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N orwood Record The www.norwoodrecord.com FREE Volume 12, Issue 3 Januar Januar Januar Januar January 1 y 1 y 1 y 1 y 17, 20 7, 20 7, 20 7, 20 7, 2019 Norwood's Permanent Building Construction Committee (PBCC) met on Thursday, Jan. 10 last week and discussed several issues facing the St. Gabriel Chapel restoration project. COURTESY PHOTO PBCC talks broken stone at St. Gabriel’s PBCC PBCC PBCC PBCC PBCC Continued on page 2 ZBA ZBA ZBA ZBA ZBA Continued on page 5 CPC CPC CPC CPC CPC Continued on page 6 Steve Hasenfus gestures toward the site diagram as he makes his point. PHOTO BY: MATT MACDONALD One of the project applications under consideration is the renovation of portions of the Lower Balch Recreation and Athletic area. COURTESY PHOTO St. Catherine’s Convent hearing underway Matthe Matthe Matthe Matthe Matthew MacDonald w MacDonald w MacDonald w MacDonald w MacDonald Staff Reporter ConCom at odds with CPC over six applications being considered Norwood’s Permanent Building Construction Committee (PBCC) met on Thursday, Jan. 10 and dis- cussed several issues facing the St. Gabriel Chapel res- toration project. The PBCC discussed the issue of the chapel’s roof first. The committee met with Overall Project Man- ager John Racine of RGB Ar- chitects and he corrected an error in the PBCC’s under- standing of the copper used for the roof, in that at the last meeting the group had thought current subcontrac- tor Shea would be able to in- stall 20-ounce copper for less money than a competitor of- Jef Jef Jef Jef Jeff Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sullivan an an an an Staff Reporter The Community Preserva- tion Committee (CPC) met at Town Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 9 for its most recent meeting. The session went just under two hours. It focused on preparing for the project funding application review period that will begin later this month in anticipation of presenting them this May at the Annual Town Meeting. Six applications – submit- ted to the CPC last October and November – are being consid- ered: the Bond Street Play- ground, the Town Hall Carillon Restoration, the Lower Balch (Recreation/Athletic Area) Re- habilitation, the Lower Pond Pavilion (at the corner of Walpole and Endicott Streets), the Saint Lot Purchase, and the Town Wide Trail Study. The Trail Study and two other withdrawn projects had been filed with the CPC by the Trails Subcommittee. This sub- committee had been formed by the Conservation Commission early last year and was dissolved by it this past December. These three projects (the two withdrawn projects were the installation of Trail Kiosks and the improvement of the Endean Woods trail) led to a half hour discussion that was not without an undercurrent of tension as Chair Joseph Greeley – who had also been chair of the Trails Subcommit- tee – updated the group on the status of the three applications. The projects all involve Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Matt MacDonald Staff Reporter Underlying t nderlying t nderlying t nderlying t nderlying tension o ension o ension o ension o ension over open space er open space er open space er open space er open space The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) met in Memorial Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 15 for nearly three hours in a session that had four appearances, three of which were hearings. The main appointment concerned proposed new construction on the site where the closed convent of St. Catherine of Siena now stands at 253 Nahatan St. It drew approximately 30 mem- bers of the public and took up more than half of the meeting. Represented by attorney David Hern, Derrick Fitzgerald – co- owner of Nahatan Development, LLC – appeared before the Board, along with project engineer Dan Merrikin of Legacy En- gineering, to request zoning relief for the project. The proposed development is made up of eight separate build- ings and 19 condominium units in the form of 2BD, three story townhouses about 1700 square feet in size. Also proposed for the site are 76 parking spaces (57 are re- quired), including two car garage parking in each unit, and two car driveway parking. The unusually angled 1.93 acre lot – bordered by St. Catherine’s and a number of residences – would have at its cen- ter a curved cul-de-sac entered from Nahatan Street and leading

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Norwood's Permanent Building Construction Committee (PBCC) met on Thursday, Jan. 10 last week anddiscussed several issues facing the St. Gabriel Chapel restoration project.

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PBCC talksbroken stone

at St. Gabriel’s

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Steve Hasenfus gestures toward the site diagram as he makes his point.PHOTO BY: MATT MACDONALD

One of the project applications under consideration is the renovation of portions of the Lower BalchRecreation and Athletic area.

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Norwood’s PermanentBuilding ConstructionCommittee (PBCC) met onThursday, Jan. 10 and dis-cussed several issues facingthe St. Gabriel Chapel res-toration project.

The PBCC discussed theissue of the chapel’s rooffirst. The committee met

with Overall Project Man-ager John Racine of RGB Ar-chitects and he corrected anerror in the PBCC’s under-standing of the copper usedfor the roof, in that at the lastmeeting the group hadthought current subcontrac-tor Shea would be able to in-stall 20-ounce copper for lessmoney than a competitor of-

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Community Preserva-tion Committee (CPC) met atTown Hall on Wednesday, Jan.9 for its most recent meeting.The session went just undertwo hours.

It focused on preparing forthe project funding applicationreview period that will beginlater this month in anticipationof presenting them this May atthe Annual Town Meeting.

Six applications – submit-ted to the CPC last October and

November – are being consid-ered: the Bond Street Play-ground, the Town Hall CarillonRestoration, the Lower Balch(Recreation/Athletic Area) Re-habilitation, the Lower PondPavilion (at the corner ofWalpole and Endicott Streets),the Saint Lot Purchase, and theTown Wide Trail Study.

The Trail Study and twoother withdrawn projects hadbeen filed with the CPC by theTrails Subcommittee. This sub-committee had been formed bythe Conservation Commissionearly last year and was dissolved

by it this past December.These three projects (the

two withdrawn projects werethe installation of Trail Kiosksand the improvement of theEndean Woods trail) led to ahalf hour discussion that wasnot without an undercurrent oftension as Chair JosephGreeley – who had also beenchair of the Trails Subcommit-tee – updated the group on thestatus of the three applications.

The projects all involve

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UUUUUnderlying tnderlying tnderlying tnderlying tnderlying tension oension oension oension oension ovvvvver open spaceer open spaceer open spaceer open spaceer open spaceThe Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) met in Memorial Hall on

Tuesday, Jan. 15 for nearly three hours in a session that had fourappearances, three of which were hearings.

The main appointment concerned proposed new constructionon the site where the closed convent of St. Catherine of Sienanow stands at 253 Nahatan St. It drew approximately 30 mem-bers of the public and took up more than half of the meeting.

Represented by attorney David Hern, Derrick Fitzgerald – co-owner of Nahatan Development, LLC – appeared before theBoard, along with project engineer Dan Merrikin of Legacy En-gineering, to request zoning relief for the project.

The proposed development is made up of eight separate build-ings and 19 condominium units in the form of 2BD, three storytownhouses about 1700 square feet in size.

Also proposed for the site are 76 parking spaces (57 are re-quired), including two car garage parking in each unit, and twocar driveway parking.

The unusually angled 1.93 acre lot – bordered by St.Catherine’s and a number of residences – would have at its cen-ter a curved cul-de-sac entered from Nahatan Street and leading

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PBCC continued from page 1fering 16-ounce copper.Racine said Shea was also of-fering the 16-ounce copper.

Racine said the advantageof 20-ounce copper is that itwould last a few decadeslonger than 16-ounce, andPBCC member Bill Kinsmansaid they would also like aprice on the 20-ounce fromShea. Racine recommendedthat the PBCC use Shea re-gardless of any price differ-ence between them and acompetitor, as Shea is alreadyworking on the project.

“I think there’s a lot togain with having one continu-ous contractor on board,” hesaid. “With a new contractor,if there’s any leak, they’re allgoing to be pointing at eachother the entire time... Frommy perspective if it turns outto be too expensive, go withthe 16-ounce from Shea.”

The PBCC voted to getprice points from the contrac-tor and stated that if the 20-

ounce is more than $5,500,they would go for the 16-ounce. If it’s below $5,000,they would go for the 20-ounce and if it’s somewherein between that, they wouldwant to discuss it.

Also, one of the stonesslated to go back into thebuilding was found to be bro-ken in half. The committeediscussed the problem withRacine, who said the contrac-tor has already put the piecesback together with a steel pinand epoxy, but it doesn’t fitexactly together.

“It is visible on the exte-rior, on the entrance side tothe east,” he said. “You canput in the stone as epoxiedand grout the open joint, orwe can cut it more squarelyand try to grab another pieceof stone that’s been discardedand put it in, or we can to-tally replace the stone.”

The stone itself is about12 to 18 inches, and the com-

mittee did not seem to have aproblem with any of Racine’soptions, but they were con-cerned with any potentialcosts.

“Every change we’ve hadso far in this project has comeat a premium it seems,” saidKinsman.

Racine said they werelooking at weeks to get a newstone from a quarry andwould cost around $4,600 forthe stone alone. Racine saidthey could grout the gap inbetween the stone, but mem-bers were concerned that itwouldn’t look right. Racinesaid they could use dust fromother discarded stones tomake it look more like a seamin the stone rather than agrout.

