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State Rep. John Rogers beat out challenger Michael Dooley for the 12th Norfolk District with winningnumbers in Norwood and Walpole.

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Rogers keeps seat,Markey too

School Committeetackles Extended Day,

school opening

SuperintendentDr. David Thomson

MarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen GambonStaff Reporter

The Norwood School Com-mittee voted to hire 26 newteachers in order to implementthe hybrid model after discuss-ing the possibility of going re-mote at its meeting on Wed.,Aug. 26. It was originally voted4-1, with Dr. Joan Giblin vot-ing in the negative, but then wasre-voted unanimously 5-0 infavor.

The implementation of theschool return policy and theextended day program were themain topics of discussion.

Superintendent Dr. DavidThomson gave an update to theschool reopening plan. In thisfourth version, there were somemajor announcements, includ-ing the creation of the RemoteLearning Academy and thedates of staggered starts. Hestressed that the Remote Learn-ing Academy was required bythe Department of Elementaryand Secondary Education(DESE).

“This is essentially kind oflike opening another school,”Thomson said. “And if we’retalking about unfunded man-dates, this probably would bethe granddaddy of unfundedmandates.”

He had the numbers for“only 26 hours,” so he couldonly give preliminary staffingnumbers.

Later in the meeting, Com-mittee member MyevBodenhofer gave the enroll-ment numbers for the Remote

Learning Academy. For kinder-garten, 28 percent of the stu-dents will be attending re-motely, while at the elementarylevel, it is 29 percent.

“To put that in perspective,that’s larger than any of our el-ementary schools,” she pointedout of the elementary enroll-ment number of 400 students.

For the Coakley, enrollmentis 21 percent, and at the highschool, the number dropped to15 percent, most likely due tothe specificity of courses andthe age of the students.

Hiring more teachers is afactor for staffing the RemoteLearning Academy as well asfulfilling the needs of the hy-brid model, Thomson said.There will be a need for 21 el-ementary teachers at a cost ofmore than $1 million. Also, twoinstructional technology spe-

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JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The results of the 2020Democratic Primary in Mas-sachusetts are in and incum-bents are keeping most oftheir seats, at least in andaround Norwood.

State Rep. John Rogershandily beat out challengerMichael Dooley in bothNorwood and Walpole.Rogers came in with 68.3 per-cent of the vote with 6,451ballots cast, while Dooley re-ceived 3,001 votes, or 31.7percent of the vote. Both can-didates received the majorityof their votes in Norwood,with 4,661 votes cast forRogers in the Town at 68.6percent and 2,129 for Dooleyat 31.4 percent. Rogers re-

ceived 1,790 votes in Walpoleat 67.2 percent of the vote whileDooley received 872 votes at32.8 percent. Interestingly,Norwood saw a much higherturnout than Walpole, despitethe two communities havingsimilar populations, Norwoodwith about 29,000 residents andWalpole at 25,000.

Rogers ran unopposed in theprimary of 2018, and receivedone more vote than Dooley didin 2020, with 3,002 votes cast.He won in the general electionagainst 186 write-in votes with14,352 votes. His last majorchallenger was Republican can-didate Tim Hempton in 2016,where he beat Hempton with14,534 votes against 7,485, or66 percent of the vote againstHempton’s 34 percent.Hempton challenged him be-

fore, in 2014, where the racewas a bit closer. Rogers re-ceived 8,894 votes toHempston’s 6,408.

Rogers first assumed of-fice in 1993 and has workedon several pieces of recentlegislation, includng Massa-chusetts House Bill 4743,which is currently in commit-tee and is designed to assistnonprofits in providing unem-ployment benefits for resi-dents.

Senator Edward Markey isalso holding on to his seat inCongress, and is now the firstDemocratic candidate to beata Kennedy in Massachusetts.Joseph Kennedy III an-nounced he conceded to

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Town and CountryHI GUYS,WHERE IS SHE?

She has been gone too long!She was always revered as shewaved beautifully in the sun,snow, rain, and the glow of thelights that shone upon her ev-ery night. She is our AMERI-CAN FLAG. She representseverything that we are, orshould be, thanks to our ances-tors. PLEASE REPLACE HERat the beautiful Veterans Me-morial Park at Walpole andChapel Streets. A sincere thankyou from many when we seeher again!

WHAT IS HAPPENING?Our lives have changed con-

siderably since the spring of2020. The evil communist gov-ernment of China, (not thepeople), cast a spell on Americaand the rest of the world. Theirattempt, whether driven pur-posely or by a purposeful mis-take, has had a horrific impacton all of us. They are guilty ofunnecessary deaths, suffering,isolation, and tampering withthe education of our children!They will not go to trial, not beheld responsible, nor will theyever apologize. Is it only...'c’estla vie’?

As the horror becameknown to us, a few of the Sci-entists in China began to let the‘cat out of the bag.’ Those sci-entists are now MIA. Hope-fully, as Americans we will re-cover to the fullest, havinglearned lessons from an evilthat should never have been al-lowed to permeate their hatredthrough death in America everagain!

QUESTION ONEWe voted a few years ago

to always allow our indepen-dent car repair shops to have thesame equipment and technicalinformation as the dealerships.It is a question of freedom of

decision by an individual as towhere they want to spend theirmoney for repairs. The ad onTV for a 'no' vote states thatleaving paperwork and otherdata, etc. in your car while atthe independent repair shop isdangerous. How can it be moredangerous than leaving it at thedealership? Leaving any perti-nent info in your car, anywhere,is fair game. If you are worried,remove it from the car. I lovegoing to my independent repairshop! VOTE YES!!! YES andYES on Quesion 1.

