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Rink CommitteerecommendsCoakley School site

ScoScoScoScoScott MacKtt MacKtt MacKtt MacKtt MacKeeneeneeneeneenStaff Reporter

Rink SitRink SitRink SitRink SitRink Site Chosene Chosene Chosene Chosene ChosenContinued on page 2

After narrowing its list down to 10 sites, the Norwood RinkSite Selection Committee voted unanimously last week to rec-ommend the Coakley Middle School site in South Norwood forthe rink.

The committee will bring its recommendation to the Board ofSelectmen on Jan. 22, said Town Manager and committee Chair-man John Carroll.

“We will have a financial consultant on board and a trafficconsultant on board very soon,” said Carroll at the committeemeeting on Jan. 9.

At the meeting, the Rink Site Selection Committee spent overan hour ranking the 10 sites using a comprehensive system thatawarded points based upon a list of criteria meant to judge theviability of each site for a hockey rink. In the final tally, theCoakley site earned the most points by far with 97.8. The sec-ond-highest site was Hennessey Field on Pleasant Street with 81points, and third was the Savage Educational Center on ProspectStreet with 80.9. The lowest-ranked sites were the Willett EarlyChildhood Center and the Norwood Commerce Center on EndicottStreet, with 63.2 and 67.1 points, respectively.

According to the vote, the Coakley site earned top points forbeing pedestrian friendly, near public transit, and having accessto sewer, water and gas services. It also scored highest among the10 locations on the criteria of neighborhood compatibility, asputting a hockey rink there was deemed “consistent with otherexisting activities in the area.”

The Coakley School did not fare quite as well in the criteriaof neighborhood aesthetics, which ranked the sites’ residentialabutters and whether adequate screening was available. In thatcriteria, it received only four of a possible eight points. However,that was still tied for third highest.

The committee’s vote on traffic impacts produced audible dis-agreements by some in the crowd on hand, as the Coakley sitegot high marks for location, such that adding a hockey rink wouldnot increase traffic in the area significantly. Traffic has been thechief concern for some residents of South Norwood that havebeen opposed to having the rink there. The committee did not setaside time at the meeting for residents to speak, although they

Participants gather for some treatsprior to the inaugural Winter Con-cert Series performance atNorwood High School on Sundayafternoon. Sponsored by theNorwood Concerts on the CommonCommittee, the concert featured theTom Nutile Big Band. The next con-cert will be the Westwood Swingband on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Tom Nutile BigBand perform inside the Paul M.Alberta Performing Arts Center atNorwood High.

Amelia Cooper, John Blake, RyanBegley and Cassie Vinson enjoy theWinter Concert Series perfor-mance.

PHOTOS BY PAUL ELDRIDGE

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Schools seek perimetersecurity upgrades


Rink Site Chosen continued from page 1were allowed to comment at theprior meeting in December.

Prior to last week’s meeting,packets detailing each of the 10sites were made available to thepublic.

Of the Coakley site, therewas written, “WashingtonStreet is a collector road thathas 11,000 vehicles per day.The rink facility would gener-ate 400 to 500 cars per day on

a Saturday between 7 a.m. and6 p.m. During activity, the rinkwould generate 50 cars in onehour, less than one car perminute, or the equivalent offour cars per five minutes.”

The packet also stated thataside from the cost to constructthe rink, there would be an ad-ditional $187,000 required torelocate the tennis courts to theback of the property.

The Rink Site SelectionCommittee’s vote confirmed anearlier assertion from the Rec-reation in Norwood Committee(RINC) that the Coakley sitewas the most feasible locationin town for a hockey rink.RINC, a group largely made upof local hockey parents andsupporters, has donated$45,000 for the town to conductthe traffic and financial studies.

Last summer, State Repre-sentative John Rogers, D-Norwood, was able to secure a$5.6 million appropriation inthe state budget for a hockeyrink in Norwood. RINC hassaid that the Coakley hockey

rink would create over 100 newparking spaces and make abouta $63,000 profit per season.

Other sites the committeehad considered were FatherMcAleer Playground onHawthorne Street, the ElksLodge ball field on WinslowAvenue, Access Road propertyacross from the Norwood Me-morial Airport, a parcel at theend of Vanderbilt Avenue anda parcel on Ellis Avenue nextto the Ellis Rehabilitation andNursing Center.

Under the timeline pre-sented by Carroll, the feasibil-ity studies would be completedby mid-March, at which timethey would be presented to theSelectmen and School Commit-tee and submitted to the gover-nor with a request to release therink funds. After that, prepara-tions would be made to presentplans to the Annual Town Meet-ing in May, with a request toauthorize the Permanent Build-ing Construction Committee toproceed into design and con-struction.

Schools securitySchools securitySchools securitySchools securitySchools securityContinued on page 6

It was their first time meet-ing since the tragedy at SandyHook Elementary School lastmonth, and school safety wasfront and center for theNorwood School Committeelast week.

“It was a difficult time forall of us. We send our supportto Connecticut,” said Superin-tendent James Hayden duringa presentation on school safetyat last Wednesday night’s meet-ing.

At the meeting, Hayden andSchool Buildings and GroundsDirector Paul Riccardi pre-sented a plan to enhance safetyof the school buildings bybringing all of the schools upto the same standard for mod-ern perimeter security that was

installed at the new NorwoodHigh School. Riccardi said thehigh school as well as theCoakley Middle School andWillett Early Childhood Centerall use identification-card read-ers, and staff must have their IDcard to gain entry into the build-ings.

“With the other elementaryschools, it’s the old-fashionedkeypad system,” he said.“There’s really no control there.It’s 35 years old, and it can’t doany of the tracking [of the mod-ern system].”

For example, if a staff mem-ber were to give out his or herkeypad code, there would be noway to know who was comingin and out of the building,Riccardi said.

“I need to have my ID cardon me at all times to get intodifferent buildings,” he said.

“For me, all security starts withyour perimeter.”

Another benefit of the mod-ern school-wide perimeter sys-tem is that it allows school ad-ministrators to lock down all ofthe schools manually from cen-tral office in case of an emer-gency, Riccardi said. Haydensaid the Savage EducationalCenter is also in need of perim-eter-security upgrades.

Another security measure,which Riccardi had touched onat a previous meeting, is pur-chasing a two-way radio systemfor all the schools. The $80,000purchase was among the itemsRiccardi had said he would berecommending to the CapitalOutlay Committee for the up-coming fiscal year. Riccardialso talked about installing in-

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The Board of Selectmenopted to move forward withstudies on the Norwoodhockey rink, discussed afford-able-housing strategies anddid a little trashing talking attheir meeting Tuesday night.

At the meeting, AssistantTown Manager Bernie Cooperupdated the board on the sta-tus of negotiations on a newwaste-disposal contract. TheSelectmen had previously ap-pointed a committee to lookinto options and explore po-tential cost-savings measures,as the contract with WasteManagement is due to expirethis summer.

Following some investi-gating of options, it was de-cided that staying with WasteManagement was the best op-tion for the town, said Coo-per. Cooper said the town’scontract with Waste Manage-ment will be extended for fivemore years effective July 1.

“We’ve reached what wethink is a very, very favorablecontract. This provides sub-stantial benefit to the town,”said Cooper, who was fillingin for Town Manager JohnCarroll at the meeting. “Oneof the things we try to avoidis disruption of service, andthat’s what we feel we’vedone. This will be invisible.It’s a seamless transition of acontract.”

Selectman Allan Howard,who served on the study com-mittee, said the town will seesignificant cost savings in thenew contract, including about

$80,000 this year.“It’s such a win-win for the

town in this area,” he said.Howard praised Depart-

ment of Public Works (DPW)Director Mark Ryan and Busi-ness Manager Cathy Traiettifor putting together a compre-hensive report on various op-tions for the town on trashcosts going forward. He saidit made the decision easier tostay with Waste Management.

“We knew we were in acompetitive position” goinginto negotiations with the in-formation, said SelectmanBill Plasko, who also servedon the trash study committee.“This is very favorable to thetown.”

Cooper said there had beena surcharge in the previouscontract that is being elimi-nated in the new one. Also aspart of the agreement, WasteManagement will be provid-ing the town a supply of so-called Bagsters, he said,which are essentiallyDumpsters in bag form. Coo-per said residents will be ableto go to the DPW to get thesebags, which can hold over3,000 lbs. of debris fromhome-renovation and otherprojects.

Housing dilemmaFacing a proposed 296-

unit Chapter 40B affordable-housing development at Up-land Woods, the board contin-ued discussing strategies towork with the developer andto prepare for other potentialprojects that are also in theworks.

Plasko said that TownPlanner Steve Costello had

identified a “safe harbor” con-dition of the 40B law thatwould allow the town to avoidany other 40B projects for 12months with the implementa-tion of an Affordable HousingProduction Plan. The plancould take up to six months toimplement, he said, as it re-quires approval from the stateDepartment of Housing andCommunity Development(DHCD) in the town reachinga two-percent affordable-housing-growth threshold.

B r a i n t r e e - b a s e dCampanelli, which owns theroughly 30 acres of land offUpland Road on which the40B project would be con-structed, has offered a$15,000 donation for the townto conduct a study for itsHousing Production Plan. TheSelectmen initially discussedthe donation last week, but

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An argument could bemade that perhaps it was in-appropriate to have an audi-ence with Howard given thenumerous opportunities forresidents to be heard on thesubject in other public ven-ues. And if they felt thatway they should have said

so. But to go ahead and in-vite Howard to come in at alater date, when they knewfull well she wanted to talkwith them prior to their ren-dering a decision on the lo-cation was disrespectful,and Howard deserved bet-ter. It’s like inviting her togo on a cruise after the shiphas left the dock. And don’tthink for a moment the ma-jority didn’t know exactlywhat they were doing, be-cause par t o f theSelectmen’s discussion in-cluded, “well, let’s take avote and see i f she s t i l lwants to come in.”

