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The Forbes Hill Task Force met onWednesday, May 23 in the communityroom of the Police/Fire Station (137Nahatan St.) in a session that was at-tended by a small handful of peopleand lasted approximately an hour anda half.

About half of the meeting wastaken up with the one appointment ofthe evening: Town Contract Adminis-trator Cathy Carney, who spoke of theChapter 30B process, which will – inall likelihood – become an importantcomponent of any Forbes Hill prop-erty transaction.

As Carney described it, this regu-lation requires the Town – when dis-posing of any of its real property witha value of $35,000 or more – to so-licit proposals for it.

Going into further detail regardingthis process, Carney broke it downinto two categories: Requests For Pro-posals (RFP) and Invitations For Bids(IFB).

In the case of an RFP, a minimumprice is set, along with minimum cri-teria that proposals will be reviewedagainst. Using this proposal solicita-tion method, price is not the most im-portant factor.

“That way,” Carney said, “it allowsthe Town of Norwood to look at pro-posals to decide what’s actually in thebest interest of the Town, and not justlooking at price.”

In the case of an IFB, there are noevaluation criteria and the Town mustaccept the highest price.

“That really kind of takes awayfrom the Town’s ability to decidewhat’s in its best interest,” she addedbefore continuing with an importantinitial step.

“Either way… what you reallyneed to do is you need to make surethat, if you’re going to put any restric-tions on the property, you have to doit even before you get to the RFP pro-cess.”

Specifically, Carney said, any re-strictions need to be set at the begin-ning of the process: when the Boardof Selectmen declares Town propertyto be sold as surplus.

“Once you’ve set them, fine. Youcan go forward. But, if you set no re-strictions, then there are no restric-tions. You can’t go back later on inyour request for proposals,” shewarned.

Graduation Day 2018

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On a bright and mild Sunday af-ternoon, June 3, the Norwood HighSchool Class of 2018 s lowlymarched out onto the track runningalongside the football field, pastthe NHS Band – playing the schoolsong “Norwood” and then “Pompand Circumstance” – a small VIPsection seating officials and se-lected family members, and standsnearly full of family, friends, andother celebrants of its achieve-ment.

The long, blue-capped andgowned two-by-two column turnedin at the 50 yard line, filed in to theirrows, and took their seats for whatwould be a two-hour program thatconcentrated on not only recogniz-ing the group – and many of its in-dividual members – for what it haddone, but on also offering encour-agement for what it – and all of itsindividual members – could accom-plish moving forward in life.

After a brief address in whichValedictorian Collin Geary thankedeveryone and wished the Class of2018 well in its future, NHS Princi-

pal Jonathan Bourn – also outgo-ing – made his remarks, the es-sence of which could be summedup in his opening quote from JediMaster Yoda.

“The greatest teacher, failureis.”

He went on to make clear to theClass that these words – ratherthan encouraging failure – weremore about using it to learn, grow,and go further.

After Bourn had presented along list of awards and scholar-

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Graduation Day 2018 continued from page 1ships to the students theyhonored, School CommitteeChair Myev Bodenhofer of-fered her congratulatory re-marks.

Using the metaphor of thegardener “in creating an en-vironment and providing thenutrients for our children todevelop and flourish,” she

continued the metaphor tothe public schools as the “ul-timate community garden”with teachers, school staff,and family members work-ing together to nurture andto help students grow.

Encouraging the Class of2018 to keep growing as theybecome their own head gar-

deners, Bodenhofer finishedwith these words:

“Don’t lose your curios-ity, practice pushing yourselfoutside your comfort zone,allow yourself to spend timepursuing your pass ions .Also, as you take up respon-sibilities as your own headgardener, be aware that there

are plenty of assistant gar-deners out there in the world.Maybe it’s a boss or a men-tor. Maybe it’s a college pro-fessor. Maybe it’s a platoonleader. Maybe it’s an athleticcoach or an artist who in-spire you to grow in otherways. As you explore newopportunities, don’t forgetthat the Norwood commu-nity is still here to supportyou. We celebrate your cur-rent accomplishments andlook forward to seeing howyou continue to develop andcontinue to grow in the yearsto come.”

As the Class of 2018 wentup to receive their diplomas –presented by Bodenhofer, Su-perintendent David Thomson,and Assistant PrincipalPurnima Vadhera – they weregreeted by Class President Tho-mas Gareri as Bourn – stand-ing at the podium – read off thenewly-minted graduates’ names

and next destinations.Most will be off to college.

Others will be joining theworkforce. Fewer will be enter-ing the service. All, however,shared this moment with eachother.

After the Graduation Cer-emony had concluded andfamilies, friends, and othersjoined the graduates on thefootball field, there were hugs,kisses, handshakes, smiles,photos, laughter, and congratu-lations all around as – ever soslowly – the field emptied andthe NHS Class of 2018 wenttheir separate ways.

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Julie Donnelly-Mathews (District 3) asks a question about Article 10, and the $650,000 fire engine re-quested by the Norwood Fire Department in the FY19 capital outlay report.

PHOTO BY MATT MACDONALD

Town Meeting scrutinizescapital outlay


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The 2018 Annual TownMeeting was dissolved onThursday, May 31, at NorwoodHigh School after making itsway through the rest of Article8 – the budget – and finishingwith Articles 9, 10, 11, and 15,with attendance since conven-ing on May 17 gradually dimin-ishing as it went on.

Article 10 – which dealtwith capital outlay – was ofparticular note, as there werefive motions covering 12 differ-ent items, a couple of which ledto a number of questions andsome discussion.

Motion 3 grouped requeststo replace a Department of Pub-lic Works multi-purpose tractor($130,000), a Library HVACchiller ($250,000), and a FireDepartment engine ($650,000).

Julie Donnelly-Mathews(District 3) moved to separatethe fire truck from the otheritems in the motion, stating thatthere had been much detail pro-vided for the Public Works ve-hicle up for replacement, whilethere had been very little pro-vided for the new fire engine.

“This is putting it on thecredit card. It’s $650,000.That’s $65,000 a year. The lifeof the vehicle is 20 years, sowe’re talking about $32,500 foreach year that the vehicle’s inuse.”

Focusing more specificallyon the deficit that has been atthe center of so many Towncommittee discussions,Donnelly-Matthews suggestedthat purchasing the new enginebe delayed a year.

“We’ve got a lot of thingson the credit card. There’s a lotof concern about spending toomuch money. There’s a lot ofconcern about how leveragedwe are from a debt perspec-tive.”

Donnelly-Mathews’ motionwas categorized by Town Mod-erator David Hern as debatableand amendable, and Fire ChiefTony Greeley was given thefirst opportunity to respond.

In so doing, he informedTown Meeting that the pur-chase of the replacement enginehad been on the capital sched-ule since he began his term in2013. He also went into someof the detail that Donnelly-Mathews had said had beenlacking.

“By the time this truck isbuilt, if you appropriate themoney or borrow the money,it’s going to take 14-16 months,which puts Engine 1 well over20 years old. NFPA (NationalFire Protection Association)standards – they don’t dictateto us, but they give guidelinesand recommendations – saythat 20 year old fire trucks


The Article 15conundrum

Letters to the Editor

OPINIONTown Manager Tony

Mazzucco – who was presentat the table with the nine TaskForce members – spoke spe-cifically of RFP criteria for theForbes property.

“What will need to be in-cluded in there is what they’regoing to do with the mansion,how much land they’re plan-ning to give if they’re plan-ning to give any to the Town,and price can be a factor inthere.”

Chair William Plasko fol-lowed, “It’s a lot of work tomake sure we do it the way wewant it, because once you setit up, you’re going to be liv-ing with it. So it’s going to bea little work. It’s not rocketscience, but we have to becareful to get what we want.”

The RFP discussion natu-rally turned to the issue of apotential zoning change forthe land and where this wouldfit within the process: beforethe RFP or after.

Taking both sides of the ar-gument, Mazzucco said, “Onthe one hand, the more cer-tainty a bidder has on a prop-erty (that already has the nec-essary zoning), the morethey’re willing to bid, give agood price, and give you a realproject.

He continued with theother side. “The catch-22 thereis, do you go to Town Meet-ing and say, ‘Here’s how wewant to zone it in hopes of aproject coming through.’Town Meeting may want toknow what a project is first,but that may make it tougherto sell.”

Mazzucco finished by say-ing that Town Meeting has toapprove the sale, and the zon-ing change.

Carney came back in. “It’sall a matter of steps. Once youhave your vision set, and thenyou know what the zoning

Forbes Hill continued from page 1needs to be, and then you setup your evaluation criteriaand all the rest. But vision iskey. You’ve got to know whatyou’re going to do (with theland).”

In the discussion that fol-lowed, there was talk of thepossibility of Town Meetingauthorizing the Board of Se-lectmen to sell the propertyabove a minimum price in or-der to avoid having to bring apending deal to two TownMeetings (once for a zoningchange, and again for ap-proval of sale).

While sharing his opinionthat this could legally be done,Mazzucco added this caveat:

“If you were going to dothat, you’d probably need a lotof public information. You’dneed to get a lot of letters outto Town Meeting members.Probably hold District meet-ings to just explain all of thesteps of this process, becausewhat Town Meeting may wantto do is, ‘Okay. We’ll changethe zoning, but come back tous when you have an actualproposal in hand.”

He went on to add that,with two Town Meetings –one held in November andanother called in February orMarch to deal specificallywith approving the sale – “thatwindow still would likelywork for a developer. In thatway, at least Town Meetingcan see what’s being pro-posed.”

In new business, PeterMcFarland proposed the ideaof getting a debt exclusionoverride for the Forbes prop-erty onto the November bal-lot.

“It’s great to be talkingabout selling this propertybut, as we do this, we’re see-ing how complicated it’s go-ing to get… We should betalking about if the Town is

interested in keeping it, findout now. If they’re not inter-ested, we’ll just keep goingdown the same road we’regoing down. Right now, Ithink the call is to put it onthe ballot and ask the ques-tion.”

Speaking of the annual up-keep expenses that would con-tinue to hit the Town’s ac-counts, Judith Langone said,“We could have a money pitgoing and an override for $13million, and then the publicwould say, ‘Wait a minute. Wegot all this on top of it? If Ihad known that, I wouldn’thave voted for it.’”

Ernie Paciorkowski added,“My fear is, a year and a halffrom now – if it’s not sold –we’re going to write a check.”

“That’s right,” Langone re-plied. “And it’s very nice toanswer, ‘Let’s keep it all!’ Butwhat are the consequences?Do they really understandthat, if it isn’t an override, it’shuge cuts in the operationalbudget to pay that tab. We’reon for it, whether we like it ornot, right now.”

