Norwood December 2011

Vol. 2 No. 6 Free to Every Home and Business Every Month December 1, 2011

BY KELLYA. LOVE

At a Special Town Meeting onNovember 14 at the new NorwoodHigh School, Town Meeting votedto pass a Warrant Article that willeliminate two School Committeemembers over the next two years.

Disagreement arose during anextended debate before the vote,with Committee members takingstances on both sides of the meas-ure. Proponents of the Articlestressed that it was not a responseor a reaction to recent events in-volving the School Committee,but rather an idea that had been inthe works for the last several years.

Town Meeting member GerriSlater told Town Meeting that theidea gained momentum after lastspring’s Annual Town Meetingand the school budget process, fol-lowing concerns about the bestways to ensure accountability for

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The Norwood Circle of HopeFoundation held their 12th annualNovember fundraiser, a livelyevening of dinner, and entertain-ment among friends and neigh-bors with Country Comes toNorwood at the Norwood Elks onFriday November 9.

Circle of Hope volunteersdressed from head to toe in coun-try western attire greeted guestsand by the night’s end, everyonehad a red or blue bandana. How-ever if a prize was given for bestdressed it would have gone toCircle of Hope board member,Brendan Gearty. From his “ten-gallon” hat right down to creativehomemade chaps, Gearty was thestar of the show long beforecountry western band “HelpWanted” took the stage.

“Out of all of the events we do,this is the most fun. As much as itis a fundraiser, it brings a groupof friends together, and as youknow, this year we reached amilestone reaching $250,000,”said Circle of Hope President,Timothy McDonough.

The foundation that gave outmore money than it took in dur-ing the first year in 1998, and hasanonymously and quietly givingback to friends and neighbors forthirteen years reached more thana milestone. McDonough’s an-

nouncement, a reminder to many,sent chills throughout the room,brought smiles to many faces andtears to more than a few eyes.

The Circle of Hope has givenout over a quarter of a milliondollars to date because MichelleKennedy had a dream and hermother Lee, with the support of acommitted group of friends, and

a unique community collectivelywork tirelessly to keep her dream,and her spirit alive.

Lee Kennedy, looking around aroom full of friends and support-ers, many who have been with theCircle of Hope since its inceptionand by her and daughterMichelle’s side long beforeleukemia struck said, “It’s hard to

imagine this started off sosmall…and now we’re here. It’sabsolutely unbelievable.”

“It’s a great way to start off theholiday season,” McDonoughcontinued. “We have LuminaryNight coming up next, and that isa beautiful night but it is alsosomewhat sad. This is a happyway to kick off the holiday sea-son.”

McDonough served as theevening’s emcee, along withmembers of the Circle of Hope,multitasked by serving food,bussing tables, pouring drinks,and selling raffle tickets in orderto ensure the evening ransmoothly.

Before heading back to thekitchen McDonough remindedthe crowd to please purchase raf-fle tickets, as many generous do-nations from local merchantssuch as The O.C.C., Day StreetSports, Escada Hair and BeautySpa, along with personal dona-tions from Alison King, MarciaGearty and the Abdallahs’s toname a few, were the biggestfundraising effort of the evening.

Selectman Paul Bishop was oneof approximately 250 people onhand to enjoy an evening amongfriends, and remember and ac-

Country Comes to Norwood for Circle of Hope

Board Member, Brendan Gearty.

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knowledge the girl whose presencewas felt throughout the evening.

“Michelle really had the conceptto give, give, give,” Bishop said.“This, all of this, came about be-cause of Michelle, I have no doubtshe is part of this tonight.

Bishop, unaware how much theCircle of Hope did for the peopleof Norwood went on to say, “Untillast year, I honestly thought theCircle of Hope was just anothercharity and I apologized to Lee thatI never took the time to find outwhat the Circle of Hope was about.It is a very unique charity in that itencompasses all of Norwood.”

Between serving dinner preparedby Paul Angelo of the O.C.C.,Gearty spoke of the unique bondamong the board members.

“We meet three-four times a year,maybe every six weeks, at Lee’shouse and I always sit in the samespot, looking at a picture ofMichelle. We have a lot of laughsand honestly, it is a good thing theCircle of Hope is anonymous, be-cause it would be so much harderif we knew the people we werehelping. It is one of the most won-

derful things I have ever been apart of.”

By 9pm, guests were done eatingwhat some described as the equiv-alent of a home cooked meal byPaul Angelo, and were nibbling onpastries from Guerin’s as “HelpWanted” took the stage to performupbeat, original songs that hadpeople on the dance floor within

minutes.

The circle on the dance floor wassignificant and while all felt thepresence of a young woman,Country Comes to Norwood wasmemorable evening of laughter,connection, and community. It wasexactly what Michelle would havewanted, and is all the Circle ofHope stands for.

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the School Committee and in-crease concentration on state-man-dated duties. Proponents alsoargued that this measure wouldpromote effective communicationbetween School Committee mem-bers themselves and town resi-dents, as well as less duplication ofefforts and more timely decisions.

Current School Committeemember Richard Keefe was insupport of this Article, despitebeing up for re-election this April,because he believed the measurewould promote more efficiencyand productiveness.

Opponents of the measure arguedthat it would limit healthy debateand allow for too little diversity of

opinion. Some also argued thatfewer members on the Committeewould decrease opportunities forunique voices from the town to runfor a seat, and may place too muchof a burden on the remaining Com-mittee members.

School Committee ChairmanPaul Samargedlis expressed dis-may that some School Committeemembers were in support of cut-ting the number of Committeemembers and argued that forgingcompromise with the proponentsof this Article could make the de-sired changes to the Committeewithout this drastic measure.

The measure, requiring a simplemajority, ultimately passed by aslim margin.

Other Articles discussed and ap-

proved included the sale of a smallparcel of land along Route 1 for noless than $130,250, and the conver-sion of three private drives at Au-tumn Street, Blossom Street, andIrving Street to town roads.

