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Babe Ruth Teams Positioned For Tournament Sweep-July 7, 2008

Norwood Babe Ruth Squads Dominate District 5 Tournament Openers The annual predictability of summer rituals arrived alongside the late June heat as Norwood Babe Ruth programs established early dominance in … Continue reading Babe Ruth Teams Positioned For Tournament Sweep-July 7, 2008

Dirty baseball with red stitching lying on a dirt baseball field, creating dust and grass blades around it
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Norwood Babe Ruth Dominates-July 7, 2008

The Norwood Babe Ruth teams are off to a strong start in the District 5 Double-Elimination Tournament, with each age group posting two victories at the end of June.

Bass drum head with 'Norwood Debonnaires Band' text and comic graphic elements
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Debonnaires’ Drum Corps Festival-July 7, 1986

The Norwood Debonnaires' annual music festival, "A Tribute to Youth," features talented young musicians and performers from across the region.

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Francis W. Smith, Former Town Manager and Selectman, Passes Away-July 7, 1986

Francis W. Smith died Friday at Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. He was a former town manager and selectman with a long career in industrial engineering.

A polluted brook littered with trash, including tires, cans, plastic bags, and a shopping cart, surrounded by old houses and bare trees under a cloudy sky.
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Neglect Threatens Traphole Brook-July 7, 1971

On July 7, 1971, environmental advocates warned that government negligence and illegal filling had turned Walpole and Norwood's pristine Traphole Brook into little better than an open sewer.