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N orwood Record The www.norwoodrecord.com FREE Volume 11, Issue 6 Februar ebruar ebruar ebruar ebruary 8, 20 y 8, 20 y 8, 20 y 8, 20 y 8, 2018 @ The Four Points by Sheraton Norwood 1125 Boston-Providence Tpk (Route1) (781) 255-3159 [email protected] Elegant made easy. FinCom discusses St. Gabriel’s, Forbes Estate, budget Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Staff Reporter Norwood job center finds the need behind the need Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Staff Reporter The staff at the Norwood American Job Center, located at 32 Day St. (at the corner of Central Street). Charlie DuQuette is farthest to the left, Nicholi McLaughlin is in front of him to the right, and Jason Matthews is in the back center. PHOTO BY MATTHEW MACDONALD Bids for the restoration of the St. Gabriel's Chapel came in way over budget, and the Finance Commission stated it is looking at alternatives to fix the aging landmark. COURTESY PHOTO Finance Commission Finance Commission Finance Commission Finance Commission Finance Commission Continued on page 8 Job Cent Job Cent Job Cent Job Cent Job Center er er er er Continued on page 6 The Norwood American Job Cen- ter, located at 32 Day St., held an open house on Thursday Jan. 25. Throughout the day, visitors toured the facility, were welcomed by staff, and learned more about the services provided by the Massachu- setts One-Stop Career Center which up until last summer, when it changed operators, had been located at the Savage Center at 275 Prospect St. Operations Manager Nicholi McLaughlin explained how the Cen- ter works, adding that it’s free to join. “Job seekers who are either un- employed, looking for a career change, looking to gain access to education, or looking to upgrade their skills can come here to use our services,” McLaughlin said. The career center, as McLaughlin The Finance Commission met on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 1 at Town Hall. Some items addressed on its agenda were the St. Gabriel’s Chapel restoration, the Forbes Estate, and the budget. Vice-Chair Anne Marie Haley was absent. In the longest appointment of the session, Permanent Building Construc- tion Committee (PBCC) Chairman Francis Hopcroft went before the Com- mission to discuss bids for the restora- tion of St. Gabriel’s – which came in well over budget – and alternatives for the project moving forward. A concern expressed by FinCom Chair Alan Slater was that despite the PBCC removing a number of items voted on by Town Meeting when the project had originally been okayed, it came in more than $300,000 over bud- get. “So, to get down to that number, you’re going to have to still take out more things that Town Meeting mem- bers voted on in good faith,” Slater said. “Which is really not realistic,” Hopcroft responded before presenting two alternatives for the PBCC: to ask for the extra money to finish the job, or to cancel all bids, change the scope of the project, and rebid it by November’s Special Town Meeting. He also addressed his two concerns

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    Elegant made easy.

    FinCom discusses St. Gabriel’s,Forbes Estate, budget

    Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

    Norwood job center findsthe need behind the need

    Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

    The staff at the Norwood American Job Center, located at 32 Day St. (at the corner ofCentral Street). Charlie DuQuette is farthest to the left, Nicholi McLaughlin is in frontof him to the right, and Jason Matthews is in the back center.

    PHOTO BY MATTHEW MACDONALD

    Bids for the restoration of the St. Gabriel's Chapel came in way over budget, and theFinance Commission stated it is looking at alternatives to fix the aging landmark.

    COURTESY PHOTO

    Finance CommissionFinance CommissionFinance CommissionFinance CommissionFinance CommissionContinued on page 8

    Job CentJob CentJob CentJob CentJob CenterererererContinued on page 6

    The Norwood American Job Cen-ter, located at 32 Day St., held anopen house on Thursday Jan. 25.

    Throughout the day, visitorstoured the facility, were welcomedby staff, and learned more about theservices provided by the Massachu-setts One-Stop Career Center whichup until last summer, when itchanged operators, had been locatedat the Savage Center at 275 Prospect

    St.Operations Manager Nicholi

    McLaughlin explained how the Cen-ter works, adding that it’s free tojoin.

    “Job seekers who are either un-employed, looking for a careerchange, looking to gain access toeducation, or looking to upgradetheir skills can come here to use ourservices,” McLaughlin said.

    The career center, as McLaughlin

    The Finance Commission met onThursday afternoon, Feb. 1 at TownHall. Some items addressed on itsagenda were the St. Gabriel’s Chapelrestoration, the Forbes Estate, and thebudget. Vice-Chair Anne Marie Haleywas absent.

    In the longest appointment of thesession, Permanent Building Construc-tion Committee (PBCC) ChairmanFrancis Hopcroft went before the Com-mission to discuss bids for the restora-tion of St. Gabriel’s – which came inwell over budget – and alternatives forthe project moving forward.

    A concern expressed by FinComChair Alan Slater was that despite the

    PBCC removing a number of itemsvoted on by Town Meeting when theproject had originally been okayed, itcame in more than $300,000 over bud-get.

    “So, to get down to that number,you’re going to have to still take outmore things that Town Meeting mem-bers voted on in good faith,” Slater said.

    “Which is really not realistic,”Hopcroft responded before presentingtwo alternatives for the PBCC: to askfor the extra money to finish the job, orto cancel all bids, change the scope ofthe project, and rebid it by November’sSpecial Town Meeting.

    He also addressed his two concerns

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    Walpole Street crash takestwo young Norwood lives

    Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

    Last Wednesday morning,Jan. 31, at 1:18 a.m. theNorwood Fire Department(NFD) – receiving a call regard-ing a car crash on WalpoleStreet between Geraldine Driveand George F. Willett Parkway– dispatched Engine 4 and anambulance to the scene.

    Upon arriving and seeingthe severity of the accident – ahead on collision between a2011 Toyota Camry carryingthree passengers and a 2011Dodge Ram pickup truck car-rying one passenger – a call wasimmediately put in for Ladder1 and a second ambulance.

    The damage to the Camrywas extensive enough that the“jaws of life” had to be used toextricate the three passengers.All were in their early twentiesand all were Norwood resi-dents.

    The first victim – an un-named male (22 years old) –was taken out of the back seat,treated on scene by NFD Emer-gency Medical Services (EMS)and was then flown to Brighamand Women’s Hospital. TheNorwood Police Department(NPD) has confirmed that he

    survived the crash.The second victim – Alex

    Pandolfo (22 years old) – wastaken from the passenger seat,treated on scene by NFD Emer-gency Medical Services, trans-ported to Norwood Hospital,and was declared deceased inthe Emergency Room.

    The third victim – VictoriaCody (20 years old) – was takenfrom the driver’s seat and wasdeclared deceased on scene.

    According to Norwood FireDepartment, the driver of theDodge Ram was treated andtransported to Norwood Hospi-tal by Walpole Fire DepartmentEmergency Medical Services.

    All units of the NorwoodPolice Department on dutywere also dispatched to thescene.

    The NPD has confirmedthat this is still under investi-gation. In addition to one of itsdetectives being assigned tothe case, the Norfolk CountyDistrict Attorney’s HomicideUnit is also investigating, as isthe State Police CollisionAnalysis & ReconstructionSection.

    In the days immediatelyfollowing the fatal crash, aGoFundMe campaign wasstarted by Jennifer Cooter on

    behalf of Lisa Gallagher,Victoria’s mother. As of goingto press, the campaign hadraised $33,209. The Internetaddress for this campaign iswww.gofundme.com/Vicki-Alex.

    This past Sunday night,there was also a candlelightvigil for the couple held at thepark across from George F.Willett Parkway, near the crashsite. Afterwards, many of thecandles were left around aroadside memorial at a tele-phone pole in front of 344Walpole St.

    Hardened wax and shat-tered bits of automotive glassand plastic sharing the side-walk, a slightly faded snapshotof the couple blown into a frontyard across the street… silentand incomplete reminders ofwhat had happened here.

    Cody and Pandolfo – highschool sweethearts who stayedtogether until the end – will belaid to rest together, as well.Visiting hours for both will beat Kraw-Kornack FuneralHome at 1248 Washington St.on Thursday, Feb. 8 from 3p.m. to 8 p.m.

    Their funerals will be heldat St. Catherine of SienaChurch on Friday at 11 a.m.

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    Car crashes, Wendy’s/BJ’s, and theCoakley top Selectmen’s agendaMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonald

    Staff Reporter

    The Board of Selectmen meton Tuesday evening, Feb. 6, inRm. 34 of Town Hall for itsweekly session. On its agendawere four appointments, one ofwhich was a public hearing.Helen Donohue was absent.

    The 7:00 p.m. appointmentsaw Police Chief WilliamBrooks before the Board to givehis monthly report, the maintopic of which were the two re-cent traffic accidents that re-sulted in three fatalities.

    Regarding the first one –which occurred on Sundaynight, Jan. 27 – a woman cross-ing Washington Street midwaybetween Railroad Street andNahatan Street was struck by apickup truck heading north-bound as she was on her way toplay bingo at St. Catherine’s.

    The woman succumbed toher injuries about a day and ahalf later. Although the investi-gation is still open, there wereno indications of any kind ofsubstance abuse, speed, or reck-less driving involved.

    Regarding the second – theJan. 31 crash on Walpole Streetthat left Alex Pandolfo andVictoria Cody dead – Brookswent into more detail regardingwhat happened and what washappening, in terms of an inves-tigation.

    The pickup truck had beenheading southbound on WalpoleStreet when it struck the vehicleCody was driving head on as sheand two passengers movednorthbound.

    The third, backseat passen-ger remained unidentified, asdid the driver of the pickup, butthe Chief went into a little moredetail about them.

    “The occupant in the rear ofthe vehicle was critically in-jured, and the gentleman driv-ing the pickup truck receivedinjuries, but not life threateninginjuries.”

    He also spoke of the openinvestigation and how it can beexpected to progress.

    “Investigations of this naturetake some time. They can becomplex because fatalities in-volve the District Attorney, whohas authority over that investi-gation.”

    He went on to add that the

    Norwood Police Department(NPD) has been working withthe DA, the State Police Recon-struction Team, and – becauseof the fatalities – the Office ofthe Chief Medical Examiner. Healso informed the Board thatNPD officers had conducted aninvestigation on the night inquestion, and that Detective Ri-chard Giacoppo has been as-signed to the case.