Town Meeting also authorizedthe purchase of new systems andrepairs at Town Hall, the CivicCenter, and the library, as well asthe abandonment of an unneededsewer easement and the purchaseof a parcel of land and a buildingat 188-190 Central St. for$475,000 from Norwood ElectricLight.

Town Meeting adjourned at 11p.m. without addressing all of thetopics on the warrant; it is sched-uled to continue on Nov. 28 at 7:30p.m. at Norwood High School.

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Help make the holidays a happycelebration for a needy Norwoodchild by participating in the Nor-wood Bank Holiday Sharing Tree.Stop by Norwood Bank, 11 Cen-tral St., and take a mitten tag fromthe Christmas tree in the banklobby that lists the ages and giftideas for area children and bring awrapped gift to Norwood Bank bySaturday, December 10. On De-cember 10, the Amici CantoresChoir will perform at 10 a.m.while Santa will be available forphotos. Holiday crafts and re-freshments will also be offeredthroughout the morning.

Norwood Holiday Decorating Contest

Enter your festively, decoratedhome in the Annual NorwoodHoliday Decorating Contest andyou could earn boasting rights asthe best and brightest in Norwood!The criteria for judging will beoriginality, arrangements, themeand overall decoration (outside ofhouse only). For more informa-tion, entry forms and contest rules,visit the Norwood Civic Center.

Entry forms are due by December15 and judging will be held onDecember 22. Cost is $5 perhousehold.

Sports Days at the Civic

The Norwood Recreation De-partment is currently acceptingenrollments for half-day sports orbasketball mania or dodgeballprograms in December (27, 28,29) and February (21, 23). Thedeadline for the December eventsis December 19 and for Febru-ary events, February 13. For more information, contact Program Director Linda Berger at 781-762-0466 or email lberger@nor-woodma. gov. Cost is $25 per day,with a pizza lunch.

Registration for NorwoodRec. Dept. Programs NowUnderway

Registration is now available forthe Norwood Recreation Depart-ment winter season that beginsMonday, December 5. For a pro-gram guide or to register, visit theCivic Center or go online atwww.norwoodma.gov/recreation.The Civic Center now acceptsMastercard and Visa.

Christopher Magyar Participatedin Saint Michael's College J-Course Trip to NH Presidential De-bates

Christopher, son of Carol andGeorge Magyar, spent two days onan educational bus trip across NewHampshire, October 10-11, engag-ing Republican presidential candi-dates and the working press as partof a Saint Michael's College"Media and Politics" class led byProfessor David Mindich. Mindichwas recently named New EnglandJournalism Educator of the Year bythe New England Press Associa-tion.

Magyar, a sophomore journalismmajor, graduated from Xaverian

Brothers High School before com-ing to Saint Michael's in Burling-ton, Vt.. He participated withclassmates on Oct. 10 in Town-Meeting-style candidate events,first in Tilton, N.H., with JonHuntsman, former Utah governorand U.S. ambassador to China, andlater in Hopkinton, N.H., withGOP frontrunner Mitt Romney,former Massachusetts governor.The students also stopped at theConcord Monitor to hear how localpros cover the state's famous pres-idential primaries. At both TownMeeting events, students joinedquestioning of the candidates on is-sues such as funding to eradicateworld AIDS (a subgroup of SaintMichael's students made that their

priority) along with a full range ofsocial, economic and foreign pol-icy topics.

The following day, Oct. 11, theyspent much of the day on Dart-mouth College's buzzing centralgreen, interacting with media, po-litical activists and campaign work-ers readying for that evening'stelevised national debate on eco-nomic policy among the leadingRepublican candidates. The groupheard from and questioned CarlCameron, national political re-porter for Fox News, followed bya Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporterand later Saint Michael's alumniAdam Silverman '00, a reporter forWCAX-TV in Burlington cover-ing the event. That evening they

joined Dartmouth and local highschool students for a debate "view-ing party" in a sports arena with bigscreens near the debate site. Afterthe debate, national presidentialcandidates Michelle Bachman,Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsmancame to the arena, spoke brieflyand greeted the young crowd withhandshakes and photo-ops. The en-tire trip, Mindich guided his stu-dents in thoughtful discussionabout their first-hand experience of

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Kevin Najm Enters Bryant UniversityThis fall, accounting studentKevin Najm was admitted toBryant University as a member ofthe Class of 2015.

Cassandra Saad Enters atMarist CollegeThis fall, Cassandra Saad was ad-mitted to Marist College in Pough-keepsie, NY as a member of theClass of 2015.


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The Norwood Young ReadersAward Program (NYRA), has justbegun their 8th year in the Nor-wood Public Schools, and the pro-gram is a town-wide success storyin itself.

Started by Cleveland School Li-brarian Paula McMullen, as an in-centive reading program for 4th and5th grade elementary students. Theprogram in collaboration with theChildren’s Library at the MorrillMemorial, and Librarians DonnaMiller, Lora Roberts, Aaron Reu-land, as well as with Morrill Chil-dren’s Librarians Kelly Unsworthand Jean Todescsa, created a pro-gram the entire community can em-brace.

To participate, 4th and 5th gradestudents must read at least four ofthe twelve nominated fiction books,between the months of Novemberto February. During the first weekof February, participating students

will vote for their favorite book onthe list. The book that receives themost votes in all the Norwood ele-mentary schools will be named the2010-2011 Norwood Young Read-ers Award winner.

McMullen who based the pro-gram on the Mass. Book Awardprogram, which includes middleschool students, wanted a reading-appropriate program that was justfor 4th and 5th graders, in order toincrease their interest in reading.

“We are trying to develop realreadership here and develop a realinterest and enthusiasm for read-ing,” said McMullen.