And the notion that theyfelt it only righteous to in-vite her with the caveat thatRINC should also be therewas downright revolting.RINC has dominated thepublic scene for months and

to think that this one lonewoman with the guts to lether voice be heard couldn’tsit at the table alone for onebrief shining moment with-ou t the behemoth RINCbreathing down her neck isridiculous.

And what happened toSelectman Helen AbdallahDonohue? She is supposedto be the guardian and care-taker of South Norwood.With Selectmen Lyons andPlasko voting against themotion to invite Howard inonly after a vote to supportthe Coakley School locationwas taken, she would havebeen the deciding vote insupport of treating Howardwith the respect that anyresident is deserving, and

took no action.However, the board voted

4-1 on Tuesday night - withHoward casting the dissentingvote - to accept the funds andmove ahead with the plan.Towns that have failed to meetthe 10-percent affordable-housing threshold have lim-ited control over 40B projectsbut often still attempt to fightthem off. However, Plaskosaid it seems that this particu-lar developer is at least tryingto work with the town to somedegree.

“By taking their money,we’re not getting in bed withthe devil. I think this is thebest option for the town,” saidSelectman Paul Bishop. “Wehave to do what we have to doif this [development] is goingto happen.”

Ice rink voteThe board also voted to au-

thorize Carroll to move aheadwith traffic and financial fea-sibility studies for the hockeyrink, and accept the NorwoodRink Site SelectionCommittee’s recommendationto focus on the CoakleyMiddle School site.

Initially, there was discus-sion of delaying the vote aweek due to the fact that resi-dent Judith Howard had re-quested to speak at the Jan. 22meeting following a presenta-tion by Carroll. However,Carroll submitted a letter say-

ing he was not planning ongiving a presentation.

Plasko said Carroll hadsubmitted a “pretty ambi-tious” timeline for presentingthe rink proposal to the An-nual Town Meeting in May,and delaying the vote couldjeopardize that.

However, it was agreed theboard would still invite JudithHoward and the Rink Site Se-lection Committee to nextweek’s meeting for the pur-pose of addressing any out-standing issues.

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PBCC puts brakes on May DPW presentationScoScoScoScoScott MacKtt MacKtt MacKtt MacKtt MacKeeneeneeneeneen

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The Permanent BuildingConstruction Committee(PBCC) is putting the brakeson the Norwood Department ofPublic Works (DPW) project,and now says the plan will notbe ready to go to the AnnualTown Meeting in May forfunding as originally planned.

The PBCC voted at itsmeeting last Thursday night tosupport a recommendationfrom its consultant to slow thepace of the project to allowmore time for the design teamto do its work.

The new timeline will takethe project to either the FallTown Meeting or a SpecialTown Meeting sometime priorto that.

“From jump street it was avery aggressive schedule. Itdidn’t leave a lot of room forkinks,” said Bryan Jarvis,project manager withMedfield-based CompassProject Management, the con-sultant hired to oversee theproject.

The PBCC will seek TownMeeting’s approval on borrow-ing around $14 millionfor theproject, which involves com-plete removal of the current

DPW structures on LymanPlace and construction of anew administration building,vehicle-storage bay and saltshed, and additional storage fa-cilities at the Winter Street site.

Jarvis said the concern overrushing the project to the An-nual Town Meeting was articu-lated by Town Manager JohnCarroll during a recent work-ing-group session. Jarvis saidhe agreed that putting theproject on a less-intense sched-ule would be beneficial over-all toward a better-quality de-sign. The design architect,Weston & Sampson ofPeabody, has also expressed

some concern over the pace ofthe project.

“Trying to rush this processto try to get to a May TownMeeting is still possible. Butit seemed to make a lot of sense[to slow down], especially ifyou want to have a well-in-formed Town Meeting,” saidJarvis. “It’s really about pre-senting a quality project thatthe community can get be-hind.” PBCC Chairman BillKinsman agreed with this sen-timent.

“I also felt that we were re-ally rushing it for the TownMeeting,” he said. “It mightnot be optimal to start [con-struction] in the fall, butyou’ve got to do what you’vegot to do.”

Jarvis said he would havea revised schedule of the workfor the committee at its nextmeeting on Jan. 24.

Also at the meeting, thePBCC received an update onthe Town Hall restorationproject from Compass’ JeffD’Amico, who said the archi-tect for the project will beginnext month re-assessing the in-terior of the building to iden-tify areas in most need of re-pair.

“It’s meant to be water-damage-only repairs, fixing upthe really bad areas,” said

D’Amico of the interior work.The highest priorities are a

small section of sagging ceil-ing in the Selectmen’s confer-ence room and an area of plas-ter damage at the back of Me-morial Hall, said D’Amico.The extent of ceiling damagein the Selectmen’s room issuch that the PBCC has agreedto bid that work out first andhave it done immediately.D’Amico said Compass is stillwaiting for bids because thefirst one came in above the$10,000 budget for the repairs.The work is expected to takeabout a week. The rest of theinterior work is expected to putout to bid in April and takeplace over the summer.

Town Meeting voted backin November to allocate$95,000 in total interior workand roughly $3 million over-all for the project. The major-ity of the work to rebuild theclock tower over MemorialHall will begin in March.

D’Amico said the contrac-tor, Contracting SpecialistsInc. of Attleboro, has been outin recent days examining thetower and will be conductingtheir initial survey over thenext few weeks.

“They’re not mobilizinguntil March,” he said.

even more so for one suchas Howard who has de-voted a good part of her lifein support of beneficialNorwood causes.

This column is in noway a condemnation ofRINC. They have orga-nized, raised money andpresented a solid argumentto this Town in an appro-priate fashion. And unlessthey got wind that Howardwanted to speak and pres-

sured Selectmen before themeeting to let them also at-tend, which this writer has noreason to think they did, thenthey were simply innocentvictims of the Selectmen’swarped sense of values.

By the time residents ofNorwood, through TownMeeting, are asked to supporta skating rink proposal lo-cated in South Norwood, theywill have had an appropriatevetting of the pros and cons

on the subject over thesemany months. Andwhether it is approved ornot should be of secondaryimportance to everyone in-volved in the process beingtreated like they count. Se-lectmen should take a goodlook in the mirror beforethey open their mouthsagain on the subject be-cause they completely em-barrassed themselves onTuesday.


trusion locks on all the doors ateach school, something that isalready in place at the highschool and middle school.

As for the perimeter secu-rity, Hayden said he is lookingto free up some funds from theSavage Center rental revolvingaccount to “purchase as muchas we can.” It will involve pur-chasing some security hard-ware and software, however,the actual installation will bedone by the school electricaldepartment.

“We’re trying to use theavailable funds in the budgetwe have,” said Hayden. “We’realso working with the CapitalNeeds Committee. We’re goingto continue working on this.”

Hayden said he met withPolice Chief William Brooks totalk about school security fol-lowing the Sandy Hook shoot-ing, which took the lives of 20students and six staff members.

“We have a very good work-ing relationship with our emer-gency-response officials,” hesaid.

“Obviously, the events inConnecticut have raised thestakes dramatically,” Riccardiadded.

However, it’s not just aboutphysical security. Haydenpointed out that school nursesand counselors also play a vi-tal role in acting as mentors andrecognizing students’ social andmental states.

School security continued from page 2gram. I’m delighted to hear thatit will be coming to Norwood,”said School Committee mem-ber Susan McQuaid, addingthat it would be a good idea toalso have an advisory programat the middle school.

The advisory program waspart of a recommendation fromthe New England Associationof Schools and Colleges, a re-gional accrediting body thatprovides school standards andcharts their performance in re-ceiving and maintaining ac-creditation.

Summing up the discussionaround school safety, Haydenconcluded, “We have safeschools. We have caring adultsthat work very hard. The mostimportant part of security isknowing people. I think that’sa strength of Norwood.”

40B concernsAlso at the meeting, the

School Committee respondedto a request for comment fromthe Board of Selectmen on aproposed Chapter 40B housingproject at Upland Woods byvoting to authorize Hayden towrite a letter expressing con-cerns about the project.

Essentially, the letter willsay that the schools would needsignificant additional resourcesto handle the influx of new stu-dents that would result from thedevelopment.

“These types of develop-ments, depending on how manynew students come in, usuallylead to the need for anotherschool building or an extensionof a building,” said Hayden.

Hayden said the total pub-lic school enrollment last yearwas 3,479 and this year was3,547. The 40B project wouldmostly add students to theOldham and Callahan elemen-tary schools, which are closestto the proposed developmentsite on Upland Road, saidHayden.

“I think that’s a concern weall share. It would certainly bedifficult for us to absorb with-out a major influx of fundingto our schools,” said McQuaid.

Health and Wellness De-partment Chairwoman AnneKeegan said the most importantfactor is to foster a learningenvironment where childrenfeel accepted.

“It’s important to have aneducational structure in placethat makes students feel con-nected, supported, and feel likethey belong,” she said. “Thesethings have been in place.They’ve been sustained andthey’ve been valued by thecommunity. Our students are inthe hands the most caring, com-passionate adults.”

At the elementary level,Norwood has the Open Circlecurriculum, said Keegan, whichteaches children social andemotional learning (SEL) skillssuch as listening, cooperating,speaking up, calming down,expressing anger appropriately,recognizing dangerous and de-structive behavior and problemsolving. Middle school studentsgo through the Second Stepprogram, a similar SEL-basedcurriculum where studentslearn to further develop thingslike empathy and communica-tion, emotion management andcoping skills, anddecisionmaking.

