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A collection of 68 issues

Massachusetts Colleges Earn Spots on Princeton Review's 2027 Best List

Massachusetts colleges earned strong representation on the Princeton Review's newly released 2027 Best Colleges list, according to Westwood Patch. The education-services company's annual college guide included 392 schools nationwide, with the Bay State again placing multiple institution…

Hale Education, Trustees Protect Over 1,100 Acres in Dover, Westwood

Hale Education and The Trustees of Reservations permanently protected more than 1,100 acres in Dover and Westwood. The landmark conservation agreement, announced Tuesday, ranks among the largest regional land protection deals in recent years and permanently shields the shared acreage fr…

Westwood Basketball Association opens 2026-27 travel tryout registration as Westwood Youth Soccer sets an Aug. 23 board meeting.

The Westwood Basketball Association has opened registration for its 2026-27 Metrowest travel basketball tryouts (grades 4-8, November through mid-March) and continues to run its no-tryout In-Town program for grades 1-12, which starts the first weekend in December at $150 per player with…

Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026

This week's obituary column carries one notice for a Westwood, Massachusetts resident: Firth, Olga, 91, who died July 24, 2026, and was formerly of Dover before making Westwood her home. Her notice, posted by Folsom Funeral Service – Westwood Chapel and also carried by the Boston Globe,…

Xaverian Names Matthew Noone Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach

Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood named Matthew Noone its new varsity lacrosse head coach, Westwood Minute reports. Editor Darlene Cancell's report was published August 23, 2026, filling the program's top coaching position at the private Catholic prep school based in Westwood. W…