The Children’s Library at theMorrill, has offered a monthly bookclub which highlights one of thebooks from the list, all 4th and 5thgraders are invited to come, asUnsworth helps coordinates theevening.

McMullen also offers a LunchBunch, once a month in her Cleve-

land School, she invites students tohave lunch with her to discuss thebook and take straw polls on whichis the student’s favorite at that time.As many as fifty students can beseen piled into her room, all gleam-ing with excitement about the read-ing program.

The students also can post whichbooks they’ve read on a bulletinboard outside her room, which pro-motes reading and readershipamong the kids.

“The teachers are vested in it, thelibrarians are vested in it and thestudents and parents are vested init,” said McMullen.

Some of this-years titles include,Anything But Typical, by NoraRaleigh Baskin and Mudville byKurtis Scaletta.

“In the spring we choose 12 reallygood diverse fiction books based oncharacters, genre, we try historical-realism-fantasy, and reading level,”said McMullen. “All students can

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McMullen went on to say that thesupport of the parents and the ad-ministration, allows the program tobe as successful as it is.

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Norwood High School DramaDepartment recently christenedtheir new theater by taking on oneof the more challenging plays everwritten, Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus.

Amadeus - is the story of Mozartand rival composer AntonioSalieri, who becomes bitter andsullen in his old age, as his piouslife turns dour.

“Amadeus is more about his(Salieri) battle with himself andhis wanting fame, “ said actor JulieCordero. “He remembers events,that have made him a bitter oldman. It’s just interesting, he thinkshe is having a battle with God buthe is really not.”

Drama Teacher John Quinn di-rected the play, which was doublecasted with Phil Gustafson andEddie Hernon playing Mozart andLeo Blacis and Matt Foley playingSalieri.

“Amadeus is definitely a chal-lenge,” said Cordero, who playsSalieri’s wife Theresa, “ there is somuch to it, so many scenechanges.”

The 2 ½ hour play utilized theskill of the students acting talentsto portray a contemporary piecethat most high schools and col-leges wouldn’t even try.

“They are speaking for 2 ½hours, they are not only speakingit but acting it, “ said DirectorQuinn. “ I also never see it

(Amadeus) done, I don’t ever seehigh schools do it or colleges forthat matter.”

The entire crew, which handleslightening, costumes, set design,and sound with a state-of-the-artfacility, also wanted to inauguratethe new theater with a “challeng-ing” but entertaining piece thatwould be fitting for such a grandtheater.

“A nice fine arts space should beinaugurated with creditability,”said Quinn. “To open the building,we realized it would be nice tohighlight the personality of thespace, it is aesthetically pleasingand it is grand.”

It was just a couple of monthsago that NHS brought River Cityto the Savage Center in the pro-duction of the ‘Music Man’ andtoday the pendulum swings againas the Drama Department tacklesthe emotionally and timeless pieceof Amadeus.

“In contrast to Music Man, you

had to build River City,” saidQuinn. “And this contrast I wantedsomething hard.”

“There is a lot more tension be-tween characters than MusicMan,” said Cordero. “There is alot more to the story.”

Quinn reiterated the fact that hisstudents are more than capable ofnot only educating the audience onthis layered piece, but also enter-

taining them.

“I always want them to be enter-tained, I want them to see them usetheir theater well, “ said Quinn. “ Iwant them to see their kids doingsomething challenging, I want to‘wow’ them. I want them to seehow talented their kids are.”

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Local author Greg Mone is a bigfan of Norwood, and Norwood isbecoming a big fan of Greg’s. Re-cently the author traveled to Cleve-land Elementary to discuss his firstchildren’s book entitled, ‘Fish.’

‘Fish’ is about a young boynamed Maurice Reidy – nick-named Fish, because of his ex-traordinary swimming abilities,who is forced to work at a youngage to support his struggling fam-ily. Fish is entrusted with a myste-rious package of expensive coinsand finds himself under attack bya band of rough looking pirates.The experience and story of Fishbecomes both magical and engag-ing to young readers of all back-grounds and interests.

“And then, as he (Fish) slippedbelow the surface, he stoppedhearing anything at all. He closedhis mouth, sank further, and, whenhe thought the lake was going toswallow him for good, he learnedhow to swim.” - An excerpt from‘Fish’

‘Fish’ recently won the CarolOtis Hurst Book Prize, awarded tothe best children’s writing by aNew England author. Which is notsurprising given the book is filledwith pirates, puzzles, and grandjourneys.

Mone, who attended Journalismschool at NYU, also has writtenfor Popular Science and has an in-teresting background from being aparalegal in Ireland, to being a

sales rep at an internet company, towriting his first book, ‘Wages ofGenius’ (Carrol& Graf June 2003)- a reincarnation of Albert Einsteinin the business world.

“I end up spinning my charactersin my head and they become real,“ said Mone while at a local coffeeshop. “I just write it out and followthe muse.”

Mone’s character developmenthit its apex in his second book, anadvanced science fantasy entitled,‘The Truth About Santa’,(Bloomsbury Nov 2009) WhereSanta entrusts robotic surgeons tohelp survive well into and beyondthe 21st century.

“I wrote a book about SantaClaus, maybe I still think like akid,” said Mone. “ I think whenyou are having that much fun, ittranslates into pretty good writingand story telling.”

With the book Fish, Mone reliedheavily on the input from hisnieces and nephews, to create astory that they and his three kidswill cherish one day.

“For me a book like Fish – emo-tionally- he left his family and heis on this strange adventure and heis amidst all these crazy violentpeople in the middle of theocean…but he loves to swim andhates to fight. Those qualities arelike me.”

For Mone’s next book, being re-leased this March by (RoaringBrook), entitled ‘Dangerous Wa-

ters’, which centers around the Ti-tanic and fictional character, 12-year old Patrick Waters. Yetuniquely also incorporates factualcharacter information on rare bookcollector and 1907 Harvard grad-uate Harry Widener.

