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Volume 9, Issue 19 May 12, 2016

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Norwood Town Meeting convened on May 9 and tackled the first two articles on the Special Town Meeting warrant. First, itauthorized an additional $300,000 for the Hawes Bathhouse project and then it voted to adopt the Community Preservation Act.

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Norwood Town Meeting voted124-28 to adopt the Community Pres-ervation Act during the first night ofthe Special Town Meeting on May 9.

The measure, whereby Norwoodjoins 160 municipalities in Massachu-setts, creates a 1 percent surcharge onindividual property taxes, and thefunds collected can be used forprojects related to historic preserva-tion, open space, outdoor recreationand community housing. The fundsstay in Norwood in a special fund -rolling over, never touching the gen-eral fund - but are matched by thestate fund, with proponents estimat-ing that the contribution for the up-coming year will be 19 percent.

Despite the vote, the CommunityPreservation Act is not yet law inNorwood. It must still be approvedby voters on the November electionballot.

Based on the average home value

in Norwood - $399,580 - the averageyearly cost for homeowners will bearound $33, as the first $100,000 ofresidential property value is exempted.There are also additional exemptionsthat seniors and those with low incomecan apply for.

In total, the local revenue from theAct would net the Town $543,000, andbased on those figures, in Fiscal Year2016, the state would have contributed$103,170 in matching funds, hadNorwood already adopted the law.

Director of Community Planningand Economic Development PaulHalkiotis did concede that the rate atwhich the state matches local contri-butions does shrink as more communi-ties adopt the Community PreservationAct.

Another source of funding for theCommunity Preservation Act is Regis-try of Deeds filing fees. Each time aplan, deed or mortgage is filed at theCounty Registry of Deeds, a surchargeis applied and that money is distributedto municipalities that have adopted the

Community Preservation Act. In thelast year, $88,000 in recording feesfrom Norwood alone went to othercommunities who had already optedinto the Act.

Planning Board member and Dis-

Last month, the Board of Select-men voted to enter into a commu-nity host agreement with MiddlesexIntegrative Medicine, which is cur-rently going through the state ap-plication process to open a medicalmarijuana dispensary in Massachu-setts.

Community host agreements arefinancial arrangements betweenmunicipalities and companies seek-ing to open dispensaries so that thecommunity receives some benefitfrom the business’ location in town.

The agreements are not an offi-cial part of the application processand do not change the company’sapplication status in the eyes of thestate. In fact, companies often seeksuch agreements wi th mul t ip letowns they seek to operate in, andtowns are allowed to accept offersfrom more than one company.

“You might want them not tocome to town at all, but if they’regoing to come to town, you want toget something back from it,” Select-man Bill Plasko said at the April 19Selectmen meeting.

The Town of Norwood reachedan agreement with Middlesex Inte-gra t ive Medic ine tha t a l lowsNorwood to share in the companyprofits by awarding a set amount of

Town Planner Paul Halkiotis gave a pre-sentation explaining the benefits of adopt-ing the Community Preservation Act.

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HI GUYS WELCOME HOME The Relay For Life of

Greater Norwood will be return-ing to Norwood Senior High,June 17, where it all began in1999. Due to the construction ofour new NHS, Walpole has beenthe host for the past seven years.Many thanks to Walpole for itskindness. The Relay is full offamily, fun, and friends, and isan overnight event sponsored bythe American Cancer Society.It’s a great time while helpingto raise crucial funding for theon-going fight against cancer.All ages are welcome includingresidents from all our surround-ing towns. New teams and can-cer survivors are also welcometo be a part of an evening of in-spiration and hope. The survi-vors are the true motivation be-hind the relay. Their presencegives others hope and enablesthe relay to be another instru-ment in the fight for a cure. Invitations are extended to newteams and past teams to join andre-join the event. Everyone iswelcome back! Go on lineto…Greater Norwood Relay ForLife…and sign up under ‘OnceUpon a Cure,’ or you may call,Mimi Cushing, 617.325.7924 foryour questions and registration viatelephone.

PLEASE FILL A BAG This

Saturday, the 14th, pack a bag orbags with nonperishable food

items for needy families and leavethe bags at your mailbox. Your let-ter carrier will pick up your dona-tions. The food will be donated tolocal food banks and pantries.

NFD Firefighter Jeff Campillio set

up the Norwood Fire Department’sStrong Man Challenge. It was verysuccessful and a lot of fun for themany that attended. Much wasraised for medical help and re-search. Jeff is pictured with ourfirefighters that will be participat-ing in the Pan Mass Challenge, BenCoven, Pat Maloney, JeffCampillio, Joe Mawn, Paul Ronco,and George Burton.

TRUE VALUE Our Towns fairly new True

Value business in the Center has

become a very convenient go-tostore for many items needed for thehouse, yard, garage, patio, etc. Ireally like the store, especially the10 percent discount for us ‘old-ies but goodies,’ and our trea-sured veterans! Give them a try,it’s so convenient and the staff isextremely helpful. Don’t com-plain about the parking. Park inback of the store in the lot, ormake two trips around Washing-ton Street and you will mostlikely find a space on the street.Don’t forget, $1 blade sharpen-ing!

AMERICAN RESPECTAND VALUES The public display of a Na-

tivity scene, a Menorah, or thesimple written word, Christmas,is within the written word of theFirst Amendment to our Consti-tution! The words are simple andeasy to understand. The Amend-ment has been quoted enoughtimes and simply means in theabove case that the display doesnot establish a religion, whichit does NOT, and that one can-not be prohibited from the freeexercise thereof, hence freedom.We have allowed the evils of so-cialism to build its ugly nest inthe confines of our greatAmerica. Will it stop, or will weallow it to prevail until we be-come like many other countriesthat selfishly and purposelydeny the freedom of a free-mar-ket system, (fascism), and nowlive in the man- made destruc-

tion of their own doing? It’s ourchoice, let’s make the correctone.

DO WE LISTEN? Our Police Chief has spo-

ken about a medical marijuanafacility in Our Town and hasgiven us much needed info as tothe negatives of such a facility.If the state chooses Norwood asa facility site, we are probablyopening Pandora’s Box. Formedical issues it is a necessityfor many, but, there must beother avenues of availability forthose in need. Unfortunately,marijuana will probably bevoted in by the public as torecreational use. Colorado,eat or smoke all you wantmarijuana state, has now re-ported a 44 percent increase

in motor vehicle deaths sincethe drug was made ‘public.’

SPECIAL WISHES I wish many blessings to

my dad, John Howard, on theoccasion of his 101st birthday.He’s one of the greatestgentlemen and fathers ever.How did my sister and I be-come so lucky?

CHANGES AT NHSGRADUATION? When a student receives

his/her NHS diploma, theywill probably have the choiceof the Principal not revealingtheir future plans at the cer-emony. Some think if one isnot going to college he/she is

John Howard, 101st birthday with his 7 great grandchildren.COURTESY PHOTO

Town and Country

Jackie Saber

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Local author tells talesof home and abroad


Local author Don Reddick, who recently returned to Norwood afterseveral years in Vermont, says his hometown has been a tremendousinfluence in his work.

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Over the years, the Town ofNorwood and its bookbindingindustry have intertwined them-selves with literary history. Andthough the factories have sinceclosed, one native son is keepingthe rich tradition alive.

For years, Don Reddick -Norwood High School class of1972 - has been on the road, ser-vicing splicers for the printingindustry, a journey which hastaken him around the U.S. andthroughout Latin America. ButReddick’s calling has alwaysbeen writing, and he’s written 14books to date, including four pub-lished works that have earned in-ternational acclaim.

“I wrote my first book whenI was 12 years old,” Reddick said.“It was just something in my fam-ily. I came from a family that wasvery bookish, historians and bookloving people.”

Reddick was born and raisedon Crestwood Circle, where hesaid he “grew up the old fash-ioned way, before there were somany distractions.” For Reddickand his friends, athletics were afavorite pastime.

They’d spend warmer daysplaying baseball or football in thenearby fields, and colder onesplaying street hockey until thestreetlights came on and dinnerwas on the table. Reddick’s com-panions in those days includedthe great hockey goalie NeilHiggins, future Bowdoin Collegestar Dickie Donovan and theHebner brothers - includingRichie, who spent 17 years play-ing big league baseball and isnow a Triple A hitting coach -from Nahatan Street.

Reddick himself captainedthe 1971 Norwood High Schoolfootball team, and played threeyears on the school hockey team,including as a member of the1972 state championship team –a team which is now the subjectof an upcoming documentary bylocal filmmakers Jerry Kelleherand Brendan King.

And though Reddick’s writ-ten work - which often deals withsports history - would eventuallybe recognized by the editors of

The Best American Sports Writ-ing series, it all began in 1966with the then 12-year-olds debut,Four Poor Boys. A memoir ofsorts, the manuscript receivedless-than-stellar reviews from thecharacters’ older brothers.

And it would be the last workReddick would compose for sev-eral years, as he attended UMass-Amherst, got married and enteredthe working world. However,that hiatus would not last forever.

“I was always interested inwriting. I had written a lot whenI was younger, so I decided, ‘I’mgoing to write a book,’ Reddicksaid.

After immediately seeking anagent, Reddick embarked on hisliterary career.

“I remember walking backand forth in the basement, ex-cited, thinking, ‘boy, I can do this.This is easy,’” he said. But thatfirst real book was never pub-lished. “The book was terrible.”

