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St. Gabriel’s Chapel – fenced off because of the risk of loose masonry falling – has beenthe focus of ongoing Town Government activity, due to the insufficient allocation of funds– approved last year at Town Meeting – for its restoration. The CPC is considering whetheror not to provide additional funds, enabling the stalled project to get underway, but iscautious due to the project’s shifting cost estimates.

PHOTO BY MATT MACDONALD

Town Manager Tony Mazzucco presenting his draft of the Financial ManagementPolicy for review by the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Commission, and the SchoolCommittee.

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CPC cautiously approvesChapel TM Article

Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

Sound financial planning thecrux of fiscal policy meeting


Financial PlanningFinancial PlanningFinancial PlanningFinancial PlanningFinancial PlanningContinued on page 4 CPCCPCCPCCPCCPC

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The Community PreservationCommittee (CPC) met on consecutiveWednesday afternoons, with a specialmeeting on April 4 and the CPC’sregularly scheduled monthly meetingheld on April 11.

This unusual schedule – the CPChas been meeting once a month – wasbrought about in order to meet theWarrant Article filing deadline forMay’s Town Meeting.

Regarding that, the April 4 meet-ing, attended by eight of the nine Com-mittee members (Helen Donohue was

absent), focused on the three CPC Ar-ticles set to go to Town Meeting.

The first Article discussed con-cerned the CPC’s involvement withthe ongoing St. Gabriel’s Chapel res-toration, which is currently stalled dueto an insufficient allocation of fundsfor the project.

Permanent Building ConstructionCommittee (PBCC) Chair FrancisHopcroft had appeared before the CPCin February regarding the possibilityof it covering through CommunityPreservation Act (CPA) funds eligiblefor use on July 1 the balance of the

On Saturday morning, April 14,a relatively informal joint meetingwas held between the Board of Se-lectmen, the Finance Commission,and the School Committee in thecommunity room of the Police/FireStation.

The purpose of the meeting wasfor these three governing bodies tohear and comment on Town ManagerTony Mazzucco’s presentation of hisFinancial Management Policy.

In Board of Selectmen ChairmanThomas Maloney’s introduction tothe participants and the half dozenor so members of the gallery, he wentinto the background of the meeting.

He stated that what Mazzuccowould be presenting was an updateof the Town’s 2008 Financial Guide-lines which, due to state changes in

budgeting, financial reserves, and thechanging OPEB (Other Post-Employ-ment Benefits) situation, was deemedtimely and appropriate “to see howwe can take some of the newer re-quirements and perhaps update theguidelines and incorporate them intothe old document or come up with awhole new document or some com-bination.”

From there, Mazzucco took thefloor for the vast majority of the two-hour meeting, glibly making his waythrough the 14 sections of his Policywhile taking and answering all ques-tions.

At the root of everything that heshared in his presentation was thatsound financial planning over the longterm (5-10 years) is the key to theTown improving its economic situa-tion.

Going through each section, which

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School CommittSchool CommittSchool CommittSchool CommittSchool CommitteeeeeeeeeeContinued on page 8

Catania’s first School Committee meeting uneventfulMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonald

Staff Reporter

The School Committee con-vened on Wednesday, April 11,at the Savage Center for a meet-ing in which the first 20 min-utes was run by the StudentSchool Committee on StudentGovernment Day (please seeaccompanying article).

At the conclusion of the stu-dent-run portion of the meeting,regular operating procedures

were resumed, with two appear-ances starting off the remain-der of the session.

Elijah Norris, Erin Long,and Kelsey Massis ofChartwells Schools Dining Ser-vices appeared before the Com-mittee to update it on the foodservices program it provides tothe Norwood Public Schools.

Lunch and breakfast optionswere discussed (weekly menusare available for all schools atnorwood.nutrislice.com), aswere some of the benefits oftheir delivery method.

As an example, students canchoose a minimum of three offive meal components (five canalso be chosen, with an extraamount of fruit and vegetables),rather than having to take astandard five component serv-ing of food, thus reducing thelikelihood of uneaten food.

Related to this, Norris alsospoke of share tables set up atthe Willett and at the HighSchool.

Food purchased in the caf-eteria and uneaten can be leftby students for those who mightstill be hungry. Anything pre-packaged and peel-able can beshared for consumption duringmeal times.

He added that the goal wasto have this pilot program setup in all schools by the end ofMay.

Other services provided byChartwells were highlighted ina slide show concentrating onthe food and nutrition educationprovided students. This rangedfrom standard class presenta-tions, to cafeteria tastings ex-posing students to new foods,to coordinating a science ex-periment style “tower garden”in which third graders wouldgrow greens and other veg-etables and then eat a little saladwith the food they had grown.

Norris also announced twoprice increases for the 2018-2019 academic year. Elemen-tary lunches will increase from$2.50 to $2.75 and secondarybreakfasts will increase from$1.75 to $2.00.

Secondary lunches will re-main at $3.25 and elementarybreakfasts will stay at $1.50.

Some concerns raised by theCommittee during the questionand answer period had to dowith “muffin fun lunches” of-fered by Chartwells, featuringa muffin, cheese stick, and yo-gurt.

Issues were raised by MauraSmith that this would servemore as a snack than a meal anda general skepticism by TeresaStewart, who mentioned thatshe has actually forbidden herown two children to choosethose options.

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Forbes Hill suitors have no interestin commercial development


SelectmenSelectmenSelectmenSelectmenSelectmenContinued on page 5

The Board of Selectmen metat Town Hall on Tuesdayevening, April 17, Hall for a ses-sion that featured one appoint-ment and ran for just under anhour and a quarter.

A couple of matters wereaddressed during theSelectmen’s Addenda, with Se-lectman Bill Plasko’s update onthe Forbes Hill Task Force draw-ing the most discussion.

Chairman Thomas Maloney,having asked about interest frompotential buyers, led to a de-tailed response from Plasko,during which he said that therewere, in fact, developers andbuilders interested in pursuinga number of different options.

“So it depends on what theTown wants to do with it. Some(potential buyers) are ready togo if you’re building single-fam-ily houses. Others are ready togo if you’re going to build apart-ments.” Plasko added that atleast one developer – that he wasaware of – had inquired regard-ing building several affordablehousing units, “so we’re goingto have to look at these.”

Responding to a questionfrom Maloney regarding thebreakdown in interest betweenresidential and commercial de-velopers, Plasko – citing inter-ested parties, consulted experts,and his own research – said thatthere didn’t seem to be any in-terest in a commercial buildingfor the site.

Ultimately, Plasko recom-mended – once the Town de-cides on a course of action for

the property – that fitting zon-ing changes be instituted beforeputting the project out to bid.“You’re going to get your bestprice from bidders when theyhave the least work to do,” hereasoned.

Plasko went on to say that hewas looking toward November– and the Fall Town Meeting –as a target date for these things.“Maybe I’m optimistic, butthat’s what I’m personally gear-ing for.”

The Forbes Hill Task Forcewill meet on Thursday, April 19,at 7 p.m. in the Willett Room ofthe Civic Center. Norwood BankPresident and CEO JohnGalvani will be the guestspeaker.

The one appointment of thenight had Recreation Depart-ment Superintendent TravisFarley appearing before theBoard to submit his monthly re-port for March and to previewsome upcoming events.

Farley announced the up-coming project for the men’sshower room in the NorwoodCivic Center, in which new stallsand tiling will replace the cur-rent open layout. The work isscheduled to begin on MondayApril 23.

The Selectmen also ap-proved Farley’s request forCivic Center summer hours gointo effect beginning on Mon-day, May 14. From that datethrough the summer months,Civic Center hours will be from6 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Mondaythrough Friday. It will be closedon weekends.

