🌱 WESTWOOD: What You Need To Know Today (Wed, Oct 27)

Morning, Westwood! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today in Westwood.

First, today's weather:

Showery, windy and cooler. High: 51 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories in Westwood today:

1. DESE extends mask mandate for MA public schools (Boston 25 News)
2. Morrill Memorial Library awarded federal grant (Wicked Local)
3. School bus accident in Boston leaves one person dead (Boston Herald)
4. Boston police seek help in search for man wanted on sex trafficking, prostitution, kidnapping charges| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
5. One of the biggest fights Boston’s next mayor will face: keeping control of the public schools (The Boston Globe)
6. 2 Massachusetts Schools At Top Of Best Universities In The World List (CBS Boston)
7. Boston begins clearing Mass and Cass, citing opioid crisis (MassLive.com)

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Today in Westwood:

• University Station Hosts October American Red Cross Blood Drive (1:00 PM)

Westwood Patch Notebook

• Westwood, MA Public Library: "Fall storytimes start next week! Registration required, sign up on the website." (Facebook)

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• Save 15 Percent On Boo-tiful Flowers This Halloween! (October 31)
• Grand Opening: Springtide Helps Children Thrive At New Autism Child Development Center (November 2)
• Open Fields: MATILDA the MUSICAL auditions (Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2) (November 2)
• Virtual Holiday 8-Week Stress Management Course Designed by Mass General Hospital (November 8)
• Local Thanksgiving dinners, brought to your door (November 18)
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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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Westwood Daily? You can reach me at maryellen.gambon@patch.com.