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The proposed medical city design Dr. Robert Feliz is currently working on. He said hewants to get started with the permitting process as soon as he can.

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The Community Preservation Committee discussed ideas for the old Norwood PumpingStation, but its inclusion in this year's CPA funding round is not looking likely.

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CPC looking formore project ideasJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Deadline approaching onForbes Medical City deal

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

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Medical CityMedical CityMedical CityMedical CityMedical CityContinued on page 7

According to Town Planner PaulHalkiotis, the Norwood CommunityPreservation Committee (CPC) needsmore project ideas from the commu-nity.

He said the Old Parish CemeteryMaster Plan, submitted by the Old Par-ish Volunteers, is the only project onthe docket so far.

“I think (Assistant Town PlannerPat Deschenes) and I talked about it andit’s the only project waiting in the back-ground to be submitted,” he said.“That’s about it for now.”

Historical Commission Representa-tive for the CPC Toni Eosco pointedout, however, that there is a plan in theworks from the Historical Commissionto renovate the pumping station on

Route 1. The station is located betweenthe Norwood Animal Shelter and abuilding owned by the Norwood LightDepartment, just north of the Ellis Gar-dens Playground and directly west ofMSI Boston and Taylor New Englandon University Avenue.

The idea is to take the old pumpingstation and renovate it to the pointwhere the public can come in for toursor use as a meeting space for organiza-tions like the Scouts or the NorwoodTrails Committee. Member John Hallsaid he sees the renovation project as aperfect use for the CPC’s goals.

“I notice the project we got (OldParish Cemetery) will have just a smallamount of cost,” he said. “This one willbe quite a bit larger. They are trying toconnect the interests of the Conserva-

According to Town Manager TonyMazzucco, the Medical City proposedfor Norwood’s Forbes Hill Mansionhas until the end of the month to comethrough.

“We have a closing on the Forbesproperty scheduled for the end of themonth,” Mazzucco said.

While this is not the end of the pro-cess, it’s a very good start for the Town.

“After we close on the property I’tsreally like any other project in town-the owner/applicant has to file for per-mits, approvals, etc.,” Mazzucco said.

Developer and pain managementspecialist Dr. Roberto Feliz said he isstill working on the proposed designof the building and has already paid theTown $500,000 in a locked-in, nonre-fundable deposit for the $250 millionproposal.

Feliz said he wants the city to belike Patriot Place for medicine. If you

think of New England Football, youthink of Foxborough’s Patriot Place. Hewants people to think of Norwood asthe Mecca for medical care.

“The plan is to close on the pur-chase of the land this November 25,2019 at 1 pm.,” he said. “And then im-mediately proceed to final permits tobuild and develop this mega, iconicproject: The Medical City of Norwood:An A to Z medical city for anything andeverything related to healthcare.”

Feliz added he has had nothing butgood experiences working with theTown.

We continue to be strongly sup-ported by the Town officials and resi-dents, all working together to bring thismega project to fruition,” he said.

The deal comes after the Townbought the land for $13 million (coin-cidentally the same price Feliz is look-ing to purchase the property) back in

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Selectmen discuss5G cellular networks

Susan KrSusan KrSusan KrSusan KrSusan KryyyyyczkczkczkczkczkaaaaaStaff Reporter

At the Tuesday, Nov. 19Selectmen’s meeting, LightDepartment Superinten-dent James Collins’monthly report prompted adiscussion about 5G cellu-lar networks and its cominginstallation in Norwood, aswell as concerns about itsappearance and safety.

Collins reported that cel-lular companies will soonbe applying to place anten-nas on top of utility poles tosupport additional datatransition for a variety ofdevices and services. When5G becomes the standard,antennas will need to be100-200 meters apart. Thelight department deter-mines all the aspects ofwhere the equipment goesand what the equipmentlooks like. Selectmen, how-ever, raised issues about theaesthetics and safety of thisequipment.

“I think the whole Boardserves as light commission-ers,” said Chairman PaulBishop, noting that the Se-lectmen have the final wordon what is approved andwhere equipment is located.

Selectman Alan Howardcommented on the docu-mentation that has been de-veloped to protect the pub-lic as the equipment is in-stalled, saying, “It lookspretty good,” but added,“Some of it scares me a bit.”He noted cabinets would beplaced all over Town andhung on poles. “We have nochoice, to let them comeinto town” Howard stated,as the Federal Communica-tions Commission (FCC) re-quires towns to allow theminto communities. “Every100 meters? That’s insane,“said Howard.

When asked to estimatewhen these installations

would take place, Collinscould not identity an exacttimeline but said probablywithin the next six months.Selectmen do have thepower to approve applica-tions and regulate the net-works. A motion was ap-proved to accept the devel-oped standards to do so.

Other business includedTravis Farley, RecreationDepartment Superinten-dent, whose monthly reportof department activities in-cluded the upcoming Holi-day Extravaganza takingplace on Saturday, Nov. 30on the Norwood Commonstarting at 1 pm. The freeevent includes hayrides, en-tertainment, and a visitfrom Mr. and Mrs. Claus.The event coincides withSmall Business Saturday.For information on all up-coming winter activitiesand holiday events and win-ter activities, contact theCivic Center at 165 NahatanSt.

