🌱 WESTWOOD: What's Happening Today (Thu, Nov 4)

Welcome back, Westwood! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on around Westwood today.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 52 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories today in Westwood:

1. Historic Hotel Buckminster in Kenmore Square is poised to become ... lab space (BetaBoston)
2. Former Quincy Mayor Francis X. McCauley dies on 40th anniversary of his first mayoral election (The Patriot Ledger)
3. 1 in custody, 1 at large in fatal shooting in Framingham home (WCVB Boston)
4. How did a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ highway sign end up in West Roxbury? (Boston.com)
5. MSP: Murder suspect from Texas captured in Waltham (WWLP.com)
6. Watertown election results are in. Watertown is now the 'city of Watertown' (Wicked Local)
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers tickets for Fenway Park to go on sale (MassLive.com)

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Today in Westwood:

Westwood Patch Notebook

• Westwood, MA Public Library: "Chez Bob by Bob Shea Caitlyn recommends Chez Bob. This newest release by librarian-favorite Shea features Bob the alligator. While trying to lure birds into his mouth to eat (it’s not scary, I promise!) Bob has a change of heart. This bo..." (Facebook)
• Westwood, MA Public Library: "Only one week away! From the unique perspective of someone living on the autism spectrum comes an exceptional book for those who want to carve out better lives for themselves. Join us for a virtual talk with Sam Farmer, author of A Long ..." (Facebook)

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• Join us in giving back to the community ! (November 4)
• Outdoor Ceramic Art and Pottery Trunk Show (November 6)
• Virtual Holiday 8-Week Stress Management Course Designed by Mass General Hospital (November 8)
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• 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.

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