AN HONOR WELLDESERVED

Lee Kennedy is the terrificwoman that greeted us at theRecreation Dep’t for the past 25years, answering our questions,helping us with many issuesthat we brought to the table,always with a smile and will-ingness to do whatever is nec-essary in order to assist us.Many years ago Lee also had avision that would benefit manyothers in her Town. As we allknow Lee was the founder ofOur Town’s incredible and in-credibly managed, CIRCLE OFHOPE Foundation, due to herbeautiful daughter’s wishes be-fore her passing. Needless tosay, what the group has doneand continues to do is outstand-ing and life altering for thosein need! Lee, you are the bestand we thank you. Lee has nowretired and has been honoredwith the dedication of a roomwith a plaque that reads she hasbeen the ‘face’ of the dep’t for25 years. Well done Lee. Youare missed, but we thank youfor everything you did for ourkids. You’re the best! Happi-ness and health always!

READY TO SERVEWITH A SMILE

She stands tall in her protec-tive gear in order to serve herpatients safely. When you havean appointment at Guild Medi-cal, Ellen is one of the profes-sionals who escorts you to the

exam room for pertinent pre-exam information. Wearing theheadgear all day must be un-comfortable! Many thanks toEllen and the crew who do agreat job serving their patients!

REPAIRSAll over Town many streets

and sidewalks are being re-paired and repaved, along withmany parking lots. Sure it’s in-convenient for us sometimes,but the outcome is muchneeded and appreciated; withthanks to Town Engineer/DPWDirector, Mark Ryan, and work-ers.

A LITTLE NOSTALGIA

As the news reports theopening of some movie theatersin the state, I am reminded ofthe days when our populationwas small and Our Town had three beautiful, very busy the-aters; Norwood Theater onCentral, Guild Theater onWash. in Guild Square, and asuper duper South NorwoodTheater. All gave away Chinadishware of which some peoplestill have. Those were theBEST days!

OH, THOSE OLDBUILDINGS

Nothing is set in stone yet,but it has been mentioned thatthere is a possibility of razingthe entire new section ofNorwood Hospital. If it doescome to fruition, how sad itwould be. Beside it stands theoriginal hospital which wasfounded as Willett CottageHospital in 1902. She stillstands strong, probably due tothe work ethic of those whoconstructed her. Other oldbuildings withstanding the testof time include The Balch,Winslow, Callahan, Guild Jun-ior High Elem, and the WestSchool. They are all still stand-ing. I guess the former Jr. HighSouth, now the Middle School,is in question. As an overhaul,

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When you have an appointment at Guild Medical, Ellen is one of theprofessionals who escorts you to the exam room for pertinent pre-examinformation.

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The Norwood Airport Commission met last week and discussed a large modification to FlightLevel'sHanger.

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NAC holds special meeting on hangarproposal modification request

MarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen GambonStaff Reporter

The Norwood Airport Com-mission (NAC) held a specialvirtual meeting on Tuesday,Aug. 25, to discuss a modifica-tion request to the original Re-quest for Proposals (RFP) forthe new hangar being con-structed next to the Mark C.Welch Administration Build-ing.

Nick Burlingham, generalcounsel for FlightLevel Avia-tion, came before the NAC toask its opinion as to the maxi-mum height the hangar could beallowed to be constructed. TheRFP originally limited theheight of the hangar to 28 feet.

“However, with changes inthe runway surface associatedwith the technical master planupdate, it’s conceivable that abuilding taller than 28 feetcould be built there,” he said.“And that would be meaning-ful to us because we’re con-structing the building to accom-modate solar panels. And alsowe want to have as much heightas we can get in order to accom-modate the load that thebuilding’s going to have to sup-port, both in terms of the han-gar door and the solar panels onthe roof.”

The second questionBurlingham posed was regard-ing the width of the hangardoor, which he said was “inte-gral to the building height” fora couple of reasons. He said alarger door would require less

structural steel, so if a narrowerdoor could be used, the costsaved on the steel could be ap-plied to other parts of the build-ing, such as the solar panels.

“We’ve done our analysis,and the wingspan that can usethe airport, even with the exten-sion by the paving of the safetyareas,” he explained, “wouldstill be able to be towed into andout of a hangar that had an 80-foot door rather than a 96-footdoor.”

Doing so would save about$30,000 - $26,000 for the dooritself and about $4,000 for thesmaller open structural span.

He added that the hangardoor would not limit the abil-ity of any future owner of thehangar, should FlightLevel nolonger own it at some point,from using the airfield.

Robert Laurence called thechange “a win-win” after per-forming an analysis of the air-craft that could safely use thehangar with the proposedchange.

“We even took into consid-eration the proposed 600-footextension increasing the take-off distances, and it still doesn’tchange the plane configurationsthat would benefit if there wasa wider door,” he said.

He added that the proposedsolar panels would have to gothrough an analysis in accor-dance with the criteria of theFederal Aviation Administra-tion (FAA).

Flightlevel founder PeterEichleay added that the larger

door will take up 80 percent ofthe building and be heavier,which means it will requiremore maintenance.

NAC Chair Mark Ryan saidthat, when the original RFP wasput out in May 2019, the maxi-mum height of the building waslimited to 28 feet, similar to theMark C. Welch AdministrationBuilding.

“Since then we’ve gonethrough the technical masterplan and the primary surfacecalculation has changed be-cause the width of the primarysurface has been narrowed,” hecontinued. Because of thischange, engineers have deter-mined that the building heightcould now go as high as 65 feet.

“However, none of us wanta building at 65 feet,” Ryanadded. “And in particular, thetower would not want to losethe visibility that they haveright now.”

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School Committee continued from page 1cialists will be added at a totalof $127,594 and a special edu-cation teacher is needed at acost of $55,000. Two additionalteachers will be needed at thehigh school.

While school will start foreveryone on Sept. 17, it will notstart in a physical school for allstudents because of staggeredstart days. The draft plan willallow for kindergarten screen-ing to take place from Sept. 17through Sept. 22. High-needsspecial education students andpreschoolers also will return toin-person classes on Sept. 17.

On Sept. 21, the “transitiongrades” of 1, 2, 6 and 9, plusnewcomer and ESL studentswill return to in-person hybridclasses. On Sept. 24, in-personhybrid kindergarten starts, andon Sept. 28, the remainder ofthe students will begin hybridclasses on site.