Stephen Keefe took anegative view of McFarland’sproposal.

“I just think, on the nega-tive side – with all due respectto Peter’s comments – I thinkit’s a distraction to us. My oneconclusion from today’s meet-ing is we need a vision of whatwe’re going to do with it. AndI think it’s to sell all or mostof it, because I think any debtexclusion would be a big dis-traction and send the wrongmessage from the Selectmenand this Committee.”

More discussion followed,with Mazzucco agreeing tolook into the details of thepros and cons of a debt exclu-sion override for the nextmeeting, which will be heldon June 21.

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FORBES HILLPROPERTY. IT’SCOMPLICATED!

To the Editor:The Forbes Hill Task

Force, along with theNorwood Planning has beenworking to determine thebest use of the property. Wehave been at it for a fewmonths considering manypossible options such as:leasing or selling the prop-erty; submitting Zoning By-law amendments that willallow for residential uses;ways to protect the mansionand preserve the land forrecreational use/openspace. We have come acrosssome interesting questionssuch as: How do you mar-

ket and sell this property inorder to recoup the Town’s$13.2 million? How do youkeep a mansion that cost$250,000 per year to operate?After losing eight acres to de-velopment in South Norwood,how can we give up 20 plusacres in North Norwood?What’s open space worth?Would taxpayers pay an addi-tional $50 - $100 per year tokeep it? Any thoughts?

The Task Force has devel-oped a survey, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/forbeshill and let yourthought s be know. We areaccepting surveys until June15, 2018.

Peter McFarlandForbes Hill Task Force

CEMETERY FRIENDLYTO STRANGERS

To the Editor:On Saturday of Memo-

rial Day weekend, an out-of-town friend asked me toplace flowers on two gravesi tes a t Highland Cem-etery, but she could not di-rect me to them. It beingone of the busiest weeks ofthe year for cemetery em-ployees, I was hesitant toask for help. However, Idid approach Paul Ranalli,Cemetery Foreman, andCharlie Walsh who couldnot have been more pa-tient, kind, considerate andhelpful. It was a pleasure

It was the last Article to be discussed at the 11th hour of thefifth night of Town Meeting and this writer has little doubt thathad Article 15 proposed selling the Forbes Hill Mansion to theWynn Corporation to develop a mega casino along with a LasVegas-style brothel, the weary warriors attending that night wouldhave rubber stamped it just to catch the last half of the Cavs/Warriors game.

Article 15 wanted to reverse a decision made five years agoto transfer two parcels of land from the Norwood School Depart-ment to the Recreation Department, ostensibly for the purpose ofbuilding a new ice hockey rink. Because the status of the hockeyrink remains in limbo, with most in authority stating it probablyis not going to happen, the proponents felt it best to be proactiveand transfer the land back to the School Department’s jurisdic-tion in the event a decision was made to build a new MiddleSchool at the site which has been discussed, or for other likewiseuse.

Town Moderator David Hern ruled, perhaps to the delight ofthose in attendance since they wouldn’t have to deal with it, thatthe Article was out of order. His reasoning was that Article 15failed to identify the parcels of land that were proposed to be trans-ferred to the control of the School Committee. Such parcels wereonly described as being in the vicinity of the Coakley Middle Schoolwhich, according to Hern, failed to apprise the Town MeetingMembers of what the article was about. He further explained thathad the petitioners identified the parcels in a way that people couldhave understood what land was at issue - such as including asses-sors’ parcel numbers - the article may not have been ruled “out oforder” for vagueness.

This newspaper has no problem with Hern’s ruling, as it ap-pears to be by the book and within his legal parameters. However,we do have a problem with the process by which Article 15 madeit onto the TM Warrant at all, not with the legal steps necessary foran Article to appear, but by what appears to be lethargy by NorwoodGovernment to properly support the residents seeking to exactchange through proper channels.

Though the ultimate responsibility should fall on the petitionerto make sure the proposed Article meets legal muster, there shouldbe a process by which Norwood authorities make sure that resi-dents have all the necessary resources to support them in their ef-forts. To suggest, as at least one has, that residents should perhapshire legal counsel to make sure everything is in proper order isunrealistic. One email sent to this address relative to Article 15used the expression, “Town Meeting is the playground of theanointed” and, if the only way to make sure that paperwork is inorder is to hire your own lawyer, the writer may have a point.

The process of getting an Article on the Warrant passes throughthe hands of a number of different Town authorities including theTown Clerk’s Office, the Selectmen’s Office, The Town Modera-tor and, perhaps, some kind of review committee that nobody canquite define when it takes place and who it is comprised of. How-ever, we do know for a fact that the petitioners weren’t invited toany meeting to discuss the flaws in their proposed Article.

Was it enough for someone to mention to the petitioners thatthe Article may be too vague? Even if this did occur (and this is inquestion) it is not nearly enough effort by those in authority. Uponnoticing the weakness in the proposed Article, someone shouldhave called a meeting with the petitioners to spell out how thewording of the Article could be changed to eliminate the “vague-ness” in advance of the establishment of the Warrant. Not to givelegal advice, but to perhaps point out how other, similar Articleswere better articulated. Perhaps the Warrant Article of five yearsago that transferred the land in question to begin with could havebeen made available to the petitioners as a guideline. This or anyother effort wasn’t made, and the process needs to change.

Government is supposed to be by the people and for the people.In the case of Article 15, government was too vague.

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ZBA reviews extension forpending 2005 application


The Zoning Board of Ap-peals (ZBA) met in Room 12 ofTown Hall on Tuesday evening,June 5 for a brief session thatdealt with two cases on the samestreet.

The 7:30 p.m. appointmentwas Case #05-19, concerning arequest for an application exten-sion – set to expire on June 6 –regarding 429 Neponset St.

The extension request con-cerned the construction of sevenresidential units at the site.

Chair Patrick Mulvehill re-cused himself on the advice ofTown Counsel, with Tom Bradytaking his place and associatemember Mary Anderson fillingout the Board.

Brady read two letters intothe record to start the appoint-ment: one from applicant JoeRobicheau and the other fromConservation Agent Al Goetz.Together, they outlined some ofthe background for the extensionrequest.

Currently, Robicheau – whowas present before the Boardwith his daughter ChrisanneCraven and Engineer Jim Souci– also has a pending applicationregarding the property with theConservation Commission

which needs to be resolved be-fore the ZBA’s.

His letter explained that thishad been filed when ConComhad rescinded the applicationextension that it had granted lastNovember – which required theprocess to be restarted – and itsincompletion, which resulted inits current request to the ZBA.

In the following letter –dated May 31, 2018 – Goetz in-formed the ZBA that, last Nov.1, ConCom had granted a par-tial certificate of compliance fora portion of the work that hadbeen completed on the site, andthat the Commission had alsorequired that a new Notice OfIntent (NOI) be filed for the ad-ditional work being done there.

Goetz went on to write that“the only progress by the appli-cant was a request for an abut-ters list. At present, there is aconflict about the abutters listrelating to the information pro-vided by the applicant.”

In response, Craven andSouci touched on their dealingswith the Conservation Commis-sion since last November, whileBrady – after setting up a basictimeline for this interaction –steered them, and Robicheau,back to their business with theZBA.

Sitting silently next to Brady

as the three representing theproperty explained the reasonsfor the extension request, PhilipRiley, at one point, asked tospeak.

“For those who have a longhistory with this case, the dis-cussion that we have heard thusfar tonight is all too familiar,”he began.

Riley explained that the ap-plication in the case had initiallybeen filed with the ZBA back inJanuary of 2005 and, since then,has continued “with one prob-lem after another.”

Citing the long history of thecase and the fact that the ZBAhasn’t had any idea of what ishappening on site “for years onend,” Riley then put forward theidea of re-application.

After some discussion, theZBA approved an extension un-til its Sept. 11 meeting in orderfor the applicant to resolve mat-ters with the Conservation Com-mission, with a progress reportregarding this to be made at theZBA’s July 17 meeting.

The other appointment – acontinuation from May 15 re-garding variance request for atwo-family conversion at 20Neponset St. – was withdrawnwithout prejudice.

The next ZBA meeting willbe on June 19, 2018 at 7:15 p.m.


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some 55 years ago, a WaterDepartment employee forthe city achieved his prover-bial 18 minutes of famewhen he shouted from therafters of the old BostonGarden.

His yell occurred duringa few moments of awkwardsilence at the farewell forCeltics legend Bob Cousy.When Rapid Robert, thename given to Cousy bylegendary announcerJohnny Most, becameteary-eyed and speechless,it was then that Joe Dillon -“Snuffy” according to myneighbor Leo, formerlyfrom South Boston - bel-lowed “We love ya, Cooz!”This broke the tension andthe 13,909 attendees begancheering again. Thus theplanned 7-minute farewellstretched into a 20-minuteone, with No. 14’s snifflingcausing it to be cleverlyidentified as The BostonTear Party.

Three weeks ago atSymphony Hall, an attendeeat a Boston Pops concertfeaturing a number of JohnWilliams compositions as-sociated with StevenSpielberg-directed moviesattempted something simi-lar.

Let me set the stage, lit-erally. A guest maestro con-ducted the first half of theperformance, up to inter-mission. After the break itwas John William himself -no spring chicken at 85years of age - who, havingbeen introduced, carefullymounted the conductor’spodium. After sustained androusing applause, as Will-iams turned his back to theaudience preparing to raisehis baton to begin conduct-ing, a Snuffy Dillon imper-sonator in those few sec-onds of respectful silencebellowed from one of thebalconies, “We love ya,John!” Unlike the old Gar-den crowd, no additionalapplause ensued, as theman’s warm declaration offeeling merely hung in theair unanswered.

This raises the questionabout civility. Was the Bos-ton Pops catcall civil? Didit deserve a response by himor the fellow-attendees? I’m

not a regular evening com-muter to Mass Ave and Hun-tington, so I’m not in a posi-tion to judge.

All of which segues toetiquette at graduations,which proliferate duringJune. Having been to almosta dozen college and highschool commencement exer-cises and several dozenmiddle school ones, I noticethat there frequently seemsto be an inverse relationshipbetween the decibel level ofapplause/number of catcalls(“That’s my Samantha!”)and the individual graduate’sachievement level.

In other words, when thevaledictorian’s andsalutatorian’s names arecalled at graduations, the ap-plause for them seldommatches the level accordedthose who barely scraped bywith enough credits tograduate. The clapping andthe hooting for the art, mu-sic, drama, and science faircontestants/winners arewell inferior sound-wise tothose who chose not to par-ticipate.

