Snow Brings an Early Feel of Winter Wonderland

Things got off to a slippery start in Westwood this week, after .

The storm brought one to two inches of the white stuff, which the off the roads as much as possible, even into Tuesday.

As if that weren't enough, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning Sunday morning, with a prediction that an incoming snow storm would layer Westwood with 12 to 16 inches of snow by Monday evening. 

Also on Monday, , after they responded to a burglar alarm and were able to catch up with him as he broke into another home.

And in more breaking news, Westwood Fire crews responded to Currier Farm Road on Thursday morning .

While it was that the Colburn School would be moved after the first of the new year, crews on site were able to on Wednesday. The move will be completed the week of January 3.

In state-wide news, the U.S. Census Bureau released the . Westwood numbers have not been released yet, though numbers are expected to come out by the end of March.

And it was reported that 13 ATMs in Westwood were of banking regulations.

In the next installment of our EduNation series, we profiled .

In lieu of the holiday season, Westwood third-graders were given the gift of words, as the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.

A student-run club has also at the Milton Animal League.

The Westwood School Committee, meanwhile, recently approved , which features a four-percent raise over the next three years.

In sports, Westwood's varsity boys' basketball team in a home loss of 68-56.

On the end of hockey, Westwood's varsity girls' ice hockey team was poised to take the season by storm with . The boys' team, meanwhile, has been off to a .

And looking back at the year in sports, .