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Congratulations to Brian Cole, Alex Tucker and Andrew Ventura on becoming Eagle Scouts! In the Chair's Update at Select Board's meeting of Monday, January 9, 2023, Select Board Chair Robert Gotti offered admiration and congratulations to the three young men who have attained the highest Scouting rank at the Eagle Scouts Court of Honor Ceremony held at First Baptist Church of Westwood on Sunday, January 8, 2023.
Each honored scout participated in a service project, and Mr. Gotti described each in turn. Brian Cole stained and installed a bench at the Westwood Integrated Preschool playground, replaced an old shed, added stepping stones, and led a clean-up effort.
Andrew Ventura designed and constructed outdoor seating and improved an outdoor butterfly garden at the Martha Jones School.
Alex Tucker is a former Westwood resident who moved to Dover, but decided to stay with his Westwood troop to continue his advancement through the ranks of scouting. His service project was installing four raised planters at St. Ambrose Family Shelter in Dorchester, which provides shelter and support to homeless families in transition. The planters are being used by shelter residents and neighbors.
I completely agree. Washington St. also has some terrible patches, especially the handicap ramps. I don’t understand why the DPW is responsible for clearing sidewalks in front of homes and businesses. It seems that those should be the responsibility of the property owner.
The sidewalks on High Rock and Hartford have been pretty treacherous this winter too. I didn't contact DPW about it though.
Cloudy , with a high of 42 and low of 28 degrees. Partly Cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon, overcast in the evening,
A true hero, though I'm not sure about the naming of the intersection after him. We already have a school named after him. Is there no one else who dedicated their life to this Town that the intersection could be named in memory of?
Thanks for the comment. Perhaps other candidates for a named intersection might be considered by the Select Board if presented with a petition or similar process as what was used here.