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Correction: The Westwood Select Board members in 2000, when the Town formally accepted and acknowledged the Conservation Restriction on 665 Clapboardtree Street including the meadow, were Anthony Antonellis, Michael Walsh and Patrick Ahearn.

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Matthew Christensen Neighbor

1-28-2026 12:42pm

Thank you for correcting the use of Mr Moore's term "unanimous", however, his point stands.

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Westwood Public Notices and Press Releases

In Response to "A Path Forward for Conservation and Farming in Westwood"

Nancy Dempze posted a press release or public notice on Tue January 27, 2026 12:53 pm

Nancy Dempze Westwood Minute

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Martha Sullivan Neighbor

1-27-2026 2:07pm

Thank you for this very helpful explanation. I think it’s also important to keep in mind that the Bean Farm has stated that their intention would be to use the land “for generations”, so they have no actual intention of returning the land to a meadow state.

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Ishani Tewari Neighbor

1-27-2026 5:06pm

Thank you for this explanation. It is very surprising and disappointing that the Select Board did not do their own due diligence into the ecological consequences of farming as they were contemplating this lawsuit and asserting that it is in the "public interest"!

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Westwood Alert

Why Westwood Should Allow Farming on 8 Acres of 665 Clapboardtree (— voices from Westwood’s young adults)

K. Lamb posted an alert on Mon January 26, 2026 3:06 pm

K. Lamb Westwood Minute

Why Westwood Should Allow Farming on 8 Acres of 665 Clapboardtree (— voices from Westwood’s young adults)

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Claire Galkowski Neighbor

1-28-2026 9:48am

Who are the people associated with these initials? I’m not sure why an anonymous post would be published here. It’s important to know who is expressing these opinions.

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Matthew Christensen Neighbor

1-28-2026 12:36pm

Why do you want to know? Why is it important? Do you have something to say against their ideas?

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K. Lamb Neighbor

1-28-2026 4:40pm

Thank you, Mr. Christensen, for your helpful response to Ms. Galkowski. For additional clarity, we felt uncomfortable putting our full names after witnessing some baseless, negative accusations and remarks made from the WLT supporters toward the Bean Farm supporters.

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Westwood Opinion

Clapboardtree meadow

Peter Fenn posted an opinion on Sat January 24, 2026 3:17 pm

Peter Fenn Westwood Minute

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Martha Sullivan Neighbor

1-25-2026 1:56pm

I am curious about a few claims that you state here. Does denying the use of this particular land by the Bean Farm necessarily mean that the farm will cease to exist? If the farm closes or moves, does that necessarily mean that the Beans’ land will be fully developed?

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andy moore Neighbor

1-25-2026 7:01pm

Ms.Sullivan, I think your criticism of Peter Fenn's post is a little unfair.

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Martha Sullivan Neighbor

1-25-2026 7:59pm

Mr. Moore, I think it’s very inappropriate that you are projecting “criticism” and me being “upset” onto my comment, as someone who has felt more than welcome to voice your own opinions on this and other posts.

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Westwood Alert

Response to Kevin Becker's Post

andy moore posted an alert on Sat January 24, 2026 2:02 pm

andy moore Westwood Minute

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Ishani Tewari Neighbor

1-25-2026 3:11pm

I am not surprised at the speculations on cronyism and quid pro quo. The lack of transparency on an issue centered on one business + the fact that the Bean family are the largest donors to the Chair's campaign is enough to raise this question! Campaign finance records can be found here:

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Westwood Public Notices and Press Releases

Intent was never in question

Kevin Becker posted a press release or public notice on Fri January 23, 2026 3:28 pm

Kevin Becker Westwood Minute

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andy moore Neighbor

1-24-2026 1:27pm

Your Post Misleading and contains a baseless accusation

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Ishani Tewari Neighbor

1-25-2026 3:15pm

I am not surprised at the speculations on cronyism and quid pro quo. The lack of transparency on an issue centered on one business + the fact that the Bean family are the largest donors to the Chair's campaign is enough to raise this question!

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Lynne Viti Contributor

1-26-2026 11:45am

Mr. Moore, please, could you be more specific about your assertion here, so those readers following this exchange of positions can understand what you are referring to in your brief post?

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Important Historical Facts Regarding the Clapboardtree Meadow

David White posted a press release or public notice on Thu January 22, 2026 1:54 pm

David White Westwood Minute

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Matthew Christensen Neighbor

1-22-2026 5:26pm

Hi Mr White

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Martha Sullivan Neighbor

1-23-2026 2:00pm

Mr. Christensen, with respect to your comments on the cost of the town meeting. Many residents did reach out to the select board, by email and public comment at select board meetings. You can review the videos of those meetings.

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Irene Brennan Neighbor

1-24-2026 12:16pm

Hello Mr. White - Thank you for this information.