    “I think people should expectthat we are looking at at least acouple of months out before wehave findings,” Brooks said,before making a preemptivestatement. “It will not be ourpractice and never is our prac-tice to roll out individual find-ings as the investigationprogresses.”

    He informed the Board – andthe public – that, once the inves-tigation is complete, the findingswill be shared first with thefamilies and then “released be-yond that.”

    In the evening’s public hear-ing, representatives of the 1420Realty Ventures Nominee Trust,developers of 1412-1420 Bos-ton Providence Turnpike (akathe Wendy’s/BJ’s site) went be-fore the Board to apply for avolatile inflammable fluids(VIF) license to store under-ground 64,000 gallons of regu-lar, premium, and diesel gas, and200 gallons above ground.

    Attorney David Hern, SiteProperty Manager Justin Ferris,and Luke DiStephano fromBohler Engineering sat at theappointment table, while NelsonCabral of BJ’s Wholesale Clubsat behind.

    With a slide of two sampleunderground tanks much like theones being requested by the de-velopers showing on theSelectmen’s Chambers’ TVscreen, Fire Chief Tony Greeleywent over inspection process andsafety measures for them, mak-ing sure to mention the third layerof polyliner visible on the tanksbeing shown as an extra safetymeasure, before he added,

    “There’s still a lot left, spe-cifically the review and inspec-tion process, as this project goesforward.”

    In response to questions aboutthe nearby wetland, DiStefanosought to reassure the Board ofthe safety of the tanks, stating thatthey would meet all federal, state,

    and local regulations.“This is a system that has

    been installed at… gas facilitiesacross the state. It is somethingthat other communities, as wellas the DEP (Department of En-vironmental Protection), and theState Fire Marshal’s Office arevery familiar with.”

    On average, the developersanticipate one fuel delivery a day.In total, there will be three un-derground tanks along with theabove ground tank.

    In a brief public hearing, JohnMacLean of 185 Sumner St.asked if this would be the largeststorage gas station in the Town.Although Chief Greeley couldn’tspecifically answer the question,he did say that the applicationbefore the Board wasn’t unusual.

    Comparing the amount of gasto the amount of water in hisswimming pool (30,000 gallons),MacLean shared his thoughtsthat perhaps there might begreater than one delivery of fuela day.

    The Board approved the mo-tion, subject to the Norwood FireDepartment’s approval of theproject. It was approved unani-mously.

    In the final appointment of thenight, School SuperintendentDavid Thomson and Buildingand Grounds Director PaulRiccardi requested a vote fromthe Board to submit a StatementOf Interest for the replacementof the Coakley Middle School.

    This motion was approvedunanimously.

    The Board of Selectmen meetevery Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

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    Letters to the EditorMCDONOUGH PRODUCESTHE QUESTIONS

    To the Editor:I am responding to your recent editorial re-

    garding my positions and statements concern-ing the recent evaluation of the Norwood SchoolsSuperintendent. I believe it is time to set therecord straight.

    In response to the position that the stateshould dictate what is best for Norwood, I sayNorwood should dictate what is best forNorwood. The state questions and indicators arenot tailored to the needs and desires of the stu-dents of Norwood. The questions given to us bythe state are ones that may meet the needs anddesires of students in a district such as Worces-ter, Boston, or Lowell, not necessarily Norwood.We are in charge of the students of Norwoodand only the students of our town. So it wouldonly make sense for us to tailor our questions toour educational leader to this district specificneeds and future goals.

    As the senior member of this committee, Ihave been through more evaluations of a Super-intendent than anyone else on the committee. Ihave never once had an evaluation that one, hadto be completed in a week and two, involved thesuperintendent in any part of the evaluation pro-cess. This is a clear example of the School Com-mittee lowering its standards. If we lower ourstanders the students do not receive a propereducation.

    A clear example of when higher standardsare applied is the districts brand new math cur-riculum. Test scores are moving up, our studentsare working harder and they are learning more. Ihold everyone I work with including the super-intendent, administers and faculty to higher stan-dards because we can always do better than yes-terday. We can always improve.

    With regard to the content of the superinten-dent evaluation, I was deeply disappointed whenI saw for the first time the final version of ques-tions chosen. In the past, as I tried to explain atthe meeting, and this paper neglected to men-tion, is that I am used to more questions on asuperintendent evaluation. I have recently goneback and looked at past evaluations and foundout the minimum questions asked on evaluationsI have done is forty questions. I still do not fullyunderstand why this committee decided to breakwith a precedent and go with a new form thatlowered the amount of detailed questions to prop-erly evaluate our education leader. Below aresome of the questions I would have liked to haveseen on the evaluation that did not come fromthe state and were tailored to Norwood’s needs.

    1. How does the Superintendent rate in hisability to create and contribute to the making ofpolicies?

    2. How has the Superintendent implementednew policies?

    3. Demonstrates an understanding of newpolicy and it’s intended e?ects when imple-mented?

    4. Demonstrates an understanding of the pro-cess to implement and adopt new policies?

    5. Demonstrates an understanding of the cul-ture of the town of Norwood?

    6. Demonstrates an understanding of the cul-ture of Norwood Public Schools?

    7. Demonstrates an understanding of the his-tory and traditions of both the town and Schools?

    8. How has the Superintendent changed theculture of the Norwood Public Schools?

    9. Demonstrates an understanding of howcommittees in the town such as Finance Com-mission, Board of Selectmen, Budget balancing,play a key role in producing the school depart-ments budget, policy, and how they work with

    the Superintendent throughout the school year.10.How has the Superintendent demonstrated

    an understanding of the town meeting process?11.How has the Superintendent engaged and

    worked with state legislators?12.How Superintendent engaged and worked

    with federal legislators?13.How has the Superintendent implemented

    new Curriculum within the district?14.How has the Superintendent approached

    bringing in new Curriculum programs into the dis-trict?

    15.How has the Superintendent communicatedhis feelings towards new Curriculum for the dis-trict?

    16.How has the Superintendent worked withteachers to improve overall Curriculum in the class-room and for the district?

    17.How has the Superintendent worked withadministrators to improve overall Curriculum inthe classroom and for the district?

    18.How has the Superintendent worked withSchool Committee on implementing new Curricu-lum?

    19.How has the Superintendent increased thestandards and or rigor in the classroom for students?

    20.How has the Superintendent improved stan-dards and rigor for administration officials?

    21.How has the Superintendent improved stan-dards and rigor for teachers?

    22.How has the Superintendent communicatedtheir feelings about controversial issues before theschool committee and the district?

    23.How has the Superintendent resolved con-troversial issues before the school committee andthe district?

    24.How has the Superintendent been able todeal with stressful situations within the district?

    25.How has the Superintendent been able todeal with emergency’s that have come up withinthe district?

    26.How has the response time been when youhave asked the Superintendent for material formeetings?

    27.How has the Superintendent been able tohelp you prepare for meetings?

    28.How has your one on one meetings been withthe Superintendent?

    29.How has the Superintendent been able tohelp you when you had a question?

    30.How has the Superintendent been able toset up meetings with administration officials?

    31.How effective have tours been with the Su-perintendent of buildings and classrooms?

    32.How effective have meetings between you,the Superintendent, and administration officialsbeen?

    33.How has the Superintendent dealt with emo-tional issues within the district?

    34.How have the Superintendent’s efforts been,when reaching out to the business community andprivate sector for donations to lower the cost ofprojects and or lower the impact on the schoolsbudget?

    35.How has the Superintendent handled reno-vations at the Savage Educational Center?

    36.How did the Superintendent handle the par-tial Willett move to the Savage Educational Cen-ter?

    37.How has the Superintendent handled the on-going space issue within the district?

    38.How did the Superintendent handle the Ai3building study when he took over?

    39.To what degree do you feel like the Super-intendent has implemented the recommendationsof the Ai3 building study report?

    40.How has the Superintendent communi-cated his thoughts and feelings about building anew middle school within the district?

    Patrick J. McDonoughNorwood School Committee

    Not since 1945

    My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

    Several months before V-E Day and V-J Day was thelast time that Valentine’s Dayfell on Ash Wednesday (formost Christian churches). Inother words, we’re talkingthat 73 years ago was the lasttime that Feb. 14 fell on thefirst day of Lent.

    This has happened onlyonce in my long lifetime.This is a much larger expanseof time than when, say Feb.29 (leap year day), fell on aWednesday, which was theyear that George Orwellmade famous, 1984.

    Let’s look at the truth andthe myth of these days:Valentine’s Day, or moreproperly St. Valentine’s Day,is a named after one of threeSaint Valentine’s, al l ofwhom were martyred almost18 centuries ago for their be-lief in Jesus. The Valentine towhom most belief is given asthe source of our culturalFeb. 14 celebration is Valen-tine of Rome, who was im-prisoned for performing nup-tials for soldiers who wereforbidden to marry and forministering to Christians,which was forbidden by theRoman Empire. According tolegend, during his imprison-ment Valentine healed thedaughter of a jailer and be-fore his execution, he wroteher a letter signed - can youguess it? - “Your Valentine.”

    Ash Wednesday is steepedin no such legend. Coming 40days before Easter, whichday is calculated by themoon’s movement inGregorian calendars for mostChrist ian churches ( theChristian Orthodox peoplefollow the Julian calendar),Ash Wednesday is a day ofrepentance and fast. Exceptfor the elderly, young chil-dren, and the sick, variouslaws address fasting fromsnacks in between meals as

    well as the sum of any twomeals should not equal thethird, with the thought thatportions are sufficient to sus-tain strength but not suffi-cient to satisfy hunger.

    Similar to Good Friday infasting, Ash Wednesday alsoimposes refraining frommeat-based meals for thoseof certain age groups, be-cause meat was once consid-ered a luxury, today’sequivalent of lobster.

    Now in 2018 these twodays, St. Valentine’s Day andAsh Wednesday, converge.What is an admirer to dowhen asking his love out fora steak dinner or to give her abox of Russell Stover’s best,which of course should besampled right away? Maybewe all should emulate howNew Orleans celebrates thelead-in to Ash Wednesdayevery year: Mardi Gras. Butwill the Crescent City cel-ebrate Valentine’s Day a dayearlier? Food for thought.

    And for those of you intotricking youngsters with fakespiders inside plastic Eastereggs, April Fools’ Day fallson Easter Sunday this year -also a rare occurrence. Thelast was 1956 and the nextwill be 2029.