“We try to do that to gear upfor the summer, with everything

transitioning from the Civic tothe outside,” Farley also added– in response to a question fromWilliam Plasko regardingwhether or not the scheduleswitch was happening a littleearlier than usual – that Recre-ation was considering pushingit back to a later date next year.

As part of his report, the Su-perintendent went through someof the programs and events thatare happening and coming up inthe next weeks.

During April vacation – hap-pening this week – there are anumber of programs going on,including Beginner’s Golf, HairBraiding, and a Baking Class.

“There are still spots avail-able, so if anyone’s looking forsomething to do during Aprilvacation, just contact us at theCivic Center and we’ll make asmany accommodations as wecan.”

Farley also spent a littletime previewing the SouthNorwood Fishing Derby,which will be happening onApril 28 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.The Derby is reserved for chil-dren under 15 years old. Reg-istration is $3.00 and includeshot dogs, prizes, and a shot atsome of the 300 fish that haverecently stocked the pond be-hind Hawes Brook Pool.

Additionally, there will bea Rubber Duck Race at 4:30p.m. open for entry to all ages.Rubber ducks are $5.00 andwill be available for purchase onthe day of the race, or next weekat either the Civic Center orTown Hall.


Letters to the Editor PLASKO V DRUMMEY, PART ?

To the Editor:Mr. Plasko’s letter of three weeks ago was

disingenuous at best and intentionally untrueat worst. Two points:

It doesn’t make a bit of difference ifWaltham received more or less acreage by su-ing for the official DCHD Group homes. It isso illogical to say this. The point is that hadNorwood sued for the list, DCHD had 71 unitsand our town experts came up with 60. So, Mr.Plasko, the expert, cost the Town $13 millionfor Davis Marcus, a White Elephant with theForbes Mansion, another 40B, in the middleof Norwood. One of the DCHD properties was2.8 acres and would have cost Norwood justthe One Upland mess.

Secondly, I’m surprised as valedictorian ofthe Usevich School of Law, that you neverheard of the New York Times v Sullivan casein front of the Supreme Court (SC) in 1964.The SC set a bar so high that it was virtuallyimpossible for a public official to sue a privatecitizen. The public official had a burden ofproof that there was ‘malice aforethought’ bythe private citizen. As noted in a treatise, “theburden is so high, that libel cases filed by pub-lic officials rarely prevail.”

Now, on the other hand, when you snuck inad into the Record three years ago (the last onebefore the election), when I was runningagainst you, you said that I “promised the Town”a shopping mall on Route 1, the $18 millionYMCA on University Ave., backup water fromBuckmaster Pond, and one other I can’t recall.

The tenet of this ad was that I promised muchthen never delivered to the Town – as if I hadmillions in my pocket to make these things hap-pen. You certainly didn’t help me, but they weregreat ideas – which highlights Bill, that you area bureaucrat, who sits on fences. You don’t seethe big picture or think “what if” about the fu-ture.

Now, I was not in office (public official)when you misrepresented my ideas to makeNorwood a better town. Since I was not in of-

fice, I would not have to prove your malice andprobably could have sued you for libel.

Your homework is to study the briefs inSullivan v The New York Times and Chapters40A and 40B. You deserve acrimony when thetown is worse off while on your watch.

Denis DrummeyNorwood

CHAPEL SHOULD BENUMBER 1 PRIORITY

To the Editor:For a few hours I convinced myself that it

was spring. I drove to the cemetery and noticedthe door to the Day Chapel was open. Yeah!I’ve never been inside, and so I took myself in.I heard a few voices, but viewed the interior.This edifice is a small hidden jewel in Norwood.One of the voices turned out to be the man withthe “keys,” Tom Callahan. His comment to me,as I introduced myself, was keep writing thoseletters. So, here I am. I invite residents to par-ticipate or at least be informed about all theprojects going on in town instead of complain-ing. If I had to prioritize a few projects, TheChapel is No. 1. Why? Because we honorthose already deceased and buried on thishallowed ground. One doesn’t need to bespiritual or believe in anything to show re-spect and dignity. Respect is a positive feel-ing or action shown towards someone orsomething considered important, or held inhigh esteem or regard; it conveys a sense ofadmiration for good or valuable qualities. Youneed do nothing except support the renovationof this antique. Just as we are caretakers for ourelders (at least some of us), so is this Chapel.May I suggest that at Town Meeting, photos ofthe interior be provided for all to view? Mr.Callahan said the most challenging issue todayis moisture.

I’ll close and acknowledge that meeting Mr.Callahan was my privilege. Remember: BlameNobody, Expect Nothing, DO Something.

Madeline EysieNorwood

Financial Planning continued from page 1covered nearly everything in theTown from overlays to capitalbudgeting and investment tofees, free cash and pensionfunds, much of what Mazzucco

had to say was straightforward:try to reduce borrowing and in-crease savings in order to en-hance stability.

“Our debt level right now isnot that bad for a town our size,so it’s at a comfortable level, butif we can work on more cashfunding of our capital, we canbe in a position where we bor-row for just the larger projects,which is really what we shoulddo,” Mazzucco said.

He spoke in a related way offree cash – the surplus revenueof any given fiscal year – whichhas, as of late, been used in largeamount to close the deficit gaprather than, as Mazzucco de-scribed it, “as one-time revenuefor one-time expenses.”

As part of this free cashpolicy, a floor amount – andpossibly a ceiling amount –would be set for, as Mazzuccodescribed it, at least two differ-ent reasons.

“We want to always main-tain some free cash because ithelps with the bond rating agen-

cies and it gives you that flex-ibility if you have the opportu-nity to do something,” he said,citing hypothetical scenariosbeneficial to the Town that

might require cash on hand.OPEB (Other Post-Employ-

ment Benefits) have created amajor liability on the Town’sbooks, Mazzucco said, withthose employees with at least10 years of service qualifyingfor them and health insuranceexpenses steadily increasing.

While Norwood, in relationto other towns, is in a relativelygood position regarding OPEB– thanks to, it was noted at themeeting, Robert Thornton andJudith Langone’s work on itwhen it was first becoming anissue – Mazzucco spoke ofbuilding up the OPEB TrustFund.

Mazzucco cited, as a pos-sible way of doing this, increas-ing rates on water, sewer, andelectricity in order for theseutilities to fully allocate overfive years their annual requiredcontributions (ARC) to theOPEB Fund.

He went on to say that foreach new Town hire OPEB ex-penses would have to be taken

into account in order to avoid“kicking the can further downthe road and adding to the prob-lems.”

For the most part,Mazzucco’s Policy was agree-able those assembled. The ex-ception to this was Section 14:Tax Title/Tax Taking/Foreclo-sure.

The section, stating that taxliens shall be placed on all tax-delinquent properties as soon aslegally permissible and that taxforeclosures shall take place onall properties – regardless ofcondition – as soon as legallypermissible, drew somepushback, even though an ex-ceptions clause had been writ-ten in behind the opening state-ments.

“I just want to assure peoplethat I have full faith in the folkswho are running our Town andworking for us, that they wouldmake every effort to find relieffor the people that are in thesepositions,” Ann Marie Haleysaid. “You know, sometimesthere’s an illness or whatever.”

“I would like to see somelanguage in there that would be

more clear as to how we canaddress those concerns,” addedFrancis Hopcroft. “I don’t thinkpeople want to take a housefrom people who are 92 yearsold and have no income and noplace to live, except the streetcorner.”

William Plasko, referring tothe Town’s machinery, tried toreassure those viewing onNorwood Community Media.

“We take very few people’shouses, and when we do, it’safter we’ve gone a thousandmiles to make sure we didn’thave to get there,” he said.

