Westwood News

“We are nano-engineering silicon so it is optimized for electricity conversion”

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory gave out awards on Thursday to two companies developing solar electric cells they hope will bring a breakthrough in solar panel efficiency. via CNET News.com

“I couldn't believe how prepared it made me feel”

One of the biggest fears parents have is that their child will be missing or abducted. via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

“We strongly encourage people to purchase round-trip fares on their way into town to avoid lengthy line when leaving”

The MBTA will run subway service on a rush-hour schedule all day Tuesday to accommodate fans flocking to Boston for the Red Sox victory celebration, with trains running every two to three minutes on the Green ... via The Boston Globe

“You can only know so many funds well”

Brokerage firm advisers are offering investors fewer mutual funds because the compliance burden of putting clients into new funds are too onerous, according to a report by Westwood, Mass.-based Hobson & Co. via InvestmentNews

WESTWOOD, Mass., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LoJack Corporation announces the following Webcast: What: LoJack Corp reports third quarter, 2007 results When: October 31 -- 09:00AM EDT Where: ... via Earth Times

TURBINE AND CODEMASTERS ONLINE GAMING RELEASE BOOK 11: DEFENDERS OF ERIADOR FOR THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE Biggest Content Update Yet for the Hottest Online Game of the Year WESTWOOD, MA - October 24, 2007 - ... via IGN FilmForce

A. The ease of e-mailing, which many parents see as a blessing, turns quickly into a teacher's curse. via Boston.com

“They're still hiding and will not say they're supporting the resolution”

Even as support crumbles in Congress for a resolution recognizing the World War I-era Armenian genocide, several Massachusetts towns are still calling on the Anti-Defamation League to clarify its position on ... via The Boston Globe

“As this survey showed, motorcycle owners need to step up their theft protection measures in order to keep their bikes safe”

WESTWOOD, Mass., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LoJack Corporation , the leading provider of recovery systems for motorcycles, cars, trucks and construction equipment, today released the results of an online ... via Earth Times

“I never had the privilege to serve in the armed forces and this gives me a chance to help those that did.”

Nearly five months after winning a special election to represent the 11th Norfolk District in the state House of Representatives, Paul McMurtry has been appointed to the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal ... via Daily News Transcript

For Canton officials, the time to think regionally is now. Unhappy over the proposed $1.8-billion, 4.5-million-square-foot Westwood Station, officials here say cities and towns should think beyond their own ... via Daily News Transcript

Officials from several towns want to know what type of assurances they'll have if the effects of the proposed 4.5 million-square-foot Westwood Station development are not as anticipated. via Daily News Transcript

“Some big companies do it. More often than not, the person who posts the gripe site can't wait to get that letter and post it.”

As the power of the Internet grows, businesses small and large find themselves confounded by disenchanted employees, suppliers and competitors who seek fertile ground to air grievances online. via The Ledger

Town Planner Diane Beecham is looking forward to the day she can take her office back from Westwood Station. via Daily News Transcript

A fire in the upper floors of a Beech Street home Friday morning displaced an Oakdale family and sent smoke billowing over the neighborhood. via Daily News Transcript

“I am happy I could meet with DPW and have some progress on this”

A plan to install elevated crosswalks on streets in front of elementary schools has been scaled back out of concerns the traffic-slowing structures could divert drivers onto neighborhood side streets. via Daily News Transcript

Developer Cabot, Cabot & Forbes has agreed to shorten one of its Westwood Station hotel buildings by three stories to ease concerns from neighbors about the height of towers in the planned project. via Daily News Transcript

“The state can't have it both ways”

Canton officials are turning their blinkers toward a Greenlodge Street ramp. Selectmen are convinced a highway ramp from Interstate 95 northbound onto Dedham Street, as part of the massive Westwood Station ... via Lynn Sunday Post