Here's what's open and closed for today's observance of the Veterans' Day holiday.
Today we observe Veterans' Day, a national holiday established in 1926 to honor men and women who have served in the military. Here's a quick round-up of what's open and closed in Norwood today. If you know of more businesses that are open or closed, help out your fellow neighbors by leaving them in the comments.
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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 Morrill Library will be closed today in observance of Veteran’s Day, as well as the Norwood Public schools. Several local businesses offered deals for veterans in honor of the holiday, some of which extend to today as well. Click here for details. 2. Join runners and walkers from the community at Charles River Running for 45 minutes of gentle stretching and breathing at 6:30 p.m. Yoga is lead by instructor Jen Prohaska of The Doorway to Wellness and cost is $6. 3. Luminaries are now available for purchase for the …
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Shared pictures of your loved ones in uniform in our online heroes gallery.
Veterans Day is this Sunday, Nov. 11. To honor local veterans, we invite you to share photos of Norwood servicemen and women so the whole town can honor those who serve our nation. Just click the green "Submit Your Photos" button above the photos or at the bottom of this article to add yours, along with a caption. Also, leave shoutouts to veterans you know in the comments below.
Local businesses salute our service men and women with special deals year-round as well as on Veterans Day.
A number of local businesses are saluting veterans, military service men and women, and their families this Veterans Day by offering local discounts, specials and promotions. Here's a quick guide to many of these great deals to be found on Veterans Day in the Norwood area: For military service men and women only: Remember, the whole point of Veterans Day to thank and remember our troops and November is Military Family Month. Thank you to our troops and their families for your service.
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From the Norwood Veterans' Day Committee.
On September 20, 1975, President Ford signed into law, legislation that returned Veterans’ Day observations to November 11, each year. This year, November 11, 2012, is a Sunday. In order to be respectful to the congregations surrounding VFW Square (Town Common), and in order to not be disruptive to their services on a Sunday morning, the Norwood American Legion requested permission from the Board of Selectmen to hold the Veterans’ Day Parade and observances on Sunday, November 11, 2012, with the following changes: 11:00 a.m. - Military Mass at Saint Catherine of Siena Church. 12:30 p.m. – Parade from Balch School. Washington Street to the Dempsey Gazebo on VFW Square. 1:00 p.m. – Ceremonies on the Common.
Is our country doing enough for its veterans?
We ask Norwood Patch readers a different question every weekday at noon. Questions could range from local decisions made by officials, to state issues, to national politics and entertainment. Whatever it is, we want to know what NORWOOD thinks! To answer, use our comments section below. When President Obama announced earlier this fall that all of the U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan would be home by year's end, many families breathed a collective sigh of relief - knowing their loved ones would be home soon. On this Veterans Day, the nation remembers and honors all those who served and are still serving, but many also wonder what these veterans are coming home to. According to the Boston Globe, the jobless rate for post-9/11 veterans has…
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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. Today is Veterans Day, a federal holiday honoring all our military veterans in the United States. 2. Below is a list of what is closed on this holiday: 3. The Town of Norwood will honor our veterans with the following activities: 4. NHS Mustang team events: The boys' varsity football team will play away at Braintree HS at 7 p.m. 5. The Crystal Joy Band will perform at Perks Coffeehouse at 8 p.m.
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Taking a moment to think about an important day that gets lost in the blurr of the holiday season.
As soon as the first leaf floats gently to the ground it sets in motion a frantic scramble to get ready for “the holidays.” It’s like the almost non-existent physical impact of that leaf touching the ground is as powerful as a meteor landing. That light, swirling, twirling little leaf lands with a cosmic “thud” and alerts everybody (the children first) that “the holidays” are coming! Although we can’t see it happening, the ground has begun to violently shake beneath us. The seismic rumble unsettles inventory in just about every store, and somehow Halloween merchandise lands on shelves by mid-August. By the end of September, Halloween has flourished around us, filling every inch available, but the rumbling continues, and shockingly …
Town happenings honoring our men and women of the armed forces.
8:00 a.m. - Memorial Mass at St. Catherine's Church honoring all veterans 10:00 a.m. - Parade from the Balch School to the Town Common It is recommended that all bands and units arrive at the Balch School parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and line up will be at 9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - The parade will be followed by a ceremony and observances on the town common There will also be a re-dedication of the Memorial Corner at Central and Nahatan Streets immediately following the ceremonies on the common. The memorial is named for Harold F. Stewart, US Navy, WW II. For more information check out the Veterans' Services site here.
dennis mawn
6:10 am on Thursday, November 10, 2011
A great start to honoring Veterans would be to simply take an hour and bring your families down to Norwood's yearly Veteran's Day parade and the ceremony that follows on the town common. more ›