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🌱 Patch AM: How Westwood’s Wolverines held on after a two-day football cliffhanger
Be sure to catch Commonwealth School Virtual Open House on the Westwood Patch calendar

Hello again Westwood! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Westwood's Wolverines held on after a two-day football cliffhanger
Also on today's calendar: Commonwealth School Virtual Open House and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 70, low: 41.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Saturday's football roundup: St. John's Prep studies up, passes La Salle (R.I.) test with ease (bostonglobe.com) — Westwood High's football team finally grabbed its first win of the season, edging Medway 16–14 in a game stretched over two days by a power outage and SAT testing. Senior captain Keilen McDonald starred on both sides of the ball, and the Wolverines' defense stuffed Medway's late two-point try to preserve the narrow victory.
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📸 Around Westwood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westwood
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★ Featured events ★
- Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
Virtual,
6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- Great Pumpkin Smash MTB Race →
Hale Education, Inc., 80 Carby St, Westwood
9:00 am - Boys Golf: Westborough @ Westwood →
Norfolk Golf Club, 166 East St, Westwood
3:30 pm - Girls Volleyball: Bellingham @ Westwood →
Westwood High School, 200 Nahatan Street, Westwood
5:30 pm - Girls Soccer: Millis @ Westwood →
Westwood High School, 200 Nahatan Street, Westwood
6:00 pm - Cyclocross Training Races →
Hale Education, Inc., 80 Carby St, Westwood
6:00 pm - The Chateau (Waltham and Burlington) Fundraiser for Boston Skyline Chorus →
The Chateau Restaurant Waltham, 195 School St, Waltham
11:30 am - Furniture Donation Collection to Benefit New Life Furniture Bank →
, Westwood
9:00 am - Ukulele Play-Along →
Westwood Public Library, 660 High St, Westwood
9:00 am - Cyclocross Training Races →
Hale Education, Inc., 80 Carby St, Westwood
6:00 pm - Charles River Repair Coalition Repair Cafe →
Mill Forge Makerspace, 61 Endicott St, Bldg 46, Norwood, MA, 02062
2:00 pm - Fall Rummage Sale October 23 & 24th →
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 24 Berwick St., Norwood, MA
9:00 am
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Sunday October 18
Friday October 23
📣 Westwood Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Westwood PatchAM possible:
- Southeast Railing Co Inc — 7818287088
- Charles River Mechanical — (774) 564-1558
- Michael Mahoney Real Broker MA LLC — 6176159435
- Feng Shui Restaurant & Bar — (781) 817-6256
- Power Physical Therapy — 6176809847
- Ritucci sports spine and pain management center — (508) 722-0450
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
- Borchers Cusano Trust Law — (508) 803-1900
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- What You Need To Know About The Ticket To Work Program —Delia De Mello Read on Patch
- Burlington Coat Factory posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Team Lead - Part Time in Dedham. Apply here.
- Panera posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor - Full Time in Dedham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westwood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dedham
- Charter Bus in Dedham by Boston Bus: Comfortable Group Transportation (blogspot.com)
- Paving contractor sentenced to prison in Dedham (newportdispatch.com)
- He Wrote the Book on the Sedgwick 'Family Disease,' and Succumbed to It (dailygazette.com)
Norwood
- Trump's mandatory detention policy for immigrants faces a high-stakes showdown at the Supreme Court after nine federal courts rule it unlawful (themarysue.com)
Ok Westwood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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