“I don’t want to lose theopportunity for in-person in-struction with our students,”Thomson said. But he added hewanted to make sure that safetyprotocols were in place, andthat the reopening was imple-mented “in a thoughtful way.”

One plus is that there wouldnot be a need for a second tierof bus service, as was oncethought. Buses will have as-signed seats. Elementary schoolteachers also have looked at a“walking bus” concept.

Giblin asked ifkindergarteners will be bused tothe Willet. Thomson said yes,but this time, kindergartenerswill have to register.

“We’re flying the plane andbuilding it at the same time, sothere’s pieces we don’t abso-lutely know yet,” he added.“We have good approxima-tions, but there’s probablysomething we’re going to tripover and find.”

There was discussion abouttrying to start remotely to tryto save money. However, itwould be harder to get teach-ers later on, and it would be dis-ruptive, especially to elemen-tary students.

Bodenhofer made a motionto keep moving forward withthe hybrid model and post thepositions presented. This wasdone with the understandingthat more information be pre-sented by the elementary ad-

ministrative team to justify whythe staff positions are necessaryat the next meeting on Wed.,Sept. 2.

Extended Day (ED) Execu-tive Director Kristin Capezioprovided the board with a pre-sentation about the summerprogram, which was just ex-tended for another three weeksdue to the delay in the openingof schools. She also addressedconcerns as to how the ED pro-gram could run in the fall.

The fall proposals, Capeziostressed, are currently underreview and “subject to changesignificantly.”

“I also want to acknowledgethat we may have a consider-able number of parents tuned inthis evening, and I know thatthey’re eager to know what ser-vices, if any, are going to beprovided this fall,” she said.“And I just want to emphasizethat the challenges that the pub-lic schools face, we face aswell. And we are not going tobe able to meet the individualdemands of every family.”

She called the proposals “anecessary compromise” thataligns with the goals of theschools “so that we will be ableto offer any services at all.”

ED will only be offered tostudents enrolled in the hybridmodel, and it would only be runon the days school is in session.That would mean that therewould be no ED on Wednesdaywhen the schools would havetheir deep cleaning. It would berun at all elementary schoolsites and the Willett EarlyChildhood Center. There wouldbe no busing to the Savage Cen-ter.

“We would prefer that it berun primarily by the teachers atthe respective school sites,” ac-cording to Capezio. “And basedon our existing staffing, withenough staff working at the re-spective schools, we believe thatthere would really be no reasonto cross teachers at any otherlocation.”

There would be about 50 stu-dents per site, with students at a10 to 1 ratio, and the time wouldbe from 3 to 5 p.m. The plancalls for classrooms to be used,as well as gyms, cafeterias andlibraries. Outdoor activitieswould be held as much as pos-sible.

There would be off-linehomework support, with thepossibility of on-line support.The rate is $80 per month, plus$20 per month for PPE. Therewould be no refunds. There alsowould be no before-school pro-gramming.

Giblin asked about studentcohorting and planning at theschool sites.

“The utmost priority is tokeep like students within theircohort at the start of the day to-

gether,” Capezio replied. If acafeteria is used, children in thesame cohort can be placed atnearby tables per grade. Therewould also be a staggering ofoutdoor spaces, so a cohortwould not be in the same area.Planning at the school sites isstill in development.

Even though plans have notbeen finalized, Chair TeresaStewart said she thought it wasimportant to relay this informa-tion.

“The community under-standably is very worried aboutthis topic,” she noted, “and wewanted to update the communityon things that we know we can’tdo, unfortunately.”

A new component would beremote learning support at theSavage Center to address theimpact of COVID-19. It wouldbe open four days a week (noton Wednesday) during the schoolday to help students who need it.It would only be offered for hy-brid students. This is separatefrom the Remote Learning Acad-emy.

The students would receivetwo snacks, lunch, recreation andsome tech support. NPSChromebooks would be used, notpersonal computers. Therewould be no refund and a two-day minimum commitment. Itwould be a financially indepen-dent program.

Capezio said that, althoughthe ED program cannot run forfive days, one positive is themoney that would be saved bynot having bus transportation.After school programming withknown teachers “would be a bo-nus.”

Thomson said the next stepswould be to judge the interest,look at the schools, and coordi-nate with the staff.

“As I’ve said many times, I’dlove to be able to offer everythingto everybody, but safety and fol-lowing the protocols have got tocome first,” he said. “Not just forour kids, not just for our staff, butfor our community as a whole.We cannot have a cluster comeout from us not being thoughtfuland mindful of how we do this.”

Bodehofer led a Budget Sub-committee presentation andtalked about a meeting that thesubcommittee had with the Fi-nance Commission (Fin Com).

“They did remind us that ifwe hire staff that it incurs a ben-efits cost for the Town, and soit’s not just salaries that weshould consider,” she explained.

“When we wrote the overridepledge there was a mention aboutextenuating circumstances,” sheadded. “And we were thinkingsomething much smaller than aglobal pandemic that forcedschools to completely reimaginetheir model. Clearly this fallsunder the extraordinary condi-tions clause.”

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can it be brought up tosnuff without having to raze it,or must we be hit with anotheroverride? The Jr. High North(Savage Center) is also still indaily operation.

IT’S GOING TO BE GOOD!Our Town’s Big Y will be

razed in a few months with anoverhaul of the plaza onWalpole St. It is going to be dif-ferent not having BY availablein that location for awhile, butbetter things are to come whenthe store has been rebuilt andready for our patronage. Thestore is liked by so many. Theemployees there are wonderful.It is a very ‘happy place.’ If youhave never been to BY, make ita point to visit. In the meantime,

He asked if FlightLevel hadany proposed specifications tobring before the NAC.Laurence said nothing has beenfinalized, but he estimated aheight of about 33 feet. He saidknowing the door height wouldhelp with the analysis.

NAC member MikeSheehan expressed a concernthat the width of the door hasto be no less than 80 percent ofthe building frontage. With 120feet of frontage, it would onlybe 67 percent.

“Do we have to adjust theguidelines of the RFP?” heasked. “I don’t know. It’s not asmall change, in my opinion.It’s rather significant.”

