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NAC ChairmanMark Ryan

NAC tablesBEH lease

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Norwood Airport Commis-sion (NAC) met for the group’s regu-lar monthly meeting on Wednesday,Dec. 9, and decided to hold off on avote on Boston Executive Helicop-ters’ (BEH) lease for use of two ar-eas of the airport.

The two areas, the DC-3 Rampand the West Apron, would be usedfor BEH’s business as a fixed-baseoperator (FBO) for fueling, parkingand taxiing. The lease is part of a 10-year dispute between the Town andBEH that resulted in several lawsuitsin which BEH alleged not beingtreated fairly in its quest to becomean FBO at the airport. After a settle-ment agreement last summer and anew filing by BEH in October ask-ing the U.S. Federal Court to enforcesaid settlement agreement, the NACand BEH looked like they could fi-nally be ready to sign the lease andget to work.

However, that did not happen onWednesday, and will have to wait at

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The UAVE gravel pit off of University Avenue has apparently been continuing work despite a cease and desist order from NorwoodBuilding Inspector Matt Walsh.

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ZBA holds off on UAVE voteJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Norwood Zoning Board of Ap-peals (ZBA) voted to table a vote on aspecial permit application from UAVELLC for its gravel and stone pit opera-tion at 973 University Ave.

The Board members said theywanted to defer so as to give themselvesenough time to read up on the proposedmodifications to the plan. However,those proposed modifications were notthe most fodder for discussion.

UAVE, which is owned by JosephFederico, encountered problems with itsoperation earlier this year in two majorways. The first was a lawsuit filed bythe Massachusetts Attorney General dueto issues with stormwater drainage andthe potential contamination of PurgatoryBrook and the Neponset River. UAVEagreed to a consent decree to pay fundsto the AG’s office and the NeponsetRiver Watershed Association.

The more pressing issue of the nightconcerned UAVE’s original special per-mit, issued in 2013 for gravel removal,

had expired. UAVE is before the ZBA toreplace that permit with one that will lastthe estimated four or so years it will takefor them to finish removing the rock andgravel there. Despite Norwood BuildingInspector Matt Walsh issuing a cease anddesist order for all gravel and rock removaloperations, the Norwood Board of Select-men and UAVE’s neighbor, M S Walker,contend that operations have been con-tinuing.

UAVE’s attorney Daniel Bailey ad-dressed several concerns at Tuesday’smeeting, including issues of potentialgroundwater contamination. He saidgroundwater wells had been shut off inthe area for decades due to previous con-tamination. He also responded to allega-tions that the site is unsafe and not fenced,which he also said was untrue.

ZBA Member Patrick Mulvehill saidhe was very familiar with the property andused to ride his dirt bike there when it wasTown property untouched by gravel op-erations.

“I actually climbed under the fence toget onto Federico’s property, I saw thecliffs,” he said.

Bailey conceded that trees were ac-cidentally cut down on M S Walker’sproperty, purportedly by a third partylandscaping company that made a mis-take. Bailey also said there was aboutsix square feet of slump due to erosionon the site that has affected M S Walker’sproperty.

“We remain prepared to meet withthe abutter at any time to address thoseissues,” he said. “We have offered threetimes in writing to do so and they havenever taken us up on that.”

M S Walker representative DennisMcKenna said UAVE did respond to theissue of the trees being removed, but didnot respond to the issue of erosion onthe site.

“Mr. Bailey said they offered to meetwith us three times, well that was underthe condition that they were never go-ing to shore up the land – that was ex-pressed, it was put in a letter – they werenot going to restore our land,” he said.

Bailey failed to address the issue of

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UAVE continued from page 1the cease and desist order forwork issued by Norwood Build-ing Inspector Matt Walsh. M SWalker provided several photosand videos showing work takingplace at the site, purportedly longafter the cease and desist orderwas issued.

ZBA Chair Thomas Bradypointed out that while he does notdispute any violations discussedby M S Walker or the Board ofSelectmen, those issues are notwithin the ZBA Board’s jurisdic-tion to enforce.

“We can’t enforce or punishMr. Federico for violating an or-der he was given, whether it wasfrom the Building Inspector orwhomever,” he said.

Brady added that Walsh hadagreed to and approved ofUAVE’s plans to deal with theerosion on the site.

ZBA Member Philip Rileysaid he felt the numerous viola-tions and issues that havecropped up present significantproblems, and he felt they shouldnot grant the special permit at thistime. Firstly, he pointed to anearlier comment from Bailey,who said that a closing planshowing what the propertyshould look like when the graveland stone have been removedwas not feasible, since he saidthere was not a clear idea of whatwas going to happen to the sitewhen removal was done, if any-thing.

“To my mind the purpose thispermit was originally grant forwas to lead towards a structureon the property,” he said. “I’mlooking at the original decision

from 2013 – which happens tobear my signature – and on thefirst page there is reference to acomment made by Mr. (Jim)Hilliard, then representing theapplicant, quote, ‘the plan is toremove gravel from this site forthe purpose of clearing it to con-struct buildings.’”

Riley also pointed out that theoriginal permit, though expired,seemed to only encompass theremoval of gravel and not the top-soil, sand and rock that had beenblasted and removed over theyears.

“But I have a number of otherproblems,” he said.

Riley also pointed to the un-treated stormwater that had beendischarged into the PurgatoryBrook as referenced by the StateAttorney General. Bailey hadcalled the issue a mistake in pa-perwork at a previous meetingand said no stormwater had dis-charged, and that they just neededto upgrade their system to com-ply with stormwater permitting.But Riley felt this explanationmay be misleading.

“It occurs to me that if, ascounsel represented at a priorhearing, that if the state had nocase to present and nothing hadbeen done, that A., you mighthave tried the case rather thanimmediately settling it,” he said.“And B, why would you need tofix the stormwater system if therewas nothing wrong with it?”

Riley listed the other issueshe had with the property that ledhim to feel the permit should notbe granted.

ZBA Member Scott Murphy

said they should approve the per-mit, but with a host of about eightor nine conditions, as he felt de-nying the permit and leaving thesite as it is now would waste theproperty.