The PBCC also discussedplacing new housing for atime capsule in the chapelwith a plaque underneathwhere the current dedicationplaque is now. The currentestimate for the current con-tractor is about $1,405, butthe members felt that was toomuch money.

The contractor would beusing current scaffoldingsupport they are using now,but Kinsman said they coulddo it with a ladder later andnot involve the contractor.The PBCC decided to comeback to the issue when it meetsagain on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.

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Selectmen set a price for thesale of Forbes Hill property

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Norwood Selectmen en-gaged in a short but vigorousdiscussion regarding the settingof a minimum price for theForbes Hill property during theirmeeting on Tuesday, Jan 15.

The discussion began as Se-lectman William J. Plasko gavean update on the developmentof the Forbes Hill RFP. Thehope had been that they wouldhave the RFP completed andready soon, but Plasko noted,“It looks like we’ll need a littlemore time.”

He explained that they arehoping first for a commercialdeveloper to buy the property,with a housing developer as thelast choice. Plasko said the sug-gested minimum price wouldbe $11 million. “I was person-ally hoping to recommend ahigher number, “ he said, butadded that the real estate mar-ket has dipped recently and ask-ing a higher price was unreal-istic. The hope was that theSelectmen would, as a whole,agree with setting the suggestedprice.

The Selectmen took turnsvoicing their opinions. Select-man Allan Howard respondedthat he thought the higher priceof $12 million was a reasonableone. He added that it was as-sessed at $12 million a fewyears ago when the propertywas occupied. It is currentlyunoccupied.

Selectman Paul Bishop saidhe had no problem with a highernumber than the $11 millionproposed.

Chairman Thomas Maloneystated, “Eleven million is a fairprice. Raising the minimumprice could exclude a bidder wereally like.”

Plasko again pointed outthat things have changed in thepast few months in the real es-tate market. “We don’t want tooutsmart ourselves.” He reiter-ated his recommendation ofsupporting the $11 millionprice.

Selectman Helen AbdallahDonohue said she was in favorof a $12 mil minimum. If therewere no takers for $12 millionthe price could be lowered.Plasko warned, “When you goto bid again, you lose bids. “

A vote was taken to raise theminimum to $12 million withthe motion failing. A secondvote proposing the price be setat $11 million, passed unani-mously.

Other business on theSelectmen’s agenda included areport from Sigalle Reiss,Norwood Board of Health Di-rector. Reiss’ department dis-

seminates flu information, foodpermitting applications, infor-mation on mosquito and tickcontrol, as well as sponsoringother health related activities.

“This year is trending, likelast year, severely,” Reis said.Twenty-five cases of flu havealready been c o n -firmed by laboratory tests.

She mentioned some of theactivities her department is en-gaged in, including substanceabuse prevention, a commu-nity service survey, and pro-grams on youth alcohol. Thedepartment also providesmental health assistance bymatching patients with ser-vices.

Reiss also warned that assoon as the temperature hits 40,ticks are active again. A tickbite can produce anumber of diseases as can mos-quito bites. “We’re seeing newviruses we haven’t seen be-fore,” she said.

Bishop pointed out that anycalls requesting informationabout mental health are strictlyconfidential. Data indicates thatone in five adults 18 years orolder will experience a mentalhealth problem in a year.

Donohue mentioned that thehealth department oversees ablood pressure clinic in SouthNorwood that offers bloodpressure services. There is alsoa location at Town Hall.

Bishop spoke about gradingsystems in New York City forrestaurants that rate their sani-tation standards and post resultsto consumers. Reiss said thatonly those with an “A” gradeput them in their windows soit’s hard to compare. Reiss saidshe works with local establish-ments and offers a seminar onfood safety. For more informa-tion on the department’s pro-grams Reiss suggested going totheir w e b s i t e : h t t p : / /www.norwoodma.gov/depart-ments/health/index.php

Summer seemed in the airwith the Selectmen approvingfive car washing events to beoffered from May – August:Norwood Parents’ Music Asso-ciation, Norwood’s instrumen-tal students, Saturday, Jun 8;Norwood Parents’ Music Asso-ciation, Norwood’choral stu-dents Saturday, May 11; BSATroop 49, Saturday, Jun 1; NHSGirls Basketball Saturday, Jun22; and NHS Girls Volleyball,Saturday, Aug 24.

Tony Mazzucco, GeneralManager provided preliminaryinformation on the FY 2020Budget. He is waiting for thestate aid number to come in aswell as the cost for health in-stance before adjusting and sub-mitting a budget. He did say that

the Board has been presentedwith a list of cuts that wouldneed to be made, but that couldchange depending on how muchmoney comes in or out as relatedto state aid and health care.

The meeting adjourned at8:00 pm.

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Letters to the Editor

Trails Committee settlinginto new advisory role

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CRIMINALS COMESIN MANY FORMS

To the Editor:How very sad that a neigh-

boring Dedham Catholic parishhas put baby Jesus in a cage topromote open borders, illegalimmigration, and lawlessness.The teachings of several Bos-ton Cardinals and the Univer-sal Church have much more incommon with President DonaldTrump than with the angry so-cial justice warriors who haveeffectively desecrated a church.In a sermon at the Cathedral ofthe Holy Cross to the VFW, alate Cardinal of Bostonsummed real Catholic teachingvery well:

“Though shall love thyneighbor as thyself. The samelaw which calls us to love all,even enemies, binds us to lovemore intensely those who arenearer to us in kinship or in asso-ciation. Hence, the love of ourfellow citizens and of a civil soci-ety which they have organized fortheir common good- which soci-ety we call our country -is a de-rivative of the Divine law of char-ity itself.”

Further, Saint ThomasAquinas made a philosophicalstudy of immigration. Aquinasclearly reasoned in the SummaTheologica, “if foreigners wereallowed to meddle with the affairsof a nation as soon as they settleddown in its midst many dangersmight occur, since the foreignersnot yet having the commongood firmly at heart might at-tempt something hurtful to the

people.” The evil of 9/11 andthe Boston Marathon Bombingbare out the wisdom ofAquinas. The Tsarneav broth-ers travelled back to Checheniaa country they had sought“fake” refuge from for jihaditraining. The 9/11 Commissionconcluded that 15 of the 19 hi-jackers were vulnerable to po-tential foil by authorities be-cause of their immigration sta-tus. That Commission also con-cluded that targeting travel is atleast as powerful aterrorismfighting weapon astargeting terrorist funding.

The Massachusetts Su-preme Court in the bogus Lunnruling has made Massachusettsa Sanctuary State. Several gov-ernment entities (includingBoston) have taken this lunacyeven further not allowing theirpolice to cooperate with ICE.The Catechism of the CatholicChurch states clearly in section2241: “Political authorities, forthe sake of the common good forwhich they are responsible, maymake the exercise of the right toimmigrate subject to various ju-dicial conditions, especiallywith regard to the immigrants’duties toward their country ofadoption. Immigrants areobliged to respect with gratitudethe material and spiritual heri-tage of the country that receivesthem, to obey its laws and toassist in carrying civic burdens.”

There are so many ways thatillegal aliens do not obey ourlaws; 1.9 billion in Massachu-setts welfare state aid is given

to illegals, wage suppression,tax evasion, identity fraud, il-legal alien drunk driving homi-cides, child molestations, andunfunded burdens on our edu-cation system to name but afew. However, the greatest evilwhich illegal aliens havebrought to Greater Boston is theheroin and fentanyl trade.Those key ingredients aresmuggled by Mexican drug car-tels, who also profit by smug-gling people into the UnitedStates. The Boston Police De-partment leaked their regionalHeroin Overdose Report in2016, it said, “In 59% of thecases where the suspect listedPuerto Rico as their place ofbirth, there were signs of iden-tity fraud or use of aliases. Thiswould suggest that heroin traf-ficking in Boston is largely con-trolled by Dominican drug or-ganizations.” Many great fami-lies in and around that mis-guided parish in Dedham willbe yearning for a missing lovedone this Christmas. A loved onewho has been caught up in theugly spider’s web of addiction,incarceration, and death that areopioids.

Organized crime is alive andwell in greater Boston. Thesemafioso are illegal aliens. Theircrimes are being propped up bythe ACLU, social justice war-riors, progressive judges, lib-eral politicians, and liberalchurches who don’t understandthat charity starts at home.

Lou MurrayWest Roxbury

The Norwood Trails Com-mittee met on Tuesday, Jan. 8and discussed its new role asan advisory committee toTown Manager TonyMazzucco.

The new role means it cannow work on land not desig-nated as conservation underthe purview of the NorwoodConservation Commission,now working directly withMazzucco. Mazzucco said dur-ing Tuesday’s meeting thatPlanning and Economic Devel-opment Director PaulHalkiotis would be the group’sprimary contact within theTown, and Halkiotis wentthrough several directions thegroup could take during themeeting.

“I’ve been involved withbuilding a number of differenttrails in different towns and

played a role in purchasing andprotecting open space and, forme, that’s the best part of thejob, being able to be involvedwith preserving and protectingthe Town, so the changes stayfor the foreseeable future,”Halkiotis said. “That kind ofwork has a lasting impression.It protects natural resourcesand provides people with aplace to go.”

