🌱 Patch AM: How a Westwood alum is reshaping Needham girls basketball this season

Greetings Westwood! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Westwood alum is reshaping Needham girls basketball this season

Also on today's calendar: Westwood FOL Book Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cold, with a high of 34 and low of 22 degrees.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 39, low: 25.
• Sunday: Colder with snow, 1-3", with a high of 31 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Bay State Conference: First-year Weymouth, Needham girls basketball coaches face adversity (masslive.com) — A Needham girls basketball coach with roots in Westwood—she graduated from Westwood High in 2004—made her Bay State Conference debut this week while guiding her team through a key injury setback. The story also follows Weymouth’s new coach as he works to rebuild a winless program, highlighting how both first-year leaders are trying to establish resilient, positive cultures on their teams.
   

📸 Around Westwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westwood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Westwood FOL Book Sale
  Westwood Public Library, 660 High St, Westwood
  10:00 am
• Holiday Festivities Continue 12/13✨
  Greek International Food Market, 5204 Washington St, Boston
  12:00 pm
• Classical Guitarist John Muratore Plays Holiday Music at Dedham First Church at 7:30PM on 12/13!
  First Church and Parish In Dedham, 670 High St, Dedham, MA, 02026,
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• HomeWorks Energy Pop-up Resource Table
  Morrill Memorial Library , 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA, 02062
  9:00 am
• Coffee Cupping w/ Rob Fitzgibbon
  Morrill Memorial Library Simoni Room , 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA, 02062
  10:00 am
• Boston Skyline Chorus HolidayPalooza
  Knights of Columbus , 177 Bedford St , Lexington
  10:00 am
• Holiday Carolers at University Station
  University Station , 221 University Ave , Westwood
  12:00 pm
• Puzzle Race!
  Morrill Memorial Library Simoni Room , 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA, 02062
  2:30 pm
• A Very CHERY Christmas
  The Norwood Theatre , 109 Central St , Norwood
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Westwood Community Chest's Annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors Campaign
  N/A
  3:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Holiday Carolers at University Station
  University Station , 221 University Ave , Westwood
  12:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Holiday Carolers at University Station
  University Station , 221 University Ave , Westwood
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am trying to figure out how to find a response from a person if I private messaged them.
  Someone told me to look for the circle with red around it? Would it be on the same page as where I originally posted? (Nextdoor Buckmaster/Oak St)

• Newell Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Yankee Candle - Retail Sales Associate - Westwood, MA in Westwood. Apply here.
• PetSmart posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Westwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dedham

• This Church's Nativity Scene Dragged ICE — And MAGA Christians Are Not Happy (huffpost.com)
• Letters to the Editor, Thursday Dec. 11 (pressdemocrat.com)
• Brian Walshe defense team rests without calling any witnesses (wcbm.com)

Norwood

• Three Days Grace's 'Alienation' Is The Best Rock Album of 2025 (1063thebuzz.com)

Ok Westwood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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