Westwood Area News

 The state’s $55 million infrastructure commitment for Westwood Station green-lit 400,000 square feet of buildings – putting developer Cabot, Cabot & Forbes in talks with Canton officials and catalyzing a revision of their plans.

Rep. Michael Rush, a fourth-term House member, is running against fellow West Roxbury Democrat state Sen. Marian Walsh if she seeks reelection, he told the News Service Monday, setting up the prospect of a rare intraparty challenge for a legislative seat.

Rep. Michael Rush, a fourth-term House member, is running against fellow West Roxbury Democrat state Sen. Marian Walsh if she seeks reelection, he told the News Service Monday, setting up the prospect of a rare intraparty challenge for a legislative seat.

George Gillis, 58, the Norton business owner facing charges of motor vehicle homicide in the death of Westwood Library Trustee Edward Hansen, 78, will appear with a new lawyer in Dedham District Court tomorrow.

The turbulent economy has posed difficult challenges for many families, including unemployment, deterioration of retirement savings, and reductions in health coverage and other support services. Westwood Community Chest (WCC) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping Westwood residents needing temporary financial assistance by paying for basic needs such as utility payments, shelter, and medical expenses.

The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Westwood would like to thank the entire community for participating in the annual holiday toy campaign to assist The Home for Little Wanderers (The Home) during this holiday giving season. As a result of everyone’s generosity, two moving vans filled with gifts were delivered to The Home’s Jamaica Plain toy room in December.

On Sunday, Feb. 7, the Walpole/Westwood League of Women Voters will sponsor an informational forum on the proposed new library project for the town of Westwood at the First Parish Church in Westwood at 2 pm.   Speakers include Library Director Tom Viti, Library Trustee Dan Lehan, and John Sayre-Scibona from the project manager firm, Design Technique, and a representative from the Westwood Board of Selectmen.

 The delayed Westwood Station project will soon get a boost from tens of millions of dollars in highway spending, as the Patrick administration looks to kick-start it and four more large private development projects this construction season.

The Westwood School Department hosted the annual All-Town String Concert at Westwood High School Tuesday evening. The show invited the public to an all-string instrumental performance by students in grades 1-12 in the WHS auditorium at 200 Nahatan St.

The state Supreme Judicial Court handed the developer of the Westwood Station project a victory on Tuesday by deciding that the town of Canton missed a deadline to appeal a key state approval for the massive project.

On Tuesday night state Senator Marian Walsh spoke before a group of Rhode Island state lawmakers in support of marriage equality at an event hosted by Marriage Equality Rhode Island.

The Westwood High School girl’s basketball team will be raising funds for the relief effort in Haiti at the 26 January home game vs. Ashland which starts at 6:30 p.m. All youth attending the game who make a donation will be entered into a raffle to be the WHS team’s honorary ball girl or boy for the Riley Winter Classic Feb. 16 and Feb. 17.

The state Supreme Judicial Court handed the developer of the Westwood Station project a victory on Tuesday by deciding that the town of Canton missed a deadline to appeal a key state approval for the massive project.

The inability to put a complete game together has plagued the Westwood High boys basketball team throughout the first half of the Tri-Valley League season.

 Tuesday, Jan. 12

 Suspicious Activity 2:54 a.m.. – An officer on routine patrol noticed an individual walking down the street who looked unsteady on his feet. The officer contacted the man and found that his speech was slurred and he seemed confused. The officer determined the man to be extremely drunk, and given the cold of the night, placed the man into protective custody.

With the numbers still adding up for the candidates in the special election to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s seat, Westwood weighed in solidly for Republican Scott Brown.

The Supreme Judicial Court rejected Tuesday the town of Canton’s bid to appeal an environmental permit for a 4.5 million-square-foot development in neighboring Westwood, ending the town’s legal bid to force the project developer to pay for infrastructure improvements.

Standing in a light rain outside the Hanlon Elementary School Tuesday afternoon, Scott Whetstone held a handmade sign up to the traffic that drove past through a slushy street. The sign reads “Scott” with a brown-colored section beneath.