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The Norwood Ice Rink Committee is preparing to unveil designs for the planned rink in South Norwood. Above, an early diagram depicts how some of the rink interior will look.Facing Washington Street, the building will be set back from the road, closer to where the tennis courts now sit near Hawes Pool.

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Rink Committee prepares to present plans to the public

Sam NickSam NickSam NickSam NickSam NickererererersonsonsonsonsonStaff Reporter

Rink PlansRink PlansRink PlansRink PlansRink PlansContinued on page 6

The Ice Rink Committeeannounced its schedule of pub-lic and government meetingsthroughout the spring, aftermaking initial comments ondraft renderings for the projectduring a meeting on April 2.

Members of the Committee,along with architects DiLulloAssociates, plan to provide anupdate on the project to theBoard of Selectmen on April 14at 7:30 p.m. The next day, thefiling for both the Planning

Board and the ConservationCommission would take place.

The public will have achance to weigh in on theprogress of the ice rink projectat 7 p.m. on April 30, follow-ing a presentation byCommittee members. TheCommittee is looking tosecure the Norwood HighSchool auditorium for theevent, though it has alsolooked into using theCoakley Middle School,since the project is in the sameSouth Norwood neighborhood.

During the April 2 meeting,

some members anticipated anunfriendly atmosphere for theApril 30 meeting.

“We’re going to have a hos-tile crowd,” Paul Riccardi saidof the need to have the correct

r e n -derings before the public meet-ing.

The Committee then antici-

pates moving through hearingswith both the Planning Boardand the Conservation Commis-sion, beginning the week ofMay 4 and running throughJune 22, with the comment pe-

riod for the Con-servation Com-mission endingon June 23 andthe PlanningBoard’s appealperiod ending onJuly 13.

In the meantime, the RinkCommittee is still waiting toapprove final renderings for the

project.During the meeting on April

2, John Lloyd of DiLullo As-sociates presented the Commit-tee with renderings depictingseveral views of the project, atwhich time several problemsbecame apparent.

Lloyd noted that some of therenderings had become dis-torted during the printing pro-cess, as the images - which hadbeen different sizes - were allprinted to the same sizedboards.

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“We’re going to have a hostilecrowd.”

- Paul Riccardi

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Plasko, Donohue retain seats,McDonough wins School vote


Pictured here with his family, Patrick McDonough (center), 18, waselected to the Norwood School Committee on April 6. He won everydistrict over incumbent Michal Bergeron.

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SENIOR NEWS

SeniorsSeniorsSeniorsSeniorsSeniorsContinued on page 3

Incumbents carried two ofNorwood’s three contestedelections for local government,but challenger for School Com-mittee Patrick McDonough de-feated incumbent MichalBergeron in a landslide afterpolls closed on April 6.

McDonough, 18, carried allnine voting districts and almost62 percent of the vote in anelection with 3,341 voters, rep-resenting a 19 percent turnout.

“I want to thank all the vot-ers who did turn out and votedbecause that’s the most impor-tant thing, getting out to vote,”McDonough said. “I’m speech-less. It’s been awesome.”

McDonough thanked hisfamily and his campaign man-agers for their support and saidthey were all very proud. Healso mentioned receiving acouple pointers from his fatherTim McDonough, who wasalso elected to office inNorwood at age 18 around 32years ago.

McDonough then thankedhis opponent for a clean andwell-run campaign, callingBergeron a “class act.”

McDonough, who will beattending Benjamin FranklinInstitute of Technology in Bos-ton come the fall, said he plansto “sit back and learn the ropes”for the first few months of histerm. He said doing the best hecould for all of the “students,parents, and teachers of thiswonderful town” motivatedhim to seek office.

“When people started invit-ing me into their homes (on thecampaign trail) ... it changedeverything,” McDonough said.

Bergeron commendedMcDonough on his victory andreiterated his dedication toNorwood Public Schools.

“He’ll be a fine SchoolCommittee man,” Bergeronsaid, who planned to work withcitizen’s organizations in townfocused on improving theschool system.

Bergeron said the Schoolsstill need more dependable

funding each year and that re-quirements for students havechanged, as well as employ-ment prospects, which neededto be accounted for in educa-tion.

“I feel confident that theSchool Committee, as it’s nowconstituted, can continue tocarry on that task,” he said.

In the race for selectman,incumbent Bill Plasko garnered53 percent of the vote to defeathis opponent, challenger andformer Selectman from 2002-2005, Denis Drummey.

“I’m just thrilled. It was ob-viously a close election. I con-gratulate Mr. Drummey on hisefforts,” Plasko said. “Ourmotto is ‘workhorse’ and wedid that throughout this cam-paign.”

Plasko said his supporters“turned over every leaf theycould think to make a differ-ence” in his campaign andthanked them for their work. Hespoke of ongoing issues inNorwood, including the rinkproject and 40B developments,and said he would continue towork with those who remainedinterested in the town.

“I’ll work hard again tohopefully earn the trust of thevoters in this next three years,and hopefully this three will be

better than any we’ve had in thepast,” Plasko said.

Drummey was unable to bereached for comment.

Paul Donohue also re-tained his post, winning re-election to the Planning Board- where he most recentlyserved as chairman - overchallenger Kevin Pentowski.

Donohue received 55 per-cent of the vote, whilePentowski took in 44 percent.The race was closely con-tested, with both candidateseach carrying certain districts,with District 9 resulting in a tiebetween the two.

Donohue said he was sur-prised with how some of thedistricts voted, but was veryhappy with the results and theturnout that tipped the racein his favor. He thanked hiswi f e , Se l ec tman He lenAbdallah Donohue, and thehelp came from more peoplethan he could possibly name.

Donohue said he focuseda lot during his campaign onmaking su re t he pub l i cknew what the PlanningBoard actually did, and thatit was about more than justthe 40B and 40R develop-ments.

“I think people really under-stood that,” Donohue said.

AFTERNOON DANCE: Thismonth’s dance with John Rampino willbe held on Friday, April 10 at 1 p.m.Cost is $5.

BASIC COMPUTERCOURSE: A four-part basic computercourse is frequently offered to thosewho wish to learn how to use a com-puter. Sign-up at the front desk. Newclass will be announced soon.

BINGO: Every Wednesday, from12:45 to 3 p.m. $5 to get started. Wehave begun a new game, for $1 with a

winner take all prize! You must be hereby 12:45 p.m. to play the new game!

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC:Hellenic Health Care will be availablefor blood pressure screening on the firstWednesday of each month. Ellis Nurs-ing Home will offer blood pressurescreening on the second Wednesdayof each month. The Walpole VNA willprovide blood pressure screening onthe third Wednesday of each month at11:30 a.m.

BOOK CLUB: Our next Book

Club will be meeting on April 27 10a.m.

BRIDGE: Our Bridge Clubmeets on Thursdays at 9:15 a.m. in theLibrary. The Tuesday group has beencancelled.

COMPUTER CLUB: TheComputer Club meets each Wednes-day at 1 p.m. in the Library/ComputerRoom. Computer users at all skill lev-els are welcome to attend.


Selectmen issue warningto uptown pub


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Seniors continued from page 2

CRIBBAGE: Our seniors meetevery Monday at 12:45 p.m. to playcribbage.

DIABETES WORKSHOP:The Diabetes Workshop will meetApril 23 at 11 a.m.

EXCEL CLASSES: Excelclasses have resumed. Please sign up.

FOOT DOCTOR: Dr. Cormieris scheduled for April 14 from 9 a.m.to noon. Cost is $25. Please call forappointment.

GLEE CLUB: Glee Club meetsevery Tuesday at 11:15 a.m.

H A N D C R A F T E R S :Handcrafters meet every Monday from1 to 3 p.m.

HISTORY TALK: Classes will beheld on Thursday, April 16 at 1 p.m.The topic will be American Indians.

MASSAGE THERAPIST: KarenTracy is here on the first Monday ofeach month. Please sign up at front desk.Massages are $30 for half an hour.

NORWOOD RETIREDMEN’S CLUB: The Board of Direc-tors meets on the first Tuesday of eachmonth at 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Cen-ter (Except July and August). The Club

Membership meets the second Tuesdayof each month at the Norwood ElksLodge, at 10 a.m.

OIL PAINTING: No Oil Paint-ing class is offered in March.

PROPOPE: Is held on the thirdWednesday of each month at 1 p.m.

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

SHINE: Our SHINE Counselor,Carol, is here to help you with yourmedical insurance needs on Tues-days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pleasecall 781-762-1201 for an appoint-ment.

SQUARE DANCE: Please joinour Square Dance Class every Tues-day at 9 a.m.

TAXES: By appointment onlyon Fridays. Starting Feb. 6. Contactfront desk to schedule appointment.

TRIAD: Please join us onMonday, April 27. Our speaker willbe: William P. O’Donnell from reg-istry of Deeds.

WATER COLOR: The nextsession is scheduled for Thursday,April 9 at 9 a.m. Payment of $20must be made at time of signup.

WAXING Cancelled until fur-ther notice.

WHIST: Whist players meet onTuesdays at 12:45 p.m. in the li-brary.

WHIST PARTY: Whist partieswill be held on the fourth Friday ofeach month 1 to 3 p.m.

Friends Dance: Friday, April17 at 7 p.m.

Mini-Bus Trips: Tuesday,April 14: Walpole Mall Tuesday,April 21: Twin River Tuesday, April28: Westwood Crossing

Trips:May 22: New Dawn Singers,

Luncheon, Show / Drive own,Luciano’s Lake Pearl Wrentham, MA.$55 p.p.

July 21: Isle of Shoals, Ports-mouth Harbor Cruise, Lunch & Trans-portation $99 p.p.

Limey’s Pub received awritten warning from theBoard of Selectmen on April7 for serving an intoxicatedperson.

Detective RichardGiacoppo, of the NorwoodPolice Department, said thaton February 20 at around11:27 p.m., police responded toa motor vehicle accident at618 Nahatan Street, where acar had rolled over a snowbank and into the front yardof a home.

