Category Archives: Westwood

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The Children’s Department of the Westwood Public Library was transformed into a Great Hall of Hogwartz last Thursday as the library hosted Harry Potter Night. More than 200 people attended the celebration of all things Harry Potter. Kids were encouraged to dress up as their favorite Harry Potter characters, and...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff Westwood’s financial committees and boards are continuing to develop the town’s fiscal year 2017 budget, and recently provided an update on the status of the budget to the Board of Selectmen at its January 1 meeting. Westwood Finance Director Pam Dukeman presented an update on the budget process, which is...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff Tickets are on sale now for a Parents Comedy Night at the Victory Grille in Dedham on March 4 at 8 p.m., hosted by the Thurston School. Accomplished comedian Jon Fisch will be featured as the headline act. A native of Boston, Fisch got his start by appearing at comedy...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]It may seem that the kids just got back to school, but February vacation is right around the corner. Hale Reservation has recently expanded their vacation programming. Starting this year, the program will include eighth graders following the popularity of the newly implemented Thurston After School Program. From Tuesday, February 16 through Friday, February...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]Registered Democrats in Westwood will be holding a caucus at the Carby Street Municipal Building at 20 Carby Street in Westwood on Saturday, February 27 at 11 a.m. to elect eight delegates and two alternates to the 2016 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. The delegates elected at the caucus will go on to meet with Democrats...

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The Westwood Cultural Council has completed its grant awarding process for this year. In deciding which programs to fund, the council’s main goal was to fund programs that reached residents of all ages. The Westwood Integrated Preschool received funds to sponsor a program on owls presented by the Blue Hills Trailside Museum. The...

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff Westwood High students and staff recently welcomed 12 foreign exchange students from China as a part of a new program at the high school. The students arrived in Westwood last Sunday, and attended a welcoming party hosted by students and host families at the high school. The students will...

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff Westwood’s streets and roads have received its highest marks yet in an annual engineering study commissioned by the town. Every five years, the Westwood Department of Public Works has the Beta Group, an outside engineering firm, analyze the condition of every one of Westwood’s public streets and roads....

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The Westwood Community Chest hosted its annual charity dinner and auction on January 25 at the Chiara Bistro in Westwood. Over 100 people attended the event, which included servings of international food and wines, along with a silent auction and raffles. The event was sponsored this year by Roche...

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The IAM Strong Foundation, which seeks to shatter the stigma surrounding teen mental health issues, is pleased to announce its second grant cycle. The grant cycle opened on February 1 and will extend through April 1. Grants will be awarded on or before May 1. The first IAM Strong Foundation grant cycle took...

Xaverian Brothers High School has announced that Jacob Conca Ph.D., a 1994 graduate of the school, will succeed Mr. Domenic Lalli as principal effective July 1, 2016. An Attleboro native, Conca was a member of the National Honor Society, football, swimming and track teams at Xaverian. After graduating from Amherst College, he received...

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The Westwood Historical Society is hosting a program Tuesday February 9 at 7:30 p.m. on Historical Landscape Architecture at the Fisher School located at 830 High Street in Westwood. Carissa Demore, Preservation Services Manager at Historic New England in Waltham will be giving the lecture. Her lecture is entitled "Landscapes for the...

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Forty people packed the community room at the Westwood Senior Center last week to learn how to get free, clean electricity from the sun, as the Westwood Environmental Action Committee (WEACt) hosted the forum “Put your roof to work: Solarize and save.” The greater efficiency, fast falling price, and tax and cost...

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The Westwood Freemasons will be hosting a blood drive on February 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Westwood Masonic building, 655 High Street. Staff from the Dana-Farber/Brigham & Women's new bloodmobile will be on hand to staff the drive. Donating takes less than an hour of a donor’s time. A pancake-waffle...

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Starting on February 10, the First Baptist Church of Westwood will sponsor a free beginners’ sewing class for students age twelve and older. The sessions will be held in a classroom at the church from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on seven early release Wednesdays this spring: February 10 and 24; March 2, 16...

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The Westwood Clergy Association is inviting the entire community to an Ash Wednesday Service on Wednesday, February 10 at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 95 Deerfield Avenue. The Rector of St. John’s, the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Phillips said her congregation is enthusiastic about this interfaith service that begins spiritual preparation for...

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff A number of students from area schools put their musical talents on display as Westwood High’s Music Underground club held its first open mic night at the Fisher School last Friday. Over ten young performers, most from Westwood High, took to the stage to showcase their musical talents at the...

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BY DOUGLAS MCCULLOCH (@doug_mcculloch) Westwood rang in the new year with a bang, as the Westwood Recreation Department hosted its annual fireworks show at Westwood High on New Year’s Eve. Fireworks lit up the night sky as children and families enjoyed the display from several locations across Westwood. The warmer than normal weather allowed many...

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The Westwood Environmental Action Committee will host a forum on the use of solar panels on Thursday, January 28, at 7 p.m. at the Westwood Senior Center. The goal of the forum is to provide practical information to homeowners on how to solarize their homes from conception to installation. Local experts will be on...

BY DOUGLAS MCCULLOCH (@doug_mcculloch) Westwood residents passed all of the articles up for debate at Monday’s town meeting, including a proposal that would get the area around Town Hall and the police station ready for the potential construction of a new police station. The articles allow the town to acquire the Girl Scouts building, which sits next...