Far from deterred, Reddickset out a plan whereby he wouldwrite five books in five years -experimenting with variousgenres - to teach himself how towrite, and his goal was to pro-duce something publishable with

that fifth book.In 1991, Reddick achieved

his goal with Dawson CitySeven, a historical novel whichrecounted the 1905 story of sevenYukon Territory hockey playerstraveling across Canada to playthe best team ever assembled atthe time. It was published byGoose Lane Editions, whichReddick said was the only pub-lisher he could get to read the


Just a fewrandom thoughts

Letters to the EditorOPINIONPUZZLED BYNORWOOD OFFICIALS

To the Editor:So many residents are dis-

appointed that the best interestsof Norwood and the wishes ofvoters are not being carried outby town officials. The exclu-sion of the electorate to deci-sions made is unsettling, andone has to question why wecan’t be on the same page onsuch important issues. Howabout a Civic Golden Rule?

1. Medical Marijuana Dis-pensary: In a 4-1 vote, theBoard of Selectmen (BOS)chose to ignore the very strongletter presented by Norwood’sPolice Chief, who gave severalexcellent reasons why the townshould not accept applicationsfor a dispensary no matter whatthe revenue would be. His mis-sion is to protect and serve thetown, and he is doing just that.It is puzzling that one memberof the BOS is a retired policeofficer and voted to welcome adispensary here. The BOS issupposed to be the guardian andcaretaker of our town and onehas to question if it really iswith this vote.

Norwood’s Police Chief isa true professional. He is agraduate of the FBI NationalAcademy in Quantico, Va., ispresent of the MassachusettsChiefs of Police Associationand is nationally known for hiswork on the Innocence Project.

The BOS should rescindtheir recent vote and vote again.If any dispensary is allowed, theanticipated $300,000 would bea mere drop in the bucket com-pared to what the real costs tothis town would be both in livesand residents’ bank accounts.

2. Benchmark: T h i scompany, without regard for theenvironment, destroyed acresand acres of beautiful trees inorder to construct a private 90-unit senior housing facility. Itis up to Benchmark to providefunds necessary for sewer ac-cess as well as undergroundelectric utilities, not Norwoodtaxpayers. Hopefully, the stonewalls, outcrops and ledges willbe left in place.

3. Christmas: It is interest-ing that someone who is anatheist should choose to come

to this town, as Norwood hasat least 12 churches that cel-ebrate Christmas. The NorwoodSchool Committee (NSC) choseto take Christmas Recess off theschool calendar due to “diver-sity.” This issue never shouldhave been brought up in the firstplace. No one asked for it. It wasbrought up by an individualmember of the NSC on his “per-sonal” agenda on the veryevening when school programsand budget cuts were discussedfor over five hours. In April2014, more than 76 percent ofthe voters responded in favor tothe town-wide question to putChristmas back on the schoolcalendar. Voters spoke with suchforce at the ballot box, but onceagain were thwarted and disre-spected by a NSC who defiedthe will of the people. Well, thisissue is not going away.

Christmas is a major holidayto the majority of residents inNorwood. It also is a state andfederal holiday. Across America,stores, banks and schools areclosed for Christmas, as are thestock markets, the courts, andthe United States Congress, wholeaves Washington every De-cember for their “ChristmasRecess.” Everyone is watching!

Judith HowardTMM – District 3

MEDICAL MARIJUANAFACILITY IN NORWOOD

To the Editor:After reading the very nega-

tive (unsigned) comments onMay 1, in the South Section ofthe Sunday Boston Globe aimedat the Norwood Police ChiefWilliam Brooks, I have to re-spond.

First of all, Chief Brooks isa very upfront and approachablecommunity leader, not only asthe Police Chief, but as a per-son. The very vast majority ofthe residents in Norwood, whoI know, think he has done anoutstanding job as the leader ofa very dedicated and competentpolice department.

Our Board of Selectmen intwo recent meetings has dis-cussed the issue of having amedical marijuana dispensary inNorwood. Police Chief Brookswas consulted at these meetingsand invited by the Board of Se-lectmen to address the issue. TheBoard voted 4-1 in favor of host-ing a dispensary, I think reluc-tantly. They consulted ChiefBrooks twice because of theirreluctance and hesitation andbecause they respect and believehim.

I am not against MedicalMarijuana and I do not believethat Chief Brooks is either. Istand with Chief Brooks in hav-ing reservations and concernsabout this facility being basedin Norwood. My reservations,

like Chief Brooks’, are focusedsolely on the safety and wellnessof our community and on thehealth of our youth.

The voters in the Common-wealth voted to approve Medi-cal Marijuana by a 60 to 40 ma-jority, but this vote did not dic-tate that any and every commu-nity was required to host thesefacilities. As a 50-year memberof this community, my votewould be “no,” we should notbe the host town to this facility.

Since I am never “short” ofopinions, and I host my own TVshow, Inside Norwood, as a vol-unteer host to share valuable in-formation with the communityof Norwood, I would also liketo state that I feel the BostonGlobe should not print cowardlypublic opinions without repu-table identification. We don’tknow if the people writing theseopinion articles are just generalmarijuana federal or state mari-juana advocates, or if they livein the town of Norwood and arecarefully thinking aboutNorwood and what we can man-age as a community.

Thomas J. Cummings, Sr.Norwood

SOUTH NORWOODFISHING DERBY THANKS

To the Editor:As chairman of the South

Norwood Fishing Derby, in our28th year, I would like to thankall of our sponsors and peoplewho help make the project sospecial. All of the kids had somuch fun at our Derby with theirparents. To see kids from sev-eral communities attend andhave so much fun, with lots offish caught during the derby, wasgreat. A big thanks to the NorthWalpole Fish and Game Club,Norwood Sportsman Club,D&G Deli, Gerry Miller andStaff for help setting up theduck race, South NorwoodCommittee Members, volun-teers who worked registrationincluding Mike Shields, DanKelly, Sean Keegan, FrankFoley, and John Jacobowski,Balch School Helpers includ-ing Elizabeth Bautista,Leanne Saad, Ally Inzodda,and Mark Ryan, DPW Headon path and road area cleanupwith his staff and crew! ToNorwood Board of SelectmenChairman Allen Howard forhis help and kind words, and,of course, Helen Donahue,Ollie Abdallah and DelorisEllis on their work with sodaand food. All worked veryhard to make Saturday’s Derbyso special. Time to start plan-ning next year’s Derby! Thankyou to all who made Saturday’sDerby so much fun.

Michael SaadSouth Norwood Fishing

Derby Chairman

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The letters submitted to this newspaper recently havebeen outstanding, this week included. It is really excitingfor us here at the newspaper to see this kind of public,civil discourse going on here in Norwood because, his-torically, residents here have always been somewhat tight-lipped about expressing their opinions openly and pub-licly.

In fact, the Norwood Record has been criticized for al-lowing a few letter writers to dominate the Opinion pageover the past year, but our response to that is if we don’tmake our space available for residents who have some-thing to say, what other outlet is there? Selectmen havemade it clear they don’t want an open forum during theirmeetings, requiring anyone wishing to address them tomake the request privately, allowing Selectmen to vet theissues first before allowing residents to state their case infront of them publicly.

You can debate the merits of this position, but the bot-tom line is a Norwood resident with something to say re-quires prior approval to do so. So, to even the playing field,our newspaper allows for circumvention of their policyand, as long as the letters submitted are on point and donot personally attack anyone and we are able to verify theletter writer ’s submission, the rest is pretty much fairgame. And for those who don’t care to read about the con-cerns of others, just turn to Page 5...

Two issues dominating the Letter pages recently havebeen about the Christmas calendar and medical marijuana.Whether you agree with the letter writers’ positions or not,all of us have been educated by their well-thought-out ar-guments. Regarding the Christmas calendar, though oneletter writer’s position supporting the removal of Christ-mas was well documented and provided a keen historicalperspective, our position hasn’t changed.

When former School Committee member John Badgerproposed removing Christmas from the calendar, he didso representing no one’s grievance. He proposed a solu-tion in search of a problem, just as the one or two whocreated an issue with the Creche display at the Balchschool did. They made it an issue because the law allowedthem to, and by doing so created a sadness among hun-dreds, if not thousands of residents and passersby who forreligious or historical, or simply unexplained reasons drewjoy from the wonderment of that magical time of year,symbolized by that Creche. So, to those few who relishcreating controversy and declare victory every time a trea-sured symbol falls to political correctness and legal tech-nicalities thereby inflicting pain to those who drawstrength from such symbols, some will pray that yourhearts will one day soften to the feelings of others, whilethe rest of us will continue to think you’re just a bunch ofthoughtless pseudo-intellectuals...

And as for the medical marijuana issue, we think Se-lectmen should once again take a vote as to whether ornot they want to continue to issue these ridiculous lettersto wannabe pot distributers and entering into these hostagreements so that the Town can generate a few bucks.And each of them should be required to explain their po-sitions thoughtfully instead of seemingly being led aroundlike lemmings to the edge of the cliff. This Town’s policechief feels so strongly about the issue he even refuses toaccept any money from these agreements, and Selectmenstill struck the deal. No, Norwood voters DID NOT voteto have marijuana dispensaries in Town, and using the ar-gument that TM dedicated a geographic area in Norwoodfor these pot houses is like saying residents want adultentertainment because they have a dedicated area for thattoo.

Residents truly needing medical marijuana will easilybe able to access it, because all of these state proposalsinclude home delivery. So, let Walpole or Westwood, orSharon or Dedham or Canton host these places (as if theywould willingly agree to) and deal with the messes theywill generate, and Norwood residents can simply order byphone, much like ordering a pizza or Chinese food. If youdon’t think it will be that easy, you’re kidding yourselves...


Don Reddick continued from page 3

TTTTTom Fom Fom Fom Fom FolanolanolanolanolanContinued on page 16

Norwood lost anotherone of its native sons andnonagenarians this pastmon th , a s Tom Fo lanpassed away at age 95.

