Westwood News

The holiday season is upon us and that means a need for new clothes. There are Thanksgiving dinners, multiple holiday parties, Hunnukah gatherings, high school formals, Christmas Eve and Day get-togethers and New Years Eve functions to attend, so clothing the entire family can really add up, especially when you toss in new shoes and accessories.

When I was growing up, the interior of my local Western Massachusetts mall was designed to look like a quaint, old-timey village.

More than 175 guests from Walpole and surrounding towns attended the annual Fall Supper on Oct.

Dedham officials say that if residents approve higher hotel and meals taxes this month, they will save money in the long run because there will be less need for property tax increases to help replace the town's deteriorating infrastructure.

MMORPG celebrates a decade of questing. November 2, 2009 - WESTWOOD, MA. - Turbine , Inc.

WESTWOOD, Mass. - Westwood is getting ita s time in the spotlight tonight. Actress Cameron Diaz is in town filming a scene for her upcoming movie with Tom Cruise, with a working title a oeWichita.a FOX25 cameras found Diaz filming inside of a Shell gas station on Route 1 just down the road from FOX25a s Dedham studios.

The 1812 Baker House in Westwood is being restored. A Westwood historic house currently being restored was home to an enterprising woman who founded a cottage industry, one of the nation's first, in hat making.

WHAT: Have you ever dreamed of having your own personal chef? Well sit back, relax and make that dream a reality on Monday November 2, 2009 when The Viking Center welcomes Za Za Restaurant's Executive Chef, Manrique Alvarenga, to demonstrate a four course meal to an intimate group of 20 guests! Guests will be up close and personal as Chef Alvarenga ...

Amid fears that Massachusetts may not have enough hospital beds to handle an H1N1 outbreak this flu season, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital unveiled a new multi-million dollar expansion in Needham on Saturday that will add valuable space to the state's cache of medical treatment facilities.

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block. The housing market appears to be stabilizing, but just barely.

Turbine unveils special pre-launch offers including the new LOTRO adventurer's pack.

Rejoice, it's National Coffee Day. No one really knows how the event got started, but those who enjoy a hot Cup of Joe don't really care -- they just want their java fix.

A prosecutor added intriguing twists to the murder case against Daniel Bradley and Paul Moccia on Friday, saying both men shot their victim, that an incinerator was used to dispose of the body and that Bradley helped Moccia as part of a plot intended to lead to another man's slaying.

Town tests out its emergency volunteers - just in case [Needham, MA] "Needham joined six other communities on Saturday, Sept.

Another elfy dose of Lord of the Rings Online action. Turbine has announced the autumn release of Siege of Mirkwood, the latest expansion to the popular MMO Lord of the Rings Online.

People seeking one last hurrah for the summer are urged to plan ahead and drive safely this Labor Day weekend.

Two men who authorities say killed and dismembered a Framingham man in March were indicted yesterday by a Norfolk County grand jury.

Before 1965, Leticia Hermosa had little chance of crossing the Pacific to the U.S. from the Philippines.

The Daily News Transcript is being transformed into a new Dedham weekly newspaper and a beefed-up Norwood weekly in a move that its parent company, GateHouse Media, said will allow it to produce deeper, more focused coverage of those towns.

WESTWOOD, Mass. - Adopted children and their families are meeting with their birth parents for a unique summer picnic in Westwood.