“I think we all agree, theTown is not in the business oftrying to make money fromsomebody’s misery,” AssistantTown Manager Bernie Coopersaid.

While there was unanimousagreement that reviewing the2008 Guidelines made sense,School Committee ChairMyev Bodenhofer, who hadjust presided over a SchoolDepartment budget balancingprocess that had involved ex-tensive cuts, asked for someclarification about the presen-tation.

“Are we just talking aboutgoals here?” she asked. “Are

we talking about trying to putsomething in or making prom-ises that we’re going to dothis? And, if we’re going to dothat, what impact would ithave?”

“I think, for today’s pur-pose, what we’re talkingabout is we know within 10years we’ll be taking a com-prehensive look at our finan-cial management policies,”Mazzucco said. “Everythingwe want to achieve comesfrom good financial manage-ment. Even if there’s some painin the short term, getting wherewe want to be comes throughgood financial management.We don’t have to get there inone year. It’s going to take us acouple of years to get there.”

Members of the Board ofSelectmen, the Finance Com-mission, and the School Com-mittee are tentatively scheduledto meet again in early May tocontinue discussions on thispolicy.

The Town Manager’s nextpresentation will be “Munici-pal Finance 101” to be held atthe High School on Thursday,May 3 at 7 p.m. Child care willbe provided by the RecreationDepartment.

“Our debt level right now is notthat bad for a town our size, so it’sat a comfortable level…”

Town Manager Tony Mazzucco

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NHS StudentsNHS StudentsNHS StudentsNHS StudentsNHS StudentsContinued on page 7

The two School Committees mingled together for this photo. (L to R) Michele Eysie Mullen, Maura Smith,Teresa Stewart, Marisa Silk, Jennifer Ciarletto, Noelle Abruzzese, David Thomson, Emily Moran, MyevBodenhofer, David Catania, Kayla Duffy, and Allison Kelleher.

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NHS students take the big chairsat the School Committee


On Student Government Day, Norwood High School studentscould be found throughout the Town all day participating on differ-ent boards and committees.

It was no different at the Savage Center on Wednesday night, asthose arriving at the School Committee meeting were greeted withall new faces in the big chairs and the familiar ones (and one othernew one in David Catania) offering encouragement and guidanceseated next to them.

Gaveled into session by Norwood High School junior NoelleAbruzzese, the Student Chair – after going through Minutes, Corre-spondence, and Warrants (with Myev Bodenhofer’s help) – openedPublic Forum to fellow student Grace Nelson, who went before theCommittee to advocate for NHS’s production of The Realm to beallowed to accept the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’sinvitation to compete in this year’s New England Drama Festival.

Additionally, two topics of importance at NHS were brought upfor discussion and votes.

The first – motioned by Jennifer Ciarletto (Grade 9) – concernedseniors being allowed to leave campus during study periods and/orlunch periods, with Kayla Duffy (Grade 11) suggesting that this bereserved for seniors maintaining at least a 75-percent grade average,and Allison Kelleher (Grade 11) suggesting a credit reduction for

In another Addenda matter,Allan Howard motioned to in-crease the building permit feefor commercial companiesworking on home constructiongreater than one residentialunit. Currently, residentialbuildings permits are chargedat 1 percent of the estimatedconstruction cost as seen on thecontract and commercialbuilding permits are chargedat 1.5 percent.

Paul Bishop, HelenDonohue, and Plasko sug-gested that the matter should

be considered in more detailbefore voting on it, and themotion was unanimously re-ferred to the Town Manager.

In new business, theBoard took positions on the24 Special Town Meeting Ar-ticles, with the four zoningArticles – including the MorseStreet zoning change Article– tabled until the PlanningBoard finishes with them.

The Board of Selectmenwill next meet at 7 p.m. onTuesday, April 24 in Rm. 34 ofTown Hall.


CPC continued from page 1`project’s cost.

Hopcroft’s estimate for thework, which involves ma-sonry, window removal, res-toration, and replacement, andthe restoration of the Chapel’slantern, is currently$1,550,000, with funds in theamount of $1,050,000 avail-able. The Article opens thedoor for the CPC to cover therest.

As became clear duringdiscussion on the Article, theoption of that door closingwith an indefinite postpone-ment was just as real as thepossibility of CPC funds ac-tually being allocated.

From the rushed nature ofthe situation – the fledglingCPC hadn’t planned on actu-ally financing projects untilearly 2019 – to the vague andshifting nature and amounts ofthe Chapel’s cost estimates,Committee member CherylDoyle voiced her concerns re-garding these matters despitethe fact that a vote had beentaken to approve the Article inthe prior month’s meeting,while reiterating that financ-ing the project should be putoff until the November TownMeeting.

Treasurer RobertThornton, while in agreementwith Doyle, explained his ra-tionale in advocating for the

Article. He referred to thesafety warning (of portions ofthe exterior masonry fallingout) put forward by Hopcroftat PBCC meetings, as well asat the committees and boardsthat he has gone before overthe last two months regardingoptions for the underfundedproject.

Nonetheless, Thornton didexpress his dissatisfactionwith the cost estimating ofwhat Doyle had described as“a moving target.”

“Basically, a year ago, itwas a million one,” Thorntonsaid in describing the pricinghistory of the project. “At thebeginning of the last meetinglast month, I heard $300,000as a shortfall. And by the endof the week, it was $500,000.So I’ve got a problem with notseeing anything, and then theresponse to a request for costinformation was, ‘I can’t giveyou any.’”

Based on these two oppo-site motivations – the safetyurgency pushing the projectforward and the unsoundnessof the pricing holding it back– Thornton reiterated that theArticle would serve as aplaceholder while outstandingquestions could be answeredand information gathered,with the option of relegatingthe Article to indefinite post-

ponement a definite possibil-ity.

Thornton voiced anotherconcern regarding exactlywhat would be gotten for theprice, stating that if TownMeeting would have been thatday, he wouldn’t be able tosupport the Article, but that hewould still want to hear thediscussion.

Judith Howard, on theother hand, spoke of theChapel’s restoration beingdelayed again and again overmany years, bringing it to itscurrent unstable condition.

“Whatever it takes, I thinkwe’ve just got to do it, and weshould’ve done it yesterday,”she said.

Thornton’s motion that theArticle be inserted by theBoard of Selectmen into theAnnual Town Meeting War-rant was approved unani-mously.

As a result of this discus-sion and vote, Chair JosephGreeley suggested invitingHopcroft to the May 9 CPCmeeting (the last regularlyscheduled one before TownMeeting) to further addressthose questions regarding theproject, with his answerslikely determining theArticle’s future.

The two additional Ar-ticles approved concernedmoney allocation for the CPCitself.

The first of these focused

on the distribution of moneyto accounts – controlled bythe CPC – designated to theCPA’s three areas of interest,as well as its administrativeexpenses.

Thirty-five percent ofmoney collected (approxi-mately $545,000 for FY18and $600,000 for FY19) willbe allocated to each of thesefour funds, with 10 percent apiece going to Historic Pres-ervation, Open Space/Recre-ation and Affordable Housing,and 5 percent to Administra-tion.

The 65 percent left overwill be held in a budgeted re-serve account, available forany category.

This Article asks TownMeeting to act on the CPC’srecommendation regarding re-serving these funds, with spe-cific amounts and percentagesmotioned on the floor of TownMeeting.

The last Article asks theTown to appropriate funds forthe administrative budget,“including but not limited tolegal, administrative support,printing, advertising and otherrelated expenditures.”

Drafted as two nearly iden-tical Articles, one of them re-quests money at the SpecialTown Meeting for the rest ofFY18 and the other asks forFY19 funds from the AnnualTown Meeting.