Fo lan , bo rn inNorwood in 1921 , a t -t ended St . Ca the r ine ’s

Schoo l and NorwoodHigh Schoo l and wasknown as a gifted base-ball player. He attendedWentworth Ins t i tu te ofTechnology, Penn StateUnive r s i ty - where heplayed baseball unti l aprofessor asked him if he

Norwood native Tom Folan, pictured here with some of his surviv-ing family, passed away this past month.

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RememberingTom Folan


manuscript.For his work, Reddick re-

ceived the Brian McFarlaneAward for Exceptional Researchand Writing from the Society forInternational Hockey Research in2001.

Some 92 years after theDawson City Seven embarked ontheir journey, a group of old timerhockey players and re-enactorsrecreated the epic, cross-Canadaquest, and invited Reddick along.The team would go on to face theOttawa Senators in an 18-0 de-feat. In 2010, Reddick publishedhis account of that journey, TheTrail Less Traveled, under hisown Nauset Sound Publishinglabel.

In 2000, General Store Pub-lishing House acceptedReddick’s Killing Frank McGee,a historical novel about a legend-ary hockey player from a promi-nent political family who wouldeventually die in World War I.

Reddick’s novel wasprompted by an article he wroteon the topic, which was selectedas a “Notable” by the editor ofthe Best American Sports Writ-ing series.

After 10 years in Vermont,Reddick has returned toNorwood - “a stable communityand old Irish town,” Reddick saysof his hometown - and has re-cently published a series of trav-

elogues inspired by his life on theroad, which he uses as a businesscard and donates to fundraisers.And even Norwood makes an ap-pearance in these travelogues.

“I have a great love ofNorwood,” Reddick said. “Ifirmly believe that, to grow upin a blue collar town likeNorwood ... it’s a great way togrow up. So many people suc-ceeded in different ways ... It isjust a great town that I’m veryproud of.”

Local readers may enjoycoming across residents such as

Ed Hickey or Mike Lydon fromthe Surefine Market - Reddick’sold traveling buddy - in the trav-elogues.

At 62, Reddick said he’ssettled into the realities of hiswriting career, and will continueto write for the rest of his life,whether he gets published or not.

“It’s a never-ending struggle.When you’re first published, thedoor is open and you think you’rein the room but you’re not,”Reddick said. “You quickly real-ize you got to come up with an-other one good enough to be pub-lished. You can’t take anythingfor granted.”


Tolman namedTeacher of the Year


The Orient Lodge of Masons in Norwood hosted their 10th annual Norwood Teacher of the Year Award banquet on May 6, honoring 24 local teachers who had been nominated by thepublic. Willett School teacher Laura Tolman was selected as this year's Teacher of the Year. COURTESY PHOTO

The Norwood Masons atthe Orient Lodge held their10th annual NorwoodTeacher of the Year awardbanquet on May 6.

This year, preschoolteacher Laura Tolman wasgranted the award, and 24teachers in total were nomi-nated by the community.

“The Norwood Teacher ofthe Year awards recognizeteachers for the dedicationand commitment to the edu-cation of Norwood students,”the lodge said of the tradi-tion.

Tolman was nominated by

a local parent who toutedTolman’s work with her son,who was diagnosed with au-tism. The parent said Tolmanhelped the student grow tofeel at home in the classroomand become more engaged inlearning.

“We were a family thatwas reeling, with a new au-tism diagnosis having beenrecently delivered and a babyboy who was completely lostin his world,” the nominatingparent said. “Laura was ournew tour guide to the way lifecould be.”

Tolman’s prize included a$1,000 award and a plaque,and the Willet Early Child-hood Center where Tolmanworks will receive a $1,000donation and a plaque aswell. The other nominees re-ceived a certificate and a$100 gift card to Sky Restau-rant.

The other teachers thatwere nominated include:Julie Cayer and Lindsay Ottfrom the Balch School,Amanda Baker, BeverlyHaffey, Janet Lynch, KristineAtiyeh and Nancy Landfieldfrom the Cleveland School,Jaclyn Ignachuck from theOldham School, JenniferConnolly, Jillian Leonard-Bouley, Julia Ficco, and Lau-rel Cawley from the PrescottSchool, Amanda Hays, BethStandring, Joan Sullivan, andPaul Scollins Curley from St.Catherine’s, ColleenReynolds, Elaine Haddad-Hajjar, Karen Wilson andmeg Corcoran from theWillett Early Childhood Cen-ter. Jennifer Forrest andKatherine Mooney from theCoakley Middle School, andSarah Paine from the HighSchool.

Last year’s winner wasLindsey Bell from thePrescott School.


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money for every pound ofproduct sold, with a yearlycap of $300,000. Plasko isworking with the companyto finalize the details of theagreement , and theSelectmen’s office said ithas not yet received a finaldraft agreement.

Plasko, who worked withMiddlesex In tegra t iveMedicine and other compa-nies on host offers, said hedid not necessarily take ahard negotiating stance, andthe offers the Town has re-ceived so far are neither thebest nor the worst he’s comeacross.

“The best on paper aretoo good to be true, pipedreams, and the companieslikely will have a hard timekeeping their agreementsand may have to return tothe communities seeking toamend them to more sus-tainable amounts,” Plaskosaid, citing a recent examplein Worces te r, where anagreement was renegoti-ated.

Plasko said Framinghamhas accepted an offer whereit would receive 3 percent ofgross revenues, but the pay-ment cou ld no t exceed$300,000 – a figure he saidthat is not estimated to bereached until at least thethird year of operations. TheTown of Mashpee has anagreement in which it wouldreceive $20,000 from eachof the first two years, then$100,000 in the third year.Every year after would seea 3 percent increase to thattotal.

Still, Plasko said mostagreements that had beenreviewed so far were pro-jected to generate $100,000-$125,000, based on agree-ment terms and $12 millionin sales, which would be athree-year process.

The Town of Sharon, onthe o ther hand , has anagreement based on the first1,000 patients to the dispen-sary, and would also pay thetown 3 percent of annualsales.

This f igure would in-crease to 4 percent for thenext 1,000 patients, and thedispensary would be obli-gated to make annual con-t r ibu t ions to the H ighSchool Boosters and theSharon Educational fund –which would both receive$10 ,000 – and Sharon’sFourth of July celebration,wh ich wou ld r ece ive$15,000, would begin re-ceiving payments in thesecond year.

“I had also read early onin th i s ma t t e r the ea r lytowns that sought agree-men t s were se t t l i ng fo rpayments to certain groupss imi l a r t o t hose … inSha ron , ” P l a sko sa id .“Since then, (more) townsare seeking direct mitiga-tion payments.”

The Ci ty of Sa lem i shost to the first dispensaryto open in the state, Alter-nat ive Therapies Group,which has been open forjust under a year now.

Under the agreement be-tween these two parties, thedispensary is required topay 1.25 percent of grossannual sales to the city forthe first two years, paid atthe end of each year. In theth i rd yea r, t h i s f i gu rewould increase to 2 per-cent. The agreement’s fig-ures will be renegotiatedafter five years of continu-ous operation.

Salem has sole discre-tion for how the funds areused, but the agreementstates that it should make agood faith effort to pay fortraffic mitigation in con-

nection with the dispensaryope ra t i on , communi tywe l lnes s p rog rams , andother resources to supportpat ient heal th. As is thecase with many other agree-ments, it becomes null andvoid i f the c i ty or s ta teadopts an excise tax thatwould net more than the an-nual compensation laid out.

Mayor’s office chief ofs taff Dominick Pangal losaid Alternative TherapiesGroup has been in opera-tion for just under a yearand the city has not yet re-ceived its payments, thoughthe one year marker will bereached this June. Pangalloalso said crime and suspi-cious activity has not beena problem in the vicinity ofthe dispensary.

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SCHOOL CHOICE – NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at 7:05 P.M. the Norwood School Committee will beconducting a public hearing to discuss School Choice as outlined in the EducationReform Act of 1993 at the James R. Savage Educational Center, 275 Prospect Street,Norwood, MA in the School Committee Room. All school systems as of July 1, 1994must participate in School Choice unless the School Committee votes to withdraw.

BackgroundMassachusetts first established School Choice in the 1991-1992 school year as part ofan effort intended to widen public education opportunities for all students in theCommonwealth. The program defines districts as “sending”, “receiving” or both.“Receiving Districts” are municipal and regional school districts that choose toparticipate in the School Choice Program by accepting non-resident students. “SendingDistricts” are those which choice students would otherwise have attended. “ReceivingDistricts” have discretion in determining the number and grade level of the schoolchoice students they accept. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of availableseats, students must be chosen by lottery or random selection. “Receiving Districts”receive school choice tuition payments from the “Sending District’s” local aiddistribution. “Sending Districts” are eligible to receive state reimbursement for aportion of school choice tuition payments.

RequirementsThe School Choice Program requires each “Receiving School District” to certify tothe Department of Education on October 1st and April 1st the number of childrenattending its public schools in the program and the community in which the childresides. The October enrollment figures are used to determine final school choiceassessments; the April figures are used to adjust the final June reimbursements.

Tuition and AssessmentThe Education Reform Act of 1993 mandated that tuition for school choice pupilsmust be deducted from the local aid of the city, town or regional school district wherethe pupil resides. Both tuition payments and tuition assessments are part of the lastthree quarterly local aid distributions. Each “Receiving District” receives one thirdof the tuition due; and each “Sending District” pays one third of the tuition assessedin December, March and June. If a municipality’s Chapter 70 funds are insufficient tocover its school choice tuition payment, the law allows the state to deduct the paymentfrom any of the quarterly local aid distributions including lottery, stabilization aid,highway aid and additional assistance.

