• Sinkhole on Nahatan St-September 27, 2016

    This Day In Norwood History-September 27, 2016-Sinkhole on Nahatan St

  • Norwood Police Go Viral With Post on Speeding Motorist-September 27, 2013

    At approximately 10 p.m, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, Norwood police initiated a traffic stop on Route 1, near Access Road. The car was going over 100 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone. Police Chief Bill Brooks said “He was holding his phone and trying to record his odometer hitting 100 miles per hour,” The motorist…

  • Three Generations of the Murphy Family Have Served and Protected-This Day in Norwood History-September 27, 1992

    A fading newspaper story hangs, framed, on the wall in Norwood police Lt. Brian Murphy’s home. The headline says: “Four of One Family Policemen. Murphys of Norwood Have Done Their Share in the Interest of Law and Order.” The story ran in the Boston Globe Oct. 6,1912. The four Murphy brothers gaze earnestly from a…

  • Nahatan St Bridge Dedicated to George T Lee-This Day in Norwood History-September 27, 1988

    Thousands of motorists who drive over the Nahatan Street bridge will now be paying honor to Norwood’s most decorated war hero. The bridge was dedicated Sunday with a bronze plaque identifying it as a memorial to George T. Lee. Before his death in 1954, the Norwood airman had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross; the…

  • Johnny Dixon, Heavyweight, Had 14 KO’s In 17 Fights-September 27, 1962

    Johnny Dixon, Heavyweight, Had 14 KO’s In 17 Fights-This Day In Norwood History-September 27, 1962

  • 📰 Norwood News of the Day – September 27, 1962

    🗳️ Norwood Political News 🏛️ Norwood Town Meeting Decisions 🚧 Norwood Department of Public Works News 🚓 Norwood Police Department News 🔥 Norwood Fire Department News 🏫 Norwood School News 🏥 Norwood Hospital & Public Health News 📚 Norwood Public Library News 🎓 Norwood High Alumni Notes 🏈 Norwood High School Sports News 🕍 Faith…

  • Community Comm. Opens 38th Year Mrs. Paciorkowski Is New President-September 27, 1962

    The Women’s Community Committee opened its 38th year with a meeting at the home of Mrs. Malcolm Orent. Hostesses were Mrs. Harvard Wilkinson and Mrs. Patricia Crawford. The newly-elected president of the organization is Mrs. Ernest Paciorkowski. Born Helen Neseski in Cambridge, and spending her early years In Longmeadow, Mrs. Paciorkowski came to Norwood in…

  • Holman Hall Property Gives Way To Progress-September 27, 1961

    Holman Hall Property Gives Way To Progress-This Day In Norwood History-September 27, 1961

  • Homes for $15K: Norwood’s 1961 Market

    🏠 Homes for $15K: Norwood’s 1961 Market What mid-century real estate reveals about affordability, optimism, and community growth In the fall of 1961, Norwood’s housing market offered something almost unimaginable today: a three-bedroom ranch with a breezeway and garage for just $17,500. A heated five-room apartment with an enclosed porch rented for $115/month. And a…

  • 📰 Norwood News of the Day – September 27, 1956

    📰 Norwood News of the Day – September 27, 1956 🗳️ Norwood Political News 🏛️ Norwood Town Meeting Decisions 🚧 Department of Public Works News 🚓 Police Department News 🔥 Fire Department News 🏫 School News 🎓 Norwood High Alumni Notes 🏈 Norwood High School Sports News 📚 Norwood Public Library News 🧓 Senior &…


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