• Norwood Dump Committee Considers Fee Scale for Commercial Rubbish Collectors—September 13, 1971

    Norwood dump committee explores commercial user fees for industrial rubbish haulers to conserve landfill space, while $130,000 in state funds is released for the Pleasant Street bridge.

  • Half-Million Mile Safety Record For P. O. Drivers-September 13, 1962

    Half-Million Mile Safety Record For P. O. Drivers-This Day In Norwood History-September 13, 1962

  • Playing At The Norwood Theatre-September 13, 1956

    Playing At The Norwood Theatre-This Day In Norwood History-September 13, 1956

  • Norwood Men Make History In Canada-September 13, 1956

    Norwood Men Make History In Canada-This Day In Norwood History-September 13, 1956

  • Gunmen Grab $12,000 in Bank Robbery-This Day in Norwood History-September 13, 1951

    Gunmen Grab $12,000 in Bank Robbery-This Day in Norwood History- September 13, 1951

  • The Town Manager Who Engineered Norwood’s Growth

    The Town Manager Who Engineered Norwood’s Growth Francis W. Smith and the Civic Blueprint of a Postwar Community In the fall of 1946, Norwood stood at a crossroads. The war was over, the economy was shifting, and the town’s population was growing. Amid this transformation, one man quietly stepped down from a role that had…

  • 13 Years old on Friday the 13th-This Day in Norwood History-September 13, 1940

    13 Years old on Friday the 13th-This Day in Norwood History- September 13, 1940

  • Milton H. Howard Celebrates 50th Birthday-This Day In Norwood History-September 13, 1901

    Milton H. Howard Celebrates 50th Birthday-This Day In Norwood History-September 13, 1901

  • Formal Dedication of New Methodist Church-This Day In Norwood History-September 13, 1901

    The beautiful new church of the Norwood Methodist people, at the junction of Walpole and Washington streets, was formally dedicated last Sunday afternoon and the edifice was filled. The interior of the church is a gem. The main audience room is octagonal in form, and the finishing of walls and ceilings inventively in wood, with…

  • Few Anarchists Here-This Day In Norwood History-September 13, 1901

    But Socialists Are Active In Walpole and Norwood. Soon after the shooting of McKinley the statement was made to the writer that there were at least forty anarchists in Norwood. Some slight attempt has been made by the writer to ascertain the truth of this statement, and the result has been a feeling that the…


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