Jack Tolman and BrianMcDonough discussed theNorwood High School 2019Alumni Weekend activitiesand Hall of Fame Induc-tions taking place overThanksgiving weekend,Nov. 29 – 30. Celebrationsinclude six class reunionsfor 1974, 1979, 1984, 1999,2004, and 2009. AlumniWeekend also includes aninduction ceremony intothe Hall of Fame on Satur-day, Nov. 30 at 1:00 pm atthe Paul Alberta Perfor-mance Center. “The Hall ofFame event is a free eventand open to the public,”said McDonough.

Town Manager TonyMazzucco spoke about hisrecent trip to Washingtonwith a group of studentsfrom Norwood HighSchool. The group met withU.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch.Despite a heavy schedule,

the congressman spent ahalf-hour with the studentsand then raced off to cast avote. Mazzucco jokedabout the political stringsand favors that were calledin to get time with Lynch.

Mazzucco also re-quested that the Board al-low him to sign the finalpapers for the sale ofForbes Hill which is ex-pected to occur the week ofNov. 25. The selectmenvoted to approve his re-quest.

Mazzucco also reportedon a previous meeting re-quest to conduct a reviewof the current condition ofMorse House to assessneeded repairs so it can beused after Dec. 31. He an-nounced that the necessaryrepairs, which were not ex-tensive, have been made.“Forty-nine is the limit tooccupancy for meetings.The second floor is notavailable for public use,” hesaid. “The majority of thework has been done, so itis available for use in thenew year.” Selectman Wil-liam Plasko remarked,“Looks like it’s going to bereasonable to go that way,”referring to the building’suse in early 2020. Select-man Thomas Maloneyasked,” We also have toconfer with our insurancecompany?” Mazzucco saidthat the insurance com-pany had reviewed the pre-mises and approved thetown setting the occupancyat 49.

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Thousands of luminaries are expected to once again grace the Norwood Town Common this year to raisefunds for the Circle of Hope and remember those lost.

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Luminary Night tosparkle the Common

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The 19th annual LuminaryNight to benefit the NorwoodCircle of Hope is set for 6 p.m.Dec. 7 this year at the NorwoodTown Common.

Norwood Firefighter PaulRonco and lifetime member of theCircle of Hope said this yearthey’re looking to break the recordthey had last year with 1,950 lu-minaries placed throughout theCommon.

“We’re always hoping formore people to get involved andset out luminary bags,” he said.“Last year was the first time thatwe put up luminaries for all ourdeceased Norwood Firefighters.We put up a luminary for each bythe Memorial for Servicemen, andwe’re looking to do the same thisyear. Norwood Firefighters Local1631 made donations for everysingle firefighter.”

The bags are $5 and can bebought from any Circle of HopeFoundation Board member, bycalling 781.762.3549, or bymailing your check and mes-sages to The Circle of HopeFoundation, 24 Myrtle Street,Norwood MA 02062. They canalso be purchased at the

Norwood Civic Center andMurph’s Place in Norwood.

Ronco said it’s been amaz-ing working with the Circle ofHope since it started in 1998 inmemorial to Michelle Kennedy.Michelle battled leukemia, andduring this time the Circle ofHope was founded to help herfamily pay for medical ex-penses. Lee Kennedy,Michelle’s mother, says it wasMichelle’s wish that when herbattle was done with cancer, thatthe Foundation could be used tohelp others in Norwood.Michelle eventually lost herbattle, but Lee carried on thefoundation that has raised mil-lions of dollars over the yearsto pay medical expenses forNorwood residents in need. Lastyear, almost $10,000 was raisedfrom the event.

“It seems to grow everyyear,” Ronco said. “It’s just agreat night. Unfortunately, it’salways the coldest night of theyear, but it’s pretty impressiveto see those luminaries spreadout.”

Each luminary can be dedi-cated to a lost loved one, some-one in need, or anything elseyou can think of. Ronco said thereaction from the community so

far this year has been encourag-ing.

“Things are looking good,we’ve got a meeting coming upwith the Circle of Hope BoardMembers so I think we’ll havea better idea of what we havefor numbers, but every year itseems to be growing more andmore,” he said.

Ronco said his mother wasfriends with Lee Kennedy be-fore the foundation started, andso he kind of became the pointperson for the foundation withinthe Norwood Fire Department.

“And Bobby Doucette be-

came one one for the police de-partment, and we got peoplefrom a bunch of other agenciesand members throughout theTown,” he said. “Speaking justfor the board though? It’s almostlike a second family. We haveall our meetings at LeeKennedy’s house at her din-ing room table, and we’vebeen doing that since thefoundation started. We’velost some board members andwe’ve also gained some overthe years, but it’s really al-most a second family to me.And the fact that we can help

others in need is just tremen-dous.”

Ronco added that it reallyis the community spirit of theTown that makes the Circleof Hope such a successful in-stitution.