Halkiotis said the key rolethe Trails Committee will havewill be to recommend whereand how to build trails inNorwood and be involved inmaintaining existing trails.

“It’s important that theowners of the property that youguys will be working on are inthe loop as to what you’rethinking and what you’d liketo do,” he said. “Lands ownedby the school department, de-partment of public works, thelight department, all of this ispublic land, but if you’re go-

ing to plan to do somethingwith that land, you definitelyhave to talk to the board, com-mittee or department that hasownership and managementresponsibilities for the prop-erty.”

Halkiotis said that in hisexperience, creating a new trailand a maintenance plan for atrail involves a lot of work.

“It’s not just going throughthe woods and putting someflags on trees,” he said. “That’sone of the things I wanted toexplain, in order to build a newtrail the right way, it’s a multi-phase project and, unfortu-nately, a multi-year process.”

Halkiotis said the Townwould need to first create ascope of work, and that’s whathe believes the committeeneeds to start doing for itstrails projects. Then theywould most likely have to have

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Add Martin Luther King Jr. Day to one of those holidaysthat too often fly under the radar. Most, but not all, will havethe upcoming observance as a day off. They will no doubt ap-preciate the chance to stay home given weather reports claim-ing frigid temperatures and potential snow.

Beyond that, however, there is arguably not enough activeawareness about the federal holiday and the man it honors. Likeother days on the calendar (Veterans Day, sadly, also comes tomind) it is a remembrance that inspires far too little memory.

This is not to say by any means that the day is ignored. As itshould, the day is celebrated with particular vigor in our morediverse neighborhoods.

Nationally, there is a campaign known as “day on, not a dayoff,” a celebration of the annual MLK -inspired “day of ser-vice.” The observance is intended to empower individuals,strengthen communities, bridge barriers, create solutions to so-cial problems, and move us closer to King’s vision of a “be-loved community.” Locally, since 2006, Boston Cares has or-ganized MLK Day projects. It will organize 600 volunteers atthe Boston Latin School to support local immigrants and refu-gees through the creation of English for Speakers of Other. Vol-unteers will also build beds for families who do not have a bedof their own.

Suffolk University will host a reception with Boston PoliceCommissioner William Gross. He will talk about his experi-ence as the City’s first African American commissioner and “howhis work supports the continued dream of racial equity and col-lective liberation that Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr spoke aboutduring the March on Washington in 1963 in his ‘I Have a Dream’speech.”

There will also be art, music, and dance performances atJordan Hall, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Mu-seum of Fine Arts, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Libraryand Museum, and other venues.

In Norwood, an annual celebration at First CongregationalChurch on Winter Street features free activities for all ages andbackgrounds. In past years, volunteers have organized drivesfor clothes and toiletries, made birthday cards for seniors anddonated homemade items for children at Newton Wellesley Hos-pital.

Sure, there is a lot going on to commemorate the life of theslain civil rights leader. Our concern is whether lessons fromhis all-too-short life are yet absorbed into our everyday livesand culture.

Let’s be honest, racism is still an epidemic, as is sexism andother forms of institutionalized prejudice. Heck, there was evena member of Congress recently admonished for being obliviousto the fact that many would take issue with his boast of being a“white nationalist.” We fear that all these wonderful events onMonday are merely preaching to the converted. We can’t shakethe sickening feeling that this country is moving backwards whenit comes to civil rights, not forward. “Justice for all” is still notguaranteed and Dr. King’s famous dream is still not fully real-ized.

There is still a lot of work to do. That is why we all need,more than ever, to honor the man Monday’s holiday celebratesand reflect on the larger legacy he set in motion.

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ZBA continued from page 1to a rotary turnaround at its in-nermost point.

The eight buildings – in twoand three unit blocks – wouldbe built out on either side of themain driveway and aroundthree-fourths of the rotary.

As part of the proposal, theempty convent would also bedemolished.

Hern addressed this in hisopening statement, noting theArchdiocese of Boston’s unsuc-cessful attempts at moving theproperty when the convent’spreservation had been a stipu-lation of sale. He also spoke ofserious internal damage sus-tained by the convent over theyears, and its detrimental eco-nomic effect on St. Catherine’s:

“It has been a drain on theParish finances. They’vemothballed it and still it costsmoney, and so we’re proposingsomething that would be a goodredevelopment of the site.”

Hern also stated that theproceeds of the sale would bekept for the use of St.Catherine’s School and Parish,rather than go to the Archdio-cese Chancellor’s Office.

He also went into detail re-garding the zoning relief beingrequested of the ZBA.

Because the developmentwould be located within a gen-eral business zone, it would berequired under Town bylaw tohave a 150 foot setback fromthe residential district boundaryrunning down the center of

Nahatan Street.Stating that this requirement

would make the project finan-cially unworkable (the site dia-gram shows that up to 11 of the19 units could fall within the150 foot zone), Hern added thatthe bylaw was designed to pro-tect residential districts frombusiness uses, continuing,“We’re not proposing a busi-ness use, we’re proposing aresidential use.”

Additional requested reliefdeals with the square footageneeded for a flexible residen-tial development showing sepa-rate lots: the proposal has lessthan the bylaw’s requirement.

Acknowledging this, Hernstood by the multi-lot plan.“We’re proposing more build-ings, but we think that fits inbetter with the site than to buildan apartment building.”

He also put forward that theunusual shape of the main lotand the ledge located within itrequires relief in terms of thenumber of units allowed on it,and their placement.

Merrikin – following Hern’sopening comments – went oversome of the more technical sitedetails, including an overviewof the proposed storm watermanagement system.

Regarding property bound-aries, he spoke of the fencingplanned for most of the prop-erty line, and a 15-20 foot highoutcropping of rock that wouldprovide a natural barrier be-

tween the site and the NahatanStreet properties it abuts.

Chair Patrick Mulvehill alsoasked about the possibility ofblasting ledge during construc-tion, with Merrikin respondingthat – while he wasn’t yet sureof what would be required – itwould probably entail somecombination of hammeringand blasting.

If it is necessary, he contin-ued, “it will be very tightlycontrolled, small blastingshots.”

During the public commen-tary, most of the 10 speakers –while not against the proposal– were still uncertain about it.

Topics touched on includedwater drainage, traffic, fire ac-cess, and the possible exist-ence of an abandoned leadmine on the site and the effectthat excavation might have onit.

However, the slope of theproperty and the effect that thethree story townhouses wouldhave on the nearby neighborswas a recurring theme.

At one point, Merrikin de-scribed the lot as inclining ap-proximately 15 feet over the250-300 feet from NahatanStreet to its highest point at theturnaround – a rate of 5-6 per-cent.

He also qualified the heightof the townhouses, saying thatthe third floor would be “allroof with dormers in it” as op-

posed to a third floor with aroof on top of it.

Shortly afterward, the hear-ing was continued to Feb. 5 at7:30 p.m., in part because Hernstated that he wanted to bringthe project architect in to gointo further detail.

In other hearings:The 862-878 Washington

St. special permit hearing wascontinued to Feb. 5 at 7:15p.m.

The 347 Everett Street spe-cial permit hearing regardingthe open storage of cars was

approved unanimously pend-ing a fencing/landscape plancreating a buffer zone.

In regular business:The request for a minor

modification to the plan for themarijuana dispensary to be lo-cated at 76 Astor Ave. wasunanimously approved. Themain modification would in-crease the vault size from un-der 50 square feet to just be-low 150 square feet.

The next ZBA hearing isscheduled for Feb. 5 at 7:15p.m. at Town Hall.

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ConCom member Cheryl Doyle raises her hand to ask a question during the CPC meeting on January 9thCOURTESY PHOTO

CPC continued from page 1conservation land under the Conservation Commission’s jurisdic-tion, and Greeley’s update on their status led to some underlyingtension with CPC member/ConCom Liaison Cheryl Doyle regard-ing events leading to that point.

Doyle maintained that ConCom hadn’t known about any of thethree until Greeley had informed it of them at a Dec. 19 meeting atwhich the subcommittee was dissolved – a point that Greeley dis-agreed with – and that it had never sponsored any of them.

Speaking further about the trails survey, Doyle stated thatConCom was not supporting the study because it preferred to hireits own wetland scientist(s) for that kind of project.

Town Planner Paul Halkiotis – present at the meeting and re-cently named head of the Town’s Conservation Department – com-mented on the need for the survey, citing the poorly marked andmapped Town trails, and local support for their development.

Doyle – while responding that ConCom was not against havingtrails on conservation property – added that “we would like to do itthe right way, and be able to work on it.”

Halkiotis – while agreeing – objected to the idea of only a wet-lands scientist being qualified for the project, noting that landscapearchitects and engineers also work under the Wetlands ProtectionAct and are “perfectly capable of assessing property and determin-ing the feasibility of trail development.”

Halkiotis continued by saying that “my feeling is that… there’sresistance to just maintain the status quo, kick the can down theroad, and continue to not pay much attention to our open space.We now have an opportunity: we should seize it.”

