Image
On Tuesday, November 11th, community members and leaders gathered at Veterans Park a High and Church streets in Westwood, in observation of Veterans Day.
Pictured above, from left to right, are veterans Richard DerMardosian, Paul Mullin, Ken Foscaldo, Ned Richardson,Post Commander Richard Paster,Christos Alexopoulos, Tom Colbert, Jim Martin. They served in the Navy, Coast Guard, Marines and Army. All are over 65 years old now, and are members of Westwood American Legion Post 320, which has over 90 members.
These gentlemen invite others to join them.
Thanks to Ken Foscaldo for sharing this local moment with Westwood Minute.
These are great strides in addressing concerns about a lack of openness and two way dialogue raised by Westwood citizens. Thanks to the Select Board and to Mr. Read for listening and acting.
In promulgating the public comment policy, the Select Board has taken a big step towards showing willingness to engage in conversation with Westwood residents about the many important issues at hand—currently, the Fire Station 1 and the budget.
Have been following the discourse about the Town's lawsuit against the Land Trust and had started to attend Select Board meetings via zoom. I was incredulous when I discovered that the Select Board had implemented a policy in the summer which allowed them not to respond to citizens' questions. I applaud their de
Moderate rain, with a high of 59 and low of 33 degrees. Partly Cloudy for the morning, overcast in the afternoon, patchy rain nearby overnight.