There were five individu-als in the vehicle - none injured- who all declined medical at-tention and said the car had hit

a patch of ice. There were,however, no witnesses to theincident. It became knownthat the individuals in the ve-hicle had previously been atLimey’s Pub on WashingtonStreet.

The officers observedsigns of intoxication and anodor of alcohol and subjectedthe driver to a sobriety test,which he failed.

They arrested the driverfor operating under the influ-ence of alcohol and placedanother passenger - who hada single beer on his person,which was not available atLimey’s Pub, the owners said- in protective custody. Thedriver’s blood alcohol contentat the station was .14, .06 over

the legal limit.Receipts from Limey’s Pub

showed the last member of theparty - the driver - cashed outat 11:19 p.m. The driver saidduring booking that he hadfour hard liquor drinks whileat Limey’s.

The whole party was re-sponsible for just under $130altogether in receipts for“product” from Limey’s,though Giacoppo said theparty had consumed one ortwo appetizers. Servers atLimey’s also said the partyhad purchased drinks for oth-ers not in their group.

Giacoppo said the receiptsummaries showed totals, but


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VFW APPRECIATESEFFORT

To the Editor:Norwood VFW Post 2452

wants to thank the NorwoodRecord for publishing the pub-licity for two recent events atthe VFW. The layout of eachnotice was excellent and welledited. The published noticesappeared better than the articlesoriginally submitted. Thesenotices helped provide public-ity and visibility for theNorwood Post 2452. The pub-lication of these notices defi-nitely resulted in a larger turn-out at each event than originallyexpected. Thank you for help-ing bring the Norwood VFWPost 2452 to the public’s atten-tion.

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THANKS FROMTHE PRESCOTT

To the Editor:On March 26, the Prescott

School held a very successful5th grade pasta supper. Fami-lies and friends attended and wehad a packed house for dinnerand entertainment! We were

very lucky to be entertained bySimon Shapiro, accordionistand Brad Ackland, vocalist! Iwould like to thank all the par-ents that helped to plan and runthe night. We would also liketo thank all of our very gener-ous sponsors for the night: Or-ange Leaf of Norwood, FeistyGreek, One Bistro, BeehiveFlorist, Vico Restaurant, HomeMarket Foods, Stop and Shop,Isabella’s, Shaw’s, Lewis’,Dessert Works, Café Venice, D& G Deli, Old Colonial Café,Conrads, Hannafords,McDonalds, Big Y, PapaGino’s, Royal Pizza, Chateau,CVS, Tuscany Grill, and theOutback. We truly appreciatetheir donations!

Brianne M. KillionPrincipal, C J Prescott School

POTHOLES AREA BIG PROBLEM

To the Editor:I would like to address the

pothole problem in the town ofNorwood.

Potholes are very danger-ous!

The Department of PublicWorks has always maintained

a high standard of service to theresidents of Norwood. The pot-holes cause a lot of trouble, butthe DPW was ready. I wouldlike to give a great big thankyou to the DPW.

This winter, they have en-dured never ending snow-storms. Winter is a bad timefor roadways. Water fromthawing snow and ice getsinto cracks in the roadwayand freezes. This causes thestreet to lift up when trafficdrives over the broken areaand causes a pothole. Someof the potholes become largeand deep and can cause dam-age to cars. There are differ-ent laws regarding potholes,depending on weather theproblem roadway is by a city,town, or state.

Will there be enough moneyto repair all our streets, whichwere damaged due to the iceand snow removal? Also, whatwill happen to the cars andtrucks that were damaged as theresult of hitting a pothole?

Matthew SchickBoy Scouts of America

Troup 49,St. Catherine’s Norwood

did not show what was con-sumed. He said there were nowitnesses or employees whocame forward to attest to thegroup’s intoxication.

Selectman Helen AbdallahDonohue suggested that with-out full details as to who or-dered what and at what cost,the total bill wasn’t “thatmuch.” Without that knowl-edge, it would be difficult toprove how much had actuallybeen consumed and whetherthe individuals became visiblyintoxicated as a result of theirtime at Limey’s.

One of the servers also al-legedly “shut off” the passen-ger who was later placed inprotective custody from barservice shortly before 10 p.m.Giacoppo said that server wasT.I.P.S. certified, but a secondserver - who said he had pre-viously received some type ofcertification in Florida - alleg-edly had trouble producingdocumentation.

“Everyone at Limey’s wasextremely relieved that thegentlemen in the accident

were not seriously injured.We’ve always done our abso-lute best to make sure that ourcustomers and staff are safe,”Limey’s owner MaryWinstanley said. “We are con-fident that our staff was notserving anyone that was vis-ibly intoxicated.”

Winstanley said one of theservers was told by the indi-vidual who was later placed inprotective custody that theywould be receiving a ride fromtheir friends.

She continued that, sincethe incident, all of her servershave produced T.I.P.S. certi-fication documents. She saidthey had a staff meeting todiscuss policy and employedan additional doorman at nightshifts to observe customers.

Selectman Michael Lyons,in motioning for the writtenwarning, said that Limey’sPub had no prior issues be-fore the Board on record.

After a vote of 4-1 - withSelectman Bill Plasko op-posed - newly appointedchairman Paul Bishop

handed down the writtenwarning to Limey’s under theguarantee from the ownersthat Limey’s staff would staycurrent with their certifica-tion.

Also during the meeting,Chief of Pol ice Wil l iamBrooks reported on new staffand hiring policies.

Brooks introduced newpol ice off icer Just inHitchock, who l ives inNorwood. Hitchcock gradu-ated from the academy inFebruary and received theleadership award there, andserved several deploymentsin Iraq as a Navy Corpsmanattached to a Marine helicop-ter unit.

Brooks also reported that,for the first time since the po-l ice depar tment was re-moved from the civil servicehir ing program at TownMeeting, it held an entranceexam for a new hire.

Brooks said 270 appli-cants passed the exam - heldon April 4 and administered byPublic Safety Consultants -and in “stark contrast to civilservice,” results had been de-livered the next day.

Brooks said the processoutside of civil service is“more work for us,” butthought it was “a more de-pendable process.” He saidthe department was still sort-ing through candidates aheadof the first screening phase.

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We had hoped that Gov. Baker, a man whose resume speaks tohis skill as a successful businessman, would turn this winter’s MBTAdebacle into an out-of-the-gate illustration of how he would bringthat skill set to governance. A report due out this week on the publictransit meltdown and ways to reform the service show that wewere overly optimistic.

Although there is damning evidence revealed by early peeksand leaks, one heavily weighted factor cited by the report relies onthat oldest of chestnuts: blame the workers.

Specifically, the report blames the Family and Medical LeaveAct (FMLA), and abuses of that time-off guarantee for new par-ents, for much of the MBTA’s woes. In the report’s telling, largenumbers of workers abuse this allowance to get around what wouldotherwise be unexcused absences, driving up overtime costs in theprocess.

We have no doubt that this is a problem and one that must befixed. But placing so much of the blame here is misguided. So too ispretending, as early leaks of the report suggest, that fare evaderssubstantially added to the budget woes.

A jaw-dropping statistic from the report, if it is true, is that theMBTA has failed to, over time, spend approximately $2.2 billion inearmarked repair funds. That is a huge number and where thefocus really should be. Suggested connections between that divertedmoney and employee absenteeism ring false, especially when sta-tistics suggest that overtime due to the alleged FMLA abuses to-taled only about $3 million for the first nine months of the currentfiscal year.

We wholeheartedly agree that any FMLA abuses, or abuses ofsick time in any form, should be a priority for management. Thereneeds to be a crackdown. It bothers us, however, that the early trialballoons floated in advance of the report put this problem on a nearequal footing with the unspent maintenance funds.

Why? We suspect it is part of a preconceived effort to arguethat the floundering transit system doesn’t need any additional money,something we find hard to believe. Step one, of course, is to cut fatand make sure resources are well-spent and properly utilized. Steptwo should be to determine what the system needs to run effi-ciently and where that money will come from.

We saw widespread economic losses by businesses that couldnot get needed workers on site during stretches of this brutal win-ter. Public transportation isn’t a societal nicety; it is a business im-perative. The big picture, if one is to look for one, is that the dicker-ing over MBTA funding, or lack thereof, ties to the neglect of ourinfrastructure in general, both nationally and in Massachusetts. Weneed to fix bad bridges and terrible roads. But year after year thereis little effort on this. Just finger-pointing and political shell games.

We still hold out hope that Baker’s administration will bring moreactive oversight to the MBTA, and that gubernatorial scrutiny islong overdue. But, we remind him that good governance is not justabout budget cutting. Waste and abuses need to be eliminated, andthen a realistic funding target needs to be agreed to and fulfilled.The report, we fear, was always intended to claim that public trans-portation is perfectly well-funded and move on.

What we’ve seen is that age-old canard of give the people apiece of the puzzle to distract them from the harder work that liesahead. The MBTA didn’t fail because of sick days, nor are bridgescrumbling because of overpaid workers. Our problems, simply put,is the compounding effect of neglect and mismanagement, and thereflexive need for politicians to find a villain, then inauspiciouslymove along without doing the hard work.


Rink Plans continued from page 1Assistant Town Engineer AndyMurphy also pointed out thatthe renderings depicted theproject shifted further norththan actually planned, andWashington and Short streets -the intersection of which wouldreceive a major overhaul inconjunction with the rinkproject - were misaligned.

Upon further inspection, theCommittee determined that therenderings were off by around30-40 feet.

Lloyd said the renderingswere based on the “latest” civilplan.

Town General ManagerJohn Carroll, who chairs theRink Committee, voiced hisdispleasure with the renderings.

“What is wrong, there is amajor thing wrong here,”Carroll said, noting that the dis-covery of the discrepancy was“not a minor comment.” TownEngineer Mark Ryan said it waspossible that the renderingswere just a little “out of scale.”