Interestingly enough,the applause for star ath-letes is frequently no louderor softer than for those whowere second and thirdstringers, thus giving rise tothe belief that at this time allathletes, away from theirsports venues, are indeedequal.

And so, if you’ve re-cently attended any high ormiddle school graduations,may you relish the achieve-ments of the graduates forwhom you clapped so vigor-ously, or even hooted.

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Masons fête Teacher ofthe Year honorees


Norwood Teacher of the Year Joy Hughey (right) poses for a photo withPrincipal Nancy Coppola (left) at last month's Awards Dinner.

PHOTO BY MATT MACDONALD

The 2018 Teacher of theYear Award Ceremony washeld last month at the MasonicBuilding (76 Day St.) drawingabout 100 educators and theirguests for a light buffet dinnerand an official presentation pro-gram that went a little over anhour.

Organized by the OrientLodge, the event honored 30nominees from the Town’s ninepublic schools and St.Catherine of Siena.

The nominations were sub-mitted by students, teachers,parents, and the community at-large in the form of essaysjudged (with all names re-dacted) by three judges: Chris-tine Gerardi, Sean Richardson,and Mary Tricco.

Coordinating Mason Chris-topher Rogers gave the detailsof what happens next:

“It’s all in the essay. It’s theessay that best demonstrates anominee’s innovation and cre-ativity, an ability to inspire loveof learning, and their work onspecial projects and initia-tives.”

The ceremony itself wasbroken down into a number ofspeakers, with Orient LodgeWorshipful Master Gary Cullazwelcoming the guests and pre-senting the Teacher of the YearAward, and Past Master TomMcClintock acting as Master ofCeremonies.

The main speakers, how-ever, were the five presenterswho announced each nomineeand read selected excerpts fromtheir nominating letters, themajority of which were written

by parents, with some writtenby colleagues, and – at the highschool level – students.

Early in the program,Courtney Rau Rogers read ex-cerpts of the letter for JoyHughey, a second grade teacherat the Cleveland for 16 yearsnominated by her colleagues:

“She has a knack for pin-pointing students’ strengths andweaknesses and then tailoringtheir instruction and activities.She’s a master of differentia-tion, and has a wonderful wayof communicating with parents.She partners with parents tohelp their kids meet their fullpotential. Where do you begin?She is the whole package.”

Hughey’s letter – whileunique, as each one was – wasrepresentative of the tone andtheme of every one read. AsRogers said, “We’re so gratifiedthat so many nominees are put

forward by their colleagues andteachers, and it’s our privilegeto honor all of them.”

About 45 minutes later, shewas announced the 2018Teacher of the Year as her hus-band, mother, and father stood


should be de-commissioned.It’s as simple as that.”

Greeley went on to list someof the reasons for the replace-ment, including the updating ofout-of-date or non-existentsafety features, the fact that thefleet is aging, and that the fourattack engines – of which thetruck being replaced is included– are rotated for longevity.

Greeley cited the purchaseof two engines in the early2000’s – the consequence ofputting off individual replace-ment – as an inevitable, moreexpensive result of a delay.

Though Donnelly-Mathews’ motion to separatethe fire truck from the other two

TMcontinued from page 3items failed, she did garnersome support from fellowTown Meeting members, withSteve Brody (District 4) argu-ing that the capital outlay lineitems should be discussed asseparate Articles.

“An air conditioner chillerisn’t the same as a vehicle.”

According to Hern’s count,the original motion passed by a90-2 margin. It was one of thetwo non-unanimous votes ofthe night.

Motion 4 was the other, withits one item a school technol-ogy request in the amount of$560,000.

Norwood Public SchoolsDirector of Technology Joe

Kidd stepped up to the podiumto present the plan’s details,which would provideChromebook laptops – as wellas the infrastructure to supportthem – on a one-to-one basis forNorwood High School studentsas well as Coakley MiddleSchool students.

Additionally, he informedthe group that the Town wouldreceive approximately $83,000in rebates after purchasing thenew computers.

Fielding questions after hispresentation, Kidd providedinformation on the number ofcomputers that would bebought (approximately 1,700),the price (each is budgeted for$213), the warranty (yet to bedetermined), the software (GSuite), and the plans for theChromebooks as they age (torotate them down to the el-ementary schools while replac-ing NHS’ and CMS’ supply).

He also answered a ques-tion from Pete Downing (Dis-trict 2) regarding insurance(yet to be determined) andwhether or not Chromebookswould be available for pur-chase (probably not).

Kidd also answered anotherquestion regardingChromebooks – which rely onwireless to work – and the pos-sibility that economically dis-advantaged students may nothave this access at home.

“One of the tenets of thisproposal is providing equitableaccess," Kidd responded. Sowe’re going to be looking atdifferent options for studentsthat might not have wireless athome.” He did also refer to an

anonymous informal surveytaken – by his recollection –one or two years back, inwhich “well over 95 percent ofhigh school and middle schoolstudents did say that they havewireless at home.

Kidd then moved on theother side of the equation.“Now, of those other 4 or 5percent, we’ll need to brain-storm and think – whether it’sworking with the local library,or talking about what free andreduced low income programsare out there for low costInternet, and trying to helpfamilies out with that.”

Motion 4 passed by a 95-2margin.

Article 15 – having to dowith the transfer of two parcelsof land near the CoakleyMiddle School from the Rec-reation Department to theSchool Department – proved tobe of some note because of thefact that Hern ruled it out oforder.

After stating that he hadpreviously informed the peti-tioner, and others involved inthe matter, that he consideredthe Article to be out of orderand would rule that way whenit came before Town Meeting,Hern repeated his ruling, “It is,in my opinion, too vague togive proper notice to the TownMeeting members who have tovote on the matter. If it hadbeen specific as to what prop-erty had been involved, then itwould probably be in order.But it is not and, therefore, Iam going to rule the matter outof order, and there is no mo-tion that can be brought that

would remedy the defect, as Isee it.”

Hern went on to say that theTown Clerk’s Office had ad-vised “one of the people con-nected with this that specificparcels had to be named in themotion, and that advice wasnot taken up.”

Hern further cited – as anexample of a correct filing –Article 4 from Special TownMeeting, which concerned theproposed rezoning of undevel-oped land on Morse Street, andwhich “specifically named theparcels which were proposedto be rezoned. It’s as simple asthat.”

Selectman William Plasko– adding more details to thegenesis of Article 15 – said thatits paperwork had been submit-ted directly to the TownClerk’s Office, rather than tothe Board of Selectmen, whomight have advised the peti-tioner regarding filing cor-rectly.

Plasko went on to say thatthe Article came in very lateand reiterated that “they wereadvised by the Clerk’s Officethat they might need to changethe form. They chose not to.”

Speaking of the Board’s ex-perience advising petitioners,Plasko added, “Sometimesthey heed our advice, some-times they don’t. This one, un-fortunately, did not come to theSelectmen at all.”

That was the penultimateword for this Town Meeting,followed by Kevin Connolly’s(District 7) ultimate word.“Motion to dissolve.”


portsSRunners reach apex of HS

track at state meet in Fitchburg

Tournament bound once again, softball teamhopes first half of the season provides blueprint

Norwood 4x800 relay team placed 22 out of 28 teams last Saturday.COURTESY PHOTO

Track season has crossedthe finish line at NorwoodHigh after five members ofthe Mustangs participated inthe MIAA All-State meet lastweekend.

Seniors Thomas Condon,Jacob Logan, Craig Riley andTarek Zaki, as well as juniorAidan Mulligan, qualified forthe meet held at FitchburgState University on Saturday.

Condon, Logan, Riley andZaki comprised Norwood’s 4x 800 relay entrant to themeet. For their final perfor-mance donning the blue andgold Mustangs uniforms, thegroup came in 23rd out of 28teams with a time of 8 min-utes, 26.91 seconds. The re-lay team from Lincoln-Sudbury High won the eventwith a time of 7:50.99, a littlemore than 3 seconds behindthe meet record held by agroup from Amherst-PelhamHigh back in 2015.

Norwood’s relay team wasfifth out of six participating

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Bay State Conference relaygroups, f inishing behindWellesley High (fifth over-all), Natick High (seventh),Newton North (ninth) andWeymouth (12th) but aheadof Brookline, which finishedlast after disqualifying. Forcomparison’s sake, the Mus-tangs finished behind thelone Tri-Valley League teamthat qualified in Norton High;the Lancers’ group finishedin 17th place.

Mulligan placed 21st outof 26 runners in the 200-meter dash with a time of23.13 seconds. Only the topeight runners moved on to thefinal; Joseph O’Brien ofShrewsbury High wound upwinning the event with a timeof 21.884 seconds, edging outMatthew Lighten ofWahconah High by 0.005seconds. The meet recordwas 21.01 seconds, estab-lished by Jeff Smith of Sil-ver Lake High in 2006.

Mulligan was one of threeBay State Conference partici-

Jannelle Kelleher at the plate hit 5-10 on the season and recorded a sterling .991 fielding percentage.PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN


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For each of the last fivesprings, the Norwood Highsoftball team has won at leastone postseason game.

Newly realigned to the Di-vision 2 South bracket for the2018 tournament, the Mus-tangs will attempt to keep thatstreak alive – and perhaps seta new standard for the pro-gram, which has easily beenamong the most consistent atNorwood High for well overa decade now.

These Mustangs finishedup the regular season with a12-6 record, one game off oflast year’s mark. They failedto win the Bay StateConference’s Herget Divisionon their way out, but will stillhave an opening round homegame as this postseason be-gins on Thursday with a visitfrom the Sandwich BlueKnights.

Norwood drew the No. 15

seed in the Division 2 Southbracket and will host No. 18Sandwich at 4 p.m. at Cleve-land Elementary School.

“We know what we’ve gotto do,” Mustangs head coachCarol Savino said prior to therelease of the brackets onTuesday. “We’ve got to hit.I’ll know once the pairingscome out what kind of a shotwe have. I’ve got a lot of kidsin Division 2 that are in mysummer program.”

Now that it’s establishedthat Norwood is taking onSandwich, a team out of theAtlantic Coast League thatfinished with a 10-8 record,Savino will be as reliant asever on her team’s stars tocarry the load through the firstround.

Dual threat AmandaOlbrys finished as the team’sleading hitter, going 26 for 44(.590 average) from the dishwith four RBIs and a homer.


The Mustangs sent five runners to the All-State this season and hope to increase that number substantiallynext spring.

