From midnight debates over school budgets to a union clause allowing male teachers to take off their suit jackets on hot days, a marathon 1969 school board meeting laid bare the intense growing pains facing Norwood's overpopulated schools.
Propelled By Noise At Airport, Resident Dons Ear Muffs-May 20, 1969
On May 20, 1970, the Norwood Board of Selectmen confronted a familiar but increasingly urgent complaint: the escalating noise from Norwood Airport. This time, the frustration arrived in the form … Continue reading Propelled By Noise At Airport, Resident Dons Ear Muffs-May 20, 1969
Miss Olga A. (Ollie) Abdallah, Elected Norwood Selectman at 24-February 12, 1969
Norwood Selectman Olga A. (Ollie) Abdallah (Paul J. Connell Photo) Politics is a family tradition with Miss Olga A. (Ollie) Abdallah, at 24 already a Norwood selectman. The first woman … Continue reading Miss Olga A. (Ollie) Abdallah, Elected Norwood Selectman at 24-February 12, 1969
John Abdallah Dies In Parade At Norwood-November 11, 1968
John Abdallah Dies In Parade At Norwood This Day In Norwood History-November 11, 1968
Norwood Gives License For New Restaurant-June 26, 1968
The new commercial dining development will replicate a successful sister location currently operating along the South Shore.
Norwood Planners To Postpone Article On Master Plan-June 25, 1968
Planners vote unanimously to defy a Finance Commission veto, taking an eight-thousand-dollar intersection study request straight to town meeting.
Planners Interpret Space Needs Of Proposed Apartment Complex-June 25, 1968
The zoning interpretation backs neighborhood abutters as Appeals Board Chairman James J. Drummey reviews demands to revoke the project's permits.
Residents Oppose Planned Electricity Lines-June 19, 1968
A tense municipal standoff unfolded in June 1968 when neighborhood homeowners confronted Norwood Light Superintendent William J. Kates over eminent domain land takings for a two-mile power line extension.
Tax Rate Reaches $76-June 19, 1968
Assessors Announce Four-Dollar Property Tax Increase The tax rate in Norwood for 1968 will be $76, a $4 increase from 1967, James T. Flaherty, chairman of the board of assessors, … Continue reading Tax Rate Reaches $76-June 19, 1968
Norwest Woods Sewer Case Won by Developer-March 1, 1968
A developer who plans to build a 318-unit apartment complex on a 36-acre tract off Nahatan st., near the Westwood line, has a right to connect his project into the … Continue reading Norwest Woods Sewer Case Won by Developer-March 1, 1968