Top This Day in Norwood History Posts-June 2026
Top Stories of June — This Day in Norwood History
June brought a wide range of stories to This Day In Norwood History — championship triumphs, historic milestones, community memories, and moments of deep reflection. These were the most‑read posts of the month.continue to shape the town’s identity, one day—and one memory—at a time.
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Willett Early Childhood Center Expands To Free Full Day Kindergarten-This Day in Norwood History-September 5, 2004
Now available: Free, full-day kindergarten Sun, Sep 5, 2004 – The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) By John Laidler GLOBE CORRESPONDENT -GLOBE STAFF PHOTO/ TOM LANDERS Kindergarten students in Norwood will…
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Willett Discusses Park Properties-This Day In Norwood History-August 10, 1939
This Day In Norwood History-August 10, 1939-Willett Discusses Park Properties
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Willett Discusses Norwood Housing With Selectmen-This Day In Norwood History-December 16, 1938
Tells Board Eight Houses In Construction; Asks Board’s Attitude George F. Willett, in a discussion of a residential program with the Norwood selectmen on Tuesday night, told the Board that…
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Willett Committee Reports on Westover-This Day in Norwood History-October 10, 1940
Willett Committee Reports on Westover-This Day in Norwood History-October 10, 1940
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Will The Town Accept Summit Avenue?-This Day In Norwood History-March 4, 1903
Editor Advertiser: As there is an article in the town meeting warrant to see if the town will accept Summit Ave, I wish to state a few facts so that…
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Will of Henry O. Peabody Contested-This Day In Norwood History-April 30, 1904
Bulk of Large Estate Was Bequeathed to Found an Industrial School for Girls at Norwood. The contest over the will of Henry O. Peabody went to trial in the Supreme…
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Wilhelmshaven Hit 3d Time; Norwood Boy’s Plane Leads Raid-This Day In Norwood History-March 23, 1943
Lieui. Ralph Nutter of Norwood, navigator of the leading plane of the “Boomerang Boys” squadron which came back from its fourth consecutive raid without losing a plane, told Gladwin Hill…
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Wiggins Pilot Aids In Film Scene Of Lindberg Story-August 18, 1955
This Day In Norwood History-August 18, 1955-Wiggins Pilot Aids In Film Scene Of Lindberg Story
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Wiggins Airways Gets First Republic Seabee Amphibian-This Day In Norwood History-August 17, 1946
FARMINGDALE. L.I., N.Y, Aug 14 — W. C. “Wes” Holmes, chief pilot and assistant sales manager for E. W. Wiggins Airways, Inc., of Norwood. Mass., today took delivery from Republic…
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Wide Community Support Builds for Ambitious July 4th Celebration-This Day In Norwood History-May 21, 1948
Although Independence Day is still weeks away, Norwood is already buzzing with preparations for what promises to be one of the town’s most ambitious and well‑supported Fourth of July celebrations…
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Why the Belcher Family Is in Town Lockup-This Day in Norwood History-May 19, 1905
This Day in Norwood History-May 17, 1905- After a competing Boston newspaper criticized the Town and townspeople of Norwood for the unfortunate situation, the Boston Evening Transcript ran this article…
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Who Will Be Postmaster?-This Day In Norwood History-August 21, 1903
Norwood People Will Soon He Likely To Know—Three Men Now The Principals Popular opinion seems to be that the successor to William J. Wallace as postmaster of Norwood will be…
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When Lightning Struck Norwood: The Storm of 1899-This Day In Norwood History-September 6, 1899
⚡ When Lightning Struck Norwood: The Storm of 1899 A Town Jolted by Nature’s Fury and Civic Response On the evening of September 6, 1899, Norwood was jolted by a…
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When Dining Out, Visit Lewis’-This Day in Norwood History-January 14, 1941
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When 3 makes 1: The Companies of the Norwood Press
The success of the Norwood Press was due to the three independent companies that made up this partnership, J.S. Cushing & Co., Berwick and Smith, and E. Fleming & Co.…
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Wheelermen Down Dedham, 3-1 On Hebner Goals-December 19, 1964
Smelstor, Angelo Star At Jammed Loring Rink By FRANK WALL The Norwood Sextet downed Dedham, 3-1 before a packed house at Loring Arena, Framingham, Saturday night with the scoreless Shiretown…
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Wheel From Racing Car Injures Four at Norwood Arena-This Day in Norwood History-June 3, 1954
June 3, 1954-Wheel From Racing Car Injures Four at Norwood Aren
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What Was in Your Pantry in 1946?
