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Westwood, Norfolk County
Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,117 at the 2000 census.
Westwood was first settled in 1640 and was part of the town of Dedham (it was originally called 'West Dedham') until it was officially incorporated in 1897. It was the last town to split from the original town of Dedham. In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Westwood 13th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. Boston Magazine listed Gay Street in Westwood on its list of the Best Streets in the Boston area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.1 square miles (28.8 km²), of which, 11.0 square miles (28.4 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.35%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent towns
Westwood is located in eastern Massachusetts, bordered by:
* the town of Needham to the north
* the town of Dedham to the east
* the town of Canton to the southeast
* the town of Norwood to the south
* the town of Walpole to the southwest
* the town of Dover to the west
Public Schools
Westwood has five public elementary schools:
* Deerfield
* Downey
* Paul R. Hanlon (originally Pine Hill)
* Martha Jones
* William E. Sheehan (originally Pond Plain)
Westwood has one public middle school (Edmund W. Thurston), and one public high school (Westwood High School).
A new Westwood High School was recently constructed at a cost of $45M, and the old school, built in 1957, was demolished. The gymnasium and swimming facility from the old school were refurbished and are now part of the new high school campus. The school facilities also include a new multi-use artificial turf field (named after former Westwood High School principal and teacher Charles Flahive) with a synthetic track, both of which are open to the public.
[edit] Private schools
Westwood is home to Xaverian Brothers High School, a Catholic prep school for boys.
Commuter rail service from Boston's South Station is provided by the MBTA with the Route 128 station on its Providence/Stoughton Line, and the Islington station on its Franklin Line. Amtrak trains to Providence, New Haven, New York City and Washington DC also stop at the Route 128 station.
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Town of Westwood websites:
Westwood information from state agencies:
- Community Profile (DHCD)

- Helpful Telephone Numbers
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics/Employment and Wages
- Local Cultural Council
- Massachusetts Department of Education School listings
- Public Library Information (Westwood)
- School and District Profiles (Westwood )
- State Aid - Blue Hills School Dist. FY2010

- State Aid - Cherry Sheet FY2010

- State Aid - Norfolk County Agri. Tech. School Dist. FY2010

- State Legislators
- Valuation (Real Estate) certification statistics

Regional information from state agencies:
- Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Dept. of Environmental Protection Northeast Region
- District Attorney of Norfolk County
- Hunting, Fishing, Trapping License Vendors
- Newspapers and Periodicals
- Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
- Regional Centers for Healthy Communities
- State Police Troop
Information specific to Westwood can also be found within the following listings:
- At-A-Glance
- Department of Conservation & Recreation - Urban Parks
- Department of Developmental Services Area Office Locator
- Department of Public Health District Offices
- Division of Career Service/Division of Unemployment Services (DET) Service Centers
- Division of Environmental Law Enforcement
- Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
- Division of Marine Fisheries Offices
- Emergency Management Directors for MA Cities and Towns
- Find your Watershed, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
- Health & Human Service Resources
- Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism
- MassHighway District Offices
- Private Counsel Bar Advocate Contract Offices
- Public Defender Offices
- Public Health Data
- Regional Centers for Healthy Communities
- Registry of Motor Vehicles: Automobile Inspection Stations
- Registry of Motor Vehicles: Branches
- Registry of Motor Vehicles: Motorcycle Inspection Stations
- Search for Your Polling Place, includes Ward, Precinct
- Small Business Resources
- Veterans' Agents, Department of Veterans' Services
Other Westwood community websites:
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