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pants in the 200-meter dash;the other two sprinters, fromNeedham High, also did notmake the final. No Tri-ValleyLeague runners were in the

event.None of the Mustangs’ re-

sults were enough to garnerpoints in the final score forthe meet, which was won by

Lowell High in convincingfashion with 55 points. New-ton North came in secondwith 30 while St. John’s Prepplaced third with 28.

Reen lookingtowards future

Meg Reen, left, gives instruction during one of her basketball clinicsearlier this week.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MEG REEN

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Track continued from page 9

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Meghan Reen the player isgetting another jump start onMeghan Reen the coach, wher-ever and whenever that may bedown the line.

The 2017 Norwood Highgrad just completed her fresh-man year at Assumption Col-lege in Worcester, where shesuccessfully returned from atorn ACL that deprived her al-most all of her senior seasonas a Mustang. With her rehab

now mostly in the rearviewmirror, Reen is spending herfirst summer back at homeholding basketball clinics forthe Norwood girls’ basketballstars of tomorrow.

It’s hardly her first forayinto providing coaching, norwill it be her only chance todo so this summer. But it is thefirst time Reen has reached outto the youth in town to provideone-on-one sessions, some-thing she was motivated to do

Erin Murphy, a senior played a strong second base for the Mustangs and hit well above .400 for theseason.

PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

She also pitched 98 inningsfor the Mustangs, racking up96 strikeouts while walking31 batters to go along with a2.93 earned run average.

Janelle Kelleher and BrynGarczynski each finished upthe regular season with im-pressive lines at the plate aswell. Kelleher, a senior firstbaseman, went 26 for 51(.510), driving in 11 runs. Inaddition, Kelleher made justone error in 113 opportuni-ties in the field – goodenough for an otherworldly.991 fielding percentage.

“She has the best workethic I’ve ever seen,” Savinosaid of Kelleher. “She’s justone in a billion.”

Garczynski, a juniorcatcher, went 31 for 57(.543) for Norwood with sixRBIs and a home run all outof the leadoff spot.

Those three, along withveterans such as ErinMurphy and Emma Maturo,will have to maintain asteady approach at the platein order for Norwood tohang around the postseason.

“When you don’t hit andother teams jump ahead, it’seasy to get a little bit down,”Savino said. “I think it puts

more pressure on a hitterwhen you’re down andthere’s runners on becauseyou know you’ve got to get ahit to get back into the game.”

With uneven weather be-tween the Mustangs’ regularseason finale – an 11-2 loss toWalpole on May 31, Norwoodfifth loss in its final eightgames – Savino said the em-phasis has been getting outsideas much as possible in betweenthe rain to work on not just hit-ting, but the team’s glove workas well.

“We were indoors Mon-day,” Savino said of the daywhich was more or less awashout. “It’s hard to be out-side, but we wanted to work onhitting. The kids had a greatpractice over the weekend.”

Norwood won each of itsfirst two tournament games in2017, defeating Stoughton inthe first round at home and up-setting Walpole on the road be-fore falling to eventual statechampion Milford in thequarterfinals.

“I think anything can helpwhen the kids are up in theirspirits,” Savino said whenasked if the knowledge of win-ning two games last postseasoncould help this year’s group.



Boys tennis comes up just short for postseason,but returns entire team for ‘19

Reen continued from page 10

Meg Reen recorded the 1,000th point of her high school career as a junior for Norwood and she is nowtrying to teach the youth of the Town to follow in her footsteps.

PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

T.J. Fehm, a sophomore, won four of his final seven singles matches for the season for the Mustangs a veryencouraging sign for next year in Tri-Valley League Play.

PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN


The Norwood High boys’tennis team couldn’t quiteland its final serve into thepostseason, falling just a winshort of qualification via theSullivan rule.

The Mustangs finished upthe spring season with arecord of 3-13 overall, but 2-4 in matches against teams inDivision 2 and 3. HadNorwood knocked off futureTri-Valley League rivalAshland High in its finalmatch of the season lastWednesday, the Mustangswould have been an even 3-3in matches with Sullivan ruleimplications.

Alas, the Clockers (11-5)took three of five againstNorwood.

The winners for the Mus-tangs against Ashland werefirst singles T.J. Fehm andsecond doubles Chris Coxand Will Fehm.

T.J. Fehm downed fellowsophomore Dan Ramones instraight sets, 6-2, 7-5. In theestimation of head coachJohn Churchill, it was Fehm’sbest match of the season; af-ter holding a 5-2 lead in thesecond set vs. Ramones,Fehm suddenly found the settied up at five games apiece.

“The way that T.J. kept hiscomposure and discipline onthe court to finish out thematch the rest of the waydemonstrated his progress atthe tough No. 1 spot,”Churchill said. Fehm woundup winning four of his finalseven singles matches of theseason.

Cox and Will Fehm, asophomore and freshman, re-spectively, cruised by PratitKadimdiwan and Ben Arms,6-0, 6-3. As a tandem on theseason, Cox and the youngerFehm went 6-6 together atdoubles.

Norwood’s prolific firstdoubles team, SaiNedunchezhian and FinnKelley, lost in a three-setthriller to Ari Dinerman andColby Weiss, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6.

“Ashland’s doubles teamwas a solid, athletic duo,”Churchill said. “Sai and Finnfound themselves down afterplaying into Ashland’s game-plan in the first set. In thesecond set, Sai and Finnseemed to figure out how tonot play into Ashland’s styleand cruised to winning thesecond set by winning the last3 games of the set. Momen-tum seemed to be on ourside.”

While Nedunchezhian andKelley jumped out to a 3-2lead in the final set , theClockers prevailed in fourstraight games – most ofwhich went to deuce – to sealthe deal.

“This was a good team Saiand Finn faced, and they justgot a bit outplayed,”Churchill said.

Tej Aryaputra lost toJonathan Lee of Ashland instraight sets, 2-6, 3-6, andAlex Yuen lost to AndreAgonstinelli in straight sets,6-7 (5-7), 3-6.

It was Yuen’s first varsitystart of the season at a singlesposition; the junior, whohadn’t played tennis prior tothis spring, got out to a 5-2lead in the first set beforeAgonstinelli closed the gapand pulled away in the sec-ond set.

“He has been one of themost committed and hard-working players on a commit-ted and hard-working team,”Churchill said of Yuen. “Thevarsity experience is invalu-able to Alex, who will likelybe an important piece of thepuzzle next year as we lookto improve on this season’sperformance. The more play-ers we have ready for varsitycompetition, the better off wewill be as a team.”

Teamwide improvementsfor the Mustangs were evi-dent over the course of theseason, nowhere more sothan at doubles. TheNedunchezhian and Kelleytandem finished above .500at 9-7 overall; after Norwoodwon only two doublesmatches in all of 2017, theMustangs won 16 out of 32as a team in 2018.

The increased perfor-mance on the singles side ofthe slate was also evident.Norwood won 23 totalsingles matches this spring,up from 12 last year.

“In essence, this ability towin at any position helped usfeel like a team,” Churchillsaid. “However, this teamhad a camaraderie that wentbeyond just wins and losses.This team had a lot of dedi-cation and connectionthroughout. With no seniorson this team, young leader-ship, and young players in thetop spots, there seems to be alot of reason for optimismlooking ahead, now, into nextyear’s squad. This seems tobe a team that is committedand connected enough tokeep working in the off-sea-son together and to continueto improve.”

while recovering from herACL tear.

“All the individual trainingthat I got from rehab with myACL injury motivated myselfto do stuff like this,” said Reen,who finished fourth on herteam in scoring as a freshmanwith the Greyhounds (5.6points per game). “I didn’t re-alize how much one-on-onetraining sessions impacted my-self and my game.”

Reen said that her targetdemo for this summer is girlsbetween grades 3 and 8, butshe’d love to be able to helphigh school players as well.One-on-one sessions will beher primary objective, butshe’ll offer small group clin-ics, too.

When Reen went downthree games into her seniorseason on Dec. 22, 2016, shebegan to see the game unfold

in a different manner than shewas used to.

“Being unable to play, Icould start seeing the game ina different way not just as aplayer,” Reen said. “I have al-ways known that I wanted tocoach, but as I get older I knewI had to start putting myself outthere and doing things likethis.”

Reen plans on holding theclinics wherever there’s spaceavailable all over town for anhour and a half at a time, how-ever many times per week forany given individual. She’ll berunning the clinics herself,though it’s entirely possiblethat her younger sister, 2018Norwood High grad KaylinReen, will be helping out downthe line. Kaylin is also slatedto play college basketball nextwinter at Roger Williams Uni-versity in Bristol, R.I.

Any player who takescoaching from Reen is sure toget instruction on ball han-dling, shooting, footwork,guard moves from the post andan understanding of defensiveprinciples.

Reen, who stands 5-foot-5,played point guard for theMustangs and surpassed 1,000career points as a junior in agame vs. Walpole in February2016.

“With doing these clinicsI’m looking to improve theskills of every player, no mat-ter what level they’re currentlyat,” Reen said. “Whether theyare playing intramural, travel,or AAU, I want to have an im-pact on them.”

Anyone interested in re-ceiving coaching from Reencan reach out to her [email protected]


and applauded.Speaking with Hughey af-

terwards, the St. Catherine’sand NHS alumna took a mo-ment to mull over what she con-sidered her most rewardingmoment(s).

“You know, teaching secondgraders, they come in andthey’re nervous… and theydon’t always have the confi-dence in themselves thatthey’re doing well, and mov-ing forward, and workinghard,” she said.

“So, when you see thatchild – really any child, butalso the struggling child –when just, like, the light bulbgoes on and they’re, like,‘Ohhh, yeah!’ and they justknow they’ve got it, but alsothat I – as their teacher – be-lieve in them… That’s themost rewarding thing for me.Those are the times that al-ways stick out in my mind themost.”

In a program built on ex-cerpts, one of the judges –

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Christine Gerardi – began byreading an often quoted onefrom Theodore Roosevelt’s“In the Arena” and then relat-ing it to the group before her,enjoying an evening near theend of the year.

“All of our teachers heretoday – especially the oneshonored in this program – are‘in the arena.’ They show up– faces marred with dust andsweat (not blood). They knowthose moments of high achieve-ment that sometimes puts windin their sails and – because theyare in the arena – they will some-times fail. But when they do,they will dare greatly. They arepresent every day, and theyshow their vulnerability.”

As winner, Hughey received$1,000 to be used for her class-room and teaching supplies andanother $1,000 for the Cleve-land. She also received two du-plicate plaques commemoratingthe honor: one for herself andone to be displayed at herschool.

The Women's Community Committee held its 65th annual baby-sitting course and issued certifications toabout 20 Coakley Middle School students.