What Was in Your Pantry in 1946? Postwar Kitchens, Wartime Habits, and the Taste of a New Era In the kitchens of Norwood, Massachusetts, the year 1946 marked a quiet…
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What Happened To The Temperance Union?-This Day In Norwood History-August 19, 1905
Mr. Editor: Temperance is an unpopular subject to talk about in this town, I know, and as there is nothing new to say on the subject as it is generally…
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What a Conservation Commission Would Mean-This Day in Norwood History-January 25, 1962
Article 9 of tonight’s Special Town Meeting is to see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 8C, which authorizes the…
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What $20 Bought You in 1957: A Journey Through Norfolk County’s Grocery Aisles
🛍️ What $20 Bought You in 1957: A Journey Through Norfolk County’s Grocery Aisles In the summer of 1957, Norfolk County residents were greeted by a flurry of newspaper ads…
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What $2,000 Bought in Norwood: Real Estate, Fall 1899
🏠 What $2,000 Bought in Norwood: Real Estate, Fall 1899 Exploring the Homes, Lots, and Dreams of a Growing Town In 1899, $2,000 was more than a tidy sum—it was…
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What $2,000 Bought in Norwood: Real Estate Listings from 1901
🏡 What $2,000 Bought in Norwood: Real Estate Listings from 1901 In 1901, $2,000 was more than a tidy sum — it was a gateway to homeownership, land investment, and…
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Westwood Police Lt. George DiBlasi Named Norwood Police Chief-September 11, 1981
Town Manager John J. Carroll selects Westwood Police Lt. George DiBlasi to serve as Norwood’s new police chief, succeeding retired Chief James F. Curran.
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Westover Street D Hearing Results In Asking Counsel’s Opinion-This Day In Norwood History-August 5, 1938
Interpretation Of By-Laws Sought The public hearing on tentative specifications for Westover Street D as a condition of acceptance by the town, scheduled for Tuesday night turned out to be…
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Westover Sold To Boston Group On $277,500 Bid-January 21, 1954
Local Group Topped After Tie Offer After weeks of negotiations by opposing factions, marked by repeated hearings, conferences, and delays, Westover has at last been sold. These choice real estate…
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Westover Proposed As Home For United Nations HQ-This Day in Norwood History-January 4, 1946
Possible That Delegates Will Be Taken Here In Inspection Tour Norwood has been included as one of the areas which might have a chance of becoming the permanent scat of…
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Wesley Donaldson On First Ship Into Antwerp-This Day in Norwood History-December 13, 1944
Wesley Donaldson of Norwood is a member of the crew of the first liberty ship to dock at Antwerp. Of the event, an AP dispatch dated Antwerp, Nov. 30, says:…
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Wellingtons Wedded Fifty Years-This Day In Norwood History-December 2, 1904
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FITTINGLY CELEBRATED BY MR. AND MRS. T. F. WELLINGTON The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Wellington was celebrated last Wednesday afternoon and evening…
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Wellesley Pilot Escapes Uninjured When Classic Biplane Crashes at Norwood Airport-September 10, 1976
Pilot James C. Fullerton escapes injury when his classic Steerman biplane ground-loops and crashes nose-down during takeoff at Norwood Airport, causing $4,000 in damage.
