Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Your daily dose of Patch knowledge.
Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. Worried about how to keep that New Year's resolution? Check out some tips here. 2. There will be two financial aid for college nights at Blue Hills Regional Technical School, 800 Randolph St., Canton, in January 2013. Both events are free and open to the public. The first is TERI (The Education Resources Institute) FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) completion night on Wednesday, January 2 at 6:30 p.m. Representatives from TERI provide individual assistance with the FAFSA. People can bring their documents …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Your daily dose of Patch knowledge.
Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. The Coakley Middle School 6th Grade Winter Concert will be held tonight at 7 p.m. Click here for more information. 2. It’s Scrabble Night at the library. Adults can join in the fun from 7-9 p.m. Test your word skills and meet new people in the area. It is free and no registration is required. There's also a Scrabble club for kids, grade three and older, from 7-8 p.m. in the children’s room. All levels of ability are welcome. 3. The Norwood Board of Selectmen will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall. The meeting will …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Your daily dose of Patch knowledge.
Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills! 2. The Norwood Youth Soccer deadline to register for the Spring 2013 Travel program U14 to U10 is December 29, 2012. You must sign up early to ensure a spot on a team. All players who register late will be placed on a wait-list, and will be charged a $10 late fee. Please visit www.norwoodsoccer.com and click "Registration" for more …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Your daily dose of Patch knowledge.
Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. The Christmas trees have arrived at 150 Chapel Street! Nova Scotia Balsams and wreaths are on sale in front of Grace Episcopal Church. Trees prices range from $15 to $50, decorated wreaths $15 and undecorated wreaths $10. Tree lot hours (weather permitting) are weekdays, 3-9 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., and Sundays 12-9 p.m. 2. Runners and walkers are invited to Charles River Running for 45 minutes of gentle stretching and breathing tonight at 6:30 p.m. Yoga is lead by instructor Jen Prohaska of The Doorway to …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Your daily dose of Patch knowledge.
Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. Registration for the winter programs at the Norwood Recreation Department is now online. Please visit www.norwoodma.gov. Keep in mind that you must register in person for Gymnastics and School of Dance - they are not online. 2. Attention NHS students: The annual Faculty vs. Seniors Volleyball Game will be held Thursday after school in the gym. All seniors are welcome to play, you do not have to be a volleyball player or an athlete. All players must wear sneakers. All other students are invited to watch the game, cost is…
Monday, August 27, 2012
Your daily dose of Patch knowledge.
Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. Are you getting Norwood Patch's headlines in your email? You could be! Sign up for our daily or weekly newsletters! 2. Preschoolers and their families are invited to sing and dance with the Music Lady Carol Kingsbury from 3-3:30 p.m. at the Morrill Library. Please register at the Reference or Information Desk or call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222. 3. Norwood Day buttons are now available for purchase at the Morrill Library for $3 each! Remember buttons will be $4 the day of the event - Sept. 15. 4. Today's forecast according…
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Your daily dose of Patch knowledge.
Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. On Wednesdays, you can drop in to the Morrill Library between 10 a.m. and noon to participate in various arts and crafts activities. For children in kindergarten and up, no registration required. 2. Our Westwood, Dover-Sherborn, Medfield and Dedham sites have new editors! Pop on over to our neighbor sites and welcome them to the neighborhood! 3. A State Police sobriety check just down Route 1 in Walpole this past weekend yielded eight arrests. Earlier this summer nine were arrested as the result of a similar checkpoint …
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Two local residents will be swimming the 22-mile Boston Harbor relay this coming Saturday to raise money for the fight against cancer.
Moira Herlihy and Jill McCusker of Norwood have joined Swim Across America to make a splash for pediatric cancer survivorship programs at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The 19th annual Boston Harbor 22-mile relay swim is Friday, July 13, and the 15th annual DCR Nantasket Beach one-mile and half-mile swim is Saturday, July 14. “The swims are a great way for people to come together and participate in a sport they love alongside Olympic swimming legends while raising critical funds for the David. B. Perini Jr., Quality of Life Clinic at Dana-Farber,” says 1988 Olympic Silver Medalist Janel Jorgensen McArdle, executive director of Swim Across America. “This year Craig Beardsley and Daniel Waters are among the Olympians scheduled to swim with us…
Monday, April 30, 2012
Some of Norwood's best results from the James Joyce Ramble 10k held in Dedham on Sunday.
Two Norwood runners finished in the top 50 of the 29th Annual James Joyce Ramble in Dedham on Sunday. The 10k race attracted about 2,000 participants this year. Record finishes for the race stand at 28:45 and 32:54 for men and women respectively. Both records were set in 2001. Here are some of Norwood's top results from the race: Check out full results at Coolrunning.com.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch recently announced that he has nominated Hunter Stowes, of Norwood, for appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch recently announced that he has nominated Hunter Stowes, of Norwood, for appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Hunter is a senior at Xaverian Brothers High School. “Hunter was highly recommended by his teachers and coaches at Xaverian Brothers High School," Lynch said. "He is a remarkable young man, and we are fortunate that young people like Hunter are willing to serve our nation.” As part of his annual Congressional responsibilities, Congressman Lynch nominates exemplary candidates to the service academies. “Since September 11, 2001, the quality of applicants has steadily improved every year, and this year was no exception. These candidates are the best of the best, and I am proud of their…
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1:23 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Sobriety checkpoints should be considered illegal under the 4th Amendment since they subject law abiding citizens to unreasonable searches. Not only that, but there are more effective ways to catch drunk drivers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_checkpoint#Effectiveness more ›