“We’re very fortunate tohave such generous peoplehere in Norwood, betweenthe businesses and the indi-viduals who seem to step upevery t ime with anyfundraiser we do,” he said.“Dancing with the NorwoodStars is one of the biggestfundraisers we do. Luminaryis a bit quieter, and just allowspeople to remember thosethey’ve lost. It’s just a greatnight.”

For more information, go tohttp://norwoodcoh.org or go tofacebook.com/NorwoodCOH/

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FinCom members Kellie Noumie and Judith Langone discuss the points they feel are most important topresent an accessible economic plan to residents.

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FinCom looks at financial trendsJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Norwood FinanceCommission (FinCom) met lastweek and looked at nationaland regional financial trends onwhich the Commission mayplan for in the next few years.

“It’s to help us develop areally good solid budget and beable to answer questions aboutour budget when asked,” saidFinCom Chair Anne MarieHaley.

She said the purpose of theFinancial Trends Analysis is tounderstand the Town’s finan-cial condition, identify hiddenor emerging problems beforethey reach serious proportions,present a straight forward pic-

ture of strengths and weak-nesses to Town Officials andcitizens, reinforce the need forlong-range considerations inthe budget process and providea starting place for reviewingand updating financial policiesthat guide decision-making.

Haley said her main focuswas that of prevention, so thatthere would not be a recurrenceof fiscal distress after the Townaddresses a current issue or cri-sis. Or, to put it in other words,not to fall into another crisisafter Town Meeting voted forthe five-year budget overrideand increases in property taxes.

“I think that last one iswhere we are at now; we’vemanaged to come through withthe override and I think we have

to look forward,” she said. “Wejust want to prevent having togo through that distress nexttime.”

Haley said they had a con-sultant from the Town ofNorthborough over who saidthere are about 42 different in-dicators to look at when tryingto figure out local financialtrends. Those indicators in-clude (but are not limited to)property tax revenue, uncol-lected property taxes, other postemployment liability, use ofone-time revenues, state aid,employee benefits, pension li-ability etc.

Member Kellie Noumi saidshe felt a good starting point

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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.

—N.O.

St. Jude’s NovenaMay the Sacred Heart of Jesusbe adored, glorified, loved andpreserved throughout theworld, now and forever. Sa-cred Heart of Jesus pray for us.St. Jude, worker of miracles,pray for us. St. Jude, helper ofthe hopeless, pray for us. Saythis prayer 9 times a day. Bythe 9th day your prayer will beanswered. It has never beenknown to fail. Publicationmust be promised. Thank youSt. Jude. My Prayers were an-swered.

In gratitude for helping me.—J.R.G.

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tion Commission, the TrailsCommittee and historical pres-ervation and have pieces of thetotal project serving the inter-est of all these differentgroups, which sounds like justthe multi-valued project we’veencouraged people to submitto this process. I’ll be glad tosee a few more.”

Halkiotis pointed out thatthe application process is “rig-orous” and the committee can’tjust act on “good ideas.”

“The deadline for submit-ting in the application processis the end of the month,” hesaid. “We’re halfway throughthe month now. If anything isgoing to happen, there needsto be a written proposal froma design professional for a fea-sibility study. At this point, it’snot who could use the build-ing, but you have to hire acompany to do a feasibility

CPC continued from page 1analysis of the building, and acopy of that proposal with thecost estimate for the feasibil-ity study needs to be the foun-dation of the application. Thefolks involved have to have thecapacity to engage in a projectthat is long and complicated.That’s my concern at thispoint. It’s one thing going outand seeking support from vari-ous Town boards and commit-tees, but right now there’s noinformation for them to sup-port.”

Halkiotis also pointed outthat each project would need aproject manager to spearheadthe initiative, and each projectwould need the steps outlinedabove. On the other hand, sev-eral members thought perhapsa Town official like Superin-tendent of Parks and Recre-ation Travis Farley could man-age future projects. Halkiotispointed out he is already han-dling several projects for theCPC, along with his other du-ties at the Rec Department.

“Let’s do what we can anddo it right so we can move onto the next project,” he said.

Hall also brought up thefact that so far there havebeen no applications to theCPC for affordable housing-related projects, one of thethree tenants of the Commu-nity Preservation Act funds.Member Peter McFarlandsaid they could set up ahousing fund for use by thecommunity.

“I was hoping we’d have

a housing trust fund but Idon’t know how that getsformed, it’s complicated be-cause it’s actually the Se-lectmen I guess who wouldput that together more thananyone else,” he said. “If wegave $50,000 to help peoplef inance houses , I th inkthat’s a good way to use themoney too.”

McFarland added that hebelieves the Norwood Hous-ing Authority has its eyes ona specific property that itwould acquire before it sub-mits any plans to the CPC.

Hall also brought up thefact that he feels many otherofficials and residents havebeen somewhat cava l ie rabout which projects coulduse CPA funds.

“I am more worried bythe continual casual refer-ence to, ‘oh we can pay forthat with CPA (funds),’ bypeople who are not a part ofCPA,” he said. “Not a weekgoes by that I don’t seepeople speculating abouthow some ambitious projectcan be ass igned to CPAfunding. The CPA is not likeany other department, it’snot something you can justorder up.”