These Articles were ap-

proved unanimously, with allgoing to Town Counsel for re-view.

In the April 11 meeting,Doyle, Anne White Scoble, andHoward presented needs as-sessments for the ConservationCommission, the NorwoodHousing Authority, and the His-torical Commission, respec-tively.

These assessments repre-sent these bodies’ wish lists ofprojects for CPA money to beused on.

At the meeting, Committeemember Helen Donohue alsobrought up the Morse Streetproperty currently under pur-chase and sale agreement be-tween the property owner andBoch Automotive, which alsomade the top of Doyle’s Con-servation Commission list.

The property has longbeen on the Town’s OpenSpace Master Plan with, ac-cording to Doyle, the ambi-tion to make it part of a con-nective riverway. This fitwith Howard’s later statementthat the Town had the naturalresources to form its own“emerald necklace.”

“Pretty much, now, we’reat the mercy of the currentowner and the prospectivebuyer, so we’ll see what hap-pens,” Donohue said.

The next Community Pres-ervation Committee meeting isscheduled for May 9 at 5:30 p.m.


NHS Students continued from page 5

Students get coached!

Five Student Selectmen met last Wednesday at Town Hall to experience local government in action. Theircoach for the day was Selectman Allan Howard. The students taking part were Luca Colosimo, AdeleneJeneid, Priscilla Zhang, Angelina Varon and Isabel Haglund, pictured with coach Allan Howard.

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students who somehow abusethis privilege.

The motion was approvedunanimously.

The second topic concernedmoving the NHS start time from7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., withAbruzzese suggesting the forma-tion of a study group to researchthe issue and Moran advisingparent and teacher involvementto stem any potential oppositionfrom these groups.

Building on this, Marisa Silk(Grade 10) touched on the effects

of this start time change on par-ents’ established schedules andpotential disruptions to the Townthat it may cause.

While in agreement withthese concerns, Jennifer Ciarletto(Grade 9) also spoke from herown experience and observa-tions regarding current starttimes.

“Students are becomingmore behaviorally… inad-equate. They’re not interested inwhat they’re learning and I’vefound that it’s in the earlier

hours, and I feel like pushing thestart time later would make themmore conscious and there wouldbe less kids falling asleep ontheir desks and more ready tolearn. That might even improvetheir test scores and lead us tobe a better community.”

The committee unanimouslyapproved the motion.

Before resuming normal op-erating procedures, the twoCommittees posed for a groupphoto to commemorate theevent.


School Committee continued from page 2“Those fun lunches will stillhave the same amount of pro-tein in them,” Massis said inresponse. “It might range a littlebit, gram by gram, but it’s go-ing to be the same range as whatwe’re finding in our main en-trees. I think it does visuallylook different. I can understandthat, and I can look into otheroptions, too”

Long also offered to lookinto what may or may not begetting eaten as a way of tryingto determine students’ eatinghabits and the possibility ofimproving them.

In the other appearance,Norwood Community Media(formerly Norwood Public Ac-cess) Executive Director JackTolman and Board membersMark Hoover and ScottMurphy updated the Committeeon its new name, new look, andnew methods of delivering its con-tent to viewers.

In the Superintendent’s Re-port, Assistant SuperintendentAlex Wyeth updated the Commit-tee on the principal searches forthe High School and the Prescott.

The timeline, according toWyeth, is for the search commit-tees to interview five to seven can-didates between April 30 and May4 and forward the finalists to Su-perintendent Thomson by May 8,with the two selections to be for-

warded to the School Committeeby the end of the month.

Thomson also announced thathe had met with the Athletic Pro-gram Committee, which has iden-tified three main themes regard-ing school sports: initiating somesort of middle school program;establishing a continuing partner-ship with Town youth sports pro-grams; fostering a culture of prideand participation in athletics.

Its next meeting is on May 7,with a plan for a School Commit-tee presentation in June.

In Policy business:The Therapy/Service Animal

Policy, after a couple of months,a handful of revisions, and somemore discussion, was motioned byDavid Catania and was approvedunanimously.

Catania also volunteered tojoin Stewart on the Policy Sub-Committee, replacing PatrickMcDonough.

In New Business:After some discussion regard-

ing the short notice and vaguetravel plan of an out of state fieldtrip to take place on April 26to the New England DramaFestival (mentioned in the ac-companying article) inGilford, N.H., the trip wasunanimously approved pend-ing Thomson’s final okaybased on further travel infor-mation being received, bring-

ing tears (presumably of joy)to the eyes of Public Forumspeaker Grace Nelson (alsomentioned in the accompany-ing article), who had stayed af-ter almost everyone else hadleft to hear the decision.

Lost in the shuffle of Stu-dent Government Day was thefact that this meeting wasnewly elected David Catania’sfirst as a member of the SchoolCommittee. During the SchoolCommittee Addenda, he wasofficially welcomed by MyevBodenhofer, who also offeredsome words of praise for thedeparted Patrick McDonough.

“I always admired Patrick’scommitment to civic engage-ment, and I really hope thatmany of his peers will be in-spired to be paying attention togovernment at all levels,” shesaid. “I want to thank Patrickfor his service.”

Catania, who didn’t haveany prepared remarks, ex-pressed gratitude to the votersand thanks to McDonough.

“I’m grateful to every-body,” he said to his col-leagues. “This is a team effortof education. It’s good to behere working with everyoneand I look forward to it.”

The next School Commit-tee meeting will be on April 25at the Prescott Elementary.


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Volleyball making progress while rolling with the changes

Softball starting to streak in a positive direction

Junior Amanda Olbrys tossed a five-inning no-hitter vs. Weymouth last week, striking out eight batters andallowing three total baserunners. PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

Prior to April vacation, the Norwood High boys volleyball team is already halfway to its win total from aseason ago. The Mustangs are 2-4 and won't play again until Monday. PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

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BoBoBoBoBoys Vys Vys Vys Vys VolleolleolleolleolleyballyballyballyballyballContinued on page 12

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Abbreviated or not, theno-hitter pitcher AmandaOlbrys hurled for theNorwood High softball teamlast week is an encouragingsign.

Olbrys never got a chanceto finish off her masterpiece,not after the Mustangs rackedup 11 runs – six in the fifthinning – to surpass theslaughter rule against theWeymouth Wildcats lastWednesday at Cleveland El-ementary School.

The 11-0 win wasNorwood’s first of the sea-son, and a return to form forjust about every player on theroster following a disappoint-ing season-opening loss tothe Braintree Wamps twodays prior.

Olbrys was magnificent,walking only two Weymouthbatters and hitting another infive innings of work. Shestruck out eight and allowedonly one ball to leave the in-field, a f lyout to JennaMazzola in right field in thefourth inning.

Perhaps most impressiveof all are the circumstancesbehind the gem, consideringOlbyrs had been battling anillness for much of the pre-season.

“I’ve been sick lately, sothis was one of my betterdays,” Olbrys said after thegame. “Each time I get backon the mound I’ve been get-ting better.”

Her velocity was up fromthe season opener vs.Braintree, a game Norwoodlost 6-3. Mustangs headcoach Carol Savino wasn’tsurprised by the turnaroundfor Olbrys, even without hav-ing practiced for the five daysprior to the season opener.

“She’s a natural,” Savinosaid. “She has that ability.”

For as much as the gamewas about the dominantpitching performance,Norwood’s offense can’t beoverlooked, either. Key batsatop the lineup for the Mus-tangs heated up, specificallyleadoff hi t ter BrynGarczynski, No. 3 hit terEmma Maturo and cleanuphitter Janelle Kelleher.

