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The Norwood MiddleSchool Building Committee(MSBC) met last week virtu-ally on March 25 and dis-cussed the current plans forthe replacement school build-ing for the aging CoakleyMiddle School.

The Coakley is currentlyunder review for the Massa-chusetts School Building Au-thority (MSBA) Capital Pipe-line program to replace theentire building and reimbursethe Norwood Public SchoolsDistrict (NPS) a portion offunds for planning and con-struction. That process hasbeen moving along now forabout two years.

Norwood School Facili-ties Manager Paul Riccardisaid at an earlier NorwoodSchool Committee meetingthat the completion date,even in the best case sce-

Middle School Building Committeepreparing for OPM selection

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nario, is still very far off andis likely somewhere around2026.

The committee votedunanimously to approve aRequest for Services for anOwners Project Manager forthe project and also to sendit to the MSBA. The Townfirst started this process inthe fall of 2019 and MSBCChair Alan Slater said theytook boiler plate documentsfrom the MSBA and appliedthem to Norwood.

“(Norwood Contract Ad-ministrator) Cathy Carneyand I had worked on this, andwe followed the blueprintthat the MSBA had but wemade it very specific to theTown of Norwood and thetype of things we’re lookingfor,” he said. “What will hap-pen here is that the documentwill go to MSBA after weapprove it.”

Slater said the MSBA willhave to review and approve

that document. He said it alsoincludes a schedule for whatthe Middle School Commit-tee and the Town have to doto ensure Norwood stays inthe running for the CapitalProgram and the replacementof the Coakley.

“That schedule was set upbefore all this stuff hap-pened,” Slater said, presum-ably referring to the recentdevelopments of the COVID-19 outbreak. “So I’m not sureexactly when we’re going tobe, assuming the MSBA ap-proves this, I’m not surewhen is the best time to for-mally go out and advertise foran OPM.”

Slater said regardless ofwhen the MSBA gets back tothe Town with the necessaryapprovals, the Town shouldhave all its own ducks in arow so that when and if theright time to hire an OPM

Two seniors die inNorwood nursing facility


The Charwell Nursing Home confirmed two deaths last week fromcomplications from the COVID-19 virus.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL TOWNELECTION POSTPONEMENT

This notice is to notify the residents in the Town of Norwood thatthe Board of Selectmen, under authority granted by Chapter 45 ofthe Acts of 2020, voted in their meeting of March 24th to postponethe Annual Town Election that was scheduled for Monday, April 6,2020 due to Covid-19.

The Board of Selectmen will be meeting at a later date to deter-mine a new date for the Annual Town Election.

Last Friday, it was an-nounced that two seniorshad been hospitalized andlater succumbed to COVID-19 while at the CharwellNursing Home in Norwood.

Charwell Vice Presidentof Operations Chris Robertssaid that at the time of pub-lication, the nursing homehas seen 12 total cases of thevirus and added that theother 10 residents are cur-rently in isolation.

“Thankfully, there havebeen no other residents whohave shown signs or symp-toms who need to be testedper the Massachusetts De-partment of Public Health(DPH) or Centers for Med-icaid and Medicare Servicesguidelines,” he said. “We’remaking sure that anyonewith any symptoms or signsare put in isolation as soonas possible.”

Roberts said the 10 resi-dents are “on the upswing”currently, but he did say thatwith this virus, anything canchange at any time. He saidthe reason the original num-bers had spiked so quicklyis that the previous Sunday,they had been able to obtain20 tests in what he said wasa “proactive” approach toidentify and combat the vi-rus.

“The only way peopleare getting tested is if theyget so sick with the assignedsymptoms that they go to the

Emergency Room,” he said.Currently, he added any

staff members showing evenone small symptom are im-mediately pulled from activeduty, and he added that theyhave hired a consultant thathas gone through a DPH-certified education programfor COVID-19 response. Hesaid they are also havingdaily update calls with theDPH.

“We wanted to have ex-tra eyes on this,” he said.“And any nursing home thatdoes get a positive case hasto have daily calls with theMassachusetts Departmentof Public Health.”

Roberts said they are fa-cilitating virtual visits asmuch as possible during thisdifficult time.

“We have Facetime andZoom for family or friendsso residents can see lovedones,” he said.

But Roberts said there issomething bigger residentscan do to help those stayingnursing homes across thestate.

“We are asking forpeople to send cards and let-ters to residents of your lo-cal nursing homes, even ifit’s not Charwell, to let themknow you’re thinking aboutthem,” he said. “Really, itcould mean the world tothem. Even if they have theluxury of having family,right now there is no al-lowed physical contact, and

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Town and CountryHI GUYS,JUST A FEW WORDSThe Covid-19 flu that has

erupted worldwide had a start-ing point but we will probablynever be able to definitivelyprove where. The communist/socialist Chinese Government(not the people of China, whoare treated very poorly,) havetheir labs at the ready to destroythat which they despise,America. Is it possible that intheir labs that create weaponsof mass destruction they pur-posely infused the Covid-19poison as a mass killing agent?Most likely their governmentwould do anything to destroythe greatest country in theworld for not continuing the‘made in China label’ on amyriad of goods. The pharma-ceutical companies will, hope-fully, begin to bring their manu-facturing of medicines backhome to the United States. Thenational news has reported thatmore than 80% of drugs pre-scribed for us in America aremade in China...pretty scaryright now isn’t it? Do we trust

them? Because of the almightydollar many American pharma-ceutical companies have putour lives in danger by havingtheir drugs produced in foreignlands. Think about the Ameri-can people first, not the dollar!You will always fill your pock-ets because we will alwaysneed medications. It has beenreported that China’s commu-nist party is now mouthingthreats regarding access to life-saving drugs, directly aimed atAmerica. Let’s stop this now,any way we can!

MANY THANKSTo those of you who donate

your blood to the Red Cross, Icannot say thank you enough.If you have donated in the past,today, or maybe tomorrow, youare heroes! There are fractionsin the blood which are used fordifferent medical procedures.My son and thousands of oth-ers need the Gamma globulinin the blood every month for therest of their lives in order tolive. Recipients receive yourlife-saving gift anonymously,and you are forever in our

thoughts with unending thanks!You actually provide life to astranger who would have noother means of survival. GodBless You!

WHAT A NIGHTMAREWe have spoken before

about the dangerous conditionsof the parking lot at the shop-ping plaza across the streetfrom the Police/Fire Station. Itis almost impossible to enter orleave the lot without having toback up, turn, go back into thespace, etc. Parking directly infront of the businesses is ex-tremely dangerous in itselfalong with trying to back outwith all the car and pedestriantraffic that might not be look-ing for you. Please be careful!

THEY ARE THE CHAM-PIONS

‘THE WARRIORS,’ OurTown’s second and third gradebasketball champs were the bigwinners in this year’s season.Thanks to Brad Thurman, theirsuper coach, and his excellent

presents itself, they will be ready.Carney said the services required for the OPM would

include firstly the approval and formation of a selectionsubcommittee, who would review each candidate.

“The members would review each candidate with a scor-ing sheet that has been developed by the MSBA, and itwould all be compiled. We would then hold interviews andfrom the interviews we would choose and rank,” she said.

She said after the ranking, they would select the Town’scandidate for approval from the MSBA.

The MSBC also decided to postpone an additional sitevisit to the new Quincy Middle School, called South-WestMiddle School, which MSBC member Matthew said wascompleted in the fall of 2019 through the same program inthe MSBA.

“It seemed like a great idea a couple of weeks ago,” Slatersaid.

Matthew Lane said he has family who works at the schoolwho said that at least before the cancellation of classes andschool that a site visit would not require too much advancednotice, and said he felt once things get back to a semblanceof normalcy, they can schedule a visit pretty easily. Theidea behind the visit would be to give the committee anoutline of what they could expect a new building to looklike and what types of facilities they should expect the build-ing to accommodate.

