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Local Artists Paint Fitness Mural at Civic Recreation Center-August 13, 1985

Norwood High graduates Robert Morrissey and Jim McCue painted an anatomical mural at the Civic Recreation Center's Nautilus room on Nahatan Street.

Hand dropping a donation coin into a rusty charity collection box labeled Donations for charity drop coins here
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Norwood Selectmen to Reconsider Recreation Fees for New Civic Center-July 16, 1984

After implementing daily charges for gym access, the board faced intense backlash and scheduled a review for their July 24 meeting.

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Referendum Drive Seen Well Underway-June 23, 1981

A rapid grassroots signature campaign aims to stall a major town development project through a public ballot referendum.

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Guild School Picked for Civic Center-July 8, 1980

Discover the 1980 decision that transformed the Aaron Guild School into a multi-purpose recreation hub, replacing the former Civic Center sold to Norwood Hospital.

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Aaron Guild School Leased to Norwood CETA Consortium and EdCo for One Year-August 1, 1979

Norwood selectmen voted unanimously to lease the closed Aaron Guild School for one year to the Norwood CETA Consortium and the Educational Collaborative of Greater Boston (EdCo) for $148,000.

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Probate Court Approves Petition to Use Veterans Memorial Fund for Civic Recreation Center Addition-August 16, 1967

Probate Judge Joseph Ford approved Town Counsel Walter J. Gotovich's petition allowing Norwood to use the 22-year-old Veterans Memorial Fund toward a $390,000 Civic Recreation Center addition.