After reaching base only

once on Monday, Garczynskiwent 3 for 3 vs. Weymouthwith a walk, three stolenbases and four runs scored.It’s the kind of stat l ineSavino and the Mustangshave grown accustomed tofrom Garczynski, now in her

junior season serving asNorwood’s catcher.

Maturo, a sophomoreshortstop, went 2 for 3 witha walk, three RBIs and tworuns scored. A sharply-hitball to shortstop in the firstinning resulted in Maturo

reaching on an error, but alsoserved the purpose of bring-ing home Garczynski forNorwood’s first run of thegame.

Maturo came around toscore on Kelleher’s double,

Entering the school vacationweek, the Norwood High boys’volleyball team stands at 2-4 withexactly one-third of its schedulenow in the books.

The Mustangs went 1-2 lastweek prior to their 11-day layoff,closing out with a straight set lossto the Needham Rockets but alsopicking up a sweep of the NortonLancers just 24 hours prior.

Norwood was without itsstarting setter, Beshouy Iskander,for the entire week, including astraight set 25-6, 25-12, 25-11 lossto the Natick Redhawks to kickthe week off last Monday.

“This was a really toughmatch for us,” Mustangs headcoach Paul Nimblett said. “Wehad many players out of positionand going against this top Natickteam that returned everyone fromtheir [State] semifinal team last

year was a tough matchup. As ateam we were ready to move onto our next match vs. Norton.”

In stepped Billy Mosca forIskander, his first time serving asthe team’s setter. Mosca finishedwith eight assists for Norwood inthe match.

Jake Fleming registered ateam-best 11 kills for the Mus-tangs, while Sean Pugatch hauledin 11 service receptions.

“I feel like in some aspects, wewere able to get better becauseplayers got more touches thenthey normally would get,”Nimblett said after the Natick loss.

Norwood got back in the wincolumn via a 25-18, 25-11, 25-19score at Norton High against theLancers. Fleming put together a28-kill, 20-service point master-piece for the Mustangs, whileMosca settled in to his setter rolewith 20 assists and as an added


Breakthrough for boys tennisis a grand slam vs. Dedham

Janelle Kelleher, seen above playing first base for Norwood, is beginning to mash the ball out of the cleanupspot for the Mustangs. PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN


Softball continued from page 10

the beginning of a big day forthe senior first baseman.

Kelleher went 2 for 4 witha pair of doubles and threeRBIs, including the knock thatdelivered the final blow toWeymouth in the fifth inning.Already leading 9-0,Kelleher ’s double platedDanielle Currivan and Maturoto surpass the 10-run rule.Maturo brought Mazzola andGarczynski in with a two-runsingle of her own, part of atwo-out rally that sent theMustangs home early on anunseasonably chilly day forApril.

“I told the kids, you wantto end this game in five [in-nings],” Savino said, a refer-ence to toll on the arm ofOlbrys, not to mention the

cold.Savino also liked what she

saw from Norwood defen-sively against the Wildcats, asNorwood didn’t commit asingle error. Granted, therewere only seven balls put inplay against Olbrys, but oneplay Maturo made at shortstopin the fourth inning stood outin particular to the veterancoach.

“She reads the ball well,”Savino said. “Her throws arealways there. I saw her get theball in the hole and I won-dered, ‘is she going to be ableto make the throw?’ It was agreat throw.”

Knowing that it’s still arelatively young team, Olbryswas hopeful after the game thatthe first taste of victory could

be a spark for some of her newteammates.

“We have a lot of new un-derclassmen so they don’tknow the ropes of varsity yet,so hopefully this sparks them,their first varsity win,” she said.

The quote wound up beingprophetic, as Norwood tookcare of the Dedham Marauderson Friday afternoon with a 10-2 win on the road to get above.500 for the first time this sea-son.

The Mustangs hosted theSharon Eagles on Tuesdaymorning, in an event held afterthe Record’s deadline. The teamis off until after school vacationweek, when Norwood hosts theWellesley Raiders on Mondayat 3:45 p.m. at Cleveland El-ementary.

No fret forbaseball just yet

Mat Rice, Norwood's No. 2 starter, will look to turn things around -along with the rest of the team his next time through the rotation.

PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN


BoBoBoBoBoys Tys Tys Tys Tys TennisennisennisennisennisContinued on page 12

Impressive showings throughtwo matches finally led to a break-through for the Norwood Highboys’ tennis team in its third battleof the season.

The Mustangs knocked outDedham, 4-1, last Friday after-noon to secure its first team winof the season in a throwback totheir Bay State Conference rivalryand preview of their Tri-ValleyLeague acquaintance next spring.The match followed up a 3-2 lossat Weymouth in which all threesingles players fell for Norwood,but each doubles tandem pre-vailed for the Mustangs.

All four of Norwood’s wins inthe match were in straight sets,

including the still-unbeaten tan-dem of second doubles partnersSai Nedunchezhian and FinnKelley. The duo took care ofDedham’s Joe Dooley and RoshSalpan, 6-1, 6-1. Nedunchezhianand Kelley came back to win inWeymouth earlier in the week, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, and also suppliedNorwood its only point in a sea-son opening loss vs. Milton.

First doubles Chris Cox andWill Fehm also won their secondmatch in a row for the Mustangs,6-4, 6-2 over Dedham’s EvanLandry and Jack Curran. The winfollowed a 6-3, 6-4 win inWeymouth.

Second singles sophomore TejAryaputra’s 6-3, 6-2 win overNick Harrington of the Maraud-ers was his first varsity win as a

singles player, and redemptionafter coming painstakingly closeagainst Weymouth on Wednes-day. After a 6-2 first set win,Aryaputra dropped the next two,6-4, 6-4.

“Tej played his heart out inthat match,” Norwood head coachJohn Churchill said of Aryaputra’sloss on Wednesday, a matchwhich took over two hours tocomplete. “[He] nearly took thematch against a more experiencedsingles player [junior MattCrowley].”

Aryaputra did have a varsitywin last season as a freshman, al-though that came as part of adoubles tandem.

Third singles AlessandroDiCesare, a sophomore, also

baseballbaseballbaseballbaseballbaseballContinued on page 12

Panic?Not Kevin Igoe and the

Norwood High baseball team,even after an 0-2 start to the sea-son.

For all of the success the Mus-tangs have had in recent seasons,Norwood has never been a fast-starting team – even in 2015,when it won the Division 1 StateChampionship, the Mustangs losttheir season opener.

After several delays due to rainand poor field conditions,Norwood finally took to the fieldlast Wednesday on the roadagainst the Weymouth Wildcatsprior to its home opener on Fri-day against the Dedham Maraud-ers. The Mustangs dropped a 6-2

decision to the Wildcats beforestaging a comeback that fell justshort in a 10-8 loss to the Maraud-ers sending the team into schoolvacation week in search of thatelusive first win.

“There’s no panic at all,” saidthe even-keeled Igoe, now in hisseventh season as manager of theMustangs. “It’s just frustrationbecause I know we can play bet-ter. We’re not where we need tobe.”

Sean Munro drove in each ofNorwood’s runs in the season-opening loss, first on a fielder’schoice in the third inning and lateron a double in the seventh. Butthe Mustangs never led against theWildcats, who grabbed two runsin the bottom of the first off open-

Norwood is 1-2 through two matches; accounting for each singles anddoubles match, the Mustangs are 7-8 overall.

PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN


Boys Tennis continued from page 11notched the first win of his var-sity career against Dedham witha 6-4, 6-2 triumph over juniorAaron Weiner. He’d fallen shortin Weymouth earlier in the weekin a tightly-contested 6-3, 6-4 de-cision.