In the interest of keeping the survey on this year’s project sched-ule, he went on to suggest that the CPC change the trails masterplan application to list him as the applicant.

While it was left that the applicant would be officially con-tacted regarding this proposed change, Greeley seemed to thinkthat Halkiotis’ proposal would be well received.

Halkiotis also commented on the two withdrawn applications:the Endean Trail Improvement project and the Trail Kiosks Instal-lation project.

He stated that they both probably fall under ConCom’s respon-sibility as standard maintenance of conservation property, addingthat – in his position managing the Conservation Department – hewould be working with ConCom to improve “how we manage ourconservation lands and improve how we go about doing that forthe future.”

The “Saint Lot” was also discussed. This undeveloped sectionof 84 Morse St. – bordered by Hawes Brook, the Neponset River,the “Saints” streets, and the ball fields behind the Balch School –was at the center of much dispute for most of 2018 because ofBoch Automotive’s agreement to purchase it and convert it to anauto storage lot.

During the special permit application Planning Board hearingfor the site, the applicant offered to give the Town – for a period oftime – the option of purchasing it.

The application is currently under review by ConCom, with adecision expected some time in February. According to Halkiotis,a site appraisal had been delayed until ConCom’s approval but – athis suggestion – the CPC unanimously voted to permit him to com-mission one as soon as possible in order to stay on schedule forTown Meeting.

According to Halkiotis, the appraisal’s cost will be split be-tween the seller and the CPC.

Project presentations and discussions regarding the six appli-cations are scheduled to begin at the Jan. 23 CPC meeting. Theywill continue at its Feb. 13 meeting.

Greeley also updated the CPC on the St. Gabriel’s Chapel res-toration project, which the CPC had agreed to provide additionalfunding for last spring the when bidding came in over budget. Ac-cording to the Chair, the project – now well underway – is antici-pated to come in under budget, with any surplus slated to go backto the CPC without being split.

On a related note, Greeley also conservatively estimated thatthe Community Preservation Act (CPA) balance for the Town wouldbe over $900,000 as of Nov. 30, with the possibility of it breaking$1 million, not including FY20 receipts.

In additional business, Greeley informed the group that a letterhad been sent to the Historical Commission requesting a new liai-son to replace Judith Howard.

As the meeting’s final business before adjournment, CPC mem-ber/Norwood Housing Authority (NHA) liaison Anne White Scobleannounced her resignation, while expressing how much she hadenjoyed her CPC experience.

“I’ve been on for a year and a half, and… we’ve accomplishedso much. I can’t believe how much has been accomplished,” Scoblesaid in closing.

The next CPC meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 5:30 p.m.in Rm. 24 of Town Hall.

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Trailblazing girls soughtThe iconic program of the Boy Scouts of America, avail-

able to boys in the United States for more than a century —including the opportunity to work toward the prestigious EagleScout award — has been updated to include both boys andgirls beginning in February 2019.

In January, a team of leaders in Norwood will begin recruit-ing girls to lead one of the first female “Scouts B.S.A.” troopsin the nation, and the first in Norwood, and to help us take thefirst step toward forging a new future.

Three information nights will be held at the Norwood CivicCenter, 165 Nahatan Street, 7:00-8:30pm, Thursday, January10, Tuesday, January 15, and Wednesday, January 16.

Back in 1910, when Reverend Pingree became the firstScoutmaster of the first Boy Scout troop at the First Congrega-tional Church in Norwood, could he even have imagined that acentury later, one of his successors at the church, Pastor MicheleBagby Allan, would become the first Scoutmaster of Norwood’sfirst all-girl Scouts B.S.A. troop.

The Norwood Trails Committee met on Tuesday, Jan. 8 and discussed its new role as an advisory committeeto Town Manager Tony Mazzucco.

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money appropriated fromTown Meeting to be able tothen hire a professional land-scape architect and start de-sign.

“And so in our world whereyou have to work in cycles,usually only twice a yearwhere we can get money TownMeeting, we have to get costestimates from a landscape ar-chitect based on a scope ofwork of what you want themto do,” he said. “Once youhave a cost estimate for doingthat work you have to go toTown Meeting and seek fund-ing.”

Halkiotis said there areother ways to seek funds, likethrough the Town’s Commu-nity Preservation Committeeand grants, but the grants canonly come once the Town hascompleted its Open Space andRecreation Plan, which isslated for later this spring.

Halkiotis said in his previ-ous trailblazing experience,access and use were the twofirst thing they had to figure

out.“Who are the users?” he

said. “That will involve somespecial design considerations.Are there going to be horse-back riders, biking,snowshoeing and cross-coun-try skiers, stuff like that, andthese are all options a land-scape architect will walkthrough with you.”

Trails Committee ChairJoseph Greeley said theyhave been considering con-necting existing trails as partof the group’s long term plan-ning.

“Something like this hap-pened in Weymouth and ittook years to come to frui-tion, and we talked about thatin a perfect world, we couldconnect several of the prop-erties in Norwood,” he said.“That would definitely takeyears to come as well... Itmight be longer range, but wecan start working on the in-dividual pieces for the shortand middle term.”

The committee discussed

several properties in the areawhere they could make moretrails. First on the docket isthe property at 720 Univer-sity Ave., the site of the pro-posed Skating Club of Bos-ton facility. Members saidthey have been out to theproperty and could envision atrail coming there that wouldenter the woods at the facilityand loop southward and thencome back around on the northsidewalk of University Av-enue. The Boston Skating Clubhas stated that they would notoppose a trail there, but thatthey would not solely maintainit.

The group also discussedthe possibility of a trail at whatis now called the Saint Streetsproperty, which the Bochgroup has offered to sell to theTown. No solid information onwhat that would cost the Townhas been forthcoming as of yet,but the Trails Committee statedit would be a good loop, andcould have a viewing standnear the Hawes Brook and

Neponset River for residents.Halkiotis said they were

thinking that one of the cul-de-sacs of the Saints Streets couldbe expanded to allow for resi-dents to park there and go to

the trail, if it is constructed.“It would be a nice loop

walk that might be a little overa mile,” he said.

The next Trails Committeemeeting is set for Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.

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Monday January 71019 Walk-In - Threats Spoken To

Location/Address: Lincoln StResident in lobby reports hebought an item on E-Bay, it ar-rived broken, when informingseller, seller in Colorado senthim an e-mail threatening toshoot him. N667 spoke to him.

1027 Phone - Motor Vehicle Acci-dent *Arrest(S)Made Location/Address: Neponset St + TalbotFarm Rd NFD sent. Neponset St.closed Wedgewood to Norton-NFD notified surrounding townsFD’s. Negoshian’s tows MA PC7WB666 to station and puts itin Sallyport #3, Center Autotows MA PC IC44DR,Negoshian’s tows MA PC27XF18. NFD and DPW alsoassist with speedi-dri and sand.N678 places 1 subject under ar-rest at hospital. N499, as D.R.E.,assists. Refer To Accident: 19-11-AC Refer To Arrest: 19-11-AR Arrest: Mcauley, JasonDavid Address: 8 Mill Pond LnNorwood, Ma Age: 42 Charges:Oui-Drugs, 3rd Offense C90§24(1)(A)(1) Negligent Opera-tion Of Motor Vehicle MarkedLanes Violation Load Unse-cured/Uncovered

1049 Phone - Fraud Services Ren-dered Location/Address: MorseSt Company contacted andasked to pay the Eversource billbut they are a Norwood Lightcustomer. N661 reports it was ascam call but no money was lostas it was recognized as a scam.

1324 Phone - Animal ComplaintNACO/WACO notified Loca-tion/Address: Greenwich Rd +Croydon Rd NACO respondingfor a dog with a license in thearea without a leash.

1505 Phone - Well Being Chk AreaSearch Negative Location/Ad-dress: Walpole St + Saunders RdRequest check of a woman in amotorized wheelchair, she ap-peared slumped over.

1506 Walk-In - Civil Dispute Ser-vices Rendered Location/Ad-dress: Boch Honda - Bos-ProvHwy Party in the lobby seekingadvice on dealership issuing hera car key.

1620 Initiated - Motor VehicleStop *Arrest(S)Made Location/Address: Lenox St + Nahatan StOfficers witness MA PC567YN2 strike a small tree inShaw’s Plaza. N667 stoppedthat vehicle as it exited the lotand placed the operator under ar-rest. N662 transported her backto the station, S/M 71562 at1631, E/M 71562 at 1632. Cen-ter Autobody towed MA PC567YN2. Refer To Arrest: 19-12-AR Arrest: Bourque, PamelaD Address: 15 Victoria CirNorwood, Ma Age: 47 Charges:Oui Liquor Negligent OperationOf Motor Vehicle

1846 Phone - Assist Citizen Spo-ken To Location/Address: BochNissan - Dcd N Norwood Inc. -Bos-Prov Hwy Caller reportsthere is a disagreement betweenan employee and customer.N665 reports both parties spo-ken to and they are satisfied.

