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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Top 10 Articles From October 20 – October 26
In case you missed any of them, here are the top 10 articles from last week. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Discover more from Norwood…
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Top 10 Articles From October 13-October 19
In case you missed any of them, here are the top 10 articles from last week. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Discover more from Norwood…
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Top 10 Articles From November 3 – November 9
In case you missed any of them, here are the top 10 articles from last week. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Discover more from Norwood…
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Top 10 Articles From November 17 to Novermber 23
In case you missed any of them, here are the top 10 articles from last week. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Discover more from Norwood…
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Top 10 Articles From November 10 – November 16
In case you missed any of them, here are the top 10 articles from last week. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Discover more from Norwood…
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Tool Tested as a Bomb ‘Can Opener’-December 2, 1960
NORWOOD — An “ultrasonic can opener” for opening steel-encased unexploded bombs without generating excessive heat is being studied by engineers at its commercial apparatus and systems division plant in Norwood,…
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Tom Thumb Superette Opens-September 29, 1965
Tom Thumb Superette Opens-This Day In Norwood History-September 29, 1965
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Tobe Deutschmann Presents Giant Magnet To Hospital-This Day In Norwood History-February 12, 1948
Device Readily Locates Foreign Substance Imbedded In The Flesh A giant, magnet used in locating and removing foreign matter from the human body, has been presented to the Norwood Hospital…
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To the West of the Common – Washington Street
Washington Street is the main thoroughfare through town and forms the eastern border of the Town Square. It splits at the northern edge of town and becomes Walpole Street, known…
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To the South of the Common – Cottage Street
Cottage Street forms the Town Square’s southern side. On the opposite side of Washington Street, Cottage Street is largely a residential, this portion of Cottage Street is an extension, which…
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To the North of the Common – Nahatan Street
North of the Town Square is Nahatan Street. Running directionally east to west, it was originally laid out in the early 1800s, to be the main road between Medfield and…
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To the East of the Common – Central Street
To the west of the town square is Central Street, which during the summer months becomes an extension of the town square. Since the COVID pandemic, the town has placed…
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To Seek Additional State Aid On Nahatan Extension-February 2, 1950
Acting Town Manager Albert W. Thompson told the Selectmen Tuesday night that Engineers for the Mass. Department of Public Works are working on the construction plans for the extension of…
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To Organize School for Military Training—Every One Urged to HelpThis Day In Norwood History-March 30, 1917
NORWOOD PLANS PREPAREDNESSAt Enthusiastic Meeting of Citizens NORWOOD, March 30—A meeting for the purpose of organizing a school for military training and for recruiting was held last evening under the…
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To Honor St. George’s Pastor On 25th Anniversary As A Priest-This Day in Norwood History-May 26, 1965
This Day in Norwood History-May 26, 1965-To Honor St. George’s Pastor On 25th Anniversary As A Priest
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To Honor Norwood Hockey Team At Banquet Tonight-April 29, 1964
On April 29, 1964, Norwood celebrated its Bay State League champion hockey team with a packed banquet at the Elks Hall, featuring sports legends and the presentation of championship jackets.…
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To Hold Plebiscite On Renaming Of Railroad Avenue-This Day In Norwood History-December 2, 1948
The question of changing the name of Railroad Avenue to Madison Avenue will be put before the people in the form of a plebiscite, it was decided by the Board…
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To Hear Shopping Center Application August 27th-August 15, 1963
This Day In Norwood History-August 15, 1963-To Hear Shopping Center Application August 27th
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To Confer on Razing Of Old Village Hall-September 5, 1963
This Day In Norwood History-September 5, 1963-To Confer on Razing Of Old Village Hall
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To Conduct Swimming Lessons at Hawes-This Day in Norwood History-June 13, 1950
Summer is just around the corner, and Norwood is getting ready to beat the heat! The Recreation Department has announced a complete summer swimming program at Hawes Brook Pool, but…
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To Build 500 Medium Priced Homes-This Day In Norwood History-March 22, 1940
As a result of the interest that been been shown by the public in medium priced homes, the Model T Homes, Inc., are sponsoring a unique and attractive home community…
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To Bring In Plans For New Town Yard-This Day in Norwood History-January 22, 1948
Town Engineer Albert W. Thompson will bring all plans and specifications for a new town yard to the meeting of the Board of Selectmen next Tuesday evening In order that…
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Tiny Tots Graduate-This Day in Norwood History-June 3, 1964
These Tiny Tots graduated from the Tiny Tot Nursery School in June of 1964. Click to see their names!
