🌱 Westwood: Everything Going On Today (Fri, Dec 3)

Hello, people of Westwood! It's me again, Mary Ellen Gambon, your host of the Westwood newsletter.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; windy, cooler. High: 42 Low: 25.

Here are the top stories in Westwood today:

1. Boston is dressed in its wintery best. Here’s where to see Christmas trees, menorahs, and other holiday decorations (The Boston Globe)
2. Markey and Warren defend Suffolk DA Rollins in debate over her US attorney nomination ahead of key Senate vote (The Boston Globe)
3. ‘I don’t think we’re back to square one.’ Beth Israel races to find out how much vaccines protect against Omicron (The Boston Globe)
4. Do Existing COVID Vaccines Protect Against Omicron? Boston Doctors Explain (NBC10 Boston)
5. Here are the concerts coming to Gillette Stadium in summer 2022 (Boston.com)
6. Sound decision: FAA changing some flight patterns at Logan to cut down on noise (Boston 25 News)

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Today in Westwood:

• School Building Committee meeting - Westwood Public Schools (8:00 AM)

Westwood Patch Notebook

• Westwood, MA Public Library: "Here's a sneak peak at some books that will be on sale at the Friends of the Library mini book sale this Saturday (Dec. 4th)! Stop on by the gallery from 10-2 to check off the book lovers on your holiday gift list! In addition to nearly ..." (Facebook)
• Westwood, MA Public Library: "Fast Pitch by Nic Stone Kristy recommends: Fast Pitch. I loved this charming, page-turning middle grade story with one of the best main characters I’ve read in a while. Shenice Lockwood is the captain of her all-Black softball team and j..." (Facebook)

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— 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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