OPINION: A $5.4 Million Dollar Gift for Norwood

Norwood's Laurie Shea thinks the town has a very unique opportunity to make an investment in the community.

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Five Things You Need to Know Today in Norwood: Rink Location Info Packets Available

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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. Rink Site Selection Committee packages on potential rink sites are now available to the public. The packages can be obtained at the Town Manager's Office in Town Hall from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Recipients will be required to sign out for the copies. The Rink Site Selection Committee will be meeting again on Jan. 9. 2. The Board of Selectmen will meet tonight in the Town Hall at 7 p.m. For highlights from tonight's agenda, click here. 3. Jimmy Tingle Live will perform in the Norwood High School Paul M. Alberta Performing …

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RINC: Open Letter to Town Meeting Members

An open letter from the Recreation in Norwood Committee to the members of Town Meeting.

Town Meeting Members Voice Concern Over Proposed Rink Location

The first night of Norwood's Special Town Meeting was dominated by a discussion of article 5, regarding feasibility and traffic studies on the proposed hockey rink project.

Town Meeting Members Voice Concern Over Proposed Rink Location

The first night of Norwood's Special Town Meeting was dominated by a discussion of article 5, regarding feasibility and traffic studies on the proposed hockey rink project.

Of the 10 articles discussed during the first night of Norwood's Special Town Meeting on Thursday, it was article 5 - a motion by the Board of Selectmen for the members to approve the expenditure of a $45,000 donation on traffic and financial feasibility studies on a proposed hockey rink location - that garnered the most attention. After nearly two hours of discussion, the members approved the article. Representatives from the Recreation in Norwood Committee began the conversation with a presentation on the process up to this point and their findings regarding the specific proposed location (the current location of the tennis courts at the Coakley Middle School), the benefits to the town and the management of the rink. Bill Naumann (…

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Letter to the Editor: Navigating Norwood, Supporting the Community

Norwood resident Bernie Troilo on the proposed hockey rink and the benefits for the town.

Special Town Meeting Warrant Includes Hockey Rink Studies, Strong Chief Law

There are 22 articles on the approved Special Town Meeting warrant for Nov. 15.

On Nov. 15 there will be a Special Town Meeting to discuss and vote on the 22 articles on the Town Meeting Warrant which was approved by the Board of Selectmen last week. Article 5 on the warrant addresses the feasibility and traffic studies on the proposed Norwood hockey rink. While the article calls for the appropriation of funds for the study, at last week's Selectmen meeting the Recreation in Norwood Committee (RINC) presented the town with a donation check for $45,000 - which should cover the expense of both studies. Selectmen Chair Michael Lyons said at the meeting that the vote of the Town Meeting members on this article would be basically conceptual, to find out whether or not the community would approve of the project in general. …

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Selectmen Notes: Chief Brooks Meets with Board, Food Truck Regulations Accepted

Briefs from the Board of Selectmen meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 9.

Chief Brooks and Selectmen Encourage Citizens to Call in Suspicious Activity Chief William G. Brooks III, of the Norwood Police Department, appeared before the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night with the monthly report of his department's activity. Brooks highlighted a recent case where a home invasion incident was discovered after a concerned citizen called to report suspicious activity in her neighborhood. Because of the timely call, Brooks said, police were able to get on scene earlier than they might have been if the break-in had been discovered only when the residents returned home. The officers found a latent print at the scene and were able to connect it to a Dorchester male who was already in the system. He was arrested and in …

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RINC Committee: 'Proposed Rink is a Great Opportunity'

An open letter to the citizens of Norwood from the Recreation in Norwood Committee, regarding the proposed hockey rink and their meeting on Oct. 1

We members of RINC (Recreation in Norwood Committee) want to thank all the Norwood residents who turned out on October 1st to have a conversation regarding a future skating rink in Norwood. We particularly want to thank the South Norwood Committee for hosting our meeting that night. As many in the community already know, our RINC group has worked for several years – and has conducted an exhaustive site search – to find a home for a skating rink in Norwood. With guidance from professionals in the rink building industry, rink architects, consultants from the State’s Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), and with the conceptual approval of both boards of Selectmen and School Committee, we have now concluded that the best location …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today in Norwood: Informational Meeting on Hockey Rink Proposal Tonight

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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 Recreation in Norwood Committee will be holding an informational meeting at the Coakley Middle School on today at 7 p.m. to provide information and to answer the public's questions about the skating facility proposed for construction in South Norwood. 2. Just because the new school year is here, doesn’t mean the fun has to end. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts provides exciting and educational programs, year round, for all girls entering grades K-12. Norwood Girl Scouts will kick-off the year by hosting a Girl …

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