2014 Phone - Noise ComplaintSpoken To Location/Address:Eaton Village Condos (310 &315 Neponset St) - Neponset StSound of equipment running.

2110 Phone - Animal ComplaintArea Search Negative Location/Address: North Ave Caller re-ports a dog barking for 2 hours.N666 reports search of the areafound no noise of a dog bark-ing.

2133 911 - Disturbance Trans-ported To Hospital Location/Ad-dress: Victoria Haven NursingHome - Nichols St Caller re-quest assistance with a delu-sional resident. NFD notified.Section was issued by the staff.N669,N666 followed NFD toNorwood Hospital.

Tuesday January 819-597 0159 Initiated - Parking

Violation Parking Ticket IssuedLocation/Address: Howard St 1parking ticket issued.

0203 Initiated - Parking Violation

Parking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Washington St 2 park-ing tickets issued.

0210 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location:Chatham Orleans Road

0214 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Oolah Ave 2 tickets is-sued

0227 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location:Chapel St Cedar St

0229 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Highview St 6 ticketsissued

1058 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Norwood Hospital -Washington St 12 parking tick-ets issued for overtime parking

1115 Other - Be On The LookoutServices Rendered Location:[DED] BOLO for B&E resi-dence on Hyde Park line. Oldermodel, Toyota, Corolla, gold,black rims, 4 H/M’s, all blackclothing, used crow bar.

1501 Phone - Civil Dispute Ser-vices Rendered Location/Ad-dress: Stash’s Pizza - Dean StDispute over credit card charge.Officer states reporting partywas confused, no fraudulentcharge.

1725 Phone - Assist Citizen Spo-ken To Location/Address: Inde-pendence Way Caller reportsthey are concerned about a fam-ily member. N662 reports advicegiven.

1822 Phone - Susp Vehicle Spo-ken To Location/Address: Wa-ters Church - Walpole St Vehicleparked by dumpster. Operatorsleeping, tired after work. Senton way.

1922 Phone - Susp Vehicle Spo-ken To Location/Address: Elks- Winslow Ave Caller reportscars in the parking lot doing do-nuts and playing loud music.N664 spoke to those parties andthey were moved along.

1931 911 - Disturbance *ReportFiled Location/Address: Dean StCaller reports people yelling anditems being broken. Officers re-port that was only loud music.

2031 Phone - Assist Citizen Spo-ken To Location/Address:Adams St Resident wishes tospeak to an officer about matterconcerning a debit card.

2308 Phone - Assist Other AgencyArea Search Negative Location/Address: Lenox St + BroadwayWalpole PD requests search ofarea for a party who made sui-cidal statements, phone pingedwithin 2,500 meters. Negativeresults, Walpole PD notified.

Wednesday January 90203 Initiated - Parking Violation

Parking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Washington St 1 ticketissued

0222 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Dean St 2 Tickets Is-sued

0228 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Douglas Ave 2 parkingtickets issued.

0259 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location/

Address: Lincoln St0303 Initiated - Parking Violation

Parking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Curran Ave

0318 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location/Address: E Cross St 3 violations

0705 Phone - Well Being ChkCould Not Locate Location/Ad-dress: Melville Ave Caller re-questing check of child at thisresidence. N665, N661 knockedon side and front door, no re-sponse and no noise comingfrom inside the house.

0816 Phone - Assist Citizen *Re-port Filed Location/Address:Washington St Units spoke witha female party that may havemental health issue. N678 laterreturned with Riverside.

1248 Phone - Assist Citizen Spo-ken To Location/Address: Rail-road Ave Advice given on alandlord tenant issue.

1338 Phone - B & E Of Motor Ve-hicle *Report Filed Location/Address: Albemarle Rd

1452 Phone - Assist Citizen *Re-port Filed Location/Address:Irving St Verbal argument be-tween man and woman.

1549 Phone - Susp Activity Build-ing Checked/Secure Location/Address: Chapel St Neighborfound the door open and residentnot home. Officers report all se-cure.

1617 Phone - Unwanted Party Spo-ken To Location/Address: IrvingSt Subject now leaving as Of-ficers arrive. 1742 911 - Distur-bance Spoken To Location/Ad-dress: Starbucks Coffee Co. -Bos-Prov Hwy Caller reportstwo male parties arguing in theparking lot. N661 reports twoparties just talking loud all is ok.

1839 Initiated - Susp Person Spo-ken To Location/Address: Wash-ington St N667 out with a sub-ject that may have a warrant.N667 reports not the individualhe was looking for.

2032 911 - Report Of Fire Police& Fire Notified/ Location/Ad-dress: Boch Nissan - Dcd NNorwood Inc. - Bos-Prov HwyCaller reports he sees smokecoming from the building. NFDnotified. After clearing N661returns to the scene upon NFDrequest. N661 reports it was afire extinguisher that wassprayed.

2223 Phone - Susp Vehicle Spo-ken To Location/Address: Val-ley Rd + Bruce Rd Caller reportsMA PC 8CD463 running and isoccupied for the last hour. Partychecks out.

2342 Phone - Susp Vehicle AreaSearch Negative Location/Ad-dress: Nichols St + Cottage StCaller reports vehicle in thedriveway and individuals takingitems out of the house.

Thursday January 100201 Initiated - Parking Violation

Parking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Monroe St 3 parkingtickets issued.

0210 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Plymouth Dr +Hampden Dr

0210 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Adams St 2 parkingtickets issued.

0211 Initiated - Parking ViolationParking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Hill St + RooseveltAve

0216 Initiated - Walk And TalkParking Ticket Issued Location/Address: Washington St 4 tick-ets issued 0304 Initiated - Park-ing Violation Parking Ticket Is-sued Location/Address: CurranAve 8 parking citations issued

0422 Phone - Noise ComplaintArea Search Negative Location/Address: Kerry Pl Caller report-ing an alarm sounding from thearea. N667 checked the area, allis quiet

0959 Walk-In - Stolen Lic Plate*Report Filed Location/Ad-dress: Central Chrysler Jeep &Dodge Of Norwood - Bos-ProvHwy Report of a missing dealerplate.

1114 Walk-In - Neighbor Distur-bance Services Rendered Loca-tion/Address: Adams St Partiesadvised on a past issue.

1137 Phone - Disturbance ServicesRendered Location/Address:Venice Cafe - Washington StParty escorted off the property.N663 advised the store owner ona Letter of Disinvite.

1208 Phone - Well Being Chk AreaSearch Negative Location/Ad-dress: Dean St Caller thoughther daughter was at the addressof the defendants home and a209a active. Officers checkedthe unit with permission. Momadvised.

1701 Phone - Assist Citizen Spo-ken To Location/Address: Mer-cer - Security Office - InvestorsWay Security reports a possibledomestic and the employee isthe victim. Male gone on arrival.Employee report no issue.

1752 Phone - Assist Citizen Spo-ken To Location/Address: Rojo- Bos-Prov Hwy Caller reports

the attendant not being helpful.N665 reports spoke to both par-ties and they are satisfied.

1755 Phone - Unwanted Party *Re-port Filed Location/Address:KD Creative - Pleasant St Callerreports her son was dropped offat her residence where he is notsuppose to be.

1808 911 - Be On The LookoutArea Search Negative BOLO for1LGZ41. Caller reports vehicledriving erratically. BOLO sent tothe sector 1 cars, also over southdistrict.

1932 Phone - Susp Activity Spo-ken To Location/Address: Vil-lage Road W Plaintiff in a 209areceived an envelope left for thedefendent and the court advo-cate advised her to have a po-lice officer open it. Officer re-ports rental bill notice of over-due payment. No violation.

1957 Phone - Robbery*Arrest(S)Made Location/Ad-dress: Hawthorne St Victim re-ports a Facebook sale yesterdayresulted in her being robbed bya female with a gun. Attached tocall # 19- 859 motor vehicle stopconnected to this call. Femaleparty was arrested at 2225 hrs.REF:arrest# 19-13-AR - CALL#19- 859 Refer To Arrest: 19-13-AR Arrest: Reilly, Anna Ad-dress: 16 Cabot St Newton, MaAge: 19 Charges: Robbery,Armed Counterfeit Note, Pos-sess Larceny Under $1200

2225 Initiated - Motor VehicleStop *Arrest(S)Made Location/Address: Washington St MA PC8TF818. N667 returns with oneunder arrest S/M 63245, 2244Hrs, E/M 63247,2250 Hrs, N663gives a transport to one S/M738, 2244 Hrs, E/M 739 2250Hrs, N665 transport a juvenileto the station S/M 14954, 2244Hrs, E/M 14956, 2250 Hrs.Dedham contacted for a femaleofficer to help with booking.N665 gives one juvenile a cour-tesy transport to Newton S/M14956,2332 Hrs, E/M 14972,2354 Hrs. Refer To Arrest: 19-13-AR Arrest: Reilly, Anna Ad-dress: 16 Cabot St Newton, MaAge: 19 Charges: Robbery,Armed Counterfeit Note, Pos-sess Larceny Under $1200

Friday January 110029 Phone - Disturbance Spoken

To Location/Address: WinslowAve Caller reports banging andyelling going on in upstairsapartment. N662,N663,N667 re-sponded. Group of guys watch-ing a game. Advised to quietdown.