Hal l sa id the CPA i sseparate from the GeneralFund and that it has to gothrough a uniquely separateprocess.

“I want officials to getunused to the idea that we’repart of that tool belt they’rewearing that they could de-ploy once they decide it is agood idea,” he said.

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.

—F.J.

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would be to focus on showingdifferent items as percentagesof the total operating budget.She said this included state aidin relation to total revenue, eco-nomic growth as a percentageof operating revenue, one-timeexpenditures as a percentage ofthe total operating budget, per-sonnel wage and benefits as apercentage of the operatingbudget, the town’s reserves asa percentage of the operatingbudget, capital investment interms of the operating budgetand debt service in terms of theoperating budget. She also saidshe wants to focus on theTown’s pension liability, oper-ating revenues and expendi-tures per capita and the total

FinCom continued from page 5property tax revenues.

Member Judith Langonepointed out this isn’t their firstrodeo.

“We’ve always had theseindicators, maybe not in a for-mat that would be easy to readby the general public,” she said.“There are a few that are a littlebit new, but really not becausethey’re a division of local ser-vices, but not put in that snap-shot shape. So we’re aware ofthese figures, but now it is toput it in a format that is trend-ing up or down. I don’t want thepublic to think we as a financecommission didn’t know aboutthese.”

Langone said, however, thatthis data will be merged and al-

low for a better and deeperanalysis. Noumi pointed outthat the collection and presen-tation of these data points in atrend presentation would allowthe general public to see exactlywhat the FinCom would betalking about when presentinga budget at Town Meeting.

“I think a lot of these mea-sures actually graphically putinto perspective how our rec-ommendations match up withour financial policies,” saidVice Chair Robert Donnelly.

Donnelly wanted to focuson parts of the budget thatwould give the Town an earlysign that it could be headinginto a structural deficit like theone that prompted the overrideearlier this year.

The FinCom voted to adoptNoumi’s priorities with a fewmodifications as the officialdata points they would be look-ing at to develop trends.Medical City

continued from page 12017 after several contentious debates regarding the Town’s 40Bstatus. The law known as 40B is a State Law that requires amunicipality to dedicate at least 10 percent of its housing stockto affordable housing or 1.5 percent of its land to affordablehousing or a developer can come in and propose a housing de-velopment that can skirt local zoning laws, as long as it pro-poses 20 percent of its housing to be designated income re-stricted affordable housing.

Norwood was almost stuck with two large apartment build-ings that Town Meeting members did not appear to want whenboth Avalon Bay and Plimpton Press developers applied for 40Bstatus when the State had determined that the Town of Norwooddid not have the 1.5 percent of land officials at the time haddetermined it to have. Since they applied during a period ofarbitration, they both got in under that 1.5 percent.

It was in 2017 when the Town decided to avoid the samefate with Forbes Hill by purchasing the property outright. TheTown set up a task force to figure out what it could do with theproperty, and selling it seemed to be the best use.

Feliz stepped in with a plan in the spring to purchase theproperty for $13 million and invest $250 million by creatingthe Medical City. Feliz has two pain management clinics, onein Hyde Park and one in North Andover, and is a board certifiedpain management physician and anesthesiologist, and is origi-nally from the Dominican Republic. He worked to get his medi-cal degree at Dartmouth Medical School and completed his resi-dency at Harvard Medical School at Beth Israel Hospital. Healso currently serves as an impartial physician for the Massa-chusetts Workers’ Compensation Judges.

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THE SWING FEVER TRIO RETURNSThe fall 2019 Musical Sundays concert series will conclude with

a performance by the renowned Swing Fever Trio at the Morrill Me-morial Library on Sunday, November 24 at 3:00 pm. Get your toestapping as Steve Rudolph’s Swing Fever Trio applies its distinctivejazz styling to the music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, DukeEllington, and others. It’s a joyous sampling of the best of Americanpopular music from the ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s. To register for this con-cert, made possible through the Library Endowment Fund, visit ouronline events page at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200 x110, or stop by the Reference or Information Desk.

“THE ALTRUISM REVOLUTION” FILM AND DISCUSSIONThe Fall Sustainability Series at the Morrill Memorial Library

concludes on Monday, December 9 at 6:30 pm with a film screeningand discussion of “The Altruism Revolution” by bestselling authorand Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard. Altruism is defined as a self-less devotion to people and causes other than one’s self. But is itever totally selfless? Medical and ethnographic research shows thatpracticing altruism promotes peace of mind and improved physicalhealth. “The Altruism Revolution” delves deep into the human mindto explore this movement and find out what really drives us. To reg-ister for this event, presented by Together Yes, please visit our onlineevents page at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200, x110, or stop by the library Reference or Information Desk.

