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Norwood Politics, School Battles & Election Recounts-This Day in Norwood History-June 27, 1978
A 1978 political firestorm hits Norwood as a tight selectman recount unseals ballots, school budgets trigger a massive lawsuit, and an assessor candidate alleges age bias.
Plimpton Press Officials Propose Tax Deal to Reopen Defunct Norwood Plant as New Bookbinding Firm-October 30, 1973
Owners of the defunct Plimpton Press proposed a 50 percent tax abatement and back-tax restructuring to town officials in an effort to reopen the Lenox Street facility as a new bookbinding operation under Alfred M. Flaxington.
Town May Take Historic Plimpton Press After Tax Foreclosure-September 25, 1973
Citing severe financial troubles, the 76-year-old Plimpton Press announces its permanent closure for October 5, leaving Norwood to pursue foreclosure over $238,000 in unpaid taxes.