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On Sunday, December 8th, Westwood Community Chest (WCC) hosted its annual Luminary Night, an event that invites the community to set paper lanterns around their homes and businesses in a show of support for neighbors in need, while at the same time providing a pleasing sight for passersby.
Photo courtesy of Westwood Community Chest. A Luminary Night sign is displayed on the steps to this home, behind a row of lighted luminaries.Funds raised from the sale of Luminary Kits help to fund WCC's confidential grants of temporary financial assistance to Westwood residents in need of a helping hand. For information about applying for a WCC grant, click here.
Photo courtesy of Westwood Community Chest. Funds raised from sales of the paper luminary kits, used to assemble the lanterns seen here, help to fund grants to Westwood neighbors in need.Thanks to Westwood Community Chest for sharing these photos with Westwood Minute.
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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.