Another significant change in the School Choice Program affects regional schooldistricts. Prior to FY94, only municipalities were assessed for tuition reimbursement;now regional school districts will also be assessed.

School choice tuition is limited by statute to 75% of the per pupil spending amount inthe “Receiving District” with a cap of $5,000 per student.

ReimbursementIn FY94, under the revised School Choice Plan, districts or municipalities above theChapter 70 foundation budget established by the Education Reform Act are still eligibleto receive reimbursement at 25%. The difference in reimbursement from prior years isthat if they have a net loss of greater than 2% of the total school budget they arereimbursed 25%; otherwise they are reimbursed at 0%. The net loss is defined as thenet difference between tuition assessed and tuition received in a district or municipality.

Norwood Record, 5/12/16

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICENORWOOD PLANNING BOARD

Pursuant to Mass General Law Chapter 40A, Section 9 and Section 6.2.21, 7.3.1 and10.5 of the Norwood Zoning Bylaws, the Norwood Planning Board will hold a publichearing on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 7:30 PM in Room 12 at Norwood Town Hall,566 Washington Street concerning the application of Friendly Restaurant, 1460 BostonProvidence Turnpike (Map 15, Sheet 3, Lot 9) for a Special Permit and Major SitePlan Approval. The proposal is for the installation of a drive-through window, a drivelane, drive through sign, clearance bar, menu board and canopy. Copies of the planand supporting information are on file in the Planning Board’s Office at Town Halland may be reviewed during normal business hours.

Alfred P. Porro Jr., Clerk Norwood Record, 5/5/16, 5/12/16

Town Meeting Approves CPAcontinued from page 1

trict 9 Town Meeting memberErnie Paciorkowski spoke infavor of adopting the Act, not-ing that it would provide asource of funding for projectsthat have historically beenpushed down the road in favorof other needs, while costs forthe projects continue to rise.

“Right now, Norwood ispaying into (the CommunityPreservation Act), but is notgetting anything back,” hesaid.

If the Community Preserva-tion Act is fully adopted inNorwood, a special bylaw iscreated dictating the specificsof Norwood’s surcharge andalso the creation of the Com-munity Preservation Commit-tee - which would include rep-resentation from the Conserva-tion Commission, the PlanningBoard, the Historic Commis-sion, the Selectmen, and up tofour at-large positions. TheCommittee would review pro-posals for Community Preser-vation Act-eligible projectsand make recommendations toTown Meeting, which wouldultimately have the final say asto how the money gets used.

Recreation Superintendentand District 4 TM memberGerry Miller said adopting theCommunity Preservation Actincreases the likelihood of be-ing approved for grants andother application-basedsources of funding.

Earlier in the evening,Town Meeting approved an ad-ditional $300,000 be borrowedfor the Hawes Bathhouseproject, as estimates had in-

would want to know how manyrenters live in Norwood whocould affect the vote, despitebeing the least affected group.

Planning Board memberand District 3 member DebbieHolmwood used the Red Crossand the Circle of Hope as ananalogy; like the Circle ofHope, funds put into the Com-munity Preservation Act re-main in Norwood to benefitNorwood.

Selectman Bill Plasko saidthat he had studied the Actwhen it was first signed intolaw and concluded it might notbe right for Norwood, but thatproponents who disagreedshould have worked for it then,when state matching rateswere highest. He also said itwas not a simple process towithdraw from the Act once itwas adopted, and that exemp-tions would need to be appliedfor each year. He also said 20percent of towns that haveadopted the Act had not usedtheir funds, which were justsitting in an account.

John Lydon of District 2said the Town would be inmuch better position in regardsto 40B developments had theTown adopted the Act in 2000when it first became law -funds can be used to create af-fordable housing in perpetuityor extend deed restrictions -and said he was so in favor ofthe measure, he would not ap-ply for an exemption, despitebeing a senior citizen.

Finance Commissioner andDistrict 2 member JosephGreeley said he was in favorof adopting the Act, as it pro-vides a strategic approach tocommunity planning for thelong-term future.

Selectman Helen AbdallahDonohue spoke out against theAct, raising the issue of thesurcharge on commercial prop-erties without exemptions,which already bear a consid-erable part of the tax burdenthat would otherwise go toresidential properties.

Bryan Burns of District 1said he was “wildly in favor”of the Act because the alterna-tive was that costs keep rising,projects require more moneythe longer they are put off andon a case by case basis, theTown would take longer tomake the decision to begin aproject.

He also said he was dis-mayed that the Selectmen didnot appear to support the Act,given what has “decayed”since it was made law in 2000.

Interestingly, when it cametime for a counted vote,Donohue was the only Select-man who maintained her op-position vote.

creased beyond the initial$800,000 granted by TownMeeting last year. Miller andothers mentioned that hadNorwood adopted the Commu-nity Preservation Act in thepast, it could have funded thatshortfall instead of having toresort to borrowing.

Public Works Superinten-dent and District 6 memberMark Ryan also spoke in favorof the motion, as it would pro-vide funding for projects thatwouldn’t be funded in budgetsotherwise. He said the Townhas already spent $1.5 millionto improve local ball fields,and that money could havecome from the CommunityPreservation Act instead of thebudget. Ryan also liked thatTown Meeting had controlover use of the funds.

“Ultimately, we decidewhen a project gets done,” hesaid.

Linda Rau of District 3 saidthe Community Preservationfunds could be used to free upmoney for schools or publicsafety, or any budget shortfalls,as the Community Preserva-tion Funds would be a dedi-cated source for projects thatnormally cut into capital out-lay.

Conservation Commis-sioner and Town Meetingmember Joseph DiMaria notedthat while his board split 3-3on the matter, he was againstthe Act because it did not al-low funds for service or main-tenance for eligible projects.He also raised concerns aboutthe state’s commitment tomaintaining the Act andwhether it was really feasibleto afford opting out of the Actafter five years.

DiMaria compared theCommunity Preservation Actwith a general Proposition 2.5override, saying that an over-ride could also be consideredan additional tax, only therewould be no restrictions on thefunds.

Steve Brody of District 4also spoke against the Act, say-ing there was not enough in-formation on the specificcharges and exemptions. Hesaid if the measure went beforethe voters in November, he

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Sean Mellen's stat line this season: 5-0, 0.00 earned run average, five hits allowed, 59 strikeouts. After twicetaking no-hit bids into the seventh inning this season, his third attempt was the charm vs. Dedham on Mondaynight. PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

Mellen no-hits Dedham in 2-0 winJakJakJakJakJake Lee Lee Lee Lee LevinvinvinvinvinStaff Reporter

In reality, Monday nightwas far from Sean Mellen’sbest start of the season.

He even said so himselfafter Norwood’s 2-0 win overthe Dedham Marauders, inwhich he struck out 12 bat-ters, but walked eight.

“That was probably theworst game I pitched all year,I was all over the place,” theNortheastern-bound Mellensaid after the Mustangs wontheir seventh game in a rowto improve to 8-3. “I justdidn’t have good stuff. Ididn’t have good command ofmy fastball, and that’s what Ibuild everything off of - put-ting my fastball both sides,up and down.”

Then how could such a pe-destrian outing be so his-toric?

Not only was it Mellen’sfifth consecutive completegame shutout to begin his se-nior season, it was the firstno-hitter of his illustriousMustangs career, finally se-curing one after twice com-ing up short in the seventhinning this season.

“That was by far the worstone,” Mellen concluded ofhis performance on Mondaynight, as compared to his firstfour starts. “It’s kind of ironicI finally finished the job inthere. It just goes to show youthat I’ve got to pitch to con-tact a lot more than I did to-

night.”Mellen took no-hitters

into the seventh inning vs.Braintree and Xaverian in his

first two starts this season,only to fall short on each oc-casion.

Unlike in those games, he

lefty dealt with adversityright from the get-go vs.Dedham. He walked JackPowers and Matt Maloney to

begin the game, mixing in astrikeout vs. Liam Maddenbefore walking JasonLeonard to load the bases.His shutout streak in jeop-ardy, Mellen settled down tostrike out Sean Flaherty andJack Burns to get out of theinning unscathed.

“He finally got i t ,”Norwood manager KevinIgoe said. “It was an uglyone; he didn’t have his beststuff. He felt like he got go-ing in the sixth and seventh.”

Marauders Pitcher MattDunn went toe to toe withMellen, giving up a pair ofunearned runs - both in thefirst inning - and allowingjust two hits while strikingout five and walking none.

Dunn would retire 15 ofthe final 16 batters he faced,as Danny Sullivan was theonly Norwood batter to reachbase safely after the first in-ning on a single.

“If we start to hit a littlebit, we’ll be dangerous,” Igoesaid. “We’ve just got to cleanup the hitting and the ap-proach at the plate, and thecrazy base running we seemto do on a regular basis.”

In the bottom of the first,Paul Galvin scored from sec-ond off an errant throw fromBurns on a Mike Jamesnubber. This was followed bya Sam Cutler RBI single thatscored Mike Flynn, who hadreached on an error by

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Softball already eyeing playoffs, beats Flyers 8-6

Not in her wildest dreams couldCarol Savino have envisioned herteam knocking on the door of apostseason berth at the season’s half-way point.

And yet that’s exactly where theyfind themselves, sporting an 8-2record following a win overFramingham on Friday and a loss toDedham on Monday, which snappedtheir six-game winning streak.

“I’m just happy with every gamewith a win,” Savino said after theFramingham game, which did providea scare for Norwood in the top of theseventh. “I don’t care if we win by oneor we win by 10. The ‘W’ is the ‘W.’”