He said he was comfortablewith the height of the building,but that counsel should be con-sulted.

NAC member JohnCorcoran added that the FAAtower should also be consultedbecause of line of sight issuesfor the helicopters. Also theremay be fire protection issuesthat could arise that could limitthe type of aircraft that coulduse it in the future.

Because of these concerns,he made a motion to table therequests until the next meeting“just to make sure we’re doingour due diligence as a commis-sion.”

Sheehan seconded the mo-tion, adding that he was “notcomfortable” and saying that he

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would appreciate more infor-mation and the advice of legalcounsel. He also called it a“cost-cutting measure” thatshould have been addressedearlier in the process.

“I just want to go on therecord saying that this isn’t justa cost-cutting measure, reduc-ing the size of the door,”Eichleay responded after the 3-0 vote. “I think it’s the bestthing for the hangar and for theairport. The 80 percent numberwith a bi-fold door hangar thatsize is going to be a mainte-nance problem. It’s going to bea reliability problem.”

He added that FlightLevelwill go with what the originalRFP states, if that is the NAC’swill. “But this just makes moresense, not only from a financialperspective but from the per-spective of the solar panels andthe reliability component.”

The matter will be taken upagain at the next meeting onSept. 9.

The NAC also voted 3-0 tohave an attorney from the lawfirm of Anderson & Kreiger,which specializes in airport liti-gation, represent the NAC atthe monthly meetings specifiedby the General Release andSettlement Agreement that wasreached on July 30, 2019.

In Part Six of this agreementbetween Boston Executive He-licopters, LLC. (BEH), theTown of Norwood and theNAC, a communications proto-col was established wherebymonthly meetings would beheld for 18 months to minimizeconflicts between the partiesand improve communicationsamong them as BEH operatesat Norwood Memorial Airport.

when it is under construction, Iwill be going to BY up the streetin Walpole like many of theirother loyal shoppers.

Oh,...just a line to thecontractor:.check out the park-ing lot at the plaza across fromthe fire/police building. Pleasedon’t make the same mistakes.Actually, take a drive thru thelot and that will certainly tellyou all you have to know. It ishorrible! Thank you!

MAIL BOXESWe in Our Town have been

spoiled for years having a mail-box we just drive up to, reachout the car window and dropour mail in. Now, the newboxes have that narrowest slotin which to slide the mail in.

The change was due to peopleputting a line in the old boxesand retrieving (stealing) ourmail. Certainly it was the rightthing to do to change the aper-ture of the box to basically safe-guard our mail. On the otherhand, as being very spoiled, wehave to exit the car in order tomail something outside. Ohwell, it’s always a few that ruinit for the masses. We can handleit. Oh, thank you to theNorwood Postal Service for thechange of hours when deliver-ing mail to the homes. I loveit!!! How’d that ever happen?

MONSTER STILLAT WORK

The following is the actionof someone who looks humanbut obviously is somethingother than that. North KoreanLeader Kim Jong Un, has or-dered ALL PET DOGS to beCONFISCATED from ALLHOMES in the N. KoreanCapital. They will probably beput in cages in the city, slaugh-tered while alive, and sold formeat, or they will use some intheir murderous science labs.Communism is alive and well,unfortunately!

BYE GUYS,Fall is coming, yea!

“If we lose freedom here,there is no place to escape to.”

- Ronald Reagan

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)

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.

—A.F.

The airport manager, an NACrepresentative, a liaison of theBoard of Selectmen and a BEHrepresentative must meet.

“So discussing with TownCounsel and the General Man-

ager, we will continue to havethose meetings,” Ryan said. Herequested that the NAC vote forthe NAC’s representative to bean attorney from Anderson &Kreiger.

Mina Makarious, who rep-resented BEH, said he spoke toBEH counsel, that he wasaware of the change, and thatthey hoped this would help“streamline the process.”

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Election continued from page 1Markey late Tuesday night.

“The Senator is a good man,” Kennedy saidin a statement. “You’ve never heard me say oth-erwise. I know it was difficult between us attimes — good elections get heated — but I amgrateful for our debates, for his commitment tothis Commonwealth, and for the energy andenthusiasm that he brought to this race. Obvi-ously, these results are not the ones we werehoping for. But to everyone who fought withus. Everyone who stood with us. Everyone whobelieved in us and gave their sweat and tears

and hearts and souls to this fight: I am so proudof what we built together.”

Markey stated on Twitter that he will con-tinue to fight for progressive causes in the Sen-ate.

“This election is an undeniable mandate forchange. Tonight is just the beginning for ourmovement,” he said. “The progressive move-ment knows how to fight. We will not surren-der. We made it clear that we’d rather lose fight-ing as hard as we could for what we believe inthan in finding the middle ground.”


No injuries at CertainTeed fireJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

On Aug. 29 at around 9:30p.m., the Norwood Fire Depart-ment (NFD) responded to a callfrom the CertainTeed Plant at1077 Pleasant St. (the old BirdPlant) with the mutual aide ofthe Walpole and Westwood FireDepartments.

NFD Spokesperson JoeO’Malley said while there isnever a 'textbook' fire, the verynature of making roof tiles andshingles that this plant producesinvolves a lot of heat and mix-ing, and so fires there are notuncommon.

“We’ve had a number offires there over the years, butit’s actually one of the fewplaces in the country that hasits own fire brigade,” he said.“So most of the time, for smallfires, we don’t even get called.The fire brigade is able tohandle the run-of-the-mill fires,but when it gets out of control,that’s when we get called.”

O’Malley said the brigademembers onsite give the call fora fire to the NFD, and when thathappens, a specific protocol isfollowed, as the simple act ofcalling in the NFD itself com-municates the severity of thefire.

“So we go with a full firstorder assignment, which is ourtwo engines, our ladder, both ofour ambulances as well as

Walpole Engine 2, just becausewhenever we’re responding toCertainTeed, we’re sending afull alarm assignment becausewe’re assuming it is going to bea fire,” he said.