At the high school level,Keegan highlighted a new stu-dent advisory program that isbeing developed for the start ofthe next school year this Sep-tember. She said this would in-volve grouping 12 to 15 stu-dents together for the durationof their four years at NorwoodHigh, where they would be ledby a teacher advisor. The groupwould meet at times through-out the school year and essen-tially check in on one another,discussing a range of topics.Keegan said this provides theopportunity for teachers to getto know different groups of stu-dents, while giving students atrusted adult to go to as a re-source throughout their highschool experience.

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With the state and nation suf-fering through one of the worstflu seasons in recent memory,pharmacies in Norwood thisweek were waiting to restocktheir supply of vaccinations,which were abruptly cleaned outamidst the news of the flu out-break.

Reached for comment Mon-day, three pharmacies inNorwood-CVS on NahatanStreet and Rite-Aid andWalgreens on Route 1-all saidthey had run out of flu shots butwere expecting new shipmentsin during the week.

At Town Hall, the supply ofvaccinations was also wiped out,and Health Director SigalleReiss said the town will not bereceiving any more during theflu season.

“We had a rush on our vac-cine supply last week, and wedid run out on Friday,” saidReiss.

Reiss said the Health Depart-ment will be referring residentsto the pharmacies once the newvaccines come in. Additionally,because pharmacies do not ad-minister vaccinations to chil-dren, the federal government hasannounced it will begin re-sup-plying pediatricians, said Reiss.

She said the town typicallyreceives around 1,000 vaccina-tions each year, and usually runs

out much later into the flu sea-son. They are provided free ofcharge.

“We usually do our first fluclinic in October, and we’re usu-ally able to provide vaccinesmuch later into the year,” shesaid.

In most pharmacies, flu shotsare given out on a first-come-first-serve basis and are coveredby insurance. Depending on thepharmacy, shots are typically inthe $30 range if paid out ofpocket.

Norwood Hospital oftenruns a flu clinic but opted not todo so this year, said Reiss.

School SuperintendentJames Hayden said student at-tendance has not dropped sig-nificantly in recent days due tothe flu. Hayden said he encour-ages all his staff to get the flushot, and students are taught theimportance of washing theirhands regularly and stayinghome if they’re sick.

Meanwhile, the Massachu-setts Department of PublicHealth (DPH) last week an-nounced actions to increase ac-cess to flu vaccines and promoteawareness across the state, in-cluding distributing 760,000free flu vaccines to date, work-ing with boards of health to of-fer additional public flu clinics,and increasing flu educationopportunities in schools. TheDPH says it is working with alllocal boards of health to help

them offer additional public fluclinics in their communities inanticipation of expanded de-mand for vaccinations.

According to the DPH, thisis the strongest flu season na-tionally and in Massachusetts inseveral years. The latest state-wide data shows that rates of flu-like illness are on the rise inMassachusetts, earlier in the fluseason than in recent years.Health officials are reportingwidespread influenza outbreaksin 47 of 50 states, up from just aweek ago.

“Getting vaccinated is thesingle most effective way to pro-tect against the flu,” said DPHinterim Commissioner Dr.Lauren Smith. “The good newsis flu vaccines are widely avail-able, and it’s absolutely not toolate to get a flu shot in order toprotect yourself and your lovedones. This year’s flu vaccine hasshown to be a particularly effec-tive match against the dominantstrains of influenza currently cir-culating.”

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BASIC COMPUTER COURSE:A four-part basic computer course is frequently offered

to those who wish to learn how to use a computer. Sign-up atthe front desk.

BINGO:Every Wednesday, from 1:00 to 3:00.BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC:Hellenic Health Care will be available for blood pressure

screening on the first Wednesday of each month, at noon.Ellis Nursing Home will offer blood pressure screening onthe second Wednesday of each month at noon. The WalpoleVNA will now be doing blood pressure screening on the thirdWednesday of the month at noon.

BOOK CLUB:The Book Club will be meeting on Monday, Jan. 28th, at

10:00AM. The discussion will be on “The Scent of Rain andLightning” by Nancy Picard.

BRIDGE:Our Bridge Club meets on Tuesdays at 9:15 and Thurs-

days at 9:30 in the Library. The Tuesday group has room fornew players if you’d like to join them.

COMPUTER CLUB:The Computer Club meets each Wednesday at 1:00 p.m

in the library/computer room. Computer users at all levels areinvited to attend.

CRIBBAGE:Our seniors meet every Monday at 12:45 p.m. to play

cribbage.DIABETES WORKSHOP:The Diabetes Workshop will meet on Thurs, Jan. 24th at

11:00AM.FRIENDS’ DANCE: Friday Jan. 18th, from 7:00 - 10:30 p.m.GLEE CLUB: The Glee Club meets on Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m.HISTORY TALK:

The next History Talk will be on Thursday, Jan. 17th, at1:00 p.m.

MINI FIX-IT SHOP:The workshop will be open from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on

the second and forth Monday of each month. Please, notelevisions.

NORWOOD RETIRED MEN’S CLUB:The Board of Directors meet on the first Tuesday of

each month at 10:00 a.m., at the Senior Center. The ClubMembership meets the second Tuesday of each month atthe Norwood Elks Lodge, at 10:00 a.m.

PING PONG:Our ping pong table is available for anyone to play. Just

ask at the front desk.SCRABBLE:Our Scrabble players meet in the library every Thurs-

day afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Come and join them for a game.SHINE:Our SHINE Counselor, Carol, to help you with your

medical insurance needs on Tuesdays from 10:00-2:00.Please call 781-762-1201 for an appointment.

TRIAD:The Triad meeting this month will be on Monday, Jan.

28th, at 1:00 p.m.WAXING:Angela will be here on Jan. 28th. Waxing has changed

to an every other month schedule.WHIST: Whist players meet to play Whist on Tuesdays at 12:45

p.m. in the library.WHIST PARTY:Please note whist parties will be held on the 4th Friday

of each month from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Jan. 10: Ice Cream anda movie, Sponsored by Charlwell House, 1:00 p.m. Jan. 18.Peripheral Neuropathy, Dr. Orphanos, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

McQuaid quitsSchool Committee


School Committee memberSusan McQuaid informed thecommittee last week that shewill be giving up her seat justone year after being elected. Atthe end of the committee’sJanuary 9 meeting, McQuaidread a prepared statement inwhich she announced that shewill resign her seat effectiveMarch 31.

“When I decided to run forthe School Committee last Feb-ruary, I did so knowing that Ithen had the time to make thecommitment necessary to thisposition. However, during thepast six months the scope of mynow full-time position has ex-panded dramatically, and I findmyself having to miss regularSchool Committee and sub-

committee meetings due towork commitments and out-of-state travel,” said McQuaid.“Inconsistent attendance is notproper for an elected official,and I am not comfortable withbeing absent from meetings. IfI cannot serve as I intended, andI cannot, someone else who hasthe time necessary and willing-ness to serve should be allowedthis great privilege.”

She said the decision to re-sign her position was “difficult”but that she leaves the schoolsystem in good hands.

“I know I’m making theright decision, but it’s with aheavy heart,” she said. “I meanit quite sincerely when I say thatit has been a true pleasure toserve with the five other mem-bers of this committee.Courtney [Rau] is a superbchair and I have witnessed thiscommittee become a cohesiveunit with a single focus on im-proving every aspect of theschool system. I would also liketo thank the staff at the admin-istration office and the staff inour schools for their tirelessefforts to move forward.”

Rau said she was “stunned”by the news of McQuaid’s res-ignation, but at the same timepraised her colleague’s dedica-tion and leadership. “Your ex-pertise and your voice will bemissed on this committee. Iwish you good luck,” she said.

Committee members PaulSamargedlis and John Badgerboth commended McQuaid forhelping improve thecommittee’s overall stabilityand transparency.

“This committee is a lotmore stable and a lot more co-hesive, and you were a big partof that,” said Badger.

“It’s been a process. It’sbeen a chaotic process. But thefact that we’re all rowing in thesame direction I think is criti-cal,” added Samargedlis.

“Anyone who knows me orhas witnessed my previous nineyears in office in Norwoodknows that I don’t enter intocommitments lightly and I givemy all when I do so. I will con-tinue to work for and advocateon behalf of a just budget forthis school system, and I ask thepeople of this town to continueto support and enhance the edu-cational opportunities for ouryouth. It has always been anhonor to be elected to serve thepeople of this town. I will leavein April knowing that the com-mittee is solid and the future isbright for the Norwood publicschools,” she said.

McQuaid was elected to athree-year term on the SchoolCommittee in last April’s townelection. She previously servedon the School Committee, andalso served as a selectman from1995 to 2001.


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Tyler Gover has been the leading scorer for the Mustangs thus far. He chipped in with an assist during a 2-2 draw against Walpole last week.

PHOTO BY ZALINA MCGUIRE

Mustangs compete to 2-2draw against Walpole

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Gymnastics teamoff to a great start


Whether it’s the beam,vault, floor exercise or bars,the 2012 Norwood gymnas-tics team has been makingstatements in every meet thisseason.

Head coach KarenBroderick has been throughlyout impressed with her teamso far.

"We have had a great sea-son so far. We’re continuingto increase our skill level andpolish our routines eachmeet,” she said. “We have alot of depth this year whichmakes it easy to revise theline-up when gymnasts areout due to sickness, injury,etc.”

Skill-wise, the Mustangsare lead by two all-aroundgymnasts along with a host ofother talent.

“Our two all-around gym-nasts are Junior CaptainKristen Folan and juniorElizabeth Kearns. Both Lizand Kristen have been strongleaders for the team this sea-son. They have incrediblework ethic and drive. Therules changed a bit this year,so we have been playing withdifferent skills and combina-t ions to optimize theirscores,” explained Broderick.

The most recent develop-ment for Norwood was a winover Bay State rival Natick.