Location/Address: Mcdonalds -

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DEATHSBASILICI

Ann M. (Arbarchuk) A lifelongresident of Norwood, passedaway on Jan. 8, 2019, at the ageof 96. Beloved wife of the lateJames A. Basilici. Devotedmother of Nancy A. Robinson,and her husband Steven of N.Attleboro. Sister of the LateMichael Arbarchuk, John Archerand Helen Coakley. Cherishedgrandmother of Craig Ferris ofIdaho, and Corey Robinson ofAttleboro. Also survived bymany nieces and nephews. Annwas a former member of theNorwood Italian Lodge and en-joyed gambling at casinos. Shewas an avid sports fan, and espe-cially enjoyed listening to theRed Sox and Patriots on the ra-dio. Funeral from the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248Washington St., Norwood,Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 at 10am,followed by a Funeral Mass at11am, at St. Catherine of SienaChurch, NORWOOD. Burialwill be at Highland Cemetery,Norwood. In lieu of flowers, do-nations may be made in her nameto the May Center for Adult Ser-

vices, 544 Paramount Drive,Raynham, MA 02767 or to acharity of your choice. kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com Fam-ily Owned And Operated 781-762-0482.

BILODEAU

Judith Ann of Norwood, for-merly of Roslindale passedaway on January 7, 2019, at theage of 68. Beloved daughter ofthe late Joan (Geishecker)Bilodeau of Roslindale, andthe late Leo Bilodeau ofMartha’s Vineyard. Loving sis-ter of Bob Bilodeau and hiswife Rona of Hanover, JeannieBilodeau of CA, and Janice E.Benjamin and her husbandMichael of Norwood. Cher-ished aunt of Mark Bilodeau,Kristen Bilodeau, MatthewBenjamin, Danny Benjamin,David Benjamin and LaurenBenjamin. At the request of thefamily all services will be heldat a later date. Arrangementsby the Kraw-Kornack FuneralHome NORWOOD, MA.kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com

CAWLEY

Beverly A., of Dedham, passedaway at the Faulkner Hospital onWednesday, January 16, 2019.

She is the beloved daughter ofBeverly R. Cawley and the lateRichard M. Cawley, of Dedham.The dear sister to Jean CawleyRussell and her husband Tom ofSarasota, FL and Orleans, MA,and Dennis Cawley and his wifeSusan of Falmouth, MA. The lov-ing “Auntie B” to Audrey CawleyTalutis of Stamford, CT, Avery E.Russell of Boston, MA, and OliviaA. Cawley of Nashville, TN. Thedevoted dog mom to her much-loved basset hound, Pansy.

Beverly was a graduate ofDedham High School, class of1972. She went on to earn her RNnursing degree from Massachu-setts Bay Community College in2006.

Beverly is known for the loveof her immediate and extendedfamily, her voracious intellect,quick wit, love of reading, andloyal friendships here and acrossthe globe. Under the name of“FransBevy”, she contributedthoughtful, articulate, and oft times

funny commentary to accompanyarticles found in The BostonGlobe. She also enjoyed spendingtime in Orleans, MA.

Beverly was a proud chartermember of the Basset Hound Res-cue. She rescued 3 bassets over theyears: Francis, Albert, and Pansy.Funeral from the George F.Doherty & Sons Funeral Home,456 High Street, Dedham, MA02026. Please go towww.gfdoherty.com for completenotice.

She will be forever missed byher family.

ELIASDOLORES T. (Tomm) a life-

long resident of Norwood passedaway on January 13, 2019 at theage of 90. Beloved wife of thelate George “Chuck” Elias. Lov-ing and devoted mother ofSharon E. Weiskerger of Foxboroand Dianne E. Shalbey and herlate husband John Shalbey ofNorwood. Cherished grand-mother of Garrett G. Shalbey ofNorwood, John Shalbey Jr. andhis wife Katie of Walpole, JennaL. Weiskerger of Foxboro andLeah D. Shalbey of Norwood.Great grandmother of SophiaMarie Shalbey. Sister of the lateBeverly A. DiFlaminies. Daugh-ter of the late Richard and Sophie(Hamaty) Tomm. Also survivedby many nieces and nephews.Dolores was a lifelong memberof St. George Antiochian Ortho-dox Church in Norwood, mem-ber of the Church Choir, and PastPresident of the Ladies Society.She also served on many Townof Norwood committees, such asConcerts on the Common, theFlower Committee and the SouthNorwood Committee, among

others. She was honored in 2006as Norwood’s Volunteer of theYear. Dolores was also a mem-ber of St. IGNATIUS and theAntiochian Women’s Organiza-tion. Her beautiful spirit and un-conditional love will be greatlymissed by her family and manyfriends. Funeral from the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home 1248Washington St. Norwood, FridayJan. 18, 2019 at 9am followed bya funeral service at 10am at St.George Orthodox ChurchNorwood. Visiting hours will beheld at the funeral home onThursday, Jan. 17, 2019 from 4-8pm. Burial will be at HighlandCemetery Norwood. In lieu offlowers, donations may be madein her name to St. George Ortho-dox Church Building Fund 6Atwood Ave. Norwood, MA.02062.

GAITA

Debora R. of Norwoodpassed away on January 14, 2019at the age of 45. Cherished andloving daughter of Guido and

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One of the most talked about vehicles on the market is the all new Wrangler. A few weeks back I spent a weektesting the new four-door Unlimited Rubicon 4x4. At the NEMPA press introduction, there were all differentmodels: two and four door, 4 and 6 cylinder, with and without the new eTorque feature. The traditional front grille,doors and rear were redesigned, but in keeping with the Wrangler look. LED headlights, outer front bumper foglights and rear LED lights, as well as the interior lighting, was upgraded. The windshield has a small curve to helpshed water, noise and drag. The windshield is also much easier to fold down for the open-air, off-road experience.A couple of complaints have always been that you had to push hard to close the doors and had to unzip and removethe plastic side and back windows to put the top down. The doors are still removable, but there is a redesigned built-in return spring to pull the doors to a fully closed position. The plastic windows are on a channel that enables you toslide the windows in and out with ease. In late fall/early spring, a power top will be available on the four-doormodels. There is also more insulation in the top to help reduce wind noise, and the wind noise decrease over lastyear’s Wrangler is amazing. The suspension has also been re-engineered to soften the ride. Even with the large mudand snow tires, not my favorite for highway driving, it was quiet.

The interior has also been redesigned, including an available 8.4" Uconnect® audio system with all kinds offeatures. We also have engine choices, including the turbo-charged 2 liter, 4-cylinder, and if that’s not enough, addthe eTorque system (an electric power adder). Unlike a super-charger or turbo-charger that have to build up boost,the electric power is instant. The Rubicon also has a high numeric 4:10 gear ratio – combine this with the 8-speedautomatic and nothing can hold this Wrangler back. A tow package is also available.

Gas mileage on this model ranges from 22 city to 24 highway, depending on your driving habits. Base Wranglerpricing starts around $24,000 (destination fee: $1,495). Base pricing on our test Rubicon was $41,445 – optionalequipment can put the price over $55,000. Wrangler retains the highest resale value of almost any vehicle produced.The bottom line is the new Wrangler is a hit for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA).

Deaths continued from page 9Rosetta (Alvino) Gaita ofNorwood. Dear sister of An-thony Gaita of Norwood, CarloGaita (USMC, ret) of Walpole. Loving and devoted aunt to An-thony Gaita of South Boston andSabrina Gaita of Walpole. Debwas an Executive Producer atWFXT-TV in Boston. Deb wasa graduate of St. Clare’s HighSchool in Roslindale where shedistinguished herself as Valedic-torian. A graduate of AmericanUniversity with degrees in Jour-nalism and Spanish, Deb wasalso a proud member of The PhiMu Sorority. Deb launched hercareer at WMAZ in Georgiawhere she was a Producer, andthen moved on to become Pro-ducer at WFMY News 2 in NorthCarolina before returning to theBoston area as Producer atWHDH 7 news. She then ac-cepted a promotion as ExecutiveProducer at WPXI in Pittsburgh,where she lead the nighttimenews team, and later managed theSpecial Projects unit. Her careergave her the opportunity to comehome, with a position as an Ex-ecutive Producer at WFXT. Inthat role, she lead the Investiga-tive Unit, and helped lead cover-age of many big breaking stories.In Pittsburgh, Deb won her firstof four Emmy awards for her dis-tinguished work in crafting news-casts and for the station’s stellarsports coverage. In Boston, shewon two more statues, for herwork on an investigative report,as well as another on the opioidcrisis in Massachusetts. Debcherished her family from herparents to siblings, her godchil-dren, Sabrina and ChristopherKelly, to her many cousins, aunts,uncles and extended family andcolleagues. Deb lived her lifewith great zest and this passionwas channeled in all facets of herlife. She visited Italy, Ireland,Costa Rica, Nova Scotia, Spainand travelled extensivelythroughout the US to visit sev-eral MLB Stadiums and her fa-vorite beaches in the SouthernOuter Banks.