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    The PBCC discussed the Town Hall renovation and the overbudget St. Gabriel's bids at its most recentmeeting. PHOTO BYMATT MACDONALD

    Town Hall schematic proposal approvedSt. Gabriel’s bids way over budget

    Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

    PBCCPBCCPBCCPBCCPBCCContinued on page 8

    The Permanent BuildingConstruction Committee met atTown Hall on Thursdayevening, Jan. 25 in a sessionthat focused mainly on com-pleting design negotiations re-garding the Town Hall renova-tion, but also on the unsuccess-ful bidding regarding the St.Gabriel’s Chapel restoration.

    Present at the meeting asidefrom the Committee wereBuilding Manager CathyCarney, Owner’s Project Man-ager Steve Kirby, and design-ers Wendall Kalsow and RyanFoster of McGinley Kalsow &Associates. Committee mem-ber William O’Connor was ab-sent.

    Based on what had been dis-cussed in the prior PBCC meet-ing on Jan. 11, McGinleyKalsow’s Town Hall proposalwas updated and expanded toinclude a schematic design fea-sibility study for the footprintof the entire building, ratherthan its more limited originalscope.

    “The goal of this is to getall of the options out on thetable, find out what those costsare associated with it, and thencater what the end scope is,based on the different optionsand different cost impacts,”Associate Principal Ryan Fos-ter explained to the group.

    A significant cost that mayor may not hit – depending onthe ruling of the Fire Chief –has to do with the installationof a fire suppression system, theinstallation of which becomesa requirement for “major”projects.

    According to Chair FrancisHopcroft, the judgment of FireChief Joe Greeley was that “ifwe’re not taking down loadbearing walls – we’re basicallydoing painting, fixing ceilings,new lighting, rearranging acouple of doors – it’s not ma-jor.”

    Hopcroft did add, however,

    that Greeley would also bechecking with the Fire Marshal,as he had with Building Inspec-tor Mark Chubet, for additionalinput regarding the final deci-sion.

    Additionally, McGinleyKalsow will be evaluating thereplacement of the steam heatsystem, which covers most ofthe building.

    The possibility of replacingthe boiler, which is only 5 yearsold, drew some resistance fromBuilding Manager CathyCarney, who in addition to itsage referenced its price tag (ap-proximately $180,000) and thedifficulty of persuading TownMeeting to vote for it.

    Chris Eberly, nonetheless,defended the evaluation.

    “There’s value in the analy-sis,” Eberly said. “Even thoughit might look at somethingthat’s an unpopular idea, it mayyield something that’s the bestcourse of action in the long runand paints a convincing pictureof why that’s worth consider-ing.”

    The timeline for this project,according to Foster, would havethe conditions assessment go-ing through mid-March, withdetails and design work runningthrough April.

    “Our goal is to be able tosend information to the costestimator by May 1,” Fostersaid.

    Kalsow estimated that itwould be four to six monthsafter that before going out tobid, which would bring it to thefall Special Town Meeting.

    “Our target is going to behaving bids before Town Meet-ing or at least having a really,really, really, really good num-ber to go to Town Meeting,”Hopcroft said, summing up themeeting.

    The motion for McGinleyKalsow’s Phase I Contract Pro-posal, in the amount of$123,662,000, was approvedunanimously by the Commit-tee.

    Bids for the St. Gabriel’s

    Chapel restoration came in onJan. 24.

    “There was a little bit of aproblem with those,” Hopcroftannounced. “They came in alittle high. Like about $350,000too high.”

    With $1,056,000 allocated

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    Job Centercontinued from page 1

    Charlie DuQuette, kicked back inhis office at Norwood AmericanJob Center at 32 Day St.

    MATT MACDONALD

    described it, is quasi-public,receiving money from boththe state and federal govern-ments, while also applying fordifferent types of grants tofund its operations.

    McLaughlin works for theCommonwealth of Massachu-setts Department of CareerServices and partners withmembers of Career TEAM –a private career coaching pro-gram – who operate the cen-ter.

    This integrated modelcombining private and statesector employment services isone of the outcomes of theWorkforce Innovation Oppor-tunity Act (WIOA), signedinto law by Barack Obama in2014 in an effort to more ef-fectively match up job seek-ers with employers.

    For walk-in job seekers,free services provided at theNorwood American Job Cen-ter include career coachingand case management forthose looking to access WIOAfunds for retraining. Morenuts and bolts resources suchas computers, phones, and jobboards are readily available,as well.

    For walk-in employers,services are also free ofcharge.

    “If an employer came inwith a hiring need, I wouldconnect them to a businessservices representative staffon site here that would getmore specifics around whatthe employer was looking forto make the best match,”McLaughlin said.

    She added that employers

    also like to come to the cen-ter to do on site recruitmentevents, which the businessservice representative will setup and coordinate.

    Employers needs are bro-ken down into the immediate– job requirements, whatthey’re looking for beyond thejob description, really gettingto know what they’re lookingfor – and the more long term.

    Sean Marshall, CareerTEAM Career Navigator,went into this long term aspectand his part in it.

    “My role is more big-pic-ture planning, where we’reworking with the companiesto really start understandingthe business, understandingwhat their business cyclesare,” Marshall said. “What arethey missing, long term, withtheir hiring needs? What’s thesix month outlook lookinglike?”

    The goal is to create jobtraining programs that basedon the needs and patterns ofthe employer partnered withwill lead to a steady flow ofqualified candidates for jobsthat should be available.

    According to Marshall,connecting with businesses isa combination of both walk-ins and outreach.

    “We have a very aggres-sive strategy in reaching outto the employers based on theindustries and, quite frankly,just their needs,” he said. “Soif we know that there’s a com-pany moving into the area,we’re going to reach out andconnect with them, and viceversa.”

    Working in the office nextto Marshall is Job DeveloperEldri Buli, who conducts pre-view interviews with jobseekers. For those who areready, he will try to matchthem with an employer. If not,he might recommend that theysee a case manager.

    Retired Marine Corps

    Master Sgt. Charlie Duquette,the Veterans EmploymentRepresentative, has worked“hand in hand” with TownVeterans Service Officer TedMulvehill for the last sixyears. He combines motiva-tion with humor as he speaksof service members adjustingto the civilian world, softskills, and interviewing asmajor elements of preparinga job seeker for the process.

    He also spoke of finding“the need behind the need” forjob seekers.

    “Basically, I want to findout what your career fulfillingposition is because, if I try topush a job on somebody, theyget a job, they’re there 90days, and then they’re backhere again,” Duquette said.

    As a Disabled Veterans’Outreach Program (DVOP)Specialist, Duquette alsoworks with Veterans with sig-nificant barriers to employ-ment ranging from helping tofind a good auto mechanic toreferring someone for assis-tance beyond the scope of theJob Center and being there forthem when they’re more readyto continue.

    Career TEAM ExecutiveDirector Jason Matthewsstands with McLaughlin in thelobby of the Job Center asvisitors intermittently comeand go. He explains the prin-ciple of a “demand driven”model, speaking of matchingworkers with employers.

    “We will manufacture thatjob seeker for you, but youhave to participate in the pro-cess,” Matthews said. “Youhave to help us train these in-dividuals.”

    Matthews brings up an ex-ample of Career TEAM work-ing out an agreement with anemployer hotel to certify linecooks (the most difficult po-sition for its kitchen to fill)and then building a 6-10 weekinternship program leading totheir hiring.

    “What I try to do, what wetry to do is challenge the em-ployer to go a little bit fur-ther,” he said. “What are thereal skills you’re looking for?What are the hard job skillsyou’re looking for?”

    Matthews went on to speakof moving beyond the tradi-tional transaction model of“find a need, fill a need” tocreating pipelines, liftingpeople out of poverty, andleading people to careers.

    “We’re trying to create ahub that can do all of that,across both sides,” he said.

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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. —W.H.M.

    Capital Outlay Committee meetswith department representatives

    Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

    The Capital Outlay Commit-tee met on Monday evening, Feb.5, in a crowded Rm. 24 of TownHall.

    In this session – the seconddealing with determining theTown’s recommended capitaloutlay over the next six years (be-ginning with FY2019) – depart-ment heads and representativescrowded into the Thornton Roomor stood out in the hallway wait-ing to make their presentationsto the Committee.

    Although responsible formaking an annual report to TownMeeting regarding its six yearprogram for capital improve-ment, at this meeting the Com-mittee – comprised of eight vot-ing members and chaired by Se-lectman Tom Maloney – concen-trated exclusively on capital out-lay for the upcoming fiscal year.

    Coinciding with a steadilyramping up budget season andthe Board and Committee meet-ings that go along with it, therewas some overlap and similaritybetween them – especially theBoard of Selectmen’s recentlyheld budget hearings – and thisparticular one.

    In the first departmental ap-pointment of the meeting, repre-sentatives of the School Depart-ment outlined their $520,862 ofcapital outlay recommendationsfor FY2019, the major chunk ofwhich were technological im-provement throughout the schoolsystem.

    Its specific goal is to bring thestudent to computer device ratioto a one-to-one level.

    This would require improv-ing the technological infrastruc-ture, for which the School De-partment has received a stategrant tied in with its purchase –to be reimbursed later – of tech-nology for students totaling 50

    percent of the grant amount.Police Chief Bill Brooks and

    Fire Chief Tony Greeley wentbefore the Committee with theirproposal for a new radio dispatchsystem that would total $300,000for five new workstations.

    Updating their operationalstatus, Brooks related that – ear-lier that day – there had been atechnical problem leaving onlythree of the stations up and run-ning.

    Additionally, Greeley pro-posed that Engine 1 – purchasedin 2000 – be replaced at the sumof $650,000. In an update fromthe Selectmen’s budget hearings,the Chief informed the Commit-tee that the engine had not, infact, been refurbished – as is of-ten the case – when it hit 10 yearsold.

    Norwood Airport ManagerRuss Maguire went before theCommittee with an aerial dia-gram showing proposed capitalimprovements for FY2019.

    These included the straight-ening and altering of taxiwaysand the completion of the SnowRemoval Equipment (SRE)Building, which is the only oneon site owned by the Town.

    Both are matching grantprojects requiring a total of$85,000 from the Town:$60,000 for the taxiways and$25,000 for the completion ofthe building, which will entailthe outfitting of 4,000 squarefeet of office space and the pos-sible installation of an elevator.