SNEAK PREVIEW OF FILM ABOUTFRANK ALLEN, NORWOOD’S ONLY GOVERNOR

Did you know that one of Massachusetts’s governors hailed fromNorwood and lived in Oak View, the dollhouse museum at the cornerof Fisher and Walpole Streets? Come to the Morrill Memorial Li-brary on Monday, December 16 at 6:30 pm for a special preview ofJerry Kelleher’s new film about Frank G. Allen, “The Gentleman fromNorwood: The Life and Times of Governor Frank G. Allen.” Be-tween 1910 and 1931, Allen served as Tax Assessor, Norwood Se-lectman, State Representative and Senator, Senator President, Lt.Governor, and Governor of Massachusetts. This film brings to lifethe untold story of the Honorable Frank Gilman Allen, a significantyet overlooked figure in Norwood. DVDs of the film will be avail-able for purchase that evening, along with “Norwood Arena: theMovie” and “The Banner Years of Hockey,” the other two films byformer selectman Kelleher. To register for this screening and discus-sion with the filmmaker, please visit our online events page atnorwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200, x110, or stopby the library Reference or Information Desk. This event is spon-sored by Norwood Light Broadband, Dempsey Insurance, CentralAuto Team, and 10th District Studios.

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Census Bureau is now accepting online applications for a variety ofoffice and field positions. Some jobs are available to start now, whileothers will begin in early 2020. Census jobs offer good weekly pay,flexible hours, and paid training. U.S. Census representatives willbe at the Morrill Memorial Library on designated Tuesdays to helpyou with your online application on the following dates: November12 between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm, November 26 between 2:00 and5:00 pm, December 10 between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm, and Decem-ber 17 between 5:00 and 8:00 pm. The hourly wage in Norfolk andSuffolk County varies between $20.00 and $27.50, depending on theposition.

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DeathsDeathsDeathsDeathsDeathsContinued on page 10

BREENMargaret Mary of Bourne, for-

merly of Norwood, passed away onNovember 13, 2019 at the age of58. Daughter of the late Joseph G.and Mary C. (Collins) Breen. Lov-ing sister of Daniel P. Breen andhis wife Katie of Norwood, DavidA. Breen of Jamaica Plain andMark J. Breen and his wifeCatherine of East Walpole. Cher-ished aunt of Erin O’Toole, KevinBreen, Michael Breen, MollyBreen, Mara Breen and John HenryBreen. Funeral from the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248Washington Street, NORWOOD.Burial at Highland Cemetery,Norwood. In lieu of flowers, do-nations may be made in her nameto the Franciscan Children’s Hos-pital, 30 Warren St., Brighton, MA02135. kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com

DAUDELIN

Mary Elizabeth (LaBarge) ofWoonsocket, RI, formerly ofNorwood, passed away on Novem-ber 13, 2019, at the age of 76. Be-loved wife of the late Francis P.Daudelin. Devoted mother of PaulC. Daudelin and his wife Robin ofWalpole, Marc G. Daudelin ofFramingham, Julie A. Daudelinand her fianc? Michael Doyle ofRI and Christopher Daudelin andhis wife Eileen of Douglas. Cher-

ished grandmother of Jordanne L.Daudelin, Kate Daudelin and thelate Jesse L. Daudelin. Sister of thelate Gerard J. LaBarge, Jr. and PaulLaBarge. Daughter of the lateGerard J. and Mary E. (Crane)LaBarge. Mary was a retired Ra-diologist working at St. Elizabeth’sHospital for many years. Funeralfrom the Kraw-Kornack FuneralHome, 1248 Washington St.,NORWOOD, Friday, Nov. 22,2019, at 10am, followed by a Fu-neral Mass at 11am, at St.Catherine of Siena Church,Norwood. Visiting Hours will beheld on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019,from 4-8pm. Burial will be at St.Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury,MA. kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com. FamilyOwned and Operated. 781-762-0482.

FRUCI

Caterina (Bartucca) OfNorwood, passed away on Novem-ber 14, 2019, at the age of 96. Be-loved wife of the late GiuseppeFruci. Devoted mother ofFrancesco Fruci and his wife Bar-bara of Norwood, Concetta Conidiand her husband Domenico ofNorwood, and Vincent Fruci andhis wife Anna of Norwood. Cher-ished grandmother of CaterinaChamberlain, Connie Signes andher husband Stephen, GiuseppeFruci and his wife Tina, FrancescoConidi and his wife Jennifer,Giuseppe Conidi, Cinthia Lipizziand her husband Mark, VincentFruci, and Alexandria Fruci. Lov-

ing great-grandmother of Michael,Jessica, Alyssa, Peter, Francesca,Sarah, Domenic, Anthony, Amelie,Isabella, Alexander, Adam, Lukasand Julia. Funeral from the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248Washington Street, NORWOOD.Burial at Highland Cemetery,Norwood. kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com. FamilyOwned and Operated. 781-762-0482.

O’TOOLE

A celebration of life ceremonyis planned for Kevin O’Toole, whodied 28th March 2019 at his homein Zephyrhills, FL. Kevin was bornon October 10th, 1975 inNorwood, Ma to Helena and JohnO’Toole. He gained a bachelor’sdegree from Curry College in2002. He married the late JohannaFoster, with whom he raised 3 chil-dren, Kevin Elijah, Hannah Jolena,and Faith Abigail. Kevin moved toZephyrhills in 2004 to work forCast Crete, and eventually movedto spend 14 years at United Rent-als, managing contract negotiation.In his spare time he enjoyed spend-ing time with his family, research-

St. Jude’s NovenaMay the Sacred Heart of Jesusbe adored, glorified, loved andpreserved throughout theworld, now and forever. Sa-cred Heart of Jesus pray for us.St. Jude, worker of miracles,pray for us. St. Jude, helper ofthe hopeless, pray for us. Saythis prayer 9 times a day. Bythe 9th day your prayer will beanswered. It has never beenknown to fail. Publicationmust be promised. Thank youSt. Jude. My Prayers were an-swered.

