A Changing Landscape on Route 1 Long-time Sumner Street resident Pauline Stonis, 71, can vividly recall when the Neponset Valley Ice Cream store stood virtually alone along Route 1 in … Continue reading From Manufacturing to Retail: The Evolution of Route 1 in Norwood-October 17, 1994
Raytheon Data Systems Shuts Down-May 18, 1984
Shockwaves Felt Through Norwood Norwood awoke to stunning news when Raytheon Data Systems, one of the town’s largest employers, announced that its entire division would be shut down—resulting in more … Continue reading Raytheon Data Systems Shuts Down-May 18, 1984
Waldo Nason Is Retired, But Not Really-July 29, 1975
At 67, retired Raytheon engineer Waldo H. Nason volunteers his time driving Norwood's senior citizen mini-bus while remaining active in local politics.
Talk of the Town-April 26, 1962
Norwood and its neighboring towns moved through late April 1962 with a full slate of civic drives, church suppers, school productions, club meetings, and the steady hum of Route 1 … Continue reading Talk of the Town-April 26, 1962
Tool Tested as a Bomb ‘Can Opener’-December 2, 1960
An “ultrasonic can opener” for opening steel-encased unexploded bombs without generating excessive heat is being studied by engineers at its commercial apparatus and systems division plant in Norwood, the Raytheon … Continue reading Tool Tested as a Bomb ‘Can Opener’-December 2, 1960