The Mustangs held an 8-2 lead

JakJakJakJakJake Lee Lee Lee Lee LevinvinvinvinvinStaff Reporter

with two outs and the bases empty inthe top of the seventh, their probabilityof a win teetering around 99.9 percent.

Framingham proceeded to rattle offfive straight hits to make in an 8-6 gameand have the go-ahead run on-deck, butNorwood pitcher Cassie Pinciaro buck-led down and induced a ground ball tosecond base, where Siobhan Reen waswaiting and easily fired on to first tosecure the win for the Mustangs.

“I told them the other day, ‘you guysare gonna give me a heart attack,’”Savino recalled. Norwood had similarissues putting away Milton earlier in theweek, leading 13-5 in the seventh inningbefore holding on for a 13-11 win. “Myhair’s getting grayer and grayer. I’m oldenough to get gray, but don’t help italong.”

Even with the close calls, one thingSofSofSofSofSoftballtballtballtballtball

Continued on page 10 Third baseman Janelle Kelleher

Savino can’t complain with is her team’sapproach at the plate.

“The bottom line for us is we arehitting the ball,” she said. Norwoodscored 72 runs during its winning streak,or an average of 12 runs per game.“We’re hitting the ball fairly well.”

The Mustangs got contributions upand down the lineup vs. the Flyers, mostnotably from Taylor Reed. The seniorfirst baseman, batting out of the No. 6spot in the lineup, finished 2-for-3 witha solo home run in the fourth - her firstof the season.

Reen, Emily Bonoccorso, BrynGarczynski, Alyssa Chamberlain, KatieMulligan and Erin Murphy also hadbase hits for Norwood.

“Bryn’s a good hitter for a young kid,


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Mustangs shortstop Alyssa Chamberlain fires on to first to try and turn a double play in Norwood's 8-6win over Framingham last Friday. The senior has been one of the Mustangs' top performers, carrying abatting average of .560 through games played last week. PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

Junior Coley Hayes scored twice for Norwood in their 18-8 loss to Natickon Monday.

PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

for a freshman,” Savino saidof her starting catcher and No.3 hitter, who had a pair ofsingles and a pair of steals, aswell as two RBIs.

The Mustangs nevertrailed, with Reen leading thegame off with a single and ul-timately scoring on a passedball. The junior secondbaseman finished 2-for-3 withtwo runs scored, a stolen base

and a walk.Norwood’s biggest inning

came in the fifth, when theytacked on what wound up be-ing three very big runs. Reenkick started that inning as wellwith a triple, one of two extrabase hits for the Mustangsalong with Reed’s homer.

Norwood began a stretch ofthree games in three days yes-terday vs. Needham, in an event

held after the Record’s dead-line. They’ll welcome in NotreDame Academy of Hinghamtoday for a rematch of a gameearlier this season, won by theMustangs 16-2 in Hingham.Tomorrow, they’ll travel toBrookline for their lone meet-ing of the season with the War-riors, in a Bay State clash be-tween the Herget and Careydivisions at 3:45 p.m.

Legals

Ups and downs continue forGirls Lax after 18-8 Loss

Ups and downs have beena way of life for Norwoodgirls lacrosse this spring,Monday’s 18-8 loss to Naticka microcosm of it all.

“It’s been really inconsis-tent,” Norwood head coachJennifer Fox said after thegame, the fourth loss in a rowfor the Mustangs.

Coley Hayes put the Mus-tangs on the board first, beat-ing the Redhawks’ goaltenderfive-hole for a 1-0 lead at1:08 of the first half.

Natick rattled off the nextfive goals, on the verge ofpulling away, before Hayesstruck again off a penalty andValerie Quinlan found theback of the net to make it 5-3. The Redhawks wouldscore the next four for a 9-3halftime score.

“I love getting feedbackfrom the girls at the end ofthe game, and how they feltthe game went before I goahead and talk, and the firstthing they said is they feltlike we were in this wave ofhighs and lows,” Fox said.“They felt it, I saw it.”

Again on the brink of fall-ing too far behind, a renewedNorwood team took the fieldfor the second half, MauraO’Neill scoring just 47 sec-onds in to get the Mustangswithin five.

Quinlan, Rachel Noah andHaley Reed continued the on-slaught for Norwood, claw-ing their way back into thegame to make it 10-7 with alittle over 15 minutes remain-ing.

Natick took full controlafter that, however, runningthe score up to 18-7 beforeErin Kelly got one back forthe Mustangs with 50 sec-

onds left in the second half.The Redhawks were able

to exploit Norwood’s inabil-ity of late to put together afull 50 minute effort, accord-ing to Fox.

“I think it’s just experi-ence and gett ing thatrhythm,” she said. “We’vehad games last week wherewe come out so strong at thebeginning and we have a re-ally strong first half, and thenwe’re tanked by the secondhalf. We’ve had games wherewe come out slow in the firsthalf and then go full out thesecond half.

“I told them I felt like Iwas watching a movie,” Foxsaid. “I was frustrated, I wasexcited, I was sad, I was ex-cited, then I was frustratedagain. It was hard.”

Still, she’s happier withNorwood’s performanceagainst Natick this timearound, rather than their 18-4


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we played them, I think our at-tack just looked so much moreconfident,” Fox said.

The Mustangs put 17 shotson goal this time around vs.the Redhawks, compared with

just seven in their firstmatchup.

Norwood's next game isthis afternoon at 5 p.m. inNewton, where they'll take onthe Newton North Tiugers ina Bay State Conference cross-over game.

TOWN OF NORWOODINVITATION TO BID

SEALED BIDS for school transportation for a three (3) year period, commencingSeptember 1, 2016, and ending August 31, 2019 shall be received at the PurchasingDepartment, Norwood Town Hall, 566 Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Norwood MA02062, until 11:00A.M., (Verizon time) on June 7, 2016, and at that time and place,be publicly opened and read for the furnishing of the regular education schooltransportation to the Norwood Public Schools.

Phone calls, telegrams, postmarks, etc., shall not be considered. Bids not submittedon original bid forms shall be deemed non-responsive. Bid submissions must be madein a sealed envelope clearly marked “NSD-16-05.” The Town of Norwood assumes noliability for bids mistakenly opened due to improperly labeled envelopes and willreturn same to bidder without notice.

Specifications may be obtained from the Purchasing Department at the above addresson or after 8:15 A.M., Monday, May 9, 2016, or electronically by registering anddownloading online at: https://bids.norwoodma.gov. There will be a pre-bid conferenceon Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at 11 A.M., atthe Office of the Superintendent, 275 ProspectStreet, Norwood, MA 02062.

Wages are subject to minimum wage rates for motor bus operators as determined bythe Director of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and apply tothis contract as per M.G.L., Chapter 71, Section 7.

Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the of the total cost for regular daytransportation for one school year (180 days), in the form of a certified treasurer’s orcashier’s check, certified company check, or a bid bond, issued by a company licensedto do business in Massachusetts, made payable to the Town of Norwood is requiredwith each bid.

The successful bidder will be required to provide a performance bond for one hundredpercent (100%) of the first year contract price, to be renewed annually on the anniversarydate of the award of the contract. The performance bond for the first year is to besubmitted within ten (10) calendar days of the award letter.

The Town of Norwood reserves the right to reject any and all bids, in whole or in part,and to make awards in a manner deemed in the best interest of the Town as providedby M.G.L.

The Town of Norwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Questions can be submittedin writing to Catherine Carney of the Purchasing Department [email protected].

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Boys Tennis hits the win columnfor first time since 2013

The wait is over forNorwood’s boys tennis, asthe team secured a 3-2 winover Weymouth on Mondayfor their first win since 2013.

“I’m happy with how theteam has come together toreach this point,” Mustangscoach John Churchill said af-ter the match. “It really feltlike a team win and not likethree individual wins. Thiswin took a lot of resolve fromall the players on the courtbecause it was a tight matchwith a small difference be-tween winning and losing.”

Third singles YashAryaputra (6-4, 6-1), firstdoubles John McCarey andSai Nedunchezian (3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4) and second doublesGreg Zambrano and DavidSparks (6-3, 7-5) all defeatedtheir competi t ion fromWeymouth on the afternoon,enabling Norwood to travelhome victorious.

With a young team that’sbeen competitive in severalof its matches, Churchill ac-knowledged the improvementin his team over the course ofthe season, while still facingthe reality of the situation

which comes with a youngteam short on numbers.

“The biggest struggle wasgetting the team together be-cause we have low numbers,”Churchill said before theMustangs’ match with Naticklast week, a 4-0 loss. “Withtennis, it’s all about gettingthe depth of your team to thelevel where you can compete.We had some good guys atthe top; it was all a struggleof having brand new guys.”

Three freshmen played vs.the Redhawks, includingthird singles Tommy Connorand second doublesNedunchezian and Sparks,whose match was halted dueto rain.

“We’re starting a lot offreshmen this year,”Chruchill said of the lineupshe’s been rolling out. “Today,I’m starting three freshmen.That’s kind of out of neces-sity, but they’ve stepped upand we’re getting there.”

First singles Ram Goli, ajunior, fell to Natick’s No. 1Quentin Putnam in straightsets, 1-6, 2-6. He followedthat up with a stronger per-formance vs. Walpole’s No.1 on Saturday, Anish Gali,taking his opponent to threesets in a 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 loss.

Goli’s commitment to im-proving on the season hasn’tbeen lost on Churchill.

“Ram in particular hasbeen highly mot ivated,”Churchill said. “He’s pushedme to work with him, fore-hands and backhands ,working outside of practicetime also.

“I have a hard-workinggroup,” he said of his teamas a whole. “We need towork on ou r fu l l game ,that’s really what it comesdown to.”

