WESTWOOD: Everything Going On Today (Fri, Oct 1)

Good morning, Westwood! Let's get this Friday started off right. Here's everything going on around Westwood today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 68 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories today in Westwood:

1. Senate committee deadlocks on Rachael Rollins nomination for US attorney (WCVB Boston)
2. Here's why hundreds of Brockton parents are still opting for virtual learning (Enterprise News)
3. Probe continues into Needham crash that killed two women in their 80s; educators remember one of the victims (The Boston Globe)
4. This Newton home is a relative bargain at $449,900. Then again, it's only 251 square feet (The Boston Globe)
5. Boston's New Police Transparency Office Has An Important Public Meeting Thursday. But They Didn't Tell The Public. (wgbh.org)
6. Increased police presence at schools in Waltham, Lawrence, Haverhill after threats made (WCVB Boston)
7. 'September has been rough.' School districts are scrambling to find food for student meals (The Boston Globe)
8. 10-year-old boy escapes clutches of kidnapping suspect in East Boston, police say (WCVB Boston)
9. Major transportation project on the Mass. Pike takes another step forward (Boston 25 News)
10. Boston Symphony Orchestra welcoming back live audience for first time since March 2020| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)

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Today in Westwood:

Westwood Patch Notebook

• Westwood, MA Public Library: "We had such a great time last night learning the art of botanical rubbing! Everyone’s finished frame pieces were beautiful… @botanicalrubbings #librarylife📚" (Facebook)
• Westwood, MA Public Library: "Tomorrow starts our Hallow-Read Around the World challenge on Beanstack. Spooky season is upon us! In the U.S., Halloween is a holiday full of merrymaking, magic, and mischief. Many cultures celebrate life and death through rituals and c..." (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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