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Timothy’s Restaurant Most Modern In Norfolk County-This Day in Norwood History-May 2, 1957
Norfolk County’s most modern restaurant will be open for public inspection next Sunday when Timothy’s Restaurant will hold an open house all day at its brand new quarters at 34…
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Timothy C. Murphy Gives a Near View of Panama From President Roosevelt’s Yacht-This Day In Norwood History-December 18, 1903
Timothy C. Murphy of Norwood, Mass., coxswain on the President’s yacht “Mayflower,” now at Colon, Panama as the flagship of Admiral Coghlan, writes to his brother Eugene Murphy a letter…
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Timothy Bailey, Jr. Named New Norwood Fire Chief-July 10, 2023
General Manager Tony Mazzucco announced the appointment of Timothy Bailey, Jr. as the incoming fire chief on May 11, 2023. Bailey will assume the responsibilities of fire chief, succeeding interim…
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Time line of early George Bird’s businesses:
DateActionNotesSourceAbt 1793Says Geo Bird purchased water privilege in Charles River Village, Needham, MASource may be incorrect according to land deedsJohn Bidwell, American Paper Mills: 1690-1832. Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Press,…
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Time Capsule Information Sought-July 10, 1979
Norwood Historical Commission Time Capsule Search On July 10, 1979, the Norwood Historical Commission announced a town-wide search to locate and catalog “time capsules” and other sealed repositories of historical…
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Tight-Fisted Town Meeting Holds Firm On School Department Budget Cuts-June 22, 1978
A deadlocked floor fight over a massive school funding reduction brings threats of lawsuits, board recalls, and a complete municipal showdown.
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Thrills Promised By Christiani Brothers’ Circus At Elks’ Field-This Day in Norwood History-May 30, 1957
This Day in Norwood History-May 30, 1957-Thrills Promised By Christiani Brothers’ Circus At Elks’ Field
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Thrilling Tale Of Pyne’s Rescue From Prison Camp-This Day In Norwood History-September 29, 1944
Among Airmen Released From Romanian Camp 15TH AAF IN ITALY—When Romania capitulated to the Allies on August 23, 1944, a total of 1126 American airmen, held prisoner there, in stockades…
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Thrift Shop Ushers In Its 38th Season Today-September 7, 1962
Thrift Shop Ushers In Its 38th Season Today-This Day In Norwood History-September 7, 1962
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Thrift Shop Announces New Collection Depot-March 25, 1961
A new collection box has been placed in front of Mal’s in the shopping center at Route One and Dean Street for usable articles to be sold at the Thrift…
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Three-Alarm Blaze Destroys Vacant Zimble Drum Factory-July 23, 2005
On July 22, 2005, a massive three-alarm fire tore through Norwood, completely demolishing the long-vacant Zimble Drum building located at 61 Endicott Street. Firefighters arrived at the scene shortly before…
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Three Team Goalie-January 13, 1965
Neil Higgins not only guards the nets for Norwood’s undefeated Freshmen and Junior Varsity but also sees part-time service with the Norwood High School Varsity. (Polariod Photo) (All articles originally…
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Three Printing Firms Offer to Relocate to Norwood, Form the Norwood Press-This Day in Norwood History-June 10, 1893
The Norwood Business Association played an important role in convincing Boston based businesses to relocate to Norwood. This article, from June 10, 1893, is the first mention of creating what…
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Three Norwood Scouts Honored By Archbishop-This Day In Norwood History-February 11, 1949
At the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, on Sunday, three Boy Scouts of Troop 49, St. Catherine’s Parish received from Archbishop Cushing the Ad Altare Dei Cross, the highest…