Her passions and hobbies ex-

tended from sports to charitableevents. The Patriots, Red Sox,Bruins, Celtics, Deb was passion-ate about her home teams andwatched every game, analyzedtheir plays, knew their adversar-ies and was at every victory pa-rade in Boston to celebrate theirwins. Deb was also a lover ofmusic. She had varied tastes,from Michael Jackson to AndreaBocelli. In 2017, she fulfilled alifelong dream of seeing U2 inDublin, Ireland. Walking in theJimmy Fund Walk, the Susan G.Comen Breast Cancer Walk, Re-lay for Life for the AmericanCancer Society, Deb embracedevery opportunity to drive aware-ness, raise funds, gain supportand encourage those affected bycancer. Strong, passionate, com-passionate and driven, Deb ap-proached every aspect of her lifewith the same vigor. From herfriendships which dated back toher elementary school days at theBalch School in Norwood, hercareer in TV news, and the vari-ous friends she made in her trav-els, she was an overachiever, set-ting the bar for living. She em-braced all that life had to offer. Her smile made her eyes danceand her laughter was infectious. Undaunted by her diagnosis, sheapproached treatment as she dideverything else in her life – fullthrottle with passion andstrength. More concerned withsupporting those around her, shehad the courage of a lion in fac-ing every challenge and setback.

Funeral from Kraw -KornackFuneral Home 1248 WashingtonStreet, Norwood, Saturday, Janu-ary 19, 2019, at 8AM followedby a funeral mass at 9 AM at St.Catherine of Siena Church onWashington Street in Norwood. Visiting hours will be held onFriday, January 18, 2019 from 4-8PM. Burial will be held atHighland Cemetery in Norwood.In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made in Deb’s name to TheSusan G. Komen Foundation.

GILLISAndrew P. “Andy” Lifelong

resident of Norwood, passed

away at home surrounded byhis loving family on January 8,2019. Loving son of GregoryW. and Joanne M. (Gearty)Gillis of Norwood. Belovedhusband of Karen A.(Cummings) Gillis. Cherishedfather of Katherine T., LaurenE. and Grace K. Gillis all ofNorwood. Dear brother of Gre-gory W. and his wife Nancy ofNorwood, Matthew J. and hiswife Kathleen of Norwood,Heather J. Porreca and her hus-band Edward of Attleboro, andAmanda A. Durand and herhusband Douglas of Canton.Andy is also lovingly survivedby many loving in-laws, nieces,nephews, cousins and friends.Andy was a proud graduate ofSt. Catherine of Siena School,Blue Hills Regional VocationalTechnical High School, Classof 1984, and Bridgewater StateUniversity. He worked formany years as a District SalesManager at Cox Automotive–Manheim, New England. In hisspare time, Andy enjoyed trav-eling and cherished spendingtime with his family andfriends. Funeral from theGillooly Funeral Home, 126Walpole Street (Rte. 1A),NORWOOD. Interment inHighland Cemetery, Norwood.In lieu of flowers, memorialcontributions may be made inmemory of Andy to MyBrother’s Keeper, 534 Wash-ington Street, North Easton,MA 02356. Gillooly FuneralHome Norwood 781-762-0174www.gilloolyfuneralhome.com

JONESRobert D., lifelong resident

of Norwood, passed away onJanuary 7, 2019. He was 65years of age. Beloved husbandof Martha King Jones. Lovingfather of Christal M Walsh andher husband Patrick ofNorwood, Robert E. Jones andhis wife Elizabeth of Franklin,Brian Jones and his partnerLaura Martin of Millis, andDavid Jones and his wifeMallory of Walpole. Son of thelate Edward and Loretta (St.

Cyr) Jones. Devoted brother ofMarie Marchand of Norton,Claire Murphy and her late hus-band William of Norwood, Wil-liam Jones and his wifeYaqiuofRockland, Thomas Jones andhis wife Susan of Plainville andthe late Edward Jones. Brotherin Law of Bartley E. King Jr ofNorwood, Daniel King and hiswife Carol of York ME, CharlesKing and his wife Judy ofNorwood, Richard King ofNorwood, and William Kingand wife Denise of Foxboro.Bob is also survived by manygrandchildren, nieces and neph-ews. He will be forever in ourhearts and may he rest in peace.Funeral services will be heldprivately for family and friends.Arrangements have been en-trusted to the Gillooly FuneralHome, 126 Walpole Street,N o r w o o d .www.gilloolyfuneralhome.com

LEEConstance M. (Weisul) Age

85, a lifelong resident ofNorwood. January 1, 2019. Be-loved wife of the late Lester T.Lee, Jr. Devoted mother ofGarrett M. Lee of California,Maureen E. Greco and her hus-band Steven of Mansfield, andStephen G. Lee and his husbandJohn O’Reilly of Randolph.Cherished grandmother ofEmilee Greco of Malden andMollee Greco of the U.S. Vir-gin Islands. Dear sister of DianeKnechtli and her late husbandRonald of California and thelate Charles Weisul who is sur-vived by his wife Lynn of NewJersey. Services along withburial at Highland Cemetery inNorwood will be held privatelyat the convenience of her fam-ily. Visiting hours have beenomitted and those wishing, mayremember Constance with a do-nation in her memory made tothe Friends of the Norwood Se-nior Center, 275 Prospect St.,Norwood, MA 02062 or thecharity of one’s choice. Forcomplete obituary, please visitwww.shermanjackson.com

LIBRARY 2018 HIT FILM SERIES

The Morrill Memorial Libraryinvites you to relax in the New Yearby watching some 2018 Hit Filmsyou might have missed. We will beshowing a series of four movies from2018 that either won an award, werebox office blockbusters, or were au-dience favorites. All films are ratedPG-13 and will begin at 6:30 pm inthe library’s Simoni Room. The se-ries kicks off with “Black Panther,”an action/adventure film running 2hours 15 minutes, on Thursday Janu-ary 17. Next, on Wednesday Janu-ary 23 we show the dramatic filmbased on the book by the same name,“The Hate U Give,” running 2 hours13 minutes. On Tuesday January 29the series will continue with the star-studded heist comedy, “Ocean’s 8,”running 2 hours. The series will fin-ish on Thursday February 7 with“Searching,” a mystery thriller run-ning 1 hour 41 minutes. Registra-tion is required. To sign up for anyor all of these films, please call thelibrary at 781-769-0200 x110, [email protected], or visitthe Reference or Information desk.

WINTER CONCERT: SONGS/STORIES FROM THE AMERI-CAN WEST

The Morrill Memorial Library ispleased to present a special eveningconcert on Thursday, January 24 at7:00 p.m. with Marc Berger, a tal-ented musician who hails from up-date New York. Marc’s current re-lease, RIDE, is a collection of songsinspired by his lifelong love affairwith the American West. On guitar,harmonica, and vocals, Marc will beaccompanied by bassist MartyBallou and will play songs and tellstories about his experiences in themountains and deserts of the West.He has performed at numerous folkfestivals throughout the country andhas opened shows for Bob Dylanand other national acts. To registerfor this concert, made possiblethrough the Library EndowmentFund, please call 781-769-0200,x110, [email protected], or stop bythe library Reference or InformationDesk.

DR. HYLANDER PRESENTS“THE BOSTON POLICESTRIKE”

Popular historian Dr. GaryHylander will lecture on the BostonPolice Strike of 1919 at the MorrillMemorial Library on Monday, Janu-

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ary 28 at 7:00 p.m. Boston policemen were ratedamong the finest law enforcement officers in thenation. Beneath the surface, however, all was notwell. Police stations were in disrepair, wages werelow, and hours were long. When patrolmen votedin September 1919 to unionize and go on strike,their actions were condemned as radical and sub-versive and most of them were fired. To sign upfor this program, funded by the Friends of theLibrary, please call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222,email [email protected], or stop by the li-brary Reference or Information Desk.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OFHERMAN MELVILLE

Join actor Stephen Collins at the Morrill Me-morial Library on Thursday, January 31 at 7 p.m.for his dramatic presentation, “Sailing Toward MyFather,” a one-man play about Herman Melville(1819-1891), the American author best known forhis whaling epic, “Moby-Dick.” Written and di-rected by Carl A. Rossi, the play

chronicles Melville’s life from youth to old age,concentrating on his evolution as a writer and hiscomplex relations with God, his parents and sib-lings, his wife and children, and with NathanialHawthorne. Mr. Collins’s portrayal of the famousauthor conveys a keen understanding of the im-pact Melville had in his day, giving the audiencenot just a performance but an experience. To signup for this program, generously funded by theFriends of the Library, please call 781-769-0200