    Travis Farley of the Recre-ation Department presented hiscapital recommendations, themost expensive of the bunchbeing for the Civic Center, in-cluding exterior repairs

    ($400,000), a remodeling andexpansion of the kitchen($200,000), which would beused for educational purposes,and the modernization of the el-evator ($175,000).

    In the last departmental ap-pointment of the evening, MarkRyan went through an extensivelist of improvements rangingfrom Public Works to the Wa-ter Department to HighlandCemetery to highway mainte-nance.

    The largest amount re-quested was $500,000 for ad-ditional funding – to go with aMassachusetts Water ResourceAuthority (MWRA) grant inthe amount of $630,000 – inorder to expedite the comple-tion of the Water Department’scleaning and lining of theTown’s water mains, makingthem more effective.

    As it is currently funded, theproject will take approximately66 years to complete.

    Additional funding for roadresurfacing in the amount of$457,000 was also recom-mended.

    Ryan also recommended$450,000 to complete repairs tothe Talbot parking lot (akaBabel’s).

    In a final note, PermanentBuilding Construction CommitteeChair Francis Hopcroft – thoughnot representing a department –was invited, at the beginning of themeeting, to update the Committeeon the status of the St. Gabriel’srestoration as well as the Town Hallrenovation.

    The Capital Outlay Committeewill meet at least one more time todeliberate and finalize its recom-mendations for Town Meeting.

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    with St. Gabriel’s: the possibility of stained glasswindows falling out and the unstable conditionof the exterior masonry, and suggested the ideaof breaking the project down into two contracts,with the removal, repair, storage, and replace-ment of the windows a priority.

    Hopcroft’s estimates for these two projectswere approximately $150,000 for the windows,and $1.2-$1.25 million for the main contract,which he offered to have bids for by May’s TownMeeting.

    Slater made clear that a rebid for Novemberrather than May made the most financial sensebecause of the availability of Community Pres-ervation Act (CPA) money as a possible sourceof funding; the recently instituted CPA will nothave money available until the new fiscal yearbegins on July 1.

    Both Slater and Judith Langone also sug-gested bonding the project – an estimated$60,000-$70,000 annual payment over 20 or 30years – and floated the idea of getting that moneyfrom the CPA.

    “The CPA Committee would have to makethat call, but we think there’s sufficient moneyin there to do this project, as well as not to bur-den them to such an extent that they couldn’t doother things,” Slater said.

    Town Manager Tony Mazzucco, qualifyingthe November goal with the fact that the CPACommittee is in the process of getting its feetunder it, brought up another possible issue withSlater’s idea.

    “The challenge would be you’d be asking theCPA to tie up about 10 percent of their fundingfor the next 30 years,” Mazzucco said.

    Slater, who had mentioned Forbes Hill as aspecific hit to the overall Town budget, got atFinCom’s interest in the CPA option.

    “To us, the issue is getting that $1.1 millionoff of Town debt service and putting it some-where else for other purposes,” Slater said.

    Board of Selectmen Chair William Plaskoand Mazzucco went before the Commission tosupport a reserve fund transfer request of$30,000 for maintenance, utilities, and upkeepfor the Forbes Estate.

    “This is likely the first request you’re goingto see,” Mazzucco explained. “You’ll likely see

    another one to get us through the first quarter ofthe year, or so. We’re anticipating primarily elec-tric and gas costs, as well as insurance costs toat least get us up and running for the first coupleof months.”

    Although he didn’t have gas and insurancenumbers, Mazzucco gave an approximate an-nual electric bill of $40,000-$50,000 for themansion, as well as an annual fee of $3,000-$4,000 for elevator inspections.

    Mazzucco went on to add some potentialadditional costs – separating the metering of themansion from the Mercer building (currently,there’s a sub-meter reading the electricity sentfrom Mercer to the Estate), and trying to reduceHVAC expenses – while adding that it was stilla little early in the process.

    “Operationally, we may find some other is-sues come up that maybe shouldn’t wait andshould be taken care of,” Plasko said. “We haveto keep playing this by ear.”

    In response, Slater commented on the$30,000 request.

    “The entire reserve fund at the beginning ofthe fiscal year was $125,000, so this is a sub-stantial hit to it, but it’s a necessary expense,”he said.

    The motion was approved unanimously.CPA Clerk Tom McQuaid also summarized

    some key figures from the 1st pass budget, in-cluding the budget shortfall of $6,754,749,with Schools absorbing $3,933,144 and theGeneral Government taking a $2,821,605 hitas the numbers currently stand.

    “We have had a little good news sincewe’ve done the First Pass,” McQuaid added.“The Governor’s budget was released – andNorwood’s assignment of local aid – and hisversion of the budget is $316,529 more thanwe had originally anticipated.”

    McQuaid went on to state that the Houseand Senate would be preparing their ver-sions, and that last year, local charges wereincreased at a higher rate than local aid,while citing the early stage of the budgetprocess.

    “It’s a long way to go,” he qualified. “Thepublic shouldn’t get too excited because thistypically does happen every year.”

    for the project, the low bidcame in at $1,386,800 with theother four going up about$100,000 per bid.

    The plan, according toHopcroft, is to ask the FinanceCommission for an additional$350,000 to cover the project,with a secondary plan – shouldFinCom balk at that amount –being to have the Chapel’s win-dows removed and stored, withthe openings closed, the wallstabilized from the outside withbraces, and the roof covered toreduce the leaks.

    Based on the annual reportdraft, the final numbers on theHawes Brook Bathhouse camein at a total spent of $1,037,832with a project budget of $1.1million, resulting in $62,168 insavings.

    Responding to a paragraphin the letter suggesting that allof the PBCC’s projects have togo back to Town Meeting formore money, Hopcroft re-sponded with a list of its

    projects that had come in un-der budget, the Public WorksYard, the Callahan Schoolboiler, and Hawes Brook.

    This led to discussion re-garding the reasons why thePBCC frequently returned toTown Meeting: the speed withwhich estimates are requiredleading to inaccuracies, andthe state procurement law re-quiring it to return to TownMeeting whenever there’s anadditional request.

    “Maybe if we had a mayorthat could make decisionswith a city council, or some-thing, maybe things couldmove faster... Maybe not,”Hopcroft said.

    This would draw somecomment from Board of Se-lectmen Chair Will iamPlasko in his response to acopy of PBCC correspon-dence to the Finance Com-mission – in which the may-oral suggestion appeared –that was sent to the Board and

    appeared on its Jan. 30 meet-ing agenda.

    “I agree and disagree withthat,” Plasko said. “Part ofthe actions or structure thatwould help make those prob-lems less likely and able to behandled more quickly and per-haps save funds can be donewith our current form of gov-ernment. It’s just changinghow we handle our construc-tion projects. It doesn’t needto change the whole charter todo that.”

    At that same meeting,Town Manager TonyMazzucco also recommendedthat the St. Gabriel Chapel res-toration be sent out to bid again“just as a solid business prac-tice.”

    This also marked the firstofficial meeting for new Com-mittee member Steve O’Connor,who is replacing Susan Kreuschfor the balance of her term.

    The next PBCC meeting isscheduled for Feb. 8.

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    Girls' hoop smothers Framingham,eyes myriad tournament possibilities

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    JakJakJakJakJake Lee Lee Lee Lee LevinvinvinvinvinStaff Reporter

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    Amy Lepley and the Mustangs have already surpassed last season's win total (6) with a 7-9 mark through 16games. With four games remaining, can they take the next step and get back to the tournament?

    PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

    Norwood got back in the win column with a solid effort over Everett last weekend as part of a quad meet atNorwood High School.

    PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

    Mustangs roll Crimson Tide inwrestling with sectionals on deck

    Stayin’ alive hasn’t beeneasy for the Norwood Highgirls’ basketball team, but withjust four games left, the Mus-tangs have two paths to the Di-vision 2 South tournament.

    At 7-9 after a convincing56-40 win over FraminghamHigh on Tuesday night,Norwood has two options to getback to the postseason after aone-year absence: win three ofits final four games overall, orwin each of its last two games– games which will count to-wards the Sullivan rule.

    The Mustangs surpassedtheir win total from a seasonago in Tuesday’s triumph overthe Flyers, with Kaylin Reenleading the way with 16 pointsand Kate Earle chipping in 13points and 10 rebounds off thebench.

    “Things came together for

    us, both defensively and offen-sively and that’s what we’vebeen talking about,” Norwoodhead coach Amy Lepley said.“It was definitely a physicalgame so I was proud of them tokeep their heads in it.”

    Kiki Ryan had three pointsbut also managed 11 reboundsand four blocks, transformingthe identity of Norwood on thedefensive end.

    “She was amazing,” Lepleysaid of Ryan. “She showed upfor us tonight, which was huge.That’s what we’ve been wait-ing for her to do. She’s very ath-letic so we need her to reboundthe basketball.”

    The Mustangs never trailed,taking an early 3-0 lead on aReen 3-pointer. After the Fly-ers tied it, another Reen treygave Norwood the lead forgood.

    Pinning down team winshasn’t been the easiest oftasks for the Norwood Highwrestling team this season,but it successfully tappedout Everett High last Satur-day.

    The Mustangs earnedtheir second team win of theseason in match play overthe Crimson Tide in a quadmeet a t Norwood HighSchool, 24-12. Whitman-Hanson High and the Coyle& Cassidy/Bristol-PlymouthTech co-op also competed inthe meet.

    “They didn’t have a fulllineup, but we won straightup,” Norwood head coachBilly McDermott said ofbeating Everett.

    John Baez earned a win inthe 132-pound weight classfor the Mustangs via minordecision, while JT Tinlinpicked up an 11-5 win viadecision in the 138-poundweight class.

    “He wrestled outstanding

    in that match,” McDermottsaid of Tinlin.

    Danny Barron and DavidBenjamin each earned pinsin the 160 and 170-poundweight classes, respectively,each win moving Norwoodcloser to i ts f irst win inmatch play since a 54-26 winover Excel Academy on Jan.6.