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Three Norwood Postal Carriers Reach 35 Years In ServiceThis Day In Norwood History-January 2, 1935
NORWOOD, Jan 2—Three local postal carriers yesterday observed the completion of 35 years’ service, and it is estimated that during this time they have traveled 315,000 miles. On Jan 1,…
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Three Norwood Boys Richard Parke, Henri Ferri, & Hugh Nichols Found Safe After Ordeal in Woods-This Day in Norwood History-February 23, 1955
Men Locate Scouts Near Pettys Pond Three Norwood boys who were the object of a wide search by police, firemen, and civil defense volunteers for over 4 hours late Tuesday…
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Three Norwood Boys Home After Night in Pup Tent-This Day In Norwood History-February 28, 1935
ADVENTUROUS SPIRITS DAMPENED BY STORM NORWOOD, Feb 27 — Their spirit of adventure dampened by a night of exposure in a pup tent on the meadows three miles from town,…
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Three Locations Proposed for New Postoffice-This Day In Norwood History-April 14, 1931
NORWOOD VOTERS SELECT TWO SITES NORWOOD, April 14 – Having selected two sites for the new Government Postoffice, after two and one-half hours of debate, the citizens are now wondering…
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Three Hurt After Falling Off Ladder at Norwood Apartment Complex-July 16, 2021
A construction accident at the Windsor Gardens apartment complex in Norwood, Massachusetts, left three people seriously injured on July 16, 2021. The incident highlights the importance of workplace safety and…
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Three Girls Walk From Norwood to Boston-This Day In Norwood History-January 5, 1926
Wed, Jan 6, 1926 – 15 · The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) · Newspapers.com Miss Thelma Thompson, Miss Gertrude Maiers, and Miss Evelyn MacWhlrter walked to Boston yesterday, making the…
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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…
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Three Fires In Two Days-This Day In Norwood History-August 25, 1905
This Day In Norwood History-August 25, 1905-Three Fires In Two Days
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Three Escape Injury As Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Sparks Parking Lot-September 8, 1965
Three Escape Injury As Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Parking Lot-This Day In Norwood History-September 8, 1965
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Thomas O. Metcalf Celebrates 80th Birthday-This Day in Norwood History- September 30, 1929
Thomas O. Metcalf Celebrates 80th Birthday-This Day in Norwood History- September 30, 1929
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Thomas F. Tracy Is Awarded Bronze Star Medal-This Day in Norwood History-March 30, 1946
UNITED STATES FORCES IN AUSTRIA—Private First Class Thomas F. Tracy, brother of Mrs. Mary Porazzo, 16 1st street, Norwood, Mass, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement…
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Thomas Connelly To Appear On ’Double Or Nothing’-This Day in Norwood History-December 5, 1944
Readville Car Shops To Be Scene Of Popular Radio Show On Friday Thomas Connelly of 285 Nahatan street. Norwood, carpenter and carman, will be in the radio spotlight as one…
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Thomas B. Mulvehill Is Elected Chairman by Unanimous Vote-This Day In Norwood History-January 25, 1924
Heads Norwood Selectmen NORWOOD- Jan 25 – Thomas B. Mulvehill of 302 Nahatan st has been selected as chairman of the Norwood Board of Selectmen for the coming year by…
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Ground Broken Yesterday For New Emmanuel Lutheran Church-This Day in Norwood History-April 15, 1938
Harry Korslund Designs Beautiful Colonial Edifice On Tuesday night plans submitted by Harry F. Korslund, architect, for a new Emmanuel Lutheran Church, were accepted by the parish. The final acceptance of plans and the breaking ground on the lot next to the parsonage on Berwick Road yesterday, concludes years of planning for the new edifice.…