O’Malley said one of themachines at the plant was fullyengaged when Shift Com-mander Captain Jeff Campilioarrived on scene. The machinewas attached to the buildingand had fire on both the exte-rior and interior of the building.

“And it had done a prettygood job of smoking up thewhole building,” he said. “Itwas within a half hour or 45minutes before they got themain fire under control andfrom there it was just overhaul-ing it and ventilating the build-ing and checking for furtherextension.”

O’Malley said the depart-ment goes down to the plantonce or twice a year for inci-dent training, and the processby which a fire is tackled isnailed down as tight as it canbe.

“The guys there are reallypassionate about what they do,and you have to be careful whatyou ask for because they’ll talkto you for six hours about howto make an asphalt shingle,” hesaid with a laugh. “But we’redown there every year doing thepre-incident tour. We’re talkingwith the supervisors there,we’re talking with the fire bri-

gade, planning on which hy-drants we’re going to use andwhere everybody’s going topark. There’s really no suchthing as a 'textbook' fire, butwhen we do have a fire downthere it’s really well-orches-trated. Like I said, the fire bri-gade will try to control any firesthey have there and then afterthey pull the fire alarm andknow we’re coming, they havethem strategically located onPleasant Street guiding us in,and that’s exactly what theydid.”

The property itself used tobe owned by the Bird Com-pany, which was one of the old-est working factories in thecountry, founded in 1795 as apaper plant. The property hasexperienced years of fires sincethen, including an 1880 fire thatdestroyed the whole facility.Now, the plant supplies muchof the United States withshingles through CertainTeed’snational operation.

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The Norwood Planning Boardhas an opening for an AssociatePlanning Board member. TheAssociate Planning Board mem-ber will participate on SpecialPermit applications on an asneeded basis. The Associate Plan-ning Board member will attend allPlanning Board meetings and par-ticipate but will only be involvedwith voting on certain SpecialPermits when an elected Boardmember cannot participate be-cause they are on vacation, outsick, or have a conflict of inter-est. The Planning Board meetstwice a month on Monday eve-nings. This is an opportunity toserve your community and par-ticipate in the operation of Towngovernment. If you are interestedin becoming an Associate Plan-ning Board member, send a letterof interest and resume to theNorwood Planning Board by Sep-tember 25, 2020. Please addressyour cover letter and resume toMr. Alfred Porro Jr., Chairman ofthe Norwood Planning Board,566 Washington St., P.O. Box 40,Norwood, MA 02062. If youhave questions about the Associ-ate Planning Board member po-sition, contact Mr. Paul Halkiotis,Director of Community Planning& Economic Development, (781)915-4749 or [email protected].

EMERGENCY RENTALAND MORTGAGEASSISTANCE (ERMA)

The Town of Norwood inpartnership with the SouthMiddlesex Opportunity Council(SMOC) is pleased to announcea new grant program, the Emer-gency Rental and Mortgage As-sistance Program(ERMA). Thenew grant program has been es-tablished from Federal fundingmade available from theCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Eco-nomic Security Act (CARESAct). The grant program will pro-vide financial assistance to in-come qualified individuals thathave suffered financial hardshipfrom the economic crisis causedby the pandemic. Grant funds canbe used to help pay for rent, mort-gage and utility payments. In or-der to qualify for this funding, ahousehold must meet the follow-ing criteria at the time of applica-tion:

• Currently rent or own ahouse as a primary residence inMassachusetts; • Have incomethat is between 50-80% of theArea Median Income (AMI); and• Have a housing emergency dueto a financial hardship related toor exacerbated by the COVID-19crisis (as verified through docu-mentation or a written self-certi-fication consistent with this Ad-ministrative Plan).

Up to $4,000 is available perhousehold over a 12-month pe-

riod which can be utilized to as-sist with rental and mortgage ar-rears for payments due no earlierthan April 1, 2020, and rental andmortgage stipends for paymentsdue after the date of application.Individuals living in subsidizedhousing units where tenant rentis calculated and adjusted basedon income are not eligible for rentstipends but are eligible for assis-tance with arrears when able todemonstrate sufficient justifica-tion for non-payment of past duerent. For those seeking general/financial assistance please com-plete the online RAFT/ERMAPre-Application at https://w w w. w a i t l i s t c h e c k . c o m /MA2977-1916 or call the Hous-ing Consumer Education Centerhotline at 508-872-0765 for moreinformation. RAFT/ERMAonline pre-applications are priori-tized in the order that they are re-ceived. All clients are contactedby a SMOC staff once the onlinepre-application is received. Forhomeless families seeking shel-ter please call HCEC Intake Spe-cialist, Amandalee Deleon Cam-pos at 508-872-4853 x 2171. Forall other questions/concernsplease email the HCEC Depart-ment at [email protected]. Formore information locally pleasecontact Paul Halkiotis, Directorof Community Planning and Eco-nomic Development, [email protected] or(781) 915 - 4749.

DeathsGOGGIN

John P., of Norwood, passedaway on August 26, 2020. He was90 years old. Born in Ireland,John moved to the US when hewas 18 and was a proud US ArmyVeteran of the Korean War. Johnwas the dear and devoted son ofthe late John and CatherineGoggin. He is survived by hisdear sister, Nora Maloof ofNorwood and several lovingnieces and nephews. At the re-quest of the family all services areprivate. Contributions in John’smemory may be made to St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital,501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN38105. John will be laid to restwith Military Honors at a privateservice at Highland Cemetery inNorwood. For online guest book

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please visit www.kraw-kornack.com

MANEIKIS

Anne (O’Brien) of WalpoleAugust 23. We were blessed tolearn many valuable lessons from