Murphy said he felt protec-tive conditions requiring UAVEto come to the ZBA and show thecompany’s progress every yearand that UAVE would have toapply for an extension later to fin-ish excavating the property aftertwo year. He said they need to bemindful of the applicant’s issuesmoving forward.

“He worked for five yearswithout a permit, and that’s justnot acceptable,” he said.

The conditions Murphyfloated to the Board includedputting back the trees taken outof M S Walker’s property, fixingthe erosion and putting the prop-erty back to original condition,requiring that UAVE complywith the AG’s consent decree onstormwater infrastructure, and torequire the applicant to have aclosing plan.

“There needs to be some kindof plan as to what this site is go-ing to look like when the appli-cant is done taking sand andgravel off it,” he said.

Brady and Mulvehill saidthey agreed with Murphy at leaston the issue of not allowing thesite to be abandoned. ZBA Mem-ber Jack Perry asked for moretime to review the changes to theplans presented at the meetingand the conditions brought up byMurphy, and the Board votedunanimously to table the matteruntil Jan. 5, 2021.

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Selectmen discuss gas pipe installationsduring the last official meeting of the year

The Norwood Board of Se-lectmen met on Tuesday, Dec.14 and quickly moved throughthe agenda of their last offi-cial meeting of 2020.

Dominating the discussionwere two items involving Na-tional Grid. Mary Mulroney,permit representative for Na-tional Grid, explained a re-quest to install 115 feet offour-inch gas piping at the in-tersection of Central St. andRailroad Ave. to service housenumber 244 Central St. and 90feet to service the commercialspace at 244 Central St.

Director of Public WorksMark Ryan provided a lettersupporting the project. “I havenot talked to National Gridabout this. I recommend ap-proving this with the condi-tion that the entire Central St.shall be milled and paved,“said Ryan, adding he wantedthe paving of the entire rightof way involving the project.“It is little over 30 feet wide.”After questioning the decisionto go from 6 inch steel pipingto 4 inch plastic, SelectmanHelen Abdallah Donohue con-cluded, “So, this is almost ac o r r e c t i v emeasure.”Selectman DavidHajjar asked if National Gridagrees about the paving.Mulroney said that NationalGrid will need to be approvedfor a permit with the detailsto be worked out. Selectmen,however, voted that the rec-ommended paving be part ofthe condition for the permitapproval.

Ryan also addressed thesituation at Heritage BaptistChurch, 615 Washington St.The congregation was forcedto vacate the premises due todamage sustained in a stormon June 28. The basement ofthe facility was destroyed, re-quiring gas service to be dis-connected. Restoration of gasservice will require the instal-lation of a gas pipe on Townowned property. “It’s a high-

pressure gas main on Wash-ington St. which changes ev-erything about a gas installa-tion, said Ryan. The buildingis built on a slab, so gas pip-ing must be installed outside,not underneath the slab.“There is no way around it,”he said. “Some may find itesthetically notappealing…the church couldlook toward painting it as thestucco they have there.”

“This is a very importantmatter, “said Donohue. “We’dbe happy to help the church,however our duty is to protectall the citizens of Norwoodand gas is an extremely dan-gerous entity.”

She asked for a legal opin-ion about town liability in thismatter. CustomerManager John Barkas of Na-tional Grid said that the pro-posed installation was the saf-est way to run the service inthe building.

“The safest place for thisservice right now would bethe location on the sidewalk,”said Barkas. “The regulatorwould be outside. That’s thesafest way to have it.”

“What happens if a snow-plow, truck, fire truck or au-tomobile hits it?” askedDonohue.

Barkas replied thatbollards are used to keep itsafe. “It is against code to usethe existing service that is stillthere,” Barkas said.

Since June, the church hasbeen unable to use the spaceand has been renting spaceelsewhere. They are con-cerned about having the build-ing unheated during the win-ter months. “This is only therealistic way for the church toget up and running,” saidTown Manager TonyMazzucco.

Barkas said that the exist-ing line cannot be used. “It’sagainst code,” he said. “Un-fortunately, that’s just the waythe regulations are.” He notedthat they examined all possi-bilities before determiningthis was the only option. The

request was approved by theSelectmen after the lengthydiscussion.

Other business includedthe introduction of ClaytonCheever, the newly chosen li-brary director at the MorrillMemorial Library. He is cur-rently assistant director at theQuincy Thomas Crane Li-brary in Quincy. A request wasapproved to install a Viet NamWar Memorial bench at theJames Sansone Memorial, onthe corner of East Hoyle andWashington Streets, to be paidfor by private funds.

Following up on the dis-cussion from the Dec. 8 meet-ing regarding the gravel re-moval operation being con-ducted by UAVE LLC, it wasnoted that a hearing was inprocess before the ZBA.“Wait and see what the Zon-ing Board does tonight, “saidSelectmen Chair William J.Plasko. Mazzucco suggestedthere may be some slowdownwith Town services as employ-ees will be working from homein the next few weeks based onthe rise in COVID infections.More information will beforthcoming.

Selectmen recognized thechallenges of 2020 andthanked the residents, Towndepartments, school districtand businesses for making itthrough the difficulties of2020.

“God bless us all, everyone,as Tiny Tim said,” declaredSelectman Thomas Maloney.

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Letters to the EditorCHRISTMAS MUSIC INTHE COMMON IS A DUD

To the Editor:For the past couple of years

our Town Manager has been talk-ing excitedly about having fes-tive Christmas music played onspeakers at the Common. Hav-ing heard that the music was allset, I recently strolled around theCommon hoping to enjoy thesounds. What I discovered thenand even more recently is that themusic cannot be heard unless yougo up to one of the poles withthe speakers and strain your ears.Even when standing that close,

it is difficult to decipher whatsongs are being played. I havecalled the Town to complain, tono avail. What a sad state of af-fairs. So much for Merry Christ-mas here in Norwood.

