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WCT explores MJS on monthly hike

WCT explores MJS on monthly hike

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Happening throughout the year, Westwood Community Trails (WCT) is hosting free group hikes on the first Saturday of every month. All are welcome to join and enjoy the experience of hiking with fellow enthusiasts. This past Saturday, February 3rd, Westwood residents...

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PMC Kids Ride approaches

PMC Kids Ride approaches
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As the 12th annual Westwood Pan Mass Challenge Kids Ride approaches, hundreds of eager young riders will be taking to their bikes in order to raise money for a great cause. Over the past 11 years, the Westwood community alone has raised nearly $600k for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund to...
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The drive of Judy Brown

The drive of Judy Brown
By Linda Thomas Hometown Weekly Correspondent Her alarm clock went off on time. But it didn’t matter. She missed the bus anyway. It was the beginning of the school year 1975, and Nancy Maloof Winn was starting her freshman year at Westwood High School. She grew up over by the railroad station on Juniper Ridge Road, about a 4½-mile walk...
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Emily Ma takes Carnegie Hall stage

Emily Ma takes Carnegie Hall stage
IMG_0637 Emily Ma, an 11-year-old fifth-grader at Martha Jones Elementary, won first place at the Massachusetts Music Teachers Association's Bay State Contest in May, and also performed at the Carnegie Hall in New York City in June. The MMTA Bay State Contest is a major state-wide piano...
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BST marks 30th anniversary performance

BST marks 30th anniversary performance
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This May marked the 30th annual performance of Westwood Youth & Family Services’ Body Safety Theater (BST) program. Each year, Westwood Youth & Family Services (WY&FS) collaborates with Westwood Public Schools to put on Body Safety Theater for all third grade students in Westwood. BST is a sexual abuse prevention program that teaches...
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Ng siblings shine in taekwondo championships

Ng siblings shine in taekwondo championships
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Ava Ng, a Westwood resident and fourth grader at Martha Jones Elementary, won two gold medals in both the form and breaking events at the 2017 Heart of Massachusetts Taekwondo Championships in Auburn. Ava’s older brother, Alexander, a sixth grader at Thurston Middle School, won a silver medal for the form event and...
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