Technical aspects of thegame Churchill needs histeam to keep improvingupon inc lude s e rves .Namely, second serves.

“That was something wealmost exclusively worked onat the beginning,” Churchillsaid. “We have a deficit inserving ability. We have to getour serves, not double fault.You lose 100 percent of thetimes you double fault. Youneed to get your secondserves in.”

Norwood also los t toWalpole on Saturday, 4-1,the lone win coming onAryaputra’s straight set winat third singles, 6-2, 7-5.

“With more competitivematches left ahead of our

Baseballcontinued from page 9

Ram Goli has been featured as Norwood's No. 1 singles player all sea-son long. Above, he prepares to serve against an opponent from Natick.Head coach John Churchill says that Goli has been among the mostagressive players in terms of their desire to get better this season.

PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

Maloney, for all the offenseMellen would need.

It wasn’t exactly smoothsailing, however. Mellen re-tired the side in the second in-ning, walked two more in thethird, and had another perfectframe in the fourth.

The fifth inning saw himwalk just one, but he walkedtwo more in the sixth.Stephen Acosta executed asacrifice bunt to get Leonardand Burns into scoring posi-t ion with two outs, butMellen got Anthony Gilardeto fly out to right to ensurehe’d have a shot to finish ofthe no-no.

And if there was one in-ning where Mellen trulylooked like himself, it wasthe seventh.

Braintree and Xaverianhad each broken up his no-hitbids with leadoff hits to be-gin their last at-bats, butDedham’s Kevin Clifford be-came strikeout victim No. 10to begin the last frame in-stead. Mellen got one stepcloser by catching Powerslooking at strike three, settingup a duel with Maloney -who’d walked twice - to fi-nally etch his name in the his-


schedule, we will be work-ing at achieving a winningresult again this season,”Churchill said.

The Mustangs’ nextmatch is tomorrow afternoonat Kelly Field in Milton at3:45 p.m.

tory books.There would be no third

free pass for the Dedham sec-ond baseman, as Mellen setMaloney down for his 12thstrikeout and finally com-plete a no-hitter.

“I never really found agroove until the last inning,”Mellen said. “I finally fig-ured something out, I startedlistening to Coach Eck[Kevin Eckhart]. It’s good toget it over with. It feels likea monkey’s finally off myback after that.”

Make it 35 straight score-less innings to begin the sea-son for Mellen, with 59strikeouts and just five hitsallowed. Dating back to the2015 Div. 1 State Champion-ship Game vs. the St. Peter-Marian Guardians, Mellen

hasn’t allowed a run in 41straight innings, with 72strikeouts and six hits al-lowed.

No matter how you sliceit up, it’s historically impres-sive.

The win earned the Mus-tangs a split in the season se-ries with the Marauders (9-3), after what was (at thetime) a stunning upset victoryfor Dedham in the seasonopener, 8-4. The Maraudershave proven to be no joke,with wins over Braintree,Newton North and Walpole inaddition to the Mustangs;don’t let their Div. 3 rankingfool you.

Norwood is next in actionthis afternoon vs. Milton atCunningham Park at 4:30p.m.

Could Norwoodbaseball reach

Super 8?JakJakJakJakJake Lee Lee Lee Lee LevinvinvinvinvinStaff Reporter

Forget about the Super 8, af-ter a 1-3 start, Norwood’s hopesof even having a chance to de-fend its Div. 1 State Champion-ship appeared in jeopardy.

It’s amazing what a seven-game winning streak can do.

At 8-3, the Mustangs are stillon the outside looking in, buthave at the very least played theirway back into the Super 8 con-versation.

Based on two years of data,the magic number for Norwoodappears to be 16 wins. Therefore,no worse than an 8-1 finish.

In the brief two-year historyof the tournament, 10 of the 16public schools which have quali-fied have all won at least 16regular season games to punchtheir tickets to the tournament.The average number of wins forsaid schools is 17.5, a numberwhich the Mustangs cannot sur-pass, even if they run the table.

One variable which shouldgive Norwood optimism eventhough it can only max out at 17wins is this: there has never been

a Super 8 champion from outsideof the Bay State Conference.

Hard as it is to believe, New-ton North (2014) and Braintree(2015) are your champions, nota run of Catholic Conferenceschools.

Another cause for optimismwould have to be the fact thatNorwood has already beatenXaverian once and Braintree,last year’s champions.

The Mustangs will faceXaverian again in their regularseason finale, on May 28 at theBalch School Field. They also stillmust face Walpole twice, never aneasy task, on May 19, as well as asingle game with Newton Northat home on May 25.

To say Norwood controls itsown destiny isn’t necessarilytrue – you never know how thecommittee will vote – consider-ing the loss to Dedham and asweep at the hands of PlymouthSouth.

Either way, what appearedunthinkable as recently as Aprilvacation is now a reality:Norwood will be playing somevery meaningful baseball gamesdown the stretch.

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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeal of the Town of Norwood will hold aPUBLIC HEARING in ROOM 12 of the Municipal Office Building on June 7,2016 at 7:30 PM on the request of 83 Morse Street, LLC (Case # 16-09) with respectto property located on 83 Morse Street, in a M- Manufacturing District.

This application request a SPECIAL PERMIT under Section 3.1.5, of the ZoningBylaw to allow: The use of up to 20,000 square feet of interior space for retail uses,pursuant to Sections 3.1.5.D.4 (principal uses) and 3.1.5.K.7 ( accessory uses), up to20,000 square feet of interior space for fitness center use, pursuant to Section 3.1.5.F.10,and up to 20,000 square feet of interior space for food processing, bottling, orpackaging, including brewery, coffee roasting, and bakery uses, pursuant to Seciton3.1.5.I.2, all of said uses to be in existing buildings located at 83 Morse Street, Norwood,together with such other or further relief as the Zoning Board of Appeal may determineto be appropriate.

Plans are on file with this application in the office of the Zoning Board of Appeal andmay be viewed during normal working hours ,Monday – Thursday between 8:00 am –4:00 pm

BOARD OF APPEALPhilip W. Riley, Chairman; Patrick J. Mulvehill, Barbara A. Kinter,John R. Perry, Thomas Brady

Norwood Record, 5/12/16, 5/19/16

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NORWOOD PLANNING BOARD

Pursuant to Mass General Law Chapter 40A, Section 9 and the Norwood ZoningBylaw Sections 3.2.2 & 10.4 & 10.5. The Norwood Planning Board will hold a PublicHearing on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 7:05 P.M. in Room 12 at Norwood Town Hall,566 Washington Street, concerning the Major Project Special Permit and Site PlanReview applications of Neponset River, LLC c/o Hobbs Brook Management LLC(owner/applicant), FM Global, 1151 Boston Providence Highway (Map 15-15-8, 15-15-7, 15-13B-1A) to renovate and upgrade the existing Building 28 coupled with thedemolition of Building 14 and the construction of a new building of approx. 30,720s.f. Plans and supporting documents of the proposed development are on file in thePlanning Board’s Office at the Town Hall and may be reviewed during normal businesshours.

Alfred P. Porro Jr., ClerkNorwood Record, 5/5/16, 5/12/16

AUTHORMICHAEL M. GREENBURGTO SPEAK AT THE LIBRARY

Michael M. Greenburg, the fifthand final speaker in the Stuart R.Plumer author series, will appear atthe Morrill Memorial Library onTuesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. to talkabout his latest book, “The Court-Martial of Paul Revere: a Son of Lib-erty and America’s Forgotten MilitaryDisaster.” Mr. Greenburg’s fascinatingchronicle of Paul Revere’s entangle-ment with the Penobscot Expedition,according to author Bernard Cornwell,is “beautifully written, exhaustivelyresearched…and is an impressive andindispensable addition to literature onthe American Revolution.”

A longtime trustee of the MorrillMemorial Library, Stuart Plumer servedfrom 1979-2012. The Plumer authorseries was established in his honor upon

his retirement from the Board. To signup for this final author talk, please call781-769-0200, x110 or 222, [email protected], or stop by thelibrary Reference or Information Desk.

FIRST OPRAH AUTHORJACQUELYN MITCHARDTOVISIT THE LIBRARY

Come to the Director’s First AnnualAuthor Visit at the Morrill MemorialLibrary on Wednesday, May 25 at 7p.m. to hear Brewster resident and best-selling author Jacquelyn Mitchard. Herfirst novel, New York Times’ bestseller“The Deep End of the Ocean,” was the

first selection for Oprah’s Book Club in1996. Jackie Mitchard will share someof her experiences as a writer and talkabout her recently published book, “Twoif by Sea.” To sign up for this author visit,made possible through the Friends of theLibrary and the library EndowmentFund, please call 781-769-0200, x110or 222, email [email protected],or stop by the library Reference or Infor-mation Desk.CUTTING THE CORD:ALTERNATIVES TO CABLE

If you’ve experienced sticker shockupon opening your cable bill andwould like to learn about other choicesavailable to you, join technology librar-

ian Allison Palmgren at theMorrill Memorial Library onThursday, May 12 at 7 p.m. for adiscussion and demonstration onthis topic. You will get an over-view of various devices (Roku,Apple TV, Chromecast, and FireTV) as well as services (Netflix,Hulu, Prime Instant Video, apps,etc.) that allow users to streamtelevision shows, movies, music,and more at a fraction of the costof cable. To register, please call781-769-0200, x110 or 222,email [email protected],or stop by the library Referenceor Information Desk.

AN EVENING WITHOUR FIRST LADIESAT THE LIBRARY

Join former history teacher RobertJackson on Thursday, June 2 at 7 p.m. forhis presentation, “An Evening with our FirstLadies.” Mr. Jackson will share some little-known facts about some of the wives of ournation’s presidents and discuss how the culturalliberation of women through the efforts of theearly women’s rights initiative profoundly in-fluenced the role of First Lady over the years.

