By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
We’re reminded, especially during the holiday season, that each day is a gift.
It is true, though, that some days feel a little more special than others.
For members of the Westwood community, the Westwood Council on Aging (COA) director, Lina Arena-DeRosa, ensures that these special days occur at least once...
On Dec. 16, families gathered at the International Chinese Reading Association’s (ICRA) Christmas Party at Westwood Council on Aging. Families enjoyed the programs like Chinese Poetry recitation, Chinese Song, Chinese drama play performed by children ages 4-6. Other entertainments included Chinese drumming and Chinese dance performances from Westwood Chinese School. Emily Liu hosted the show....
The Westwood Integrated Preschool at Westwood High School collected holiday supplies (including gloves, slippers, personal care items, and of course, chocolate!) for the Westwood COA. Staff members put together loaded holiday gift bags, which will be delivered to homebound seniors throughout this holiday season....
On Friday December 15, five very talented high school musicians serenaded seniors during lunch. Laurel Barnett, Larry Shue, Michelle Bernard, Hannah Stairs and Will Vaccao played holiday music for over 45 minutes while Westwood seniors sat back and enjoyed the concert....
Westwood Nursery School recently collected food and other toiletries to donate to the Westwood Food Pantry. "Children are never too young to experience the joys of giving and this holiday season is a perfect opportunity to give back to the Westwood community,” said Director Lisa Brandon.
Westwood Nursery School is a non-profit nursery school offering...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Thanks to the Westwood Public Library’s awesome children’s librarians, the library has become one of the most popular middle school hang-out spots. The main branch is well known among Thurston Middle School students for its half-day activities, homework help, and teen resources.
Now, the middle school students have been able...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On December 6, a row of cars lined up on Nahatan Street with their turn signals flashing. One by one, cars pulled into the Westwood High School parking lot, searching for a space to park and head inside for a jaw-dropping performance from Thurston Middle School’s and Westwood High’s...
On Thursday, December 7, Westwood's COA choir gave their first performance at the Westwood Woman's Club Christmas party.
Carol Abel recently organized the group of twelve women with well-known guest tenor soloist Duane Sullivan. Carol's exquisite piano accompaniment directed the singers with polished charm and bubbling energy. Together they provided an afternoon of rich...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A group of 45 women living in Westwood greet the community with a mission of enriching the town through the Westwood Young Women’s Club (WYWC). Through fundraising events, the WYWC turns all of its profits back to the community in the form of high school scholarships, donations to the...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Making fresh pasta and pasta sauce may seem like a daunting task, but Meg Tallon at Powisset Farm worked alongside members of the Dover and Westwood Councils on Aging to prove that a homemade Italian meal is actually quite simple.
With recipes for a garlicky kale salad, fresh pasta, a...
[caption id="attachment_23471" align="alignright" width="300"] Westwood freshmen help seniors [/caption]A group of Westwood High School freshmen volunteers spent the afternoon of Friday, November 17, raking four elder seniors' homes. Coordinated by high school teacher Eavan Monahan (with special help from Chris Casey), four senior...
The Westwood Garden Club recently invited Ron White from Silver and Sage Florist Shop Norwood to demonstrate how to make a holiday arrangement. Ron came with buckets of beautiful fall flowers and prepared cornucopias. He demonstrated how to make three different designs while members followed their...
Westwood residents Roger Christian, Brian Davie, Charlie Duffy, Brian Gorman, and Joe Gearon, all members of Boston Saengerfest Men’s Chorus, will be performing in the Christmas concert, “Choose Something like a Star.” They will be joined by the boys of St. Paul’s Choir School, the only Catholic boys’ choir school in the United...
By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter
Inside of Fisher School, Westwood’s one room schoolhouse, were two sections of folding chairs, carefully positioned into diagonal rows. Antique furniture sat along the sides of the 172-year-old room as people continued to shuffle in and find seats, holding on to the miniature pencil and two slips of...
The Westwood Woman's Club (WWC) will meet on Thursday, December 7, at 1:30 p.m. at the at the Westwood Council on Aging.
The COA choir will perform, led by Director Carol Abel. Peg Looughnane at the piano will accompany a group sing-along. Members and their guests are asked to join in the toy drive for...
Westwood Artists will hold their second December Marketplace on December 8 and 9 at the Historical Society’s charming Fisher School. The Fisher School is at 830 High Street across from St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church and next to the Thurston Middle School. Participating artists include ceramicists Lisa W B Walker and Jane Wojick, jewelry makers Marilyn...
On November 16, the Westwood Council on Aging hosted their annual Thanksgiving luncheon, complete with a full turkey dinner sponsored by Bridges by EPOCH.
“We care for people with memory impairment, but really we’re all about family,” said Paul Jones, of Bridges by EPOCH, a senior care provider with a facility in Westwood. “We want to...
Once again this year, GV & Y Insurance Agency, in conjunction with Service Master by Gilmore Brothers, will be collecting toys for Toys for Tots until December 5. New unwrapped toys can be dropped of at GV & Y Insurance, located at 555 High Street in Westwood, during the office hours of 8:00 a.m. to...
The Westwood Young Women’s Club has partnered with the town’s fire department to produce a 2018 calendar featuring members of the department. Calendars may be purchased for $25, and all proceeds go to the Massachusetts chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
“This was our first time collaborating on a calendar,” says Westwood Young Women’s Club President...
