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Three Westwood students win RAY Awards

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday night, May 21, the Westwood Rotary Club and Westwood Youth and Family Services recognized their three RAY (Recognize a Youth) award winners inside the Westwood Library. This year, the award, given to a young person in the community that has demonstrated a commitment to community service, went...
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Union Congregational Church plans Rummage Sale

Union Congregational Church’s Annual Rummage Sale on April 6 is expanding its list of beneficiaries. This year, a portion of all clothing donations and sales will go to support Rosie’s Place, a non-profit located in Boston that offers shelter, sanctuary and support to over 12,000 poor and homeless women. Donations of clothing, shoes, bedding & accessories...
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Full Circle comes to Needham

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In spite of the rain, 150 people assembled on Needham Town Common on Saturday to volunteer at Circle of Hope’s third annual event, Full Circle. Throughout the morning, children and their parents visited six stations, where they completed activities meant to help homeless individuals in Greater Boston. Full Circle’s creator, Clair Windsor, designed...
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First Baptist team visits Rosie’s Place

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A group of teens and adults from First Baptist Church of Westwood recently visited Rosie’s Place in Boston, where they helped prepare and serve dinner for approximately 150 guests. In addition, they delivered twenty “comfort bags” containing socks, gloves, snacks, and toiletries that had been put together by the participants of FBC’s Kids...
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Wolverines score community service wins

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter “High school sports and being together only comes once in a lifetime, so let's make the absolute best of it,” Coach Ed Amico said to the players on the Westwood girls ice hockey team.

Amico doesn’t just mean on the ice, though. For the past few years, the team...
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‘Kids in the Kitchen’ bake sugary treats

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Along with the days before vacations and weekends, early releases are among some of the most hotly-anticipated school days for Westwood students. With so many excellent options of how to spend their school-free afternoons, though, it can often be difficult to decide on how to maximize the extra two...
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