“Thursday night (January10) was a very exciting nightfor us. We came in feelingconfident after scoring130.95 against Braintree. Al-though we lost, that was byfar our highest team scoreever, in the 10 years I havebeen coaching,” Broderickexplained.

"We needed to focus onhitting our routines, keepingclean form, and staying onthe beam. Beam has been thedetermining factor in the pastfew meets...we have been fo-cusing on hit sets duringpractice. We managed toscore almost three pointshigher on beam as a team thanNatick. Norwood (32.8)Natick (30.1),” she added.

Junior Captain KristenFolan dominated the night asshe won the all-around witha 33.9. and also had the high-

est score on bars, beam andfloor.

“Our goal for Kristen is tostay healthy and fine-tune herroutines so there is no roomfor deductions,” saidBroderick.

Other highlights duringthe night were from Sopho-more MacKenzie Begley,who competes in threeevents, but is also more thancapable of stepping into theall-around if needed.

“She has been solid onbeam, and continues to in-crease her skill difficulty onvault and bars,” Brodericksaid.

Sophomore Marissa Gillishas also been a powerhouse,according to Broderick.

“She surprises us everypractice. She isn’t afraid totry new skills and work harduntil she masters them. Sheis a great worker, and we loveworking with her.”

Senior Captain MariaKatinas is fighting throughminor aches and pains thisyear, but “is extremely pow-erful on the floor. We areworking on adding a newtumble pass for her whichwill increase her start value,”said Broderick.

Bars, which is typicallythe weakest event forNorwood, is also looking bet-ter.

“Sophomores LaurenMcClure, Kelly O’Rourke,and MacKenzie Begley areworking hard on connectingtheir routines without anystops to optimize their scores,and start values. Liz Kearnsroutine is packed with diffi-culty, she is working on herform and fluidity. KristenFolan’s routine is clean, andwe are looking to increase herstart value in the next fewmeets,” added Broderick.

Clearly, things are begin-ning to come together for theNorwood gymnasts, and thesky may be the limit movingforward.

“Overall, both Christineand I are very proud of the ac-complishments so far thisseason. We are looking tostay strong and hope to fin-ish the season healthy. Whenthe girls are healthy, they areconfident and determined.”

The Norwood boyshockey team faced a peren-nially tough opponent lastweek in Walpole. A team theyhave had many close gameswith in recent years.

In what has often been ahard-fought and tough ri-valry, the Mustangs and theRebels played to a 2-2 tie,despite some thrilling action,and many penalties.

It was a thrilling game forthe fans, and it even crossedthe line at some points giventhe excessive penalties, in-cluding one Walpole playerreceiving a game misconduct.

Walpole took an early 2-0lead in the game after the firstperiod. The Mustangs playedwell offensively in the periodbut couldn’t convert on anyof their shots. On the defen-

sive end it was just a fewlapses that al lowed theRebels to take the 2-0 advan-tage.

The game lived up to itsbilling, as the two teams areboth near the top of the BayState Conference. The Mus-tangs sit at 5-2-1 overallwhile the Rebels are at 6-1-3.

The early deficit againstWalpole did not fazeNorwood as they came outfor the second period andcontinued to dictate the paceof play. Jack Sheehan wouldnet the Mustangs’ first goaloff an assist from Tyler Goverand Emmmet McNamara.

Gover, the leading scorerand one of the topplaymakers for the Mustangshelped thread a nice pass toSheehan, who was able to fin-ish and pull the Norwoodsquad within a goal.

Sheehan continued a su-perb effort by assisting on thegame-tying goal as well, thistime to John Galvin. Thegoal came on the power playfor the Mustangs as Sheehanand Dan Wiseman would of-fer great puck movement be-fore Galvin put away the ty-ing goal.

The 2-2 tie left both teamssatisfied after a tough game.The two teams will meetagain on February 9 inWalpole in what should be acan’t-miss matchup betweenthe two teams.

The Mustang defense andgoaltending has continued toprove st ingy, led bygoaltender Jordan Davis.The offense is catching up tothat defense as evidenced bythe comeback effort againstWalpole.


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Girls Hockeycontinueswinning ways


While under the radar,based on a lack of big-timewins, the Norwood wrestlingteam is quietly continuing tobuild its program back intosomething special.

Recently, the team tookpart in the Jim Peckham tour-nament held in Canton on Sat-urday, January 12.

“All in all a good day ofwrestling for the mustangs atCanton High School on Sat-urday,” said head coach DanMcQuade.

The biggest surprise on theday came from freshman GregWilliams. Williams had agreat day, taking forth place.

“He’s a young guy whoseimproving day to day,” saidMcQuade.

While it may not be aspretty as it’s been in pastyears, the Norwood girlshockey team is continuingtheir winning ways that theprogram has developed overthe past few seasons.

Under f irst year headcoach Tim Coskren and assis-tant Molly Barefoot, theMustangs sat at 5-2 and inthird place in the Bay StateHerget at the time of thisstory. Wellesley is in firstwith 13 points and Walpole,who Norwood recentlythrashed, sits in second with11 points.

While going a differentroute this year in terms ofteam goals, the players buy-ing into the system is oftenthe most important thing, andBarefoot says this team is do-ing just that.

“We try to stay away fromstats to encourage the teamapproach, plus we don’t havea standout player...rather lotsof point scorers, which isgreat,” she said.

Contributing toNorwood’s success this sea-son on offense and an impres-sive 34 goals scored thus farhave been Karyn Colomey,Jenny O’Donnell , KacieSmith, Emily Kelly andSammy Hayes.

Defensively, the Mustangs

have given up just 21 goalsin large part to a stellar blueline, consisting of HeatherFolan, Colleen Glaser, Shan-non Gillis and Katie O’Brien.

Goalie Sam Baturin as shehas been through out her daysin the cage for Norwood hasalso been

Entering the year,Norwood had the rare luxuryof returning all but two play-ers to their squad. After aplayoff exit last year and a bitof a new charge put into theclub this season, tourney timecould be a great time forMustangs fans.

“Having only lost two se-niors, we were hoping andare expecting another suc-cessful season, led by our sixreturning seniors,” said Bare-foot. “We’ve had two greatwins versus Milton andNatick and two very disap-pointing losses withWellesley and Braintree. Wehave set high standards forthis season and this team willcontinue to work day in andday out to achieve our goals.”

Norwood also had a pair ofsophomores go to the conso-lation finals. J.J. O’Donnelland Mike McDonough bothwrestled well and took homewell-deserved third placemedals.

Going to the finals wereseniors Mark Saulnier andJavier Cardona. For Javier itwas his first appearance at atournament final, and heended up taking second place.

“Mark wrestled aggres-sively and it paid off. Whenhe wrestles like that, with con-fidence, he will be hard tobeat. As was the case thisweekend,” said McQuade ofSaulnier.

Saulnier beat all his oppo-nents on his way to the 195-pound title.

Unfortunately, Norwood

was a bit undermanned, aproblem that has hurt themover the course of the year sofar.

“We did have a coupleguys out of the line up and

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that will continue to hurt usin the duel meets,” notedMcQuade.

While the program isn’texactly where McQuadewould like numbers-wise, his

ability to get the team to con-tinue to grind things out on adaily basis is key moving for-ward.

The sport is growing inNorwood, and McQuade be-lieves that's because of thededication and hard work be-ing shown by this year’s team.

“We just don’t have thedepth for 14 weight classesand duel meet competition.But when you have guys thatare working hard every dayand can go to a tournamentand do well, it makes it allworthwhile."

The team is looking to con-tinue its growth and momen-tum as the season hits its mid-way point. Saulnier is astandout, but the whole teamis on the rise.

Jan. 16 vs. Needham, 7:00Jan. 19 at Weymouth, 10:00Jan. 23 at Newton North, 6:45Jan. 26 at Framingham, 10:00Jan. 26 vs. Wellesley, 10:00Jan. 26 vs. Weymouth, 10:00Jan. 30 Natick vs. 7:00Feb. 6 at Dedham, 7:00Feb. 9MIAA Division 2 Metro. TBDFeb. 15-16MIAA Division 2 (at Marshfield) TBD

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“Our defense has been car-rying us so far this seasonwith Jordan Davis beingthe catalyst behind that,”said head coach Bil lClifford following theDuxbury game on Decem-

ber 27th.Before the season,

Clifford was well aware thatthe competition would betough as it always is.

“We have the target on ourbacks,” he proclaimed.

Jordan Davis hopes to lead the Mustangs much as he did the Weymouth U-18 team this fall, taking thatWeymouth team to a state title.

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Norwood continues tostay in the mix at the top ofthe Bay State Conferenceand is hopeful that they willbe able to string a few winstogether in the meat of theconference schedule.


The cliche may be a cli-che, but it's true.

Unless you put a full 60minutes together (or in thiscase 32) you will not winconsistently.

The Celtics are a primeexample of that lately, andthe Norwood girls basketballteam is still trying to findtheir inner KG and Rondoafter a recent loss to BayState rival Natick last week.

“We are yet to put a com-plete game together. Thisgame we were probably 80percent there,” said headcoach Alex DaLuz.

“We came out and reallycontrolled the tempo in thefirst quarter. We got in a littlefoul trouble, so we decidedwe’d pull the press off andapplied a stingy 2-3 defenseto finish off the half and takea 24-21 lead into halftime,”he explained.

Norwood then went backto their full court press toopen the third quarter andNatick did a better job of han-dling i t the second t imearound. Natick outscored theMustangs 21-6 in that frameto take a commanding 12-point lead into the fourthquarter.

“We did a great job ofcoming back in the fourth,

Girls Basketballfalls to Natick

cutting the lead to one pointat 42-41, but that’s as closeas it got for us. That one runin the third quarter did us in,”he admitted.