First singles T.J. Fehm, asophomore, remains in search ofhis first win of the season after a6-1, 6-3 loss against junior PedroLuchi of the Marauders. Churchill

isn’t concerned in the slightest forFehm, noting that in his 10 yearsas head coach, he’s the first sopho-more ever to hold the first singlesposition.

“T.J. has had tough draws,playing more heavily experiencedplayers at the top spot,” Churchillsaid. “T.J. showed some glimpsesof what he is capable of, leading3-2 in the second set [vs. Luchi].However, he’s still working on

Baseball continued from page 11ing day starter Matt Jeannetti tonever look back.

Weymouth tacked on singleruns against Jeannetti in the thirdand fourth innings and laterbrought two home in the fifth offof Dan Quinn. Jason Denehy alsopitched a scoreless frame for theMustangs.

The bats came alive forNorwood on Fridayafternoon…but as Igoe pointedout, it’s hard to comeback from atouchdown worth of runs afterhalf an inning.

“They hit the ball hard attimes, but we had three costly er-rors,” Igoe said after Dedhamscored seven runs in the first.“We’re not good enough if we’renot going to make the plays weshould make. Dedham hit the ball,credit to them.”

Mat Rice lasted three inningsfor the Mustangs and was relievedby Marc Murphy and DavidHayes, who tossed two inningseach for Norwood.

The Mustangs slowly chippedaway at their deficit, scoring a pair

of runs in the first inning onsingles from Jay Wladkowski,Munro and Ricky French.

Trailing 9-2 in the bottom ofthe third, Norwood proved it wascapable of putting together a biginning by putting up a four-spoton the scoreboard. RobbieWladkowski led the inning offwith a single, followed by a walkfrom Munro. Paul Murphy andFrench connected for doubles inback-to-back plate appearances tobring home Wladkowski andMunro, while Rice kept the rallygoing with a double of his own tohelp his own cause.

The Marauders grabbed an-other run in the fifth to go up 10-6, creating more than enoughbreathing room despite a spiritedlast-ditch effort by the Mustangsin the last of the seventh in whichboth Munro and French camearound to score. The buck stoppedthere, however, droppingNorwood to its 0-2 record.

“We battled,” Igoe said. “I’mhappy about that response to be-ing down, so there’s a good sign

bonus, put up eight servicepoints.

Brian Terrell had four blocksand seven service points forNorwood. Pugatch had nine ser-vice points, as well as nine killsfor the Mustangs in a sneak peakof Tri-Valley League play nextseason against Norton.

“This was a great team win,as we had a lot of contributors,”Nimblett said.

Norwood fell to Needhamby set scores of 25-15, 25-19 and25-16, a match which Nimblettsaid came down to not only theexperience factor the Rocketspossessed, but far too many mis-cues at the service line.

“We missed way too manyserves,” Nimblett said. “With-

Norwood has wins over Wellesley and Norton in the early going.PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

Boys Volley continued from page 11

out those missed serves thematch could have been differ-ent. But with the lineup we areplaying with, each player is get-ting better every game.”

Fleming had another mon-ster effort against Needhamwith 17 kills, 25 service recep-tions and eight service points.Mosca had 17 assists as thesetter and Ryan Garczynskiplayed a strong game at the net,contributing seven servicepoints.

Norwood returns fromApril Vacation with a matchagainst the Newton North Ti-gers on Monday, with firstserve scheduled for 4 p.m. atNorwood High.

that we’re coming around. We’venever started the season well outof the gate in all my seven years.”

The Mustangs have made thepostseason in each of the first sixseasons under Igoe, and there’s noreason to think that streak can’tcontinue this spring.

Still, the slump has to endsooner rather than later. Norwoodhad not one, but two chances tocrack the code on Wednesdaywith a unique double header firstagainst the Canton Bulldogs in themorning and later on against theBraintree Wamps, both gamesheld after the Record’s dead-line.

The Mustangs travel justover the town line tomorrowmorning to do battle with theXaverian Hawks in Westwood,with the first pitch scheduledfor 11 a.m. The team stays onthe road for Monday afternoonagainst the Wellesley Raiders at3:45 p.m. and returns home onWednesday afternoon nextweek against the FraminghamFlyers in another 3:45 p.m. start.

putting his game plan together inan effective way”

The Mustangs are off thisweek over school vacation, butreturn to the courts on Monday atWellesley High at 3:45 p.m. in amatch that should be a great mea-suring stick as to just how farNorwood has come in the earlygoing. Their next home match ison Wednesday vs. FraminghamHigh, also at 3:45 p.m.

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Miracle PrayerO Sacred heart of Jesus, Ihave asked for many favors,but I earnestly implore thisone. Take it, place it in yoursacred heart. When theeternal father sees it coveredwith your blood, he will notrefuse it. It will no longer bemy prayer but yours. O Jesus,O sacred heart of Jesus, Iplace my trust in you.

In Thanksgiving,B. Dacey

DEATHS

Teacher of the Yearnominees announced

Thirty Norwood teachers will be hon-ored for their work in the classroom at theannual Norwood Teacher of the YearAward Reception on Friday, May 4, at 6p.m.

Hosted annually by the Orient Lodgeof Masons, the Norwood Teacher of theYear awards recognize teachers for theirdedication and commitment to the edu-cation of Norwood students. Tickets forthe Norwood Teacher of the Year AwardReception are limited and available forp u r c h a s e f o r $ 2 5 . Vi s i t h t t p : / /norwoodtoy.eventbrite.com to purchasetickets. The reception will be held atthe Norwood Masons Building at 76Day St.

T h e n o m i n e e s , r e p r e s e n t i n g S t .Catherine of Siena and every school inthe Norwood Public Schools system,are:

Balch Elementary: Lora Roberts;C a l l a h a n E l e m e n t a r y : C a ro l y n

D o n o v a n , M i c h a e l D o w n s , K a t i eLambrenos, Christine Morander, SaraRyan, Jennifer Walsh, Jill Wood ;

C l e v e l a n d E l e m e n t a r y : J o yHughey, Caitlin Joyce

C o a k l e y M i d d l e S c h o o l : St a c e yBernritter, Michael Gearty, KatherineMooney, Mary Katherine Roach; Little

Mus tangs Preschoo l Academy: Ke l l iB a i l e y, K e r i F re d e r i c k s , L a u re nGrealish, Lisa MacLean, Elena Musto,Laura Tolman*;

N o r w o o d H i g h S c h o o l : K e n d r aLeavitt, Laura John, Leah Stevens;

O l d h a m E l e m e n t a r y : C a t h e r i n eB a r n i c l e , J a n e D o h e r t y, C a ro l i n eHaberlin, Gina Stevens;

P r e s c o t t E l e m e n t a r y : J a n i c e E lBach;

St . C a t h e r i n e o f S i e n a : K a re nGorman; Willett Early Childhood Cen-ter: Colleen Reynolds .

All nominees will be honored at thereception, and receive a certificate anda restaurant gift card. One teacher se-lected by a bl ind jury wi l l be namedNorwood Teacher of the Year and receive acash award as well as a charitable schooldonation in their name. Hor d’oeuvres willbe served.

Originally conceived by the ExchangeClub of Norwood, Orient Lodge nowproudly organizes the annual event. In 2017,Norwood High School world languageteacher Cynthia Derrane was honored asTeacher of the Year among 33 nominees.

* Past winners not eligible for award se-lection but will be honored with all nomi-nees.

