Tornado Warnings, a Bank Robbery, and a Scenic New Trail Lot

It certainly wasn't a dull week in Westwood, most notably on Wednesday, when the town faced not only a , but a that eventually was upgraded to a .

Despite the severe weather, though, , save for a number of power outages that affected even the Westwood Police Department and the Westwood Department of Public Works.

On Monday, smiles filled the streets of Westwood for the annual .

Meanwhile, in an update to the Comprehensive Master Plan updating process, members of the Westwood Planning Board met with members of the Steering Committee's Housing Subcommittee this week, when it was decided that by summer's end to the housing portion of the Comprehensive Master Plan.

Westwood Community Access Television (WestCAT) announced this week that it has begun and is currently in negotiations to do the same with Comcast.

The Westwood Recreation Department began reaching out to residents to see what they think about what programs could be brought into town. The group held a on Friday morning at the School Street Playground.

, which is still under development, is expected to formally open to the public by the end of the summer, at which point the area will be under the care and ownership of Hale Reservation.