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Enjoy these photos of Westwood Community Chest's Luminary Night, held on Sunday evening, December 8th. Unlike the past two years, the weather was mild - a fortunate change! Funds which WCC raises from sales of the $20 kits will be directed to support Westwood neighbors in need through financial crisis grants.
Photo by Brooke Osborne Brown. Luminaries were placed along the Westwood Fire Station One building on High Street.
Photo courtesy of Diane Rothauser. At a pop-up luminary kit sales location at the Westwood Council on Aging, Westwood Community Chest board members Diane Rothauser (left) and Paula McLaughlin (right) are joined by a young supporter.Thanks to Diane Rothauser and Westwood Community Chest for sharing these images with Westwood Minute.
Partly Cloudy , with a high of 36 and low of 20 degrees. Partly Cloudy in the morning, overcast in the afternoon, clear overnight.
This is progress and I am glad to see the Select Board moving in the right direction. However, a majority of voters at last Monday's Special Town Meeting voted to recommend that the Select Board immediately cease its lawsuit against the Westwood Land Trust.
What is the citizen's petition about? I checked the town website, and the only information I could find on town meeting articles was from last year. The public hearing dates for 2026 are posted as February 24-25.
Apparently, you need to submit a public records request through the town's FOIA portal. What a shame, since it should have been posted to the town website upon certification of petition signatures.
Westwood Minute has obtained a copy of the petition and has added a short description of it to the article. A copy of the petition is attached below the article.