Mone, a Harvard Grad as well,spent countless hours in Cam-bridge at the Widener Library re-searching for the book and thehistorical background of Widener.

“If I read a ton of books, on whatthat period was like, which I did, Ifeel like I can create a world bydoing all this research and gettingit exactly right,” said Mone.

Mone and his three kids, who

were all born at Norwood Hospi-tal, have grown a fondness for thecommunity. “It’s awesome, thedowntown is great with itschurches and center green.”

But the writer who now has a

young loyal following in town,may have found his niche writingchildren’s books.

“These kid’s books feel so natu-ral and right,” said Mone. “I haveso much fun writing them.”


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The Norwood TONY (Ten Out-standing Norwood Youths)Awards were initiated over 40years ago to recognize excep-tional Norwood youths for theirvoluntary contribution to thecommunity. Through anonymousreviews of the student's volunteerrecord and a 300-word essay, theNorwood Masons, who acquiredthe program 16 years ago, namedthe 2011 TONY Award winnersat a banquet held January 24. Theaward includes a citation andplaque from the governor, a$1,000 savings bond and a giftcard from Perk's coffeehouse.Two supplementary awards alsoincluded an additional $500 sav-ings bond.

Local Town Pages is also recog-nizing these admiral young adultswith a profile of each studenteach month in our newspaper.Norwood High School senior,Nicolette Anderson, is the tenthand final student profile in ourTONY Award series.

Norwood High School alumnusNicolette Anderson thrives in anarea many people shy away

from....public speaking. Since the7th grade, Anderson has com-peted in the Saint John Chrysos-tom Oratorical Festival,achieving second placeduring her high schooljunior year. Andersonoriginally joined the con-test through her church,St. Gregory the Theolo-gian in Mansfield andcredits the competitionsas well as her mother'sinitial encouragement,with her ease of present-ing.

"Once I started, I reallyenjoyed it," Andersonsaid. It was a really goodopportunity and got toget really comfortablewith it. I thank my momfor that."

Each contestant in thecompetition is given afew potential questions andchoose a topic for their speech.During her breakout year, Ander-son won at her church, thenmoved to the district competitionand then to the state where she

took second place.

Her comfort and proficiency inpublic speaking also compli-ments Anderson's career ambi-

tions. She is currently a freshmanat UMass Amherst, majoring incommunications and is a memberof the UMass television station.Her long-term goal is to becomean on-air interviewer, preferably

interacting with players from herfavorite team, the Boston Bruins.

"There's a woman that inter-views all the players, that's what

I want to do," Andersonsaid.

In addition to publicspeaking, Anderson hasspread her talents and in-terests in other areas. Ather church, she was vicepresident of her youthgroup and a camp coun-selor last summer. AtNorwood High School,she was a member ofSAAD, Relay for Lifeand a member of the fieldhockey and cross countryteams.

Performing has alsobeen a passion for Ander-son throughout her edu-cation. She hasparticipated in numerous

school plays and musicals, sangwith the honor chorus 6ththrough 8th grade and the NHSMadrigal Choir during her juniorand senior years singing Christ-mas carols on the town common

and elementary schools, on stageat Concannons and twice at theNorwood Police Department cer-emony performing the nationalanthem. Although given the giftof beautiful vocals, music willlikely continue as a hobby in An-derson's future, with her sightsfocused primarily on dialogue.

"Music isn't what I want to dowith my lips," Anderson said.

While Anderson has signifi-cantly contributed to the welfareof others in her school, churchand local community, she re-mains humbled by her TONYAward win earlier this year. Thetown of Norwood fortunatelyhosts many generous young resi-dents who give back and she isthe first to recognize the suc-cesses, kindness and compassionof the winners and the applicantsof the award and the sigificanceof her decoration.

"I know a lot of people do workin Norwood," Anderson said."Sitting in chair listening to alltheir achievements, I thought,how do they pick a winner?"

Norwood TONY Award Recipient: Nicolette Anderson

BY CHRISTINA ROBERTSON

While the holiday season is typ-ically an occasion of celebration, itis also a time for reflection, faithand helping others. The residentsof Norwood express and experi-ence the true meaning of the holi-day season through the Circle ofHope Luminary Night. For thepast ten years, memorable lumi-naries have lit up the Town Com-mon walkways and give familymembers and friends a moment intheir hectic schedules, rememberloved ones, and assist their neigh-bors in need. For a few hours thisSaturday evening, white lights andcandles will illuminate Norwood’sgazebo granting a welcome spiri-tual pause and almost mysticalquiet within this busy time of year.

On this special night, luminarybags transform the center of towninto a tranquil, serene scene, eachengraved with an individual name,message, prayer or date as a sym-bol of Life, Hope, the holiday sea-son and in remembrance of others.

“When it’s done, it is absolutelybeautiful,” Circle of Hope memberLee Kennedy said. “It’s very mov-ing to see these candles and knowthat every one represents a person,prayer or event.”

Luminary Night will be held onSaturday, December 3, (rain date,Sunday, December 4,) 5 -7 p.m.The candles will be lit by volun-teers at 5 pm. At 6 p.m., the Nor-wood High School Alumni Choirwill enhance the peaceful settingwith a special, moving holidayperformance.

This spiritual, Norwood traditionis one three annual fundraiserssponsored by The Circle of HopeFoundation with all proceeds dis-tributed into the Norwood com-munity to support families whoneed assistance due to a cata-strophic medical illness. Last year,the organization gave more than$35,000 to Norwood residents andto date, has donated over $250,000to help local families. The non-profit foundation was establishedin 1998 in memory of Norwoodresident Michelle Kennedy, whosuffered from leukemia. Norwoodresidents united during her battle,many who did not even know herpersonally and the Circle of Hopeestablished in her memory contin-ues that community spirit by do-nating all its proceeds to Norwoodresidents.

