A zoning board hearing for the proposed $3 million Caldor shopping center on Route 1 was continued to August 19 as developers Bronson & Hutensky worked to finalize safe traffic access through Park Place Industrial Park.
Raytheon Seeks Buyer for Route 1 Site-August 27, 1993
Defense contractor Raytheon Co. puts its historic 20-acre Route 1 manufacturing and warehouse site on the market for $18 million, drawing early interest from commercial developers.
Norwood Tries to Solve Two-Mile Route 1 Zoning Puzzle After Decades Without Regulations-August 17, 1988
Town planner Sharon Wason and local officials are tackling a two-mile unzoned stretch of Route 1 in Norwood, aiming to establish setbacks and landscaping rules after 20 years of regulatory gaps.
Transplanted Flagpole Finds New Home at Alfred H. Doherty Playground on Sumner Street-August 13, 1984
Donated by Charles and Mildred O'Malia, a refurbished 20-foot flagpole originally built in New Hampshire now graces the Alfred H. Doherty Playground on Sumner Street.
Norwood Registry Office Closure-July 28, 1981
The impending closure of the Norwood Registry of Motor Vehicles sparked swift backlash from local lawmakers, while town boards debated industrial park funding and hotel expansions.
Norwood Selectmen Set Public Hearings for South Norwood Liquor Licenses and Review Town Business-August 8, 1979
Norwood selectmen scheduled September 4 public hearings to address potential liquor license revocations for Epicurean Delights and review police incident reports at Headquarters Cafe in South Norwood.
Norwood Couple Questions Legality of New Access Road Built Next to Their Sumner Street Home-August 8, 1978
Anita and Joseph Fraone questioned the legality of a new bulldozer-cleared access road beside their 99 Sumner St. home during a Norwood Planning Board meeting.
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.
Local Builder Proposes Greenfield Estates II Subdivision on Sumner and Union Streets-September 9, 1976
Developer Robert L. Rizzo submits plans to the Norwood Planning Board for Greenfield Estates II, a 22-lot single-family home subdivision at Sumner and Union streets.
Youth Electrocuted On Utility Pole-September 7, 1976
Seventeen-year-old William Pezwick, a 1976 Norwood High graduate and Boy Scout, is fatally electrocuted while climbing a utility pole near the Raytheon plant on Sumner Street.