Editor's Note: The following event is a public service to benefit the High School, unrelated to town meeting.

The Westwood Community in Action (WCIA) sponsors an All-Night Graduation Party for the entire senior class. It is a fun, safe, alcohol free event. One of the fundraisers the WCIA does is a shopping day at Roche Bros. who once again has agreed to donate 5% of all receipts and gifts certificates purchased to the party. This year's shopping day will take place on Thursday, May 8 between the hours of 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm.

Here is how you can help:

• Shop at Roche Bros. on Thursday, May 8 between the hours of 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm and hand your receipt to a volunteer at the door as you leave.
• Purchase gift certificates at Roche Bros. on May 8 between the hours of 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm.

Remember that Roche Bros will donate $5 to the All Night Graduation Party for every $100 you spend! Buy Gift Certificates for a month's shopping and really make a difference!

More info at the keepourtownclean website

Join us for a fun-filled day!

Saturday, April 26th, 2008
from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
at the Hanlon School Entrance

• Learn about camping and emergency preparedness
• Go on a guided nature walk
• Join our Ultimate Frisbee game
• Play Punt, Pass and Kick
• Eat and talk with friends
• Join the Westwood Police and Fire Departments for demonstrations

This Monday, Westwood Cares will host this provocatively titled forum about teen drinking and parental liability. There is at least a perception that some parents feel it is better to host and supervise their teenagers' weekend parties (with alcohol) than to leave them to their own devices.

I don't think anyone believes the issue of teen drinking is new--don't we all remember  high school? Maybe not clearly. But I can't imagine what it would have been like to drink in front of my parents' friends...it kind of takes away the rebelliousness of it all. We'd have found something else to do when the parents were gone.

Westwood Cares has put together a helpful resource booklet that can answer a lot of questions parents might be embarassed to admit they need to ask. And this forum should be a great opportunity to talk about what is really going on--not just react to media stories and sensationalized extreme cases.