Molly DesmondNorwood

A CRECHECOMMITTEE TREASURE

To the Editor:I’d like to share some good

news with our community. TheNorwood Creche Committee hasjust obtained a vintage high qual-ity Nativity set that formerly was

used by another local municipal-ity. This 1940’s era Nativity setis in very good shape. Plans tohave the set restored to new con-dition are in the works, and theset will be able to be viewed andenjoyed by the Norwood com-munity for years to come.

We would like to thank therecent owners Laura and Chuckfor their very kind donation ofthis set to our Towns people. Wealso would like to thank DenisDrummey for purchasing the cur-rent set that has been used foryears for the public to view andenjoy. We will inform the publicof our fundraising efforts to getthis set back in the public eyeonce again. Next year’s displaywill be very special. The CrecheCommittee would also like towish our community a joyousand merry Christmas and HappyHolidays to all!

Kevin PentowskiNorwood

DAR Honors Local StudentsRecently the Aaron Guild

Chapter of the National Soci-ety Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution (DAR) hon-ored three High School Se-niors from the area who werechosen as Good Citizens bytheir classmates and teachers.

The Good Citizen Awardnight took place by Zoom dueto Covid 19. The meeting wascoordinated by the ChapterRegent Linda Burr of Canton. Following the Zoom meetingeach honoree received a pinand a flag that flew over theUnited States Capitol onPatriot’s Day. Each honoreealso received a framed certifi-cate that reads that the flagwas flown to honor Aaron

Guild Chapter’s Good Citi-zen, as well as a framed posterdescribing the Good CitizenAward.

DAR Chapter Chair SunnyO’Malley of Westwood intro-duced the students by readingtheir impressive resumes. The students were chosen fortheir leadership, patriotism,and service to the community. At graduation in June eachhonoree will receive a framedcertificate and a check fromthe Aaron Guild Chapter.

The three deserving stu-dents are: Alee Winkler fromNorfolk County AgriculturalSchool, Hailey Barrows fromNorwood High School, andRenee Abbott from WalpoleHigh School. Each student is

involved in activities at theirschool as well as in their com-munity.

For the holidays the AaronGuild Chapter makes up dittybags with toiletries and smallgifts for West Roxbury Veter-ans Hospital patients. Thegift bags for both men andwomen patients are deliveredpersonally by the members atNew Years.

The Aaron Guild Chapteris made up of members fromthe area towns of Norwood,Westwood, Walpole, Canton,Medfield, and Millis, as wellas other communities and wel-comes new members. CallRegent Linda Burr at 781-267-3910 for more informa-tion.

Black Belt fBlack Belt fBlack Belt fBlack Belt fBlack Belt for locals!or locals!or locals!or locals!or locals!

John Cavanaugh, Jack Brady, Josh Cueco, all 16 and of Norwood, and Shreeya Shenoy of Walpole, allobtained the Shodan rank of black belt at Excel Studios in Canton. A rare feat as it was only the 104th-107th belts given in the 40 year history of the school. COURTESY PHOTO

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Let’s never forget

The embers glowed softly, and intheir dim light, I gazed round theroom and I cherished the sight.

My wife was asleep, her head on mychest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.

Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,Transforming the yard to a winter delight.

The sparkling lights in thetree I believe, Completed the magic

that was Christmas Eve.

My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.

In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,So slumbered I, perhaps I started to dream.

The sound wasn’t loud, and it wasn’t toonear, But I opened my eyes when it

tickled my ear.

Perhaps just a cough, I didn’t quite know,Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.

My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,And I crept to the door just to see who was near.

Standing out in the cold and the dark of thenight, A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.

A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,Perhaps a Trooper, huddled here in the cold.

Alone in the dark, helooked up and smiled, Standing watchover me, and my wife and my child.

“What are you doing?” I asked withoutfear, “Come in this moment. It’s

freezing out here!

Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!”

For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts.

Then he sighed and he said, “It’s really allright, I’m out here by choice. I’m here every night.”

“It’s my duty to stand at the front of theline, That separates you from the

darkest of times.

No one had to ask or beg or implore me,I’m proud to stand here like my fathers before me.

My Gramps died in Europe on a day inDecember,” Then he said, “That’s a

Christmas ‘Gram always remembers.”

I’ve not seen my own son in more than a while,But my wife sends me pictures. He’s sure got her smile.

Then he bent and he carefully pulled from hisbag, The red, white, and Blue American Flag.

I can live through the cold and the being alone,Away from my family, my house and my home.I can stand at my post through the rain and the

sleet, I can sleep in a foxhole withlittle to eat. I can carry the weightof killing another, Or lay down mylife with my sister and brother. Whostand at the front against any and

all, To ensure for all time thatthis flag will not fall.”

“So go back inside,” he said, “harbor no fright,Your family is waiting and I’ll be all right.”

“But isn’t there something I can do, at the least,“Give you money,” I asked, “or prepare you a feast?

It seems all too little for all that you’ve done,For being away from your wife and your son.”

Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,“Just tell us you love us, and never forget.To fight for our rights back at home while

we’re gone, To stand your own watch,no matter how long.

For when we come home,either standing or dead, To know you

remember we fought and we bled. Is paymentenough, and with that we will trust,

That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.”

Author unknown

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The bells of the Town Carillon are getting some long-overdue tender love and care, but CPC membersbelieve they would get more bang for their buck if they repaired other parts of the structure as well.

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CPC discusses carillon and trailsprojects for funding

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

The Norwood CommunityPreservation Committee (CPC)announced that it has receivedfive applications for projectsfor FY 22 funding through theMassachusetts CommunityPreservation Act (CPA) at itsmeeting on Wed. Dec. 9, in-cluding work to the carillon atTown Hall and two trailsprojects.

Chairman Peter McFarlandsaid the project applicationsinclude the removal of the firebell at the carillon on top ofTown Hall. According to theTown website, there is a 51stbell that is not connected to thehistoric, keyboard-controlled50-bell carillon that is mostlikely from the firehouse thatpreviously occupied the site.

Three of the proposedprojects have been spearheadedby the Trails Advisory Commit-

tee (NTAC). One is an ADAaccessible walking path alongHawes Pool. Con Com and theParks and Recreation Depart-ment are also involved in thisjoint effort. There is also a pro-posal for a trail study at Uni-versity Ave. and a passive rec-reation project at the WinterHill Street overlook at the land-fill.