Shannon Reen scoredeight points and ripped downeight rebounds for Norwood.

Kelly Duggan and JessicaGorman led the Mustangs inscoring on the night with 10points apiece.

While every team getsstale, there is that true AveryBradley-type factor that theCeltics have found in anygood team. DaLuz may havefound his by inserting OliviaPhilbrook into the startingline-up.

“She gave us a muchneeded energy boost rightfrom the beginning. She fin-ished with five points andnine rebounds and was reallybig for us.”

Norwood entered thisweek at 4-6 on the season, 2-4 in the BSL. But there is stilla lot of basketball to beplayed, and it seems as if thissquad is a full 60-minutegame away from going onwhat could be a very impor-tant run as the calendarcreeps toward February.


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Track team eyes leaguetitle after win over Walpole


Last week, we issued astory telling you the stridesthat the Norwood indoortrack team had made overthe past few seasons.

We also told you that theMustangs had a huge meetcoming up with r ivalWalpole, that literally couldof made or broken their en-tire season.

The same Norwood in-door track program that wasin obscurity was on theverge of a potential lymonumental meet thatcould determine their futurechances at a Bay State con-ference title.

Well, they did the job,and now stand on the vergeof a league title when theyhave their next league meetJanuary 24 against Milton.This week they face offagainst a weaker Dedhamsquad that could serve as anice tuneup for al l themarbles.

“We had a great meet onThursday. It was a totalteam effort and every kiddid their part,” said headcoach Russ Booth. “We gotsome much needed pointsin the 600 from Ryan Igoewhich should help us nextweek against Milton. Wealso had great races fromMatt Thibeau and TimBuckley in the mile and1000 respectively.”

Shaun Callahan had agreat race in the 300 forNorwood as well.

According to Booth, Hehad never run it before andthey “were really depend-ing on him to come throughin that race and then in the4x400 against Milton aswell.”

“We should be able tobeat Dedham this weekwhich would set up a greatmeet against Milton for the

league title,” he addedLast week, Booth talked

about how much senior lead-ership and a commitmentfrom everyone to the entireprogram had changed theway that people around Mas-sachusetts looked atNorwood track.

However, Russ Booth andhis Norwood indoor trackteam are making great stridesthis year in trying to bringsome respect and pride to therapidly growing team.

“I’ve been here for threeyears now doing this, andwhen I started, the first daywe probably had 25 or sokids,” he explained. “Thatday I said okay, tomorroweveryone bring a fr iend.Now, three year’s later, we’recontending for a Bay StateConference title and have 64kids in the program.”

That type of expansion isa result of two things, an at-t i tude change and seniorleadership, both of whichBooth has seen develop.

“Our senior leadership,and their want to change theattitude of this program andrecruit kids has been out-standing,” he said. “Thisgroup of seniors, and in par-ticular our three captainshave grown and learned withme all three years. They’vetaken this program from abad, or very mediocre team toa very competitive one. Theirwork ethic and attitude iscontagious and when otherkids see what they’re doingit rubs off on them. They leadby example and take over apractice when I have paperwork or other stuff to do andthe team doesn’t skip a beat.”

Those captains, RyanIgoe, Jason Matovu and DanDiTomasso have helpedmake the program what it istoday.

A key to any successfulteam or program is pushing

each other on a daily basisand having some healthycompetition.

“They all push eachother and they push theother kids as well,” he ex-plained. “When they stepin the blocks every day theystart talking trash to eachother and want to beat oneanother, which is a goodthing. That competitive na-ture can only be positivewhen everyone wants to getbetter on a daily basis.”

“Ryan is a kid who hasa positive attitude at alltimes and really gets kidsgoing during practice. Dan,like Ryan and Jason are allfootball players and knowwhat it takes to lead,” saidBooth. “Jason can go takethe throwing kids if I haveto work with the sprintersand put them through aproper work out and knowswhat’s expected. Jason isprobably the biggest sur-prise. He was really bad asa sophomore just becausehe was still growing into hisbody. Now, he comes witha great attitude, pushes ev-eryone and has developedinto one of the top sprint-ers in the state based on justhis hard work alone.”

Now, not only do theyhave a sturdy track recordof growth over the past fewyears, the Mustangs nowhave a quality win whenthey needed it most to fur-ther silence any doubters.

Booth had said prior tothe Walpole meet that theway their season would endand be determined was“based largely on theWalpole meet.”

Now that it is out of theway. There may be verylittle stopping this year’ssquad from finally gettingover the longstanding pro-verbial hump in just a fewshort weeks.

Dec. 13 vs. Natick, L 50-45Dec. 20 vs. Wellesley, W 55-40Jan. 10 vs. Walpole, W 53-42

Jan. 17 vs. Dedham, 4:30Jan. 24 vs. Milton, 4:30

Jan. 30 TBD, 4:30Feb. 6 BSC Championship, 4:30Feb. 17 MIAA Division 2, 1:00

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Jan. 19 at Milton, 6:00Jan. 21 vs. Needham, 5:00Jan. 30 at Dedham, 7:45Feb. 2 vs. Wellesley, 6:00Feb. 4 vs. Framingham, 5:00Feb. 6 vs. Natick, 8:30

Feb. 9 at Walpole, 6:50Feb. 11 at Brockton, 8:00Feb. 13 at N. North, 7:00Feb. 16 at Winchester, 6:00Feb. 18 vs. Milton, 5:00


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NORWOOD PLANNING BOARDPublic Hearing Notice

Pursuant to Mass. General Law Chapter 40A, Section 9 the Norwood Planning Boardwill hold a Public Hearing on Monday, January 28, 2013 at 7:15 P.M. in Room 12,Norwood Town Hall, 566 Washington Street concerning special permit requests underSections 6.3.1, 6.3.4, 6.4.4 and 6.4.12 of the Norwood Zoning Bylaw for relief fromthe Bylaw’s buffer and landscaping requirements, and any other relief, as needed,from Section 6.0 - General Regulations, relative to the construction of a new 15,000square foot medical appliance manufacturing facility on a lot of land situated between25 and 61 Endicott Street. Said lot to be built upon was once part of the propertyowned by the Norwood Commerce Center Partnership. The applicant is David Ring,Applied Plastics, 25 Endicott Street, Norwood, Ma. Copies of the plans and supportingstudies are on file in the Planning Board’s office at Town Hall and may be reviewedduring normal business hours.

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0905 phone - Soliciting spoken to Lo-cation/address: Guarino Pastry Shop- Washington St Both parties id’d ad-vised and sent on their way. Ownersof business’s also advised.

1142 radio - Juvenile offenses com-plaint/summons Location/address:Coakley Middle School - Washing-ton St Investigation by Off JMahoney Juvenile arrest Age: 13Charges: a&b A&b A&b Harass-ment, criminal

1151 phone - Well being chk servicesrendered Location/address: MayfairSt Daughter requests well being onparents whose line went dead whilethey were talking, and she is unableto get through.

1155 phone - Well being chk spokento Location/address: Rama Shop-ping Center - Washington St Callerreports elderly male walking northbound with boxer shorts, hat andshirt. Subject located and is wearingjeans shorts, he is ok.

1359 phone - Found syringe servicesrendered Location/address:Sturtevant Ave + Pond Ave DPWworkers have found a syringe.

1408 walk-in - Assaults Location/ad-dress: Golden Living Center ( for-merly Emerald Court - WashingtonSt Det Ryan investigating.

1443 phone - Mischief (kids) areasearch negative Location/address:Baker Ave + Pond Ave Caller reportsgroup of girls fighting, now walk-ing down Pond towards Dean St.Goa.

1548 phone - Vandalism Location/ad-

dress: Lenox St Graffiti on back ofbuilding.

1630 phone - Trespassing area searchnegative Location/address: Lenox St+ Washington St Male walking onthe tracks from the Bornwood area,north. Officers report area searchednegative.

1631 phone - Citizens complaint ser-vices rendered Location/address:Plimpton Park - Lenox St Caller con-cerned about kids riding bikes in traf-fic. Officer reports goa.

1656 phone - Warrant servicearrest(s)made Location/address:Dean St One under arrest on war-rants. Arrest: Sumner, Charles W JrAddress: 30 Dean St Apt. #2lNorwood Dob: 05/31/1956 Charges:warrant arrest

1847 phone - Susp activity gone on ar-rival Location/address: Shaws Su-permarket - Nahatan St Sp malehanging around between CVS andShaws. Subject may been a shop-lifter at TJ Maxx Officer checkedarea, nothing found.

2015 911 - Disturbance Location/ad-dress: Winfield St Caller reporteddaughter violent, trying to break awindow. Officers on scene requestedambulance. Norwood fire transportparty to the hospital with officeraboard.

Friday Jan. 110038 911 - Well being chk protective

custody Location/address:T.G.I.Fridays - Bos-Prov Hwy Man-ager requesting well-being check ofpatron in the bar area. n669,n678 re-sponded. As a result, n669 returnedwith 1 in protective custody.

0653 phone - Repossession no actionrequired Location/address: OxfordRd.

1145 phone - Lost and found Loca-tion/address: Fulton St Small bluebike left at residence. Officer returnswith same.

1338 phone - Larceny Location/ad-dress: Sturtevant Ave.

1357 phone - Soliciting spoken to Lo-cation/address: Fortune Dr + HeatherDr Two white males selling win-dows, wearing khaki pants. No ve-hicle scene. Officer located individu-als, advised to come into station toregister.

1409 phone - Well being chk servicesrendered Location/address: Vernon StDaughter requests well being on 89yo dad. NFD transported him to hos-pital around 9:30 this am. Daughteradvised.

1507 phone - Death at home Location/address: Concord Ave NFD responds.Bci responds.

