Following the discovery of PCB-contaminated soil off Dean Street, Norwood residents petitioned local and state health officials to investigate neighborhood cancer rates.
Road Resurfacing Project in Norwood-This Day In Norwood History-July 21, 1978
Faced with decades of neglected road maintenance, Norwood officials debated an ambitious $1.9 million resurfacing plan in 1978. While proponents saw it as a path to smooth roads, others questioned the feasibility of the massive effort.
Norwood Health Board Clashes With Director Over Restaurant Inspections-August 23, 1977
Norwood Health Board Chairman Kenneth Webber criticizes Public Health Director Bartley King over faulty restaurant inspection logs.
Norwood Planning Board Discusses Proposed Lot Size Increase, Sumner Street Subdivision, West Border Road Ownership Change-July 30, 1975
⠀ Planning board member Thomas F. Cavanaugh's proposal to increase the required lot size for all new residential construction met opposition from builders and a fellow board member at a … Continue reading Norwood Planning Board Discusses Proposed Lot Size Increase, Sumner Street Subdivision, West Border Road Ownership Change-July 30, 1975
X-Rays For Industrial Workers Start Monday-September 14, 1955
X-Rays For Industrial Workers Start Monday-This Day In Norwood History-September 14, 1955
Local Girls Winifred & Hannah O’Dea Die in Cocoanut Grove Fire-This Day In Norwood History-November 28, 1942
Winifred And Hannah O'Dea Of Norwood, Alice Brady Of Walpole Among 450 Who Perished In Boston Night Club Holocaust Mr. And Mrs. John Dixon Left Club Before Blaze Toothache Causes … Continue reading Local Girls Winifred & Hannah O’Dea Die in Cocoanut Grove Fire-This Day In Norwood History-November 28, 1942
Norwood Schools Closed Due to Infantile Paralysis-This Day in Norwood History-September 6, 1935
NORWOOD DELAYS OPENING OF SCHOOLS UNTIL OCT 1 Dr Charles L. Lynch, chairman of the Board of Health, announced late this afternoon that following a meeting of his board … Continue reading Norwood Schools Closed Due to Infantile Paralysis-This Day in Norwood History-September 6, 1935
Norwood Maintains Low Death Rate-This Day In Norwood History-January 12, 1914
HAS A LOW DEATH RATE. Norwood Maintains Its Reputation as Healthy Town, With Less Than Nine to the 1000. NORWOOD, Jan 12—The Norwood Board of Health reports that there were … Continue reading Norwood Maintains Low Death Rate-This Day In Norwood History-January 12, 1914