Anne during her 88 years, amongthem: Exercise! An avid tennisplayer with a fierce forehand andmany winning trophies, a fearlessopen water swimmer, weighttrainer, snow skier, water-skier,figure-skater, fisherwoman (whowas known to cast her line andcatch a baby shark or two)rollerblader, cyclist, organic gar-dener, stair stepper (she NEVERtook an escalator), sculler withboth oars in the water, and standup paddle boarder (which startedat age 80). She had no use forgolf or yoga as they were deemed“too slow”. Next Lesson: Havefun! Halloween was always a sur-prise, dressing up in one of hermany costumes that she usuallydesigned herself…the best wasthe gorilla costume that she woreinto a mini mart, scaring the witsout of the attendant as he thoughthe was being held up! Anne’smother tried to quell her mischie-vous good humor by sending herto Catholic School, however thatdidn’t work. While the nun wasn’tlooking, she often threw her be-ret out the window to the mon-key and organ grinder on Com-monwealth Ave. In college an-other nun admonished her by say-ing if you hit the books as well asyou hit the slopes maybe you’ddo better in class! Third lesson: There’s a lot you can do! Fromworking at the Boston Globe formany years to raising four kidsand doing all of her own garden-ing/ landscaping and cooking,there was never an errant weedor a kitchen without a fresh cake.She always put her children first– her selflessness was beyond re-proach. She left detailed instruc-

tions for her kids and husband tocelebrate her life here, which hasnow been completed. They arewell aware that not following herorders will have repercussions. Aprivate celebration of life will beheld in the fall. Anne is survivedby her husband Daniel J.Maneikis (Walpole), her children:Adele Maneikis (San Francisco),Dan Maneikis (Norwood), AnneManeikis (Norwood), and SarahManeikis (Nantucket) and by hersister Mary Molyan of Duxbury.

O’DONNELLMary E. (Kremmell) “Betty”

Age 84 of Seekonk, passed awayAugust 23, 2020. Born July 11,1936 in Boston, she was thedaughter of William and Mary(Veracka) Kremmell. Mary joinedthe Sisters of St. Joseph after com-pleting high school and during herdecade of service held many po-sitions, including teaching highschool French. Mary wed FrancisO’Donnell in 1969 and their jour-ney together lasted 41 years. Theysettled in Norwood, and whileraising two small children, Maryachieved her LPN at the PeabodySchool of Nursing in 1980. Sheenjoyed her many years of nurs-ing at Norwood Hospital beforejoining Francis in his endeavorsat Norfolk Country Club as thefood and beverage manager. Maryand Francis transitioned to MerrittIsland, FL where they enjoyedtheir retirement for 15 years. Dur-ing the last years of her life inSeekonk, Mary was able to enjoytime with her children and grand-children, as well as the beloveddogs who spent their days withher. Mary is survived by her lov-ing children Bill O’Donnell andhis wife Lisa, Marybeth Waite andher husband Todd; her adoredgrandchildren, Chloe Murphy,

Rowan and Riley Waite; herbrother, Father Bill Kremmell andher sister Ann Fowler and hus-band David Fowler. A privateviewing will be held at GilloolyFuneral Home in NORWOOD.Funeral Mass will be held at St.Catherine of Siena Parish inNorwood with burial to follow atHighland Cemetery. In lieu offlowers, donations can be madein Mary’s name to the ArthritisFoundation at arthritis.orgGillooly Funeral Home,N o r w o o dGilloolyFuneralHome.com

PALLADINO

ROBERT M. “Bob”ofNorwood passed away on Au-gust 31, 2020 at the age of 67.Loving son of Peter and Mar-guerite (Piccirilli) Palladino ofFoxboro. Devoted father of Mat-thew R. Palladino and his wifeHolly of Rehoboth and Brian P.Palladino and his companionBrittany Kelly of Norwood.Brother of Janet D’Alessandroand her husband Tony of Pem-broke, Susan Brown and her hus-band Edwinn of Foxboro and thelate William “Billy” Palladino.Cherished grandfather of


Library News“THE POTSDAMCONFERENCE: JULY 1945”VIA ZOOM

This year marks the 75th an-niversary of the end of WorldWar II, the most cataclysmicevent of the 20th century. As afollow-up to his lecture onRoosevelt and the Yalta Confer-ence (available on NorwoodLibrary’s YouTube channel), Dr.Gary Hylander will present “ThePotsdam Conference: July 1945”via Zoom on Thursday, Septem-ber 10 at 2:00 pm.

Potsdam was the final sum-mit meeting of the Big Three—the Soviet Union, the UnitedKingdom, and the United States,represented by Stalin, Churchill,and Truman. They gathered todecide what to do about Ger-many, whose armed forces hadrecently surrendered uncondi-tionally to the Allies. Four ma-jor issues were on the table atPotsdam: the future of EasternEurope, the occupation and dis-mantling of Germany, Russia’srole in defeating Japan, and war-time trials.

Registration is required. Tosign up and also receive an emailreminder, go to our online eventspage at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar. You will get anemail with the Zoom link the daybefore the program and againshortly before it begins.

ZOOM INTO FALL FITNESSWITH EILEEN

Popular fitness instructorEileen Smith will transition intofall with another session of fun,full-body exercise classes viaZoom on Mondays and Wednes-days from Sept. 9 through Sept.23, from 12:15-1:00 pm. Eileenwill lead you in an overall work-out set to energizing music whileyou stand, sit, or do a combina-tion of both. Please have a sturdy,straight-back chair available.

Get ready to walk, tap, andstretch! Walking with added toe-tapping is good for cardio andbalance, while stretching helpsstrengthen the back and arms.We will conclude with restor-ative breathing and a relaxing

exercise. Classes are open tothose of all fitness levels, andrubber-soled shoes or sneakersare recommended.

Registration is required foreach class. To sign up and re-ceive an email reminder, go toour online events page atn o r w o o d l i b r a r y . o r g /morrillcalendar. An email withthe Zoom link will be sent outthe day before and again shortlybefore the beginning of eachclass.

SEWSTAINABILITY 2020:MAKING MASKS FOR THEH O M E L E S S … F R O MHOME

For this year’s charitablework project, Together Yes hasdecided once again to makewarm fleece scarves for thehomeless in collaboration withMaking Masks in Norwood. Be-tween September and November,anyone interested can sewscarves from home to be deliv-ered in December to nearby shel-ters. Some fleece is available, butdonations of additional fleece areneeded. Pickup and delivery ofmaterials as well as the finishedscarves will be arranged.

