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COA celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Westwood Council on Aging (COA) members gathered together this past Wednesday, March 13th to celebrate their annual Saint Patrick’s Day Luncheon. The Patricia Carty-Larkin Center was packed full with ecstatic seniors, ready to reign in the upcoming holiday in a very...

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Festive seasoning fun at the COA

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The smell of winter and the holiday season filled the air in the Westwood Council on Aging (COA) this past Monday, December 4th, as they held a Make Your Own Festive Seasoning event. This workshop was hosted by Therapy Gardens who...

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All Strings Considered entertain the COA

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Hoping to bring some festive holiday spirit to local seniors, the Westwood Council on Aging (COA) hosted their annual Holiday Concert and Luncheon this past Thursday, November 7th. Members from the Westwood High School String Quartet, All Strings Considered, provided some...

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Intergenerational gift wrapping at the COA

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Seniors were in luck this holiday season as members from the Westwood Girl Scouts dropped by the Westwood Council on Aging (COA) to help wrap presents for any who needed it. Members of the Westwood COA were welcome to bring any...

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Seniors give thanks at annual luncheon

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the Westwood Council on Aging (COA) hosted a Thanksgiving Luncheon this past Wednesday, November 15th. Members were able to sign up to enjoy a full feast of delicious food including turkey, stuffing, and all the...

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Cooking up fun at Powisset Farm

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Westwood and Dover Councils on Aging (COAs) joined forces on Thursday, October 5th, at Powisset Farm to partake in an absolutely delicious cooking class. The theme of this class was all things squash, which was perfectly timed for the upcoming...

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Celebrating soup season at the COA

By Madison Butkus

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Fall weather is officially here which means that it is time for soup season! In honor of this, the Westwood Council on Aging (COA) welcomed Therapy Gardens’ owner, David, to talk about all things soup. 

David is...

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COA enjoys annual Veterans Breakfast

By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Westwood Council on Aging hosted their annual Veterans Breakfast this past Friday, May 26th. This free, full breakfast honored those who served, and their respected families, in reverence for Memorial Day. Director of Westwood Council on Aging, Lina Arena-DeRosa, streamlined this event and was...

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COA experiments with Vietnamese dishes

By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor

Dover and Westwood seniors ventured out to Powisset Farm, on the first warm day of spring, to give their hand at making Vietnamese dishes. COA regulars eagerly anticipate these monthly cooking classes to enhance their culinary prowess.

Powisset’s Chef Thi was excited...

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COA holiday party delights community

By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

The Westwood Council on Aging hosted its annual holiday party last Wednesday, December 14,
at the Norfolk Golf Club.

Dressed in their festive holiday attire, seniors gathered amongst their friends, local police
officers, town representatives, and dignitaries, like State Representative Paul McMurtry.

The event sold out in fifteen minutes, with many more seniors...

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Seniors graze at Powisset Farm class

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

As part of a program jointly arranged by the towns' respective councils on aging, Westwood and Dover seniors recently ventured to Powisset Farm for a class on holiday entertaining with mezze boards. Inspired by recent popularity of charcuterie boards, Mediterranean mezze boards feature fresh veggies,...

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Goldman, seniors present library art exhibit

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

The Westwood Public Library is a hub of creativity. Children and adults alike mill about in their free time, finding books that interest them and topics that inspire. 

The library, though, is also known to have a myriad of offerings for those...

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COA Halloween luncheon full of treats

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

Halloween is typically focused on kids and candy, but it’s truly an opportunity for everyone to
break away from the stress of everyday life and have some fun. Case in point: seniors at the
Westwood Council on Aging recently engaged in their own merriment — and noshed on their
own fair share...

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COA cooks with Chef Roberta

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

Westwood seniors recently gathered at the COA at midmorning on Thursday, October 6, for a Thai cooking lesson with Chef Roberta Hing. The course covered a few simple dishes that could easily be replicated at home. 

Seniors eagerly jumped at the opportunity...

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COA Hiking Club explores Blue Hills

Due to heat, bugs, and vacation, the hiking club tends to have less people participate in the summer leaving the core group to hike alone.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Westwood COA hiking club meets year-round, always on a Tuesday, and usually explore...

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Pen-pal program launches at Westwood COA

By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff

Everyone gets lonely. Since March, everyone has been feeling it a bit more than usual. People didn’t have their usual summer hangouts. Many have switched to working remotely. For everyone, this year has been filled with too much isolation. For our most high-risk neighbors, this...

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COA responds to pandemic demands

By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff

The Westwood Senior Center closed its doors in March as the pandemic was sweeping the nation. Since then, staff members have been trying to provide seniors with entertainment and assistance as they safely remain in their homes. The Westwood Council on Aging (COA) team has...

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COA tries to keep seniors engaged

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

There’s no question that, from a physical standpoint, COVID-19 hit the senior population the hardest. Unfortunately, with people being hesitant to visit their grandparents, seniors being hesitant to leave their homes knowing how hard it hits them, and the unfortunate reality of Massachusetts having lost...

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Senior Center Closed through June

The Westwood Council on Aging has announced that the Patricia Carty-Larkin Senior Center will continue to be closed through June. Additionally, all special programs, trips, and events have been cancelled during the summer months.

While it is disappointing that the senior center will remain closed for the time being, seniors...

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Westwood COA celebrates Thanksgiving

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff On Thursday, November 21st, guests arrived at Westwood’s Council on Aging to have their own Thanksgiving feast.  Guests were greeted by the sound of violins playing as they entered the room and picked their spots at tables. Friends, gathered together for the last time before the holiday, talked about their...
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