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Welcome Wagon To Observe Its 25 th Anniversary-April 9, 1953
Welcome Wagon celebrates an anniversary this year—its twenty-fifth, This international service greets families on Important occasions in their lives, in communities all over the United States, Canada, Hawaii, and Australia.…
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Welcome Wagon Makes Newcomers Feel At Home-February 20, 1953
Westwood and Norwood are most fortunate indeed to have the Welcome Wagon service in their communities. This service sends a Welcome Wagon Hostess with a basket of greetings and gifts…
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Weddings, Reunions & Social Notes-This Day In Norwood History-September 20, 1944
💍 Weddings, Reunions & Social Notes Norwood’s Social Highlights from the Home Front and Beyond 💒 Weddings 🥂 Reunions 📰 Social Notes Discover more from Norwood Historical Society Subscribe to…
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Wedding Invitations Burned and Couple Takes to Phone-March 29, 1977
Vandalism often sounded like kid stuff — tipping over trash cans, waxing windows, letting air out of tires. That was how John Riley and Paula Balerna of Norwood always thought…
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Webber, Mogan See No Conflict In Holding Dump Job, Board Post-July 18, 1977
Norwood was abuzz with controversy in the sweltering summer of 1977. At the epicenter of this maelstrom was Kenneth E. Webber, a stalwart employee of the Department of Public Works…
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We Still Call it Home — Norwood’s Neighborhoods
In 1872, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts accepted a petition from the residents of a village in South Dedham and the town of Norwood was established. As Norwood grew, many people…
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We Got Ya Covered! Managers of Holliston Mills.
Over the years Holliston Mills had several dynamic leaders at its helm. The first managers were brothers, Herbert and Howard Plimpton, after the death of Howard, their nephew, Henry Plimpton…
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Wayne Simarrian Appointed Norwood High Head Football Coach-June 4, 1982
One question is settled. Wayne Simarrian will be Norwood High School’s head football coach this fall. The next question: Will Simarrian retain the job in 1983, or will former coach…
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Wave Of Petty Crimes In Norwood On Weekend-This Day In Norwood History-September 1, 1939
Wave Of Petty Crimes In Norwood On Weekend-This Day In Norwood History-September 1, 1939
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Water Supply Lowest Ever; May Ask Walpole For Help-This Day In Norwood History-August 4, 1949
The Selectmen have declared that a stale of emergency exists in Norwood regarding the Town’s water supply. During the emergency new restrictions will include the banning of the use of…
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Water Rate Study Committee Recommends 20% Hike-July 11, 1973
Norwood Water Rate Increase Proposal On July 11, 1973, the Norwood Water Rate Study Committee presented a formal report to the board of selectmen recommending a 20 percent across-the-board increase…
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Wastepaper Drive For War Effort-This Day In Norwood History-September 17, 1943
Town Trucks Ready To Pick Up Paper In All Districts of Town All Paper In Town Wanted It will be waste paper week in Norwood next week, There is an…
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Washington No. 7 Fire House Held a Special Place In Norwood History
While South Dedham’s separation from Dedham ultimately stemmed from immediate issues, the rivalry between the two communities was longstanding. This tension began in the colonial era and was fueled by…
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Washington & Guild Street Intersection Painted By Mary Fogg 1886
The paintings currently on the walls of the parlor in the F Holland Day house are the work of Mrs. Mary B. (Tucker) Fogg. Born in New London, Connecticut in…
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Wartime Service & Sacrifice: Norwood’s Heroes of September 1944
🇺🇸 Wartime Service & Sacrifice: Norwood’s Heroes of September 1944 In September 1944, as Allied forces pressed forward across Europe and the Pacific, the town of Norwood stood quietly proud…
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Warren F. Taylor of Norwood Chases World Cycling Record-This Day in Norwood History-August 8, 1897
AFTER THE 200-MILE RECORDWarren F. Taylor of Norwood to Start at 3 O’Clock This Morning. WARREN F. TAYLOR.Who Seeks the Double Century Record. Warren F. Taylor of Norwood, who starts…
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Warren F. Taylor of Norwood Chases World Cycling Record-This Day in Norwood History-August 8, 1897
This Day in Norwood History- August 8, 1897-Warren F. Taylor of Norwood Chases World Cycling Record
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Warren Eriksen, Photographer-This Day in Norwood History-November 20, 1946