“The people of Norwood whosupport us are the actual Circle ofHope,” Kennedy said. “We do thefundraising and the people whosupport us allow us to do what wedo.”

Last year, approximately 1,000luminary bags were placed aroundTown Common commemoratingloved ones and hundreds of volun-teers and residents come togetherto reflect and remember and sup-port each other. Participants canleisurely walk through the Com-mon to find their personal messageor even those without bags taketime to pay their respects to thecommunity, maybe make a dona-tion and absorb the peaceful sur-roundings of this magical night.

“Every candle that is lit is helpingsomeone in Norwood,” Kennedysaid. “You don’t know when youlight that candle who you are help-ing.”

Luminary bags are $5 each andcan be purchased at the NorwoodCivic Center, by calling 781-762-3549 or in person the night of theevent. Even residents not directlyinvolved in the evening make aspecial trip to Norwood’s TownCommon to view this spectacularsite and take a moment to remem-ber someone close to them. This isan evening of communal celebra-tion that truly delivers the spirit ofthe holidays.


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places, the Norwood library, whenhe decided on a way to rememberher. With the help of DirectorCharlotte Canelli, Mr. Dohertypurchased a replacement chair forthe Library's Cushing ReadingRoom. The chair has found its

home in the corner near the news-papers that her brother likes toread. A plaque with Barbara'sname was affixed to the back of thechair.

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A retired Adjunct Professor ofComputer Science at MassBayCommunity College, Joe is amember of the New England His-torical Genealogical Society, the

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Sign up for either the December5th or the December 19th sessionat the library Reference or Infor-mation Desk or call 781-769-0200,x110 or 222. The library is acces-sible to people with disabilities.


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BYTIM DAVIS

The Morrill Library in Norwoodcontinues to serve the communitydespite recent budget cuts. Oneprogram that continues to flourishis the Literacy Program headed upby Norma Logan, who “hit theground running,” as she recentlytook over program from TinaBlood, according to Library Direc-tor Charlotte Canelli.

“It’s an amazing program,” saidCanneli of the program whichpair’s volunteers with those inneed of learning how to read orlearning English. “We have a lot ofpeople from every corner of theworld.”

The Literacy Program recentlyheld their annual Harvest Dinner,to recognize and give thanks to allthe volunteers in the program. Avolunteer program-which hasserved as many as 1,000 local res-idents since it’s inception in 1983.

Logan and another library pro-fessional help provide 18-hourtraining as well as set up relation-ships with locals with an array ofreading and English-speakingbackgrounds.

“For (Adults) students whostruggle with reading, there iscomplete confidentiality,” saidTina Blood, recent director of theNorwood Literacy Program.

With confidentiality, the pro-gram serves all those who are in-terested in obtaining their GED orpassing their Citizenship Test.

One student, Violette Melki,who fled war-torn Lebanon in1995 after the loss of her husbandand daughter, spoke “not one wordof English,” when she arrived inMassachusetts.

Melki’s sister, a Norwood resi-dent, sought out the library to re-ceive services and help Violettelearn English.

Volunteer Barbara Maiden,worked with Melki, one day aweek, as the Lebanese seamstresswould stay up to 2 a.m. to study toimprove her English. And todayMelki, who recently obtained herU.S. citizenship in August, volun-teers at the library to help otherArabic speaking residents learnEnglish.

“This program has helped a lotand thank God, “ said Melki, whohas received the library’s annualMonahan Award for service.

With all the services the program

has provided for the community,budget cuts and space are currentlyhampering the program fromgrowing and providing more tothose in need.

“The problem is that we don’thave space, and the space controlsthe size of the program,” saidCanelli. “People don’t meet out-side the library because it’s safer.”

With only three private roomsupstairs on the third floor for tutor-ing, the program is “stretched,”coupled with recent cuts.

“This is our biggest challenge,”said Blood. “For town to fully sup-port the library when we present abudget.”

Roberta Soolman, executive di-rector of the Literacy Volunteers ofMassachusetts, commended theNorwood branch for their contin-ued dedication and service.

“The folks at Norwood are fab-ulous,” said Soolman. “We aregrateful that people volunteer, wedepend on their generosity and

dedication of those willing to givetheir time.”

Soolman, who helped start theprogram in Norwood, creditedEleanor Monahan for being re-sponsible for seeing the need of theNorwood Library to start an out-reach program in town.

“She was wonderful,” Soolmansaid of the late Monahan, “Shewould always say a library has todo this outreach to the community,especially for those who can’tread.”

With the changing economy andwork conditions both locally andglobally, Soolman cited the morepresent need to get people readingand understanding English.

“The work world has changed-itused to be that if you worked in afactory and if you had a 4th or 5thgrade reading level you couldmake a livable wage for your fam-ily… you can’t do that today.”

The Library also recognizedBarsha and Stuart Plumer for their

dedication and service of 34 yearsas Friends of the Library, with thisyear’s Monahan Award at the Har-vest Dinner. Stuart who helpedwith overseeing the library’s reno-vations, also works on developing

programs.

“The library is the love of mylife, “ said Plumer. “People don’trealize that a town library is a hid-den asset.”


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Out and About BY DAwN C. FITzgERALD

Dear Santa,

‘Tis the season to ask for “stuff’-everyone including me, wants“stuff” this time of year.

Before we get down to serious“stuff” business, I’d like to take asec to thank you for a great year.And the “stuff” I already have.

Like my three healthy (andsometimes even happy) kids-considering one is a teen- thiscould be a Christmas miracle!

Santa, I have to confess, some-times I forget how fortunate I am;especially when my kids arefighting with one another-moreso when any one of them fightswith me. But the fact they havevoices to fight with, arms to ward

off a thrown object and legs to letthem run away from a crazed sib-ling - makes them and me, morefortunate than others.

I am grateful that my limbswork too. So if I have to chasedown one of my children there isa remote chance that he or shecould be caught. This of courseis on one of their worst days andone of my best- but I digress.

