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Westwood, Massachusetts

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95: 785:, which meets at least once and often twice a year where all residents are entitled to speak and vote on approval of warrant articles which authorize the town budget and may create or modify town bylaws. Select Board members and other town officials are elected through an annual town election at the end of April. The select board appoints residents to various volunteer boards and committees. The Town Administrator appoints town staff who manage public safety, recreation, and other services. The Select Board has three members who serve overlapping three-year terms. Michael F. Walsh, John M. Hickey, and Robert Gotti are currently Westwood's Select Board officials. Hickey's term will be up in 2022, Walsh’s in 2023 and Gotti’s in 2024. 1791: 72: 402:, originally called 'West Dedham', until it was officially incorporated in 1897. It was the last town to split from the original town of Dedham. From early in the settlement of Dedham, the people of the Clapboard Trees Precinct were "a wealthy, sophisticated lot, familiar with the bigwigs of provincial politics and prone to the religious liberalism that was à la mode in Boston." Residents did not care for the politically more powerful Calvinist views of those who lived in the village of Dedham and asked to separate. 53: 148: 166: 410:
owing to its alleged similarity to the name Nahant. It was desirable for the old, as well as the new town, to have the question of incorporation settled, if possible, before April 5, when appropriations for the coming year were going to be made. Therefore, in order to remove every trace of friction, however trivial, and thus expedite matters, the name was changed to Westwood.
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a bill to incorporate the Town of Nahatan was reported in the Senate on March 8, 1897, by Senator Charles F. Woodward, Chairman of the Committee on Towns. No opposition to the passage of the bill appeared until it reached the House, when the representative from Nahant objected to the name "Nahatan,"
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Westwood High School was rebuilt in 2005, and the old school, built in 1957, was demolished. The gymnasium and swimming facility from the old school were refurbished and are part of the new high school campus. The school facilities also include a multi-use artificial turf field (named after former
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of 2020, there were 16,266 people and 5,424 households residing in the town with an average household size of 2.94. The population density was 1,478.7 inhabitants per square mile (570.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 79.5%
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as well as between Dedham and Dorchester. He also laid out highways and cartways in town. Additionally, he was a constable and a tithingman. As such, he was responsible for maintaining moral family order.
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measuring 33' square on his land. The pound was originally made out of wood and later reconstructed with stone. By including the tree, the new town was paying homage to Dedham, which includes the
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The population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 56.0% between the ages of 18 and 65, and 18.4% age 65 and over. Females were 51.6% of the population
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Westwood Library – On April 7, 2010, Library Trustees hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the town's new library. The new building was opened in Summer 2013.
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Westwood High School principal and teacher Charles Flahive) with a synthetic track, both of which are open to the public.
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University Station – A recently built outdoor mall with restaurants, shops, and condos. University Station abuts
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St. John's Episcopal Church, 95 Deerfield Avenue (Association: Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Massachusetts)
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From left to right: Westwood First Parish Church, inscription on town clock, Fisher School House,
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Westwood has one public middle school, Thurston Middle School, named after Edmund W. Thurston.
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St. Margaret Mary Parish, 845 High Street (Association: Catholic Archdiocese of Boston)
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ranked Westwood 13th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States.
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St. Denis Parish, 157 Washington Street (Association: Catholic Archdiocese of Boston)
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Temple Beth David, 7 Clapboardtree Street (Association: Union for Reform Judaism)
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First Baptist Church of Westwood, 808 High Street (Association: American Baptist)
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for the town was $ 75,396. About 2.3% of the population were below the
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Colburn lived from 1662 to 1718. He was the 11th and last child of
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Westwood is home of the oldest animal pound in the United States.
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Maj. Robert Steele, the Continental Army drummer boy during the
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Westwood was first settled in 1641 and was part of the town of
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Westwood is located in eastern Massachusetts, bordered by:
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It was originally to have been named the "Town of Nahatan:"
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until 2005. Restaurants can now apply for liquor licenses.
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Westwood currently has four public elementary schools:
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List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income
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Tied for second most Super Bowl rings with 8: 1531:"City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022" 500: 1063:, Computer scientist and co-founder of the 950:Westwood has an active Interfaith Council. 788:The town seal, designed by a descendant of 99:Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts 2065: 2051: 2043: 1708: 1694: 1686: 1180:, Strength and conditioning coach for the 830:William E. Sheehan (originally Pond Plain) 804:, but a new oak was planted in its place. 499: 31: 1271: 800:on its seal. The tree was toppled in the 748:of any race were 3.4% of the population. 1582:"Town Of Westwood, MA Election Results" 1243: 1202: 362: 341: 315: 277: 256: 248: 219: 204: 188: 138: 103: 91: 83: 65: 49: 3340:Towns in Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1480: 1469: 929:First Parish of Westwood United Church 770:The town of Westwood operates under a 61:, Town Hall, and the Old Burial Ground 1174:; buried in the Old Westwood Cemetery 351: 325: 294: 269: 261: 240: 232: 224: 209: 196: 176: 156: 7: 1511:from the original on August 10, 2010 882:National Register of Historic Places 29:Town in Massachusetts, United States 1426:from the original on August 5, 2010 1394:from the original on March 13, 2003 740:, and 4.5% from two or more races. 237:28.4 km (11.0 sq mi) 229:28.8 km (11.1 sq mi) 1716:Municipalities and communities of 25: 1682:A newspaper that covers Westwood. 1458:from the original on June 9, 2011 701:* = population estimate. 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Islington, Massachusetts
Town
From left to right: Westwood First Parish Church, inscription on town clock, Fisher School House, Hale Reservation, Town Hall, and the Old Burial Ground
Hale Reservation
Official seal of Westwood, Massachusetts
Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts
42°12′50″N 71°13′30″W / 42.21389°N 71.22500°W / 42.21389; -71.22500
Country
State
Massachusetts
County
Norfolk
Open town meeting
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern
DST
UTC-4
Eastern
Area code
339
781
FIPS code
GNIS
www.townhall.westwood.ma.us
Norfolk County
Massachusetts
2020 United States Census
Dedham
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