Stack of textbooks including Algebra 1, History, Biology, English Literature, Chemistry, Physics, and Geometry on a school desk

Students Take Reins For Town Government Day-This Day In Norwood History-June 9, 1981

School Committee Pledges Paint And Textbook Inventory To Student Delegates The utilitarian gray paint covering the walls of the Norwood High School cafeteria may soon be replaced with student-designed artwork … Continue reading Students Take Reins For Town Government Day-This Day In Norwood History-June 9, 1981

Winslow Office Plan Gets Official Backing-This Day In Norwood History-June 9, 1981

Norwood officials clear the path to transform the closed Winslow School into professional office condominiums, winning broad neighborhood support.

Perfect Day For 494 Norwood High Grads-This Day In Norwood History-June 7, 1981

Class Of 1981 Celebrates Commencement Ceremonies At Murray Field (1981 TIOT) A perfect June day greeted the 494 graduating seniors of Norwood High School and the crowd of more than … Continue reading Perfect Day For 494 Norwood High Grads-This Day In Norwood History-June 7, 1981

Talk of the Town-June 7, 1981

A spectacular June day brings a massive graduation ceremony to Murray Field, while town officials lock horns over a ticking clock to salvage the old Civic Center lights before the bulldozers arrive.

Firefighters spraying water on a smoking train tanker car near a fire truck

High-Stakes Chemical Scare on Pleasant Street-This Day in Norwood History-June 27, 1980

Firefighters race to Pleasant Street as a toxic chemical cloud escapes a rail tanker, igniting fears of a major regional disaster.

Norwood May Reopen Police Firing Range-This Day In Norwood History-June 21, 1980

A $66,000 renovation project overhauls basement ventilation and acoustics at the municipal public safety building.

Polaroid Stability and New Hotel Launch-This Day In Norwood History-June 13, 1980

Industrial resilience hits Route 1 as Polaroid transitions toward robotics technology and a new six-story luxury hotel brings Governor King to town.