1536 phone - Assist MCI/hosp servicesrendered Location/address: NorwoodHospital - Washington St.

1725 911 - Auto theft services renderedLocation/address: Monroe St Callerreports vehicle stolen from driveway.N665 responds. Spoke to caller andshe realized the vehicle was repos-sessed.

1917 911 - Breaking and entering Lo-cation/address: Springvale Rd.

2013 911 - Debris on road Location/address: Washington St Caller reportshit and run. N678 & 667 responded.Sewer cover found in roadway andresulted in damage to vehicle.Norwood light, and DPW responded.

Interstate towing called for AAA. Tirerepair.

2019 walk-in - Malicious damage Loca-tion/address: Norwood Hospital -Washington St Walk in reports mali-cious damage to his car while it wasparked at Norwood Hospital.

2103 911 - Domestic arrest(s)made Lo-cation/address: Cleveland St Caller re-ports domestic with daughter. N669,667 & 668 responded. Arrest:Gonzalez, Angie Denise Address: 12Cleveland St Norwood Dob: 04/21/1992 Charges: a&b

2109 phone - Susp activity could not lo-cate Location/address: Old Farm RdCaller reports possible egging. N663responded.

Saturday Jan.120136 initiated - Hit and run Location/

address: Norwood Hospital - Wash-ington St N663 reports island in frontof hospital with stop sign has beenstruck. DPW notified and will retrievesigns and place cones.

0150 phone - Report of fight Location/address: Highview St Caller statesthere is a fight going on in her home.N662,n663,n664 responded.

1058 phone - Larceny complaint/sum-mons Location/address: Citizens Bank- Bos-Prov Hwy As a result of an in-ternal investigation by bank.

1628 phone - Citizens complaint Loca-tion/address: Chateau Restaurant -Bos-Prov Hwy Business concernedabout the employee who was termi-nated today. Officer advised them ona disinvite letter . Easton Pd check fam-ily residence but he was not home.

2045 phone - Community police servicesrendered Location/address: ChateauRestaurant - Bos-Prov Hwy Officer inthe lot during closing due to the termi-nation of a male employee today.

2207 phone - Robbery Location/ad-dress: Walpole St Store owner reportsarmed robbery with a gun. Red m./v.North On Walpole St . Bolo to thecars . 668 responded . Bci reponded.Bapern brodcasts and tt sent .Off.Kullich is the Primary officer.

2244 phone - Motor vehicle stop ser-vices rendered Location/address:Stonebridge Apts - Dean St Ma2edv80 checked due to armed rob-bery suspect Vehicle. Checks out.

Sunday Jan. 130358 911 - Susp activity area search

negative Location/address: CJ WalshCatering & Party Planning - MapleSt Caller reported two suspiciousmales in the area. Officers checkedsurrounding area, nothing found.

0421 initiated - Susp person spoken toLocation/address: Nichols St +Shattuck Pk Rd Officers out with twosuspicious parties. Subjects checked,ok.

0805 phone - Susp activity services ren-dered Location/address: Sokos Pizza- Washington St Employee reports tohis girlfriend, whom then calls police,that there was a noise in bathroom,light on, not the way it was left. Unitschecked in/outside building, all inorder, could not determine what madethe noise.

1041 phone - Found syringe area searchnegative Location/address: NeponsetSt + Pleasant St DPW got call for sy-ringes on sidewalk. N678 checkedarea unable to locate. DPW reportsmessage was on answering machine,no house number or call back num-ber left.

1318 phone - Robbery complaint/sum-mons Location/address: Everett StReport attempted strong-arm robbery

of a person. NFD sent. Bolo to cars,Westwood PD, MBTA bus,MBCR-train,Town Taxi. As a result of inves-tigation-n665 reports this is a false calland will file a complaint applicationand report.

1352 walk-in - Lost and found servicesrendered Location/address: NeponsetSt Party turns in found ring. Lost/found property intake form filled out.Item with form given to evidence of-ficer.

Monday Jan. 140146 initiated - Susp activity spoken to

Location/address: Nichols St + WestSt Officer out with two suspiciousparties. Subjects checked, ok.

0831 phone - Illegal trash disposal ser-vices rendered Location/address:Westwood Automotive - Pleasant StSmall amount of trash and the busi-ness owner only requested a log en-try at those time.

1010 phone - Found syringe servicesrendered Location/address: HampdenDr + Suffolk Dr Needles found in asmall bag out front and the finder putthem in his trash and left for work.

1635 phone - Assist other police departservices rendered Location/address:Main St Report their resident con-fronted a male on his property look-ing in windows, male then fled area.Units assist in a search of area.Walpole upgrades call to attemptedb&e and Bolo to cars for ma pc535sc7,2 w/m’s, 1 w/f, for i’d andquestioning. Walpole, Foxboro, s.p.Foxboro locate car and subjectsplaced under arrest. Bolo canceled.

1659 phone - Drunk person gone on ar-rival Location/address: NorwoodHospital - Washington St E/r doctorreports a female left e/r 15 minutesago after stating she would remain athospital until she sobered up. Unitscheck area for ma pc 285az1,w/f,brown hair, purple shirt. Franklin pdsent to registered owner’s home.

1738 initiated - Report of fire police &fire notified/r Location/address:Oldham School - Prospect St N662reports a tarp on the roof is over aspotlight and tarp is beginning to burn.NFD and custodian responded.School Dept. Will inform contractoron Tuesday.

1816 phone - Fire alarm police & firenotified/r Location/address: Old FarmRd Resident of reports some type ofalarm sounding from this house,sounds like smoke alarm or CO2. de-tector. NFD handled same.

1907 phone - Dispute spoken to Loca-tion/address: Norwood Plaza -Nahatan St Report 2 kids on benchbetween Shaw’s and CVS, femalestated “keep your hands off me."N665 spoke to 2 juveniles, just jok-ing around.

2014 phone - Assist citizen transportedto hospital Location/address:Winfield St Caller states that herdaughter is out of control. N665,N666, 661, and n678 responding.Daughter has a history of mental is-sues. Norwood fire is also respond-ing. Norwood Fire transportingdaughter to the Norwood Hospitalwith aid of n6457 for an evaluation.N661 also responding to hospital.

2210 phone - Domestic Location/ad-dress: Sturtevant Ave Mother reportsher 2 kids are arguing. N663 reports17 year old will stay with upstairsneighbor.

2242 phone - Disturbance services ren-dered Location/address: Winfield StReport someone maybe at cellar door/window due to a knocking sound.N666 reports checked around outsideof the home-no sign of any break,spoke to homeowner, a cat may haveknocked something over, homeownersatisfied.

2314 phone - Well being chk Location/address: Centennial Dr Request checkof friend due to a text message, nospecific threat in message. N666 re-ports apartment in darkness, no an-swer, car not parked in its assignedspot, police had spoken to her ear-lier this evening on an unrelated call.1155 hrs-resident calls and says sheis home now. N678 Attempts toconfirm same but no answer. Mes-sage left on cell.

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Legals

TOWN OF NORWOODZONING BOARD OF APPEALPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

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 February5, 2013 at 7:30 PM on the request of Revolution Automobile Services (Case # 13-05)with respect to property located on 445 Walpole Street, in a GB-General BusinessDistrict.

The application requests:

This Application requests a SPECIAL PERMIT under Section 6.4.12 of the ZoningBylaw to allow an additional sign approximately 72’x32’ to an existing standingnonconforming sign.

Plans are on file with this application in the office of the Zoning Board of Appeal andmay be viewed Monday – Thursday between 8:30 AM to 3 PM.

BOARD OF APPEALPatrick J. Mulvehill, Chairman; Barbara A. Kinter, Philip W. Riley, John R. Perry,Harry T. Spence

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TOWN OF NORWOODZONING BOARD OF APPEALPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

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 February5, 2013 at 7:15 PM on the request of Maurice Fraone (Case # 13-04) with respect toproperty located on 68 Garfield Avenue, in a G-Residential District.

The application requests:

This Application requests a Special Permit under Section 5.4 and 5.4.4 of the ZoningBylaw to allow a second story dormer to a pre-existing, non conforming single familyhome having lot area of 7,500s.f. were 10,000 s.f. is required and a 10.5 foot side yardwhere 15 feet is required, And, any additional relief of Board may require.

Plans are on file with this application in the office of the Zoning Board of Appeal andmay be viewed Monday – Thursday between 8:30 AM to 3 PM.

BOARD OF APPEALPatrick J. Mulvehill, Chairman, Barbara A. Kinter, Philip W. Riley, John R. Perry,Harry T. Spence

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TOWN OF NORWOODAPPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF THE RESTAURANT WINE AND MALT

BEVERAGES LICENSE AND CHANGE OF LOCATION

PUBLIC HEARING

Application has been made to the Licensing Board of the Town of Norwood for transferof the Wine and Malt Beverage License from GR Pizza, Inc., dba Town Pizza 20Broadway to Taso’s Euro Café, Corp., dba Taso’s Euro Café, Anastasios S. Kapsaskis,Manager, of the license under Section 12, Chapter 138 Massachusetts General Laws,as amended, for sale of Wines and Malt Beverages to be drunk on the premises locatedat 125 Access Road, Norwood, Massachusetts. Description is as follows: Approximately2900 sq. ft. of existing restaurant, with one front entrance and three other exits at theback and side of building.

Public hearing on this application will be held on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 8:00p.m. in the Harry B. Butters Chambers, Room 34, Norwood Town Hall.