“It serves about 400 kids, but I don’t know much moreabout the building itself but I can definitely gather moreinformation from now until then,” he said.

Slater added that the site visit would be a good opportu-nity to ask school administrators in Quincy what didn’t workas well to help the district avoid any missteps.

“I guess the consensus of the committee is that it’s agreat idea for once we can actually visit schools,” Slatersaid.

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Selectmen discuss electionpostponement, Skating Club liquor


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.

—C.O.

The Norwood Board of Se-lectmen met last Tuesday atthe Norwood Public SafetyBuilding Community Room toconform with social distanc-ing recommendations anddeal with the Town’s requiredbusiness.

The Board discussed a re-cent piece of legislation by theMassachusetts State Legisla-ture that gave municipalitiesthe option to postpone localelections. The legislationpassed on Monday, March 23,and was signed into law byGov. Charlie Baker on thesame day.

“The ability to hold elec-tions is fundamental to thecontinued functioning of ourdemocracy. We are also awarethat we must protect thehealth and safety of the pub-lic during this unprecedentedglobal pandemic,” state Sen-ate President Karen E. Spilkasaid in a statement. “As such,the Senate has determined thatmoving forward with tradi-tional elections at this timewould put our voters, electionworkers, volunteers, and oth-ers in our cities and towns atexcessive risk.”

During a special meetingof the Norwood Board of Se-lectmen the previous Friday,March 20, the Board actuallymoved to start a litigation pro-cess to allow them to postponethe April 3 Municipal Elec-tion, as the Board felt hostingthe election during the out-break of COVID-19 made itunfeasible, as attracting elec-tion workers would be diffi-cult and promoting turnoutwould be counterproductiveto social distancing guidelinesand limiting the spread of thevirus.

Norwood Town CounselDavid DeLuca, however,pointed out that the legislationalso requires sitting Select-men to remain in office untilthe election is held.

“With all due respect coun-

selor I think we’re all wellaware of that,” said SelectmenChair Paul Bishop to laughterfrom the sitting members.

DeLuca said he understoodthat but just wanted to makesure the public was aware thatthe Board would continue tofunction in its current formand not be vacated after April3.

“We’re here to the end asit were,” Bishop said.

Selectman Allan Howardalso pointed out that in theTown’s bylaws, incumbentsare required to be in the posi-tion until a replacement iselected.

“I’d just like to say I hadsaid I wouldn’t run for reelec-tion, but this situation, franklyI am very proud and humbledthat I can still be in this posi-tion with the predicament thatour Town, State, country andthe world is in,” he said. “Ilook forward to making deci-sions that really matter aboutthis for our Town, and it wasbad circumstances that madethis, but I accept it with openarms, I really do.”

The Board also expressedtheir thanks to the Town em-ployees who are keeping thelights on and continuing towork during this difficulttime.

“Everyone’s doing a greatjob and we appreciate thosefolks who are being encour-aging and offering encourage-ment to us, and we’ll getthrough it as we always do andour Town will probably getthrough it better than most,”Selectman Thomas Maloneysaid. “In this difficult time wethank you for your forbear-ance.”

Also during the meeting,the Board voted to approve atransfer of liquor license fromthe recently shuttered Bam-boo Cafe on 663 WashingtonSt. to the Skating Club of Bos-ton (SCB). Attorney ElizabethLashway represented SCB.The transfer was also achange of type of license.

Lashway said SCB is look-

ing to license 37,000 squarefeet of its facility, whichwould include primarily themezzanine level, the clublounge, a club library, trophyroom and deck as well as thefirst level, which includes theseating level. She said the al-cohol would be trucked in andthen transported via freight el-evator.

SCB Executive DirectorDouglas Zeghibe confirmedthat alcohol sales will not beopen to the general publicwithout admittance to one ofthe club’s events.

Selectman David Hajjaremphasized that if a verticallicense is presented to a bar-tender or server as a form ofidentification for age verifica-tion, that license is not validas it was issued only for some-one who was, at the time of

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People need more delays for payments

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

Because of the pandemicthe federal government has de-layed the filing of income taxesfrom April 15 to July 15 with-out interest or penalty. Kudosto the state for doing the same. A moratorium has been im-posed on landlords from evict-ing tenants, presumably for notpaying their rents. The librar-ies will even expunge late feesif books are returned beforeMay 1. Indeed, these unprec-edented times have warrantedsuch measures.

There are other financialmeasures that need to be takenfor residents financially incon-venienced (sorry, I can’t thinkof another word, unless it’s“traumatized”) in the spring of

2020. First of all, the city and

counties should delay 4th quar-ter real estate tax payments,originally scheduled for theearly part of May, until July 15also and without interest andpenalty. This should apply notonly to homeowners but also tolandlords, whose rental pay-ments perhaps are not beingpaid; it should also apply tocommercial establishmentswhose rents in these hard timesare not being rendered.

Hopefully, they will not tryto justify adhering to its earlyMay tax deadline by claiminghardship or fiscal year issues: if the feds and state can juggletheir budgets, so too shouldthey by drawing upon innova-tive accounting practices and anold-fashioned approach calledbelt-tightening.

State automobile inspec-tions should be delayed untilmid-summer. The $39 fee maynot be that prohibitive but thecostly repairs to avoid a RE-JECT sticker can be a daggerfor many. The same delayshould also apply to the excisetax date for cars and license re-newals.

In these days of mammoth

TERRIBLE TIMING FOR THAT OPINIONTo the Editor:The opinion column in your March 19, 2020,

edition opens with “[t]hese are trying times, ofthis there is no doubt.” There is indeed no doubt,and it causes me to question why the author ofthis column felt it so important to make thosetrying times even more trying.

I originally intended to address it point-by-point, but there is little to no substance in theopinion to address. It’s a tone-deaf, snide, word-salad rant that sounds like someone desperatelytrying to exercise control over a situation theycannot even hope to fathom. It contains noth-ing useful or interesting and is, ultimately, trulysad to read.

One thing I will address is that it baffles methat so many people of the author’s acknowl-edged generation often have no real conceptabout who millennials are, and maybe even whotheir own Gen X children are. Depending onwho you ask, the oldest millennials are just turn-ing 40, and many of us have houses and chil-dren; Gen Xers are somewhere between 60 and35. I am a millennial, and I am an adult, and Ideserve the same respect any other adult doesas I try to make the best life I can for myself andthe people I love.

This opinion, published in a local newspa-per, comes at a time when local communitiesshould be pulling together in mutual support andrespect. What it represents is condescension anddivision, and the author should be ashamed. The paper and its editorial team should con-sider very carefully what sort of message itwants to send out into the world in this time. Freedom of the press means the freedom to pub-lish what’s fit to print, and I’m struggling tounderstand how this rant fits that criterion.

I have met many wonderful people sincemoving to Norwood, of all generations. I in-terview some amazing Gen Z students for col-lege admissions each year. I work with dili-

gent, bright millennials and Gen Xers. I knowBoomers who merit great respect for all thewisdom and experience they have. Now is em-phatically not the time for someone to set usagainst each other. Now is the time for us tobe empathetic and provide each other neigh-borly support as we try to find our waysthrough a crisis that is without precedent inour lives.

Patrick C. GriffinNorwood

WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER AREN’T WE?To the Editor:Coming from a family of more than 100

years in Norwood, I’m always taken aback thatSouth Norwood is seldom included in “uptown” events.

I went to the post office a little while agoand coming from my new dwelling, the insti-tute of aging in place, I noticed a fire enginecovered by a tarp at the corner where the lightdepartment was. I stopped and asked if it wasa car wash for fire engines. The fireman waspleasant and very polite. He explained the newCD plan with 3 sites for the fire department. Iasked who was in South Norwood...he justsmiled.

I can’t believe there is still no recognitionwhatsoever of the 7-8000 residents in SouthNorwood being a distance from communityservices. I was laughed at when I suggested aPolice Annex near Coakley and now just an-other insult excluding visible coverage of anysort for South Norwood. My brain says keeptrying, but my heart is bent due to years ofneglect.

