Local seniors go Italian at Powisset
Westwood freshmen help seniors
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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...
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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...
Garden Club features White, plans celebration
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 singers performing with men’s chorus
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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...
Westwood native breaks theater norms
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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...
Westwood Woman’s Club celebrating Christmas early
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...
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Westwood Artists to hold December Marketplace
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...
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Bridges by EPOCH sponsors Thanksgiving lunch for seniors
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...
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GV & Y collecting for Toys for Tots
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...
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WYWC selling calendars for MDA
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...
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Youth lax registration closing soon
Registration is closing soon for the spring 2018 season. Timely player registration helps the volunteer-run league to do the planning and coach recruiting necessary to deliver a superior player experience; interested parties are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Westwood Youth Lacrosse is open to new and experienced male players who are in grades...
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Post 320 holds Vets Day ceremony
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Westwood Post 320 hosted its annual Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Park....
A luncheon to be thankful for
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Westwood Council on Aging does quite a bit for their members. From exercise classes to knitting groups to lifestyle discussions, the COA provides seniors with countless opportunities to stimulate the mind, body, and spirit. There’s one program, though, that the seniors enjoy most, and that’s the monthly party....
Tammy DeWolfe running for MS
Before sitting down with her family on Thanksgiving Day, Westwood resident Tammy DeWolfe will lace up her sneakers and run for a cure in the 20th Annual Boston Volvo Village Thanksgiving 5K Road Race, which raises money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Chapter.
Tammy knows all too well the effects that multiple...
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Woolly bear caterpillars: harbingers of winter
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Winter is coming! While the warmer than normal temperatures this fall have been a nice treat, fellow New Englanders know it is just a temporary respite from the colder days ahead. While most people are familiar with the prognosticator Ms. G, Massachusetts’ official groundhog, for her prediction on the...
Westwood High scores state recognition
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
There’s no doubt that Westwood Public Schools provide all students with a quality education. With highly qualified and passionate faculty and staff, the school system has helped strengthen the community through knowledge, dedication, and teamwork.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has named Westwood High School as a...
Indian festival lights up Westwood High
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Westwood High School’s cafeteria was transformed into a cultural celebration on the evening of November 11, as the community came together for the fourth year in a row to celebrate the Indian holiday, Diwali. Thanks to the Westwood Indian American Association, India’s biggest holiday made its way to town...
Westwood Legion highlights youth opportunities
The Westwood American Legion Post 320 welcomed Will McDonell (Catholic Memorial School), Cam Valentine, Richard Li and John Rogers (Westwood HS) to the Post’s November monthly business meeting. Each of these young men spoke on their experiences in the American Legion Boys’ State program held at Stonehill College in North Easton.
The youth who were sponsored...
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St. John’s Nursery School celebrates Vets Day
St John’s Nursery School in Westwood celebrated Veterans Day with a visit from U.S. Army Chief Patricia Lopresti, who has been serving in the Armed Forces for several years. Chief Lopreseti has completed tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. She shared photos and videos of the airplanes and helicopters that she flies, and answered the...
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Westwood Library hosts Halloween morning fun
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last week, the Westwood Public Library invited children of all ages to join them for a Halloween morning celebration. With sing-alongs, a story time, a parade, and party, the youngest trick-or-treaters and their caregivers flocked to the library to join in on the fun.
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