Thank you Santa for my hus-band of almost twenty years;guess he’s a keeper. Truth betold, I still kind of like the guy.

Santa- let’s keep that little se-cret to ourselves, okay?

I am also grateful that my hus-band and I have jobs. Tommy ac-tually has a "good" job, (yesVirginia they really do exist!). So

I am able to work part-time whilegoing to nursing school.

Santa I often forget how luckyI am being able to go back toschool, only working part-time;especially when I see my class-mates working, studying, andtrying so hard to do it all. And doit well.

I’m thankful to have a roof overmy head-especially in thesetough times. It is heartbreakingfor me to see so many “For Sale”signs and hear of layoffs and cutbacks. I often worry- “How arepeople surviving?”

That being said Big Guy let’sget down to my Christmas wishlist. First off, can you and yourelves get together with the Presi-dent to fix our financial mess?

Even better- would you con-sider running for President?

From what I hear, you have yetto lay off an elf and the toy busi-ness is always booming. Youmust be doing something right.Can you apply your businesssavvy to our economy?

Look at all the good you do ina mere night. Imagine if you ranthe country-there’d be a toy inevery stocking, a turkey in everyoven.

Just think about it Big Guy. Nopressure. But you are starting torun out of time.

Santa, I have two more requestsof you,

Can you please let my tired, oldbrain cells work long enough topass my finals?

And pass my classmates too?They have been really good allsemester Santa. Working so hardand studying all the time. Theyshould all be on your good list-ifyou have to check twice.

Thanks again for all my “stuff”Santa- I’d be lost without it. Givethe Misses a kiss for me. Andconsider my suggestion of run-ning for office. I think you’d doa great job.

Until next year, Merry Christ-mas and Happy Holidays!

Dawn C. Fitzgerald

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The Norwood Woman’s Clubwill have their next meeting on De-cember 13, 2011 at 12:30 p.m.. Ourprogram will feature Dan Clark“The Singing State Trooper” .

We are collecting toiletries for theVeterans Hospital. We meet at Em-manuel Lutheran Church ParishHall at 24 Berwick St., Norwood.A light lunch will be served. Wewelcome new members. You neednot be a resident of Norwood tojoin.

For more information please callTrina at 781-762-8173.

NorwoodWoman’sClub toHold NextMeeting Dec. 13th

BY DORIS DICKSON

November was National Dia-betes Awareness month. Novem-ber 14th was chosen as WorldDiabetes Day because it is thebirthday of the man who discov-ered insulin, Dr. Frederick Bant-ing, who has subsequently ensuredthe lives of millions of people (in-cluding this writer’s) over theyears. Insulin is not a cure of thedisease. It is, however, the replace-ment of a biologically necessaryhormone.

Diabetes is a metabolic disorderin which the quantity of glucose inthe blood is too high because thebody does not produce enough in-sulin, produces no insulin, or hascells that do not respond properlyto the insulin the pancreas pro-duces. There are several variationsincluding type 1, type 2, gesta-tional, and LADA (Latent Autoim-mune Diabetes in Adults).

According to the National Insti-tutes for Health (NIH), 1.9 millionpeople age 20 or older were newlydiagnosed with some form of thedisease in the United States lastyear. Also in 2010, there were an-other 215,000 young people (thoseage 20 and under) who have type1 or type 2 diabetes. Since dia-betes is a major cause of heart dis-ease and stroke and is the seventhleading cause of death in theUnited States, awareness, diagno-sis and prompt treatment of dia-betes is vital.

In that regard, the Town of Nor-wood offers a number of screen-ing, education, and awarenessopportunities for its residents.

Norwood Schools• Nutrition educational unit in

third grade curriculum.

• Height and weight measure-ments in the fall and spring inconjunction with school nurseawareness of changes arebrought to the attention of par-ents.

• That coordination between stu-dent, school nurse and parentshelped Oldham School NurseJill Driscoll pick up on a type 1diagnosis before symptomsprogressed to a more dangerousstage called diabetes ketoacido-sis (DKA).

• Body Mass Index (BMI) meas-urements of first, fourth, sixth,seventh and tenth graders withnewsletters mailed home.

Coordination with schoolnurse(s) and cafeteria managementto help make in-school meals asnutritious as possible within fed-eral and state guidelines.

Norwood HealthDepartment

• Free finger stick blood sugarscreening (non-diabetics) byappointment.

• Free blood pressure clinics (acommon co-disease of dia-betes).

• Free influenza clinics/vaccina-tions (insurance is not re-quired). Diabetes is a high riskdisease and all diabetics are en-couraged to get flu and pneu-monia immunizations.

• Awareness and prevention ma-terial is offered in the NorwoodTown Hall. Residents are en-couraged to stop in and speak toone of the nurses.

Norwood SeniorCenter• Free monthly blood pressureclinic in conjunction with Hel-lenic Health Care.

• Free diabetes workshops in-cluding representatives fromHellenic Health Care and Nor-wood Hospital.

• On-site foot doctor - importantfor diabetics to prevent compli-cations.

• Nutrition workshops conductedby Norwood Hospital’s LindaDavenport, a nutritionist andcertified diabetes educator(CDE).

• Indoor walking (high schoolgym) and afternoon dances atthe senior center.

• Exercise classes such as TaiChi, Gentle Excerise, Stretch &Tone, Aerobics, Yoga, SquareDancing and Line Dancing for$2 per class.

Norwood Hospital According to Norwood Hospi-tal’s Community Benefit’s Man-ager, Jim Sheehan, the hospitalperformed a Community HealthAssessment that defined diabetesas one of their three top focuses(cardiovascular disease and ad-vanced care planning are the othertwo). Thus, the hospital focuseson diabetes awareness on a year-round basis with the following ac-tivities:

• Senior suppers offered Monday- Friday (in support of afford-able, healthy eating) for $5.50.