Please understand. Put yourself in myplace. Oh go ahead, only for a minute or two.The good thing is that now gas is only $1.69a gallon.

Madeline EysieNorwood

lay-offs as well as a reluctanceto handle cash money—andthus pay many things by creditcard—wouldn’t it be nice if thecredit card companies totally orwaived late charges and/or sig-nificantly dropped their interestcharges?

If we’re all in this together,the state, city, and banks haveto do more, while their employ-ees are receiving their full pay-checks and overtime. We pleadfor the city, state, and credit cardcompanies in that revered Latinphrase usually reserved for theAlmighty: miserere nobis.

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The biggest beef we have with our world as we know itright now is the lying. Whether those telling the lies are doingit to, at least in their own minds, protect the public or, moreoften than not, to cover their own butts, it really needs to stop.Americans are a resilient lot and as such we can handle prettymuch anything thrown our way as long as we can trust thosewho are delivering the news.

For example, whether you love, hate, or fall somewhere inbetween, Tucker Carlson from the Fox Network astutelypointed out that initial directives by health officials were tonot wear masks if you aren’t sick. How could it not help towear a mask when in public? But we were told it wasn’t nec-essary and, in fact, it may even be detrimental to your health.Huh? Now, word is being disseminated that “after carefulresearch” maybe masks are a good idea. Nonsense. The gov-ernment always knew masks were a benefit to everyone usingone, they just didn’t want there to be critical shortages forthose who need them more working on the front lines. The liewasn’t necessary. Just as the vast majority of Americans areadhering to social distancing and stay at home directives, wewould have also done everything possible to make sure thesuper heroes working with the sick or behind the lines sup-porting the public would have what they needed.

And more locally, CBS Boston did a video report titled,‘Everything is Not Fine’: Nurses at Community HospitalsOverwhelmed By Coronavirus. The video opens with an ICUnurse at Norwood Hospital, looking haggard, staring at thescreen and stating she needs help. “I have to call uncle, it’stoo much, too much, I need help.” She went on to state thatshe kept telling hospital administration they needed help andthat they didn’t have nearly enough equipment to keep theirpatients and themselves safe.

However, in the same piece a Steward Hospital spokesper-son, the private corporation that owns Norwood Hospital, isquoted as stating, “Staffing is absolutely not a problem. OurICU is staffed completely and meeting CDC staff requirements.We’ve been very proactive about getting equipment that nursesneed…”

Hmmm, who to believe, the nurse on the front lines or themouthpiece for a for profit medical giant? That’s a tough one,but the guess at this address is the nurse more accurately re-flects conditions at Norwood Hospital. And we’re wonderinghow long before that ICU nurse becomes a “victim” of staffcutbacks.

There is really nothing wrong with using “we don’t know”more frequently. What good does it do projecting death talliesranging from 100k to 240k? Stressing that it is crucial for thepublic to maintaining social distancing or else death countscould be in the hundreds of thousands is fine. And for thosetrying to mitigate the seriousness of COVID-19, please stopusing the seasonal flu as proof that the media is sensationaliz-ing everything. We’re smart enough to sort the wheat fromthe chaff. And there will be plenty of time to prove theoriesthat the virus is an Asian conspiracy to fell the Great WhiteSatan. For now, let’s just focus on treatment and eradication.

And there appeared to be, at least for a short period, a trucein the embarrassing vitriol between Democrats and Republi-cans nationally, a very short period. Now, Pelosi et al are backat it telling Americans their President killed hundreds, if notthousands, by his delayed response to the threat, and the Re-publicans countering by claiming that if there was a delayit was due to the baseless and immoral impeachment proceed-ings. Most of us want them all just to shut up! These areunparalleled times. Is it expecting too much that those inWashington would put aside their personal, backstabbing, cow-ardly agendas for the greater good?


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Help Campagna raise moneyfor Project Bread


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Project Bread has been mak-ing an impact on those with foodinsecurity since 1969, by hostinga heavily-attended walkathonevery year since then at the Bos-ton Common.

This year, things are different.The event, originally scheduledfor May 3, has been canceled.This will undoubtedly mean lessmoney coming in for the GreaterBoston Food Bank and many sat-ellite food pantries the organiza-tion serves. For example, thisyear the organization has afundraising goal of $2 million,and has raised, as of the date ofpublication, $194,297, and 59cents.

That’s why Norwood residentNick Campagna is asking

Norwood residents everywhereto step up and help out. He saidhe’s been working with theNorwood Food Pantry for 10years now, and is organizing thePantry’s Walk for Hunger team.

“It’s been about 50 years thatI’ve worked with the whole Walkfor Hunger Program, he said.“I’ve personally done the walk35 times.”

He said that Project Bread hashelped the Norwood Food Pan-try in the past and felt that it wasonly right to help out as much aspossible now that Project Bread’sbiggest fundraiser has been can-celed.

“We figured if we organizedthis time, it would be a good wayto pay back Project Bread,” hesaid. “I felt we should try to atleast give back for all 20 yearsthat Project Bread has helped us

support the Food Pantry.”So now, Project Bread is host-

ing a virtual fundraiser, andCampagna’s page can be foundat support.projectbread.org/site/TR?team_id=81208&fr_id=1400&pg=team.He said now more than ever theyneed help to raise the necessaryfunds for those facing food inse-curity.

“They’ve asked to do a vir-tual walk fundraiser, which is ba-sically just getting people to sup-port us and it’s all done over thecomputer,” Campagna said.“People can donate online or theycan send in money, so we’re stilla team. Businesses who wantedto help out the food pantry, wellwe said why don’t you join ourwalk team.”

He added so far they’ve

the license’s validity, under 21.“You don’t have to serve

them,” he said. “Even if theyare over 21, if they are using avertical license to tell you that.My recommendation is thatyou not serve anyone who sub-mits a vertical license to you.”

Hajjar presumably madethis recommendation becausethe Board has seen in the lastyear several instances of estab-lishments coming before the

Board with violations concern-ing a Norwood Police Depart-ment secret shopper presentinga vertical license communicat-ing that the holder was under-age. Several establishmentshave been cited as serving theshopper regardless, andmembers of the Board haverepeatedly expressed exas-perated frustration to thisfact.

Bishop said there were

two criteria that had to be sat-isfied for the license transferto be approved, firstly does itprovide a public benefit, whichhe said he believes the eco-nomic benefit of the SCBwould provide and secondlydoes it provide a conveyance.

“I think based on their pastpractice in Brighton, they are avery prestigious organizationand I think they will do usproud,” he said.


Food Pantry stillneeds your help


The Town’s second and third grade basketball teams, the Warriors, both took home championship winsthis year.

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Now, more than ever, thosewith food insecurity are facingserious decisions.

The dilemma of medicationor food, rent or food, or foodfor the parent or food for chil-dren has been a serious prob-lem throughout the UnitedStates for some residents, butthe outbreak of COVID-19 hasmade those decisions thatmuch more dire. The NorwoodFood Pantry has now instituteda grab and go distribution, andofficials there have said that itseems so far to be workingwell, but food donations aredropping off.

Norwood Food Pantry vol-unteer Cynthia Zaft said manydonation locations are at localbusinesses.

“But, as you might surmise,most places are closed,” shesaid. “We accept donations di-rectly at our storage buildingwhich is in the back parking lotat 150 Chapel Street inNorwood on the property ofGrace Episcopal Church.Typically, we receive dona-tions here several mornings aweek... It would help us if do-nations are delivered onWednesday or Thursday morn-ings between 8:30 a.m. to 11a.m. If that isn’t possible, wecan try to set up another day/time to donate.”