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Wonder Bar at Norwood Hotel To Open Saturday-This Day In Norwood History-March 27, 1937
Exact Copy of Bar on the S. S. Queen Mary An outstanding feature of interest is the new wonder bar at the Norwood Hotel which will be an exact copy of the bar on the S.S. Queen Mary. Britain’s world-beating liner, which fact in itself is assurance that the bar will be the latest in…
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Tales of Tyot-Colonial School Masters of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-February 12, 1935
The Trail of Norwood’s School System from 1738 to the Revolution By WIN EVERETT Eight years after the original Proprietors of Dedham pushed their canoes ashore on the bank of the Charles opposite the present boathouse of the Dedham Canoe Club, the citizens voted to set up a free public school to be maintained by…
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“Female Fagin” Found Guilty In Dedham-This Day in Norwood History-February 10, 1935
Charge Woman Induced Girl to Steal Keys From Teachers So She Could Rob Homes DEDHAM, Feb 10 In a courtroom packed with Norwood citizens, Mrs. Julia Portella, 25, mother of a 14-months-old child, today was branded by police as a “female Fagin.” and found guilty by Judge E. Dwight Fullerton on charges of breaking and…
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Norwood Votes $55,000 For School Addition-This Day In Norwood History-April 2, 1931
02 Apr 1931, Thu The Boston Globe April 2, 1931 – At a special town meeting in the Junior High School last evening, the residents voted to appropriate $55,000 for an addition to the senior high school building. The following committee was appointed: Gladwin M. Mead, John J Conley, Edward H. Allen, Thomas H. Hayden…
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Civic Center, Gift Of George F. Willett, Destroyed By $100,000 Fire At Norwood-This Day In Norwood History-April 21, 1930
Four Buildings Belonging to Association Destroyed in Blaze of Suspicious Origin —Hospital Nearby Threatened For Time NORWOOD, April 21—Four of the $175,000 group of six buildings presented the Norwood Civic Association for $1 by George F. Willett, Norwood’s famous ex-millionaire, were destroyed by a fire of suspicious Origin at 3:45 this afternoon, which for a…
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George Willett To Tell How He Lost His Fortune-This Day In Norwood History-April 7, 1930
Former Millionaire to Speak at Public Meeting in Norwood on Last 12 Years of His Life NORWOOD, April 7 — At a public meeting in Everett Hall, Civic Building, tomorrow evening, George F. Willett will tell the history of the last 12 years of his life. He will tell of his change from a millionaire…
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100 Boys Quit Norwood Gym As Burning Roof Collapses-This Day In Norwood History-February 26, 1924
$15,000 Blaze Damages Community Center of Civic Association—Chimney Blamed NORWOOD, Feb 26 — A serious fire broke out about 11 o’clock today in the building of the Norwood Civic Association. It was due to a defective chimney and the roof was soon burned away, While it was on fire a class of 100 boys was…
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Winslow Brothers & Smith Co, Pioneer Sheepskin Tannery, Was Organized in 1776-This Day In Norwood History-April 6, 1922
Firm Has Had Rapid Growth During Last 25 Years—Plants at Norwood, Mass. Few manufacturing firms actively engaged in business today can date the organization of the business back to the birth of the United States. There is one, however, a well-known tanning firm, Winslow Brothers & Smith Co., with large plants at Norwood, Mass., a…
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New Modern Dairy Barn at Prospect Ridge Farm-This Day In Norwood History-April 4, 1915
LATEST WORD IN COW BARNS Hon Frank A. Fales of Norwood Has a Structure Just Completed With an Efficient Equipment NORWOOD —Hon Frank A. Fales has just had completed for his herd of prize-winning cattle at Prospect Ridge Farm here a new dairy barn which is the last word in the housing of cows. It…
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