    Barron, Benjamin, ColinPlasko and Ryan Hsu allpicked up wins thanks topins against Whitman-Hanson; the Panthers beatthe Mustangs, 46-36. Ben-jamin, Plasko, Hsu, KevinCurt is and Kevin Whiteearned wins head-to-head bypinning their opponentsagainst Coyle & Cassidy/Bristol-Plymouth. MichaelGwargi picked up an 8-5 winvia decision against Coyle,but Norwood fe l l 42-39overall.

    The Mustangs also hadtheir final dual meet as amember of the Bay State

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    By the time the first quarterwas out, the Mustangs hadmatched their entire scoringoutput from a Friday night lossat Newton North High, leadingFramingham 17-7. Of equalimportance was the scoring dis-tribution; five players had atleast two points for Norwoodin the first eight minutes.

    “We don’t have that oneplayer that can really take agame over, per se,” Lepleysaid.“We can have kids get 20points here or there, but if wecan score consistently whereeveryone has five or six pointsand then those couple playersare in double figures, it willdefinitely help us down thestretch.”

    Norwood was particularlyefficient shooting the ball in thefirst quarter, going 7 of 13 fromthe field. Framingham, mean-while, was just 3 of 13 whilealso committing seven turn-overs to doom itself early.

    The Mustangs never sawtheir lead shrink to single dig-its in the second half. They led32-17 at the break and 43-28after three. The largest lead was18 points, courtesy of a SydneyWaitekus free throw in the wan-ing minutes.

    Norwood’s win completed aseason sweep of Framingham;the Mustangs beat the Flyers,49-39, on Jan. 5 inFramingham.

    Next up for Norwood isBraintree High on Friday night.

    The Wamps, of course, areone of the model programs inthe entire state, having playedin six straight Division 1 Southfinals, winning five times, ad-vancing to the state champion-ship game three times and win-ning twice.

    “They’re still Braintree,”Lepley said after theFramingham game. “The next

    two games are going to betough for us, but just focusingon getting better for that lasttwo-game stretch, really.”

    Lepley was also referring toNorwood’s game againstWalpole High on Tuesdaynight, which is senior night forthe Mustangs as part of adouble header with the boys’basketball team. The boys’game is at 5 p.m., followed bythe girls’ game at 6:30 p.m.

    Norwood lost in Walpole,55-17, in its first matchup withthe Rebels this season on Jan.12.

    Even if the Mustangs loseeach of their next two games tofall to 7-11, the path to the play-offs is simple: beat Milton Highand Stoughton High in its finaltwo games. Both the Wildcatsand Black Knights are Division2 schools, same as Norwood…although the Mustangs lost toeach team in their first meet-ing this season.

    Norwood lost at Milton,47-38, on Jan. 19 and lost athome vs. Stoughton, 49-32, onDec. 30. The Mustangs hostthe Wildcats a week fromThursday and travel to theBlack Knights for their regu-lar season finale on Tuesday,Feb. 19 for a 10 a.m. tip overFebruary vacation.

    Norwood hoping for netgains in boys' hockey

    Fond farewell to Bay State Con.for boys' indoor track team

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    Kate Earle, shooting the basketball, posted a double-double inNorwood's convincing win over Framingham with 13 points and 10rebounds. The freshman has been one of the bright spots on the teamthis season.

    PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

    James Piatelli, No. 21 in white, is hopeful Norwood's scoring woes become a thing of the past as the teamhits the home stretch.

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    If it wasn’t for bad puckluck, the Norwood High boys’hockey team wouldn’t have anypuck luck at all.

    Despite once againoutshooting an opponent onSaturday, this time NewtonNorth High by a 29-16 margin,the Mustangs wound up on thewrong side of a 2-1 score to fallto 3-6-5 on the season.

    PJ Hennessey scored thefirst goal of his varsity careerwith 31 seconds left in the third

    period and the goalie pulled forNorwood, with six skaters onthe ice against five Tigers.

    After Hennessey got theMustangs within a goal, headcoach Chuck Allen called histimeout and tried to draw upsomething else that would en-able Norwood to steal a pointfrom Newton North (6-6-3).But lightning wouldn’t striketwice in the finale minute, leav-ing the Mustangs with yet an-other frustrating defeat.

    “We just can’t put the puckin the net,” Allen said. “We’reworking hard at practice, com-ing up with some new things

    and drills, throwing the puck atthe net. We’re in every game,but you’ve gotta score to win.”

    Norwood’s six losses on theseason have come by a com-bined nine goals. None of itslosses have been by more thantwo goals. The Mustangs main-tain a positive goal-differentialdespite being three games be-low .500, at plus-1 (29-28).

    Allen pointed out that notevery goal has to be a pretty,highlight reel caliber goal.‘Garbage’ goals count just thesame, an important lesson he’s

    I t ’s been a successfulfarewel l tour for theNorwood High boys’ indoortrack team as it winds downits final season as a memberof the Bay State Conference.

    The Mustangs haveclinched a third-place finishin the five-team Herget Di-vision thanks to wins overWalpole High and MiltonHigh. Norwood edged theRebels way back in the sea-son opener, 51-49, beforeblowing out the Wildcats lastWednesday, 74-26.

    “We’re a heavily seniorladen team, with no single

    dominant performer; nobodyis undefeated in individualcompet i t ion,” Mustangshead coach Mat t Curransaid.“Yet in the two wins, itwas a true team effort tocarry to the win.”

    The meet , held at theReggie Lewis Center inRoxbury, featured severalother schools from the BayState Conference and otherleagues beyond. But for pur-poses of a head- to-headmeet, Norwood and Miltonwere only competing di-rectly against one another,while several other schoolscompeted head-to-head invarious matchups around the

    league.Senior Craig Riley has

    been Norwood’s top per-former in the one-mile run,senior Jacob Logan has beenits top performer in the two-mile run, while senior TarekZaki has excel led in the1,000-meter run for the Mus-tangs.

    Tom Condon, yet anothersenior, has been Norwood’sbest performer in the 600-meter run. He picked up awin in the event againstMilton last week with a timeof 1 minute, 31 seconds. Thetime was a personal record

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    Conference last Wednes-day, at Milton High againstthe Wildcats . Norwoodhung tough but ultimatelyfell by a 43-28 score to ateam that McDermott saidwas “very comparable” tothe Mustangs.

    Barron, Plasko andCordel l Souther were

    continuing to remind his play-ers of in practice.

    “These kids are pressing,”Allen said.“We know they’refrustrated, so we’re just tellingthem that their next goal is go-ing to be off somebody. Get thepuck to the net. Get to the net,set some screens in front of thenet, it’s going to go off ofsomeone’s body. That’s whatwe try to do in the game. Geteverything to the net.”

    With all of the attackingzone time Norwood has beenracking up, particularly in itslast three games (in which its0-2-1), eventually, things haveto start falling for the Mustangs,right?

    “The kids are working hard,it’s not a lack of effort,” Allensaid. “You can’t get mad at theireffort. You’ve got to capitalizeon your chances.”

    The strange part of all thisis that even if Norwood wereto somehow lose its remainingsix games, the Mustangs arestill bound for the postseasonthanks to the Sullivan rule – aone-time deal, since Norwooddropped down to Division 2this season but will no longerqualify for Sullivan protectiononce it’s in the Tri-ValleyLeague next winter.

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    for Condon.Other winners from the

    meet against the Wildcats in-clude the hurdlers, a groupmade up of Dorian Isidore,Tiago Gomes, Ryan Mottaand Billy Tomasello. Thatgroup also won at the Divi-sion 4 Shuttle Relays on Jan.19, with a time of 28.64.

    William Mosca, Mottaand Tomasello placed first,second and third, respec-t ively, in the high jumpagainst Mil ton. AidanMull igan and RobbieNoonan placed first and sec-ond in the 300-meter dash;Noonan’s time of 38.62 sec-onds was a personal record.

    Noonan and KennObour-Bekoe place first and secondin the long jump, respec-tively, with Noonan edgingObour-Bekoe by just half aninch (18 feet, 1.5 inches).

    Curran praised PaulForrest’s abilities as a “util-ity” distance runner, with thesophomore regularly com-peting in the 600-meter run,1,000-meter run and the one-mile run.

    Anthony Venuto com-pleted the 55-meter dash injust 7.01 seconds, finishingsixth overall in the meet but

    among the winners forNorwood in the match.

    A sneak peak of Tri-Val-ley League wrestling camelast night for the Mustangs,when they welcomed in oldfr iend Dedham High toNorwood High School forSenior Night. The event washeld after the Record’s dead-

    line.Next up for the wres-

    tling team is the sectionalevent, which will be heldSaturday at Woburn HighSchool. Pending resultsthere, members of the teamcould s t i l l qual i fy forstates, to be held later thismonth.

    Allen doesn’t think his play-ers are taking any solace in thefact that a postseason berth hasalready been clinched thanksto a 3-1-0 mark against Divi-sion 2 and 3 schools, withonly one such game remain-ing. Both he and the teamwould rather do it the old-fashioned way, or at the veryleast match or surpass lastseason’s 8-10-2 mark of 18points. Currently, the Mus-tangs have nine points andneed to go no worse than 4-1-1 over their final six games tomatch the 2016-17 team.

    “They’d rather get 20points than get in by theSullivan rule,” Allen said.“You would think they’d berelaxed more, but I don’t thinkit’s in their minds at all. Theyjust care about the next game.That’s the way I see them act,unless they’re fooling me too.But I don’t think so. We don’tsee that at all.”

    Norwood hosted NeedhamHigh yesterday at Bajko Rink,in an event held after theRecord’s deadline. The Mus-tangs fell in their first meet-ing with the Rockets, 3-2, onJan. 17 at Babson College.Needham was 8-5-4 headinginto yesterday’s game.

    first among Norwood andMilton runners.

    Mosca had a personalrecord in the shotput, with adis tance of 37 feet , 2 .5inches.

    The Mustangs competedin their final Bay State Con-ference Championships yes-terday back at the ReggieLewis Center, in an eventheld after the Record’s dead-line. The Division 4 Cham-pionships are next Wednes-day at 4 p.m., also at theReggie Lewis Center, fol-lowed by the MIAA StateMeet on Saturday, Feb. 24,also at the Reggie LewisCenter.

    After that, it’s off to theTri-Valley League.

    PJ Hennessey scored the first goal of his varsity career with 31 seconds remaining in a 2-1 loss vs. NewtonNorth last weekend.