The current list of most-needed items include cold ce-real, oatmeal, pasta, cannedsoup, canned beans (low so-dium like black, pinto or kid-ney), canned tomatoes, cannedspaghetti sauce, canned veg-etables, chili, corned beefhash, beef stew, canned fruit,canned tuna, canned chicken,mac and cheese, brown rice,

white rice, Rice a Roni, NearEast or similar items. For a fulllist of accepted donations, goto https://norwoodpantry.org/sample-page/donate/. You canalso donate there financially,by mail, credit card of Paypal.

Zaft said they are trying tokeep people as safe as possibleas they go through the pick upor donation process.

“As we reconfigure ourtypical method of serving cli-ents to encourage social dis-tancing, we are providing pre-packaged bags in the parkinglot,” she said.

The pantry makes its distri-butions every Saturday be-tween 8 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., andafter having switched to theGrab and Go method, the linemoves quickly.

“It went very smoothly, ourclients and volunteers reallyrallied to the cause,” she said.We served 56 households anddistributed 253 bags. Alongwith nonperishables, clientscould select from a list ofother items (beef, chicken,dairy, bread) as well as freshproduce. All bags were de-livered to clients observingthe 6 ft distancing recommen-dations. We also continuedto serve our existing HomeDelivery clientele and not un-expectedly, added severalnew clients to this group.”

Zaft said the plan movingforward is to keep as muchdistance between everyoneinvolved, in need, or simplyjust in the area as possible.

“We will continue to mini-mize exposure to volunteersand clients alike by consoli-dating food distribution tothe storage area only,” shesaid.

For more information, goto https://norwoodpantry.org/

teaching of the sport, they went5 and 1 in the regular seasonand then won 3 playoff gamesto win the 2020 championshipfor their level.

CONGRATULATIONS….GO WARRIORS!!

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REMEMBERThe doctors have spoken up

reminding you NOT to gel upyour babies, toddlers, andyoung children with hand sani-tizer. It damages the immunesystem and leaves them suscep-tible to many serious allergies!

By constantly using hand sani-tizer you eliminate bacteria thathelps them build their immunesystems for good health. Getback to the REAL and SAFEbug killer...wash your handswith the miracle of SOAP andWATER!

OUR TOWN LOOKSDIFFERENTDriving through up-Town

there are many parking spacesavailable. That isfantastic...The only problem isthat most of the stores areclosed. Can’t have it both waysI guess. Hopefully, the storeswill be able to open soon andwe will once again see a mildlybusy center. You can’t evenimagine what our center lookedlike years ago. It was incredible.We had everything, but timeschange and so does life.

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JUST A NOTEThank you to the churches

that have put services on line.May everyone have a HappyPassover and Happy Easter!

BYE GUYS.Let us all be hopeful that

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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.

—J.D.

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.—B.T.

Norwood's faith communities are stepping up to serve the Town and those in need during the unprecedentedCOVID-19 outbreak.

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Communities of Faithcome together while staying apart


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In times of crisis, comfort isfound in turning to one’s faith.

The outbreak of COVID-19has made physically coming to-gether dangerous. And while all

of Norwood’s faith communitiesare staying home during this cur-rent crisis, there are outreach andservices being provided by theTown’s many churches and par-ishes.

Father Stephen S. Donohoe at

the St. Catherine of Siena Churchsaid they are, like almost all ofthe church communities in Town,offering digital sermon servicesat the church’s Facebook page at


DEATHSCHIKOWSKI

Anne M. (DiGiacomandrea) ofNorwood, formerly of Roslindale,died March 28th, 2020. Belovedwife of the late Frank P. Chikowski.Loving mother of Janice Gottschalkand her husband John of Norwood,Diane and her husband John Corleyof Cary, North Carolina, FrankChikowski of Roslindale, and Rob-ert Chikowski and his wife Laurenof Braintree. Cherished grandmotherof Leanne Vargas, Kurt Gottschalk,Lauren, Angela and Alyssa Corley,and great-grandmother of Olivia,Mateo, Mason and Noelle. Anne waspredeceased by 5 siblings. Also sur-vived by many loving nieces andnephews. Due to the current healthconcerns, Anne’s Funeral Servicesand interment will be private. Dona-tions may be made in Anne’smemory to the Alzheimer’s Associa-tion at alz.org Holden-Dunn-Lawlerwww.hdlfuneralhome.net

CORCORAN

ROBERT F. “Buddy” a lifelongresident of Norwood passed away onMarch 22, 2020 at the age of 93.Beloved husband of Jeanne F.(Cross) Corcoran for 69 years. De-voted father of Patricia Farioli andher husband Edward of Norwoodand Donna Gronroos and her hus-band Paul of Norwood. Cherishedgrandfather of Edward Farioli, MarkFarioli and his wife Shannon, KristinPinto and her husband Jason, KevinGronroos and his wife Marissa andKara Gronroos. Great grandfather ofRocco, Giada and Giovanni Farioli.Brother of Susan Bamond ofScituate and the late John, Elizabeth,Donald, Richard, Jane, Nancy,Gerald and Dennis. Son of the lateJohn and Esther (Sinclaire)Corcoran. Family, friends, and gar-dening brought Buddy endless joy.He was a graduate of Norwood HighSchool. Buddy was a lifetime mem-ber of the Norwood Elks and theNorth Walpole Fish and Game Club.He was also a member of theNorwood American Legion,Norwood VFW, the Bricklayers andAllied Craftsman Local Union #3and a WWII US Coast Guard Vet-eran. A private burial will take placeat Highland Cemetery with a Memo-rial Service to celebrate his Life at alater date. In lieu of flowers pleaseconsider making a donation in hisname to the Norwood Circle of HopeFoundation, P.O. Box 421 Norwood,MA 02062.

FITZGERALDMargaret “Joan” (Sutton) of

Norwood, formerly of Hyde Parkand Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland.Daughter of the late Grace (Ryan)and Jeremiah Sutton of Howth, Co.Dublin, Ireland. Dedicated wife ofthe late Richard E. Fitzgerald ofHyde Park. Loving mother of Col-leen (Fitzgerald) Magan and herhusband William of Norwood.Proud and adoring Nana ofSamantha and Maxwell Magan ofNorwood. Loving sister of MarieMcIntyre of Dublin, Ireland,Brenda Matthews of TN, AnneO’Neill of MA, Jerry Sutton of CA,Denise Cathcart of CO, CarolWalter of NJ, Jack Sutton of Dublin,Ireland, Gabrielle Doherty ofLeixlip, Ireland, Angela AlSafar ofDublin, Ireland and the late Brian,Suzanne and David Sutton ofDublin, Ireland. Also loving aunt tomany nieces and nephews. VisitingHours: Private Burial and Celebra-tion of Life to be held at a later date.

KUIETAUSKASCHARLES J. of Walpole for-

merly of Norwood passed away onMarch 23, 2020 at the age of 95.Beloved husband of 70 years to thelate Eleanor L. (Ross) Kuietauskas.Devoted father of PeterKuietauskas of ME, PaulKuietauskas of Walpole, Ann M.McGuire of Norwood, Charles J.Kuietauskas Jr. of Norwood, CarolKuietauskas of VA and the late JohnF. Kuietauskas. Brother of the lateBaria Marthas and AnneKuietauskas. Cherished grandfatherof 9 grandchildren and 9 greatgrandchildren. Charles was a mem-ber of the Norwood KofC andLongtime Owner/Manager of theNorwood Sport Center. At the re-quest of the family all services willbe held at a later date. In lieu offlowers donations may be made inhis name to a charity of your choice.

