Town Scraps Plan to Extend University Avenue-This Day In Norwood History-July 11, 1979

University Avenue Extension Plan Scrapped ⠀ On July 11, 1979, Norwood selectmen officially abandoned the long-debated plan to extend University Avenue through the Ellis Well Field area to Route 1. … Continue reading Town Scraps Plan to Extend University Avenue-This Day In Norwood History-July 11, 1979

Series of tall metal power transmission towers with electrical wires over fields and hills

Norwood Voters To Consider Lighting Funds-This Day In Norwood History-June 26, 1968

The Finance Commission backs the utility expansion alongside a $163,000 sewer construction article, while the town master plan is deferred.

Stack of municipal budget documents titled City of Oakhaven Proposed Annual Budget with calculator and pen on desk

Norwood Planners To Postpone Article On Master Plan-This Day In Norwood History-June 25, 1968

Planners vote unanimously to defy a Finance Commission veto, taking an eight-thousand-dollar intersection study request straight to town meeting.

FinCom Recommends $2.5-Million Expenditure-This Day In Norwood History-June 21, 1968

A massive infrastructure recommendation heading to a special town meeting could alter Norwood's utility footprint and spark eminent domain protests.

Talk Of The Town-May 11, 1964

Norwood High School Junior Prom Six couples paused for a “Time Out” photo at the Norwood High School Junior Prom: Jacqueline Riker & James D. Donovan Kathy Fad & Jerry … Continue reading Talk Of The Town-May 11, 1964