Norwood prepares to launch a taxi subsidy program for seniors and handicapped residents, receives a state grant to widen East Hoyle Street, and denies the Elks Club parking expansion.
Norwood Prenatal Education Program to Reduce Unnecessary C-Sections-August 25, 1982
Operating from Phillips Ave., Jami Osborne leads a prenatal education program aimed at empowering expectant parents and reducing unnecessary Caesarean sections.
School Long-Range Planning Panel to Deliver Progress Report-August 24, 1982
Facing declining enrollments, Norwood's school planning panel will deliver a progress report in October and final recommendations on grade configurations and potential school closures in January.
Husband Arrested and Charged with First-Degree Murder-August 24, 1982
Walenty C. Gil was arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of his estranged wife, Maria Gil, and Frank Doherty following a stabbing at a Washington Street bar.
Norwood School Committee to Ask Teachers to Renegotiate Contracts-August 20, 1982
Citing finance commission opposition and Proposition 2 1/2 limits, the school committee will ask teachers to renegotiate 8 percent pay raises or face town meeting review on September 20.
Three Teenagers Honored Nationally for Rescuing 85-Year-Old Woman from Burning Neponset Street Home-August 17, 1982
National Fire Protection Association awards were presented to John Siderwicz, Todd Maxon, and Brendan King for saving 85-year-old Laura Taylor from a fire at 633 Neponset St.
Bloody Shoe Print and Restraining Order Focus Investigation in Norwood Bar Double Murders-August 17, 1982
Investigators cut a bloody shoe print from the floor of Dundulis' Lunch as police question the estranged husband of slain bar owner Maria Gil following a double homicide in South Norwood.
Norwood Elks Wins National Award for Americanism-August 17, 1982
The Norwood Lodge of Elks captured second place nationally and first in Massachusetts for its 1981-82 Americanism program, featuring Flag Day events, school art projects, and patriotic billboards.
Double Fatal Stabbing Inside Washington Street Tavern-August 16, 1982
Maria A. Gil, Dundulis Lunch owner and former selectman candidate, and Frank Doherty were found stabbed to death inside the Washington Street tavern by morning cleaning staff.
Norwood Senior Citizens Log Impressive Mileage in Walking Fitness Program-August 14, 1982
Sixteen Norwood seniors were honored by Recreation Director Robert Ivatts and William F. Butters for logging high mileage in a new walking fitness program.