Firefighters – Norwood Historical Society

June 24, 1983July 19, 2026 georgenhs Board of Selectmen, This Day In Norwood History, Town Government

Selectmen Grant Cost-Of-Living Pay Raises For Non-Union Town Staff-June 24, 1983

Town Clerk Robert M. Thornton notes that independent municipal boards plan to implement the matching salary adjustments via a $1.1 million town meeting fund.

October 16, 1974October 15, 2026 georgenhs Norwood Fire Department, This Day In Norwood History

Norwood Firefighters Deliver Healthy Baby Girl in Unexpected Home Emergency-October 16, 1974

Quick-thinking Norwood firefighters James Flaherty and Donald Towne deliver a healthy baby girl at home after an emergency call from machinist Thomas McDonough.

June 15, 1971July 19, 2026 georgenhs This Day In Norwood History, Town Government

Meeting Ignores School Pleas, Cuts Budget By $126,558-June 15, 1971

A fierce debate over encumbered funds and municipal parity dominates a marathon Norwood Town Meeting session over the town budget.

June 11, 1971July 19, 2026 georgenhs Fire Department, This Day In Norwood History, Town Government

Fire Department Salary Parity Defeated-June 11, 1971

A 70-minute quorum delay sets the stage for a tumultuous night of budget slashing at the 1971 Norwood Town Meeting, leaving town leadership reeling and firefighters without wage parity

June 20, 1969July 19, 2026 georgenhs This Day In Norwood History

Car Rams House In Norwood-June 20, 1969

Firefighters extricate a Brockton driver trapped in structural wreckage as escaping gas fills a neighborhood residence.