The U.S. EPA ordered four out-of-state companies and three individuals to pay $16 million to remediate the Grant Gear Works site off Route 1 and Dean Street.
Officials Unveil $16 Million Cleanup Plan for PCB-Contaminated Property on Route 1-August 10, 1989
Nine-Year Investigation Yields Three-Phase Strategy to Address New England's Worst PCB Contamination at Audubon Road Site, with Public Hearing Scheduled at Town Hall Federal and state officials are unveiling a … Continue reading Officials Unveil $16 Million Cleanup Plan for PCB-Contaminated Property on Route 1-August 10, 1989
Planning Board Proposes Water Resources Protection District to Safeguard Ellis Well Field-August 14, 1984
Norwood's planning board voted to place a water resources protection district zoning bylaw on the September 24 special town meeting warrant to protect the Ellis Avenue well field.
DPH Reports Normal PCB Blood Test Results for 90 Norwood Residents-August 12, 1983
State health officials announced that blood tests for 90 Norwood residents living near a Route 1 toxic site showed normal PCB levels well within safe ranges.
Norwood to Comply with Order on Sewers-July 30, 1983
Norwood town officials and Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti reached a 1983 agreement to reduce illegal sewer connections and protect Boston Harbor.
Route 1 Wildlife Sanctuary Established by Owner Andrew Simoni to Protect Local Fauna-August 25, 1975
For 15 years, property owner Andrew Simoni has maintained a private 32-acre wildlife sanctuary along Route 1 in Norwood to protect local animals from hunters.
State Health Officials Back Norwood Board of Health in Drive to Curb Neponset River Industrial Pollution-August 11, 1966
The State Department of Public Health backed Norwood Health Director Bartley J. King in organizing talks with Bird & Son and Hollingsworth & Vose to curb industrial paper pulp waste polluting the Neponset River.