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    Track continued from page 10

    In addition to Everett, Norwood welcomed in Whitman-Hanson and the Coyle & Cassidy/Bristol-Ply-mouth co-op for a quad meet last Saturday.

    PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

    Norwood is next in actionon Saturday afternoon at Rod-man Arena at 2:30 p.m. againstBraintree High (5-4-5).

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    DEATHSABUCEVITCH

    CAROLINA “Libby” (Libardoni)of Norwood passed away on Jan. 29,2018 at the age of 94. Beloved wife ofthe late Edward W. Abucevitch. De-voted Mother of Nancy E. Ceriani andher husband David of Attleboro, Ed-ward W. Abucevitch Jr. of Texas, Rob-ert J. Abucevitch and his wife Lynneof Wrentham and Paul F. Abucevitchof Norwood. Sister of Guido Libardoniof N. Adams. Cherished grandmotherof Gill Sanford and her husband Johnof CT and Jenna Abucevitch ofWrentham. Great grandmother ofJacob Sanford. Lifelong friend ofLloyd Rutledge of Texas. Daughter ofthe late Louie and Florence (Bedini)Libardoni. Libby was a former mem-ber of St. Catherine of Siena ChurchLadies Sodality in Norwood. She wasa retired LPN at Norwood Hospitalworking there for 35 years. Funeral wasfrom the Kraw-Kornack FuneralHome 1248 Washington St. Norwood.A funeral mass was at St. Mary’sChurch E. Walpole, Mass. Burial willbe at Highland Cemetery Norwood,Mass.

    CODY

    VICTORIA Leigh of Norwoodpassed away in a tragic car accidenton January 31, 2018 at the age of 20.Beloved and Loving Daughter of LisaGallagher of Norwood and JasonCody and his wife Laura of Rockland.Beloved Girlfriend of the late AlexPandolfo. Sister of Jason Roderick ofCanton and Braitlyn Cody ofRockland. Stepdaughter of Steven“Fitzy” Coppenrath of Norwood.Cherished granddaughter of KarenGallagher of Attleboro, StevenGallagher and the late Leona Gallagherof Lakeville, John Cody Jr of Quincyand Lucy Cody of Rockland. Niece ofJohn Cody III and his wife Kerstin ofN. Attleboro. Cherished by WillamNey and Arthur Sharpe. Also survivedby many Aunts, Uncles, Cousins andFriends. Victoria was attendingMassasoit College and was the Secre-tary of the Student Government at theCollege. She was a graduate of theNorwood High School class of 2015.Funeral from the Kraw-Kornack Fu-neral Home 1248 Washington St.Norwood, Friday Feb. 9, 2018 at 10amfollowed by a funeral mass at 11am atSt. Catherine of Siena ChurchNorwood. Visiting hours will be heldon Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 from 3-8pm.Burial will be at Highland CemeteryNorwood, MA. Celebration of life tofollow at the American Legion, 155Eastern Ave. Dedham, MA.

    DAGAN-FULLERDEBRA Jude (Baker) of Walpole

    formerly of Norwood passed away onJan. 30, 2018 at the age of 62. Belovedwife of Marcus Dagan of Walpole andher late Husband Randolph “Randy”Fuller. Devoted Mother of Kristy J.Buckley and her husband JacobMalthouse of Vancouver, Canada. StepMother of Courtney Dagan of Virginiaand Matthew Dagan of Ireland. Sisterof Robert “Bobby” Baker of Falmouthand Dennis Baker and his wifeDeborah of Attleboro. Grandmotherof Baker Malthouse and SequoiaMalthouse. Daughter of the lateEdmund and Barbara (Naughton)Baker. Also survived by many nieces

    and nephews. At the request of the fam-ily all services will be private. In lieuof flowers donations may be made inher name to St. Jude Children’s Re-search Hospital 501 St. Jude PlaceMemphis, TN 38105-9959 or to theTherapeutics Research Institute 418 N38th St, Omaha, NE 68131.

    FITZGERALD

    James E. of Norwood andWalpole, passed away on Jan. 31,peacefully in his sleep at home. Lov-ing husband of 49 years to Susan(Hippert) Fitzgerald. Brother to JayFitzgerald of Texas and the late Rev.Gerry Fitzgerald. Father to JillFitzgerald of Franklin, Janet Gallo andher husband Mark of Foxboro, JulieLevesque and her husband Matt ofPlainville. Grandfather to JamieLevesque, Emily Gallo and SamanthaLevesque. Brother-in-law of PhilHippert and his wife Dee Tomasso,Charles Hippert and Patricia Hippert.Dear friend of Leslie and Glenn Dou-glas. Jim was born in Norwood, Mass.on May 30, 1943 to the late Barbara(Feeney) and Joseph J. Fitzgerald. Hegraduated from Cathedral High Schooland Northeastern University with aMasters degree in Business. He wasemployed as an industrial engineer atPolaroid until his stroke in 1990. Heand Susan maintained an active life,traveling the world together. He wasan avid collector of magnets, mugs andt-shirts from all of the many locationsthey traveled to throughout the years.He was beloved by all of his daugh-ters’ friends and was affectionatelyknown as “Padre.” He looked forwardto the Sunday night “May-I” cardgames with his family. His grand-daughters loved their time spent goof-ing off with “Grampa.” Jim was also amember of the Norwood KofC. Fu-neral was from the Kraw-Kornack Fu-neral Home 1248 Washington St.,Norwood. A funeral mass was in St.Timothy’s Church Norwood. Burialwas at St. Francis Cemetery Walpole,Mass. In lieu of flowers donations maybe made in his name to the Brain In-jury and Stroke support group atBraintree Rehab. Hospital C/O PatriciaKaufman Vaughan, 250 Pond St.Braintree, MA 02184 kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com

    FLEURY

    Steven G. “Fluda” 65, ofBellingham formerly of Norwood,Mass. passed away peacefully at homeon Jan. 29 after a long illness. He was

    surrounded by his loving family,friends and his dog Jackson. Belovedhusband of Katherine Perry Fleury for42 years, Steven was predeceased byhis father Joseph and his brotherMichael. In addition to his wife, Stevenis survived by his mother Jean CallahanFleury of Carver, his daughters; KristenFleury Williford of Bellingham andAmy Fleury of Walpole, his grand-daughter Annabelle Williford ofBellingham, and his brother DennisFleury of Boston. Steven was born in1952 and grew up in Norwood. He at-tended St. Catherine’s Elementary andgraduated from Norwood HighSchool. Steven retired from Verizonafter 41 years of service. Steven en-joyed his monthly poker games withhis life-long friends from Norwood andwas an avid sports fan, who collectedsports memorabilia, especially all Bos-ton teams. Steven loved his yearly tripsto Vegas- where Steven and his wiferenewed their wedding vows on Aug.16, 2015. Steven was the sweetest hus-band, loving son, most amazing Dadto Kristen and Amy, and Papa toAnnabelle. Visiting hours were held inthe Gillooly Funeral Home, 126Walpole St., Norwood. A celebrationof life followed the visiting hours atthe VFW, 193 Dean St. Norwood. Inlieu of flowers, expressions of sympa-thy may be made in Steven’s memoryto Cure PSP, 1206 York Road, SuiteL-4, Lutherville, MD 21093.

    FULLER Katherine J. “Kay” Of Norwood,

    passed away peacefully on Jan. 31,2018. Beloved wife of the late DonaldFuller. Loving mother of Carol Shultzof Attleboro, Kathleen Pender ofNorwood and the late Jane Armour andDonald Fuller. Cherished grandmotherof Dana Shultz and his wife Karla, EricShultz and his wife Lucia, Jayne Fordand her husband James, JenniferArmour and her fiancé JonathanWhitkin, and the late Michael Pender.Dear great-grandmother of Donald,Nik, John and Trinity Shultz andHunter and Hope Ford. Daughter ofthe late Henry and Christina Derry. Sis-ter of the late Mary Chever, LawrenceDerry and Dolly Derry. She is also sur-vived by many loving nieces and neph-ews. Kay enjoyed spending time withher family, especially at her home inFalmouth. Funeral service was fromthe Gillooly Funeral Home, 126Walpole Street (Rte. 1A),NORWOOD. A Mass of ChristianBurial was in St. Mary’s Church, 176Washington Street, East Walpole. In-terment followed the Mass in High-land Cemetery, Norwood. Memorialcontributions in memory of KatherineJ. Fuller may be made to the NorwoodCircle of Hope Foundation, PO Box421, Norwood, MA 02062. GilloolyFuneral Home.

    GANTERTJoseph 81, of Norwood, on Feb.

    2, 2018. Beloved husband of Ivy(Gorovoy) Gantert. Cherished fatherof Benjamin & Samuel Gantert. Ser-vices were held on Tuesday, Feb. 6,2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Temple BethDavid of Westwood, 7 ClapboardtreeStreet, Westwood. Burial followed inWestwood Cemetery. Memorial obser-vances at his late residence followingthe burial until 8 p.m. In lieu of flow-ers, remembrances may be made toTemple Beth David or the charity ofyour choice. Levine Chapels,Brookline

    GROSSAnne E. (Casey) Died Feb. 1,

    2018, at her home in New London,N.H., following a brief illness. She was84. With her cherished husband of 50years, the late Donald C. Gross, shesaw success in business, traveled theworld, and was renowned for her in-

    tellect and passion for politics. Still, itwas pride, unbounded love and fierceloyalty for her family that was at thecenter of her life. This was never morein evidence than at her beloved annualThanksgiving gatherings of her six chil-dren and their spouses, Marie (Gross)and Kevin Fitzgerald of Bedford, N.H.,Marianne (Gross) and Peter Gasparyof Wilmette, Ill., Margaret (Gross) andPaul Mangano of Basking Ridge, N.J.,Patricia (Gross) Freeman and JamesAlvarez of Gloucester, Mass., DonaldC. Gross, Jr. and Michele (Pourbaix)Gross of Walpole, Mass., Paula (Gross)and Robert LaMonica, also of Walpole,13 grandchildren and one great grand-child, to whom she was lovingly knownas “Doe.” Born in Boston, raised inNewton Centre, Mass., she was thedaughter of the late Joseph and Mary(Andrews) Casey. She was prede-ceased by her dear twin sister, AgnesOstrander, her brother, Joseph Casey,and her sister, Sister Margaret Austina.She is survived by her sisters, VeraMcManus of Northboro, Mass. andVirginia Woodbury of Somerset, N.J.and her brother, Edward Casey ofManchester, N.H. She also leaves aloving extended family of sisters andbrothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.A private family service and FuneralMass was celebrated on Wednesday,Feb. 7 in New London, N.H. In lieu offlowers, donations may be made, inmemory of Anne E. Gross, to the LakeSunapee Region VNA, P.O. Box 2209,New London, NH 03257. To sign anonline guestbook, please visit:www.chadwickfuneralservice.com.