“The Board of Selectmen iscurrently reviewing them andhas not discussed them in open

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forum,” NTAC Chair and CPCmember Joe Greeley said. “ButI assume sometime in the nextcouple of weeks they will eitheraccept, reject or amend.”

Selectman Matt Lane, aCPC member, confirmed itwould be on the Board ofSelectmen’s upcoming agenda.

He also brought up that theSpecial Town Meeting was notlikely to be held until early Feb-ruary “because of the specialpreparation that needs to hap-pen.” The CPC needs to reviewthe applications and then

present them to Town Meetingfor approval.

Greeley urged the membersto stay abreast of the date ofsubmission for the Town War-rant.

“We want to make sure thatwe don’t miss the window anddelay things by four or fivemonths if we are going to sub-mit any articles,” he said.

McFarland said the fire bellproject should be “put on a fasttrack” and that there is some-

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Winter Wonderland canceled, butNPD still needs your donations

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Like October’s Halloweenevent, the Norwood PoliceDepartment (NPD) and theNorwood High SchoolDrama Team were lookingforward to polishing up theiracts and getting into the spiritof the holiday season thisyear.

According to NPD SchoolResource Officer (SRO)Geoffrey Baguma, they wereplanning a night of drive-thrumagic with scenes, Christmaslights and holiday cheer, buthe announced on Monday,Dec. 14, that due to recentCOVID-19 spikes and re-str ict ions, the drive-thruevent would have to be put onhold for the foreseeable fu-ture.

“The Christmas Extrava-ganza being organized by ourSchool Resource Officers forDecember 23 has been can-celed,” Baguma said in anemail. “Our SROs envisioneda Christmas event that wouldserve Norwood families andboost the spirits of kids whoselives have been affected byCovid. But when we beganplanning the event a fewweeks ago, Covid infectionrates in our town - and acrossthe nation and state - were

dramatically lower. Today,infection, hospitalization andfatality rates are surging so,recognizing the potential risksinvolved to our officers, totown employees and to volun-teers, and to people who mightgather for the event, we’vemade the difficult decision tocancel.”

Baguma said, however, theneed for donations for theholiday season is higher thanever. “People don’t stop need-ing to eat because of COVID-19, and more infections meansmore closures, and more clo-sures means more people outof work during a critical time.The Winter Wonderland wassupposed to be a focal pointfor gathering donations of giftcards for those in need.

“If you can, we’re askingfor you to please go and shopin our local Town and try tograb a gift card,” he said. “Wejust went through the ShopSmall period a little while agoand we figure this will help tostimulate our local economysomewhat.”

Baguma said the idea wasto have residents drop off theirgift cards at the event or at theNorwood Public Safety Build-ing, and he said you can stilldrop off cards at the latter.

“Officer James Mahoneyand I, as well as our School

Liaison Officers, go out anddeliver those gift cards to thefamilies and people in needthat we’re aware of,” he said.“Then of course they comeback and give those to thebusinesses. It’s a nice way togive to people who need it andthen that comes right backinto the Town.”

Baguma said he, NPD of-ficers and NPD Chief WilliamBrooks are all disappointedthat the event had to be can-celed.

“Chief Brooks applauds allthe effort our SROs put intoplanning the event, and thanksthose merchants and towns-people who had alreadystepped forward to help,” hesaid. “We will be reaching outto our community in otherways as the holidays ap-proach.”

Residents can pick up giftcards from local stores allaround Town, but the highestconcentration of locally-owned shops and restaurantsis in the Downtown and SouthNorwood areas. For more in-formation on the local busi-ness community, check outthe Friends of Norwood Cen-ter at https://www.norwoodcenter.org/ orthe Neponset River ValleyChamber of Commerce athttps://www.nrrchamber.com/

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PoliceLogs

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Monday, December 70710 911 - Well Being Chk

*Arrest(S)Made Location/Ad-dress: Weld Ave Caller request-ing check on her ex husband af-ter he made Q5 statements viatext message. NFD, with N666following, transported to hos-pital.

1021 Phone - Well Being ChkServices Rendered Location/Address: Lenox St Requestcheck of a B/F only wearing at-shirt, outside at Lenox/Hill-side. NFD sent. N669 reportsresident of having panic attack,mother took custody of her andNFD obtained refusal.

1320 Walk-In - Malicious Dam-age *Report Filed Location/Address: Pleasant St Party inlobby reports car damaged.

1321 Phone - Drug Law Viola-tion *Report Filed Location/Address: Norwood PowerEquipment - Nahatan St Reporta bag of powder found in asnow blower. After further in-vestigation, report filed.

1350 Phone - Assist Citizen Spo-ken To Location/Address:Highview St N663 facilitatedexchanging information socaller could get her belongingsout of car that was towed inWestwood due to an MVA.

1907 Phone - Well Being ChkSpoken To Location/Address:Clark St Caller requests a checkon an elderly family memberwho has been out of contact.Officers spoke to her she is OK,caller notified.

1925 Initiated - Assist CitizenAssisted Party Location/Ad-dress: Gazebo - Town Common- Washington St Courtesy trans-port to Concord Avenue for apregnant resident who missedthe bus. S/M 17329 at 1926, E/M 17331 at 1930.

2215 Phone - Assist Citizen *Re-port Filed Location/Address:Silver St Caller concerned thata family member went for adrive after a disagreement andhis phone is off. BOLO for awell being check on MA PCNE28LM.

2339 Walk-In - Assist CitizenServices Rendered Location/Address: Silver St Party reportsher husband is still not home.

Regarding call 20-26164. Partyadvised.

Tuesday, December 80630 Initiated - Missing Person

*Report Filed Location/Ad-dress: Silver St Ref# originalcall( 20-26164 12/7/20) Hus-band left the home last nightand has not returned and doesnot have his medication withhim. She is unable to reach himfrom phone that appears to beoff. N677 responded to speakwith wife. Entered into CJIS asmissing.