You can participate by sew-ing scarves, donating fleece, orgiving advice and encourage-ment on the Facebook page be-low. For more information, in-structions, or questions, pleaseemail [email protected] or goto Making Masks in Norwood onFacebook. For instructions onmaking scarves, click on Patternsand Instructions on the right ofthe Facebook page. Any help youcan offer to our neighbors inneed is most welcome.

LIBRARY AWARDEDFEDERAL GRANT

The Morrill Memorial Li-brary was recently awarded afederal Library Services andTechnology Act (LSTA) grantfor $7500 from the Massachu-setts Board of Library Commis-sioners (MBLC). “We are proudto deliver grant funding to li-braries for projects that fillunique needs of libraries across

Massachusetts,” said RobFavini, Head of Library Advi-sory and Development at theMBLC. “Libraries continue tobe a vital resource to the com-munities they serve. Programsfunded through LSTA grants il-lustrate the diverse range of top-ics and audiences served byMassachusetts libraries.”

The Morrill Memorial Li-brary plans to work with localorganizations and the Town ofNorwood on a year-long project,Norwood’s Civic Hub. Thisproject will create spaces bothvirtual and in-person, as healthand safety guidelines allow, forour residents to engage with top-ics facing our community on lo-cal to global levels. Thanks toour community partnersTogetherYes, ProgressNorwood, and Norwood Con-versations for helping us securethis vital grant funding, as wellas to other partner organizationsalready hosting timely discus-sion events. We have plans inthe works for the coming yearbut we’re always looking forsuggestions: if you have anycomments or questions aboutthe project or suggestions fortopics we might cover, pleasecontact Adult Services LibrarianLiz Reed at [email protected].

LIBRARY OFFERINGPHONE CALL HELP

Librarians at the MorrillMemorial Library are now of-fering phone call help to ourpatrons. While the chat featureon our website,norwoodlibrary.org, provides agood way to ask us questions24/7, in some cases you mayrather talk on the phone forhelp. To reach us by phone,please call our Reference lineand leave a message: 781-769-0200 x110. Please leave yourname, phone number, preferredcall back time, and a brief mes-sage about what you’d like helpwith and a librarian will returnyour call. We are checking thisvoicemail several times daily,so please reach out with anyquestions.

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Emelia, Raelynn and Nora. Also survived by many nieces and neph-ews. Robert was a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School andthen went on to graduate from Bentley College. He was a retiredFinancial Analyst for Raytheon working there for 40 years. Robertwas a family man and also was an avid gardener who loved beingoutside. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 4-8pm at the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home 1248 Washington St.Norwood. A funeral mass will be held on Friday Sept. 4, 2020 11amat St. Catherine of Siena Church Norwood. Burial will be at FairviewCemetery Hyde Park, MA. In lieu of flowers donations may be madein his name to Season’s Hospice 597 Randolph Ave. Milton, MA02186. www.kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com FAMILY OWNEDAND OPERATED 781-762-0482

WILSONMarjorie H. (Thomas) of

Norwood, passed away on Au-gust 27, 2020 at the age of 86.Beloved wife of the late AltonWilson. Devoted mother ofCharles J. Novick and his wifeJanice of Norwood. Sister ofCarol Thomas of Norwood andthe late Claude Thomas and Bar-bara Spires. Cherished Gram ofDaniel Novick, Robert Novick,William Novick and MelissaKeifer. Great-grandmother ofNicholas, Julia, CJ and Sarah.Daughter of the late Walter E.and Marjorie H. (Rees) Thomas.Funeral from the Kraw-KornackFuneral Home, 1248 WashingtonSt., NORWOOD, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, burial at Highland Cemetery,320 Winter St., Norwood, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may bemade in her name to the Alzheimer’s Association, 309 WaverleyOaks Road, Waltham, MA 02452. kraw-kornackfuneralhome.comFamily Owned and Operated 781-762-0482.

WOODPatricia I. (Quist) of Norwood, passed peacefully on August 25

surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 83. Patricia was a truematriarch - the trusted leader of her family, whose love, guidance,understanding and patience offered a roadmap for generations of herfamily to come. She was firm, but kind. Tough, but funny. Relentless,but caring. Her work ethic was unmatched, from her time as a super-visor for many years at New England Telephone, to the hours spentcaring for her meticulous lawn and garden. A recent family gatheringat her home with her overseeing a summer yard cleanup was a joy forher family, who knew it meant so much to her. Patricia showed amaz-ing grace in her fight against cancer. If she felt down, she rarely showedit. Her incredible doctors and nurses were drawn to her positive spiritand quickly felt more like members of her family, not those guidingher care. Her family is grateful to everyone who connected with Patriciaover the last many months, to make her courageous battle a teameffort, with her leading the charge. Patricia was the cherished daugh-ter of the late Alfred and Katherine Quist. Devoted mother of RobertWood and his wife Kymme of Palmer, James Wood and his partnerBrandon McDonald of Keene, NH, Lori Wilson and her husband Peterof Walpole and the late Paula Annesi and her surviving husband Brian.Loving “Nan” of Katherine, Christopher, Isaac, Bethany, Cara, Mia,Michael, Quinn and Patrick and great-grandmother of Brody, Harperand Benjamin. Also survived by nieces, nephews, in-laws and friends.Funeral from the Alexander F. Thomas & Sons Funeral Home, 45Common Street, WALPOLE, MA. Interment at Highland Cemetery,Norwood. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Patricia’smemory in the fight against cancer by selecting an organization ofyour choosing. Thank you. Alexander F. Thomas & Sons F.H. Walpole


Elks, Masons Sponsor blood drive

Pictured (L to R): Christopher Sales and Eric ShuteCOURTESY PHOTO

The MGH Bloodmobilecomes to Norwood for a com-munity Blood Drive on Satur-day, September 12, 2020, from8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at theNorwood Elks, 152 WinslowAve.