    PANDOLFO

    ALEXANDER D. of Norwoodpassed away in a tragic car accident onJanuary 31, 2018 at the age of 22. Lov-ing Son of Lawrence L. and Susan F.(King) Pandolfo. Brother of Christo-pher J. Pandolfo and his fiancéeVanessa Melvin of Norwood and Jes-sica M. and Shaylene P. Pandolfo ofNorwood. High school Sweetheart ofthe late Victoria Leigh Cody. Specialuncle of Damien Joseph of Norwood.Grandson of Patricia Senior and herhusband Red Auld of Middleboro andthe late Joseph P. King, Frances D.King and Daniel Senior. Nephew ofKaren and Wade Sprague of NH, Vic-tor Pandolfo of IN, Derek Pandolfoof Milford and the late Cathyann andSuzie Pandolfo, Tina Pryce, and Jo-seph P. King. Alexander was a gradu-ate of Norwood Class of 2014 wherehe enjoyed being part of the varsitywrestling team. His passions includedhiking, camping, snowboarding andcarpentry. Most importantly,Alexander deeply loved his family andfriends. Funeral arrangements are be-ing handled by the Kraw-Kornack Fu-neral home in Norwood. Callinghours will be Thursday, Feb. 8 from3:00-8:00 p.m. The funeral mass willbe Friday 11:00 a.m. at SaintCatherine of Siena Church Norwoodfollowed by burial at Highland Cem-etery Norwood. In lieu of flowers,the family asks you consider donationsto an annual scholarship fund inAlexander’s name ( Alex PandolfoScholarship Fund) at Norwood HighSchool c/o Guidance Dept. 245

    Nichols Street Norwood, MA 02062.Celebration of Life to follow atWorkmen’s Hall 99 ½ Wilson St.Norwood, MA 02062.

    WALSH

    LISA Jean (Johnson) a lifelongresident of Norwood passed away inthe comfort of her own home sur-rounded by family, on February 2,2018 at the age of 55. Beloved wifeof Matthew J. Walsh. DevotedMother of Rachel A. Audley and herhusband Patrick of Avon, and DanielM. Walsh and his girlfriend MelanieTufo of Norwood. Cherished Nanaof James M. Audley. Loving Sisterof James Johnson of Milford,Charlene Quattrocchi of Norwood,Julie Ernst of NH, BrendaLamoureux of Walpole and MichaelJohnson of Rockland. Daughter ofthe late James and Mary Frances(Burke) Johnson. Lisa was a gradu-ate of Blue Hill’s High School classof 1981 and an avid contributor tothe Red Cross. Funeral was from theKraw-Kornack Funeral Home 1248Washington St. Norwood, TuesdayFebruary 6, 2018 followed by a fu-neral mass at St. Catherine of SienaChurch Norwood. At the request ofthe family burial will be private. Inlieu of flowers donations may bemade in her name to the JuvenileDiabetes Assoc. New England Chap-ter 60 Walnut Street Wellesley Hills,MA [email protected]

    WENZELJoseph R. Of Norwood, passed

    away on Feb. 3, 2018, at the age of87. Beloved husband of the lateFrances L. (Reidy) Wenzel. Brotherof Helen Wedge of Walpole and thelate Edward Wenzel, ThomasWenzel, William Wenzel, MaryMeeker and Barbara O’Donnell. Sonof the late Helen F. (Reidy) Wenzel.Also survived by many nieces andnephews. Joe was a life member ofthe Norwood Elks, member of theNorwood American Legion, and aRetired General Foreman for theNorwood Light Dept. Funeral wasfrom the Kraw-Kornack FuneralHome, 1248 Washington St.,NORWOOD, Wednesday, Feb. 7,2018, at 10 a.m. followed by a fu-neral mass which was at 11 a.m. inSt. Catherine of Siena Church,Norwood. Burial was at HighlandCemetery, Norwood. Korean War USArmy Veteran.

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    Boston’s own Junior Damato, “The Auto Doctor” has agreed to field auto repairquestions from Bulletin and Record readers. Please forward your questions to

    [email protected] and we will do our best to get your questions answered.

    Junior Damato began servicing vehicles in 1969. He owns a 10-bay auto repairservice center in Hyde Park and an 8-bay center in Middleboro. Junior is anASE-certified Master Technician, ASE-certified L-1 and ASE-certified Natural Gas.

    Ask The DoctorVolvo S90 T6 AWD Inscription

    It wasn’t so many years ago that Volvo did not build exciting cars. That has all changed, gone is all that I did notlike. Today’s Volvos are exiting and fun to drive. The S90 T6 AWD Inscription is a full-size fun, safe, and comfort-able car. A small turbo-charged, 2.0 liter engine produces 316 horsepower via an 8-speed automatic. Both theengine and transmission are very smooth and the engine is very quiet, even under full throttle. The outside designis modern, with no crazy angles or body lines; only the front grille has a Volvo resemblance. The front seats havemultiple electric adjustments, including heat and ventilation; a heated steering wheel is also a big plus on coldwinter days. Steering hub controls, along with a 330-watt audio system and navigation, are standard. The interiorhas a large, center touch display that takes a while to get used to operating. Volvo has always been known for safetyand this S90 has all the safety features that are available.

    Gone is the hard ride and noisy suspension. This suspension is very quiet and absorbs the road imperfectionswell. Fuel miles: 22 city, 31 highway, average combined 25 MPG. Base price is $54,100 (destination fee: $935).Options can add up, starting with the Inscription Option that includes active LED headlights, power operated rearside window curtains, 4-zone heating, Nappa leather upholstery, 19-inch 10-spoke alloy rims, even a color Nappaleather matching key fob, plus more, for $4,500. The Convenience Package runs $2,550 and consists of heatedwasher nozzles, power trunk lid, 360° surround view camera, 12-volt power outlet, park assist pilot and front parkassist. Metallic paint that looks fantastic is $595; a very clear, graphical heads-up display: $900; 20-inch wheelswith summer tires that handled the snow without a problem: $800; Bowers and Wilkins audio system: $3,200;heated steering wheel: $300; rear air suspension: $1,200. You have to pick the options that you really want to keepthe price where you want it to be. The bottom line is that this is an exciting car to drive under all weather and roadconditions. The car seats five and there is plenty of leg room as well as a large, low entry trunk.

    PPPPPolice Logsolice Logsolice Logsolice Logsolice LogsContinued on page 14

    Police Logs MONDAY, JANUARY 291220 Phone - Malicious Damage

    *Report Filed Location/Ad-dress: Guild St Car Keyed.

    1335 Phone - Animal ComplaintNaco/Waco Notified Location/Address: Vernon St + ProspectSt Report 2 Dogs RunningLoose.

    1509 Phone - Warrant Service*Arrest(S)Made Location/Ad-dress: Washington St + ChapelSt Ma 5fn936 Stopped And OneUnder Arrest As A PassengerFor A Warrant. Arrest: Costello,Andrew Anthony Address: 4Chapel St Apt. #E Norwood,Ma Age: 31 Charges: WarrantArrest

    1559 Phone - Forge/Counterf*Arrest(S)Made Location/Ad-dress: Mr. Franks Food Mart -Meb Inc. - Washington St GasAttendant May Have Gotten APhony $20.00 Bill. Placed OneParty Under Arrest, Trans-ported Him To The Station.Arrest: Queen, Quarri TyreeAddress: Homeless Homeless,Ma Age: 20 Charges: WarrantArrest Warrant Arrest UtterCounterfeit Note

    2213 911 - Susp Activity ServicesRendered Location/Address:Cieri Insurance Company -Winter St Caller Reports Some-one Knocking At His FrontDoor And He Is Not ExpectingAnyone. Spoke With Caller,The Wind Was Blowing TheScreen Door Causing It To HitThe Front Door.

    TUESDAY, JANUARY 300713 Phone - Motor Vehicle Ac-

    cident *Report Filed Location/Address: Morse St + Bos-ProvHwy Caller Reports WitnessingA Vehicle Coming Down TheHill On Morse St. And Strike AFence At Boch New To You. (Ma. Reg# 4wf215). CenterAutobody Pulled Vehicle OutOf Fence. Report Filed.

    1418 Phone - Larceny *ReportFiled Location/Address:Sturtevant Ave Boston Cab Re-ports Fare Evasion, Believed ToGive False Address For A DropOff.

    1609 Phone - Susp Activity Ser-vices Rendered Location/Ad-dress: Shamrock Pub - RailroadAve Caller Believes That AMale Party Urinated OutsideThis Address. Spoke To The

    Staff And They Reported ThatThere Was No One Inside ThatMatched Description. CallerWas Spoken To And Satisfied.

    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 310805 911 - Well Being Chk *Re-

    port Filed Location/Address:Hampton Inn - Bos-Prov HwyCaller Reports He Is The Vic-tim Of Tax Fraud. Reports NoAnswer At Room Door, CarRegistered With The Hotel IsNot In Lot. Units Enter Room-He Is Not Inside.

    0808 Phone - Assist Other AgencyServices Rendered Location:Broward County Florida Of-ficer Reports A ResidentScammed And Suspect Has ANorwood Warrant. InformationExchanged And InformedThem There Is No Extradition.Norwood Court ProsecutorNotified To See If D.A. OfficeWould Like To Change Extra-dition Status.

    0830 911 - Death At Home *Re-port Filed Location/Address:Garden Pkwy Resident Unre-sponsive., With Following,Transports To Hospital.

    0943 Phone - Unwanted PartySpoken To Location/Address:Howard St Property OwnerAnd Tenant Moving Out Dis-pute Resolved.

    1013 Phone - Motor Vehicle Ac-cident *Report Filed Location/Address: Endicott St ReportCar Hit Open Manhole. NfdSent. Don And Wally’s TowsMa Pc 1xp258. Property Man-

    ager Notified For Manhole Is-sue.