Lloyd said he would notifythe person in charge of the ren-dering of the problems andwould have the corrected im-ages sent to the Committeemembers for approval beforethe April 14 meeting with theBoard of Selectmen.

The Norwood Ice Rinkproject has a budget of around$7.4 million - all paid forthrough state environmentalbond bills - of which

Norwood has already beenguaranteed $5.6 million viacontract. Officials said an ad-ditional $3.5 million has beenidentified for the project in anenvironmental bond bill fromthe end of former governorDeval Patrick’s term, but ithas yet to be encumbered.

Despite the assurancesfrom officials that the fundinghas been identified and therink would not be constructedfor less than the $7.4 million,some opponents and con-cerned residents still have res-ervations about where themoney will be coming from.

For example, resident andTown Meeting member ToddGundlach expressed concernthat projects identified in theCapital Outlay article at TownMeeting - typically the last ar-ticle voted on, when Gundlachsaid tired members “wouldvote just about anythingthrough” - could also be usedto “mask” any budget short-falls for the rink.

“Somebody could draw in-ference needs of the rink alsobeing needs of these otherprojects,” Gundlach said ofpossible capital projects inthat part of town, includingrenovation of the Hawes Poolbathhouse. “If you want to puta new bathhouse at the pool,that new bathhouse would re-quire new drainage and up-grades to subterranean utili-

ties. It just so happens theseare needs for the rink too.”

Gundlach conceded thatthis has not been done beforein Norwood to his knowledge,but maintained his doubtsregarding the remaining$3.5 million needed beforethe project could proceed.

“The rink is going to bepaid for entirely by state,”Carroll said. “There is noconnection with replacingthe Hawes Pool bathhouse,or lights at Eliot Field andthe r ink in any fash ionwhatsoever.”

According to Carrol l ,Capital Outlay projects aresimply larger projects thatmust be funded through bor-rowing in order to workaround revenue caps. Therink, he maintained, wouldnot come at any cost to theTown.

Carroll said they were al-ready under contract for$5.6 million with the stateand were waiting for statebudget processes to get theres t , which toge theramounts to over $9 millionif it is all awarded. He saidthey would not build the rinkfor less than $7.4 million, andat most, would be “borrowingin anticipation of a grant,which gets paid off rightaway.”

“We don’t need any morehelp for the rink,” Carroll said.


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Arrest highlights HousingAuthority policies on evictions


NHA PNHA PNHA PNHA PNHA PoliciesoliciesoliciesoliciesoliciesContinued on page 8

When Daniel Nazario wasarrested in Norwood on herointrafficking charges on March24, it marked the second timein around two years he had beenarrested on such charges whilebeing listed as a resident of 125Jefferson Drive.

In fact, Nazario was actuallyout on bail for the prior herointrafficking charges - he hadbeen arrested on Aug. 6, 2013 -when Norwood and NORPACdetectives again executed asearch warrant for the resi-dence, which also happens tobe part of Washington Heights,a state-aided family housingdevelopment for those with lowincome, overseen by theNorwood Housing Authority.

According to NorwoodHousing Authority (NHA) Ex-ecutive Director StephenMerritt, there is a waiting listof approximately 1,259 fami-lies for around 75 two andthree-bedroom NHA units.

In its Section 8 Administra-tion Plan, NHA outlines man-datory and discretionarygrounds for denial or termina-

tion of housing assistance totenants. Drug related chargesare listed under “DiscretionaryGrounds” for termination in theplan, “regardless of whether thefamily member has been ar-rested or convicted.”

If Nazario had already gar-nered heroin traffickingcharges, why wasn’t he re-moved as a NHA tenant, giventhe size of the waiting list?

For one, Merritt said,Nazario was “not a resident” at125 Jefferson Drive and hadbeen living there “illegally,”though he had grown up there.

The previous case, Merrittsaid, had “still not been adju-dicated. We couldn’t establishthe residency or what weneeded in order to remove theresidency. We can’t evict some-one if they are not a resident.”

Merritt said with “an arrestas serious as the one we’re talk-ing about, Massachusetts land-lord and tenant law (Chapter139 Section 19) provides for anexpedited eviction process, andthat’s what we’re pursuing.”

Merritt said drug chargesare listed as discretionarygrounds - and not mandatorygrounds - for removal largely

to account for when the offensetook place.

“Drug activity is not too dis-cretionary, unless it’s very old... (an incident) 25 years ago ishandled differently than one ayear ago,” Merritt said. “Itcould be that they successfullycompleted or are in a program.”

Merritt also said NHA wasaware of the over 100 childrenliving in NHA family housing,noting the “fairly intense”screening program for potentialtenants.

Applications received im-mediately go next in line on thewait list and are fully completedwhen prospective tenants nearthe top of the list, which couldtake around 10 years. Thosewith criminal records automati-cally receive a denial, whichrequires an appeal hearing inorder to proceed.

Applicants then submit afull application and NHA doesa full CORI check. Screeningalso includes landlord verifica-tion and proof of family in-come.

Merritt noted that whileNHA can CORI incoming ten-ants, it cannot “re-CORI” ex-isting tenants or require annual

checks. Instead, NHA relies onreports from neighbors, thoughMerritt said it is not “an inves-tigative arm” and encouragesresidents to call the police ifthey become aware of illegalactivity in NHA properties.

“It’s not a place for drugabusers or drug sales to be hap-pening,” Merritt said, notingthat they follow up regularlywith the Norwood Police De-partment. “If there’s an incidentin NHA housing, we’d hope thepolice are involved. At thatpoint, it becomes a landlord andtenant issue, at which time we’dmove for proper action.”

Norwood Police said theyregularly work with landlords- whether or not the site of adrug raid is public housing ornot - to maintain the safety ofthe properties and neighbor-hoods.

“Following every drug raid,we formally notify the propertyowner,” Norwood Chief of Po-lice William Brooks said. “Wedid that in this case as well. Weenjoy a very good working re-lationship with the NHA.”

Merritt said NHA properties


NORWOOD CONSERVATION COMMISSIONLEGAL NOTICE

The Norwood Conservation Commission will hold a Public Hearing under M.G.L.Ch. 131, Sec. 40, The Wetlands Protection Act and Norwood Bylaw XXV, includingany amendments thereto on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 7:30 P.M. in Room 12,Norwood Town Hall. The Commission is to hear a request for a Notice of Intent fromWetlands & Wildlife, Inc. of Ashburnham, MA representing MassDOT/HighwayDivision of Boston, MA for the proposed implantation of geotechnical highway/bridgeborings and monitoring wells relative to the proposed I-95/I-93/University AvenueInterchange Improvements and I-95 Widening Project. Project location: Canton Street.

Copies of request and plans are available for review by appointment only. Please callMr. Al Goetz at 781-762-0781.

Cheryl RogersChairperson

Norwood Record, 04/09/15

DPW and Norwood Light crews have installed the latest in a series of seasonal banners on light postsalong Washington Street in the uptown business area. Designed by the Downtown Steering Committee,funded by a gift from Norwood Bank - which celebrates its 125th anniversary - and printed locally, thebanners are a sure sign that Spring has arrived.

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do not see more criminal activ-ity than other areas in town, orthan similar developments inother towns. Norwood Policedid not provide a list of drugarrests at NHA properties in

time for publication, thoughsearch engines turn up severalarrests for substances likeheroin at NHA properties overthe last five years.

Yolanda Moore - who

Merritt said was a legal residentof 125 Jefferson Drive - wasalso arrested during the March24 raid, and Merritt said theprocess to terminate NHA as-sistance had been initiated.

TITLES ONTAP BOOK GROUP

The Morrill Memorial Li-brary will soon hold anothermeeting of this social group de-signed for readers in their 20sand 30s and the young at heart.Titles on Tap is a casual way tomeet up with fellow book lov-

ers for a fun night out. We meetthe fourth Tuesday of everymonth at Napper Tandy’s ofNorwood at 7:30 p.m. Our nextmeeting will be Tuesday, April28 and the title to discuss willbe “The Leftovers” by TomPerrotta. Print and audio cop-ies are available to pick up atthe Reference Desk, so comeout to meet, discuss, eat, drink,and be merry! RSVPs are notrequired, but you may sign upby [email protected], call-ing 781-769-0200 x110 or 222,or visiting the Information orReference Desks. Visit ourblog titlesontap.wordpress.comor follow us on Twitter@titlesontap to learn more.

MORRILL MEMORIAL LI-BRARY APRIL VACATION

Wacky Weekend Story &Craft Saturday, April 18 at10:30 a.m. Come listen to astory and make a craft. Chil-dren are invited to attend thesespecial storytimes. Ages 3 andup. Drop in.

Scrabble for Kids. Tuesday,April 21 from 7 - 8 p.m. JoinMiss Jane and her Scrabble

friends for some fun word play.Third grade and up. Drop in!

Mad Science of Boston re-turns on Thursday, April 23 at1 p.m. to present: Up, Up andAway! This spellbinding showillustrates the principles of airpressure. Children will beamazed as a soda bottle iscrushed by the atmosphere be-fore their very eyes, and willlearn how the forces at work af-fect the world around us. TheMad Scientist will make a hotair balloon out of a dry clean-ing bag, and the children willget the chance to watch ahovercraft in action. Ages 5and up. Registration requiredstarting April 1.

Craft Friday. Join us Friday,April 24 from 10 a.m. to noonfor a relaxed craft program.We’ll have activities that makeyou think spring! Drop in! Allages are welcome.