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WCC HOLD 65TH ANNUAL BABY-SITTING COURSEThe Women’s Community

Committee Inc., (W.C.C.)held their 65th annual baby-sitting course recently at theCoakley Middle School. 20students attended the after-school course and receivedtheir Babysitting Certifica-tion from the Committee.Chairperson RuthMartowska, SandraDiscepolo and Helen Wychecomprise the Education

Committee of the WCC, Inc.,and had the following volun-teer instructors for the course:Paul Ronco, NorwoodFirefighter, Paul Murphy,Norwood Safety Officer, JillDriscoll RN, Oldham School,Irene Ingemi, Nursery schoolteacher and JudithMartowska, ProfessionalBabysitter. Each instructor of-fered valuable tips in order tocare for infants and toddlers

in a responsible way. TheWomen’s Community Com-mittee is grateful for the timeand presentations donated bythe instructors.

Materials and related ex-penses for the course werepaid for with proceeds from theWCC Thrift Shop, an all-volun-teer, non-profit community ser-vice organization. The ThriftShop is located at 1091 Wash-ington St. in South Norwood.

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

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

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

Ask The Doctor2018 Honda Accord Hybrid

There is no question that car manufacturers are all building plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles withand without extender engines to extend the vehicle range (which is a big plus on full electric vehicles).Hybrid and electric vehicles were not something I would have recommended in the past. But times havechanged, as have my opinions about these vehicles.

Our test car – a 2018 Honda Accord hybrid was built in May and sent out for press test drives andreviews. I received it with just over 1,000 miles on the odometer.

This Accord hybrid is a great car in every way, starting with the all new design, which includes the lossof the V/6 engine. Available engines are now the 1.5 liter, turbo 4-cylinder with 192 horsepower and the2.0 liter, turbo 4-cylinder with 252 horsepower. When I heard that Honda dropped the V/6 in the newAccord, I was skeptical about the decision, as were a lot of my peers. However, the new turbo powered 4-cylinder engines actually outperform the older V/6 engines while providing better gas mileage and cleaneremissions. Gas mileage averaged 47 MPG and the hybrid battery gauge never went below the ¼ level andwould recharge during my drive to work.

Power and smoothness is amazing as is the firm, but not harsh, ride. It has a center mounted largetouchscreen display that is easy to read, even on sunny days. Front heated seats are firm with multipleadjustments, and there is room for four with comfort. The trunk has a low entry level and is full size. Theoutside design does not have sharp lines or edges; all corners are rounded.

This car is made to drive on either short or long hauls. Honda has done a great job on this hybrid, aswell as on all the new models. If you are thinking of buying a new Accord, test drive the hybrid version –I know you will be as impressed as I was. Base price starts around $26,000 (plus $875 destination fee).

Norwood Scholarship FoundationDollars for Scholars 2018

Awards Night

Legals

On Wednesday evening, May 16th, the Norwood Schol-arship Foundation Dollars for Scholars program held itsannual Awards Night at the Elks Lodge located at152Winslow Ave. President, former NHS Principal, andlocal icon George Usevich and Vice President (and TownAssessor) Tim McDonough presented the awards to therecipients while making note of and giveing praise to thestudents’ many accomplishments, both in the academicfields and those of an athletic nature. Board memberArmenie Varadian was the ultimate hostess for close to200 guests at the lodge, making sure every one got theirfill for the night during the festivities.


NORWOOD MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENTRATE CHANGE INFORMATION

NORWOOD MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENTM.D.P.U. NO.268 Cancels M.D.P.U. NO.259

RATE A-01General Purpose Rate --- Residential

Availability: Single phase only; for all residential use except as provided for Apartment or Multiple Dwellings.Apartments and Multiple Dwellings: If, in an apartment building or residential premises having more than one dwelling, separate metering of each individual apartment or dwelling does not presently exist, so that billing directly to the individual tenants is not feasible and service has been rendered through a single meter then the below rate and minimum charge shall be multiplied by the number of apartments or dwellings connected to such a meter.Limitations: Total capacity of all motors shall not exceed 10 horsepower. All motors larger than 1/4 horsepower shall be operated at 240 volts.Monthly Charges:

Customer Charge $10.00/month Distribution Energy Charge $0.0608/kWhPurchased Power and Transmission Charge $0.1199/kWh

A discount of 10 percent will be allowed on all bills paid within10 days of the date thereof.Minimum Bill - $10.00 per monthPurchase Power Adjustment: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.274, Purchased Power Adjustment, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Conservation and Renewable Energy Charge: A charge of $0.0025/kWh will be applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.NYPA Hydropower Credit: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.275, NYPA Hydropower Credit, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018


Rate H-08 - Heating RateAvailability: Single phase or 3 phase where facilities of Light Department permit, for residential use except as provided for Apartment and Multiple Dwellings, or other approved use, and where no fuel or energy other than electricity is used for cooking, water heating and/or space heating or at discretion of Light Department and subject to approval of Light Commissioners.Apartments and Multiple Dwellings: If, in an apartment building or residential premises having more than one dwelling, separate metering of each individual apartment or dwelling does not presently exist, so that billing directly to the individual tenants is not feasible and service has been rendered through a single meter, then customer charge shall be multiplied by the number of apartments or dwellings connected to such meter.Limitations: Total capacity of all motors shall not exceed 10 horsepower. All motors larger than 1/4 horsepower shall be operated at 240 volts. Building construction requirements for space heating shall conform to specifications of the department. Requirements for water heater shall be in accordance with Rate F-06.Monthly Charges Excluding Water Heating

Customer Charge $7.40/month Distribution Energy Charge $0.0689/kWhPurchased Power and Transmission Charge $0.1040/kWh

Monthly Charges for Water Heating: Customer's option of either: (a) Uncontrolled energy - computed on above Rate or (b) Controlled energy - computed on Rate F-06A discount of 10% will be allowed on all bills paid within 10 days of date thereof.Minimum Net Bill $7.40 per monthPurchased Power Adjustment: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.274, Purchased Power Adjustment, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Conservation and Renewable Energy Charge: A charge of $0.0025/kWh will be applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.NYPA Hydropower Credit: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.275, NYPA Hydropower Credit, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018


RATE F-06Water Heating

Availability: Single Phase only, for residential and commercial electric water heating during "off-peak" hours only, except that energy for water heating will be available for not less than 17 hours in each calendar day.Requirements: Water heaters shall be of an approved electric, storage, two element type of not less than 50 gallon capacity. Each tank to which the electric hot water heater is connected or in which the electric hot water heater is installed, shall be provided with a

combination temperature and pressure relief valve of the tube type which provides a tube extending down into the water in the tank and a vacuum relief valve, these devises to be placed directly on the tank and not in the piping to or from the tank. No check valve is to be permitted in the cold water line.Monthly Charges:

Customer Charge $8.58/monthDistribution Energy Charge $0.0280/kWhPurchased Power and Transmission Charge $0.0790/kWh

Minimum Net Bill -- $8.58 per month.No Discount allowed under these rates.Purchase Power Adjustment: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.274, Purchased Power Adjustment, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Conservation and Renewable Energy Charge: A charge of $0.0025/kWh will be applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.NYPA Hydropower Credit: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.275, NYPA Hydropower Credit, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018

NORWOOD MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT M.D.P.U. NO.271 Cancels M.D.P.U. NO.262

RATE B-02General Purpose Rate - Commercial IndustrialAvailability: Single Phase, low tension, and where established facilities of the department permit, three-phase, low tension. Service available at 120 volts for lighting and at 208 volts or 277 volts for power.Limitations: All motors and motor-starting equipment shall be subject to the approval of the department. The locked rotor current of any motor shall not exceed 450 percent of its rated load current. Any motor in excess of 10hp must be brought to the attention of the department.Monthly Charges

Customer Charge $14.14/monthDistribution Energy Charge First 200 kWh per month $0.1054/kWh Next 1,800 kWh per month $0.0200/kWh All over 2,000 kWh per month $0.1054/kWhPurchased Power and Transmission Charge $0.1100/kWh

A discount of 5 percent will be allowed on all bills paid within 10 days of the date thereof.Minimum Net Bill - $14.14 per month.Purchased Power Adjustment: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.274, Purchased Power Adjustment, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Conservation and Renewable Energy Charge: A charge of $0.0025/kWh will be applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018


RATE P-16Primary Service

Availability: Three-Phase high tension only where established facilities of the department permit.Limitations: Metering will be accomplished on the primary side of customers' transformers. At Light Department option compensated secondary metering may be substituted.In no case will the Department own, maintain, or be responsible in any way for any customer owned equipment or apparatus.Monthly Charges:

Customer Charge $100.00Distribution Demand Charge $12.00/kVADistribution Energy Charge $0.0399/kWhPurchased Power and Transmission Demand Charge $12.00/kVAPurchased Power and Transmission Energy Charge $0.0737/kWh

A discount of 10 percent will be allowed on all bills paid within 20 days of the date thereof.Purchased Power Adjustment: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.274, Purchased Power Adjustment, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Conservation and Renewable Energy Charge: A charge of $0.0025/kWh will be applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018


RATE M-13Heating Rate

Availability: Three-phase high tension primary service only where established facilities of the Department permit and customer provides required equipment for new buildings and additions to existing buildings where no fuel other than electricity is used for space heating.Limitations: Metering will be accomplished on the primary side of customer's transformers. In no case will the Department own, maintain, or be responsible in any way for any customer owned equipment or apparatus.