GOOLEYWILLIAM R. SR, known

also as Bill, Billy, or Billy Boy, ofNorwood, Mass., age 82, passedaway unexpectedly in his home onTuesday April 10, 2018. Born inBoston, Mass. on Dec. 28, 1936,he was the Son of the late EdwardA. Gooley and Kate (Monroe)Gooley. Brother of the late Joan(Gooley) Haigh and Brother inlaw to the late Paul Haigh. Will-iam grew up in Hyde Park, mar-ried and later moved to Stoughtonto raised his Family. He was a de-voted Father to Paul E.Gooley andhis wife AnneMarie Gooley ofNorton, and Father of Virginia(Gooley) Cullen of Canton, DavidGooley of Duxbury and his wife Diane Chamberlain-Gooley, Robert S. Gooleyof Canton, Michele Allen of Arlington and her husband Chris Allen, and the lateWilliam R. Gooley, Jr. William had nine wonderful Grandchildren: Kaylyn,Rebecca, Connor, Joseph, Isabella, Alison, Madison, Caleigh and Teagan. Hewas Uncle to the late Eric Haigh and Great Uncle to Jason Haigh. William wasa member of the Masons and the former Owner of Bill’s Norwood Plaza Mobilin Norwood for many Years. Later in his semi-retirement he worked at theSunoco in Canton. Visiting Hours were held at the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home,1248 Washington St., Norwood. A Funeral Home Service was held. At therequest of the Family the Burial was private. In lieu of flowers; Donations maybe made in Williams name to the: Old Colony Hospice, 321 Manley St, WestBridgewater, MA, 02379.

PARNAGIANKenneth Michael of Norwood, March 30, 2018, age 65. Devoted son of

Richard H. Parnagian of Norwood and the late Mary (Dakesian) Parnagian.Loving brother of John R. Parnagian and his wife Nancy J. of Walpole. Cher-ished uncle of John M. Parnagian of Vermont and Daniel R. Parnagian of Walpoleand great uncle of John K. Parnagian of Vermont. All services were private atthe request of the family. Interment took place in Highland Cemetery in Norwood.Arrangements by James H. Delaney & Son Funeral Home, Walpole.


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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.—M.N.

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The Record BookTHE NATIONAL ALLIANCEFOR MENTAL ILLNESSMEETING

The National Alliance for Men-tal Illness – South Norfolk affiliatewill hold its monthly meeting in Caf-eteria B of the Lorusso Building atNorwood Hospital at 7 p.m. onThursday, May 3.

Mental illness is a label for a va-riety of diseases of the brain. Oftenit strikes in late adolescence, devas-tating the afflicted person and thefamily. The South Norfolk Allianceis composed of such families whofind mutual support and join to-gether to advocate for their lovedones.

We welcome all families in theSouth Norfolk Area who are deal-ing with mental illness and theirloved ones.

In case of inclement weather, wewill align with the Norwood schools.If they close, the meeting will becancelled.

THE NATIONALDAY OF PRAYER

Come pray the beautiful Patri-otic Rosary for our Country. The Na-tional Day of Prayer is Thursday,May 3 at 1 p.m. Located at St.Catherine of Siena Church, 547Washington St., Rte. 1A, Norwood.For information please call 781-762-4391.

HELP LOCAL LETTERCARRIERS STAMP OUTHUNGER ON SATURDAY, MAY 12

On Saturday, May 12, the 26thannual Letter Carriers’ Food Drivewill take place in Norwood.Norwood residents who wish to par-ticipate are asked to leave one ormore bags of food by their mailbox.Donations will then be picked up ascarriers go about their regularrounds. All types of non-perishablefood – from peanut butter and jellyto baked beans…chunky soups tocake and brownie mix…cannedpasta like Chef Boyardee to boxedmeals like Hamburger Helper andPasta Roni – are welcome. But rightnow, the Norwood Food Pantry es-pecially needs canned fruit; Spam,beef stew, and solid white tuna; ce-real, canned tomatoes, and juiceboxes. The only requirement is thatall cans and boxes must be new andin good condition, as anything out-dated or opened has to be thrownaway for health reasons.

DOG DASH FUNDRAISER The Norwood Animal Shelter

on Sunday, April 22, is holding afundraiser at The Charles Prescott

School in Norwood from 11:30 a.m.– 3:30 p.m. The DOG DASH is a 2-mile walk to help with shelter costs.The fun day is filled with raffles,games, contests, and a chance to winan exotic car drive experience. GOFIdogs will be providing Kisses for adonation, and all proceeds will goto support the Norwood AnimalShelter. Our Animal Control Officer,Henry Cerqueira, is always there forus, and it would be great if we couldhelp him out with some of his needswhile he cares for the homeless thatwait for a loving family.

CPC PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGThe Norwood Community Pres-

ervation Committee (CPC) will beholding a Public Hearing on Mon-day April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in TheWillett Room of the Norwood CivicCenter, 165 Nahatan St. The focusof the meeting will be to gather thecommunity’s input regardingprojects to be considered for fund-ing. The CPC will also discuss theapplication process and timeline.Any questions or concerns can bedirected to the Planning Departmentat Town Hall during normal businesshours.

The Community PreservationAct (CPA) is a state law whichNorwood voted to adopt in Novem-ber 2016 that allows the town to es-tablish a dedicated local fund to pro-tect, preserve, acquire or restorecommunity housing, historic assetsand open space / recreational usesof land.

ST CATHERINES OF SIENASCHOOL PRESENTS: MARYPOPPINS JR.

Created by Disney and CameronMackintosh. A Musical based on thestories of P.L. Travers and the WaltDisney Film. Mary Poppins Jr. Willbe at the Norwood Theatre onWednesday, April 25 & Thursday,April 26 at 7 p.m. Tickets at the door$10.00 for adults and $5.00 for Se-niors and Children under 10.

THE DAYS BRINGSTHE GRAND TOUR HOME

Wednesday, April 25 at 7:30p.m.: The History of Greek Art at theDay House.

The spring meeting of theNorwood Historical Society will fea-

ture a special presentation about theunique décor of the Day House,“Athens, London, Norwood: TheDays Brings the Grand Tour Home.”Society president Bryan Burns willshare the story of how Fred HollandDay brought his own version of an-cient Greek sculpture to Norwood.Marble sculptures taken from Greektemples to the British Museum in the19th century were then translatedinto the miniature version that deco-rates the Day House library.

This is the most recent of a se-ries of events sharing the history ofthe Day House and its collections.Whether it’s your first visit to theDay House, or you’ve been count-less times, you will have a new ap-preciation for this frieze that com-bines graceful Greek figures withfrenzied centaurs and heroic ama-zons.

RUMMAGE SALEEmmanuel Lutheran Church,

corner of Berwick Street andGardner Road (off Route 1A) inNorwood will hold its Spring Rum-mage Sale on Friday, April 27 andSaturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. A $5.00 bag sale (bags will beprovided) will begin at 11:30 onSaturday. Clothing for all, smallhousehold items, toys, books, linens,etc. will be available at reasonableprices. There will also be acollectables and antiques table.

OLD PARISH CEMETERYPRESERVATION BEGINS

The newly formed non-profit or-ganization, Old Parish PreservationVolunteers (OPPV) will be holdingtheir first cemetery work day on Sat-urday, April 28, 2018, at Norwood’soriginal burial ground established in1741. Located off Washington Streetnear Railroad Avenue, The Old Par-ish Cemetery is no longer in activeuse; the most recent burial on recordtook place there in 1946. Since thattime the Town of Norwood hasmaintained the colonial era cemeteryand used it on special occasions suchas Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day andIndependence Day.

