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Saturday, October 31, 2026 Westwood, Massachusetts · Change town
Government

Town Meeting backs Fire Station 1 rebuild by wide margin

Westwood Special Town Meeting voters approved funding for a new Fire Station 1 on Oct. 26 with 89.5% support, but the $34.8 million debt exclusion still needs voter approval as Question 10 on the Nov. 3 state election ballot.

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of October 12, 2026 through October 18, 2026

One Westwood obituary notice was published this week: Murphy, Anthony R., 83, of Westwood, who died October 10, 2026, after 56 years of marriage to his wife, Ann. He is also survived by his children, Ted, Katie, and Bill.

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Government · Select Board

Select Board Votes to Back Norwood Hospital Restoration

Westwood Select Board backed restoring full-service hospital care in Norwood and adopted new rules for legal services. Board members voted unanimously to send a letter supporting restoration of acute care, including an emergency department and a cardiac catheterization lab, at Norwood Hospital.

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Sports

Westwood Youth Soccer board meeting set for Oct. 25

Westwood Youth Soccer's Board of Directors is set to meet Oct. 25 at 7 p.m., the club's website shows, as registration continues for its Winter Futsal League (grades 2-9, Sundays) and Winter Skills sessions (grades PreK-2, Saturdays).

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of October 5 through October 11, 2026

Two Westwood obituary notices were posted this week: Conley, Patricia Ann, and Stoddard, David Ernest. Conley, 83, died October 5 and is being laid to rest from Holden, Dunn & Lawler Funeral Home with services and burial at St. Margaret Mary Church and New Westwood Cemetery this week. S…

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