In gratitude for helping me.—N.O.

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The Record BookWOMANS CLUB MEETING

The Norwood Woman’s Clubwill hold a meeting on Tuesday, De-cember 10 at 12:30 p.m. at theKnights of Columbus Hall located at572 Nichols St., Norwood . The JustPeace Players will entertain us withstories of faith, hope and peace aboutwomen of the Greatest Generation.Members are requested to bring adonation for the Norwood Food Pan-try. A light lunch will be served. Wewelcome potential members asguests. For more information contactTrina at 781-762-8173 or Nancy at781-762-8892.

ROTARY CLUB COATDRIVE IS ON NOW

Norwood Rotary Club is havingits annual coat drive now through De-cember 12. Drop-off sites will be atthe High School, Senior center, CivicCenter, Lustra Cleaners. Only new orgently used coats will be accepted.All coats will be donated to theNorwood Food Pantry.

ANNUAL WINTERSALE & SHOW

The Norwood Art Association’sANNUAL WINTER SALE &SHOW will be held at the UnitedChurch of Norwood, 595 Washing-ton Street, Norwood Center on Sat-urday, December 7 from 10:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. There will be original oil,watercolor, and acrylic paintings, aswell as drawings and photographs forviewing and purchase. Raffle tick-ets will also be available with fabu-lous prizes, including original art-work, gift baskets, and items gener-ously donated by local businesses.One does not have to be present towin. Complimentary snacks, hot cof-fee and beverages will be provided.Admission to the show is FREE tothe public and all are welcome!

GINGERBREAD FAIR ATFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

The annual Gingerbread Fair willbe held at First Baptist Church, 71Bond Street, Norwood in the CarriageHouse and in the lower level of thechurch on Sat. Dec. 7th. The doors willbe open from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM.

Numerous items will be availablefor your bids on the Silent Auctiontables. You may fill a box of home-made cookies, make wonderful jew-elry selections, start shopping forChristmas decorations, find slightlyused white elephant items and hun-dreds of books. There will be beauti-ful handmade mittens, hats, etc andhandmade wooden crafts. The cookswill be preparing an appetizing lunch.This is such a great way to get startedon your Christmas shopping. Comewith friends and sit down for lunch orjust some coffee and gingerbread.

LOCAL FIRM SPONSORSHOLIDAY POPS CONCERT

The Parkway Concert Orchestrawill present its annual Holiday PopsConcert on Sunday, December 15 at4:00 p.m. at the First CongregationalChurch, 100 Winter Street,Norwood. This concert is sponsoredby Folsom & May Funeral Homeand the program is supported in partby a grant from the Norwood Cul-tural Council, a local agency whichis supported by the MassachusettsCultural Council, a state agency.Donation is $15; $10 for seniors andstudents; and free for children un-der 12 years old. Doors will open at3:30 p.m. Light refreshments andfree parking are included. For ticketreservations, please call 781-444-5041, and for more information, visitthe orchestra’s web siteat www.ParkwayConcertOrchestra.org.

COME TO URCHRISTMAS CONCERT!

A Christmas Holiday Concert isbeing held on Thursday, December5, at 7:30 pm at The Norwood The-atre, Central Street. Tickets are $15.General seating. Doors open at 6:45pm. For tickets or more information,please call Toni Eosco at 781-769-7865 or Terry Drummey at 781-769-2746 for tickets.

CONGRATULATIONSTO THE 2019 HALL OFFAME INDUCTEES!

The Norwood High School Ath-letic Hall of Fame is pleased to an-nounce its 2019 inductees. The stu-dent-athletes are: William Wenstrom’57, Ken Sheehan ‘67, JohnDiCalogero ’82, Sue Drummey Daly’90, Mike Whittier ’92, Jim Martin’01 and Coach Bruce Gregory.

The induction ceremony willtake place on Saturday, November30, in the Norwood High School Au-ditorium. The event will start with areception and refreshments at 12:00Noon followed by the ceremonyfrom 1:00 to 3:00 PM.

