Whether they were picnicking or kayaking, there were all sorts of people taking advantage of the summer weather on Saturday afternoon.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For whatever reason, this week, journalists began to reexamine the “Central Park Karen” event that captured the country’s...
Rob Peters noted that since his bubbles were made of soap and water, they wouldn’t stain any clothes - which came in handy, given the number of kids popping them left and right.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“You can’t not have a good...
One of the unique things about the camp was that the entire flag belt came off when pulled, so it was very obvious to the ball carrier when he was down .
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With two-a-day practices just around the corner,...
As always, the mechanical bull was a huge hit at the All Night Graduation Party.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On top of prom, the boat cruise, field day, the senior fashion show, and graduation parties in general, because of COVID-19 restrictions, last year's...
Ned Richardson, the Grand Marshal of the event, speaks about his time in two different branches of the military.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While it was originally scheduled to be held at the New Westwood Cemetery, because of rain, Westwood's Memorial Day ceremony...
St. John’s Episcopal’s new solar panels sit on top of their roof.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While they have already had solar energy for eighteen years, last week, St. John’s Episcopal Parish completed an installation that will provide the church with over one...
The group poses for a photo at Habitat for Humanity’s newest project on Highview Street.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While technically trees had already been cleared and a large machine had already started digging up the ground, on Monday afternoon, South Shore Habitat...
One of the Cardinals shows off some good fundamentals during a ground ball drill.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While many older kids played in summer leagues, played pickup games with friends or just found that the baseball skills they’d developed over the years...
With a mixture of plastic and burlap bags, the group set out from Twin Post Road towards Hale Reservation.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If you’ve spotted giant bags of trash laid out on the sidewalks of Westwood this week, you may have wondered...
Westwood dives on the floor in celebration after a huge win against Hopkinton.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While many high school volleyball teams are already done with their seasons, Westwood is just a bit over 75 percent of the way done with theirs....
After a brief Westwood run, a Mustang timeout allows Coach Jenny Murphy to instructs her team in the first of two wins against Norwood.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Westwood Wolverines volleyball team moved to 3-3 on the year this week, thanks to...
Emily Parks outlines her recommendations for a return to in-person, five day a week learning.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Thursday night, the Westwood School Committee unanimously approved a motion to send all of Westwood’s students back to school for in-person learning, five...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While many other Massachusetts schools pushed their indoor track season, which is actually being played outdoors, to the MIAA’s new Fall II schedule, Westwood was able to finish their indoor track season indoors during its usual, winter season.
“We had the...
Town employees lined the streets to pay respect to Troiano.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last week, the Westwood community lost a cherished member known for his dedicated service to the Westwood Department of Public Works, where he was employed for twenty-five years. Billy...
Medfield's Austin Verge and Garrison Schilling serve a customer after they get their generator going.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last week’s snowstorm (the earlier one, which is depressing to write) was believed to be unique in that just a few miles could...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
At the end of the second half against the Norwood Mustangs, the Westwood Wolverines’ boys basketball team trailed by sixteen points, 32-16. With 1:22 left in the game, they trailed by only four points, 58-54. But despite this run, spurred in large part by James...
Michael Noone’s midrange jump shot put Westwood up for good.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Michael Noone was second to none on Friday night, draining a midrange jump shot that put Westwood ahead for good with a little over eight seconds left in...
Despite the attempts to slow him down, James McGowan finished the game with 31 points.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In 2008, Steph Curry was held scoreless while playing for Davidson in a game against Loyola Maryland. Davidson won the game by thirty points,...
This snowboarder drew plenty of intrigued looks every time he went off a jump he’d made at Needham High.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Because of COVID-19 and the subsequent social distancing protocols enacted to slow its spread, this year, partaking in outdoor...
Santa poses with the welcome sign a family made for him during a trip to a home on School Street.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With COVID-19 forcing many families to remain stuck at home throughout the holiday season - or at the...