0904 Phone - Found Syringe Ser-vices Rendered Location/Ad-dress: Walpole St Passing jog-ger reports 1 syringe on side-walk, 1 in gutter. N663 prop-erly disposed of 1, other is intoo many pieces DPW notifiedto sweep area.

0929 Phone - Well Being ChkServices Rendered Location/Address: Tremont St N666flagged down by male party re-questing a wellness check on afemale. Contact was made overthe phone, party is fine.

1037 Phone - Susp Person GoneOn Arrival Location/Address:Hill St + Garfield Ave Callerreports a mother and son onfoot looking for an apartmentto rent.

1422 Cellular - Disturbance GoneOn Arrival Location/Address:Shaws Supermarket - NahatanSt Report W/M, cap, dark bluejacket, blue jeans, was yellingat cashier and witness but thenleft. N669 reports argumentover social distancing at regis-ter, all parties GOA.

1530 Walk-In - Sex Offenses*Reportfiled Location/Ad-dress: Conrads - Washington StPast assault.

1537 Phone - Disturbance Ser-vices Rendered Location/Ad-dress: Tremont St Open linewith female yelling some indis-cernible words then stated “youare a hypocrite” and phone dis-connected. That was a verbaldisagreement, parties satisifed.

1821 Phone - Larceny *ReportFiled Location/Address:Buckminster Dr Package takenfrom property.

1825 Phone - Susp Activity Ser-

vices Rendered Location/Ad-dress: Walpole St Amazon de-livery driver reports she was de-livering a package inside thehallway and the male party inthe house did not have pants on.Party advised.

Wednesday, December 90722 911 - Report Of Fight

*Arrest(S)Made Location/Ad-dress: Pleasant St Call for afight in lot next to street. Oneof the parties involved had fledbefore arrival. 0758 Hrs- partycame into station. N666 placesparty under arrest and walkshim to booking. N677 assistedin booking. Refer To Incident:20-1482-OF Refer To Arrest:20-286-AR Arrest: Amirault,Michael L Address: 5Stonybrook Rd Walpole, MaAge: 48 Charges: A&B On+60/Disabled Threat To Com-mit Crime

0903 Phone - Susp Person Ser-vices Rendered Location/Ad-dress: Codman Rd Reportsomeone knocked on rear bed-room window. N669 reports noone in area, may have been thesound of some ice falling offof a shed near window.

1118 Phone - Susp Activity Spo-ken To Location/Address:Tremont St 1st floor tenant,who does not speak English,called landlord, to translate that2 people were in basement go-ing through tenant’s personalbelongings in the basement.N664 reports all ok, spoke toall tenants, tenants were ad-vised to call only if 2nd floortenant’s boyfriend returned, itis not him.

1401 Phone - Larceny *ReportFiled Location/Address:Manchester Rd Report bicycleramps missing. Called And LeftVmail.

Thursday, December 100145 Phone - Noise Complaint

No Action Required Location/

Address: Talbot Ave Caller re-ports neighbor’s car alarm con-stantly going off.N665 re-sponded and states all isquiet. N665 spoke with callerand will return in morning totry to speak with owner of ve-hicle.

0609 Phone - Well Being ChkServices Rendered Location/Address: Tremont St Callernamed Rachel stated that shereceived messages onFacebook from a 16 yo malenamed Aiden, who lives atthis address stating hewanted to harm himself.N666 & N665 responded.Officers spoke to Mother andson. Son denies making anycomments on social medianor does he know the caller.N666 spoke to caller andMom. Son is getting readyfor school. Everyone satis-fied.

0629 Phone - Well Being ChkSpoken To Location/Ad-dress: Adams St Caller statedunable to get in contact withher mother, .N677, 663 re-sponded. N677 made con-tact. Mother will call daugh-ter.

1143 Phone - Neighbor Distur-bance Spoken To Location/Address: Tremont St Reportfemale crying and sounds asif being assaulted, male yell-ing about money. N663 re-ports no domestic, no assault,ongoing issues betweenneighbors, advised of H.P.Orders.

1157 Phone - Susp Person Ser-vices Rendered Location/Ad-dress: Winter St Westwoodreceived a call from aWestwood resident whom re-ported that he thinks a male,unknown race, dressed all inblack, face mask, appeared tobe following Fed-Ex truck onfoot. Westwood locates aU.P.S. driver, using his per-sonal vehicle, and just hap-pened to be in same area ofFed-Ex.

1903 Phone - Well Being ChkSpoken To Location/Ad-dress: Hill St Doctor’s officerequested well being check.Party checked OK.

1924 Phone - Neighbor Distur-bance Services Rendered Lo-cation/Address: Tremont StTenant in apartment 2 statesthat the tenant in apartment3 is deliberately making

banging sounds on her floor.Both parties were spoken toand advised of their options.

2229 Phone - Drunk Person*Protective Custody Loca-tion/Address: Walpole St +Guild St Multiple reports ofa male party in the middle ofstreet, unsteady on their feet.N662 placed that party intoprotective custody and pro-vided a courtesy transport to793 Main Street in Walpole.

Friday, December 110154 Phone - Unwanted Party

Gone On Arrival Location/Address: Fales Ave Elderlyfemale reports someoneknocking at her door. Partywas GOA and property wassecure.

1139 911 - Neighbor Distur-bance Services Rendered Lo-cation/Address: Lane DrChild reports someone hedoes not know is knockingloudly on the door, tellinghim to come outside. Officerstates that is a dispute over afence that is being put up,party was unaware a childwas home.

1255 Phone - Citizens Com-plaint Area Search NegativeLocation/Address: PleasantSt W/M in a Blue vehicleknocked on her door askingquestions about a neighbor .Showed a badge and said hewas from the FBI.

1501 Phone - Larceny *ReportFiled Location/Address: StJoseph Ave Caller reportedhis bike stolen a few days ago.

1510 Phone - Mischief (Kids)Spoken To Location/Address:Endicott St Youth throwingrocks from the tracks at theoutdoor dog sitting location.Groups of teens located in SNorwood and identified.

