This Day In Norwood History-August 15

Videos of flooding from today’s torrential rain storm.

In 1911, William Aho and his wife Aino immigrated to the United States from Finland and settled in Massachusetts. By the following year, William had opened the Thrift Furniture Shop … Continue reading Puritan Furniture

The Collings Foundation will bring a rare, airworthy B-24 Liberator and a B-17 Flying Fortress to Norwood Airport for a public three-day exhibition from August 25–27.

The U.S. EPA ordered four out-of-state companies and three individuals to pay $16 million to remediate the Grant Gear Works site off Route 1 and Dean Street.

Following a 2-2 selectmen vote denying a food license for a $1 million Taco Bell on Route 1, the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce warned of an anti-business trend.

Drawing the largest crowd of the summer, Norwood’s Summerfest Italian Night brought thousand of residents to the town common for food, music, and dancing.

Behind a stellar pitching performance from Bob Baxter and a clutch two-run triple by Ned Brigham, Norwood edged Grafton Hill 3-2 to win the state title.

Local entrepreneurs George Thomas and David Kelley have taken over management of the landmark Village Inn at Central and Guild streets, renaming it TK’s Meeting House.

Norwood Hospital welcomed a flurry of newborns this week as two sets of twins—Lindsay and Leslie Polo, and Matthew and Sean Hollosy—were delivered by Dr. Frank Mason.

🍗 Restaurant & Takeout Prices (Skillet Restaurant at Norwood Plaza) ItemDescriptionPriceChicken-in-the-Bucket2½ lb chicken, 4 rolls, cole slaw, fries$2.65Bucket of ClamsFried clams, fries, cole slaw, rolls, tartar sauce$2.65Bucket of Scallops46 scallops, … Continue reading Retrospective: 1965 Pricing for Homes, Cars, Restaurants…

Six passengers were injured when a Providence-bound charter bus returning from New Hampshire struck a low New Haven Railroad bridge on Short Street in Norwood.

This Day In Norwood History-August 15, 1963-With Norwood’s Debonnaires

This Day In Norwood History-August 15, 1963-Summer Training

This Day In Norwood History-August 15, 1963-Local Musicians in Battle of the Bands

This Day In Norwood History-August 15, 1963-To Hear Shopping Center Application August 27th

This Day In Norwood History-August 15, 1957-Laud Norwood Area For Initiative In Attracting New Industrial Plants

🚗 Town Budgets and Buick Sedans: Debating Civic Spending in 1957 Norwood In the summer of 1957, a quiet but pointed debate unfolded in the pages of the Norfolk County … Continue reading Town Budgets and Buick Sedans: Debating Civic…

This Day In Norwood History-August 15, 1957-New Parish House

Damage estimated at $400 was caused to this two-car garage In the rear of 98 Casey Street, owned by Thomas Conley, on Monday night. A carelessly tossed cigarette Is blamed … Continue reading Garage Fire-August 15, 1957

Four Norwood men have been assigned to D Company, 4th Training Regiment, at Fort Dix, N. J., for eight weeks of Infantry basic training in conjunction with the 1955 Reserve … Continue reading Four From Norwood Training With Army Reserve…

This Day In Norwood History-August 15, 1957-New Shopping Center

This Day In Norwood History-August 15, 1957-Trophy Races At Norwood Arena Saturday

These news items were the talk of the town on August 15, 1957

Highlighting local military and civilian achievements, Norwood residents Frank Bilotta began basic training at Fort Dix, Charles J. Jurgelewicz earned marksmanship honors at Fort Belvoir, and John W. Murphy completed accounting certification.

Father William J. Maguire, a beloved senior curate at Norwood’s St. Catherine’s Church and native of West Bridgewater, passed away suddenly following a heart attack.

Following a state funding rejection, Town Engineer Albert W. Thompson will petition the Massachusetts Airport Commission to reconsider matching funds for paving the impassable Metropolitan Airport access road off Neponset Street.

Young Walter McNally of Dorchester Wanted to Enter on Wooly West Career There. Late last evening J. S. Cheney, clerk of a store in the Sanborn block in which the … Continue reading Dorchester Youths Sought Texas at Norwood- August…

These news items were the talk of the town on August 15, 1902

CHARLES P. SHATTUCK. Charles P. Shattuck, father of Edmund Shattuck, of the Morrill Ink Co., died Monday, August 3. at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Boyden. His death … Continue reading Obituary For Charles P. Shattuck-August 15, 1896

These news items were the talk of the town on August 15, 1896