🌱 WESTWOOD: What's Happening Today (Fri, Oct 22)

Hello, neighbors! Mary Ellen Gambon here with a fresh issue of the Westwood newsletter.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with clouds and sun. High: 73 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Westwood:

1. Lawsuit Claims Wellesley Schools Excluded White Students From Events, Banned 'Blue Lives Matter' Phrase (CBS Boston)
2. Four things to know about the new Boston-based research on COVID-19 and pregnant women (The Boston Globe)
3. From homelessness to a Bravo reality TV show, Brockton brothers find a way out. (Enterprise News)
4. To survive another winter, Boston’s tourism sector is going local (BetaBoston)
5. Massachusetts Department of Public Health orders first round of COVID-19 vaccines for kids (WCVB Boston)
6. Not just the mayor: What to know about the historic ballot question Boston is voting on this fall (Boston.com)
7. Editorial: Boston Police skills defy defunders (Boston Herald)

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Today in Westwood:

• Virtual Guidance Parent Talk (Parents of 10th & 11th Graders) (8:00 AM)

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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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