After 14 years expanding vocational education, Henry O. Peabody School director Ruth Shea ponders retirement while securing a 97 percent graduate job placement rate.
How Hard Work and Community Built the Portuguese American Dream in South Norwood-August 3, 1979
Steeped in a legacy of hard work, immigrant business owners like John Preto of Brothers Bakery and community advocates Mario and Maria Rodrigues helped shape the thriving Portuguese community in South Norwood.
Analog Devices Plans Major World Headquarters Expansion Into New 33-Acre Norwood Industrial Park-August 23, 1978
Computer equipment giant Analog Devices plans a 50,000-square-foot headquarters facility in a new 33-acre Route 1 industrial park, pending state and local sewer connection approvals.
FinCom Stuns School Committee with Sudden Reversal-August 22, 1978
In a sharp reversal, the Norwood Finance Commission voted against restoring $335,000 to the school budget, leaving the School Committee weighing lawsuits and alternative funding paths ahead of town meeting.
Norwood Taxpayers Association Formed to Monitor Local Spending-August 2, 1977
Civic activist Walter J. Grady launched the Norwood Taxpayers Association, a grassroots, non-partisan watchdog group designed to prevent municipal waste and give residents a stronger voice in local government.