🌱 Patch AM: How Westwood’s undefeated girls’ hockey squad stacks up in state rankings

Coffee in hand, Westwood? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Westwood’s undefeated girls’ hockey squad stacks up in state rankings

Also on today's calendar: Winter Family Fun Day.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy; a morning flurry, with a high of 32 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Very cold with sunshine, temps: high: 26, low: 18.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 32 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Globe Top 20 girls' hockey poll: Skating into Cup final, there's a new No. 1 (bostonglobe.com) — Westwood High’s girls’ hockey team is undefeated at 4-0-0 and ranked No. 12 in the Globe’s latest Top 20 poll, with a big matchup looming against No. 3 Hingham. The rankings highlight how Westwood stacks up against other strong programs statewide, including new No. 1 Milton and surging Methuen/Tewksbury.
   

📸 Around Westwood

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Westwood

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

Monday January 5

• Planning Board Meeting
  Norwood Senior Center , 275 Prospect Street , Norwood
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Winter Family Fun Day
  80 Carby Street
  10:00 am

📣 Westwood Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• First Fridays: Imagination Station
  Dover, MA Calendar , 4 Springdale Avenue Room 217 , Dover
  9:00 am
• Super Awesome Fun Time
  Community Room Dover Town Library , 56 Dedham St. , Dover
  10:30 am
• Learn to Play Pokemon
  Main Library - Teen Space
  1:00 pm
• THE LOVE DOGS
  Fallout Shelter , 61 Endicott St , Norwood
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Colors Storytime with Celebree
  Children's Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:30 am

Monday January 5

• Preschool Palooza
  Library Community Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:00 am
• Monday Morning Music
  Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
  10:30 am
• Storybook Bird Houses for Adults
  Community Room Dover Town Library , 56 Dedham St. , Dover
  11:00 am
• Teen Group Takeover with Tony! (for Middle School and High Schoolers)
  Library Community Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  2:45 pm
• Sprouts Storybook Theater
  Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
  3:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Westwood PatchAM possible:

• D-BAT Metro South — (781) 654-3228
  D-BAT Metro South Now Open!
• Dogtopia of Dedham — (475) 338-3501
  Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Golf Lounge 18 — (781) 801-1819
  NOW OPEN at 765 Providence Highway Dedham MA

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Life Time Fitness posted a job opening for Facility Operations Supervisor in Westwood. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Westwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dedham

• Mike Vrabel, Drake Maye in full support of Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore (audacy.com)

Norwood

• Looking back at 2025 (norwoodtownnews.com)
• December Calendar (norwoodtownnews.com)
• Nine restaurants in eastern Mass. that shut down during December (wickedlocal.com)

Newton

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 just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Send it to us!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook