Former two-term selectman William F. Butters enters the Oct. 24 special election race, campaigning on a fiscal conservatism platform inspired by Proposition 13.
Superintendent Sets Nov. 1 Deadline for School Closing Plans Amid Enrollment Decline-September 14, 1978
Superintendent Louis J. Taris sets a Nov. 1 deadline for school closure contingency plans as the Norwood School Committee weighs enrollment drops and facility consolidation.
Ousted School Committee Chairman Henry W. Diggs Seeks Recount and Enters Oct. 24 Recall Election-September 14, 1978
Former school committee chairman Henry W. Diggs plans to petition for a recount of his five-vote defeat and run in the Oct. 24 recall election.
School Closing Key Concern of Taxpayers-July 7, 1978
Thirty-six Norwood taxpayers file a Norfolk Superior Court lawsuit to restore $618,795 cut from the school budget, challenging forced school closures and teacher layoffs.
Planning Board to Confront Route 1 Zoning Mess=September 14, 1976
Norwood Planning Board tackles wide-open Route 1 trunk highway zoning designations, reviews the Norwood Arena "Park Place" industrial park proposal, and honors housing authority member August Petrovek Jr.
Zoning Board Rejects Kennel Variance for Sole Dog Officer Applicant, Leaving Animal Control Post Vacant—September 14, 1974
Norwood Zoning Board of Appeals rejects a kennel variance for sole dog officer applicant Paul M. Treeful, as an ongoing employment dispute with former officer Angelo Iodice continues.
Norwood Theatre Workshop Recruits Actors for Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap”-September 14, 1974
Norwood Theatre Workshop seeks actors of all ages, especially men over 30, for a Thanksgiving staging of Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery "The Mousetrap."
Norwood Man Wanders “Dreams-Come-True” Circuit-September 14, 1972
Norwood native Ken Samone reflects on life as an independent New England carnival concessionaire, navigating economic ups and downs on the 1972 fair circuit.
Marine Lance Cpl. John H. Wright Jr. Awarded Black Belt in Karate While Serving in South Vietnam-September 14, 1966
Norwood Marine Lance Cpl. John H. Wright Jr. earns a Black Belt in Karate while stationed with the Marine Corps Air Wing in South Vietnam.
Norwood Enters Pop Warner Football Competition for the First Time-September 14, 1964
Norwood fields its first-ever Pop Warner football program, engaging 85 local boys across three "Blue Raiders" squads under the leadership of Sgt. William Travers.