    1234 Phone - Fraud *Report FiledLocation/Address: Nahatan StCredit Card Used By A SubjectKnown To Him But Not Au-thorized.

    1808 Phone - Citizens ComplaintSpoken To Location/Address:Sally Beauty Supply - Lenox StCaller Reports A Customer InThe Store Is Acting StrangeAnd Being Rude To The Clerk.Parties Advised, Satisfied.

    1821 Phone - Assist Citizen *Re-port Filed Location/Address:Olde Derby Rd Caller ReportsHaving Some Money StolenWhile She Was At NorwoodHospital. See Report.

    1853 Phone - Animal ComplaintServices Rendered Location/Address: Arcadia Rd CallerReports A Pitbull RoamingAround The Neighborhood.Animal Control Notified.

    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10105 Phone - Well Being Chk No

    Action Required Location/Ad-dress: West Border Rd +Nahatan St Caller ReportsWhile Walking His Dog AWhite Kia Has Been ParkedOutside Centennial Dr. Apts. ForThe Past Hour With Lights OffBut Occupied. Doesn’t Know IfMale Party Is Sleeping Or InNeed Of Help. Responded.Upon Arrival States He WasPulling Into Centennial Dr.

    1417 911 - Well Being Chk Ser-vices Rendered Location/Ad-

    dress: Roosevelt Ave RequestCheck Of Friend After TextMessage, No Specific Threat InMessage. Reports No Answer AtHome And Neighbor ReportsHer Car Is Gone. Message LeftOn Her Cell Phone. NorwoodHospital And Riverside CrisisNotified. Bolo To Cars For MaPc 7093ye. Subject Located AndOk.

    1437 Phone - Susp Vehicle Spo-ken To Location/Address: Ox-ford Rd Report Of A Green P-Up Truck Blocking Road, NoOne In It. Spoke To Owner AndHe Moved It.

    1458 Phone - Assist Citizen Spo-ken To Location/Address:Norwood Hospital - WashingtonSt Husband Reports His WifeWas Section 12’d On SundayAnd Now Hospital Will Not LetHer Out. Spoke To All PartiesAnd They Understand The Situ-ation.

    1603 Phone - Animal ComplaintSpoken To Location/Address:Olde Derby Village - OldeDerby Rd Caller Reports HerNeighbor Buried A Cat On TheProperty. Party Advised.

    2023 Phone - Vandalism *ReportFiled Location/Address: WorkOut World - Bos-Prov HwyCaller Reported Tires Slashed.See Report.

    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20204 Walk-In - Assaults *Report

    Filed Location/Address:

    Norwood Police Dept. -Nahatan St Resident ReportsShe Was Assaulted By A FriendThis Evening. Responded. Re-port To Be Filed. Gave Cour-tesy Transport To Her Home.

    1323 911 - Larceny Spoken ToL o c a t i o n / A d d r e s s :[Washarama - Washington StCleared By: Dispatcher JosephMontesano Caller Reports Pos-sible Theft Of PrescriptionMedication. Spoke To All Par-ties, No Theft, Matter Resolved.

    1402 Phone - Report Of Fire Po-lice & Fire Notified/R Loca-tion/Address: Cedar St SmellOf Smoke Inside Home. NfdHandled Same.

    1412 911 - Assist Citizen FireDept Notified/Respo Location/Address: Central St Report Of

    TOWN OF NORWOODZONING BOARD OF APPEALPUBLIC 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 March 6,2018 at 7:15 PM on the request of Mary King (Case #18-03) with respect to propertylocated on 20 Lydon Street, in a G-General Residence District.

    This Application requests a SPECIAL PERMIT under Section 5.4 and 5.4.4 of theZoning Bylaw to allow an increase to the existing habitable living space by more than25%. The proposed increase will be 47% and will comply with all setback guidelines.Existing non-conforming setbacks will not be increased. Addition is approx. 20'x20'.

    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, between 8:00 a.m.– 4 p.m.

    BOARD OF APPEALPhilip W. Riley, Chairman; Patrick J. Mulvehill, Barbara A. Kinter,John R. Perry, Thomas Brady

    Norwood Record, 02/08/2018, 02/15/2018

    Miracle PrayerDear Heart of Jesus, in the pastI have asked You for manyfavours. This time, I ask youthis very special one (mentionfavour). Take it, dear Heart ofJesus, and place it within Yourown broken heart where YourFather sees it. Then, in Hismerciful eyes, it will becomeYour favour, not mine. Amen.Say for three days, promisepublication and favour will begranted.

    —W.H.M.

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    VACANCIES FOR THEOFFICE OF TOWN

    MEETING MEMBERSThe Norwood Town Clerks Office wishes to in-

    form the residents of Norwood there are vacanciesfor the office of Town Meeting Members in the fol-lowing Town Meeting Districts. There are currently

    Forty-Three (43) 3-Year Term Vacancies;Seven (7) Two-Year Term Vacancies(To Fill A Vacancy);and Five (5) One-Year Term Vacancies(To Fill A Vacancy).The following Town Meeting Member seats are

    now available for the Annual Town Election to beheld on Monday, April 2, 2018.

    District 1: 3 Year Term (3 Seats),1 Year Term (1 Seat)(To Fill A Vacancy),District 2: 3 Year Term (5 Seats),District 3: 3 Year Term (6 Seats),2 Year Term (1 Seat) (To Fill A Vacancy),District 4: 3 Year Term (3 Seats),District 5: 3 Year Term (4 Seats),2 Year Term (4 Seats) (To Fill A Vacancy),1 Year Term (2 Seats) (To Fill A Vacancy),District 6: 3 Year Term (3 Seats),2 Year Term (1 Seat) (To Fill A Vacancy),1 Year Term (1 Seat) (To Fill A Vacancy),District 7: 3 Year Term (5 Seats),2 Year Term (1 Seat)(To Fill A Vacancy),District 8: 3 Year Term (7 Seats),1 Year Term (1 Seat) (To Fill A Vacancy),District 9: 3 Year Term (7 Seats)Any current Town Meeting Member whose term

    is expiring on April 2, 2018 who did not fill therequired intent to seek re-election form with theoffice of the Town Clerk must do so by Monday,Feb. 12, 2018 at 5 p.m.

    Anyone else interested in running for the officeof Town Meeting Member must file nominationpapers signed by at least ten (10) registered votersin their District. Last day for filing with the Boardof Registrars is Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 at 5 p.m. Ifyou have any question, please call the Town ClerksOffice at 762-1240, ext. 152

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    ARTS & CRAFTS: Offered every firstThursday of each month at 11 a.m.

    BASIC COMPUTER COURSE: Afour-part basic computer course is fre-quently offered to those who wish to learnhow to use a computer. Sign-up at the frontdesk. New class starting March 7 at 10 a.m.for four weeks, $2.00 a class

    BINGO: Every Wednesday, from 12:45to 3 p.m., $5.00 to get started. We have be-gun a new game, for $1.00, with a winnertake all prize! You must be here by 12:45p.m. to play the new game!

    BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC: WalpoleVNA will be available for blood pressurescreening on the first Wednesday of eachmonth. Ellis Nursing Home will offer bloodpressure screening on the second Wednes-day of each month. The Walpole VNA willprovide blood pressure screening on thethird Wednesday of each month at 11:30a.m. Walpole VNA on the fifth.

    BOOK CLUB: Our next Book Club willbe meeting on Feb. 26 at 10 a.m.

    BRIDGE: Our Bridge Club meets onThursdays at 9 a.m., in the Library. TheTuesday group has been cancelled.

    COMPUTER CLUB: The ComputerClub meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m.

    COUNCIL ON AGING: COA BoardMeeting will be held on March 1, at 1 p.m.

    CRIBBAGE: Our seniors meet everyMonday at 12:45 p.m. to play cribbage.

    DIGITAL PHOTO ORGANIZATION& EDITING: First and third Wednesday ofthe month at 11:30 a.m.

    EXCEL CLASSES: Excel classes willresume in September. Please sign up.

    FOOT DOCTOR: Dr. Michael Mitri isscheduled to be here on Feb. 9. $35.00charge-call to schedule an appointment.

    FRIENDS EVENING DANCE: Feb.16, 2018, 7 – 10 p.m. featuring The DBBand.

    GLEE CLUB: Glee Club meets everyTuesday at 11:15 a.m. New members wel-come!

    HANDCRAFTERS: Handcrafters meetevery Monday from 1 - 3 p.m.

    HEARING SOLUTIONS: Hearing Aideclinic on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 11:30 a.m.

    LEARN TO PLAY MAH JONG: -

    Thursday and Fridays at 12:30 PMLINE DANCE: Classes are held each

    Tuesday. Class will be held from 1 p.m. -2 p.m.

    MAH JONG: Mah Jong players meetMonday, Wednesday, and Friday 10 a.m. -noon.

    MANICURES: Feb. 23, 2018 - 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.

    MASSAGE THERAPIST: KarenTracy is here on the first Monday of eachmonth. Please sign up at front desk. Mas-sages are $30.00 for half an hour.

    NORWOOD RETIRED MEN’SCLUB: The Board of Directors meets onthe first Tuesday of each month at 10:30a.m. at the Senior Center. The Club Mem-bership meets the second Tuesday of eachmonth at the Norwood Elks Lodge, at 10a.m.

    SCRABBLE: Thursday afternoon at 1p.m. Come and join us for a game. SHINE:Our SHINE Counselor, Carole, is here tohelp you with your medical insuranceneeds on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.New – Jill will be here on Fridays from 10a.m. - 2 p.m. Please call 781-762-1201 foran appointment.

    TAP DANCE: Thursdays at 11:15 a.m.All levels are welcome and encouraged tojoin the fun.

    TRIAD: Monday, Feb. 26. At 1 p.m.with Joseph Canavan

    WAXING: Monday, Feb. 26, from 9a.m. – noon.

    WHIST: Whist players meet on Tues-days at 12:45 p.m., in the library.

    WHIST PARTY: Whist parties will beheld on the fourth Friday of each month12:45 p.m. to 3 p.m.

    February Happenings Registry of Mo-tor Vehicles Monday, Feb. 12 1 p.m.

    Valentines Entertainment Tommy RullFriday, Feb. 16 1 p.m.