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Tuesday, April 24, 2018-Annual Town Election, Polls will be open from
7:00am-8:00pm
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Thursday, May 10, 2018-Last
day to register to vote for the Annual Town Meeting-online, by mail or in the Town
Clerks office. We will be open from
8:30am-8:00pm to accommodate those residents who wish to register to vote
in person.
Am
I Registered to Vote? – click hereto check your voter status
Where do
I vote? Click here to see what Precinct you will vote in
Polling
Locations:
PCT 1-Council on Aging-60 Nahatan Street
PCT 2- Sheehan
School-549 Pond Street
PCT 3-Hanlon School-790 Gay Street
PCT 4-Downey School-250 Downey Street
 The 2018 Annual Town Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 30th at 7:30pm in the Gymnasium at Westwood High School. Registration will begin at 6:30pm.
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 39, Section 9 (M.G.L. c.39,s.9), the Board of Selectmen voted to reschedule Town Meeting to May 30th. This provides more time for the Board of Selectmen to reach an agreement on the terms of a Disposition Agreement related to four Islington parcels. It also enables the Finance and Warrant Commission to have more complete information as it reviews the project and makes a recommendation to Town Meeting.
At its meeting on April 9th, the Board of Selectmen voted and signed the 2018 Warrant and directed that it be published and distributed around Town. Details of the Selectmen's Vote have been published on the Town's website.
The full warrant can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
2018 Annual Town Meeting Warrant
The Finance and Warrant Commission meeting will be held on Monday, April 23rd at 7:00pm in the Community Room at the Library. The Finance and Warrant Commission will be discussing its recommendation on the articles.
Town Meeting Important information
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The Westwood Little League parade will be Saturday, April 28th from 8:45am to 10:30am from the Hanlon School to Morrison Field.
*Field Games * Concessions * Special Guest Appearances
Westwood Little League Website
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The Town does not pick up brush, branches, and limbs unless they fall from a tree that is on property owned by the Town. Please call the Westwood Fire Department at (781) 320-1060 for more information on private burn permits. You can also call a local contractor in your area for information on removal and disposal. The DPW has already completed clearing fallen branches and limbs it is responsible for from the previous storms. Please do not push branches or brush from your property to the curb as the DPW will not pick them up.
How to Obtain a Burn Permit
Contact the Fire Department about Burn Permit applications at 781-320-1060
Visit the Fire Department at 637 High Street to fill out a permit and pay the $10.00 fee
 When Chief Deckers came to Town, he made a
promise during his official pinning ceremony “to place the Town and the Fire
Department (FD) first, to ensure that we have the proper resources, knowledge,
skills, and abilities to provide extraordinary service to the community”. To
fulfill this promise he started to research ways to proactively reduce all types
of risk in the community. Several areas of concern immediately surfaced as
potential risks: emergency response using proper resources, handling of
increased incident call volume, and a difference in the perceptions of the
services offered by the FD to the community.
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Westwood Recycling Day is sponsored by the Department of Public Works and the Westwood Environmental Action Committee (WEAC)
Saturday, April 28, 2018
8:00am to 12:00pm
50 Carby Street (Public Works)
Cash or Check only
For a list of items you can bring and pricing, click here.
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Join us on Monday, May 28, 2018 at 10:00am along High Street for the annual Memorial Day Parade! Ceremony to follow. Check the Town's website for more details soon! |
 Doorstep Delivery available beginning April 2018 for homebound library patrons living in Westwood.
Beginning in April 2018, the Westwood Public Library, Westwood Council on Aging and the Westwood Public Library and Friends of the Library will be partnering to offer a delivery option to provide library materials for Westwood residents who are unable to visit the library due to illness or physical disability. This service is available to residents who have permanent long term or short term disabilities.
Materials will be delivered to your home by a library or COA volunteer for a three-week period. We can select items for you by title or provide you with a selection based on your reading interests and preferences.
Items available via Doorstep Delivery for homebound residents include:
- Books (Regular or Large Print)
- Audiobooks
- DVDs
- Music CDs
- Magazines
For further information or to get started with Homebound Delivery, please contact Karen Gallagher, Head of Library Circulation Services at 781-320-1049 (kgallagher@minlib.net).
We are also actively seeking volunteers to provide delivery service. Please contact Karen Gallagher at the Library if you are interested!
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The Annual Town
Census was sent to each household in January and a second mailing is being sent
out to those households who have not yet returned their census. If you have not returned it please do so; Failure
to return the Census may cause a voter to be designated as inactive on the
voting list (M.G.L, Ch.51, § 4). If you did not receive one please contact the
Town Clerks office or
click here to download form and
either scan it back to census@town.westwood.ma.us or mail to the Town Clerks
office, 580 High Street, Westwood, MA
02090
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Dispose of your unused and expired medications
Saturday, April 28th from 10:00am to 2;00pm at the Westwood Police Department, 588 High Street
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The deadline for 2018 was March 31, 2018
per town bylaws.
If you no
longer have a dog please contact the Town Clerk’s office so we may update our
records townclerk@townhall.westwood.ma.us
- You
may license your dog by mail, provided you include a copy of a current
rabies certificate and a self-addressed stamped envelope. If you are licensing your dog for the
first time, proof of spay or neutering is also required.
- You
may license your dog online by clicking here.
- Dogs
ages 6 months and older must be licensed.
- Licenses
are valid from January 1, 2018 until December 31, 2018.
- You
must license your dog on an annual basis.
- If you own more than 4 dogs this is considered a
“Personal Kennel” per MGL c. 140 §136A.
- You must go through a special permit application
process through the Zoning Board of Appeals to license a kennel.
- If you have not licensed your dog on or before March
31, 2018 a fine of $25.00
will be imposed, per town bylaws §184-10,B.(1)
Licensing Fees
are as follows:
- Residents 70 years of age or older, with proof of age,
will be exempt from the Annual fee for one dog per household; late fees may
apply if dog (s)are not licensed on or
before March 31, 2018
- Dogs not
Neutered or Spayed: $15.00
- Dogs Neutered
or Spayed : $10.00
- Kennel
fees-please contact the Town Clerk’s office
- Late fee $25
per year that dog has not been licensed.
Please be
sure to include the correct licensing fee.
If you are unsure, Please contact the Town Clerks office at 781
326-3964.
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