4TH ANNUAL ESSAYCONTEST AT THE LIBRARY

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Library continued from page 8contest, sponsored by the Out-reach Department, startingApril 15. This year’s topic is“The Literary Character IWould Most Like to Meet.” Thecontest is open to all Norwoodresidents and is divided intothree groups: 3rd- 4th grades,5th-8th grades, and 9th grade -adult. Anyone interested in en-tering the contest may stop bythe library for entry forms anddetails or find them online atwww.norwoodlibrary.org underOutreach Services. Each sub-mission MUST include the en-try form and be 1,000 words orfewer. The essays need to besubmitted between April 15 andMay 15 at noon to Nancy Ling,or emailed [email protected]. Three prizeswill be awarded in each cat-egory. The first, second, andthird prizes are $35, $25, and$10 gift cards to Barnes &Noble. A celebration will beheld in the Simoni Room of thelibrary on June 2, from 7-9 p.m.The library wishes to acknowl-edge the Andrew and Ernest J.Boch Memorial Fund for itsgenerous contribution to the es-say contest. We encourage pa-trons of all ages to participatein this annual library tradition.

CELEBRATE NATIONALLIBRARY WEEK

In 1958, the American Li-brary Association (ALA) estab-lished the observation of Na-tional Library Week, which willtake place from April 12-18 thisyear. According to the ALA,this is a time to celebrate thecontributions of our nation’s li-braries and librarians. TheMorrill Memorial Library hasdecided to honor the occasionby making colorful Post-it notesavailable at two areas on themain floor. Patrons are encour-aged to jot down what they likeabout the library and stick thenote somewhere around the li-brary. Love the Dads and Do-nuts story time? Then say it ona sticky note and post it in theChildren’s Room. Want to ac-knowledge your favorite staffmember? Be our guest. A littleencouragement goes a longway!

TUTORS NEEDEDMorrill Memorial Library

will sponsor a training programfor Literacy Volunteer Tutorsbeginning Tuesday, April 21, at6:30 p.m. The training will usethe methods and materials ofLiteracy Volunteers of Massa-chusetts and will focus on Ba-sic Reading. The Basic Read-ing Workshop concentrates onthe methods and materialsneeded to teach reading andwriting skills to adult students.Topics covered will includelanguage experience stories,phonics, sight words, lessonplanning and goal setting. Tu-tors are asked to make a commit-ment of tutoring a student for twohours a week for at least a year. Ahigh school diploma or equivalentis required, but teaching experienceis not. Registration is required forattendance at this workshop. Pleasecall the Literacy Office at 781-769-4599 to register or to receive fur-ther information.

MATT DANIEL BANDTO PERFORM

As part of the Spring MusicalSundays concert series, the MattDaniel Band will perform for thefirst time at the Morrill MemorialLibrary on Sunday, April 26 at 3p.m. From ragtime, jazz, and bluesto rock ‘n roll and more contem-porary music, this versatilekeyboardist and drummer duet willpresent a program that is as inspi-rational as it is educational andentertaining. Matthew and drum-mer Albert have performed at nu-merous venues including the 2013Humanitarian Awards ceremony inNew York celebrating the 68th an-niversary of the United Nations. Tosign up for this concert, made pos-sible through the library Endow-ment Fund, stop by the Referenceor Information Desk, [email protected], or call781-769-0200, x110 or 222. Thelibrary is handicapped accessible.

CABLE ALTERNATIVESDEMONSTRATION AT THELIBRARY

If you’ve experienced stickershock upon opening your cable billand would like to learn about otheroptions available to you, join tech-nology librarian Allison Palmgrenat the Morrill Memorial Library onThursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. for adiscussion and demonstration onthis topic. Allison will give an over-view of various devices (Roku,Apple TV, Chromecast, and FireTV) and services (Netflix, Hulu,Prime Instant Video, apps, etc.) thatallow users to stream televisionshows, movies, music, and moreat a fraction of the cost of cable.To sign up for this free informa-tional program, stop by the libraryReference or Information Desk,call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222, oremail [email protected].

GENEALOGY HELPLocal genealogist Joe Petrie is

returning to the Morrill MemorialLibrary on three successive Mon-days in April to offer free one-on-one assistance to those inter-ested in exploring their ancestryusing online resources. You canschedule a two-hour session withJoe on April 13, April 20, or April27, from either 10 a.m. to noonor 1:30-3:30 p.m. To make anappointment, please call the li-brary at 781-769-0200, x110 or222 or [email protected] andindicate which date and time slotyou prefer. Appointments will bemade on a first-come, first-servedbasis and will take place in thelibrary’s second floor SimoniRoom.

EARTH DAY 2015Interested in joining a discus-

sion about water gardens, rainharvesting, storm drains, andother ways in which we can helppreserve our local waterways?Sarah Bounty, EnvironmentalEngineer for the Neponset RiverWatershed Association, willspeak at the Morrill MemorialLibrary on Wednesday, April22 at 7 p.m. to commemorateEarth Day 2015. While ourdrinking water does not comefrom the Neponset River Wa-tershed, the ecological effectsof neglecting the river and itsstreams have global implica-

tions. Pollution can contami-nate the ocean, and wildlifealong the waterways can bepoisoned, so we must do whatwe can to keep this vital natu-ral resource viable. To signup for this program, the finalevent in the SpringSustainability series spon-sored by Together Yes, pleasestop by the library Referenceor Information Desk, call781-769-0200, x110 or 222,or emai [email protected] refreshments will beserved.

FOLK MUSIC ATTHE LIBRARYWITH AOIFE CLANCY

The Spring Musical Sun-days series continues at theMorrill Memorial Librarywith a delightful concert bythe talented Irish singer andmusician Aoife Clancy onSunday, April 12 at 3 p.m.Aoife’s refreshing musicalvoice ranges from tradi-tional Irish songs to balladsand contemporary folk. Thedaughter of Bobby Clancyof the legendary ClancyBrothers, Aoife began play-ing guitar at age 10 and byage 14 was playing with herfather in nearby pubs. Shehas toured ex tens ive lythroughout the U.S. and Eu-rope, has been a featured so-loist with the Boston Popsand the Cincinnati Pops, andhas collaborated with the Bos-ton Pops on their Grammy-nominated Celtic album. Tosign up for this concert, makepossible through the libraryEndowment Fund, please call781-769-0200, x110 or 222,e m a i [email protected], orstop by the Reference or In-formation Desk. The library isaccessible to the physicallychallenged.


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Senior Kevin Perry, above, has stood out for the Norwood boysvolleyball team this spring.

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Mustangs fall to talentedCohasset team

The Norwood boys lacrosse team is still in search of its first win of theseason after losing to Cohasset 16-6. Danny Farrell, above, and KyleMcCue, below, have played well for the Mustangs despite the difficultearly season losses.

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The Mustangs slide isnow at three following itsopening day triumph atWeymouth, the latest setbacka 3-1 loss on the road inBraintree.

The four-set win for theWamps (25-16, 23-25, 25-13,25-13) featured only oneclose set, Norwood’s 25-23win in the second set of thematch. Braintree controlledthe tempo of the game, allow-ing the Mustangs only onerun of more than three con-secutive points. The Wamps,meanwhile, had six such runsover the course of the match.

Braintree also had a dis-tinct height advantage overNorwood, but head coachPaul Nimblett was quick todownplay that as a factor.

“I honestly think we justweren’t playing our positionswhen we needed to, and nottalking really hurt us,” saidNimblett. “When you talk involleyball, everyone knowswhere the ball is going, orwhat’s happening, and wejust kind of lost that commu-nication throughout.”

After tying the match at1-1, the Mustangs seemedprimed to turn the game onits head, gaining momentum

The Mustangs remain insearch of their first win of 2015after falling to the juggernautthat is the Cohasset Skippers onSaturday, 16-6.

Cohasset, the defendingDiv. 3 State Champions, gainedsteam as the game progressed,scoring 10 of their goals in thesecond half. Freshman JamesPiatelli started the game in goalfor Norwood, recording an im-pressive 15 saves before beingpulled early in the third quar-ter, a move head coach AnthonyRoman had established wellbefore the game started.

“It was planned from thebeginning of the game,” saidRoman. Senior PedroFigueiredo replaced Piatelli af-ter the freshman gave up threegoals in a 58-second span earlyin the third quarter. “I toldJames, because he was so hot,I’d give him the first few min-utes of the third. I felt he de-served it. But they both knewgoing into the game that theywere going to split.

“I thought Pedro playedpretty well in the second half,too, so I think both of them arepicking it up, keeping meguessing as to who’s going tobe our goalie this season,” saidRoman.

Danny Farrell continued historrid start to the season, re-cording three more goals andadded an assist in the losing ef-fort. With 16 points (11 goals,five assists) through threegames, he sits just five pointsshy of tying the Mustangs all-time scoring record of 238points currently held by 2009graduate Steve Cottens.

Mark Murray broke openthe scoring, giving Norwood a1-0 lead at 2:28 of the first quar-ter, a lead which held for overfive minutes until Cohassetevened the score at the 7:31mark. The Skippers took thelead for good with 33 secondsleft in the first, and scored an-other goal 12 seconds into thesecond quarter for a 3-1 lead.By halftime, Cohasset was ontop 6-1.

Norwood got the first goalof the second half as well, this


Keeping tabs on New England's college hoops postseason

Between the four differentpost-season tournaments inthe college basketball land-scape, it’s fairly easy to losetrack of the less-heraldedones.

In order, from most presti-gious to least, is the NCAATournament (or as it’s knownin the hoops lexicon, MarchMadness), the National Invi-tation Tournament (NIT), Col-lege Basketball Invitational(CBI), and CollegeInsider.comTournament (CIT).

Seven Division I schoolsfrom across New Englandqualified for the various tour-naments this year: Harvard,Northeastern and ProvidenceCollege made the NCAA;Connecticut (UConn) andRhode Island (URI) foundthemselves in the NIT; Ver-mont (UVM) played in theCBI; and New Hampshire(UNH) partook in the CIT.

With Duke cutting downthe nets on Monday night inthe NCAA championship, thisyear’s tournament season hascome and gone. Vermont wasthe last of the New Englandteams eliminated, at the handsof Louisiana-Monroe in thesemifinals of the CBI.

* UVM, out of the low-

major America East Conference,has made some noise in Marchbefore. You may remember the2005 NCAA Tournament, when“T.J. Sorrentine hit that one fromthe parking lot!” (Copyright:Gus Johnson), as the No. 13-seeded Catamounts upset No. 4Syracuse in the first round. TheCatamounts also won a “FirstFour” game in Dayton in 2012,and have won 20 or more gamesin all but two seasons since2002.