A Navy veteran of the Korean War,Mr. Jackson received a B.A. from BostonCollege and an M.A. in Education fromBoston State Teachers College. He taughthistory at Westwood High School for 35years, and currentlyspeaks to various groupsincluding the Norwood Retired Men’sClub. To sign up for this program, pleaseemail [email protected], call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222, or stop by the li-brary Reference or Information Desk.

ARTS & CRAFTS: Offered Every First Thursdayof each month at 11 a.m.

BASIC COMPUTER COURSE: A four-part ba-sic computer course is frequently offered to those whowish to learn how to use a computer. Sign-up at thefront desk. New class will be announced soon.

BINGO: Every Wednesday, from 12:45 to 3 p.m.$5.00 to get started. We have begun a new game, for$1.00 with a winner take all prize! You must be hereby 12:45 p.m. to play the new game!

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC: Hellenic HealthCare will be available for blood pressure screeningon the first Wednesday of each month. Ellis NursingHome will offer blood pressure screening on the sec-ond Wednesday of each month. The Walpole VNAwill provide blood pressure screening on the thirdWednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. KindredCare on the fifth.

BOOK CLUB: Our next Book Club will bemeeting on May 16 at 10 a.m.

BRIDGE: Our Bridge Club meets on Thurs-days at 9:15 a.m. in the Library. The Tuesday grouphas been cancelled.

COMPUTER CLUB: The Computer Clubmeets every Wednesday at 1 p.m.

CRIBBAGE: Our seniors meet every Mondayat 12:45 p.m. to play cribbage.

DIABETES WORKSHOP: The DiabetesWorkshop, May 26 at 11 a.m.

EXCEL CLASSES: Excel classes have re-sumed. Please sign up.

FOOT DOCTOR: Please call the center forthe dates in May that the foot doctor will be here.

GLEE CLUB: Glee Club meets every Tues-day at 11:15 a.m.

HANDCRAFTERS: Handcrafters meet everyMonday from 1 – 3 p.m.

LINE DANCE: Classes are held each Tues-day. Class will be held from 1-2 p.m.

MASSAGE THERAPIST: Karen Tracy ishere on the first Monday of each month. Pleasesign up at front desk. Massages are $30.00 forhalf an hour.

NORWOOD RETIRED MEN’S CLUB:The Board of Directors meet on the first Tuesdayof each month at 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Center(Except July and August). The Club Membershipmeets the second Tuesday of each month at theNorwood Elks Lodge, at 10 a.m.

POETRY CLUB: Is held on the third Wednes-day of each month at 1 p.m., facilitated by Nancyfrom the Library. May 18 this month.

SCRABBLE: Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m.Come and join us for a game.

SHINE: Our SHINE Counselor, Carol, is hereto help you with your medical insurance needs onTuesdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Please call 781-762-1201 for an appointment.

TRIAD: May 16 at 1 p.m. –Norwood PublicAccess

WATER COLOR: The next session is sched-uled for Thursday, May 12 at 9 a.m. Payment of$20.00 must be made at time of signup.

WAXING—May 23, 9 a.m.-noonWHIST: Whist players meet on Tuesdays at

12:45 p.m. in the library.WHIST PARTY: Whist parties will be held

on the fourth Friday of each month 1-3 p.m.MAY EVENTS: Ms. Massachusetts perform-

ing the Songs of WWII Thursday, May 12 at 1 p.m.$5.00 Refreshments will be served, TRIAD May16 at 1 p.m. Norwood Public Access TV, DaveValerio Line Dance Friday, May 20 at 1 p.m. $5.00,Friday Afternoon Movie May 27 at 1 p.m. Spot-light Rated R

Norwood Hospital, partof the Steward Health Caresystem (Steward), an-nounced today that it paid$1,254,118 in taxes toNorwood for 2015, and anadditional $61,148 to neigh-boring towns, making it oneof the largest private taxpay-ers in the community. As oneof the largest taxpayers inNorwood, Steward providesunrivaled financial supportfor local schools, first re-sponders and municipal ser-vices.

These taxes are crucialfor Norwood, allowing it topay for and support theequivalent of the averagecombined annual salaries ofapproximately five teachers,six police officers and sevenfirefighters. In addition tobeing one of the largest tax-payers, Steward also remainsone of the largest employers

in Norwood, employing a to-tal of 1,330 people locally.Furthermore, Steward spentan additional $456,000 in2015 on community benefitsprograms for Norwood resi-dents, including its Farmers’Market Voucher and ChronicDisease Awareness Pro-grams.

“As a private hospital,Norwood Hospital providesnot only first-class care to lo-cal residents, it also providesa significant source of rev-enue to Norwood that con-tributes to the community’soverall quality of life,” saidKim Bassett, RN, BSN,MBA, President of NorwoodHospital. “Unlike many ofthe Boston-based hospitalsthat do not pay propertytaxes, as part of the Steward


Firefighters who will participate in the Pan Mass Challenge along withJeff Campillio who arranged the NFD Strong Man Challenge.

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Grade 8: Ibrahim Abdirahman, Kathryn McTeague, Stephen Ailinger, Anthony VenutoGrade 7: Maxwell Hart, Chloe WylieGrade 6: Ashley Louise, Sadie Sheehan, Reese Barnett

Congratulations to the December winners of Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School’s Citizen of the Month.Citizens of the Month exemplify the school’s mission statement and are chosen by teachers and staff. Tocelebrate their accomplishments, an end of the year breakfast celebration will be held for students andtheir families.

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DENAROPhyllis, of Norwood formerly of Roslindale, May 1, 2016. Be-

loved daughter of the late Michael and Rose (Arena) Denaro. Lov-ing sister of Catherine and her late husband Valmore Girardi ofRoslindale, Michael Denaro and his wife Joan of Weymouth and thelate Dominic and Dorothy Denaro, Joseph and Laura Denaro, Frankand Agnes Denaro, James Denaro and Sarah Guinta. Also survivedby many loving nieces and nephews and grand nieces and grandnephews. Funeral arrangements by Robert J. Lawler and CrosbyFuneral Home, 1803 Centre St., WEST ROXBURY Interment St.Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of Flowers donations may be made inPhyllis’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org P. O.Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090

SANTOROJosephine M. (Siracusa), 89, of Norwood, Wednesday, May 4.

Beloved wife of the late John A. Santoro. Devoted mother of John J.Santoro and his wife Alice of Bourne, and Dianne Kelley and herlate husband Thomas of Norwood. Cherished grandmother of NancySantoro, John J. Santoro, Jr., Lauren Beatrice, and Christopher Kelley.Loving great-grandmother of Ben, Abby, and Izzy Stratton, andMakayla and Christina Beatrice. Late retired assembler for Raytheon.Funeral arrangements by Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole St.(Rt. 1A) NORWOOD. Interment Highland Cemetery, Norwood. Ex-pressions of sympathy in her memory may be made to the NationalKidney Foundation, 85 Astor Ave. #2, Norwood, MA 02062.

SHAKERMarie, of West Roxbury, May 8, age 85. Loving daughter of the

late Very Rev. Abdullah Shaker and Violette (Ayoub). Devoted sis-ter of Odette Abdelnour and her husband James of West Roxbury,Agnes Medwar and her husband Albert of Norwood, and the lateJoseph Shaker and his wife Lois. Also survived by many lovingnieces, nephews and friends. Visiting hours will be held Thursdayevening from 4 to 7 at St. John of Damascus Church, Dedham (Exit17, Rte. 135 at Rte. 128). A funeral service will be held Friday morn-ing at 10 at the church. Relatives and friends invited. Interment atFairview Cemetery, Hyde Park. Please, in lieu of flowers, all dona-tions can be made to: St. John of Damascus Church, 300 West St.,Dedham 02026. For online guest book, please visit: - See more at:

STANLEYFrank “Stush” of Hull, formerly of Norwood, entered into rest

May 9. He was 78. Beloved husband of Jean (Freedman) Frank.Devoted father of Michael Frank and his wife Amy, Marcy Kravetand her husband Jeremy, and Scott Frank and his wife Abbie Statsky-Frank. Loving brother of Gordon Frank and his wife Mimi. Cher-ished grandfather of Joshua, Max, Jessica, Arielle, Talia, Jacob andEzra. Funeral Services by Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, 475 Wash-ington St., CANTON. Interment to follow at Sharon Memorial Park.Expressions of sympathy in his memory may be made to AmericanParkinson Disease Association, 72 East Concord Street, C3, Boston,MA 02118

less a person than those thatdo. That couldn’t be furtherfrom the truth. Some take ayear off to work, enter the mili-tary, etc. All are respectableactions after having received adiploma for four years of work.It has been reported in this coun-try that at least 1/3 of collegestudents do not belong in col-lege.

There are many avenues ouryoung people can take. WhenVoc-Ed was removed from theschools it also removed some-thing very important to our stu-dents. They were not introducedto professions that are absolutelynecessary for our daily livingand have to attend Voc-Edschools out of their districtsaway from their peers. Plumb-ing, electric, heating, construc-tion, repair, etc. are respectableprofessions that offer great op-portunities for those that wouldlike to own and operate theirown businesses. Just think ofhow many of today’s successfulindividuals quit college after afew months, or didn’t attend atall because they channeled theirdreams on their own with in-

credible hard work. It doesn’t matter if one

chooses college for a specificeducation, no college, or work-ing hard, it’s still seems possiblein this country to attain a life offulfillment with hard, honestwork. Just a hint…college stu-dents must remember that theirprofessors are there to teachthem HOW to think, NOTWHAT to think!