LAZZARO

ROBERT G. of Walpole for-merly of Norwood passed away onMarch 26, 2020 at the age of 95.Beloved husband of the late MaryJ. (Kilduff) Lazzaro. Devoted fatherof Robert Lazzaro, Jr. and his wifeRoberta of MD, Jean Lodge andher husband William ofWalpole, Gerard Lazzaro and hiswife Jane of Walpole, PaulLazzaro and his wife Jane ofWalpole, Carol Hopkins and herhusband Joseph of EastWalpole and Neil Lazzaro and hiswife Lisa of Franklin. Brother of thelate Everett Lazzaro. Cherishedgrandfather of 16 grandchildren and20 great grandchildren. Also sur-vived by many nieces and nephews.Son of the late George W. and EdithJ. (Davis) Lazzaro. Due to the vi-rus, burial will be private. At a laterdate, a Memorial Mass inviting allhis extended family and friends will

be held at St. Timothy’s Church. Anotice will be published in the Bos-ton Globe with the date and timewhen the mass is finalized. In lieu offlowers donations may be made inhis name to St. Timothy’s Church650 Nichols Street Norwood, MA02062, or the charity of your choice.WWII US Navy Veteran.

LUSTENBERGERArmand E. Jr. Age 86, of

Norwood, passed peacefully onMarch 19, in the Ellis Nursing andRehabilitation Center, Norwood. Hewas the beloved husband of the lateMeredyth (Thompson) Lustenbergerwith whom he celebrated 61 yearsof marriage. Born in Wrentham onMay 9, 1933, he was the son of thelate Armand E. Lustenberger, Sr. andClarinda (Rattie) Lustenberger.Armand was educated in WrenthamHigh School. He served his countryproudly as a member of the USArmy, 44th Artillery Division inGermany. Armand worked as theWarehouse Supervisor at the formerCrosby Valve Company inWrentham for 45 years and part timein the deli section at Star Market inNorwood for over 20 years, wherepeople enjoyed his outgoing person-ality. He travelled extensively withMeredyth after retirement. He wasalso an avid Red Sox and Patriotsfan. Armand is survived by his chil-dren, Dennis Lustenberger and hiswife Mary of Norwood, and CherylLustenberger of Foxboro. Also sur-vived by many nieces and nephews.He was the brother of the lateLorraine Briere. A celebration-of-lifewill be scheduled at a later date forfamily and friends. In lieu of flow-ers, donations in Armand’s memorymay be made to: aspca.org An onlineguestbook may be found atrjrossfuneralhomeinc.com

NICHOLSONMary E. (Dillon) of Norwood,

passed away on March 15, 2020 atthe age of 93. Beloved wife of thelate Lawrence J. McLaughlin andPaul Nicholson. Devoted mother ofBarbara R. Asher of Norwood,Maryjane McLaughlin of FL,Lawrence J. McLaughlin and hiswife Rene of Franklin, John M.McLaughlin of Norwood, StephenW. McLaughlin of Norwood andGayle A. McCracken and her hus-band Paul of Norwood. Cherishedgrandmother of 5 grandchildren and3 great-grandchildren. Mary was amember of the Women’s CommunityCommittee of Norwood and an ac-tive member of St. Catherine’s andSt. Timothy’s Church prayer group.The family will be holding a privateService and Burial. In lieu of flow-ers, donations may be made in hername to the Women’s CommunityCommittee, Inc., 1091 WashingtonSt., Norwood, MA 02062. kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com FamilyOwned and Operated 781-762-0482.

O’CONNORJohn F. “Jocko”, 81 passed away

at home surrounded by his lovingfamily on March 17, 2020. He wasthe husband of Kathleen (Coffey-Donovan) O’Connor for 57 years.

John was the son of the lateStephen and Mary (Ward)O’Connor. He graduated fromNorwood High School and then wenton to attend Burdett College andNortheastern University. John faith-fully served the Commonwealth asa manager in the Comptroller’s Of-fice until his retirement in 2002.Born and raised in Norwood, hemoved to Lakeville in 2006 and win-

tered in Florida. He was an avidreader and card player and especiallyenjoyed Cribbage. John was a LifeMember of the Norwood Elks Lodge#1124 and a former member of theBoard of the Massachusetts StateEmployee Credit Union. He enjoyedgoing out for breakfast, watching hisfavorite Boston sports teams androoting for Notre Dame athletics.

Known as Jocko, Mr. O andOogie he was a friend and gentle-man to all, greeting strangers andfriends alike with a smile, wave anda good joke. He cherished conver-sation with others. All those thatknew him are richer for it.

In addition to his wife, he leaveshis son and daughter in law, Stephenand Mary Kaitlin O’Connor ofWalpole; daughter and son in law,Theresa and Daniel Hopkins ofLakeville; daughter and son in law,Christine and Andrew Sniezak ofGermantown, TN.; GrandchildrenDiana Moss, Kelsey, Kayla andLindsey Hopkins and Richard JohnSniezak; two sisters, Mary T.O’Connor of Norwood, Patricia O.Dolan and her husband Robert of So.Yarmouth. He was the brother of thelate Peter O’Connor.

Funeral services will be privatewith a memorial celebration at a laterdate. Donations in John’s memorymay be made to St. Catherine ofSiena School, 249 Nahatan St.,Norwood MA, 02062. The familywould like to thank his caregiversLucy and Olga as well as theSouthcoast VNA for the excellentcare and support they provided.

PIANTEDOSIDorothy Ellen, aged 71, most

recently of Norfolk, Massachusetts,passed away on March 16, 2020 inHerndon, Virginia. Born DorothyEllen Green in Norwood, Massachu-setts to Edna Marie (Hankin) Greenand William Joseph Green, Dottiegraduated from Norwood HighSchool and married Carmen JosephPiantedosi of Everett. They lived inWalpole, Wrentham, and AttleboroFalls before settling in Norfolk.Dottie worked at Bishop FeehanHigh School and for the Sisters ofMercy. In 2016, she made her Cov-enant as an Associate of the Sistersof Mercy of the Americas. She issurvived by her husband, Carmen,her granddaughter, Mya Ivarone ofAttleboro, and by her three children:Todd Joseph Piantedosi of Oakland,California; Alison Renee Piantedosiof Herndon, Virginia; and Ryan Jo-seph Piantedosi of Norfolk, as wellas by her brother, William JosephGreen of Campton, New Hampshire,her sister, Mitzi Chute of Norwood,and her sister, Priscilla Shaughnessyof Westwood. Funeral arrangementswill be announced later. In lieu offlowers, donations may be made to:The Sisters of Mercy of the Ameri-cas-Northeast, 15 Highland ViewRd, Cumberland, RI 02864.

PUCCISarah (Joseph) Age 92, passed

away on March 24, 2020, peacefullysurrounded by her loved ones. Sa-rah was born on January 9, 1928 inBoston, Massachusetts, as the fifthchild to Michael and Miriam(Kaanan) Joseph. Sarah was a car-ing, devout, and thoughtful girl froma young age, and a beloved sister andfriend to all throughout her life. Af-ter graduating from high school, Sa-rah worked alongside her brothersand sisters at her father’s business,M. Joseph Sewing Machine Com-pany in West Roxbury. She attendednight classes at Northeastern Univer-sity and graduated with her degree

in Business Management in June of1950. Sarah spent her working ca-reer as a bookkeeper at WestwoodLodge. Whenever she could, shespent time volunteering: she servedon the AABA board and was an ac-tive member of her church, whereshe was the Superintendent of theSunday School for many years. Sa-rah settled with her family inNorwood, MA where she raised herthree children and lived an active lifeas an involved member of the com-munity. Sarah was an avid ballroomand line dancer and hostessextraordinaire. She loved the com-pany of a good book, treasured chat-ting the day away with her friends,enjoyed trips to the beach, and al-ways ended her day with a choco-late or two. Sarah cared endlessly forher family, and was a cherished Sitoand Sittee to her grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren. Sarah’s legacyof kindness, generosity, and love,will live on through her friends andfamily. Sarah was predeceased byher parents, Michael and MiriamJoseph, her brothers Joseph, Nicho-las, and Arthur Joseph, her sisterRose Joseph, her son Robert Pucci,and her grandson Keith Kinosian.Sarah is survived by her loving chil-dren, Christine Byron and her hus-band Donald, and Karen Kinosianand her husband Joseph; her grand-children, Kristopher Kinosian, KaraFloyd and her husband David,Michael Byron, and Jennifer Byron;her great-grandchildren KennedyRose Floyd, Zoey Sarah Floyd, andJesse Keith John Floyd; her sistersLillian Joseph and Helen Dalton; hersister-in- law Irene Joseph; her lov-ing nieces, nephews, and cousins;and, her many beloved friends. AMemorial Service and Celebrationof Life will be held at a later date.Contributions in Sarah’s memorymay be made to a foundation near toher heart, St. Jude Children’s Re-search Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place,Memphis, TN 38105; St. GeorgeOrthodox Church Building Fund, 6Atwood, Ave., Norwood, MA02062; or to Hebrew Senior LifeHospice, 80 Newbridge Way,Dedham, MA 02026. Guestbook andother information atwww.KfouryFuneral.com KfouryKeefe Funeral Home West Roxbury617-325-3600.