A former Army Air Forces photographer. later transferred to the Counter Intelligence Corps, Eriksen is an all-round photographer with headquarters in room 17. Fallon Building, Cleary Square, Hyde Park. In…
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Warren E. Rhoads Dead at 73-This Day in Norwood History-September 26, 1912
Court Officer of Norfolk County and Had Been Tyler of a Masonic Lodge for 47 Years. Warren E. Rhoads, one of the best-known citizens of Norwood, and widely known throughout…
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Ward Five Basketball Team-This Day in Norwood History-January 26, 1950
LEAGUE LEADERS—The Word Five Team of the Senior circuit is setting a fast pace in basketball competition at the Senior High School court. Seated left to right: James Gulla, Peter…
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Norwood’s Shea Man in Hurry; Runs on Skates, Scores Often-March 20, 1967
Norwood High’s Tom Shea will never win a skating ribbon. – He’s never played in a midget or peewee hockey program and the way he skates seems to bear it out Coach Don Wheeler and the players refer to Shea (5-10, 170), a junior wing playing alongside Dick Graham and Pete Oberlander, as the “road…
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Gerard Miller Signs Up With US Marine Corps-This Day in Norwood History-April 28, 1965
Three area youths, Gerald F. Miller, 18, of 115 Hillside Avenue, Norwood, Ronald F. Brobst, 18, of 30 Myrtle Street, Dedham, and Brian M. McLean, 17, of 42 Gordan Acres, Wrentham, formerly of Norwood, enlisted last week in the United States Marine Corps, according to the Norwood Marine Recruiter Sgt. Duncan B. Macdonald. Gerald, son…
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‘Skip’ Lockwood To Stay With Majors-This Day in Norwood History-April 14, 1965
Claude (Skip) Lockwood of Norwood has been kept by the Kansas City Athletics on the Major League roster for the coming year: Lockwood thus joins a select group of Norwood athletes who have played in the major leagues. Others who have played on major league teams were Ray Martin, Charlie Bowles, and Marty Callaghan. Callaghan…
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Bishop to Help Former Parish Mark 75th Year in Norwood-April 13, 1965
Rev. Jeremiah F. Minihan, former pastor, will join with priests of the parish in a Mass of Concelebration when St. Catherine of Siena Church. Norwood, observes its 75th anniversary later this month. The observance will last from Apr. 20, when a jubilee ball will be held at Rolland, through May 2d, when a tour of…
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Second Line Puts Norwood in Final-March 12, 1965
By JIM DUNLAP For three hockey tourney games Norwood had looked like just another club. They won, but somehow they never really impressed. All season Walpole coach Charley Onto had been claiming his second line one of the finest in the state, but going into Thursday night’s semi-final round game with Arlington, the second line…
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Plimpton Press Acquired By McCallsThis Day in Norwood History-April 15, 1964
The McCall Corporation announced over the weekend that it has acquired two companies, Plimpton Press and Jersey City Printing Company for $14,000,000 in cash. Plimpton Press, which was established in 1882, is one of the oldest, largest and best-integrated manufacturers of books in the United States The company, which specializes in textbooks, maintains its headquarters…
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Murdered Norwood Woman Found With Stocking Around Neck-April 13, 1964
Mystery Cloaks Woman’s Death NORWOOD A 62-year-old woman was found dead in her bed this morning, a nylon stocking wrapped around her neck. Police said the fully clad body of Mrs. Goldie Fine was discovered about 8 a.m. in her home at 16 Lewis av., South Norwood. Medical Examiner Dr, Joseph King performed an autopsy…
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Police Department Set To Move To New Headquarters-This Day in Norwood History-April 8, 1964
Barring an unforeseen delay, the Norwood Police Department will move into the new station tomorrow morning. The task of hooking up the intricate wiring system for the call boxes and teletype and the radio installation are about completed and final testing of the systems will clear the way for occupancy of the building tomorrow morning.…
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Hockey Players Tell Why They Wanted The Championship-This Day in Norwood History-February 20, 1964
Sports writer Frank Wall asked the members of the Norwood High School hockey team why they wanted to win the Bay State League crowd. Here are, their answers: CAP. JACK BAYER — “I wanted to win it for our coaches and also for Mr. Tom Clifford whom most of our team played for in his…
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Norwood Nine Bombs Boston Trade 12-2 in Exhibition-This Day in Norwood History-April 11, 1963
The Norwood High School baseball team racked up its second straight exhibition victory by clouting Boston Trade, 12-2, on Monday at Balch Field In Norwood. Coach Johnny Poce gave ace pitcher Skip Loper a good pre-season workout as he allowed him to go the full seven innings. Loper was never in any serious trouble as…
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