1511 Phone - Larceny *ReportFiled Location/Address:Norwest Dr Package stolenafter Amazon confirmed it ar-rived.

1759 Phone - Kids GatheringSpoken To Location/Ad-dress: Hemlock St Caller re-ports a group of kids in thestreet without masks. N667spoke to them they are withtheir parents for a Christmasevent and they are wearingmasks.

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.

—W.S.

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

—W.S.

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Saturday, December 122020 Phone - Well Being Chk *Report Filed Location/Address:

Washington St Calling party reports suspicious male partysleeping outside on the sidewalk. N667, N669 and NFD noti-fied and responded. That party was transported to BI Needham.

Sunday, December 130021 Phone - Noise Complaint Spoken To Location/Address: Oolah

Ave Caller reports loud party. Officers spoke with them, kids play-ing and they will quiet down.

0642 Phone - Noise Complaint Spoken To Location/Address: OolahAve Loud talking. Officers spoke with them and they were ad-vised.

1010 Phone - Unwanted Party Services Rendered Location/AddressPlanet Fitness - Walpole St Disagreement between staffand customer. Parties were advised.

1153 911 - Unwanted Party Services Rendered Location/Address:Advanced Auto Parts - Bos-Prov Hwy Employee named Anthonyreports unwanted party in parking lot in a gray Porsche unknownregistration. Had a disagreement over wearing a mask. N663 re-sponding party left prior to N663 arrival. N663 spoke to employeewho will call the station when he leaves work if he feels uncom-fortable walking to his vehicle.

1250 Phone - Assist Citizen *Report Filed Location/Address: ShawsSupermarket - Nahatan St Caller reports she lost her wallet. Itemwas later returned to station without several hundreds in cash.

1324 Phone – Shoplifting *Arrest(S)Made Location/Address: HomeDepot - Bos-Prov Hwy One male placed under arrest. Refer ToArrest: 20-290-AR Arrest: Elliot, William R Address: 10 ProspectSt Apt. #B Norwood, Ma Age: 39 Charges: Larceny Over $1200

1604 Phone - Animal Complaint NACO/WACO notified Location/Address: Prospect St Caller reports another dog bit his dog and theowner took the dog and left. Caller also left the area. NACO noti-fied.

1706 Phone – Shoplifting *Arrest(S)Made Location/Address: HomeDepot - Bos-Prov Hwy Employee reports operator of MA PC2MVW54 shoplifted from the store. BOLO to cars and South Dis-trict. N679 located vehicle and N667 returned with one in custody.Don and Wally’s towed the car. Refer To Arrest: 20-291-AR Ar-rest: Jemeison, Anthony R Address: 15 Edgewood St Roxbury, MaAge: 58 Charges: Shoplifting $250+ By Asportation C266 §30aWarrant Arrest

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Airport Commission continued from page 1least another month beforethis part of the saga can becompleted. The lease wasoriginally submitted last year,and has now been returned tothe NAC signed by BEHPresident ChristopherDonovan. Town-hired attor-ney Mina Makarious, ofAnderson & Kreiger, said thelease is ready for the NAC tosign and approve. However,there are a few things thatboth NAC Chair Mark Ryanand NAC member MikeSheehan said they want to seechanged before they sign.

Makarious said there werediscrepancies between theplans BEH submitted back in2019 on how the company in-tends to use the West Apronand the DC-3 Ramp and theplans created by the firmNorwood Engineering thisyear. Makarious said the dis-crepancies were in squarefootage numbers between thesurveyed plan (newest) andthe non-surveyed plan (origi-nal) . BEH Attorney EricLoeffler, of David & Cohen,said he didn’t see a problemwith including both plans inthe lease.

“Unless I’m missingsomething, I believe bothplans were approved,” hesaid. “Our suggestion and re-quest is that we use both. Idon’t think that’s an insur-mountable hurdle; I think wecould work through it. If theCommission has a preferencefor one or the other that canwork, but our preferencewould be for both.”

Makarious said he alsodoesn’t see an issue with that,as long as it is made clear thatthe Norwood Engineeringplan had the correct lines andsquare footage. Ryan said hewas not comfortable with in-cluding two plans.

“In my opinion, there’s noway you can have two plans,because they are not thesame,” he said. “The plan of2019 for the DC-3 rampshows 15,295 square feet out-side of the TOFA (taxilaneobject-free area) and theNorwood Engineering planhas an area of 14,930. Sothat’s a discrepancy rightthere, and the lease is basedon the area of the NorwoodEngineering Plan, so I’m notgoing to support using twoplans.”

Loeffler said that wouldnot be an issue. Ryan said hewould entertain a motion tovote to allow Airport Man-ager Russ Maguire to signwith the NAC’s authority onthe leases; firstly on the DC-3 Ramp and then the WestApron, but Sheehan said hewould not be comfortablewith voting yet and wouldlike to wait until a few details

had been sorted out.“I’m not prepared to

vote,” he said. “I’d like to seeadded to this agreement thatwithin 10 days of signing thisagreement the lessee (BEH)will record this plan (theNorwood Engineering Plan)with the Norfolk Registry ofDeeds Land Court so thatthere’s no future discrepan-cies regarding what space isbeing rented.”

Sheehan also said thatBEH must have submitted aparking plan for the airplaneson the DC-3 Apron.Makarious said the Airporthas not received a parkingplan, and Maguire agreed.Sheehan said the lease and theNorwood Engineering planwere given to BEH in Novem-ber of 2019, and he felt that ifthe company was willing towait a whole year to get theplans signed and back to theNAC, the company could waitanother month while the NACincludes its own provisions.

“I’d like to see the revi-sions done, I’d like to see theplan from Norwood Engineer-ing recorded, and I’d like tosee the parking plan for theDC-3 ramp and once the planis approved and at that pointif those revisions that we dis-cussed and the plans are sub-mitted for the parking, I’mprepared to sign this lease,” hesaid. “But not until then.”

Ryan floated the idea ofscheduling a special meetingif BEH could get the changesand documentation turnedaround fast enough.