• “Fit for Life” exercise and nu-trition program (type 2) at theFoxboro YMCA led by Trainer,Shana McElroy and NorwoodHospital CDE.

• Healthy Kids Day at FoxboroYMCA including Health Infor-mation Table, finger stick bloodsugar screening.

• Awareness material including:“Guidelines to Good Health”and “Preventing and ManagingDiabetes.”

• Monthly Diabetes SupportGroups (Norwood and FoxboroYMCA) facilitated by nutri-tionist/CDE, Linda Davenportand nurse/CDE, Noel Dent.

For more information, contactthe Norwood Senior Center –(781) 762-1201, Norwood HealthDepartment at the Town Hall (781)762-1240 or Norwood HospitalCommunity Benefits Manager(781) 278-6022/ for more infor-mation.


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Norwood Hospital Team Performs 1000th Weight-Loss Surgery Procedure

Norwood Hospital’s weight losssurgery team has reached a mile-stone in performing the minimallyinvasive LAP-BAND bariatric sur-gery procedure to help morbidlyobese patients reduce and controltheir weight.

Adam Glasgow, MD, of Dedhamperformed the procedure at Nor-wood Hospital, assisted by thecenter’s weight-loss surgery team.The center is accredited as a levelone bariatric center by the Ameri-can College of Surgeons. Nor-wood is part of the Steward Centerfor Weight Control, which also of-fers weight loss surgery at St. Eliz-abeth’s Medical Center and HolyFamily Hospital.

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“We are very proud of thisachievement by Dr. Glasgow andthe entire weight loss surgeryteam,” said John J. Holiver, presi-dent of Norwood Hospital. “Withobesity a major public health con-cern, we are grateful to the onethousand patients who have cho-sen Norwood Hospital for this pro-cedure. Our weight loss surgeryteam offers a life-altering programand draws patients from. southeastMassachusetts, the Cape andRhode Island, “he said.

For more information on Nor-wood Hospital and the StewardCenter for Weight Control, call877-2WT-LOSS or visit

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Urologist Aleksander Chudnovsky, MD, Joins Norwood Hospital

Norwood Hospital is pleased toannounce the addition of urologistAleksander Chudnovsky, MD, toits medical staff.

Dr. Chudnovsky is board certi-fied in urology. He completed afellowship at the University of Illi-nois and residency at the StateUniversity of New York at Buf-falo. He received his medical de-gree from the Boston UniversitySchool of Medicine. He also prac-tices at St. Elizabeth’s Hospitaland has an appointment as an as-sistant clinical professor of Urol-ogy at the Boston UniversitySchool of Medicine. Previously,Dr. Chudnovsky worked as an at-tending urologist at Boston Med-ical Center and at the University ofMassachusetts Memorial MedicalCenter. Dr. Chudnovsky has been

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Contributed By John Vacovec,

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With fall and winter come theseasonal chores we're all accus-tomed to; however, there is also anincrease in the number of injuriesassociated with raking and shovel-ing as the weather changes. Thegood news is that most of these in-juries are easily preventable.

These tips will help you remaininjury free during fall and winter:

• When lifting, lift with your legsand not your back.

• When raking, you want to pullthe rake in with the power of yourlegs instead of bending andstraining your back.

• Never bend and twist at thesame time. This is a commoncause of injury.

• Don’t bend while lifting. In-stead of bending at the back to lift

up bags of leaves, snow or otherheavy objects, bend your legs andthen straighten them to lift, keep-ing the weight as close to yourcenter of gravity as possible.

• Remember to stretch your spinefrom time to time. Avoid stayingin the same position for too long.

• If you live in an area that re-quires snow shoveling, make sureto warm up and stretch beforeyou engage in vigorous activity inthe cold.

Winter Arrives - Injuries Increase Some of the most popular winteractivities such as snowboarding,sledding, skating, and skiing areperformed in harsh weather condi-tions. These harsh conditions areassociated with an increase in theincidence of injuries.

If you are going to participate insuch activities, please take the timeto research your surroundings andarrange for protective gear for

yourself and your family.

Helmets should always be wornwhen playing hockey, skiing, iceskating, sledding, and snowboard-ing. As always, don't forget the im-portance of a warm up and cooldown. If you are a beginner, don'tventure out without a coach or aninstructor who can supervise youand teach you how to be responsi-ble for your own safety.

Time For a Safe and InjuryFree Fall Cleanup Believe it or not, something assimple as raking leaves can causeintense neck and back pain. Pleaseremember to ease yourself into fallactivities to minimize your risk ofinjury.

Most fall and winter cleanup ac-

tivities involve a lot of bending andtwisting at the spine, which is un-necessary. It's best to contact usright away, so you can:

1) Get a 'body tune-up'. Yourphysical therapist can help youwith a complete evaluation to di-agnose and identify any muscleimbalances that could predisposeyou to injury as we head closer tothe holiday season.

2) Learn the best way to warm upand stretch before any activity.

3) Learn the correct lifting tech-nique (something we can teachyou)

4) Strengthen the muscles in yourcore.

We look forward to working with

you and getting your body readyfor the fall and winter. We wantyou to enjoy a safe and healthyholiday season coming up, and thebest way to start preparing for it iswith a preventive exercise programthat we can design specifically foryou.

We will not only help prevent aninjury but also help you look andfeel your best during the holidays!

Physical Therapy and SportsRehab. Inc. has 2 convenient loca-tions. Call our Norwood office (at781-769-2040) or Norfolk location(at 508-384-7020) today to findout how to get healthier. Go towww.ptandsr.com to learn more!

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Winter's arrival coincides withthe arrival of other things as well.The holiday season. Snow daysfrom school. Weekends spent ski-ing and snowboarding with familyand friends.

