Puritan Furniture Buyers Find Showroom Locked Amid Financial Collapse-This Day In Norwood History-June 22, 1984

Panicked consumers find a prominent local retail warehouse locked down as state investigators race to secure hundreds of thousands in missing deposits.

South Norwood Committee Seeks Private Funding to Clean Landmark Railroad Bridges-This Day In Norwood History-June 26, 1981

Faced with tight Proposition 2½ limits, South Norwood look to private donors to clean soot and graffiti off historic stone railroad spans.

Boosters Club Honors Championship High School Baseball Team at Banquet-This Day In Norwood History-June 26, 1981

Standout pitcher David Chenard wins MVP and Chris Cuff secures the Gormley Scholarship as Norwood honors its 14-4 championship varsity diamond squad.

Selectmen To Decide On Registry Use For Old Fire Station-This Day In Norwood History-June 22, 1978

A prominent municipal landmark faces a structural conversion choice as state automotive administrators eye downtown space.

School hallway with blue lockers, wooden floor, sunlight streaming through large windows, and signs for art wing

School Drop-In Centers Possible In Fall-This Day In Norwood History-June 24, 1974

Citing summer custodial constraints and a lack of air conditioning, town officials vote to survey local youths during the summer to prepare for a fall launch.

Thirteen Playground Programs Start Monday In Norwood-This Day In Norwood History-June 22, 1974

A major municipal recreation push brings youth sports, gymnastics, and special community camp pilots to a dozen neighborhood sites.

Drop-In Center Study Committee Finalizes Summer Youth Report-This Day In Norwood History-June 14, 1974

A former local milkman prepares to take command of a major metropolitan law enforcement agency following a high-profile State House controversy.

Low-Income Housing Site Search Continues-This Day In Norwood History-June 21, 1971

While Pellana Road plans are dropped after resident protests, the town advances an 80-unit Nahatan Street senior complex.

Old Fire Station Considered For Registry Office-This Day In Norwood History-June 23, 1970

Selectmen review conversion estimates to transform the historic Central and Nahatan street property into an RMV branch.

Open ledger titled County Ledger 1969 with budget requests marked 'Budget Cut' and a judge's gavel on a wooden desk

Norwood Kills Funds For School Addition-This Day In Norwood History-June 26, 1969

Voters approve a $1,000 Endean Park drainage compromise and reverse a zoning rule to relocate Carl A. Johnson's Norwood Cadillac Co. along Route 1.