On July 30

A zoning board hearing for the proposed $3 million Caldor shopping center on Route 1 was continued to August 19 as developers Bronson & Hutensky worked to finalize safe traffic access through Park Place Industrial Park.

On July 30, 2013, Savers Thrift Store opened at 560 Boston Providence Highway in Norwood, providing affordable goods, jobs, and charitable support.

Steve Rudolph, a magician and illusionist from Norwood , brought his magic show to the United Church in Norwood on July 10. The show was part of the church’s summer … Continue reading Our Town: Steve Rudolph has a few…

Norwood was abuzz with excitement as the local American Legion baseball team, the Norwood Legion, finally awakened from its slumber. After a disappointing loss to Andover in the second game … Continue reading Norwood Legion Awakens-July 30, 1990

Norwood town officials and Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti reached a 1983 agreement to reduce illegal sewer connections and protect Boston Harbor.

Following rampant vandalism, late-night drinking, and brush fires near Callahan Elementary School, the Norwood School Committee voted to fund a $6,000 clearing project to eliminate a notorious youth hangout.

In July 1981, Norwood faced mounting financial pressures as state aid formulas, school lunch subsidies, and municipal infrastructure demands collided with Proposition 2½ cutbacks. Norwood’s School Committee grappled with rising … Continue reading Norwood Navigates Budget Pressures-July 30, 1981

Police Chief James F. Curran reported that Norwood’s four-month-old public drinking bylaw successfully cleared the town square but pushed drinking to the outskirts.

The Norwood Conservation Commission, led by Chairman Bettina Cottrell, launched a community search for scientific and legal associates to assist with open space and wetlands management.

⠀ Planning board member Thomas F. Cavanaugh‘s proposal to increase the required lot size for all new residential construction met opposition from builders and a fellow board member at a … Continue reading Norwood Planning Board Discusses Proposed Lot Size…

On this fateful day in July 1974, an extraordinary story unfolded, one that would showcase the determination and entrepreneurial spirit of a young mother. Paula Taylor, a 22-year-old resident of … Continue reading Norwood Woman Takes Own Route-July 30, 1974

In July 1974, Norwood’s housing authority and planning board clashed over a proposed housing zone plan for Nahatan Village aimed at senior and low-income housing.

The Norwood School Committee voted 4-2 to abandon rebuilding fire-damaged Junior High School South, opting instead to duplicate Junior High North on a new site.

Norwood native Master Sgt. Sigyr R. Gustafson survived a tragic B-29 bomber crash off the coast of Southern Arabia during a historic round-the-world military flight.

This Day In Norwood History-July 30, 1946-Frederick Nielsen Announces Purchase of the Ambrose Press

This Day in Norwood History- July 30, 1903-Guild Monument Unveiled at Norwood