SANTOROEleanor R. (Smith) of Norwood,

passed away on March 19, 2020 atthe age of 87. Beloved wife of thelate Henry J. Santoro, Jr. Devotedmother of Henry J. Santoro, III andhis wife Thea Singer of Chestnut Hilland Linda J. Santoro and her hus-band Kevin Cramer of Indianapolis,IN. Aunt of Jeffrey F. Kern and hiswife Elizabeth Walsh of Norton. Sis-ter of WIlliam Smith and his wifeMargaret of Medford. Cherishedgrandmother of Alexandra Letts ofMiami, FL and Sophie SInger-Santoro of Chestnut Hill. All Ser-vices will be private and there willbe a Memorial Service at a later date.In lieu of flowers, donations may bemade in her name to the AmericanParkinson Disease Assoc., 135Parkinson Ave., Staten Island, NY10305 www.apdaparkinson.org or tothe Good Shepherd CommunityCare, 90 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA02459. www.gscommunitycare.orgKraw-Kornack Funeral Home kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com 781-762-0482.The Bulletin Newspaper

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raised about $1,000.“We’ve typically raised in the past up to $9,000 or $10,000,” he

said.Campagna said he first got involved when a friend who helped

with the publicity for the Walk for Hunger asked him to help outwith the Food Pantry.

“Then he says I want to make you a member of the Food Pan-try Board, as the Walk for Hunger Coordinator,” he said. “As Iapproached retirement and I was only working a few days a week,I started going into the food pantry more and more organizingand stocking shelves. Then I got involved lining up people to gointo the pantry and then I got into going to Costco and the Big Yto do bakery runs and pickups. It just kind of ballooned.”

Campagna said he saw the spirit in the Norwood Food Pantryand wanted to be a part of it. He said he was impressed in thedirection the pantry was going in. He said the Norwood FoodPantry was picking up on trends before many other similar orga-nizations.

“I had seen the work they had done and the thing that reallyimpressed me was the work with school children in getting healthyfood programs in for breakfast and lunch and their summertimefeeding programs,” he said. “It’s really hard for kids to learn andgrow if they don’t know when and where their next meal is com-ing from.”

there are a lot of people in nursing homes across Massachu-setts who have no family or the family has forgotten aboutthem. We’re asking residents to put cards together, contactthe facility first to make sure it’s okay, and send them out.Having cards helps to brighten their day, even if they can’tget within six feet of fellow residents.”

He added that the Norwood community has been amaz-ingly helpful in this time, and that there have been severaldonations of hand sanitizer and other essentials.

“The community response has been fantastic,” he said.

https://www.facebook.com/stcatherinenorwood/ or ats t ca ther inenorwood .org .Donohoe said he knows it is atough time for Norwood andthose in his parish, but he said hehas faith everyone will getthrough it. He also said that anyresident wishing to receive thesacrament of the Anointing of theSick can call the church to sched-ule a time at (781) 762-6080.

Pastor Bruce Peterson of theTrinity Community Church saidthey are also offering digital ser-vices.

“We’re offering our typicalworship service for people to re-ceive the ministry, with somemodifications,” he said. “We’reasking our community to sharewith their friends and relatives orsomeone who might just want tolisten, to know what church islike at Trinity. We look to God inthis time and it is extremely im-portant for our church to gathertogether in this season of socialdistancing.”

To check out worship ser-vices at Trinity, go to https://w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /TCCNorwood/.

The Waters Church inNorwood on Route 1A has beenproducing several different faithprograms, including Bible studytalks, sermons, Kids Korner, Be-tween Two Church Plants withJody Bowden, prayer direction

and daily updates from differentstaff members. According to themost recent update, the churchthanked the community for resi-dents’ myriad of donations forthose in need during the out-break. If you’d like to donate, goto http://waterschurch.tv/ formore information on how to do-nate or how to ask for services.

“To God be the glory, Godbless you, God protect you, Godkeep you, we love you we haveyou in our heart,” said PastorTom Geyser.

The United Church ofNorwood is also hosting digitalservices at facebook.com/unitedchurchofnorwood/.

“We are still working out thekinks. We did use a better mic -let’s see if the sound quality isbetter,” said Pastor Kevin Smith.“And lets all pray that we can getback to worshiping together - inperson - as soon as possible.”

The church is also hostingworship hymnals and songs onits page for the faithful.

Rev. Michele Bagby Allan ofthe First Congregational Church,https://www.facebook.com/FCCNorwood/, sent a specialmessage with her most recentsermon.

“How I am missing you, dearchurch!” she said. “It truly is notthe same preaching to the stuffedanimals (and my spouse, though,of course, I am grateful for his

help). Know that I am praying forthe church daily, for your well-be-ing, and for our strength in this timeof illness, fear, and uncertainty.

The Heritage Baptist Church isbroadcasting its services with Pas-tor Thomas Krampert live onFacebook, which can be found athttps://www.facebook.com/HeritageBaptistNorwood/. Thechurch has released a statementencouraging the community to dowhat it can to stop the spread ofthis crisis:

“Our entire country is trying topull together so that we can mini-mize and largely prevent the mostdevastating effects of this virus. Allof us have been greatly inconve-nienced, to say the least. But restassured, these measures are tem-porary, and they have been orderedin an attempt to expedite the fullrecovery of our country, that wemight resume life as we know it,which includes corporate gath-erings. I believe the spirit of ourgovernmental leadership is tohelp, not to harm. Trust the Lord.There is no doubt that we willlook back on this someday, andlaugh to ourselves, realizinghow futile it was to worry andfret.”

The Emmanuel LutheranChurch is also hosting digitalservices, which can also befound at its Facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/EmmanuelLutheranChurch/.Emmanuel’s services have takena different approach, in that theywill be an interactive Zoommeeting. Dozens have joined inthe practice at the church andchurch leadership has stated ithas been a great success.

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Sunday, March 221000 Phone - Assist Citizen No Action Re-

quired Location/Address: Cvs Pharmacy -Nahatan St Elderly male believes his MV wasstolen from lot while he was shopping. Hecalled back before units arrived to report thathe had located it.

1207 Phone - Disturbance Transported To Hos-pital Location/Address: Ellis Nursing AndRehabilitation Center - Ellis Ave Nurse re-ports patient was attempting to jump out ofhis bedroom window. N669 and N661 re-sponded. Staff issues Section 12, units stoodby while NFD transported.

1214 Phone - Larceny *Report Filed Location/Address: Garfield Ave Report of a stolen bi-cycle.

1340 Phone - Susp Activity Services RenderedLocation/Address: Nahatan St Caller reportsa possible SP male near the bank. Units spoketo him and reported there were no issues ofconcern.

1414 Phone - Found Syringe Services RenderedLocation/Address: Dean St + Edgehill RdItem retrieved and disposed of. 1548 Phone- Noise Complaint Services Rendered Loca-tion/Address: Martn Thornton - WashingtonSt Female reports loud music from herneighbor’s apartment. Units spoke to thesubjects, matter resolved. 2nd time there to-day.