“I don’t know how manyspecial meetings we’ve hadover the years at this time ofthe year when it’s been sat onfor over 14 months,” he said.“I don’t know why theycouldn’t just get the plan in.”

Donovan said he wants touse existing tie-downs forparking, and could send a

parking plan over the nextday. Ryan said the lease re-quires a plan delineatingwhich areas will be used tohouse fixed-base planes andwhich would be used to tran-sient planes. Donovan saidthat would be noted.

The NAC voted unani-mously to solidify the revi-sions to the lease for the DC-3 Ramp and the lease for theWest Apron members wouldlike to see and will vote on thelease at its next meeting.

In other news, FLN’s re-quest for 26 parking spaces onthe north side of the airportwas found not to be in the ju-risdict ion of the NAC.Makarious said after review-ing the lease that if there is adispute between FLN andBEH over whether or notFLN has the right to placethose parking spots there,that’s a matter between thosetwo parties and not within thejurisdiction of the NAC.

The DC-3 Ramp and the West apron are the two areas of contention forBEH and the Norwood Airport Commission.

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DeathsBARNES

John H. Age 89, formerly ofNorwood, died Dec. 7, 2020 af-ter a brief illness. Graduate ofBoston Technical High School.Worked at New England Tele-phone Co. for 37 years. Servedin US Navy 4 years. Survived bywife Kathleen J. (McNally)Barnes, sons Stephen and wifeDeborah of Plymouth, John andwife Rossana of Virginia Beach,VA, Daniel and wife Nancy ofBedford and Paul of Attleboro,grandchildren Adam, Nichole,Amanda, Allison, Ryan,Meghan, Lauren and Christian,siblings Charles and wife Euniceof Amherst, NH, and MargaretDonahue of Quincy. A FuneralMass was held on Sat., Dec. 12at at St. Raphael Church, 103Walker St., Manchester, NH. Fullobituary and condolences atwww.lambertfuneralhome.com

BROWN

Dorothy A. (O’Keefe), 88, ofNorwood passed away Decem-ber 5, 2020. Born February 22,1932 to Thomas and Dorothy(Dudley) O’Keefe. She was thebeloved wife of the late RobertA. Brown. Dorothy is survivedby her loving children, MichaelBrown and his wife Tamrah ofMansfield, Robert Brown and hiswife Debra of Yarmouth,Kathryn Reggiannini and herhusband Philip of Norwood,Marie Shaughnessy and her hus-band James of Norwood, PaulaMorrison of Norwood and KevinBrown and his wife Heather ofMansfield; her adored 18 grand-children and her 15 cherishedgreat grandchildren. FuneralMass will be held privately at St.Timothy Catholic Church,Norwood. Interment will be heldat Highland Cemetery, Norwoodat a later date.GilloolyFuneralHome.com

FORREST

Eileen M. (Naughton) Age77, a lifelong resident ofNorwood, passed away Friday,December 11, 2020. Eileen is

survived by her three children,James Forrest and his wife Jen-nifer of Norwood, Paul Forrestof Mattapoisett, Janine Forrest ofFairhaven, her brother KevinNaughton of Wilmington, NC,her sisters Mary Zirgiebel andher husband Jack of NorthAttleboro, Clare Stone ofDedham, Kathleen Naughton ofNorwood, sister-in-law BarbaraNaughton of Norwood, fivegrandchildren, Patrick, Paul,Caroline, Sophia, and FrankieForrest, all of Norwood. She isalso survived by many belovednieces, nephews and all of her“summer friends.” Eileen waspredeceased by her husband of29 years, Francis “Jim” Forrest,also by her brothers, EdwardNorton of Norwood, and DavidNaughton of Norwood. A Massof Christian Burial was held atSt. Catherine of Siena Church inNorwood. In lieu of flowers,memorial contributions may bemade in Eileen’s memory to theAmerican Heart Association,300 5th Avenue, Suite 6,Waltham, MA 02451. GilloolyFuneral Home NorwoodGilloolyFuneralHome.com

GOSSJames D. of Norwood, for-

merly of Roslindale, December11, 2020, peacefully at home,surrounded by his loving family.Dear and devoted husband ofPriscilla (Homsy) Goss. Lovingfather of Elizabeth Goss ofBelmont, James and KimberlyGoss of Westwood, and YvonneGoss and Doug Rea of Minne-apolis, MN. Cherished grandfa-ther, “Gido” of Keily, Bridgette,Tiernan and Alexander Goss.Also survived by many lovingnieces, nephews and grandniecesand nephews. Due to COVIDlimitations, a private Funeral Ser-vice was held in St. Mary Ortho-dox Church on Wednesday, De-cember 16, 2020. In lieu of flow-ers, please make contributions inJames’ memory to St. Mary Or-thodox Church 8 Inman St. Cam-bridge, MA 02139stmaryorthodoxchurch.orgFairFight fairfight.com orGreater Boston Food Bankgbfb.org Guestbook and obituaryavailable atwww.KfouryFuneral.com

MACAULAY

FRANICS V. a lifelong resi-dent of Norwood passed away onDecember 13, 2020 at the age of73. Beloved husband of NancyJ. (Flaherty) Macaulay. Devotedfather of Steven J. Macaulay ofNorwood, Kerri F. Keurulainenand her husband Eric of Walpoleand Brian M. Azzola ofWeymouth. Loving brother ofRobert J. Macaulay and his latewife Ann of N. Attleboro, JohnP. Macaulay and his wife Beverly

of Norwood, Elizabeth A.Vincent and her late HusbandJoseph of Norwood and the lateChristopher W. Macaulay and hislate wife Olivia. Cherishedgrandfather “Opa” of James andConnor. Also survived by manynieces and nephews. Son of thelate Francis V. Macaulay Jr. andMary J. (Donovan) Macaulay.Francis was a retired custodianworking for the Town ofNorwood, School Dept. formany years. He was a longtimeparishioner at St. Catherine ofSiena Church Norwood and en-joyed playing golf and traveling.Francis was also a member of theNorwood Elks. Due to the Covidrestrictions a mass and celebra-tion of Francis’s life will be heldin the spring of 2021 with dateand time to be determined. Ar-rangements by the Kraw-KornackFuneral Home Norwood, MA. Inlieu of flowers donations may bemade in his name to NorwoodCircle of Hope foundation. P.O.Box 421. Norwood, MA 02062.