Monthly Charge:Customer Charge $100.00Distribution Demand Charge $12.00/kVADistribution Energy Charge $0.0435/kWhPurchased Power and Transmission Demand Charge $12.00/kVAPurchased Power and Transmission Energy Charge $0.0833/kWh

The billing demand shall be the 15-minute kilovolt-ampere demand occurring at the time of the Municipal Light Department's system demand for the month.Building construction requirements for space heating shall conform to specifications of the department.A discount of 10 percent will be allowed on all bills paid within 10 days of the date thereof.Purchased Power Adjustment: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.274, Purchased Power Adjustment, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Conservation and Renewable Energy Charge: A charge of $0.0025/kWh will be applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018


Purchased Power AdjustmentThere shall be added or credited to each monthly bill an amount equal to the total kWh billed during the month multiplied by the Purchased Power Adjustment determined as follows:A) The total Purchased Power Cost including transmission expense estimated to be charged to Accounts 555 and 565 for the period of usage MINUS:B) The total revenue estimated to be recovered through application of the Purchased Power Charge from all customers for the period. ALL DIVIDED BY:C) The estimated kWh to be sold during the period.Normally the Purchased Power Adjustment will be calculated for billing for a six-month period beginning January 1st and July 1st of each year using the best information available to the Department at the time regarding the cost of purchased power and the amount of kWh to be sold during the six-month period. An adjustment shall be made each time that the Purchased Power Charge is calculated to reflect differences between estimated and actual kWh sold as well as to reflect differences between estimated and actual purchased power costs for the most recent six-month period for which actual data is available. This adjustment will be utilized in the following six-month Purchased Power Charge calculation to recover/credit any under collection/over collection of purchased power charges resulting from the previous months’ billings. The Department reserves the right to adjust the Purchased Power Charge more frequently if purchased power costs or kWh sales deviate significantly from the estimates used to set the Purchased Power Charge.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018

NORWOOD MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENTM.D.P.U. NO.275

NYPA Hydropower CreditA credit per kilowatt-hour will be made to every Residential bill under M.D.P.U. Nos. 268, 269 and 270 that reflects the savings that the Department obtains from purchases of low-cost hydropower from the New York Power Authority as required under State and Federal law. The amount of the credit will be calculated and adjusted periodically to reflect the actual savings received and revenues previously credited to residential customers.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018


RATE O-15Outdoor Lighting Rate

Availability: To any customer for outdoor lighting for private property.Area Lighting. The Light Department will furnish, install and maintain the lamps, luminaries, brackets and photo electric control and will provide electric service to operate the lamps. SERVICE MONTHLY RATE EST. MO. USAGESIZE TYPE "A" "B" KWHR175 watt* Mercury $19.72 $36.30 77400 watt* Mercury 34.84 51.42 173100 watt* High Pressure Sodium 21.79 38.36 39150 watt* High Pressure Sodium 27.34 43.93 67250 watt* High Pressure Sodium 33.13 49.71 103400 watt* High Pressure Sodium 45.21 61.77 17530 watt LED (Eq. 100HPS) 19.18 35.75 up to 4070 watt LED (Eq. 150HPS) 22.56 39.13 up to 75110 watt LED (Eq. 250HPS) 27.87 44.43 up to 115190 watt LED (Eq. 400HPS) 34.12 50.69 up to 195

Flood Lighting -(Rate 0-15 continued)The customer will furnish the lamp, luminaries, photo cell, brackets and all required hardware to be approved by Norwood Light Department. The above will be installed by the Light Department and the Light Department will provide electric service to operate the lamp. SERVICE MONTHLY RATE EST. MO. USAGESIZE TYPE "A" "B" KWHR 400 watt** Mercury $23.87 $40.44 1731000 watt** Mercury 45.11 61.68 420 150 watt** High Pressure Sodium 16.82 33.38 67 250 watt** High Pressure Sodium 20.34 36.91 103 400 watt** High Pressure Sodium 26.98 43.55 1751000 watt** High Pressure Sodium 45.13 61.68 42080 watt LED (Eq. 250HPS) 21.75 38.33 up to 90130 watt LED (Eq. 400HPS) 25.87 42.22 up to 150250 watt LED (Eq. 400HPS GE) 37.71 54.28 up to 260 * This service not available for new installation. ** Customer must provide replacement bulbs under these rates.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018


RATE O-15Installation "A": Lighting service supplied under this rate shall be installed on an existing approved company pole carrying utilization voltage.Installation "B": The company will furnish and maintain one pole and section of secondary wire not to exceed 125 feet for lighting service supplied under this rate.Purchase Power Adjustment: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.274, Purchased Power Adjustment, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Conservation and Renewable Energy Charge: A charge of $0.0025/kWh will be applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rateGeneral Conditions:(1) Lamps will be operated by photo electric control, with hours of question aggregating approximately 4,200 per year, from dusk to dawn.(2) Service and necessary maintenance will be performed only during the regularly scheduled working hours of the company. Burned out lamps will be replaced upon notification of the outage for lamp outages.(3) "Company poles" shall include poles owned jointly by the company with other. Approval of poles, pole locations and structures for the installations shall be at the sole discretion of the company.(4) Any required equipment other than the above will be installed and maintained at the customer's expense.(5) The customer shall assume all risk of loss or damage to equipment and property, in connection with the lighting system.(6) The customer is responsible and liable for the design and aiming of all luminaries.Terms of Contract: This service may be terminated by giving 90 days notice in writing. If service is terminated prematurely, a penalty charge for unrecovered plant will be charged to the customer.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018

NORWOOD MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENTM.D.P.U. NO.277 Cancels M.D.P.U. NO.266 RATE E-05 Low Income Rate - ResidentialAvailability: Single phase only; for residential use only. Available upon application to the Norwood Light Department in accordance with this filing.Minimum Requirements: Applicants must be customers of record, head of household and receiving SSI. Certification of these three items is required annually and must be provided by the applicant before billing under this rate can be initiated.Limitations: Total capacity of all motors shall not exceed 10 horsepower. All motors larger than 1/4 horsepower shall be operated at 240 volts.Monthly Charges:

Customer Charge $10.00/month Distribution Energy Charge $0.0608/kWhPurchased Power and Transmission Charge $0.1199/kWhMinimum Bill --- $10.00 per month

A discount of 35 percent will be allowed on all bills paid within 10 days of the date thereof. Discounts will not be allowed on any bills paid after the discount period. Minimum Net Bill --- $10.00 per monthPurchase Power Adjustment: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.274, Purchased Power Adjustment, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Conservation and Renewable Energy Charge: A charge of $0.0025/kWh will be applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.NYPA Hydropower Credit: As provided in M.D.P.U. No.275, NYPA Hydropower Credit, applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by Tony Mazzucco, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 22, 2018 Effective on all bills mailed after July 1, 2018

NORWOOD LIGHT DEPARTMENT

781-762-3203

www.norwoodlight.com

Norwood Record, 6/7/18, 6/14/18

Police Logs

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MONDAY, MAY 280020 Phone - Missing Person *Re-

port Filed Location/Address: HillSt Caller Reports His Wife Left TheHome On Foot He Believes Ap-proximately 10 Minutes Ago AndHas The Onset Of Dementia. SheIs A 92 Yr. Old Female, Approx:5’4, Wearing Dark Clothing. Un-known Direction Of Travel. Re-sponded. Trains Notified And NotRunning. K9 Requested And Can-celled As She Was Located BySafe. Nfd Responded AndChecked Her. No Transport.

0021 Phone - Sex Offenses *ReportFiled Location/Address: NorwoodHospital - Washington St RespondsTo Speak With Patient And Re-trieves A Rape Kit. Report Filed.

1215 Phone - Disturbance ServicesRendered Location/Address:Longwood Ter Caller Reports ThatA Patient Is Unhappy And Caus-ing A Disturbance Inside TheHouse. Units Spoke To Her, Mat-ter Was Resolved.

1417 Walk-In - Mischief (Kids) Spo-ken To Location/Address: NahatanSt Report Problem With Kids Cut-ting Through Yard Years Ago ButFence Solved Same. Now Kids AreHopping Fence. Spoke To Resi-dent And Advised.

2301 Initiated - Sex Offenses *Re-port Filed Location/Address: CvsPharmacy - Nahatan St PossibleSexual Assault.

TUESDAY, MAY 290443 Phone - Unwanted Party Spo-

ken To Location/Address: BurnBoot Camp - Norwood - Washing-ton St Caller Reports A Man AsleepOn Bench In Front Of Their Busi-ness Causing Uneasiness To Cli-ents Coming In. Responded AndSpoke To Party And Sent Him OnHis Way.

0733 Phone - Well Being Chk Ser-vices Rendered Location/Address:Lenox St Walpole P.D. Trying ToMake Contact With A ResidentWho Dropped Her Child Off WithGrandmother Last Night But HasNot Come Home Yet. CheckedHer Residence And Spoke WithFather Who States She Is NotHome Yet. Message Will BePassed On To Call Her Mother.Walpole P.D. Notified

0930 911 - Unwanted Party*Arrest(S)Made Location/AddrePlaces Subject Under Arrest AndTransports To Station. Ref RresAddr Danforth St Apt. #3n FallRiver, Ma Charges: Ous

1046 Walk-In - Assist Citizen UnderInvestigation Location/Address:Dean St Dispute Over Money LeftIn A Will.

1145 Phone - Assist Other AgencyTaken/Referred To Other Location/Address: Home Depot - Bos-ProvHwy As A Result Of A Pursuit InWalpole, Walpole Pd Reports AShoplifting That Occured At HomeDepot In Norwood. ReportsWalpole Will Handle The Crimi-nal Charges For The Incident.

1228 Initiated - Assist Other Agency*Arrest(S)Made Location/Ad-dress: Boch Nissan - Dcd NNorwood Inc. - Bos-Prov Hwy AsA Result Of A Quincy Investiga-tion, Quincy Places Subject UnderArrest, Transports To Station ForCourtesy Booking And Then Pris-oner Handed Back Over To QuincyPd.

1344 Phone - Animal ComplaintNaco/Waco Notified Location/Ad-dress: Dean St Resident ReportsDog Yelping All Day In BuildingNext Door. Walked Entire Build-ing, Uknown What Apt.-No DogBarking At This Time, Spoke ToCaller, Will Recall Police If DogBarks Again.

1415 Walk-In - Animal ComplaintNaco/Waco Notified Location/Address:Norwood Police Dept. -Nahatan St Worker In Lobby WithA Bunny That A Bird Dropped And

It Hit His Hood, Bunny Is StillAlive. N.A.C.O. Picked Up Same.

1527 Phone - Susp Vehicle AreaSearch Negative Location/Ad-dress: Bos-Prov Hwy Report MaPc 4vv345, Driver Has Black Ban-dana Covering Face And All BlackClothing On, Last Seen PassingMall. Bolo To Cars.

1535 Walk-In - Assist Citizen CivilMatter Location/Address: EVernon St Party In Lobby ReportsContractor Didn’t Finish Work AtThe Home. Party Advised On ACivil Matter.

1625 Phone - Assist Citizen *ReportFiled Location/Address:Engamore Ln Caller ConcernedAbout An Unattended ChildKnocking On His Door.

1818 Phone - Disturbance *ReportFiled Location/Address: Washing-ton St Caller Reported Distur-bance.

2154 Phone - Susp Activity SpokenTo Location/Address: Mcdonalds- Everett/Rte1 - Bos-Prov HwyCaller Reported Suspicious Pack-age. Officer Reported 5 GallonBucket. Norwood Fire Responded.

2158 911 - Assist Citizen Spoken ToLocation/Address: Engamore LnChild Reported To Her Father ThatA Fellow Tenant Struck Her Arm.

Upon Investigation, Child Admit-ted That Was A Fabrication.

