Videos of flooding from today's torrential rain storm.
"Screaming for Dear Life," Norwood Firefighters Save Driver Hanging from Tree After Escape from Flooded Car The roof of the car can barely be seen above the water on Upland … Continue reading Firefighters Rescue Driver From Tree After Escape From Flooded Car-January 10, 2024
A historic "back building" thunderstorm on June 28, 2020, dropped over four inches of rain on Norwood in ninety minutes, causing catastrophic flooding that completely knocked out power at Norwood Hospital and forced an emergency evacuation.
Norwood ranked highest in Massachusetts for hazardous waste sites in 1987, sparking urgent local action.
John Shalbey, president of Rojo car wash on Route 1, organized a community-backed cleanup drive for the Subway Hill and Dean Street railroad bridges in South Norwood.
On July 7, 1971, environmental advocates warned that government negligence and illegal filling had turned Walpole and Norwood's pristine Traphole Brook into little better than an open sewer.
This Day in Norwood History-July 21, 1955-Joint Board Asks 12-Mile Neponset River Dredging
Ordered Shut Down Until Further Notice To Keep Pupils Off Streets The cancellation of school sessions for elementary grade students until further notice was ordered at the organization meeting of … Continue reading Grade Schools To Be Closed During Storm Emergency-This Day In Norwood History-January 27, 1948
This Day in Norwood History- August 18, 1906-Purifying The Neponset River
⚡ When Lightning Struck Norwood: The Storm of 1899 A Town Jolted by Nature’s Fury and Civic Response On the evening of September 6, 1899, Norwood was jolted by a … Continue reading When Lightning Struck Norwood: The Storm of 1899-This Day In Norwood History-September 6, 1899