MOISEYEVLucy, Age 82 of Norwood,

passed away December 2, 2020.Lucy was born August 14, 1938 inMoscow, Russia, daughter of the lateYelena (Mikhailova) and YevgeniyMoiseyev, the veteran of Great Rus-sian Patriotic War (WW2). Lucywas a granddaughter of Anna andMikhail Mikhailov, a decorated of-ficer of Russian Imperial Army.Tiny in her frame of four footeleven, Lucy had an extraordinarypresence and touched lives ofmany people around her. Lucy wasa talented electrical engineer andan inspiring leader, having had asuccessful career until her retire-ment in the year 2000. In retire-ment, she turned to writing andpublished several books. She wasbusy, active and independent untilher final breath. Lucy was a lov-ing mother, a doting grandmother,a devoted wife and a trusted friend.She is survived by her children,Aleksey Moiseyev and his wifeTanya of Medfield, Julia Cox andher husband Nigel Cox of New-

port Pagnell, England; her be-loved grandchildren, Peter andSonia of Medfield, Annika(Anni) of Newport Pagnell, En-gland; and many friends acrossthe world. Lucy was prede-ceased by her husband, GeneMoiseyev, to whom she waseternally devoted. A private ser-vice will be held at HighlandCemetery in Norwood.Gillooly Funeral HomeN o r w o o d ,GilloolyFuneralHome.com

SMITHRuth of Norwood, entered

into rest December 10, 2020, atthe age of 91. Beloved daugh-ter of the late Sarah andAbraham Smith. Predeceasedby her brother and three sisters;Robert (and Irene) Smith, Helen(and David) Stover, Dorothea(and Sidney) Fraser, and Anita(and Alan) Chartkoff. Cherishedaunt to many loving nieces andnephews, grandnieces andgrandnephews. A privategraveside service was held Sun-day, December 13, 2020. Dona-tions in Ruth’s memory can bemade to either the Alzheimer’sDrug Discovery Foundation (57West 57th Street, Suite 904,New York, NY 10019) orHadassah, Hadassah.org

ST. CYRAlbert C. Age 88, of

Norwood, passed away Decem-ber 10th. Beloved husband andsoulmate of 69 years to the lateBarbara A. (Hawkes). Father ofPhilip St. Cyr and his wife Bethof Sanford, ME, DeborahCaggiano and her husbandStephen of Canton. Brother ofBlanche St. George of Canton,Jeannette Dube of Norton, and thelate Loretta Jones, Rene, Wilfred,and George St. Cyr. Also survivedby 4 grandchildren, Jeremy St.Cyr of Somerville, Ben St. Cyrand his husband Jason of Hollis,ME, Lauren O’Malley and herhusband Michael of Walpole, andMichael Caggiano and his wifeCarrie of Brooklyn, NY and sixgreat-grandchildren. Due to therestrictions of Covid-19, a pri-vate Burial Service will be heldat Knollwood Memorial Park.Donations may be made inAlbert’s memory to the MSPCAat www.mspca.org For completeobituary and guestbook, seewww.dockrayandthomasfuneralhome.comDockray & Thomas FuneralHome (781) 828-0811.

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CPC continued from page 5one evaluating the cost of itsremoval this week. The carillonitself was already approved fora CPA-funded repair at the 2019Regular Town Meeting.

“The bell repair part of theproject is coming in at$205,000,” he said. “We’ve al-located $215,000, but the otherportion of this project is thepainting inside the bell tower.”

He added that there were fivebids put in for this aspect of theproject, and he hoped that thedate could be extended by 60days for the carillon-relatedprojects to be in alignment.

“I’m expecting maybe asupplemental request for up to

another $150,000 for paintingthe bell tower,” McFarland con-tinued. “It’s one of those thingswhere all three kind of coincide.It doesn’t make much sense tobe working up there if we’regoing to be taking something outand then painting something andall this type of stuff. My feelingis, not just for the CPC but as ataxpayer item, I want to see thismoney used in the most efficientand effective way.”

If they are not done in theright sequence, MacFarlandmade the analogy of having aroad repaved only for it to betorn up for repairs.

“My feeling is, if we can do

it in a sensible and methodicalway of getting a supplementalproject approved, we can get therequest for the carillon and thebell removal done at the sametime and do it, in my mind, inthe right way.”

Member John Hall voicedhis agreement for integrating theschedules. He asked thatMacFarland work with PatrickDeschenes, the Assistant TownPlanner, to facilitate this.

“We definitely want to get apublic hearing in January,”McFarland said. Meetings areusually held on the secondWednesday of the month, andthe CPC agreed that supplemen-tal meetings could be added onthe fourth Wednesday asneeded.

The last project would be toget funding for interpretivesignage for historical landmarksand locations. “I’d really like tosee something for housing in thenext cycle,” Hall said.

“We don’t have anythingfrom the Housing Authorityright now,” Vice Chairman PattyStarr said. “What we thoughtwas going to happen has beendelayed, and we’ve sort of putall of our coins in one basket, soto speak. It doesn’t look likethat’s going to happen in the nearfuture, so we’re going to haveto go back to square one andlook at plan B.”

The CPC also welcomednew member Catherine Walsh toits ranks. Walsh, who joined theConservation Commission (Con

Com) this summer, has been aNorwood resident for sevenyears. The civil engineer andlawyer worked at NortheasternUniversity for the past eightyears and manages design andconstruction in its facilities di-vision. Prior to that, she had asimilar role at the MassachusettsPort Authority (Massport). Shealso volunteers at the NorwoodFood Pantry.

“I’m grateful to be here,” shesaid, noting that SteveWashburn, a fellow food pantryvolunteer and the Con Comchair, encouraged her to becomeinvolved in the Con Com, whichled to her new role as a CPCmember. “I’m looking forwardto learning from you guys andworking with you.”

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