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
Accused Nazi and Former Lithuanian Security Police Chief Aleksandras Lileikis Stuns Norwood Neighbors-September 22, 1994
Federal authorities seek to revoke the citizenship of 87-year-old Norwood resident Aleksandras Lileikis, accused of signing orders that led to the deaths of thousands of Lithuanian Jews.
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.
New Union and Sumner Streets Playground Dedicated to Alfred H. Doherty in Surprise Ceremony-October 3, 1983
Norwood dedicates its new seven-acre Union and Sumner streets playground to Alfred H. Doherty in a surprise ceremony recognizing his six years of advocacy.
Norwood Town Plans for Sumner Street Recreation Park Face Stiff Neighborhood Opposition-October 21, 1982
Meeting with hostile neighborhood resistance, Town Manager John J. Carroll promised to redraw plans for a proposed Sumner Street recreation park after residents raised concerns over parking and park size.
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.
Traffic Concerns Stall Zoning Board Hearing on Proposed Caldor Shopping Center on Route 1-July 30, 1980
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.
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.