MY SAY When groups of illegal

aliens gather across our countryin protest, blocking streets, busi-nesses, injuring innocent people,police officers, damaging ve-hicles, etc., is this the Americawe have to look forward to for-ever? They hold signs that statethey want you and me to pay forthis and that because ‘everythingfree in America,’ (remember thewords from West Side Story?).It is very hurtful when I see themhold the flags of other countriesas they shout their illegal de-mands. I think of our ancestorswho made our country greatthrough honesty, respect, hardwork, and of course legal entry

in the United States. Theyproudly flew the flag of theiradopted nation with love andgreat pride, and they certainlydeserved to do so!

Do you remember years agowe did not have tick and mos-quito borne diseases thatmaimed and killed? AfterRachel Carson’s book, ‘SilentSpring,’ which NEVER hap-pened, the use of DDT wasstopped. Maybe DDT should beused again since what is beingdone is obviously ineffective! The new reflective stripsaround the stop signs are great.The talking pedestrian crosslights are also great. It would benice, and much safer, if morepeople observed them.

You and I are financially re-sponsible for the following re-garding the senators in Washing-ton, D.C… We pay for their hair-cuts, leases on cars of theirchoice, their drivers, security,food, healthcare, trips, and prob-ably much more than we know!Now we find out that the sena-tors leave the Capitol daily andgo to a building, one for Repub-licans and one for Democrats

where they make phone calls incubicles to raise $18,000 per dayfor their re-election. They arerequired to put in 30 hours perweek for this total waste of ourmoney.

BYE GUYS,

“A government bigenough to give you every-thing you want, is then strongenough to take everythingyou have” -

Thomas Jefferson


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The Record BookSTAMP OUT HUNGERFOOD DRIVE

On Saturday, May 14, the24th annual Letter Carriers’Stamp Out Hunger Food Drivewill take place inNorwood. Residents who wishto participate are asked to leaveone or more bags of non-per-ishable food by their mailbox.Letter carriers will pick theseup on their regular rounds.

NORWOOD PUBLICSCHOOLS SCULPTUREART EXHIBIT

The Visual Arts Departmentof the Norwood Public Schoolswill present an exhibit of sculp-tures created by students fromthe elementary, middle and highschools on Saturday, May 14from noon to 2 p.m. The sculp-ture will be displayed in the his-toric setting of the Sunken Gar-

den at Grace Episcopal Church.The sculpture show is orga-nized by Laurie MeadMcGrory, the DepartmentChair for Visual Arts, and Eliza-beth Mullaney, Norwood HighSchool Visual Arts Teacher.The students create speciallycrafted art for display in theSunken Garden. Art is dis-played around the fountain,hanging from tree limbs orpeeking around the base of atree, sitting atop the perimeterof the garden walls or restingon a bench. This is the eleventhyear the students have dis-played their artwork in thisunique setting. If you haven’t

been to one of the students’ artshows in the past, make sure tostop by this year to enjoy andcelebrate the critical and creat-ing thinking of Norwood stu-dents. The exhibit is free andopen to the public. Rain dateis May 15. Students will sellrefreshments to benefit the Vi-sual Arts Department. GraceEpiscopal Church is located at150 Chapel St.

ROCK-A-BABY CONCERTAT TEMPLE ALIYAH

Join us on Sunday, May 15at 4 p.m. for a free Rock-a-Babyconcert, featuring a live bandand puppet show from Little

Beats of Newton. Enjoy an in-teractive, kid-friendly after-noon of music with your kids0-5. There is no charge for theevent, but please RSVPat www.GanAl iyah .com.Temple Aliyah, 1664 CentralAve., Needham

BIBLE STUDY ARTICLEAND COMMUNITY SER-VICE DAY

Come join us for a BibleStudy looking at the Gospel ofJohn at the First CongregationalChurch in Norwood. Continu-ing through Sunday, May 22,the study will focus on the char-acters in the Gospel of John,particularly those that appearonly in John. We’ll meet in thechurch parlor at 8:15 a.m., andbegin each class with a time offellowship including coffee,muffins, and bagels.

Community Service Day atthe First CongregationalChurch is on Saturday, May 7,and gives you a chance to makea difference in your commu-nity. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.you can lend a hand buildingand finishing kitchen tables forNew Life Refurnishing(www.newlifehr.org), put to-gether emergency buckets forChurch World Service(www.cwsglobal.org), or do-nate blood by booking yourown time slot atwww.redcrossblood.org/give/drive.

Be sure to bring the kids andtreat them to a specialchildren’s program at 11 a.m.by Miss Elaine featuring songs,dance, stories, puppets and po-ems. Let them burn off someenergy in the bouncy house orpot their own seeds and herbsto grow at home. Hungry, any-one? Buy some tasty treats atthe huge bake sale or stop by

for a lunch of beef burgers, tur-key burgers, veggie burgers andsalad from noon to 1:30 p.m.Explore a yard sale for hiddentreasures, then kick back andrelax at a classic rock concert byPeter G Band & Co. at 1 p.m.All proceeds from these eventswill be donated to the commu-nity service organizations par-ticipating in Community ServiceDay. For a complete list of Com-munity Service Day events andtimes, visitwww.firs tcongregat ional-norwood.com.

WILLETT GOLF DAYJoin us for mini golf, bounce

houses, games, raffles, and moreat the Willett Early ChildhoodCenter’s 11th Annual Golf DayFundraiser. We will be auction-ing off Disney tickets and otherfabulous items! Golf Day will beat the Willett School, 100Westover Parkway, on May 19from 4-7 p.m. Call 781-559-3368 for more information.

A FOCUSED INTRODUC-TION TO MEDITATION:ONE PATH OF SPIRITUALPRACTICE

As part of an ongoing serieson spiritual growth, First Con-gregational Church (UCC), atthe corner of Route 1A and Win-ter St. will be hosting a work-shop on “A Focused Introduc-tion to Meditation: One Path ofSpiritual Practice,” facilitatedby Dr. Thomas Eaton PhD, onSaturday, May 21, from 1 to 3p.m. This workshop will be aspiritual introduction to medita-tion for adults, and we will con-clude with a sample meditationexercise. Dr. Eaton will also dis-cuss the role of meditation in theChristian Faith. Although notrequired, interested individualsmight find “Journey of Awaken-ing: A Meditator’s Guide Book”by Ram Dass, a helpful introduc-tion to meditation. This eventis free and open to the public. Ifyou would like to attend, pleaseRSVP at (781)762-3320.

Health Care system, Norwood Hospital provides millionsin tax dollars locally.”

About Norwood HospitalAt Norwood Hospital, we are committed to caring for

patients as we would our own families. We are a full ser-vice, 215-bed community hospital for adults and children,and we understand the importance of delivering world classhealth care along with the latest advances in technologyand treatment options.

We take pride in our 100-year heritage of providing healthcare services to Norwood and our surrounding communi-ties. And, to meet the needs of today’s changing health careenvironment, we continue to grow our team of primary carephysicians, highly trained specialists and treatment services.

Today, Norwood Hospital boasts a full range of patientcare services, from our Small Miracles Maternity Unit to astate-of-the-art robotic-assisted orthopedic surgery program.We also offer a sophisticated cancer care program, compre-hensive radiology and imaging services, and a life-savingcardiac catheterization lab. We are particularly proud to berated among the top 5 percent of hospitals across the nationfor excellence in patient safety by Healthgrades.


wanted to be an athlete or an engineer - and Harvard Busi-ness School.Of late, Folan had lived in Belmont and for years hadowned property in Chatham.

During the Second World War, Folan joined the Navyin 1943, where he served as an engineer. His brother, MattFolan, said Tom was rushed right from recruitment to theshipyards, bypassing basic training along the way, to getto work on torpedo boats. It was a senior officer and PennState professor who insisted Folan enroll at the univer-sity.

“He was very smart,” Matt Folan said of his brother.Later in life, Folan was a lobbyist for the Edison Com-

pany and the National Association of Government Em-ployees, which required weekly trips to Washington, D.C.from his home at 8 Warren St., where Matt Folan saidhis brother became friendly with the likes of Tip O’Neilland even met President Ronald Reagan.

“He knew everyone,” Matt Folan said. “He had a lotof friends down there.”

Matt Folan will always remember his younger brotheras a 6-foot-4 catcher who could hit a ball about as far asanyone around. But Tom was a late bloomer when it cameto baseball, joining the Norwood High School team inhis senior year - he had preferred the pickup games andgovernment sponsored leagues, including a stint on thevery Irish “Clovers” with his brother - ultimately goingto the state championship. He would also later play in anight league in New York for his one-time employer,General Electric.

In those days, when he wasn’t playing ball or in school,Folan worked selling newspapers and manning a producestand. Family and coworkers always noted Folan’s “loud,loud voice,” which they said was always “happy” andnever intimidating, though it could be heard from downthe road.

Matt said Tom Folan was well-known around town foryears, though his core group of friends has all sincepassed on. But nothing seemed as strong as the bond be-tween Tom and his brother Matt, who were born just ayear apart.

“He was the greatest guy I ever met,” Matt Folan said.

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Grade 8: Shawn Brutus, Kathy Lima, Julie Salvaggio, Mark Larrivee

Grade 7: Grace Sullivan, Caroline Davey, Anayerli Peguero

Grade 6: Katerina Schiavo, Rachael Leonard, Daniel Sorensen

(The Norwood Record apologizes for omitting these outstanding students in prior issues)Congratulations to the December winners of Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School’s Citizen ofthe Month. Citizens of the Month exemplify the school’s mission statement and are chosen byteachers and staff. To celebrate their accomplishments, an end of the year breakfast celebra-tion will be held for students and their families.

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