WESTWOOD: What You Need To Know Today (Mon, Oct 4)

Hey, Westwood! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with rain, some heavy. High: 62 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories today in Westwood:

1. Boston woman says dog killed in hit and run in Fenway area (Boston 25 News)
2. Boston seeks new operator for Strand Theatre as linchpin to Uphams Corner revitalization (The Boston Globe)
3. Clouds and Rain Welcome Brady at Gillette Stadium (NECN)
4. $1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Boston (CBS Boston)
5. ‘It sounded like a bomb exploded’: Woman ejected from vehicle, driver arrested after crash in Boston (Boston 25 News)

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Today in Westwood:

Westwood Patch Notebook

• Westwood, MA Public Library: "Hallow-Read Around the World Badge Spotlight. Read more about the Samhain Festival, complete an activity and earn the badge in Beanstack! Our Hallow-Read challenge is running from October 1 to October 31 to celebrate different Halloween-..." (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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