🌱 WESTWOOD DAILY: What's Happening Today (Mon, Oct 18)

Happy Monday, people of Westwood! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Westwood today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 60 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories in Westwood today:

1. Flooding could shut down Logan airport, hospitals, and other critical infrastructure in Mass., and the risk is only growing, report says (The Boston Globe)
2. Rep. Stephen Lynch: ‘We Have To Get To An Agreement’ On Stalled Infrastructure Bill (CBS Boston)
3. Boston Globe: mask and schools; inappropriate behavior changes rule for KP football games (franklinmatters.org)
4. Why Beacon Hill resents ballot activists (The Boston Globe)
5. Boston police plan arrests of people with ‘multiple warrants’ on Methadone Mile, document says (Boston Herald)
6. 3 pedestrians struck by motor vehicle in Boston (Boston 25 News)

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Today in Westwood:

Westwood Patch Notebook

• Westwood, MA Public Library: "We had such a lovely time at our Read to a Dog program today. Corey, Aspen and therapy dog in training Cypress enjoyed hearing stories and meeting new friends! @petsandpeoplefoundation #booksanddogs#therapydogs" (Facebook)
• Westwood, MA Public Library: "Please Note: The library will be opening at 1pm on Monday October 18th for staff development day. #loveyourlibrarians #l#librarylife #westwoodma" (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. I'll see you around! If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Mary Ellen Gambon

About me: I am a Freelance Massachusetts Editor covering the towns of Canton, Dedham, Norwood, Westwood and Walpole, MA. I am a Boston native who began my journalism career in 1994. I graduated from Boston University, where I received bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science. In 2002, I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a master's in public administration. I am a 1994 Pulliam Fellow, a national award given to 10 graduating college seniors who are pursuing careers in journalism. I previously was a staff reporter for Gazette Publications, Inc., The Dedham TImes, The Daily Transcript and The Parkway-West Roxbury Transcript. Over the past four years, I have been a freelance reporter at Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. and Gannett, Inc. covering greater Boston. I also write for The Hopkinton Independent.

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