* What’s cool about the CBIis that it is the lone tournamentwith a championship seriesrather than a singular champi-onship game. Even if it’s just abest two-out-of-three, I stillthink it’s a nice quirk for a tour-nament that many fans don’teven bother paying attention to.

* The three NCAA teamswere all eliminated in the “sec-ond round,” even though they allhad played only one game. Sidetangent here, but the NCAA cur-rently refers to the “first round”as the four play-in games thataffect only eight teams, whereasthe “second round” is nowThursday and Friday, with 60 ofthe teams playing for the firsttime. Of course, we’re talkingabout the NCAA here, an orga-nization where down is up, dayis night, and wrong is right.

* Northeastern was actuallythe first team to lose on the open-ing Thursday of the tournament,

tipping off vs. Notre Dame at12:15 p.m. The Huskies fell 69-65, but had a chance to take thelead before turning the ball overwith about 10 seconds left inregulation.

* Harvard gave perennialpowerhouse North Carolina ascare, losing 67-65 in anothergame that came down to the fi-nal minute. It was the Crimson’sfourth consecutive trip to theNCAA tournament, the most byan Ivy League school sincePrinceton made four straighttrips from 1989-1992. The Uni-versity of Pennsylvania holdsthe Ivy League record for con-secutive tournament appear-ances, with six spanning from1970-1975. If Harvard coachTommy Amaker sticks around,the Crimson could challengethat record in the coming sea-sons. He has the Crimson flyinghigher than ever before, sincebefore this recent run, Harvardhadn’t appeared in the NCAA

tournament since 1946.* Providence, suddenly the

lone Big East school in NewEngland thanks to conferencerealignment, fell to the DaytonFlyers, 66-53.

* Speaking of the Big East,defending NCAA Tournamentchampion UConn fell in its firstNIT game to Arizona State, 68-61. The Huskies are currentlyconfined to the American Ath-letic Conference, a hodgepodgeof schools that more closely re-sembles Conference USA thanthe Big East, where it can traceits beginnings. Let’s hope theHuskies get an ACC invitesooner rather than later.

* The Rhode Island Ramswon an NIT contest, 88-75 vs.Iona, before losing to Stanfordin the second round, 74-65. An-other quirk about the lesser tour-naments, this year anyways, isthe experimentation with a 30-second shot clock in the NIT. Itdoesn’t sound like a lot, just fiveseconds, but Rhode Island hadonly topped 80 points twice inthe regular season. So you tellme.

* Bonus programming note:Jared Terrell of Weymouthplays for URI, and was thirdon the team in scoring as afreshman this past season tothe tune of 9.4 points per game.Terrell played againstNorwood for two seasonswhile at Weymouth High, so if

you’re looking for a localkid/team to root for, lookno further than the Rams,who project as an NCAAteam next year.

* The New HampshireWildcats bowed out to theNew Jersey Institute ofTechnology in the CIT, 84-77. It was the Wildcats firstwinning season since1994-95, though, so itwasn't all for naught in theGranite State this season.

* Lastly, some quick Fi-nal Four thoughts: remem-ber Patrice Bergeron’sovertime goal vs. Torontoin Game 7 of the EasternConference Quarterfinalsin 2013? It was one of themost iconic moments in notjust Bruins, but in all ofhockey’s history. And yet,because the Bruins failedto win the Stanley Cup thatseason, it’s lost just a tadof its luster.

Which is to say, as coolas it was that Wisconsinknocked off the undefeatedKentucky Wildcats in thenational semifinal on Satur-day, it loses just a bit of itsshine because they couldn’tfinish the job against Duke.

Love or hate the BlueDevils, I hope we can allagree on this: at least it wasn’tJohn Calipari cutting downthe nets Monday night.

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from the back-and-forth secondset. But Braintree scored fiveconsecutive points afterNorwood won the first point ofthe set, and didn’t trail again forthe duration of the match.

Nimblett knows his teamneeds to improve its servinggoing forward.

“The missed serves killedus,” said Nimblett, who is alsothe coach of Norwood’s girlsvolleyball team in the fall. “Youwork so hard on defense to geta point, and then you miss aserve, it’s a momentum breaker.We missed a few serves in arow at different points, and

when you do that, a team cankind of run away with it.”

The Mustangs began a four-match homestand on Wednes-day vs. Natick, an event heldafter The Record’s deadline. Inorder to turn the season around,Nimblett says it’s important forthe players to believe in them-selves. Despite having sevenseniors, only three are return-ing varsity players.

“This team is capable of alot more, and they have hugepotential,” said Nimblett. “Wecould have an excellentseason…it all depends on whocomes to play, and who takeson that leadership role. I needsomeone to step up and do that.

“Right now, I do have someguys that are doing it in differ-ent spots. Probably one pro-nounced to everyone is KevinPerry, who gives everything hehas. But I do need some of theolder guys to step up and do thesame.”

The remainder of Norwood’shomestand after Natick isNeedham on Monday, NewtonNorth on Tuesday and Brooklineon Thursday. All matches beginat 4 p.m. and will be in the gym atNorwood High School.

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After winning their first match of the season, the Mustangs have yet to find the win column again. The squadwill look to right the ship with a home match against Brookline on April 9.

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ANNUAL FINEARTS FESTIVAL

On April 14 and 15 at the FrancisX. Sheehan, Jr. Gymnasium at theSavage Center. The festival is a cel-ebration of the Arts. Artwork fromgrades 1-12 will be on display re-flecting the district’s diverse and richprogram. There will be perfor-mances by Norwood’s award win-ning drama and musical ensembles.Norwood’s Television program willpresent student created public ser-vice announcements, videos, anddocumentaries. This festival is freeand open to the public from 6-8 p.m.at the Francis X. Sheehan, Jr. Gym-nasium, Savage Center, 275 ProspectSt., Norwood, MA 02062.

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TOPERFORM AT CONCERT ATST. GABRIEL’S

Zhu Jiaying, Yulin Ying, andDylan Mowry, all students atBridgewater State University willpresent a concert that spans the globeon Sunday, April 19, at 3 p.m. Cel-ebrated senior music student Zhu

Jiaying plays the guqin, a seven-stringed zither (China’s oldeststringed instrument) and exchangestudent Yulin Ying is proficient onthe zhudi, or di, a transverse bam-boo flute of the Han Chinese. Theywill be joined by Dylan Mowry, anaccomplished student of classicalguitar. Together they will bring theiraudience an eclectic mix of east andwest offering contemplative selec-tions of traditional Chinese musiccomplemented by selections fromBach and Spanish composers. Thiswill be the second of three concertsheld at The Chapel of St. Gabriel theArchangel at Highland Cemetery, onWinter Street in Norwood thisspring. A quaint and picturesquechapel, at the time of its donation tothe town in 1903 it was regarded asone of the most beautiful structuresof its kind in the nation. In additionto increasing the cultural offeringsin Norwood, it is hoped these con-certs will bring attention to theChapel and increase public aware-ness of this beautiful space and un-usual venue.

On Sunday, May 17, the finalconcert of the season will bringTramontana, a five-person a capellavocal ensemble to the Chapel.Founded in the spring of 2013 topresent a concert of rarely performedmadrigals by Gesualdo, Marenzio,and Monteverdi, the group has alsoventured into Spanish sacred musicand French Baroque music forvoices and viols. All concerts are freeand open to the public. Seating is lim-ited and on a first come, first servebasis. These concerts are organizedby the Friends of St. Gabriel’s, un-der the auspices of the NorwoodNeighbors, a local cultural non-profitorganization. The Friends of St.Gabriel’s can be reached [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

5THANNUALCOMMUNITYSERVICE DAY

On Saturday, May 2, from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities rangingfrom a bake sale and a huge yard saleto a blood drive and a presentationsupported by the Norwood DPW onrecycling will take place throughoutthe day. There will also be a varietyof entertainment programs for chil-dren from ages 2 to 13, and an out-door concert for all ages. All pro-ceeds from the event will be donatedto local charities including Meals onWheels, The Abundant Table, Ge-neric Ministries, and the NorwoodEcumenical Food Pantry. In addi-tion, the following charitable orga-nizations will also be participatingin Community Service Day at theFirst Congregational Church: PureWater, Divorce Recovery, Families4 Christmas, Prayer Shawl Ministry,Christian Wide Services DisasterRelief, Neponset Valley Humane So-ciety, Boy Scouts of America and theRed Cross. Earn a chance to win aflat screen television in a free raffleby visiting the booths of the manycharitable organizations at Commu-nity Service Day! Red Cross BloodDrive From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., theAmerican Red Cross will sponsor ablood drive at the church. Everyminute of every day someone needsblood, but only 3 out of every 100people donate blood. You can makea difference! Donors will receivefree fresh homemade baked goodswith refreshments in the morninghours, or a free lunch of a hamburgeror hot dog or veggie burger withsalad, chips, and refreshment later inthe day. Donors are encouraged tomake an appointment by calling theAmerican Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROS (1-800-733-2767) or by vis-iting their website atwww.redcrossblood.org/. Commu-nity Yard Sale on the Green Whodoesn’t love a bargain in thiseconomy? Starting at 10am, mem-bers of the First CongregationalChurch will be manning the tablesof a huge yard sale on the churchlawn. Here you’ll find gently usedclothing, toys, sporting goods,books, household items, and possi-bly your special treasure! No earlybirds, please!!! The First Congrega-tional Church is located on the cor-ner of Walpole and Winter Streets inNorwood. For more information onthe 5th Annual Community ServiceDay, please visit the church websiteat www.firstcongregational-norwood.com or call the church of-fice at 781-762-3320.