The OPPV hopes to properlyclean stone grave markers, researchthe graves and their locations, pre-serve fallen markers and generallyimprove the appearance of this his-toric site. With care and attention, thecemetery can become a valuable his-torical and cultural resource for thetown. Anyone interested in helpingpreserve this site can join the groupworking in the cemetery, or learn howthey can help by dropping by on April

28, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. or visiting thegroup’s web site: https://rootiment.wixsite.com/oppv

FINE ARTS FESTIVAL The Norwood Public Schools’

will be hosting its 21st Annual FineArts Festival on Saturday, April 28from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the NorwoodHigh School. The festival is a celebra-tion of the award winning Fine Artsprogram in the Norwood PublicSchools. Artwork from grades 1-12will be on display reflecting thedistrict’s diverse visual arts program.There will be performances byNorwood’s drama and musical en-sembles. The Television program willpresent student created public serviceannouncements, videos, and docu-mentaries. The artwork will be in thegymnasium while some performancegroups will be in the gymnasium andthe auditorium. This festival is freeand open to the public at NorwoodHigh School, 245 Nichols St.,Norwood.

TEMPLE ALIYAH’S STREETFAIR FOR ISRAEL’S 70TH

Celebrate Israel’s 70th birthdayat a festive indoor street fair at TempleAliyah on Sunday, April 22 from 11a.m.–2 p.m. There will be Israeli mu-sic and dancing, Israeli street foodlike humus and falafel, Israeli wineand/or beer tasting, and a 70th birth-day cake for Israel! Activities willinclude:

For preschoolers – archaeologi-cal dig, face painting, arts projectslike decorating flags and hamsas, Is-raeli snacks. For older kids – Gaga,blue and white manicures, art projectslike making hamsas and making amizrach, Israeli candy. For all ages –Sign a giant birthday card for Israel,have your photo taken by the West-ern Wall, make care packages to sendto Israel.

The event will also feature soap-box mini-talks by local experts ontopics such as environmentalism andarchaeology in Israel; booths for or-ganizations such as JNF, MagenDavid Adom, and the Israel MediaRoom; and Judaica for sale fromShuki’s. Tickets are $18/person, $36/family. Purchase tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/temple-aliyahs-street-fair-for-israels-70th-tickets-44758519938. Call 781-444-8522 for more information.

PLAYGROUND AND PARKCLEAN UP, COMMUNITYPICNIC, AND FAIR

On Sunday, April 22, FREEEVENT Progress Norwood, Subaru

of New England, Norwood Recre-ation, and Norwood DPW will besponsoring a playground and parkclean up, community picnic, and fair.Volunteers can sign up atwww.tinyurl.com/norwoodearthdayto help at one of 11 different sites intown from 9-11 a.m.

Following the cleanup, everyoneis invited to join us on the town com-mon from 11:30-1 p.m. for music, acommunity picnic, and tables with in-formation on local resources and or-ganizations committed to environ-mental stewardship. Groups includeNorwood DPW, Norwood Recre-ation, Neponset River WatershedCommission, Together YES, AdamsFarm Seed Library, NorwoodEvening Gardeners Club, NorwoodTrails Committee, Landry’s Bicycles,and more! Learn about compostingand see the composters available at adiscount through the Norwood DPW,learn about the Norwood CommunityGarden, get some free seeds for yourgarden, register to win a FREEcomposter, get free low flow waterfilters, donate or take a free bicycleat the Bike Freecycle*, stop by therecycling station to drop off k-cups,snack bags, coffee cups and tops, andlearn about Subaru’s recycling effortsthat turn trash into new products, re-cycle old/broken personal electron-ics and cell phones, batteries, plasticshopping bags, and inkjet and tonercartridges. We will also be selling $5children’s bicycle helmets throughthanks to the Norwood Health De-partment. For more information,please contact Katie Neal-Rizzo [email protected] or JohnAprea at [email protected]. *Ifyou’d like to donate a bicycle for theFreecycle, please contact us ahead oftime.

NORWOOD BANKFOOD DRIVE

Join Norwood Bank and its em-ployees to help support the NorwoodFood Pantry.

During the month of AprilNorwood Bank, and its employeeswill be collecting non-perishablefood items for the Ecumenical FoodPantry of Norwood. Over the pastthree decades the Food Pantry hasserved over 2,500 local families inNorwood and Westwood. For moreinformation about the wonderfulwork the food pantry does please visittheir website atwww.norwoodpantry.org. Just dropyour non-perishable food item in thebox provided in the lobby andNorwood Bank will deliver to thefood pantry. Some popularly re-quested items are listed below.

Cans of soup, canned fruits andvegetables, tuna, meat and stews,baked beans and chili, juice, babyfood, peanut butter and jelly, pastasauce, pasta macaroni and cheese,cold and hot cereals & cake andbrownie mixes.

Neighbors helping Neighbors lo-cated at 11 Central St., Norwood, MA02062 781-762-1800www.norwoodbank.com

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MARCH CITIZENS OFTHE MONTH

Grade 8: Timothy DeLaria, Megan Olbrys, Shawn Casavant

Grade 7: Shannon Brady, Eve Andrews, Audrey and Keira Haberlin, Shylah Hansen

Grade 6: Daniel Silva, Miguel DeLao Machado, Thomas Lynch

Congratulations to the March winners of Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School’s Citizen of

the Month. Citizens of the Month exemplify the school’s mission statement and are chosen by

teachers and staff. To celebrate their accomplishments, an end of the year breakfast celebra-

tion will be held for students and their families.

Prospect St. from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.Handling tantrums and outbursts, understanding why these outbursts

occur, teaching children skills for self-soothing, teaching anger manage-ment/stress management skills. This workshop is for families with childrenfrom toddler to early elementary years. To register, contact Beverly Boudreauin the CFCE Office at 781-440-5983 or e-mail [email protected]. The Norwood Public Schools CFCEPrograms are funded through the 237 Grant from the MassachusettsDepartment of Early Education and Care’s Coordinated Family andCommunity Engagement Grant.

JOIN OR DONATE TO THENORWOOD FOOD PANTRY’S WALK FOR HUNGER TEAM

On Sunday, May 6, Project Bread will host its 50th annual Walkfor Hunger. And the Norwood Food Pantry is currently organizing ateam to participate in this event, which is dedicated to helping the726,000 Massachusetts residents who don’t always have enough toeat.

You can help by calling Team Captain Nick Campagna at 781-762-6866 – or logging on to http://support.projectbread.org/goto/NorwoodFoodPantry – and signing up to be part of this local team ormaking a donation to support those who are participating.

The 20-mile walk begins and ends at the Boston Common. Withrolling starts between 8 and 9:30 a.m., it will wind its way throughBoston, Brookline, Newton, Watertown, and Cambridge, with enter-tainment, water, free snacks, first aid, and toilet facilities along theway.

But if you’re not a long-distance walker, you don’t have to pledgeto complete the entire course. You can walk 10 miles, 5 miles – oreven just one or two – and take advantage of the free transportation backto the Common that’s available at nine checkpoints located along the route.

You can also sign up to raise donations as a Virtual Walker. Or, if youprefer a faster pace, there is also a Walk for Hunger 5K Run, which beginsat 7 a.m.

Participants in both the Walk and the Run are encouraged to solicitmonetary pledges from friends, family, and co-workers. And youth, teens,and adults are all welcome to take part.

Last year the Norwood Food Pantry Walk for Hunger Team raised $9,385with just seven walkers. And with your help, we can raise even more – andhelp even more neighbors in need – in 2018.

MOTHER’S DAY SWEETHEARTS DANCEFor mothers and sons on April 27, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Civic Center.

The cost is $15.00 per couple and $5.00 per additional person.FISHING DERBY AND RUBBER DUCK RACEJoin us on Saturday, April 28 from 3 – 5 p.m. at the Hawes Pool and Endean

Park. The cost for the fishing Derby is $5.00 and $5.00 for Rubber Duck Race.

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