The Class of 2018 will join lastyear’s inductees: Ed Praino ’43(posthumously), Alice Kelley ’74,Ned Brigham ’85, Kouri FerrisWright ’96, Jennifer Chin Schleicher’99 and Lisa Davenport Reggiannini’03. The coaches are Donna GlaserBrown ’76 and Jim Forrest ’86. Anyquestions, please contact BrianMcDonough atbgmcdonough@gmail.com

TOASTMASTERS CANIMPROVE YOURCOMMUNICATION SKILLS

The Norwood Toastmasters Club,a not for profit educational organiza-tion, is well into it’s 21st year! Wedevelop communications and leader-ship skills for our members and thecommunity at every level of ability.Guests are welcome to come and seejust how we do it! Meetings are onthe 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of everymonth except December. We meetfrom 6:45 until 8:30 PM in the WillettRoom of the Norwood Civic Center,165 Nahatan St. Please visit ourwebsite: https://norwoodtoastmaster.toastmastersclubs.org/

HOLIDAY POPS CONCERTS!Here are two opportunities to en-

joy the Parkway Concert Orchestra’sannual Holiday Pops Concert, onSunday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m. atSt. Mary’s in East Walpole and onSunday, December 15 at 4:00 p.m. atthe First Congregational Church inNorwood. Music Director ThomasKociela conducts the 50 piece non-profit orchestra in classical and popsholiday favorites for the entire fam-ily, including selections from TheNutcracker, Alfred Reed’s RussianChristmas Music, musicfrom Frozen, and ’Twas the NightBefore Christmas, as well as a sing-along. Sunday December 8: at 3:00p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish Center Au-ditorium, 205 Washington Street,East Walpole. Proceeds from the con-cert support the Father Donald R.Delay Service Recognition Awardprogram. Tickets will be on sale start-

ing November 14, and are $10 perperson in advance, $15 per person atthe door, or $80 for a table of10. Call 508-668-4974 to reserveyour tickets. Sunday December 15:at 4:00 p.m. at the First Congrega-tional Church, 100 Winter Street,Norwood. This concert is sponsoredby Folsom & May Funeral Home andthe program is supported in part by agrant from the Norwood CulturalCouncil, a local agency which is sup-ported by the Massachusetts CulturalCouncil, a state agency. Donation is$15; $10 for seniors and students; andfree for children under 12 yearsold. Doors will open at 3:30p.m. Light refreshments and freeparking are included. For ticket res-ervations, please call 781-444-5041o remail parkwayconcertorchestra@gmail.com.For more information on all concerts,visit the orchestra’s web siteat www.ParkwayConcertOrchestra.org .

MENTAL ILLNESSSUPPORT GROUP MEETING

The South Norfolk Mental IllnessFamily and Friends Support Groupwill hold its monthly meeting in theWillett Conference Room in theLorusso Building at Norwood Hos-pital (800 Washington St., Norwood,MA) from 7-9 pm on Thursday, De-cember 5. Note: this is the conferenceroom beyond the Cafeteria. Mentalillness is a label for a variety of dis-eases of the brain. Often it strikes inlate adolescence, devastating the af-flicted person and the family. TheSouth Norfolk Mental Illness Familyand Friends Support Group is com-

posed of such families who find mu-tual support and join together to ad-vocate for their loved ones. We wel-come all families in the South Nor-folk Area who are dealing with men-tal illness and their loved ones. Incase of inclement weather, we willalign with the Norwood schools.If they close, the meeting will becancelled. For further informationcall Ray at 508-668-2941.

HELP LIGHT UPTHE CIRCLE OF HOPE

The Norwood Circle of HopeFoundation invites you to helplight up the Circle of Hope by pur-chasing a luminary to be lit on Sat-urday evening, December 7 on theTown Common from 5 – 7 PM.Continuing a Norwood traditionbegun 18 years ago, the membersof the Circle of Hope Foundationsay the luminaries are a symbol ofLife, Hope, the Season, and Re-membrance of others. Last yearmore than 1950 luminaries were liton the town common. Luminar-ies can be purchased for $5.00each from any Foundation boardmember, by calling 781.762.3549,or by mailing your check and mes-sages to The Circle of Hope Foun-dation, 24 Myrtle Street, NorwoodMA 02062. Luminaries can also bepurchased at the Norwood CivicCenter and Murph’s Place inNorwood. The purchaser can des-ignate a short message of life,hope, the season or remembranceto be written on their luminary. Thecandles will be lit beginning at 5:00pm and the Foundation membershope that residents and friends willcome out and be a part of theevening’s events which include theluminaries, music, entertainmentand refreshments. For more infor-mation or to purchase a luminaryplease call (781) 762 – 3549.

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Deaths continued from page 8ing his Irish heritage, and learning violin. His family paid this tribute tohim, ‘Kevin was one of the kindest people you could ever meet, heopened his heart to all he met; he will be sorely missed”. He is survivedby his 3 children, his 8 brothers, John, Michael, Stephen, Patrick, Danny,James, Timothy, and Coley, his parents, and many nieces and nephews.His celebration of life ceremony will be held Sunday November 24th atTrinity Community Church, 234 Walpole Street, Norwood, Ma. withvisiting hours from 2pm to 4pm, followed by a celebration of life cer-emony, at 4pm. This will be followed by a private family dinner.

RANDALLMARIE C. (Jones) of Norwood formerly of Dorchester passed away

on November 16, 2019 at the age of 78. Devoted mother of James J.Randall of Quincy and John D. Randall and his Erin of Norwood. Cher-ished grandmother of Michael Randall, Kevin Randall and Sarah Randall.Sister of Gregory Jones and his wife Marie of Carver. Daughter of thelate William A. and Josephine I (Dempsey) Jones. Funeral from the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home 1248 Washington St. Norwood. www.KRAW-KORNACKFUNERALHOME.COM FAMILY OWNED AND OPER-ATED 781-762-0482.

