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Downtown Norwood Anchor Kline’s Department Store Faces Imminent Closure by Year’s End Without a Buyer-October 26, 1994
Kline’s Department Store, a 20-year downtown Norwood anchor employing 30 workers, faces closure by the end of 1994 unless a buyer emerges for the 26-store chain.
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Norwood Hospital Opens Innovative Breast Evaluation Center-October 26, 1992
Norwood Hospital launched its new Breast Evaluation Center, bringing together an oncologist, surgeon, radiologist, and radiation therapist to provide rapid, affordable diagnoses in a single visit.
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Senior QB A.J. Grant Throws Four Touchdown Passes as Norwood Routs Needham 55-0-October 26, 1992
Powered by A.J. Grant’s 330 passing yards and four touchdown passes, the Norwood Mustangs rolled to a dominant 55-0 Bay State League victory over Needham.
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Norwood Co-op Unveils “Community Pride Mural” by Renowned Artist Sidewalk Sam Celebrating Its Centenary-October 26, 1989
Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Norwood Co-operative Bank unveiled a 5-by-12-foot acrylic community mural painted by renowned artist Robert Guillemin, known as Sidewalk Sam.
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Norwood Selectmen Unanimously Order Police Chief DiBlasi to Halt Lobbying Campaign for $3.9 Million Station Renovation-October 26, 1988
Expressing outrage over a direct lobbying campaign targeting town meeting members, selectmen ordered Police Chief George DiBlasi to cease pushing for a $3.9 million public safety station overhaul.
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Building Permits Issued in September 1985: Commercial Expansions, Tech Firm Renovations, and Residential Upgrades-October 26, 1985
Town records reveal a busy month of construction in September 1985, featuring major office renovations for Telco Systems Fiber Optics, commercial upgrades along Route 1, and residential home improvements.
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Henry O. Peabody School Eyed for Mid-November Reopening-October 26, 1985
Permanent building committee officials estimate the Henry O. Peabody vocational school may reopen by mid-November, while $37,000 is withheld from Anchor Construction over faulty athletic fields.
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Norwood Officials Decline to Ban Halloween Trick-or-Treating, Urging Parental Caution and Supervised Alternatives-October 26, 1982
Rejecting calls for an illegal and unenforceable ban, Norwood selectmen will urge parental caution this Halloween while highlighting a town party at the former Aaron Guild School.
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Random Sampling of Norwood Residents Shows Overwhelming Support for a Single, Centralized Recreation Facility to Replace Civic Center-October 26, 1979
A random street survey of Norwood residents reveals that 70 percent favor building a centralized recreation facility with a pool and gym to replace the former Civic Center sold to Norwood Hospital.
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Newly Elected FinCom Member Norman E. Rickard Pledges Independence-October 26, 1978
Newly elected FinCom member Norman E. Rickard pledged political independence as the commission rejected funding for a Sumner-Union Street engineering study and land appraisal.
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