NORWOOD LEAGUE 2015 AN-NUAL DINNER AND PRO-SPECTIVE MEMBER INVITA-TION

The Norwood League of Women

Voters will host their Annual DinnerMeeting on Tuesday, May 19, at 6p.m. at the OCC Restaurant, NahatanSt., Norwood Center. The AnnualDinner is a valuable informativeevent, as well as an enjoyable socialevening, for all league members toattend. This year, the league an-nounces the Annual Dinner as a pro-spective member venue as well. TheNorwood League is providing a lim-ited number of complimentary an-nual dinner reservations to interestedNorwood residents who might liketo learn more about the league andconsider membership. The AnnualDinner provides an opportunity to:meet and network with new friends,learn about the league, hear boardmembers deliver their respective re-ports on volunteer efforts performedthroughout the year, and becomebetter informed on a variety of top-ics. A limited number of complimen-tary annual dinner reservations areavailable for interested residents.Prospective members are requestedto contact Toni Eosco, MembershipChair, at 781-769-7865 or email:[email protected] to makethe required reservation for the din-ner. Please notify Toni by April 30to confirm attendance. Toni will beglad to meet with prospective mem-bers prior to the Annual DinnerMeeting.

NORWOOD TEACHER OFTHE YEAR AWARD

The Teacher of the Year Com-mittee is looking for nominations forthe 2015 Norwood Teacher of theYear. The Norwood Masons willonce again be continuing the annualtradition of running this program inhonor of Norwood teachers. Theprogram is open to any full timeteacher in a Norwood school(Grades Pre-K through 12). Thenominee must have worked in aNorwood school during the pastyear. Blind judging will be con-ducted by members of the Norwoodcommunity. Criteria will include:The teacher demonstrating innova-tion and creativity in teaching. Inspir-ing a love of learning in their stu-dents. Working on at least one spe-cial project during the course of theschool year. A banquet will be heldin honor of the nominees on May 15at the Norwood Masonic building(76 Day St., Norwood). The winnerwill receive a cash stipend,Governor’s Citation, and a plaque.A donation will also be made to thewinner’s school in their name. Nomi-nation forms are available atNorwood schools, the library, and thetown hall. Requests for nominationforms can also be made to the Ori-ent Lodge of Masons by calling(781) 769-5564, [email protected]. Nomi-nations will be accepted until April19.

JOIN THE NORWOOD FOODPANTRY’S WALK FOR HUN-GER TEAM

The Ecumenical CommunityFood Pantry of Norwood is onceagain forming a team to participatein Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger.This year’s 47th annual Walk will beheld Sunday, May 3, and will pro-vide funding to over 400 emergencyfood programs in 125 Massachusettscommunities. To sign up as a walkeror virtual walker or support yourneighbors in need with a donation,go to: http://support.projectbread.org/goto/NorwoodFoodPantry. Or call teamcaptain Nick Campagna at 781-762-6866.

HE COMPUTER CLUB AT THENORWOOD SENIOR CENTERNEEDS A PANELIST

The Computer Club at theNorwood Senior Center was createdin January 2010 to facilitate mutualhelp and information exchangeamong Norwood computer users andlocal area seniors who are interestedin personal computing. The Club isfor everyday users as well as thosewho have more advanced computerknowledge and experience. Seniorsfrom local area towns are welcometo attend on a space-available basis.There is no cost to belong to theComputer Club. Weekly meetingsare led by a panel of three memberswho are computer literate in personalcomputers, and computer applica-tions, using Microsoft OperatingSystems. A question and answer for-mat is used followed by the intro-duction of a new computer topic astime allows. If a member has a ques-tion/problem concerning their com-puter, another member may have thesolution. If not, the Resource Panelwill attempt to provide a solution. Ifa solution is not forthcoming thequestion/problem may be deferredto the following week for discussionafter the Resource Panel has had timeto research the answer. The meetingroom is configured as in a classroomsetting with a laptop, projector andscreen used by a Resource Panelmember to facilitate, as needed, theproposed solution to the problembeing discussed. When all questionshave been answered one of the threepanelists will introduce a topic fordiscussion. Recently discussed top-ics include Windows file manage-ment, attaching photos/text to anemail message, slide show prepara-tion, wireless networking, photosharing using the “Cloud” and databack-up data methods. Handouts areoften used to facilitate the discussion.The Club has one vacancy on thePanel for someone who is computerliterate, likes to teach and can makea commitment to attend meetings ona regular basis. Meetings are heldeach Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the li-brary/computer room. Any Norwoodsenior who would like to serve onthe three-member panel should con-tact Kerri McCarthy, Director, 781-762-1201, Frank McDermott, 781-769-1581, or Ken Washburn, 781-769-2571.

NORWOOD TO HOST FIRSTANNUAL RUN FOR A VET 5 MILETO BENEFIT NEW ENGLANDCENTER FOR HOMELESSVETERANS

Planned by local Police Officerand Afghanistan Vet Diego Silva.The first annual 5-Mile Run for a Vetwill be held on May 3 at 10 a.m.Diego Silva, an Afghanistan Vet andlocal Norwood Citizen is spearhead-ing this run in hopes that the com-munity will help our veterans; noveteran should go hungry, or home-less period. 100 percent of the fundsraised will go directly to New En-gland Center for the Homeless Vet-erans. Runners are expected to meetat 10am at the Norwood High Schoolparking lot. Diego Silva, after serv-ing for many years with the 1060thTransportation Unit in Framinghamand the 181 Vertical Engineers outof Camp Edwards, and a pump tourin Afghanistan, he knows the truesacrifice of veterans, and no veteranshould be left behind, hungry, or gohomeless, period. Silva hopes thatthe Norwood & beyond community


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TOWN OF NORWOODZONING BOARD OF APPEAL – PUBLIC 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 April 21,2015 at 7:30 pm on the request of 738 Washington Street, Nominee Trust (Case #15-09) with respect to property located on 738 Washington Street, in a CB- CentralBusiness District.

The application requests:

This Application requests a Special Permit under Sections 3.1.5 A-5 of the ZoningBylaw to allow applicant to create a first floor one bedroom apartment from spacepreviously used as office/commercial space. There will be no exterior changes to thedimension of existing building.

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, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00p.m.

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

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The Record Book continued from page 12will come together for this worthycause, in hopes to help those whogive us the right to have freedom.He wants to inspire others to takepart in such a meaningful cause.There will be bouncy houses andother kids activities, ensuring a funafternoon for all. Sponsors of therace include: Central Auto Group,Triplicity Event Group & PublicRelations, WF, and Connors Den-tistry. To sign up please use thislink: https://www.runreg.com/2015-run-for-a-vet-5-miler

DIVORCERECOVERY GROUP

An eight-week group for sepa-rated or divorced men and womenoffering support and healing. Thegroup, led by a counselor, coversthe emotional stages of separationand divorce and will meet Wednes-day evenings starting April 8 from7 - 8:30 p.m. at the First Congre-gational Church, 100 Winter St. inNorwood. $90 fee. Call 781-762-3320 to register.

THE NORWOODWOMAN’S CLUB

Please join The NorwoodWoman’s Club on April 14, at12:30 p.m. At Emmanuel LutheranChurch Hall at 24 Berwick St. Wewill be entertained by another visitfrom Dr. Gary Hylander. He willentertain us with information aboutMary Surratt, the first woman ex-ecuted by the U.S. government.Our luncheon will be Tuesday May12, 1 p.m. at the LaFayette House.Tickets are $25 and meal choicesare filet mignon or scrod. Please

bring your luncheon check to themeeting. Any questions please callTrina Mallet at 781-762-8173.

GEORGE H. MORSE HOUSETO HOST 11TH ANNUAL ARTIN BLOOM

The Norwood Evening GardenClub will present Art in Bloom2015, a free community event thatdisplays artwork generated byNorwood and Walpole HighSchool students with interpretativefloral designs done by club mem-bers. Student artwork is fromNorwood High School’s Drawingand Painting III and WalpoleHigh School’s Design II and II,Drawing and Painting I and III,Ceramics & Sculpture I and Stu-dio Art. The historic George H.Morse House at 1285 Washing-ton St. in South Norwood willhost this year’s Art in Bloom onSaturday, April 11 from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 12,from 1 to 5 p.m. The public isinvited. Admission is free and re-freshments will be served.

Nancy Costa, chair of Art inBloom 2015, said “I am reallylooking forward to this spring’sexhibit. We’ve had such a diffi-cult winter that we all need a bitof spring to lift our spirits. And,to me, Art in Bloom means thebeginning of spring. I hope thatthe residents of Norwood,Walpole and surrounding com-munities will stop by to view thebeautiful artwork and the floraldisplays designed to complementthem. The creativity of both me-diums is truly inspiring. I guar-

antee you won’t be disap-pointed!”

Norwood Evening GardenClub designers include: CandaceColbert, Julie Costello, AnnMarie Bielenin, Vija Lincis,Sheela Venkatesh, Lois Walsh,L o r r a i n e D e v i n e , We n d yWilhelm, Tracy Firth, PenniJenkins , Donna Lane, Bar-bara Hopcroft , Rita Russo,Nancy Costa, Debbie Schulz,S u s a n C o s m a n , M a r t h aEmerson, Janet Taylor, MelD a w s o n , J i m S c h u l z , A n aPuzey, Lynn Fordham, JudithHoward, Lynne Riley and LindaPuzey. Two local florists, JohnSexton of Village Arts & Flow-ers in Walpole and Ron Wight,owner of Silver & Sage inNorwood, will also participate.Visual Arts Department Chair,Laurie Mead-McGrory, says thatNorwood students have inter-preted a range of styles from re-alism to abstraction. “The assign-ments varied from symbolic self-portraits to still lifes, with a fo-cus on fabric to painterly land-scapes. Students worked inacrylic paint, soft pastels andmixed media.”

For information about theNorwood Evening Garden Club,contact Susan Pearson at 508-668-4039 or visitwww.NorwoodEveningGardenClub.com.

