Santa to Appear on NPA-TV Tonight

Call in to NPA-TV during tonight's live show and Santa will answer questions from the children of Norwood.

Does your child have a question for Santa? You're in luck! Santa will appear on Norwood Public Access' Town Channel at 6:30 p.m. today for a live chat with Norwood's Jack McCarthy. According to the NPA-TV Facebook Page: "Santa is making a special trip to the NPA-TV Studios to talk to the children of Norwood." This is the seventh year of the annual show. Call 781-501-5592 during the live chat to talk to Santa.

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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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NPA-TV Launches New Government Channel

On Oct. 1 Norwood Public Access will add a full-time government channel to their listings.

On Oct. 1, Norwood's Public Access Television (NPA-TV) will be launching a full-time Government Access Channel. "NPA-TV is expanding its government coverage and this increase has created the need to consolidate the broadcast of government meetings onto one channel," a press release from NPA-TV Government Access Coordinator Amy Tobey said. Town Selectmen meetings and School Committee currently are broadcast on the Town and School channels respectively, both live and recorded after the fact. Community Announcements will continue to be posted on the School and Town Channels. "NPA-TV is proud of its current government coverage," Tobey's statement said. "It is our hope that this channel provides insight and information so viewers can learn how …

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