Following a summer schedule dispute, two selectmen met to handle town business, including a formal inquiry into local police reporting practices.
In Memoriam-John A. Abdallah
Deceased • November 11, 1968 John A. Abdallah served the Town of Norwood as a Selectman for four full three-year terms and served as its Chairman in 1967. At the … Continue reading In Memoriam-John A. Abdallah
John Abdallah Dies In Parade At Norwood-November 11, 1968
John Abdallah Dies In Parade At Norwood This Day In Norwood History-November 11, 1968
Is Norwood’s Willett School Crowded Before It Opens?-June 8, 1968
On the eve of its grand opening, a newly constructed neighborhood school faces immediate scrutiny over surging class size projections and miscalculated local birth rates.
School Committee Considers New School Sites-March 22, 1962
1962 Norwood School Committee NORWOOD, Mar, 22 -Arthur B. Rodgers, chairman of the School Housing Study Committee which is responsible for the long-range projection of the towns future school needs, … Continue reading School Committee Considers New School Sites-March 22, 1962
Mrs. Esther J. Deeb Honored For Services to Norwood Church-December 6, 1956
Esther (Howard) Deeb with entertainer Danny Thomas (photo courtesy of her grandson, Robert S Johnson, colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) Mrs. Esther J. Deeb, Caravan correspondent in Norwood. Mass., … Continue reading Mrs. Esther J. Deeb Honored For Services to Norwood Church-December 6, 1956
Geraldine Annese Was Singing When She Left Chums-This Day in Norwood History-November 5, 1954
Geraldine Annese Was Singing When She Left Chums-This Day in Norwood History-November 5, 1954
Male Teacher At Each Elementary School For First Time Next Fall-This Day in Norwood History-June 6, 1950
Superintendent Lynch Announces Wide‑Ranging Teacher Reassignments for 1950–51 A series of significant personnel changes across the Norwood Public Schools for the 1950–51 academic year were announced over the weekend by … Continue reading Male Teacher At Each Elementary School For First Time Next Fall-This Day in Norwood History-June 6, 1950
Redecorating Of School Interiors Is Recommended-February 9, 1950
Purchase Of Land For New Stands At High School Also Urged By Supt. Lynch This photo of a Winslow School classroom circa 1920 is a gift from Sylvia Stanton of … Continue reading Redecorating Of School Interiors Is Recommended-February 9, 1950
Father Of 26 Children Leads All Others At Norwood, Town Of Large Families-This Day In Norwood History-December 18, 1942
Highest Birth Rate in State, 32.3 Per 1000, Crowds Schools of Community and Makes Brood of 10 or A Dozen Not at All Unusual FIFTEEN NATIONALITIES AT BALCH SCHOOL, NORWOOD … Continue reading Father Of 26 Children Leads All Others At Norwood, Town Of Large Families-This Day In Norwood History-December 18, 1942