THE GENIUS OF GEORGE GERSHWINCultural historian Bruce Hambro will return

to the Morrill Memorial Library with anotherpopular multimedia presentation, “The Genius ofGeorge Gershwin,” on Monday, February 4 at 7:00p.m. George Gershwin produced countless scoresfor hit Broadway and Hollywood musicals dur-ing the early 1900s. With his brother, lyricist IraGershwin, he wrote numerous songs that havebecome embedded in the consciousness of gen-erations of Americans. Mr. Hambro’s hour-longpresentation includes recordings of Gershwin stan-dards such as I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You,They Can’t Take That Away from Me, and Some-

one to Watch Over Me, sung by the likes of EthelMerman, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, and EllaFitzgerald. In addition, audiences will be treatedto video footage of selections from An Americanin Paris, Concerto in F, and Rhapsody in Blue. Tosign up for this event, please call 781-769-0200

CHERNOBYL: THEN AND NOWThe Morrill Memorial Library is presenting a

special three-part Disastour series beginningWednesday, February 6 at 6:60 p.m. with an il-lustrated lecture on “Chernobyl: Then and Now.”Disastour is defined as a trip with visits to variousplaces of destruction, natural disaster, or catastro-phe for pleasure or instruction. In this inauguralprogram in Technical Services Librarian LydiaSampson’s Disastour series, author, historian, andHarvard Professor of Ukrainian History SerhiiPlokhy will recount the history and aftermath ofthe 1986 Chernobyl explosion. With insights fromhis new book, “Chernobyl: The History of aNuclear Catastrophe,” as well as extensive exper-tise in Ukraine and Cold War studies, he will dis-cuss the causes and implications of the worstnuclear disaster in history. Plokhy and Sampson,

both having traveled recently to Chernobyl as re-searcher and tourist respectively, will describe thestate of the region today. The series will continueon Monday, March 11 with a presentation on“Haiti: Then and Now” and conclude Monday,April 22 with “Nicaragua: Then and Now.” Tosign up for any of these events, please call 781-769-0200, x110, email [email protected],or stop by the library Reference or InformationDesk.

DISCOVER WALKING/BIKING TRAILSIN NORWOOD

Join the Norwood Trails Committee for a pro-gram at the Morrill Memorial Library on Wednes-day, February 13 at 6:30 p.m. to learn about theirinvolvement in the community as they identifyand expand the walking and biking trails in town.Trails are being mapped and plans for improve-ment and clean-up are currently underway. To signup for this presentation and discussion—part ofthe Sustainability Series sponsored by TogetherYes—please call 781-769-0200 x110, [email protected], or stop by the libraryReference or Information Desk.

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The Record BookFRIENDS EVENING DANCE

The Norwood Senior Center will be hold-ing its Friends Evening Dance this Friday, Janu-ary 18th, featuring The DB Band. Come onover to the Senior Center from 7:00 to 10pmfor some fun.

KNIGHTS FREE THROW CHALLENGEKnights of Columbus Free Throw Chal-

lenge will be held on Saturday, January 26TH,at the St. Catherine’s School Gym (Nahatan St).Registration will start at 5:00 PM and FreeThrows start at 5:30 PM. The competition isopen to all girls and boys ages 9 - 14 and isFREE of charge. Please contact PGK Tom Neeat (508) 878-5034 with any questions.

19th ANNUAL EARLYCHILDHOOD FAIR

“A Morning of Fun for Preschoolers” onSaturday, February 2, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm atthe Willett Early Childhood Center, 100Westover Parkway, Norwood. There will bepreschool activities and crafts, music with MissTina and visits from the Norwood Fire and Po-lice Departments. The Crafts & Activities runfrom 10:00 am - 11:00 am and the Music withMiss Tina from 11:00 am – 11:45 am.

TIME TO LICENSE YOUR DOGThe Town Clerk’s Office would like to in-

form the residents of the Town of Norwood thatthe 2019 Dog Licenses are now available.

All dogs three months old or over must belicensed. Licenses are issued on a calendar ba-sis, January 1st through December 31st.

Fees are $20 for both Male and Femaledogs, $15 for Spayed Female and NeuteredMale. Certificate showing the dog was spayedor neutered must be shown. Rabies Certifi-cate must also be shown.

The Town Clerk’s office hours are Mon-day through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00PM.

NOMINATION PAPERSNOW AVAILABLE

The Town Clerk’s Office wishes to informthe residents of the Town of Norwood thatnomination papers for the Annual Town Elec-tion to be held on Monday, April 1, are avail-able in the Town Clerk’s Office.

Requirements for filing nomination pa-

pers: Major offices need 50 signatures ofqualified voters. Anyone wishing to run forTown Meeting Member who is not a candi-date for re-election needs to obtain 10 signa-tures of qualified voters in their districts. Thenomination papers must be submitted to theTown Clerk’s office by Monday, February 11,2019 by 5:00 PM.

COMEDY NIGHT FOR VETERANSA Comedy Night Benefit for Veterans at

the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2452 onFriday, January 25th with doors opening 7:30PM and the Show beginning 8 PM at 93 DeanSt, Norwood. The comedy talent will includeHeadliner James Dorsey, Jackie Kane Smith,Dan Foley, and Jen Maucier. Funds raisedwill help support the programs that help vet-erans at the local VA hospital and othersaround the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.One program that will benefit is “One CallAway.” Programs address needs for veter-ans who suffer the effects of Post TraumaticStress Syndrome, Suicide Prevention, andrecovery efforts due to issues with addiction.Any one of these situations can lead tohomelessness, and our nation’s veterans aresusceptible to homelessness at alarming rates. Tickets cost $20 in advance ($25 at the door)are available by contacting Lisa CorcoranSilletti via Facebook messenger or purchasefrom the bartender during the open hours atthe V.F.W. post. There will be a limited num-ber of tickets available at no cost for veter-ans of US military service. If you have ques-tions, please call me at 781-762-6582 or emailme at [email protected].

NVCC TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETINGThe Neponset Valley Chamber of Com-

merce (NVCC) is pleased to announce that itwill hold its 125th Annual Meeting andAwards Ceremony on Thursday, January 31stat 5:30 pm at the Four Points by Sheraton inNorwood.

Founded in January of 1894 as the

Norwood Business Association, the Cham-ber is now 125 years old and will kick off itsanniversary year at the Annual Meeting. Themeeting will feature the unveiling of theChamber’s new branded image as it movesforward into its next 125 years.

Cost to attend the event is $75.00 formembers ($90 for non-members) and$600.00 for a table of eight and includesa full dinner with a cash bar cocktail re-ception. Reservations are required andcan be made by visiting www.nvcc.com orcalling 781-769-1126.

EPOCH TO HOLD SENIOR EVENTSBridges® by EPOCH at Westwood, a

memory care assisted living communitylocated at 140 University Avenue, will hostthe following free events in January.

“Long-Term Care Insurance Finan-cial Panel Discussion”: Jan. 23 at 6 p.m.— Planning ahead can pay off when itcomes to covering residential memory careand other long-term care solutions. Attenda financial panel of long-term care insur-ance, elder law and estate planning expertswho will discuss financial and legal plansto put in place now to protect your assetsand prepare for long-term care needs andcosts. Caregivers’ loved ones with memoryloss are invited to enjoy an activity withBridges® by EPOCH residents during thisevent. “Normal Aging vs. MemoryLoss”: Jan. 30 at 11:30 a.m. — When isforgetfulness something more? If you orsomeone you know is experiencingmemory loss or unusual behavioralchanges, attend one of these importantpresentations to learn how the warningsigns of dementia differ from the effectsof normal aging. This event will be heldat the Needham Council on Aging at 300Hillside Avenue. A complimentary lunchwill be served (RSVPs are required). Formore information or to RSVP for an event,call 781-251-6630.

PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEYThe Norwood Open Space and Recre-

ation Plan Committee would like to encour-age Norwood residents to participate in tak-ing a recently established Open Space & Rec-reation survey. The survey can be taken byaccessing the following address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NorwoodOSRPThis survey will aid in gathering crucial datafor the Town’s updated Open Space and Rec-reation Plan. Your answers will help the Townidentify opportunities for significant, long-term preservation and improvements that pro-vide the greatest benefit to people who live,work, and play in Norwood. The Committeeis in the process of updating the Open Spaceand Recreation Plan which is needed to evalu-ate the Town’s resources and goals where itpertains to open space and recreational fa-cilities. For more information or if you wouldprefer a hard copy of the survey mailed toyou please call Paul Halkiotis, Director ofCommunity Planning & Economic Develop-ment at (781) 762-1240 ext. 164. Or [email protected].

CHARACTER BREAKFASTAT HIGH SCHOOL

Come and enjoy a light breakfast withyour favorite cast of characters! $5 for chil-dren and adults. (Cash only.) Children aregiven an autograph book to get the auto-graphs from characters that may includeSnow White, the Evil Queen, Belle,Cinderella, Superman, Buzz Lightyear,Woody, Jessie, Anna, Elsa and Olaf (andmore)! There will even be a special guestappearance by Star Wars characters!

The breakfast will take place in theNorwood High School Cafeteria on Satur-day, January 26th, from 9-10:30am. Pleaseenter through door 14 on the back of thebuilding. Costumes encouraged! All arewelcome! Like Backstage Boosters onFacebook for more information.

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