Michael J. Lyons ChairmanWilliam J. PlaskoHelen Abdallah DonohuePaul A. BishopAllan D. Howard

Selectmen of Norwood asLocal Licensing Board

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Library Events"STORY OF STUFF”PARTY AT THE LIBRARY

Come to the Morrill MemorialLibrary on Tuesday, February 26at 7 p.m. for an evening of shortfilms and discussion based on theinspirational “Story of Stuff”project by author Annie Leonard.The organization Together Yes,dedicated to promotingsustainability, will show 8 brieffilms narrated by Leonard anddocumenting what happens to thestuff we buy, where it comes from,what it costs in terms of econom-ics and environment, and what wecan do about it.

After watching these informa-tive documentaries, we will havea brief discussion and enjoy somelight refreshments. Sign up forthis free event at the library Ref-erence or Information Desk or call781-769-0200, x110 or 222. Thelibrary is accessible to the physi-cally challenged.

FRIENDS OF THE MORRILLMEMORIAL LIBRARY

Come join the Friends of theNorwood Morrill Memorial Li-brary as we welcome guestspeaker Brian McGrory on Thurs-day, 24 Jan. at 7:30. Mr. McGroryis a long-time reporter and colum-nist for the Boston Globe who wasrecently named editor of that pub-lication. He is also the author ofseveral books, including most re-cently Buddy: how a rooster mademe a family man. We hope youwill be able to join us for this funand informative night. For moreinformation and to register please

call the library at 781-769-0200.Mr. McGrory will be speaking inthe Library’s Simoni Room.

LOST RAILROADSAT LIBRARY

Author, publisher, college pro-fessor and railroad historian andphotographer Ronald Dale Karrwill present the story of NewEngland’s Lost Railroads at theJanuary meeting of the NorfolkCounty Rail Road Club (NCRRC)in the Simoni Room of the MorrillMemorial Library, Wednesday,Jan. 30, at 7 P.M. The meeting isfree of charge and the public is in-vited. Expanding on the title ofhis latest book “Lost Railroads ofNew England,” now in its thirdprinting, Professor Karr will givea brief illustrated history of therise and fall of New England rail-roads , focusing on lines in greaterBoston and Southeastern Massa-chusetts, including tips on howto find abandoned rail lines, hisown experiences discovering an-cient roadbeds and the current sta-tus of some abandoned lines. Partof the Norfolk County Rail RoadClub’s “Meet The Rail Authors”meeting series, Professor Karr’s.

PRESIDENT ABRAHAMLINCOLN TO HOLD PRESSCONFERENCE AT LIBRARY

President Lincoln (as por-trayed by Phillip A. Chetwynd) ispassing through Norwood onTuesday, Feb. 12 and has agreedto hold a press conference at theMorrill Memorial Library. Presi-dent Lincoln said he would firstoutline how difficult the Civil Warhas been and how his administra-tion has seen the country townapart. The President said hewould be pleased to entertainquestions from the local newspa-

per and the public. He plans tobe here at 7PM and is mostpleased that the Friends of the Li-brary and the Norwood ArtsCouncil are covering his ex-penses. Please call 781-769-0200x110 to register for this visit orstop in at the library. Phillip A.Chetwynd began reenactingAbraham Lincoln in 1988 afterstudying the Civil War andLincoln’s presidency, his familylife, and his political views. Hehas appeared all over the countryin schools, colleges, libraries, mu-seums, centennials, conferences,historical societies and manyother functions as well as theWhite House.

GLOBE’S BRIAN MCGRORYTO VISIT LIBRARY

Please join Boston Globe as-sociate editor and columnist BrianMcGrory at the Memorial Libraryon Thursday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m.as he talks about his new memoir,“Buddy: How a Rooster Made Mea Family Man.” A longtime news-paper reporter, editor, and colum-nist, McGrory was born and raisedin the Boston area and graduatedfrom Bates College. He workedfor the Patriot Ledger, the NewHaven Register, and has writtenfor and edited the Boston Globesince 1989. His twice-weekly col-umn in the Metro section of theGlobe has won the Scripps-Howard journalism award, and heis also the author of four novels.Sign up for this event, sponsoredby the Friends of the Library, ateither the Reference or Informa-tion Desk or call 781-769-0200,x 110 or 222. Autographed cop-ies of “Buddy” will be availablefor purchase after the program.The library is accessible to thephysically challenged.


DEATHSBARRY

Jeanne E. (Johnson) ofNorwood, peacefully sur-rounded by all her children, onJan. 5. Beloved wife of the lateKevin P. Barry, Sr. Lovingmother of Eileen Barry and herhusband David Bogdan of S.Carolina, Donald Barry and hisfiancé Jane Francis of Franklin,MA, Kevin P. Barry, Jr. and hiswife Chong of Virginia, NancyJeanne Barry of S. Carolina,Francis Barry of S. Carolina,Patricia Dalton and her hus-band Timothy of Seekonk, MA,Susan Stern and her husbandIrving of Pennsylvania, andJulie Anne Payne and her hus-band Michael of Florida; sisterof the late E. Edward Johnson,Jr. and his wife Doris; sister-in-law of Eileen Terrio and her

War II Veteran, U.S. Army.Member of the Dedham RetiredMen’s Club, Dedham AmericanLegion Post 18 and DedhamVFW Jacob Jones Post 2017.Member of St. Mary’s ChurchChoir for many years. Onlineguestbook and directions atwww.gfdoherty.com. George F.Doherty & Sons Dedham 781-326-0500.

MORRISSEYEileen M. (Baldwin) of

Walpole, formerly of Norwood,died on Jan. 11, 2013 at the ageof 83. Beloved wife of the lateJohn F. Morrissey. Devotedmother of Michael L.Morrissey and his wife Brendaof S. Attleboro and Marilyn A.MacDonald and her husbandDavid of Bridgewater. Sister ofJames Baldwin of TN and thelate John Baldwin. Cherishedgrandmother of Michael andMelissa MacDonald. Funeralarrangement by the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248Washington St., Norwood,Tuesday at 8 a.m. followed bya Funeral Mass at 9 a.m. in St.Catherine of Siena ChurchNorwood. Visiting hours willbe held on Monday from 4-8p.m. Burial will be at HighlandCemetery Norwood, MA.w w w . k r a w -kornackfuneralhome.com 781-762-0482

MORTONAnna M. (Stanchi) of

Norwood, formerly of Dedham,died on Jan. 11, 2013 at the ageof 87. Beloved wife of the lateThomas J. Morton. Loving sis-ter of Edith Petto of Revere and

the late Vincent Stanchi.Daughter of the late Joseph andIda (Biancolini) Stanchi. Alsosurvived by many nieces, neph-ews, great-nieces, great-neph-ews, two great-great-nephewsand a great-great-niece. Funeralarrangement by the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248Washington St., Norwood,Tuesday at 9am followed by aFuneral Mass at 10am in St.Catherine of Siena Church,Norwood. Visiting hours willbe held on Monday from 4-8pm. Burial will be at St. JosephCemetery, W. Roxbury, MA.Anna was very active at theNorwood Senior CenterNorwood, MA. In lieu of flow-ers, donations may be made inher name to the MSPCA AngellMemorial Hospital, 350 S.Huntington Ave., Boston, MA02130. www.kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com 781-762-0482

O’DONNELLJosephine M. (Pegurri), 85,

of Norwood, Jan. 2. She wasborn in Boston, on April 15,1927, the daughter of the lateFerdinando Pegurri andJosephine (Piantoni). Sheworked as an Executive Secre-tary at Allis-Chalmers Manu-facturing Co. in Hyde Park forover 25 years. Beloved wife ofthe late Paul J. O’Donnell, themother of the late PaulO’Donnell, and the sister of thelate Frederic Pegurri, MarySpicer and Perine Trumble.She was the aunt of nephewsFrederic Pegurri and his wifeDenise of Holbrook, RonaldPegurri and his wife Elaine, Ri-chard Pegurri and his wifeBonnie, all of Weymouth, andCarolyn and her husband Dale

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husband William, MarionBarry and Leo Barry. She isalso survived by 17 grandchil-dren, 6 great-grandchildren,and 22 nieces and nephews. Shewas predeceased by her motherand father, Erol E. and Bertha(Balfour) Johnson. Funeral ar-rangement by the Gillooly Fu-neral Home, 126 Walpole Street(Rte 1A), Norwood, followedby a Mass of Christian Burialat 10:00am in St. Denis Church,157 Washington Street,Westwood. Interment will fol-low the Mass in Highland Cem-etery, Norwood. Relatives andfriends are invited and may call

at the funeral home on Thurs-day, January 10th (today) from4:00-8:00pm. Memorial contri-butions in memory of Jeanne E.Barry may be made to theNorwood Senior Center, 275Prospect St, Norwood, MA02062. Gillooly Funeral Homewww.gilloolyfuneralhome.comNorwood 781-762-0174

IADONISIHenry A. of Dedham, Janu-

ary 12, 2013. Beloved husbandof Eileen (Durbin) Iadonisi andthe late Elizabeth “Betty”(Croswell) Iadonisi. Devotedfather of Sally L. Morrissey andher husband James ofNorwood, Robert J. Iadonisiand his wife Kathy ofNorwood, Nancy A. Kane andher husband John of Attleboroand the late Joseph A. Iadonisiand Henry A. Iadonisi Jr. andhis surviving spouse Sandra ofAttleboro. Brother of LenaKennedy of Dedham, NancyCampagna of Dedham, EdithKillelea of Westwood, JosephIadonisi of NH and the lateLouis and Carmen Iadonisi andJosephine Wallis. Also survivedby 11 grandchildren and manynieces and nephews. Funeralarrangement by the George F.Doherty & Sons Wilson-Can-non Funeral Home, 456 HighSt., Dedham Wednesday at 8AM, followed by a FuneralMass in St. Mary’s Church,Dedham at 9 AM. Relatives andfriends kindly invited. Visitinghours Tuesday 4-8 PM at thefuneral home. IntermentBrookdale Cemetery, Dedham.Late retired letter carrier for theDedham Post Office. World

TTTTTooooown Clerwn Clerwn Clerwn Clerwn Clerk Nok Nok Nok Nok NoticesticesticesticesticesNomination Papers Now AvailableThe Town Clerk’s Office wishes to inform the residents

of the Town of Norwood that nomination papers for the An-nual Town Election to be held on Monday, April 1, 2013 areavailable in the Town Clerk’s Office.