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Westwood Public Notices and Press Releases

A Path Forward for Conservation and Farming in Westwood.

Kelly Fredrickson posted a press release or public notice on Sat January 17, 2026 1:15 pm

Kelly Fredrickson Westwood Minute

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Martha Sullivan Neighbor

1-18-2026 6:06pm

I agree that this is a false choice, but i see the false choice as being between allowing the farm to use the conservation land and losing the farm to development. I support the farm’s success but I don’t believe that this specific land is the only option for them to survive, it is just the most convenient.

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Matthew Christensen Neighbor

1-20-2026 11:55am

Thank you for your thoughts and I wish there was a way for everyone to communicate this topic in person so that the tone and tenor of our voices wouldn't be confused as argumentative or adversarial.

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Martha Sullivan Neighbor

1-20-2026 1:26pm

The town is not subsidizing the farm strictly speaking, but they are funding the lawsuit over the use of the land. Based on typical agricultural lease rates, the cost of the litigation is not likely to be recouped by the town.

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Westwood Alert

What does your vote at the Special Town Meeting Mean?

andy moore posted an alert on Fri January 16, 2026 2:58 pm

andy moore Westwood Minute

Westwood Public Notices and Press Releases

Westwood American Legion Post 320 Invites Community Members with Active Military Duty Experience to Join the Veterans Service Organization

Westwood Minute Community posted a press release or public notice on Wed January 14, 2026 10:18 am

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Westwood Public Notices and Press Releases

Westwood has posted an opinion from an outside counsel related to the Special Town Meeting

Matthew Christensen posted a press release or public notice on Wed January 14, 2026 9:40 am

Matthew Christensen Westwood Minute

Westwood Alert

Are the Special Town Meeting Petition and the Change.Org Petition To Save Farming Comparable?

andy moore posted an alert on Tue January 13, 2026 3:54 pm

andy moore Westwood Minute

Westwood Alert

Support Farming in Westwood at Special Town Meeting on February 2nd

andy moore posted an alert on Wed January 7, 2026 1:28 pm

andy moore Westwood Minute

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Matthew Christensen Neighbor

1-12-2026 4:53pm

Well said Mr Moore. To those concerned about the cost of the lawsuit and the indirect benefit to the Bean family, according to a letter from Mr Bean their family was overcharged for property taxes in excess of $40000 which adjusting for inflation would be approximately $100,000.

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Westwood Public Notices and Press Releases

Westwood American Legion Post 320 subsidizes the cost of this program.

Ken Foscaldo posted a press release or public notice on Tue January 6, 2026 10:34 am

Ken Foscaldo Westwood Minute

Westwood Public Notices and Press Releases

Westwood Select Board Meets Tonight; Agenda to Include Special Town Meeting Re the Board's Rationale for Town of Westwood Lawsuit in Norfolk Superior Court against the Westwood Land Trust

Lynne Viti posted a press release or public notice on Mon January 5, 2026 3:53 pm

Lynne Viti Contributor

Westwood Alert

Is The Westwood Land Trust Behaving Reasonably?

andy moore posted an alert on Mon January 5, 2026 2:58 pm

andy moore Westwood Minute

Westwood Public Notices and Press Releases

Statement in Support of the Select Board and Bean Farm

andy moore posted a press release or public notice on Thu January 1, 2026 5:08 pm

andy moore Westwood Minute

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Erin Sibley Neighbor

1-02-2026 6:58am

Can you please confirm that only Westwood residents may sign your petition? That seems important to its stated purpose.

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andy moore Neighbor

1-02-2026 6:18pm

Hi Erin, Change.org does not allow me to restrict anyone from signing the petition. If this were a vote or something similar to your petition calling for Westwood Government to take some action we would need to weed out the signers that are not from Westwood. At points as the word spread they came in fast and furi

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Erin Sibley Neighbor

1-02-2026 8:23am

Also, respectfully, some issues with your letter:

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Westwood Public Notices and Press Releases

Letter in support of the Bean Farm.

Trese Bannister posted a press release or public notice on Sat December 20, 2025 4:00 pm

Trese Bannister Westwood Minute

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Ellen Rollings Neighbor

12-21-2025 10:57am

While I respect your position of supporting the effort to use the meadow, your statement that “WLT is responsible for “monitoring” the property, not deciding what articles to enforce and what exceptions to approve.

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Ellen Rollings Neighbor

12-21-2025 11:10am

The LT also has the authority to deny the approval. They may not unreasonably withhold approval but they also may not, per the CR, grant any approvals that would impair other conservations purposes like preserving the meadow.

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Michael Mahan Neighbor

12-28-2025 1:37pm

We actually went and took a look at this “meadow” when we got our Christmas tree this year. We’re arguing about a couple acres of dirt that directly abuts Bean Farm and has zero external access, except to go through Bean Farm.

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