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🌱 Patch AM: Winter Family Fun Day and 11 more events
Happening soon: Town Hall Closure on the Westwood Patch calendar

Hi Westwood! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Town Hall Closure at Town Hall
- Planning Board Meeting at Norwood Senior Center
- Winter Family Fun Day at 80 Carby Street
Find out what's happening in Westwoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Westwoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Breezy with variable clouds, with a high of 32 and low of 26 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, brisk and cold, temps: high: 31, low: 10. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Partly sunny, brisk and cold, with a high of 26 and low of 18 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westwood
- Town Hall Closure
Town Hall Norwood, MA 02062 - Planning Board Meeting
Norwood Senior Center , 275 Prospect Street , Norwood
7:00 pm - Winter Family Fun Day
80 Carby Street
10:00 am
Thursday January 1
Monday January 5
Saturday January 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- New Year's Noon Party!
Main Library - Children's Room
11:15 am - Ringing in the New Year
Hearth Pizzeria , 974 Great Plain Ave , Needham
6:00 pm - First Night | Needham Concert Society
Needham Calendar , 800 Highland Avenue , Needham
7:00 pm - NYE Comedy Night - Late Show
Dedham Community Theatre , 580 High St , Dedham
9:00 pm - All About Me Scrapbooking for 3rd-6th Graders
1471 Highland Ave , Needham
9:00 pm - COMMUNITY CENTER CLOSED | New Year's Day
Dover, MA Calendar , 4 Springdale Avenue , Dover - 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
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
Friday January 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A structure fire with reported smoke on arrival was reported at 59 Margaret Street in Norwood, MA, with the fire on the second floor.
11:48AM on Dec 29: A structure fire was reported at 59 Margaret St, Norwood, MA. (Nextdoor ) - Braintree fire operations are using Channel 5 and Braintree prime, with NCC Channel 2 released.
11:27AM on Dec 29: Braintree is using Channel 5 operations for fire ground communications. (Nextdoor )
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Westwood. Apply here.
- PetSmart, Inc. 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
- Drama at the Trump-Kennedy Center (usatoday.com)
- Immigration crackdown, an assisted living facility fire, university tragedy: Some of the top local stories of 2025 (bostonglobe.com)
Norwood
- A New Year: What Norwood Homeowners Can Expect in 2026 (norwoodtownnews.com)
- December Calendar (norwoodtownnews.com)
- Looking back at 2025 (norwoodtownnews.com)
Needham
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
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