Requirements for filing nomination papers:Major offices need 50 signatures of qualified voters.Anyone wishing to run for Town Meeting Member who

is not a candidate for re-election needs to obtain 10 signa-tures of qualified voters in their district.

The nomination papers must be submitted to the TownClerk’s office by Monday, February 11, 2013 by 5:00 PM.

Dog licenses now availableThe Town Clerk’s Office would like to inform the resi-

dents of the Town of Norwood that the 2013 Dog Licensesare now available.

All dogs three months old or over must be licensed. Li-censes are issued on a calendar basis, January 1st throughDecember 31st.

Fees are $20 for both Male and Female dogs, $15 forSpayed Female and Neutered Male. Certificate showing thedog was spayed or neutered must be shown. Rabies Certifi-cate must also be shown.

The Town Clerk’s office hours are Monday through Fri-day from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

The Record BookFEBRUARY 17THDEADLINE FOR NYSSPRING INTRAMURALREGISTRATION

The Norwood Youth Soccerdeadline to register for the Spring2013 Intramural program U5 toU9 is February 17, 2013. A $10late fee becomes effective afterthis date. All players who regis-ter late will be placed on a waitlist, and will not be guaranteed aspot on any roster.

If you registered and need tocomplete payment, please be sureto do so prior to the deadline, oryou will be wait listed.

Please visit“www.norwoodsoccer.com” andclick “Registration” for more in-formation.

NORWOOD HIGH SCHOOLALUMNI ASSOCIATION’STEAM TRIVIA

Norwood High SchoolAlumni Association’s third an-nual Team Trivia night. Friday,Jan. 25, at the Elks Hall,Norwood, MA 02062, at 7:00 pm.$20.00 per person tables of 10available. Some full tables stillavailable. This fundraiser is tobenefit our scholarship founda-tion. The Norwood High SchoolAlumni in a non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to the bettermentof student life at the high school.Please contact Jerry Miller or

Paula Pelagi for additional infor-mation. They can be reachedthrough the Norwood Civic onNahatan Street, Norwood, MA.

NORWOOD ADULT ESOLPROGRAM

State funded English as a sec-ond language program and ourfunding covers the following ar-eas: Norwood, Stoughton,Sharon, Canton, Waltham,Walpole, & Dedham. Free ESOLClasses! Norwood Adult ESOLProgram, 190 Vanderbilt AvenueNorwood, MA 02062. Call 781-769-5848 or [email protected] Callto make an appointment to regis-ter.

WCC THRIFT SHOPRELOCATES

The WCC Thrift Shop has of-ficially moved to its new locationat 1091 Washington Street! Al-though the Shop will be closedfor business in January, donationswill be accepted on Mondays,Wednesdays, Thursdays & Satur-

days between 9:00AM &11:00AM. Donations of new and/or gently used, clean clothing,household items, decorations,toys, games are desired. The all-volunteer non-profit Women’sCommunity Committee operatesthe Thrift Shop and proceeds areused to support local charities.

NORWOODRETIRED MEN’S CLUBVALENTINE PARTY

The 10th annual Valentine’sDay Dinner Dance will be heldon Feb. 12, the second Tuesdayof the month. Those interested insigning up may do so at the Janu-ary meeting or you can call JoeCattafe at 781-762-4995 orGeorge Wallace at 781-326-9273. The cost is $25 per mem-ber and member’s guest.

4TH ANNUALSTUMP TRIVIA NIGHT

The Oldham School ispleased to announce its 4th An-nual Stump! Trivia Night, pre-sented by Norwood Bank. The

event will be held on Saturday,February 9th at 7:00 p.m. at theNorwood Elks. Tickets are$20.00 each, or tables of 10 for$200.00. Our goal as a PTO isto raise much needed money tosupport afternoon enrichmentprograms at Oldham ElementarySchool for all grade levels. Therewill be a cash bar, 50/50 raffle,Red Sox ticket raffle, and doorprizes. For more information callLaura Tolman at 781-769-0586or [email protected].

NORFOLK LIONS YOUTHSOCCER SPRING 2013REGISTRATION

For boys and girls ages 3 (bySeptember 1, 2012) to grade 12.You do NOT have to live in Nor-folk to join in on the fun! Allgames are played in Norfolk onSunday afternoons. Spring 2013Registration is now open! Regis-tration is ONLINE only. Late feesapply after Jan. 25th. To register,go to our website:norfolklionssoccer.com. For reg-istration questions, contact the

Registrar, Reynolds Lee, at ourgeneral email:[email protected] leave a message for him at:(508) 528-8015. Financial Assis-tance is available.w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /norfolklionsyouthsoccer

CONCERTS ON THECOMMON COMMITTEEPRESENTS WINTERCONCERT SERIES

The Town of Norwood Con-certs on the Common Committeeis offering something new inJanuary with four free concertsto help you make it through thelong cold winter. Concerts will beheld over four consecutive Sun-days at the Norwood High Schoolon Jan. 20th by the WestwoodSwing Band. Then on Jan. 27ththe S.O.S. Big Band will performbefore the winter series con-cludes on Sunday, Feb. 3rd withthe Roy Scott Big Band. All per-formances are 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. atthe new Norwood High Schooland will be held rain, shine orsnow, unless it is a really bigstorm! Hot chocolate and good-ies will be served at intermission.For more information please callthe Norwood Town Hall at781.762.1240 or visit http://www.norwoodma.gov/.


Deaths continued from page 14DeRoos of Idaho, and many grandniecesand grandnephews. A Mass of ChristianBurial will be celebrated at St. Catherineof Siena Church, 547 Washington St.,Norwood. Interment will follow inHighland Cemetery, Norwood. In lieuof flowers, memorial contributions maybe made in Josephine’s memory to theMassachusetts Commission for theBlind, Boston Office, 600 WashingtonStreet, Boston, MA 02111.Arrangemant by the Gillooly FuneralHome.

SHAWDavid K. Sr., 68, formerly of

Norwood on January 12. Active mem-

ber of the United Church of Norwoodhe was a member of the Norwood Elks(B.P.O.E.) and of the Independent Or-der of the Odd Fellows of Walpole. Hewas also previously on the board of thePerkins School for the Blind where hewas a consultant on how to improvetheir books on tape. Mr. Shaw was anavid reader and history buff. He alsoenjoyed camping, fishing and manyother outings with his family. Belovedhusband to Georgia E. (Becker) and to-gether they raised three children. DavidK. Shaw, Jr. of Millis, Marie E. Maloneyof Norwood and Jennifer L. Simpson ofBrockton. He had one sister, SandraCole of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was

a devoted grandfather to his eight grand-children, Jessica L. and James R.Simpson, Michelle Hughes, John andMatthew Maloney and Laura, David G.and Shawn Michael Shaw. Relativesand friends are invited to attend his fu-neral on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 11AM atthe United Church of Norwood, 595Washington St., Norwood, MA 02062.Interment will be private. Funeral ar-rangements by the May Funeral Home,85 Nichols St., Norwood. In lieu offlowers donations in his memory maybe made to the United Church ofNorwood Memorial Fund at the addresslisted above.

WHALENHelen M. (Leary) of Norwood died

on Dec. 28. Beloved wife of the lateJohn F. Whalen. Loving sister of Ed-ward F. Leary Jr. and his wife Elizabethof Lowell and the late Josephine “Sis”DeMello. Special aunt of Diane Learyof Lowell, Kenneth DeMello of New-ton, Carol Thibideau and her husbandScott of Bedford, Edward Leary ofMarlboro and Ronald DeMello of FL.Daughter of the late Edward F. Sr. andMargaret E.(Butler) Leary. Funeral ar-rangements by the Kraw-Kornack Fu-neral Home, Norwood. Burial will beat St. Joseph Cemetery W. Roxbury,MA.


To some, it’s a $50,000 donation. To us,

it’s an investment.

11 Central Street, Norwood, MA 02062 781-762-1800 www.norwoodbank.com Member FDIC Equal Housing Lender Member SIF

In the past three years, the Norwood Bank

Charitable Foundation has donated over $300,000 to

the Norwood community.

Our most recent donation of $50,000 will be used

for a variety of educational needs at the eight Norwood

schools, including technology upgrades and projects:

smart boards, projectors, cameras, video conferencing

equipment, and more.

“In these diffi cult economic times we understand

the challenges our schools face,” noted Norwood Bank

President & CEO Christopher Dixon. “Participation

from local businesses is more important than ever,

so we’re very pleased to step in and help make

a difference.”

As your community bank, we’ve learned that

supporting our local schools is a smart investment—

one that will pay handsome dividends for students,

their families and all of Norwood for years to come.

Scott Williams, Principal Cleveland Elementary School | Wesley Manaday, Principal Oldham Elementary | Diane Ferreira, Principal Willett Early Childhood Education |Brianne Killion, Principal Prescott Elementary | James Hayden, Superintendent of Norwood Public Schools | Dr. Alec Wyeth, Assistant Superintendent | Christopher B. Dixon, President & CEO Norwood Bank | Bob Griffi n, Principal Callahan Elementary | George Usevich, Principal Norwood High School | Jean Selines, Principal Balch Elementary | Joyce Onischewski, Director of Student Services | Matt Ehrenworth, Coakley Middle School | Jill Milton, Elementary Math Coordinator | Carole Poirier, Assistant to the Superintendent

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