Norwood Implements Mandatory Water Conservation Amid Severe Drought and Infrastructure Pressures-July 23, 1980

Town Manager John J. Carroll has been granted emergency authority to impose a water ban as a dry summer strains Norwood's water infrastructure.

Selectman Dempsey Promotes Full Town Subsidy for Household Smoke Detectors-September 9, 1977

Norwood Selectman Walter J. Dempsey proposes a town-funded program to install smoke detectors in every local household, backed by residents recovering from a major house fire.