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September 17, 1970September 17, 2026 georgenhs School Construction, This Day In Norwood History

Independent School Survey Recommends $21.8 Million Building Program, Terming Norwood Schools ‘Critically Overcrowded’-September 17, 1970

An independent master plan by Arthur D. Little recommends a $21.8 million building program to combat critical overcrowding across all Norwood school levels.

Open ledger titled County Ledger 1969 with budget requests marked 'Budget Cut' and a judge's gavel on a wooden desk
June 26, 1969July 19, 2026 georgenhs Infrastrcture, School Construction, This Day In Norwood History

Norwood Kills Funds For School Addition-June 26, 1969

Voters approve a $1,000 Endean Park drainage compromise and reverse a zoning rule to relocate Carl A. Johnson's Norwood Cadillac Co. along Route 1.

June 24, 1969July 19, 2026 georgenhs Board of Selectmen, This Day In Norwood History

Harry B. Butters Testimonial Committee To Meet Tonight-June 24, 1969

Officials announce ticket pricing and a late-summer sales window for the upcoming civic banquet slated for September at Route 1's Roll-Land Hall.

Series of tall metal power transmission towers with electrical wires over fields and hills
June 26, 1968July 19, 2026 georgenhs DPW, Infrastrcture, Public Works, This Day In Norwood History

Norwood Voters To Consider Lighting Funds-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
June 25, 1968July 19, 2026 georgenhs Municipal Finance, Public Safety, This Day In Norwood History, Town Government

Norwood Planners To Postpone Article On Master Plan-June 25, 1968

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

January 30, 1964July 19, 2026 georgenhs This Day In Norwood History

Norwood Historical Society Presented With Gown And Gavel-This Day in Norwood History-January 30, 1964

New plans and ideas were formulated and discussed at the quarterly meeting of the Norwood Historical Society, held Sunday afternoon, January 26, at Day House, Society Headquarters. Mrs. Frederick P. … Continue reading Norwood Historical Society Presented With Gown And Gavel-This Day in Norwood History-January 30, 1964

March 13, 1959July 19, 2026 georgenhs This Day In Norwood History, Town Government

Petition For Swimming Pool At Fr McAleer’s- March 13, 1959

Last Minute Effort May Get Approval For some 18 years there has been talk of a swimming pool at Fr. McAleer Playground, but for one reason or another it never … Continue reading Petition For Swimming Pool At Fr McAleer’s- March 13, 1959

March 13, 1959July 19, 2026 georgenhs This Day In Norwood History, Town Government

Residents Ask For Swimming Pool at Fr. McAleer Playground-March 13, 1959

A dozen residents appeared before the Selectmen Tuesday evening and may have set the machinery in motion which will produce the end result of one swimming pool at the Fr. … Continue reading Residents Ask For Swimming Pool at Fr. McAleer Playground-March 13, 1959

February 9, 1950July 19, 2026 georgenhs School Construction, Schools, This Day In Norwood History

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

January 27, 1949June 4, 2026 georgenhs Town Government, Uncategorized

Ask Study Of Connecting Highway In South Norwood-This Day in Norwood History-January 27, 1949

Town Meeting Article To Request Committee Be Named By Moderator One possible route a connecting highway from Walpole Street to Route 1 through South Norwood would have taken. The construction … Continue reading Ask Study Of Connecting Highway In South Norwood-This Day in Norwood History-January 27, 1949

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