Foundation For Westwood Education to celebrate its 25th anniversary
IAM Strong 5K to be held on May 1 in Westwood
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The IAM Strong Foundation has announced that the Second Annual 5K Run and Walk will take place on Sunday, May 1.
The 5K will take place in Westwood with an off road course beginning and ending at the Charles Flahive Field. There will be a 1.5-mile route for those preferring a shorter...
Westwood Boy Scout troop to celebrate 90th anniversary
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The Boy Scouts of Troop 1 Islington will be celebrating two very significant events on Saturday, April 2.
Three current Scouts will attain the rank of Eagle Scout at an afternoon Court of Honor at the Islington Community Center.
Matthew Mason’s Eagle Scout Project was for The Town of Dedham Trails Program. ...
Westwood Rec hosts “March into Summer” event
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
With the weather already feeling like an early spring, Westwood Recreation hosted its annual “March into Summer” open house at Westwood High on March 12.
The annual event kicked off Westwood Recreation’s annual summer registration period. While parents registered their children for summer programs, kids had the opportunity to explore some...
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Westwood COA hosts St. Patrick’s Party
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Westwood Council on Aging hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Party at the senior Center on March 15.
Those who attended the sold-out event enjoyed a traditional corn beef and cabbage lunch catered by Conrad’s. The band Doolin provided traditional and contemporary Irish music to the crowd of seniors...
Pinewood Derby races into Westwood
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The annual Westwood Town-Wide Pinewood Derby raced into the Downey School cafeteria last weekend.
With 67 scouts participating in the race, the event provided a fun challenge to area Cub Scouts from all den levels. Each Cub Scout competed against their own den members to open the race, with...
Westwood High students vote in mock primary
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
As registered voters in Westwood went to the polls to pick their nominees for president on Super Tuesday, Westwood High students had the opportunity to do the same in a mock presidential primary.
With 463 votes cast in the mock election, the results did differ slightly from Westwood’s Super...
Westwood High fashion show to be held this Friday
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The Westwood High Senior Prom Fashion Show will take place on Friday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westwood High auditorium.
The Westwood High School Class of 2016 invites the public to join them as they take the stage and model this year’s stunning prom fashions.
For the past 14 years, this fun...
Westwood teacher ‘spreading the word to end the word’
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
On March 2, students at Thurston Middle learned how a word some students use hurts those with disabilities.
Lily O'Brien, an eighth grade French teacher at Thurston, designed a banner to display in the school cafeteria during lunch times, and encouraged students to sign a pledge to stop...
Westwood voters pick Trump and Clinton
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
Westwood voters chose Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton as presidential nominees during the Massachusetts presidential primary on March 1.
A total of 5,779 of Westwood’s 10,855 registered voters turned out to make their pick for presidential nominees, which represents a 53 percent voter turnout overall.
On the...
Westwood High hosting fashion show on March 18
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The Westwood High Senior Prom Fashion Show will take place on Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the Westwood High auditorium.
The Westwood High School Class of 2016 invites the public to join them as they take the stage and model this year’s stunning prom fashions.
For the past 14 years, this fun...
Westwood R.A.Y. Award nominations now open
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The Westwood Rotary and Westwood Youth and Family Services (WY&FS) are seeking the public’s help in identifying young people in our community that have demonstrated a commitment to helping others.
The organizations would like to celebrate these individuals by honoring them with the R.A.Y (Recognize-A-Youth) award. Recipients will have distinguished themselves through...
Westwood’s Hale Reservation hosting Paint Night
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Hale Reservation’s second annual Paint Night will take place on Thursday, March 10 from 7-9 p.m. at Powissett Lodge.
Participants can pick up a brush to create a custom designed finish line painting for a great cause. Over 50 percent of all ticket sales will support the runners’ fundraising efforts. For...
Westwood Cub Scouts hosting Pinewood Derby
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The Westwood Cub Scouts will hold its annual Townwide Pinewood Derby on Saturday, March 12 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
All events will be held in the Downey School Cafeteria. Weigh-in will be held on Friday night beginning at 8:00 p.m. Cars will be sequestered after weigh-in and judged by a...
Westwood church to host jazz performance
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On Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m., First Parish of Westwood presents an exciting concert, “Nostalgia Jazz,” performed by The Worcester Jazz Collective.
The concert will be held in the Meeting House at 248 Nahatan Street. Tickets are $15 ($10 for seniors, $35 for a family of up to five), and...
Westwood school raises money for Deerfield student
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
Members of the Deerfield School community recently came together to help a Deerfield fourth grader in need.
Emma Charland, a Deerfield fourth grader who has been going to the school since kindergarten through the school’s integration program, requires the use of a wheelchair. As she continues to grow older,...
Westwood to hold public hearings on police station proposal
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
Several public hearings are planned to give residents an overview of the town’s plans to build a new police station for the Westwood Police Department on the site of the existing station on High Street.
The public hearings will take place on March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the...
Westwood High spring musical opening on March 10
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
Westwood High drama students are preparing to open their spring musical, “9 to 5,” on March 10.
“9 to 5” centers on three women working in an office in 1980s corporate America. It tells the story of Violet, Judie and Doralee, three women working in mid-level positions at a...
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Westwood High drama students are preparing to open their spring musical, “9 to 5,” on March 10.
“9 to 5” centers on three women working in an office in 1980s corporate America. It tells the story of Violet, Judie and Doralee, three women working in mid-level positions at a...
Westwood Daisy troop gets recycling tips from young recycler
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Last week, the members of a local Daisy Troop learned how they can help protect wildlife from the impacts of what we buy and how we dispose of it by reducing, reusing and recycling.
Abigail Miller, a fifth grade essayist from Deerfield whose inspiring essay was published in the Hometown Weekly several weeks...
Westwood fifth grader writes persuasive essays