1654 911 - Well Being Chk *Report Filed Lo-cation/Address: Marriot Hotel - River RidgeDr Caller reports he is being held against hiswill in a hotel room. FD notified for medicalassistance and transports one to NorwoodHospital with N670 following. N664 returnsto the station with one for questioning. De-tective Greene was notified and respondedto the hospital.

1759 Phone - Animal Complaint NACO/WACO notified Location/Address: MarlboroSt Reports of a loose blk/wht huskie dog.NACO notified.

1845 Phone - Mischief (Kids) Area SearchNegative Location/Address: Davis AveCaller reports kids in the woods. N666,N670searched the area nothing showing.

1853 Phone - Assist Citizen *Protective Cus-tody Location/Address: Nahatan St +Queensboro Ct Caller reports he is from agroup home and a resident does not want togo back. FD notified. 1917 911 - Assist Citi-zen Spoken To Location/Address: NeponsetSt Caller reports a few people came to herhouse asking for information. N666 reportsthat party was looking for his W2 form sincehe was a ex employee of the homeowner. Hewill not return to the property.

2155 Phone - Assist Citizen *Report Filed Lo-cation/Address: Washington St Caller reportshis 14yr old daughter left the house and statedshe is going to go to Boston. N670 spoke tothe reporting party, and states no Q5 state-ments and does not appear to be in any dan-ger. Boston PD will check a few addressesof where the girl maybe.

2220 911 - Report Of Gas Leak Fire Dept No-tified/Responded Location/Address: PressAve Caller reports he smells gas in his house.FD notified. 2246 Phone - Well Being ChkServices Rendered Location/Address:Norwest Dr Caller reports she would like awelfare check on her sister in-law. N664 re-ports all was quiet and no lights on, knockedon the door with no answer.

Monday, March 230849 Initiated - Road Hazard Assisted Party

Location/Address: Pleasant St Contructioncompany (Kamco Boston) spoken to aboutsetting up a crane for delivery in street. Of-ficer stands by while delivery is being made.1038 Phone - Assist Citizen Services Ren-dered Location/Address: Sumner St Woodremoved last night .Officer spoke with allinvolved and there was a communication is-sue and subject was given permission to getthe wood. 1121 Phone - Missing Person *Re-port Filed Location/Address: Washington StEntered in CJIS

1126 Phone - Assist Citizen Services RenderedLocation/Address: Neponset St NFD forcesentry on a Lifeline activation.NFD requestedPD Officer reports maintenance on scene andwill secure. Resident not home. 1548 Phone- Well Being Chk Spoken To Location/Ad-dress: Engamore Ln Well being requested.Officer reports he is well enough today but

has Hessco and will have them visit. 1814Phone - Animal Complaint NACO/WACOnotified Location/Address: Highview StCaller reports a blk/wht pitbull in the area.NACO notified.

1820 Phone - Well Being Chk Spoken To Lo-cation/Address: Engamore Ln Riversidewould like a check on one of their patientsthey have not heard from her in about a week.N668 reports while on scene that individualshowed up to the residence and all is ok. 2138Phone - Assist Citizen *Report Filed Loca-tion/Address: Ridgewood Dr Caller reportsthat his daughter is getting inappropriatemessages from a friend.

2225 Phone - Susp Activity *Report Filed Lo-cation/Address: Arcadia Rd

2318 Phone - Well Being Chk Spoken To Lo-cation/Address: Engamore Ln Caller reportsupstairs neighbor is banging pots and pans.N666 spoke to that party he is ok he wastrying to get the neighbors attention. N666will contact our elder affairs officer to checkin on him.

Tuesday, March 241223 Phone - Assist Citizen Assisted Party Lo-

cation/Address: Nichols St N664 disposedof a steak knife that was found in the park-ing lot. 1522 Phone - Assist Citizen ServicesRendered Location/Address: Highview StParty seeking advice on her neighbor.

1523 Phone - Susp Activity Gone On ArrivalLocation/Address: Norwood Animal Shelter- Bos-Prov Hwy Possible 94C activity. 1858Phone - Complaint Of Mv Spoken To Loca-tion/Address: Austin St Dirt bike travellingat a high rate of speed. Advised. 2212 Phone- Animal Complaint Area Search NegativeLocation/Address: Spada Brothers Llc -Pleasant St Caller states he heard an animalin distress.

Wednesday, March 250917 Phone - Susp Activity Services Rendered

Location/Address: Moderna Tx. Inc. - Tech-nology Way Report MA PC PS3233 showedup to volunteer his help, sent away withoutincident. 1. Moderna security reporting thelisted vehicle and individual approached se-curity gate B and requested to be a test sub-ject for the vaccine or to assist in any way.Made contact and advised him of the con-cern and instructed individual to remain awayfrom Moderna. Moderna staff did not wishto pursue a letter of dis-invite.

0952 Phone - Assist Citizen Services RenderedLocation/Address: Shaws Supermarket -Nahatan St Report customer cannot get hersister to understand where she is in order tocome give her a ride home. N662 reports mat-ter resolved. 1302 Phone - Fraud *ReportFiled Location/Address: Walters Rd Checkfraud.

1440 Phone - Well Being Chk Spoken To Lo-cation/Address: Chapel St Multiple calls formale yelling different statements and soundslike he is throwing things around. N678spoke to him, states he is working out, hewill quiet down. 1557 Phone - Well BeingChk Services Rendered Location/Address:Countryside Ln Report no answer from cli-ent since 3/17. Party checks out. 1802 Phone- Susp Activity Gone On Arrival Location/Address: Oldham School (Acct# 1382d) -Prospect St Caller reports a broken windowin rear of the building and a vehicle driveout of the parking lot. Units could not locatevehicle and report no new damage. 1819Phone - Civil Dispute Services RenderedLocation/Address: Jacobsen Dr

2111 Phone - Citizens Complaint Services Ren-dered Location/Address: Jefferson Dr Callerreports that her neighbor has been sitting inhis car for an hour near her house. N664spoke to him, no issues. 2337 Phone - NoiseComplaint Services Rendered Location/Ad-dress: Pleasant St Party advised to cease hiswork inside his garage.

Thursday, March 260005 Phone - Susp Person Services Rendered

Location/Address: Bubbles-Up Laundromat- Central St Caller reports a male chasing afemale trying to poke her with something inthe back. Officers responded and locatedboth parties. Male party indentified, spokento. N670 transported party to Budget Inn,N666 followed. Female stated he was mak-ing gestures about her mask.

0824 Phone - Susp Vehicle Spoken To Loca-tion/Address: Rock St Report MA PC8JCJ80 in lot over a week, window openeven during Monday’s snow storm. Checkof same-not stolen. N677 spoke to owner byphone, friend lives in apartment building andletting her use her parking spot. 1140 Walk-In - Phone Harassment Services Rendered

Location/Address: Lewis Ave Party in lobbyreports multiple phone calls. N663 reportsdue to broken screen on victim’s phone thereis no evidence. N663 spoke to the ex-girl-friend and informed her to stop calling,warned her of consequences, and party is get-ting new phone today and will block her num-ber.

1219 Phone - Susp Person Area Search Nega-tive Location/Address: Village Rd E Reportof a W/M,navy blue scully cap,Red/Whi/BluPat’s jacket,dark jeans, walking with smallfemale child, looking at cars in lot, claimshe is checking permits. Call to office- theyhave no one out doing that at this time. Unitschecked the lots- GOA.

1316 Phone - Assist Other Agency Gone OnArrival Location/Address: Hawes Pool -Washington St N663 is assisting AnimalControl with an investigation by the HawesPool playground area.

1543 Phone - Recovered Missing Person Re-turned Home Location/Address: Jefferson DrNatick requests confirmation that a missingjuvenile has returned home. N664 confirmed.Juvenile located in NCIC. Natick PD noti-fied.

