WESTWOOD: What You Need To Know Today (Wed, Sep 29)

Good morning, Westwood! Let's get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing in and around town today.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 65 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories today in Westwood:

1. Westwood Prepares For Vote On New Combined Elementary School (Westwood Patch)
2. MBTA Red Line derails at Broadway; Shuttles being used from JFK/UMass to Park Street (WCVB Boston)
3. NTSB Releases Report on Conn. Plane Crash That Killed Boston Doctors (NECN)
4. Quincy City Council passes resolutions on bicycle, commercial traffic (The Patriot Ledger)
5. NBC-YouTube TV dispute could cause Patriots fans to miss Tom Brady's return (The Boston Globe)
6. Want to address inequality? Stop waiting for schools to solve everything (The Boston Globe)
7. Fall 2021 Restaurant Openings Guide in and Around Boston (Eater Boston)
9. 7 Albums To Listen To This Fall (WBUR)

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Today in Westwood:

• Critical Need For Blood - Schedule a Donation at University Station (1:00 PM)

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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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