Dear Residents,

As we have been enduring some rather stormy Summer weather, it was brought to my attention late last week by Councilman DeSena and several naturally concerned parents, that the lightning detection system at our fields are not functioning. After researching the reason for the system outage that many residents depend on for its reliability, I found that the main antenna, located at the Westwood Regional Middle School and shared with Westwood and Emerson, will continue to be inoperable for the foreseeable future due to the on-going construction at the school.

At this time, we recommend avoiding the parks during inclement weather and if you have a smart phone, download a weather app that provides lightening detection notifications.

Signs will be placed on all lightning detection systems alerting visitors that they are out of order until further notice. I will continue to keep the residents informed as I receive updates from the school district.

Mayor Peter Calamari