1618 Phone - Complaint Of Mv Spoken ToLocation/Address: Hemlock St Operator ofa blue Mustang travelling at a high rate ofspeed and yelling obscenities. N664 locatedMA PC 342D60 on Ridgewood Drive andspoke to the operator.

Friday, March 270010 Phone - Susp Activity Services Rendered

Location/Address: Rock St Caller reportshearing a loud bang noise and doesn’t knowif it is inside downstairs or outside of herhome. N669,N678 responded and checkedoutside perimeter and checked home. All inorder.

0016 Initiated - Susp Person Spoken To Loca-tion/Address: Norwood Post Office - Cen-tral St + Guild St Suspicious male. Darkskinned, wearing a red winter jacket withhood reported loitering around uptown inpost office area. N662,N670 responded toarea. N662 spoke with party who stated hewas on his way home. FIO’d

0615 911 - Death *Report Filed Location/Ad-dress: Charlwell Nursing Home - WalpoleSt Report unresponsive patient. NFD trans-ports to hospital. Hospital reports patientpassed away, C.P.A.C. notifiedreport filed.

0649 911 - Larceny *Report Filed Location/Address: Chipotle Mexican Grille Of Colo-rado - Bos-Prov Hwy Manager reports pastlarceny from restaurant and believes it wasan employee. N678 responded.

0750 Phone - Citizens Complaint Spoken ToLocation/Address: Alandale Pkwy ReportMA LV 68125, “The Ride” van, #2227, fe-male operator throws food debris into street.N663 spoke to operator, left information inmailbox of caller if they wish to speak to TheRide office.

0946 Phone - Stolen Lic Plate *Report FiledLocation/Address: Broadway Report 2 MAPC plates 9AXL80 stolen, running tollbooths. Due to “Recent Query” file platesalready recovered in Winthrop,MA.

1102 Cellular - Well Being Chk No Action Re-quired Location/Address: Washington St Vis-iting nurse reports no answer, can hear cellphone inside, heart issues. NFD sent. 1105Hrs-Nurse reports he showed up, both agen-cies canceled.

1205 Cellular - Warrant Service Spoken To Lo-cation/Address: Morse St Report 2 subjectswe were looking for are on the property.N668 locates them, they are not them.

1218 Phone - Forge/Counterf *Report FiledLocation/Address: Norwood Post Office -Central St Report U.S.Mail taken and 1 checkchanged and cashed, 2nd check he was ableto stop payment.

1228 Phone - Well Being Chk Spoken To Lo-cation/Address: Adams St Request check ofresident, no contact since 3/23. NFD sent.N669 reports she is ok and will callHESSCO.

1246 Cellular - Civil Dispute Civil Matter Lo-cation/Address: Dalton Disposal - EndicottSt Employee reports the boss will not pay him.N664 spoke to all parties, civil matter.

1252 Initiated - Drunk Person Services RenderedLocation/Address: West St N456, on privatedetail, encounters male subject on the street.N667,N669 responded. N456 reports room-mate took subject,whom had been drinking,in for the rest of the day.

1310 Phone - Forge/Counterf *Report FiledLocation/Address: Norwood Post Office -Central St Walpole resident gave her parentsher U.S. Mail to mail, parents came toNorwood and mailed it in Norwood. Then theU.S.Mail was taken and then check altered

and cashed.1317 Cellular - Well Being Chk Spoken To Lo-

cation/Address: Washington St + Bond StRequest check of male on the public bench.NFD sent. N664 reports party, known to po-lice, taking a nap.

1323 Phone - Disturbance Services RenderedLocation/Address: Beacon St Report a coupleyelled at caller to slow down as he drove downBullard St. N670 reports spoke to all partiesover road rage incident, matter resolved.

1441 911 - Motor Vehicle Accident *Complaint/Summons Location/Address: 175 - Mylod StReport head-on collision. NFD sent. WalpolePD assists with traffic. Road closed for dura-tion of incident. Negoshian’s tows MA PC6MR699, Center Auto tows MA PC 9NYX10.N667 to file a MVA report and a ComplaintApplication and report.

1623 Phone - Mischief (Kids) Spoken To Loca-tion/Address: Callahan School (Acct# 1380d)- Garfield Ave Caller reports vehicles parkedon the basketball courts. N664 spoke to thekids and the vehicle was moved.

1630 Phone - Assist Citizen Gone On ArrivalLocation/Address: Norwood Country Club -Bos-Prov Hwy Employee reports golfers aretrying to get on the course to play golf afterthey were told course is closed.

1803 Phone - Complaint Of Mv Gone On Ar-rival Location/Address: St Paul Ave Callerreports motorcycles racing on the street.

2116 Phone - Assist Citizen *Report Filed Lo-cation/Address: Jefferson Dr Caller reports hisson is supposed to go back to his group homeand is refusing and then left the residence.N677 located that party a short distance fromRock Street. N664 transports one juvenileback to his residence S/M 24371, 2133 Hrs,E/M 24372, 2136 Hrs. N664 reports that partywas picked up by his group home.

Saturday, March 280352 Initiated - Susp Vehicle *Report Filed Lo-

cation/Address: Downey St MA. REG#RW4663.N677 reports suspicious vehicle onDowney St. N678 responds. As a result, Par-ents were notified to pick up female and ve-hicle.

1017 Phone - Well Being Chk *Report FiledLocation/Address: Warren St Concerns for theresident results in a well being check.

1341 Phone - Susp Person Area Search Nega-tive Location/Address: Norwood Airport Inc- Access Rd Male yelling and has a flag. Sil-ver vehicle and W/M with a beard.

1440 Phone - Susp Activity Spoken To Loca-tion/Address: Olde Derby Rd Subject wasoutside yelling . Officer reports he was injuredfrom a prior accident and ok now .

1512 Phone - Violation Of Town Bylaw SpokenTo Location/Address: Norwood Country Club- Bos-Prov Hwy Adults gathering near thehotel may be drinking in the lot. Group leav-ing.

1707 Phone - Well Being Chk Spoken To Loca-tion/Address: Melville Ave Grandmotherwould like a check on her grandson that livesat the residence. N664 reports all is well andthe child is ok.

1804 Initiated - Susp Vehicle Spoken To Loca-tion/Address: Moderna Tx. Inc. - TechnologyWay MA PC 719PC6. N679 reports party waslost all is ok.

Sunday, March 290008 Phone - Noise Complaint Spoken To Lo-

cation/Address: Prospect Ave Report loudmusic and kids, window open. N670 reportsmusic turned off for the night.

0059 Phone - Report Of Fight *Protective Cus-tody Location/Address: St John Ave Report3-4 males punching and kicking a male onthe ground in the street. 0113 Hrs NFD sent.N669 reports victim uncooperative-reportfiled. Also N669 places 2 subjects in Protec-tive Custody and N670 transports to Dean St.where party accepted responsibility for them.

0224 Phone - Noise Complaint Spoken To Lo-cation/Address: Endicott St Report loud mu-sic. N665 reports resident watching a movie,turned down volume.

1049 Phone - Assist Fire Dept Services Ren-dered Location/Address: Winslow Ave NFDhandles a medical. Officer on scene parkedif needed.

1058 Phone - Hit And Run *Report Filed Lo-cation/Address: Casey St Vehicle hit whileparked.

1134 Phone - Assist Citizen *Report Filed Lo-cation/Address: Dotolo, M - Brookview CirFirearms surrender.

1533 Phone - Well Being Chk Area SearchNegative Location/Address: Norwood Hos-pital - Washington St Female left the hospi-tal with an IV in her arm. W/F 61, black coat.Patient was not on hold or having any seri-ous health issues today. Hospital will alsotry to call her and have her return.BOLO.

2026 Phone - Well Being Chk Spoken To Lo-cation/Address: University Ave Caller re-quests well being check of spouse. N677 wasdispatched. Party was located, no issues.

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