Tempers flared as the Norwood Finance Commission and School Committee locked horns over a bus transportation budget and criticism aimed at Business Manager Lawrence S. Canter.
School Committee Delays Final Budget Figure After Discovering Salary Projections Error-September 11, 1973
School Committee Chairman Rudith M. Berkowitz reports budget calculation errors to the Finance Commission and schedules an emergency session ahead of the special town meeting.
Norwood Sets $38 Tax Rate on Court-Ordered 100% Property Valuation for 1972-August 16, 1972
Announcing a 1972 tax rate of $38 per $1,000 under a court-ordered 100 percent property valuation, Assessor Chairman James J. Drummey concluded a major reassessment by Cole, Layer and Trumble.
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
Probate Court Approves Petition to Use Veterans Memorial Fund for Civic Recreation Center Addition-August 16, 1967
Probate Judge Joseph Ford approved Town Counsel Walter J. Gotovich's petition allowing Norwood to use the 22-year-old Veterans Memorial Fund toward a $390,000 Civic Recreation Center addition.
Selectmen Call for Up-to-Date Delinquent Debt Listing-August 26, 1965
Norwood selectmen called for updated listings of delinquent town service accounts and authorized Dr. Norton Fishman to construct an access road along George Willett Parkway at his own expense.