Winslow Office Plan Gets Official Backing-This Day In Norwood History-June 9, 1981

Norwood officials clear the path to transform the closed Winslow School into professional office condominiums, winning broad neighborhood support.

1978 US government budget document on a wooden desk alongside a gavel, calculator, pen, and coffee cup

Talk of the Town-June 6, 1978

The Norwood Planning Board moves to claim an $18,000 construction loan from builder Richard Saccone for unfinished roads at Grandview Estates, while also endorsing a major zoning shift at the old Norwood Arena site on Route 1.

Comprehensive Route 1 Zoning Overhaul Proposed Following Impact Study-This Day In Norwood History-June 11, 1971

Massive commercial shifts are coming to Route 1. The Planning Board prepares to unveil a sweeping zoning plan designed to regulate growth near the new stadium.

Special Meeting of Planning Board Defaults Westover Bonds-This Day In Norwood History-August 10, 1961

This Day In Norwood History-August 10, 1961-Special Meeting of Planning Board Defaults Westover Bonds

Joint Board Asks 12-Mile Neponset River Dredging-This Day in Norwood History-July 21, 1955

This Day in Norwood History-July 21, 1955-Joint Board Asks 12-Mile Neponset River Dredging

Emma Louise Shattuck Offers Town Gift of Land For Parkway-This Day in Norwood History-June 17, 1938

A 1938 letter from Mrs. Edmund J. Shattuck renewed a decades‑old vision for a connected parkway linking Shattuck Park, Nichols Street, and the cemetery.

Planning Board Has Done Excellent Work-This Day In Norwood History-May 19, 1923

Norwood’s Planning Board Unveils an Ambitious Vision for a “Town Beautiful” In the spring of 1923, Norwood residents were invited to look toward the future with the release of the … Continue reading Planning Board Has Done Excellent Work-This Day In Norwood History-May 19, 1923