"Town Meetings were "warned" by beating a drum and attendance was compulsory. In 1658, a bell was substituted for the drum...Votes were sometimes cast by wheat or corn and beans..."
Fenerty, West Dedham and Westwood, 300 Years, p. 42
Currently, Comcast broadcasts the following public meetings on channel 8:
There is no Verizon channel yet. A non-profit corporation, WestCAT, has been formed and is currently researching locations for setting up a local broadcast facility.
Our Westwood is one of the things Dave Writes
