Category Archive for "Westwood"

New Life to collect houseware donations

New Life Furniture Bank of Massachusetts will be collecting new and gently used housewares at its truck on Thursday, December 13, between 10:00-2:00 at the Keller Williams Realty office on 680 High St (Route 109) in Westwood. New Life is a 501(c)3 organization that provides high-quality, gently-used household essentials and furniture at no cost to...

Model UN Club shines at WHS

After seven years of advising the Model UN Club at Westwood High School, Chris Hilton decided this year to do something different. The faculty advisor for the group had long been one of the few with an insider’s view of what the students were doing, year in and year out; he believed that needed to...

Librarians make recommendations at Book Buzz

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Attentive crowds enjoyed the librarian’s literary insight, along with cups of hot cider.[/caption] Six Westwood librarians and fellow book lovers gathered last Thursday night for the...

Math can be hard at any age, but for Kindergarten and first grade students, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed learning new mathematical concepts for the first time. For many, this is their first foray into abstract thinking. Tools that can transform those lofty concepts into concrete processes can make all the difference. That’s exactly what...

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter For many young musicians, making it in a band is only a dream. However, for this one upcoming local country-rock band, it is making that dream into a reality. 25-year-old Westwood native Alec MacGillivray created a country-rock style band called The Ultra almost two years ago with a few friends...

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Three of Westwood High School’s star athletes signed their National Letters of Intent to play collegiate athletics on Monday afternoon. Siblings Sarah and Zach Conant both signed their NLIs to run cross-country at UMass, while Ali Reardon signed to play soccer at Merrimack. Reardon helped Westwood to a 6-7-5 record...

When graduates of Westwood High School’s class of 1968 gathered to celebrate their 50th reunion in October, they had a special treat that previous reunited classes didn’t: a meeting with the current WHS student body. The reunion organizers had asked co-advisors of the Student Council, Sally Patton and Heather Joyce, if they could arrange some...

Presentation addresses screen time limits

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“How do you limit social media use when it’s such a big part of how kids socialize today?” “How do you set age-appropriate limits for your children when you have kids of different ages in your home?” “Do reward systems for screen use end up encouraging more screen use by kids?” These were...

The play within a play is a dramatic device most commonly known from “Hamlet.” While this year’s sixth grade class at Thurston Middle School (TMS) isn’t tackling Shakespeare, their upcoming performance of “Myths at the Edge of the World” by Matt Webster will deliver four plays within one. The production is an extracurricular activity, but it...

Indian American Association hosts Diwali

By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, November 11, the Westwood Indian American Association hosted its fifth annual Festival of Lights, better known as Diwali. 320 members from the community came out to Westwood High School on Saturday night to share a part of the Indian culture, food, fashion, dancing, and music. “I have been trying to get...

By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday, October 30, the Westwood Council on Aging hosted its annual Halloween party for the seniors in the community. Around 80 residents, many of whom were dressed up in the holiday spirit, visited the community center to enjoy live music, great food, and socializing with friends for the holiday. The room was...

On Friday, November 23, Hale is taking part in the movement to #OptOutside with a free scavenger hunt. This self-guided adventure encourages kids, parents, friends, and neighbors to spend time together exploring nature rather than spending time and money at a shopping mall. “It’s our way of reminding people that no matter what season we’re in,...

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday, October 23, the Westwood Library and the Council of Aging hosted a lecture by photojournalist Barry Pell about his experience traveling in India. Pell visited India for 5 months on two different occasions, capturing many different pictures of the people, landscape, and culture. During the talk,...

Westwood Library hosts Paranormal Xpeditions

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter With Halloween creeping up on the calendar, it seemed fitting that Friends of Westwood Public Library hosted a lecture on paranormal activity this October. Paranormal Xpeditions, a popular group that discusses the supernatural, gave their lecture at the Westwood Library for the second time this year. The group was established...

If you’d wandered the halls of Westwood High School in the early part of October, you would have heard a lot of Spanish being spoken. During that time, the school hosted 13 students from Spain. Spanish teacher Eileen Flanagan and Dr. Kathy Lee, who chairs the foreign language department, arranged the trip. The students lived...

The Westwood High School drama program’s fall production of “1984” is sure to stoke some conversation, and that’s just the way the cast would like it. The play tackles most of the same subject matter of the book on which it is based: George Orwell’s 1949 novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four.” While the book examined a dystopian...

When Robert Sever Hale first opened his property 100 years ago, he did so with the intention of inviting Scouts to camp, farm and build shelters. In recognition of his commitment to Scouting, Hale is celebrating its 100th birthday by hosting a Scout Reunion on Saturday, October 27, at the Powissett Lodge. All Scouts, former...

Westwood students break eggs, learn STEM

It was four years ago that the administration at Westwood’s Thurston Middle School decided they needed a STEM program with a robust engineering and computer science component. Now, the school is preparing to graduate the first class of students to have made its way through the entire program. While it was more of a pilot program...

90-year-old residents celebrate birthdays

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Wednesday, Oct. 17, the Council of Aging hosted a birthday party for residents over the age of 90 at the First Baptist Church. The Council Of Aging staff explained why they hold this celebration. “I think it’s important that we honor those who have aged, and this is a simple...

Hale Reservation celebrates 100th anniversary

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter Hale Reservation celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday, October 13, with an all-day, outdoor music festival. Despite the potential for rain, Hale decided to keep the festival outdoors. The day included six different bands, a beer garden, two food trucks, games for the children, and a fire pit. The event...

Category Archives: Westwood

New Life to collect houseware donations

Model UN Club shines at WHS

Librarians make recommendations at Book Buzz

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Stern Math jumpstarts early learning

The Ultra living the dream

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Conants, Reardon sign NLIs

Generations meet for 50th reunion

The play’s the thing at TMS

Indian American Association hosts Diwali

Council on Aging hosts Halloween party

Hale to #OptOutside on November 23

Photojournalist discusses time in India

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Westwood Library hosts Paranormal Xpeditions

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WHS welcomes Spanish exchange students

WHS drama presenting ‘1984’

Hale to celebrate Scouting connection

Westwood students break eggs, learn STEM

90-year-old residents celebrate birthdays

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Hale Reservation celebrates 100th anniversary

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