Responding to resident complaints at a planning board meeting, Mitchell Zimble announced that the J. Zimble Co. scrap metal plant is implementing machinery adjustments to reduce noise.
Bird & Son Issued Two Pollution Citations-July 19, 1971
On a sweltering summer day in July 1971, the residents of Norwood, Massachusetts, were abuzz with concerns about air pollution. The local newspaper, The Patriot Ledger, reported on the issuance … Continue reading Bird & Son Issued Two Pollution Citations-July 19, 1971
Norwood Hospital Keeps Up With Blood Needs-July 8, 1969
Learn how Norwood Hospital’s unique "suggested cooperation" maternity blood donation policy solved critical supply shortages that plagued other area medical facilities in the late 1960s.
State Health Officials Back Norwood Board of Health in Drive to Curb Neponset River Industrial Pollution-August 11, 1966
The State Department of Public Health backed Norwood Health Director Bartley J. King in organizing talks with Bird & Son and Hollingsworth & Vose to curb industrial paper pulp waste polluting the Neponset River.
Jaycees’ “Operation Saturation”-April 22, 1964
Jaycees’ “Operation Saturation” Aims to Broaden Community Immunity On this day in 1964, the Norwood Junior Chamber of Commerce (the Jaycees), in a powerful display of community engagement and public … Continue reading Jaycees’ “Operation Saturation”-April 22, 1964
Two Doctors Admit Guilt- Failed To Report Influenza Cases-This Day In Norwood History-December 30, 1918
Two Doctors Admit Guilt- Failed To Report Influenza Cases Another Cleared by Court DEDHAM, Dec 30— Dr. Clement Hollowell and Dr. Richard E. Winslow, both of Norwood, were arraigned in … Continue reading Two Doctors Admit Guilt- Failed To Report Influenza Cases-This Day In Norwood History-December 30, 1918