2226 Phone - Noise Complaint Spo-ken To Location/Address:Winslow Ave Caller ReportedLoud Group. Parties Advised.

2343 Phone - Loud Party Spoken ToLocation/Address: Winslow AveCaller Reported Loud Group. PartyAdvised.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 300101 Phone - Unwanted Party Spo-

ken To Location/Address:Mcdonalds - Everett/Rte1 - Bos-Prov Hwy Night Manager ReportsA Male Party Standing By A PoleAt Drive-Thru Asking CustomersFor Money. Responded And SpokeTo Party Who Stated He Was Wait-ing For A Friend. Offcers AdvisedAnd Sent Him On His Way.

0512 911 - Noise Complaint OtherLocation/Address: St. Behind HerHouse - Neponset St Caller ReportsYelling Going On Between AGroup Of Kids On Street BehindHer On Cameron Rd. Responded.See Next Call 18-10573 That Ap-pears To Be Part Of Same Incident.

0517 911 - Susp Person *Report FiledLocation/Address: Cameron RdCaller Reports There Is A WomanOutside Her Home Walking Who

Is Barefoot And Possibly Into Ated.Responds. Argument BetweenFriends At # Cameron Rd. FemaleDecided To Leave And Go BackTo Boston. Transported To BusStop.

0815 Other - Warrant Service*Arrest(S)Made Location: CarneyHospital Patient Being Released IsPlaced Under Arrest On WarrrantAnd Driven Directly To DedhamDistrict Court. Arrest: Connolly,Michael F Address: 15 CanterburyDr Norwood, Ma Age: 60 Charges:Warrant Arrest

1353 Phone - Warrant Of Apprehen-sion *Arrest(S)Made Location/Address: Walpole St

1503 Initiated - Susp Activity Ser-vices Rendered Location/Address:Dean St Reports A B/M,BlackFleece, Red Shirt, Jeans, AppearedTo Be Looking At The Home ThenWalked Over To Riverridge Dr.Units Checked Area-Goa. CheckOf Ma Pc 832td9-Not Wanted.Checked Home-Home OwnerThere And No Problems. AnotherHome Is Secure.

1631 Phone - Drug Law Violation*Arrest(S)Made Location/Ad-dress: Neponset St Places One Fe-male Under Arrest 301 Neponset

Street. Transported Her Back ToThe Station. S/M 47661 At 1646,E/M 47661 At 1650. Followed MaPc 1tb852 To Boston ProvidenceAnd Elm Street In Dedham AndPlaced Two Parties Under ArrestFor. Dedham Pd Responded AndTransported Those Arrests To TheStation. Negoshian’s RespondedAnd Towed Ma Pc 1tb852 To TheStation. Arrest: Mercedes, RafaelAddress: 101 School St Apt. #2Roxbury, Ma Age: 25 Charges:Drug, Distribute Class A Con-spiracy To Violate Drug Law Fen-tanyl, Trafficking In More Than 10Grams C.94c, º32e(C+) Arrest:Soto, Darwin Address: 8Fairmount Ave Apt. #1 Hyde Park,Ma Age: 36 Charges: Drug, Dis-tribute Class A Conspiracy Fenta-nyl, Trafficking In More Than 10Grams C.94c, º32e(C+) Arrest:Santor, Emily Ann Address: 301Neponset St Apt. #11 Norwood,Ma Age: 26 Charges: Drug, Pos-sess Class A

1728 Phone - Susp Activity ServicesRendered Location/Address:Children’s Workshop - Washing-ton St Employee Reports Suspi-cious Package Behind Playground.Nfd Notified And Responded. ItemWas A Bag Of Trash, Disposed OfProperly.


Police Logs continued from page 13

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.

—M.T.

The Library of Congress awarded MA State Honors to Norwood HighSchool Junior Sophia Bellande for the 2017-2018 Letters About Lit-erature contest recently

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Bellande awardedhonors

Norwood High SchoolJunior Sophia Bellande wasawarded Massachuse t t sState Honors in the Libraryof Congress 2017-2018 Let-ters About Literature con-test at a ceremony at theMassachusetts State Houseon April 24. Sophia’s letterabout Margaret Atwood’sThe Handmaid’s Tale waschosen out of thousands ofletters submitted and only atotal of 10 students in thestate of Massachusetts wereawarded Honors.

In addition to Sophia,five other NHS juniors wereawarded Honorable Men-tion and will be mailed a

certificate from the Massa-chuse t t s Cente r fo r theBook. These students whoachieved Honorable Men-tion are: Sean Hernon, FinnKel ly, Char lo t te Kel ly,James O’Toole, and KaylaRowan.

Junior English teacher,Mrs. Elizabeth Colahan as-signed the Letters AboutLiterature contest as an in-dependent project for hertwo Junior Honors classes.All students wrote a letterresponding to the Library ofCongress prompt, “...write aletter to an author—livingor dead—explaining howhis or her work changedyour view of yourself oryour world.” Although sub-mitting their letter to thecontest was voluntary, moststudents opted to partici-pate. Mrs. Colahan, alongwith other teachers and li-brarians in attendance werealso honored at the statehouse ceremony for theircontinued work in the fieldof literacy.

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THURSDAY, MAY 310024 Phone - Neighbor Disturbance

Spoken To Location/Address:Lansdowne Way Caller ReportsNeighbor Is Playing His GuitarLoudly. Reports Party Spoken ToHe Will Stop For The Night.

0736 Phone - Susp Vehicle Gone OnArrival Location/Address: BehindBuilding - Upland Woods CirAnonymous Caller States There IsA Black Jeep Parked In BAck OfBuilding With A Male And 3 Fe-males. He Believes They AreSmoking Marijuana. Responded.Gone On Arrival. ( Ma. Reg#9lv734 )

1625 Phone - Disturbance ServicesRendered Location/Address:Norwood Central Station Building- Broadway St Caller Reports On-going Issue With Another Com-muter Blocking Her In. That Indi-vidual Was Gone Upon Officer’sArrival. Officers To Check BackTomorrow In Attempt To SpeakWith That Party.

1707 Phone - Drunk Person *Protec-tive Custody Location/Address: TjMaxx - Nahatan St Report Of AMale Party Who May Have FallenOff His Walker. Placed That PartyUnder Protective Custody. NfdResponded And Transported ToNorwood Hospital.

1932 Phone - Shoplifting*Arrest(S)Made Location/Ad-dress: Shaws Supermarket -Nahatan St Manager At ShawsReports Party Walked Out Of TheStore Without Paying For Her Gro-ceries. Located That Suspect OnPendergast Circle. Placed One Fe-male Party Under Arrest AndTransported Her To The Station.S/M 74716, 1949 Hrs, E/M 74717,1952 Hrs. Ma Pc 5sy157 TowedBy Negosians. Arrest: Apotheker,Jennifer M Address: 53 Belcher StStoughton, Ma Age: 41 Charges:Shoplifting $100+ By Asportation

FRIDAY, JUNE 11356 911 - Death At Home *Report

Filed Location/Address: NorwoodPost Office - Central St Male PartyFell And Hit His Head.

1528 Phone - Mischief (Kids) *Re-

port Filed Location/Address: CrossSt Teen Left His Mother’s Car AndWalking Away.

1841 Walk-In - Assist Citizen StateDpw/Norwood Dpw No Location/Address: Ellis Playground -Codman Rd Party In The LobbyReports He Cut The Swing To GetHer Daughter Out. Dpw Notified

SATURDAY, JUNE 21022 Phone - Citizens Complaint

Spoken To Location/Address:Winter St Traffic Disputes AndProblems Over Vehicles Lining UpOut Front , Entering His DrivewayNear The Landfill . Officer SpokeWith The Resident And Will Re-turn Next Week And Assist.

1412 911 - Disturbance Services Ren-dered Location/Address:Mcdonalds - Union/Rte1 - Bos-Prov Hwy Caller Reports SeeingA Man And Woman Arguing.Upon Arrival, All Parties WereGone. Will Follow Up WithMcdonalds.

2223 Phone - Susp Person SpokenTo Location/Address: WashingtonSt Caller Reports A Person Scream-ing. Reports It Was The CleanersAnd He Was Just Singing Loudly.

SUNDAY, JUNE 30128 Initiated - Motor Vehicle Stop

*Arrest(S)Made Location/Ad-dress: Galleria On The Green -Bos-Prov Hwy ( Ma. Reg#869ej3) Operating With RevokedLicense. Transported 1 MaleBack To Station In, Under Arrest.Don & Wally’s Towed Vehicle.Arrest: Riddoch, Matthew B Ad-dress: 16 Maple St Norfolk, MaAge: 27 Charges: Oui LiquorDrug, Possess Class B MarkedLanes Violation Marked LanesViolation License Suspended, OpMv With

0137 911 - Noise Complaint Spo-ken To Location/Address:Norwest Dr Caller Reports LoudNoises And Banging On WallsComing From Apartment (#767)In Building Behind Her. Re-sponded And Spoke To SmallGroup Who Were Playing Pool.Advised.

0152 911 - Drunk Person *Protec-tive Custody Location/Address:Brown’s Garage - Sumner St +Pleasant St Cabby Reports He IsStopped On Pleasant St. BySumner With A Fare That Got OutOf His Cab Intoxicated AndStarted Walking. Responded. AsA Result, Party Was Placed In Pro-tective Custody And TransportedTo Birchtree Dr. Westwood AndLeft In The Custody Of His Fa-ther. St. Mil: 69233@ 2:10/End.Mil: 69240 @ 2:27

899 0433 Phone - Noise ComplaintSpoken To Location/Address:Washington St Caller ReportsNeighbors Next Door At # Wash-ington St. 1st Floor Have BeenPartying All Night And KeepingHis Family Up. Responded. Spo-ken To And Advised.

0938 Phone - Assaults *Report FiledLocation/Address: E Cottage St +Central St Female Caller ReportsThat She Was Assaulted.

1607 Phone - Larceny *Report FiledLocation/Address: Jiffy Lube(Bay State Ventures) - Bos-ProvHwy Caller Reports After Bring-ing His Car In He Is Missing SixtyDollars And A Scratch Ticket.

1612 911 - Complaint Of Mv*Arrest(S)Made Location/Ad-dress: University Ave Msp Re-ceived A Call Of An Erratic Op-erator, Bolo To The Cars For MaPc 21zn55. Another Caller Re-ported That Vehicle Was Now At505 University Avenue.Westwood Pd Arrived On SceneAnd Reported The Operator WasUnconscious. Westwood AndNorwood Fire Responded. PlacedOne Female Under Arrest AndTransported Her To The StationS/M 40732 At 1639, E/M 40735At 1644. Negoshian’s Towed MaPc 21zn55. Arrest: Didio, VanessaAddress: 243 Belmont St Apt. #5Brockton, Ma Age: 31 Charges:Oui Liquor

2350 911 - Disturbance *ReportFiled Location/Address: CentralSt + Day St Caller Reported Ver-bal Argument On The Street. SeeReport.