NORWOOD RETIREDMEN’S CLUB NEWS

On Tuesday, April 14 is thedate for the next Norwood Re-tired Men’s Club meeting. Tick-

ets for the May breakfast meet-ing will be on sale and it will beyour last chance to sign up for anyof the other summer activities: Golf,Bocce, Horseshoes. Guest speakerfor this meeting will be someone todiscuss the topic of hearing loss.Breakfast is still kept at $3 and willbe held at 8:30 a.m. on the regularmeeting day, Tuesday, May 12. Fol-lowing breakfast, our guest speakerwill be the new director of the Se-nior Center, Keri McCarthy. Youdon’t have to be a Norwood resi-dent to join the club, but you mustbe at least 60 years of age, andbe retired or semi-retired. Justshow up at the Norwood Elks at9:30 a.m. on a second Tuesday

of the month and someone willgreet you. There’s plenty of park-ing. Jim Schmidt [email protected]

INTERESTED INCOACHING?

Anyone interested in coach-ing football for Norwood YouthFootball & Cheer, please send aquick email of interest [email protected] later than April 30. We mustreceive an email from everycoach interested, even if you’vebeen coaching for us in the past.New coaches always welcome!Send email [email protected].

Tuesday March 310051 911 - Assist citizen fire dept

notified/respo Location/address:Nichols St Lift assist. NFD re-sponded and handled same.

0259 911 - Susp person protectivecustody Location/address: Wash-ington St Cp reports male partyknocking on the front door ask-ing to come in. Male party ap-pears to be bloodied. N663 re-ports one male pc. NFD re-sponded to check pc.

1007 911 - Report of gas leak po-lice & fire notified/r Location/address: Shaws Supermarket -Nahatan St Receiving Dept., in-side building. Shaw’s and CVSevacuated. 1021 hrs-all clear,National Grid to handle same.

1113 other - Message delivery le-gal service made Location/ad-dress: Ash Rd Request attemptservice of a letter of license sus-pension/ revocation. N677served same in-hand.

1146 phone - Assist other agencyarea search negative Location/address: Upland Rd WestwoodPD report MA 984k ran a light atthe line . Bolo . On detail SgtFundora reports the vehicle justpassed him on Broadway.

1146 phone - Vandalism Location/address: Plymouth Dr Tireslashed in the driveway.

1344 phone - Assist other agencyservices rendered Location/ad-dress: Nichols St Request checkfor MA pc 2dy781 involved in h/r mva. N677 reports it is not there.Narragansett notified.

1410 phone - Lost and found Lo-cation/address: - Nichols St Pe-destrian finds a phone on the side-walk.

1422 phone - Susp vehicle underinvestigation Location/address:Walpole St Report MA pc 2fl921pulled into driveway and was tak-ing pictures. Stoughton pdchecked address of the driver, he

checks out.1736 phone - Assist citizen spoken

to Location/address: St John AveCaller reports that teenagers hitthe telephone wires with theirfootball.

Wednesday April 011403 phone - Assaults under inves-

tigation Location/address:Norwood High School - NicholsSt High school employee has in-formation on same that happenedoff the property

1726 phone - Mischief (kids) spo-ken to Location/address: AlvinDistributing Inc - Dean St Busi-ness owner reports he received acall that kids were accessing theflat roof of his business fromSturtevant Ave. N665 locates sev-eral of those youth, they werespoken to and sent on their way.

1801 phone - Complaint of mv areasearch negative Location/ad-dress: Upland Rd Caller reportedblue jeep with unbelted passen-gers ran a red light. Officerchecked area, nothing found.

1923 phone - Disturbance spokento Location/address: School StCaller reported dispute overparking. No answer at the door.

2017 phone - Open door/gate ser-vices rendered Location/address:Countryside Ln Resident reportsher garage door is open andwould like to have a walk throughwith an officer. N667 checked thehome and reports everything isin order.

2205 phone - Susp activity servicesrendered Location/address:Mylod St Caller reported a sus-picious party in a vehicle. Partychecked ok.

2218 phone - Noise complaint spo-

ken to Location/address: St JohnAve Resident reports several par-ties performing auto repair withan air compressor. N662 spokewith them, they are done for theevening.

2231 911 - Susp activity spoken toLocation/address: BroadwayCaller reports two suspiciousmales near the front entrance ofa closed store. N661 spoke withthose parties, they were sitting onthe bench. No further issues.

2237 phone - Noise complaint ser-vices rendered Location/address:Willow St Caller reported loudvoices. Officers spoke with party,advised.

2336 phone - Complaint of mv goneon arrival Location/address: OakRd Caller reports a small lightblue sedan has been driving at ahigh rate of speed around theneighborhood.

Friday April 030757 phone - Noise complaint ser-

vices rendered Location/address:Maple St Caller reports that aman is washing his vehicle witha power washer and being veryloud. Advised and past the noisebylaw hour.

0857 phone - Threats Location/address: Short St Text messages.

0910 phone - Larceny Location/address: Rock St Items removedfrom the house.

1041 phone - Susp activity servicesrendered Location/address:Pleasant St Boat removed with-out the owner’s permission. Of-ficer locates the boat after it wastowed by the condo association.

1412 phone - Citizens complaintspoken to Location/address:McDonalds - Broadway St Of-

ficer speaks with a teen who di-rected comments as he passed thegroup.

1448 phone - Auto theft Location/address: Boch New to You - Bos-Prov Hwy 2005 Volvo stolenfrom the lot. Entered in CJIS.

1637 phone - Hit and run spoken toLocation/address: Babels Paint& Decorating - Cottage St Callerreports a hit run in a parking lot.Bolo broadcast to the cars for CTreg 7anvp2. N664 spoke with thevictim, he does not wish to pur-sue the matter.

1852 911 - Pedestrian accidentLocation/address: Dairy Fine -Fulton St NFD notified and re-sponded.

2140 phone - Kids gathering spo-ken to Location/address:Vanderbilt Ave Employee reportsa group of kids playing loud mu-sic on a private lot. N662 sentthose parties on their way.

2228 911 - Susp activity servicesrendered Location/address:Curran Ave Resident reports anopen door at a neighbor’s homethat is on the market to be sold.N679 and n678 performed a walkthrough, it may have been a con-tractor doing work. Door was se-cured and the realtor was notified.

2342 phone - Assist fire dept ser-vices rendered Location/address:Adams St + Roosevelt Ave Resi-dent reports a possible watermain break. N661 reports it is nota water main, it is a melting iceskating rink.

Saturday April 040247 other - Assist citizen con-

firmed accidental Location/ad-dress: Washington St+ Achorn StNFD reports box alarm. After ar-

riving on scene NFD requests Po-lice to assist in searching area fora citizen possibly in need of as-sistance. N662 and n667 re-sponding. Area search negative.

0329 phone - Repossession vehicletowed Location/address: VillageRoad W Repossession companyreports taking possession of MAreg 981vr7. Paperwork providedat station by representative.

0332 phone - Noise complaint spo-ken to Location/address: WalpoleSt Caller reports male party out-side screaming. N667, n662,N679 responding. Party spokento but denies that he was scream-ing.

0354 phone - Noise complaint pro-tective custody Location/address:Walpole St Caller reports for asecond time male party scream-ing outside. N667 is still in thearea also hears the same. N662,n668, and n679 responding toassist. Male party placed into pro-tective custody and will be sum-monsed to court for disturbing thepeace. N667 speaks with maleparty’s mother. Advises her of thesituation and she states she is fine.Addr : Walpole St Norwood

0912 walk-in - Assist citizen ser-vices rendered Location/address:Dunkin Donuts - Nahatan St Dis-trict manager requests advice inregards to towing an abandonedvehicle from the restaurant lot.Party was advised of her options.

1008 other - Assist citizen spokento Location/address: DunkinDonuts - Nahatan St Off duty of-ficer reports seeing parties argu-ing in the parking lot. N665 re-ports that was a verbal discussiononly, those parties checked okand were sent on their way.

1316 phone - Assist citizen servicesrendered Location/address: Dean


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Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.

Grateful thanks. —J.T.

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Grateful thanks. —A.M.

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Boys Lax continued from page 10time on a Farrell strike at 1:23.But the Skippers went on a 7-0run over the remainder of thethird quarter, putting the gamewell out of reach for the Mus-tangs.

“Possessions were at a pre-mium,” said Roman. “Theywon the ground ball battle, theyhad more possessions. Andwhen we did get it on offense,we were throwing the ballaway, we had trouble clearing.The amount of offensivetouches wasn’t there. We’retrying to work on being a littlemore efficient.”

Despite the lopsided score,Roman was able to put it intoperspective that Cohasset is adefending state championshipteam that will be competing

for another title this year.“That was probably the

best team we’ll play all sea-son, and that’s including all theBay State teams,” said thecoach.

The Mustangs are off untilFriday, when they’ll travel toBraintree to face the Wampsin a Bay State cross-divisiongame at 4 p.m. With Farrellaveraging 5.33 points pergame on the season, there’sa very realistic chance heei ther t ies or breaks theschool scoring record in thegame.

Norwood doesn’t play athome again until a week fromtoday, April 16, when they’llhost the Weymouth Wildcats inanother Herget-Carey clash.

Cohasset boys lacrosse head coach James Beaudoin, left, speaks with Norwood's head coach, AnthonyRoman, right.

PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

ASPELLJames J., 80, longtime resident of

Norwood, on March 31. U.S. Army as acorporal in the intelligence division inFrance. He earned a BS in accounting fromNortheastern University via the GI Bill.Jim retired as Vice President of Bank ofAmerica (formerly BayBank) following 30+ years of dedicated service. He was anavid Boston Red Sox, New England Pa-triots and North Carolina Tar Heels fan.He was preceded in death by his olderbrother Robert Aspell of Roanoke, Va.Surviving are: his wife, of 60 years, MaryConstance Aspell of Chapel Hill, N.C.; ason, Jonathan Aspell and son-in-law,Edwin Hightower of St. Petersburg, Fla.;a daughter, Jennifer and son-in-law, JimArleth of Chapel Hill; grandchildren, Gre-gory, Gillian, Charles and Elaine of ChapelHill, N.C.; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Eileen and Ronald Woodworth ofNorwood and sister-in-law, PatriciaRobinson of Southboro, Mass.; numerousnieces and nephews, including his niece,Heather Siekman of Bourne, Mass. Fu-neral arrangements by the Hall-WynneFuneral Service, Durham. Online condo-lences at www.hallwynne.com.

