Trophy Winner-September 8, 1955

King Ballantine, royal goodwill ambassador of the Ballantine Breweries, Newark, New Jersey, presents the Ballantine trophy to Allen White of Milford, winner of the “King Ballantine Stock Car Race” at Norwood Arena on Saturday night. August 27. At right Is W. S. Plummer, president of the Norwood Arena.

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Norwood Scrapbook: July 31

Discover historic Norwood, MA snapshots from July 31, including 1950s Norwood Arena racing, bird-nest fires in 1963, and 1980s local clambake fundraisers.
Us Funds Would Help Create Trails, Recreation Areas On 90 Acres Along The Neponset-June 23, 2005

Turning a wasteland into parkland The neglected patch of grass and weeds in front of the woods and marsh at the end of Vanderbilt Avenue in Norwood hardly looks like a potential community showplace. Dense thickets of brush make walking around almost impossible. Cellphone towers, high tension wires, and low-slung industrial buildings dominate the landscape.…
Sewer Infiltration Fixed, Opening Doors for Park Place Industrial Development-August 29, 1978

Municipal and state officials have confirmed that long-standing sewer capacity hurdles facing the Park Place Industrial Park are finally easing. According to the state Division of Water Pollution Control, the town successfully eliminated 14,000 gallons per day of extraneous groundwater infiltration leaking into the town-MDC sewer system. The breakthrough follows an enforcement action last May…
Park Place Occupancy Permits-July 25, 1978

A significant development occurred in the stalled Park Place industrial complex on Route 1 in Norwood. The board of health had some good news and some bad news for the developer, James H Shane of MJS Realty Trust. The good news was that plans to install a leaching field and septic system for use until…
New Regional Title Reflects Chamber’s Growth; Shane Updates Dynamic Industrial Park Progress-June 7, 1978

Officially, the Norwood Chamber of Commerce now will be known as the Norwood Chamber of Commerce. Chamber President William C. Phipps made reference to the new name in remarks during the meeting last night at Airport. The change in title attests to the chamber’s diverse growth in membership, chamber Executive Secretary Robert H. Cook told…
Talk of the Town-June 6, 1978

The Norwood Planning Board moves to claim an $18,000 construction loan from builder Richard Saccone for unfinished roads at Grandview Estates, while also endorsing a major zoning shift at the old Norwood Arena site on Route 1.
Planning Board Recommends Dropping Route 1 to I-95 Connecting Road for Norwood Arena “Park Place” Industrial Park-September 13, 1977

Norwood Planning Board votes to drop a proposed Route 1 to I-95 connecting road for the Norwood Arena “Park Place” industrial park following state DPW feedback.
Norwood Conservation Commission Approves Park Place Industrial Site-August 17, 1977

Developer James H. Shane and the Norwood Conservation Commission have agreed on a 56,000 cubic yard flood mitigation plan for Park Place on Route 1.
Conservation Commission Reaches Flood Control Agreement with Park Place Developer-August 17, 1977

Reaching a compromise under the Wetlands Protection Act, Norwood’s conservation commission approved flood control plans for the Park Place industrial park on Route 1.
Planning Board to Confront Route 1 Zoning Mess=September 14, 1976

Norwood Planning Board tackles wide-open Route 1 trunk highway zoning designations, reviews the Norwood Arena “Park Place” industrial park proposal, and honors housing authority member August Petrovek Jr.