The Record BookLITTLE MUSTANGS PRESCHOOLACADEMY OPENINGSFOR SEPTEMBER

4-year-old children that will be turn-ing 5 in September, October, November,December 4 1/2 day per-week Openings.Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30a.m.-1:30 p.m. and Wednesday 8:30-11a.m. If your child missed the kindergartencut of this is the program for you! 4-year-old children four afternoons a week Open-ings Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Fridaynoon-2:30 p.m. This schedule is perfectfor the child that loves to do local activi-ties in the morning and preschool in theafternoon! 3-year-old children openings2 or 3 days per-week 8:30-11 a.m., this isa good way to introduce preschool fun toyour 3 year old child.

ART ASSOCIATION’SART IN THE PARK

There will be an art sale and show heldon Saturday, June 9, at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.on the Common at the Gazebo NorwoodCenter. There will be Paintings, Prints,Photographs, Cards, Wood, Textile, Glass,and Pottery all by Local Artists! There willalso be Raffle Prizes, a Kids Table and

Live Music. You will also get the chanceto meet the Norwood High School Schol-arship Winner. Rain Date: Sunday, June10.

THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FORMENTAL ILLNESS MONTHLYMEETING

The National Alliance for Mental Ill-ness—South Norfolk affiliate will hold itsmonthly meeting in Cafeteria B of theLorusso Building at Norwood Hospital at7 p.m. on Thursday, June 7. Mental ill-ness is a label for a variety of diseases ofthe brain. Often it strikes in late adoles-cence, devastating the afflicted person andthe family. The South Norfolk Alliance iscomposed of such families who find mu-tual support and join together to advocatefor their loved ones. We welcome all fami-lies in the South Norfolk Area who aredealing with mental illness and their loved

ones. In case of inclement weather, we willalign with the Norwood schools. If theyclose, the meeting will be canceled. Forfurther information call Ray at 508-668-2941.

REGISTER OF DEEDS WILLIAM P.O’DONNELL TO HOLD NORWOODOFFICE HOURS

Norfolk County Register of Deeds Wil-liam P. O’Donnell will hold Office Hoursin the Finance Committee Room atNorwood Town Hall located at 566 Wash-ington St. from 10 a.m. until noon onThursday, June 14.

Register O’Donnell and members ofhis staff will be on hand to answer ques-tions about the Norfolk County Registryof Deeds. The Register will have informa-tion about the Massachusetts HomesteadAct as well as on-site work stations thatcan provide in real time the status of your

mortgage discharge, a print out of yourdeed or a demonstration of how Registrytechnology works. No appointment is nec-essary.

All land record research informationcan be found on the Registry’s websitenorfolkdeeds.org. Residents in need of as-sistance can contact the Registry of DeedsCustomer Service Center via telephone at(781) 461-6101, or email us [email protected].

NORWOOD ART ASSOCIATIONMONTHLY MEETING

The NORWOOD ART ASSOCIA-TION holds their monthly ARTIST DEM-ONSTRATION on the third Thursday ofeach month at 6:30 p.m. in the SimoniRoom of the Norwood Morrill MemorialLibrary, located at 33 Walpole St. inNorwood. These demonstrations areFREE and the public are welcome andencouraged to attend! Light refreshmentsare served and there is a raffle of a pieceof art donated by the attending artist.

SAVE THE DATE!Balch’s Annual Yard Sale & Flea Mar-

ket is Saturday, June 9th from 9am - 12pm.


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DEATHS BUCK

JEAN W. (90 yrs.) died peace-fully on May 27, 2018. He was anactive member of the Norwood com-munity for over 60 years. He wasinstrumental in the creation of theEcumenical Community Food Pan-try; and he and his wife Edith(Chickie) devoted many hours to theParents Music Association. Theywere members of The UnitedChurch of Norwood and subse-quently, the First Baptist Church ofNorwood. Jean was a veteran ofWWII, proudly serving in the UnitedStates Navy. Jean was predeceasedby his wife Edith, in 2016 and by 2sisters, Jean Louise Mattie andMildred Wishart; and by a brotherLucien Buck. He leaves his sisterElizabeth Seales, his childrenLorraine Giagiari, Alison Lovett,Warren Buck and Carolyn Buck, aswell as 6 grandchildren. A memo-rial service will be held at the Folsom& May Funeral Home at 85 NicholsSt. in Norwood, MA, on June 8,2018 at 10 a.m. Interment private.In lieu of flowers, donations may besent to Ecumenical CommunityFood Panty of Norwood 150 ChapelSt. ,Norwood MA 02062 would beappreciated.

BURNSANN MARIE (D’Afile) of

Norwood passed away on May 31,2018 at the age of 63. Beloved wifeof Francis R. Burns. Daughter ofMary Josephine (Grugnale) ofNorwood. Devoted mother ofMichael D. Burns of Watertown.Also survived by many cousins. AnnMarie was a member of the Assoc.of Operating Room Nurses and theBrockton Hospital School of Nurs-ing Assoc. She was an OR Nurse atNew England Baptist in Dedham.Funeral was from the Kraw-KornackFuneral Home 1248 Washington St.Norwood followed by a funeral inSt. Timothy Church Norwood.Burial was at Highland CemeteryNorwood, MA. In lieu of flowers do-nations may be made in her name toAORN Foundation, Association ofperiOperative Registered Nurses

2170 South Parker Rd, Suite 400,Denver CO 80231 www.aorn.org orto the American Breast Cancer Foun-dation 10400 Little Patuxent Park-way, Suite 480 Columbia, Maryland21044 www.abcf.org

COUGHLINROBERT A. a lifelong resident

of Norwood passed away on June 1,2018 at the age of 74. Loving son ofthe late John L. and Mildred (Pugh)Coughlin. Brother of Donald L.Coughlin and his wife Dorothea ofME. Uncle of Shane Coughlin andhis wife Amy McHugh of Chatham,Brenna Coughlin and her husbandJames Doyle of ME and BrettCoughlin of Marston Mills. At therequest of the family all services willbe private. Arrangements by theKraw-Kornack Funeral HomeNorwood, MA. In lieu of flowersdonations may be made in his nameto Meals on Wheels 135 Ellis Ave.Norwood, MA 02062.

CURRAN

CONSTANCE M. (Richardson)a lifelong resident of Norwoodpassed away on May 29, 2018 at theage of 92. Beloved wife of the latePeter J. Curran. Devoted mother ofPeter J. Curran of Milwaukee, PaulM. Curran of Norwood, Margaret A.

Curran and her husband Edward S.Curran Jr. of Norwood, John T.Curran of Norwood, Mary E. Curranof Norwood and Therese M. Kelleyand her husband Stephen ofNorwood. Sister of Ann Porazzo ofNorwood and Rev. John Richardsonof NC. Cherished grandmother of 6grandchildren, 1 late grandchild and6 great grandchildren. Also survivedby nieces and nephews. Daughter ofthe late Leslie J. and Margaret I.(Foley) Richardson. Constance wasa member of the Daughters ofIsabella catholic organization and amember of St. Catherine’s of SienaChurch in Norwood, Ladies Sodal-ity. She was also an avid Red Soxfan. Funeral from the Kraw-KornackFuneral Home 1248 Washington St.Norwood. Burial at Highland Cem-etery Norwood. In lieu of flowersdonations may be made in her nameto the Perkins School for the Blind175 North Beacon Street Watertown,MA 02472. www.perkins.org

DiCESAREANGELA (Valenti) of Norwood

passed away on June 4, 2018 at theage of 98. Beloved wife of the lateAlfred DiCesare. Devoted mother ofLinda A. Cavallaro and her husbandRobert of Norwood and Robert A.DiCesare and his wife Lynne of VA.Sister of the late Enrico and PascalValenti. Daughter of the late Carloand Madalena (Carlino) Valenti.Cherished grandmother of 6 grand-children and 11 great grandchildren.Angela was a member of the WatersChurch in Norwood for many years.Visiting hours will be held at theKraw-Kornack Funeral Home 1248Washington St. Norwood, ThursdayJune 7, 2018 from 4-8pm. A funeralservice will be held on Friday, June8, 2018 10am at the Waters Church668 Walpole St. Norwood, MA02062. Following the funeral serviceburial will be at Blue Hill Cemetery

Braintree, MA. In lieu of flowersdonations may be made in her nameto the Waters Church 668 WalpoleSt. Norwood, MA 02062.

GUNNING

NICOLE Heipt of Norwoodpassed away on Monday, May 28,2018 at the age of 44. Loving daugh-ter of Stephen and Nancy (Patsos)Gunning of Norwood. Sister ofStephen Gunning and his wife Laylaof W. Bridgewater and David Gun-ning of FL. Granddaughter ofHerbert Gunning of Roslindale andthe late Christine Gunning, NickPatsos and Theresa Patsos. Auntof Henry Gunning of W.Bridgewater. Also survived bymany Aunts, Uncles and Cousins.Nicole was a volunteer at manyAnimal Shelters. A funeral homeservice was held at the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home 1248Washington St. Norwood. Follow-ing the funeral home service a re-ception was held at the Old Colo-nial Café 171 Nahatan St .Norwood, MA 02062. In lieu offlowers donations may be made inher name to Forever Home RescueNew England 106 Adams St.Medfield, MA 02052.

PITTSJOSEPH Wilson of Brighton

passed away on June 2, 2018 at theage of 88. Beloved husband of Mar-garet F. (Lynch) Pitts. Devoted fatherof Margaret F. Lynch of Walpole andWilliam J. Pitts and his wife Patriciaof PA. Loving Brother of AnneShannan of Norwood, Albert Pittsand his wife Joanne of Milford andthe late Gerald Pitts. Brother in Lawof Beverly Pitts of TN. Cherished grand-father of Sean Abely, Kevin Abely, ErinPanica and Joseph Pitts. Great grandfa-ther of Kayla, Emma, Cole, Max, Brianand Nicole. Joseph was a graduate ofBrighton High School and a member ofthe local #25 Teamsters Union. At therequest of the family all services will beprivate. Arrangements by the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home Norwood, MA.In lieu of flowers donations may be madein his name to the Alzheimer’s Assoc.309 Waverley Oaks Rd. Waltham, MA02452. US Army Korean War Veteran.

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