FINIGANElizabeth M. “Betty” (McNally), 91,

of Norwood, on March 29. Beloved wifefor 44 years of the late J. Edward Finigan.Mother of Anne M. Doane and her hus-band Carl of Lake Bluff, Ill., James E. andhis wife Virginia of Plymouth, Julie E.McPhillips and her husband David ofPembroke, Paul M. and his wife Agnes ofWest Chester, Pa. and Niantic, Conn.,Elizabeth G. Finigan, MD of Rochester,N.Y., Barbara F. Fitzgerald and her hus-band Paul of Westwood and Col. Robert

J., US Army, and his wife Jana, ofEdmond, Okla. Sister of Anne Dalrympleof Naples, Fla. and the late William F.McNally, Jr. Also survived by 15 grand-children, and the late 1st Lt. BrianMcPhillips, USMC, and six great-grand-children. Funeral arrangements by the DeeFuneral Home, Concord Center. IntermentSt. Bernard’s Cemetery, Concord. Contri-butions in her memory may be made toEdmundite Missions, 1428 Broad Street,Selma, AL 36701 or to Regis College,School Fund, 235 Wellesley Street,Weston, MA 02493.

FOLEYBarbara (Fruci), on April 1. Beloved

wife of the late Francis Paul Foley. Lov-ing mother of Joanne Rose Foley of Bos-ton, Donald P. Foley of Westwood, Den-nis S. Foley of Norwood, Timothy J. Foleyof Wrentham and the late Marie V. andJohn D. Foley. Devoted grandmother ofJames, Alicia, Kaleigh, Stephen, Jonathan,Jessica, Jennifer and Dawn Rose and greatgrandmother of Jasmine Marie Foley. Alsosurvived by many loving nieces and neph-ews. Funeral arrangements by the Holden,Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home,Westwood. Interment private.

GAGLIARDRuth M. (Manning), 75, of Norwood,

on April 1. Beloved wife to the late Jo-seph W. Gagliard for 41 years. Daughterof the late Frank and Ruth (Gilboy) Man-ning and sister of the late Dr. Frank E.Manning (wife Gail). Devoted mother ofJoseph F. Gagliard (wife Marie) ofMarshfield, John P. Gagliard of Walpole,William M. Gagliard (partner Jonathan)of Chicago, Robert J. Gagliard of Walpoleand Kevin J. Gagliard (wife Chrissy) of

Norwood. Loving Grandmother to ToniMarie, Thomas, Jack-Ryan, Joseph, Brian,Katelyn, Charlie and Victoria. Aunt ofCarolyn Manning of Jamaica Plain andLurleen Gannon of Milton. Born 1939 inJamaica Plain, Ruth attended St. ThomasAquinas High School, Cardinal CushingCollege and worked for the Herald Trav-eler in Boston. Ruth married Joe in 1962and lived in Westwood for 38 years. Shewas an active parishioner of St DenisChurch as a Eucharistic Minister, CCDTeacher and Choir Member. Ruth also wasvery active in local organizations provid-ing support for mentally handicapped citi-zens of Norfolk County. Donations can bemade to South Norfolk Association for Re-tarded Citizens (SNARC) 789Clapboardtree Street, Westwood, MA02090. Funeral arrangements by theHolden, Dunn, and Lawler Funeral Home,Westwood. Interment at St. Joseph’s Cem-etery, West Roxbury.

HORBACZEWSKIOlgierd Z., 92, of Norwood, on April

2. Beloved husband of Marta (Mendlova)Horbaczewski. Devoted father of MarkP. Horbaczewski and his wife Cynthiaof Wrentham and Milan Horbaczewskiand his wife Mary of Norwood. Cher-ished grandfather of Heather Jost ,Courtney Jost, Michael Horbaczewskiand Maria Horbaczewski. Great-grand-father of Ava Jost. Son of the lateWladuislaw and Maria (Skrobotowska)Horbaczewski. Olgierd was born in Po-land and was proud of his Polish Heri-tage. He was also a retired architect.Funeral arrangements by the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, Norwood.Burial will be at Highland CemeteryNorwood. In lieu of flowers donations

may be made in his name to the Ameri-can Hear t Assoc. 20 Speen St . ,Framingham, MA 01701.

SHELDONEleanor A. (Hoey), 92, longtime resi-

dent of Norwood, on March 27. Beloveddaughter of the late John and Helen(McManus) Hoey. Eleanor was the be-loved wife of the la te Edward C.Sheldon; the loving sister of John Hoeyof Randolph, Frederick Hoey of Cantonand the late Francis, Edward, and JamesHoey, Maureen Dunn, Rosanne Hoey,Mary Driscoll, and Agnes Gallagher;and the dear aunt of many nieces andnephews and grand nieces and nephews.She is also survived by her MargaretStreet neighbors and many friends.Eleanor worked at the First NationalStore in Dedham for 26 years until herretirement. Many happy memories weremade at Eleanor and Eddie’s home,which her nephews and nieces will re-member fondly. Burial will follow atHighland Cemetery, Norwood. Funeralarrangements by the Gillooly FuneralHome, Norwood. In lieu of flowers, memo-rial contributions may be made in Eleanor’smemory to The ARC of Northern BristolCounty, 141 Park Street, Attleboro, MA02703 or via www.arcnbc.org.

WELCHMargaret W. “Ma” (Bain) of Norwood,

on March 28. Beloved wife of the late Jo-seph M. “Bub” Welch and dear mother ofMartha of Norwood, Ellen M. of Norwood,and the late William J. Welch. Step brotherof Edward Gotham of Norwood Funeral ar-rangements by the May Funeral Home,Norwood. Burial in Highland Cemetery,Norwood.


Police Logs continued from page 13St + Pleasant St Party reports he is beingfollowed by a Dodge Ram and that he willbe driving to the police station. Upon callback, that party stated the following vehiclehas gone away and that he no longer re-quires assistance.

1342 phone - Mischief (kids) gone on arrivalLocation/address: Gazebo - Town Com-mon - Washington St Caller reported see-ing two white male juveniles with back-packs walking towards the Gazebo withspray paint cans. N678 reports there is noone matching that description in the areaand no signs of any graffiti.

1346 phone - Wires down taken/referred toother Location/address: Meadow St + Aza-lea Dr Resident reports a wire sheathinghas come loose and is hanging low. N665confirms same. ELD notified.

1743 911 - Civil dispute civil matter Loca-tion/address: Dean St Car Wash - Dean StManager is having a disagreement with acustomer. Both parties were advised.

1804 walk-in - B & E of motor vehicle Lo-cation/address: Lenox St Walk in party re-ports that her belongings were stolen out

of her vehicle. N677 responded.2257 phone - Complaint of mv gone on ar-

rival Location/address: Robinwood RdCaller reports that a van has been drivingaround with several teenagers yelling in-side.

Sunday April 050021 initiated - Susp activity group moved

Location/address: Martignetti Liquor -University Ave Officer out with group ofvehicles with dirt bikes. Vehicles movedfrom property.

0150 initiated - Disabled mv services ren-dered Location/address: Mylod St Officerout with car that has large item protrudingfrom the door. Officers reported vehiclechecked ok. Vehicle parked for the night.

0158 initiated - Susp person arrest(s)madeLocation/address: Bubbles Up - Central StOne under arrest for warrants. Arrest:Vanevera, Chad Stephen Address: 214Washington St Apt. #2r Walpole Age: 38Charges: warrant arrest

0214 initiated - Susp person spoken to Loca-tion/address: Heaton Ave + Pond Ave Of-

ficer out with suspicious person. Partychecked, secure.

0839 911 - Road hazard state DPW/NorwoodDPW no Location/address: Norwood Air-port Inc - Access Rd Caller reports a watermain break at gate #1. NFD and NorwoodDPW responded.

1553 911 - Animal complaint services ren-dered Location/address: Plymouth Dr Partyreports there is a dispute over a pet. N678reports it was a misunderstanding over pay-ment for looking after a dog and that mat-ter is now resolved.

2205 phone - Noise complaint spoken toLocation/address: William Shyne Cir Resi-dent reports a neighbor is playing musictoo loud. N661 spoke with that party andhe has turned the music down.

Monday 061201 phone - Citizens complaint spoken to

Location/address: Norwood Post Office -Central St Officer advises protesters infront on the sidewalk. Postmaster also ad-vised.

1601 phone - B & E of motor vehicle Loca-tion/address: Walpole St + Bond St

1616 walk-in - Larceny Location/address:Pleasant St Walk in party reports that her

tires were taken off of her vehicle.1620 911 - Noise complaint gone on arrival

Location/address: Weld Ave Caller reportsloud motorcycles outside of his house.

1727 walk-in - Assist citizen services ren-dered Location/address: Fieldbrook DrParent believes she may have found a drugrelated item in her daughter’s room. N662spoke with that party, it is not drug related.

1830 walk-in - Assist citizen civil matter Lo-cation/address: Cadillac of Norwood -Bos-Prov Hwy Party reports an ongoingdispute with a car dealership.

1946 phone - Found syringe could not locateLocation/address: Oldham School - Pros-pect St Party reports seeing a syringe onthe soccer field. N662 was unable to lo-cate that syringe in the dark. Following shiftto investigate.

2155 911 - Disturbance Location/address:Highview St Caller reports a verbal argumentwith her daughter.

2313 other - Assist other agency services ren-dered Location/address: David Ter Units per-form a check of a parking lot for a suspectvehicle out of Boston with negative results.

2315 phone - Noise complaint services renderedLocation/address: Norwest Dr Caller reportsloud music.

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