Appointments are stronglyencouraged in order to main-tain physical distancing. Walk-ins will be welcomed as capac-ity allows. Visitorientlodge.org to make anappointment.

Sponsored annually by theOrient Lodge of Masons, thedrive was initially planned aspart of Norwood Day festivi-ties. When the COVID-19 pan-demic forced the cancellationof Norwood Day, the Masonssought a partner who couldhelp host the bloodmobile andprovide accessible space fordonor registration to meet pan-d e m i c - r e -lated physi-cal distanc-ing require-ments.

“Both theElks and theMasons en-joy being abig part ofN o r w o o dDay, andwe’re gladto adjust our plans and helpsupport the Masons’ importantwork of blood donation collec-tions,” said Christopher Sales,exalted ruler of the NorwoodElks.

“Community blood drivesare critical to maintainingblood supplies, and the pan-demic has forced the cancella-tion of many communitydrives this year. We wanted tokeep this drive on MGH’s cal-endar, and the Norwood Elksare helping us do so safely and

within physical distancingguidelines,” said Eric Shute,master-elect of Orient Lodge.

“We hope Norwood supportsus as it always does; we wantto fill every appointment toensure patients in need don’tmiss out.”

Donors are encouraged tohydrate, eat healthy food, andget a good night’s rest beforedonating blood. Individualswho are 17 years of age, or 16years old with parental permis-sion, weigh at least 110 poundsand are in generally good healthmay be eligible to donate blood.

Today the MGH Blood Do-

nor Center provides the ap-proximately 75,000 blood com-ponents necessary annually to

transfuse pa-tients at MassGeneral andother nearbymedical facili-ties. In additionto serving thepatient popula-tion at MassGeneral, thecenter also pro-vides blood andblood compo-

nents to the Massachusetts Eyeand Ear, Shriners Burn Institutefor Children, the Spaulding Re-habilitation Hospital, andMassGeneral for Children.Blood is supplied by volunteerdonors – people who realize theongoing need for lifesavingblood.

Follow Orient Lodge@Orient_Norwood.

Visit orientlodge.org formore information, or visitelks.org and click Lodge Loca-tor.

Garden Club Awards$1,000 Scholarship

Pictured (L to R): Sheela Venkatesh and Grace GableCOURTESYPHOTO

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Sheela Venkatesh president of the Norwood Evening Gar-den Club, presents Grace Gable of Wrentham the garden club’sannual scholarship for 2020. Each year, the Norwood EveningGarden Club awards a scholarship to a graduating senior ofthe Norfolk County Agricultural High School who has goodscholastic achievement, outstanding citizenship, and who ispursuing a degree in horticulture, agriculture, floriculture, con-servation, environmental science or horticulture in its widestaspect. Ms. Gable will attend Clemson University inSouth Carolina to study Agronomy – soil science for sustain-able agriculture – specifically to learn how to use the leastamount of resources to grow crops both to save money and theenvironment.

Ms. Gable was President of the National Honor Societyand President of the Landscape Club, Treasurer of the NorfolkChapter of the Future Farmers Association and the Aggie’shayride coordinator. She competed at the Massachusetts stateconvention of the Future Farmers of America as well as thenational convention and she received an internship to Harvard’sArnold Arboretum.

President Venkatesh said, “It is my pleasure to be able toaward our scholarship to this deserving young woman.Agronomy is both a humanitarian career and a scientific one.Agronomists today are involved with may issues including pro-ducing food, managing the environmental impact of agricul-ture and many other specialties. She has an impressive scho-lastic record and exemplifies the ideals and leadership quali-ties that the garden club holds in high esteem.”

Open to novice and expert gardeners, the Club draws itsmembers from the communities of Norwood, Walpole,Westwood, Dedham, Medfield, Randolph and Stoughton. Forinformation about the Norwood Evening Garden Cub, contact781-769-3854 or visitwww.NorwoodEveningGardenClub.com.


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The Rangers won the Norwood Babe Ruth Championship for the third time in a row this year.COURTESY PHOTO

Rangers Win 2020 Town ChampionshipPPPPPeeeeettttte Belangere Belangere Belangere Belangere Belanger

Special to the Norwood Record

After a tough, three-gameseries against the Angels, theRangers battled on to the finalseries sweeping the White Soxin two, to capture the NorwoodBabe Ruth championship forthe third time in four years.This was one of the most com-petitive seasons in recent BabeRuth history with several teamsgoing into the playoffs withsimilar standings.

In game one, the Rangerscruised to a 10-2 victory behinda solid pitching performance byEoin McDonagh who struck outfive and was supported by greatdefense led by shortstop ShaneDelamere and catcher Anthony

Amato, who was able to slowthe White Sox running game bythrowing out numerous basestealers. Calian Howell wentthree for four to continue hisproductive season at the plate.Mike McDonagh flashed someleather and executed a perfectsqueeze bunt to score Amato.White Sox left fielder, DanHachey, went four for four witha well struck double.

The Rangers breezed to a 14-2 game to win behind a greatpitching performance by JasonFinnell who struck out eight andkept hitters off balance with agood mix of fastballs andcurves. Eddie Carroll led theRangers with four hits. MikeCurran and Frankie Hernon con-tributed with solid defense and

timely hitting. Cory O’Brienlaid down a perfect sacrificebunt and made a great catch inright field. Campbell Indeckscored a key run to keep a bigfourth inning rally going.

White Sox pitcher JasonGrant pitched a great game re-cording 13 strikeouts, while Ja-son Kidd continued his solidcatching behind the plate andEthan Brownbill was red hotgoing four for four.

Manager Steve Cline andcoaches Pete Belanger and MikeDooley congratulated the 15-year-old players ShaneDelamere, Jason Finnell, andCalian Howell for great teamleadership and winning thechampionship two of the lastthree years.

Rose Grossi continuesto amaze!

Rose Grossi

Rose Grossi, a Covid survivor, just turned 106. Rose re-sides at The Ellis Nursing and Rehab in Norwood. We had anice cream delivery Birthday Party for her. She’s a remarkableLady for sure.

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