SLATEREllen M. (Koris) Of Brockton, passed away on Tuesday, November

12, 2019 at the age of 88. Beloved wife of the late Louis Slater. Lovingmother of John Quinlan and the late Edward Quinlan, James Quinlanand infant Diane Quinlan. Cherished grandmother of Diana Calvo &her husband Sean of Charlottesville, VA, Katie Pero & her husbandLiam of Norwood, Molly Quinlan of Los Angeles, Liz Quinlan of York,England, James Quinlan & his wife Mary of Plymouth, ChristopherQuinlan & his wife Katie of Woburn, Nick Quinlan & his wife Angela ofCarver, Sean Quinlan of NH, and Brandy Quinlan of NH. Devoted great-grandmother of Lily, Brennan, Mia, Olivia, Nick, Jr., Nathaniel, Alison,Chantelle, Patrick, and Thomas. Funeral from the Gillooly Funeral Home,126 Walpole Street, NORWOOD. Interment in Melrose Cemetery,Brockton. In lieu of flowers, remembrances in Ellen’s name may bedonated to the Medfield Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 271, Medfield, MA02052. Gillooly Funeral Home www.gilloolyfuneralhome.com

ZABROWSKIPHYLLIS M. (Symonevich) of Norwood passed away on Novem-

ber 16, 2019 at the age of 101. Beloved wife of the late John AnthonyZabrowski. Devoted mother of Robert J. Zabrowski and his wife Charleneof Foxboro, Barbara A. Zabrowksi of Norwood, Richard J. Zabrowskiof Norwood and Sandra M. Werenskjold and her husband George ofTX. Cherished grandmother of Gary Parmenter, Gregory Werenskjoldand the late Kathleen Parmenter. Great grandmother of John A. Zabrowskiand Quenton Parmenter. Sister of the late Alphonse, Edward , Andrewand Stella. Daughter of the late Edmund and Josephine (Dubovick)Symonevich. Funeral from the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home 1248 Wash-ington St. Norwood. Burial at Highland Cemetery Norwood.www.KRAW-KORNACKFUNERALHOME.COM FAMILY OWNEDAND OPERATED 781-762-0482.

October Citizens of the Month!

Sixty two Norwood HighSchool Senior Students havequalified to receive John andAbigail Scholarships. TheseScholarships are based on aca-demic achievement on theirMCAS Exams. They havequalified to receive this 4 yearscholarship based on accep-tance to a participating Massa-chusetts Public Institution ofHigher Education, including 4undergraduate campuses of theUniversity of Massachusetts,all 9 state universities and all15 community colleges.

The students who qualifiedare: Sahuti Adhikari, Stephen

Ailinger, Jason Amis, TejasviAryaputra, Tara Bilotta, DanielCarr, Jennifer Carroll, ElliosCeku, Sean Chisholm, NoelleConnelly, Laura Danehy, SonikaDhakal, Marion Donovan, JamesDowning Olivia Dunn, ThomasFehm, Carolyn Ferris, JoshuaFlores, Paul Forrest, NoirretFrancis, Daniel Gruber, LeahHall, Michael Huha, AvaHurwitz, BhavanaJammalamadaka, GeoffreyJandrue, Adelene Jeneid, RobynJones, Shayla Keady, CatherineKennedy, Jake Mannering, Eliza-beth Marquis, Alexandra Martin,Jenna Mazzola, Brianna

McCarron, AllisonMcDonough, Justin McGuire,Katherine McTeague, AntonioMosca. Owen Nee, BernicePierre, Aidan Prior, Lily Prior,Benjamin Ramsey, DelaneyReardon, Paige Rigby, DeaRosa, Jaden Ryan, EmmaSenna, Emili Serratore,Sophia Serratore, AlrinaSharra, Angela Sharra,Connor Shoop, Marisa Silk,Kevin Sisk, Kevin Sisk, Mat-thew Sullivan, JamesUgochukwu, Erinn Wagner,Samantha Weinstein,Theodore Willett, PriscillaZhang.

2019-2020 John and Abigail AdamsScholarship Recipients

Phyllis Spiro, President of Norwood Woman's Club presents a generousgift to Norwood Veterans Agent Ted Mulvehill. This gift will helpNorwood veterans who are in need. New members are always wel-come. Please call Trina at 781-762-8173 for more information.

COURTESY PHOTO

Woman’s Club helps veterans

Grade 8: Patricia Wladkowski, Charlotte McDonald, Jayda GomesGrade 7: Juneau Joe, Kaylin Carreiro, Liam Harvie Grade 6: Humberto Guzman, Sylvia

Caparrotta, Reegan Pritchard, Riley Barnett Congratulations to the October winners of Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School’s Citizens

of the Month. Citizens of the Month exemplify the school’s mission statement and are chosenby teachers and staff. To celebrate their accomplishments, an end of the year breakfast cel-ebration will be held for students and their families.

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