess Gerritsen visits WPL

Vinny the Bubble Guy comes to Westwood

Literary Trivia at WPL

WPL hosts first Puzzle Competition

Summer Concerts a huge success for WYWC

FS1 project to be put to a vote

Swifties enjoy T.S. I Love You

Vanessa Trien returns to Westwood

Photo credit: Vanessatrien.com

Environmental advances at WPS

Westwood celebrates 2025 graduates

The Library has left the building

In memory of our fallen heroes

Larchmont tragedy remembered at WPL

Pool Tournament at Fox Hill

WHS poets shine at fourth annual poetry slam

Local families party with Bluey

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