Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Reviews Scaled-Back Fire Station Design
Westwood boards review scaled-back Fire Station 1 design ahead of November vote.
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Government · Other Committee
MSBA Site Visit Advances Thurston School Review
Westwood School Committee reports MSBA site visit advances Thurston rebuild review.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 7 through September 13, 2026
This week's obituary notices column carries two Westwood-resident obituaries published this week: Russell, Paul Snowden Jr., and Hoban, Joan Fagan. Dr. Russell, 101, was the John Homans Distinguished Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, desc…
Government · Select Board
Select Board Calls Oct. 26 Fire Station Vote
Westwood swears in a new police chief and calls an Oct. 26 special town meeting on its new fire station. The Select Board unanimously set the vote for 7 p.m. at Westwood High School, where a two-thirds vote is required before a Nov. 3 ballot debt exclusion; both must pass.
Government · Other Committee
Select Board Sets Oct. 26 Fire Station Funding Vote
Westwood Select Board calls Oct. 26 special town meeting to fund a new fire station.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board denies daycare parking waiver, OKs one room
Westwood Planning Board denies three-classroom daycare's parking waiver, approves single-room version instead.
Sports
Westwood sports roundup, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6
Westwood Youth Soccer holds mandatory virtual coaches meetings this week (Monday, Aug. 31 or Tuesday, Sept. 8) ahead of its Fall 2026 season, and its board of directors has set its next meeting for Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Late registration for grades K-8 remains open with limited space in so…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
Three Westwood-resident obituaries were published this week: McNulty, Rita M., 77; Cook, Laurence J., 87; and Corcoran, Nancy (Harrington), 83. McNulty, who died August 31 after a long illness, was the widow of the late Paul S. McNulty. Cook died September 1; the notice available did no…
Morning Brief
Markey Turns Back Moulton's Senate Primary Challenge
Westwood voters helped settle four statewide primary races Tuesday as Sen. Ed Markey turned back U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton's Senate challenge. Minogue also emerged from the primary to face Gov. Maura Healey in November, according to Westwood Patch's "MA State Primary 2026: Markey Repels Mo…
Morning Brief
Markey-Moulton Senate Primary Headlines Tuesday Ballot
Markey-Moulton Senate primary headlines Tuesday's statewide vote, with a Westwood Patch guide steering residents to poll times and races. Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton face off in the marquee Democratic Senate primary contest, per "MA State Primary 2026 Voter Guide: Races, Poll T…