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School Board Reverses Vote, Keeps NorWest Woods Pupils at Oldham-August 29, 1972

In a reversal of a previous decision, the School Committee has voted to keep 46 elementary school children from the Nor-West Woods apartment complex at the Oldham School, rescinding a … Continue reading School Board Reverses Vote, Keeps NorWest Woods Pupils at Oldham-August 29, 1972

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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.

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Building Committee Votes to Relocate Endean Park Softball Fields for New Junior High South Project-August 11, 1972

The permanent building committee unanimously voted to relocate and lengthen two softball fields at Endean Park to accommodate the new Junior High South project.â €

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Norwood Selectmen Delay Walpole Sewer Tie-In Amid Flooding Concerns and Scrutinize Police Logs-August 2, 1972

The Norwood Board of Selectmen delayed a proposed Walpole sewer tie-in agreement over flooding concerns, while Selectman William F. Butters clashed with Police Chief James M. Murphy over police logs.

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Norwood School Committee Votes to Duplicate Junior High North-July 30, 1971

The Norwood School Committee voted 4-2 to abandon rebuilding fire-damaged Junior High School South, opting instead to duplicate Junior High North on a new site.

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Junior High Alternate Estimates Sought-June 25, 1971

A sharp debate divides Town Manager Walter Blasenak and finance officials over mounting unappropriated architectural fees for Boston design firms.

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Meeting Ignores School Pleas, Cuts Budget By $126,558-June 15, 1971

A fierce debate over encumbered funds and municipal parity dominates a marathon Norwood Town Meeting session over the town budget.

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General-Alarm Fire Destroys Junior High School in Norwood-January 23, 1971

NORWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAS DESTROYED BY A GENERAL ALARM FIRE LAST NIGHT (Bob Dean photo) A general-alarm fire swept through Norwood Junior High School last night, threatening to destroy … Continue reading General-Alarm Fire Destroys Junior High School in Norwood-January 23, 1971

Yellow school bus at Oakwood Elementary School entrance with students walking
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Bells Are Ringin’-July 3, 1970

The Norwood School Committee overhauled its student transportation system and faced an $8,000 wave of structural school vandalism in July 1970

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School Committee Decisions on Budgets, Dress Codes, and Regional Programs-June 19, 1970

From student dress code victories to union wage matching, a busy school board session redefines Norwood education.