School Committee Smokers Voluntarily Adopt Hallway Smoke Breaks to Protect Health of Colleague Charles Saraca-August 21, 1980

Eschewing a formal indoor smoking ban, Norwood School Committee members Rudith Berkowitz, Richard Joseph, Joan Cuff, and William Egan voluntarily chose to take hallway smoke breaks to safeguard Charles Saraca's health.

School Committee Blasts Unauthorized High School Band Performance at GOP State Convention-June 13, 1974

Playing for a state senator without school board approval lands the Norwood High School band and the superintendent in hot water.

School Board Reverses Vote, Keeps NorWest Woods Pupils at Oldham-August 29, 1972

In a reversal of a previous decision, the School Committee has voted to keep 46 elementary school children from the Nor-West Woods apartment complex at the Oldham School, rescinding a … Continue reading School Board Reverses Vote, Keeps NorWest Woods Pupils at Oldham-August 29, 1972

Saraca Defends School Salary Request-June 19, 1969

A contentious public hearing surfaces underlying frustrations over closed-door collective bargaining laws.