While each of those things issomething to look forward to, onething also synonymous with win-ter is never welcomed with openarms. Cold and flu season impactsnearly every household each win-ter, forcing kids and adults alike toput life on hold as they rest and re-cover. To many people, flu shotsare enough to keep them goingstrong through cold and flu season,

but not everyone has access to flushots. Even those who do mightstill get colds if they don't takesteps to stay healthy when the mer-cury drops. This winter, peoplewanting to avoid the worst of coldand flu season can take several pre-cautions to reduce their risks ofgetting a cold or the flu.

Around the HousePeople can take several steps tomake their homes safer andwarmer, which should help themreduce their risk of cold and flu.Winterizing a home is perhaps thebest thing a homeowner can do to

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If winter has yet to arrive, inspectthe heating system. If winter hasalready arrived, schedule an in-spection as soon as possible. Makesure the system is working prop-erly and is clean and ready for thewinter that lies ahead. Ideally, theheating system should be servicedby a professional to ensure theventilation is working properly.

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Parents of infant children shouldkeep extra formula and diapers onhand and be sure there are extrabatteries around the house shouldthe power go out. For infants onmedication, consult the child'sphysician before cold and flu sea-son and devise a plan of caring fora sick child should a weatheremergency occur.

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When collecting bottles andcans, distribute flyers around theneighborhood and ask neighborsto set aside their bottles and cansso you can come pick them up ona predetermined date. Once all ofthese items have been collectedand dropped off at a nearby retaileror recycling center in exchange forcash, donate the proceeds to yourfavorite charity.

* Exercise for charity. Anotherunique way to raise money forcharity is to participate in a chari-table walk or run and solicit spon-sors who agree to donate insupport of your efforts. Over theyears, such walks and runs havegrown increasingly visible, and in-creasingly successful for charities.For example, Montreal's annual"Weekend to End Women's Can-

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You are invited to “Christmas onthe Square” to be held at the UnitedChurch of Norwood on Saturday,December 3rd, from 9:00 a.m. to3:00 p.m.

This year’s Fair will feature manyincredible handmade Christmaswreaths, centerpieces, arrange-ments and other beautiful decora-

tive pieces. In addition there willbe an abundance of “treasures” foreveryone in the church’s WelcomeCenter, including gently usedbooks, games, household items,glassware, and much more. Theparlor will have even more Christ-mas decorations – both used andnew.

Once again, we will have a largeselection of themed gift baskets tobe raffled off. “Christmas on theSquare” will provide a great oppor-tunity for Christmasshopping. Plan to spend some time

with us enjoying the variety of giftideas for everyone on your list.

Again this year there will be aBake Table with an array of won-derful homemade baked goods-pies, cakes, breads, cookies andother goodies. Lunch will beserved from 11:30 to 1:30.

The United Church of Norwoodis located at the corner of Washing-ton and Nahatan Streets, directlyacross from the Common. There isplenty of parking at the NahatanStreet entrance, and behind thechurch. We really hope to see youthere!


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Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog, Inc.is an independent, all-volunteer,non-profit 501(c)3 organization,which recently expanded it's mis-sion, to Support MassachusettsPolice Dogs, helping provide bul-letproof K-9 vests (continuing tobe the primary goal), essentialequipment, training & dogs.Since 2000, because of generoussupport from donors and tirelessvolunteer efforts they’ve providedalmost 300 bulletproof K-9 veststo law enforcement agenciesacross Massachusetts.

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The Norwood Annual HolidayHouse Tour has become a favoredholiday tradition for local resi-dents. For the past five years, par-ticipants have enjoyed touring halfa dozen grandly decorated homesthroughout town for ornamentalideas and a fun, exciting day withfriends.

This year's tour will be held onSunday, December 11, 2-6 p.m.,rain or shine. It will begin at theDay House where participants willreceive a list of addresses andhomes on the self-guided tourwhich will include a blend of sixvintage and newer homes, Memo-rial Hall within Town Hall and theDay House, which is styled as atraditional Victorian Christmas.The afternoon ends at the OldColonial Cafe at 171 Nahatan St.with a holiday party, hors d'oeu-vres and a raffle.

"Last year was our first year atthe OCC and it was a great time,"house tour organizer DebbieHolmwood said. "We ate, drankand sang Christmas Carols. It wasgreat fun."

This event has become increas-ingly popular since its inception in

2006, with 350 tickets sold lastyear, raising approximately$9,000 for the restoration of theDay House, a nationally registeredhistoric building in Norwood. Thetour was created by Norwood res-idents Holmwood and CarolineTamis, two of ten members ofNorwood Neighbors, who are en-thused each year with the potentialmonetary benefits for their causeas well as the unique opportunityto showcase many of the fabulousproperties throughout Norwood.

"We tried other fundraisers, butwe just didn't raise enoughmoney," Holmwood said. "Othertowns raise lots of money withtheir house tours, we thought, wehave great houses, so maybe weshould try it."

This year, tickets sales will hope-fully reach Norwood Neighborsgoal of 500 and are currently onsale for $20 at the Norwood CivicCenter, Babels Paint and Decorat-ing, 23 Cottage St. or by calling781-724-8883.

Holiday House Tour Hits NorwoodThe holiday season is fast ap-proaching and with it many localorganizations are “called to action”to meet the needs of families forwhom this time of year is particu-larly difficult.

For the third consecutive year,Needham Bank is conducting itsLocal Love Campaign – this yearpartnering with six regional agen-cies to bring comfort and joy tolocal children during the holidays.

From mid-November throughmid-December, the five branchesof Needham Bank will be host sitesfor the Angel Tree Programs facil-itated by the Dedham Youth Com-mission, Medfield Youth Outreach,New Falls Apartments, RiversideCommunity Care, The WalkerSchool and Westwood Youth andFamily Services.

The main lobbies of each Need-ham Bank location will hold a hol-iday tree, decorated with paperangels provided by organizations,bearing the requests of anonymouslocal children and teens who oth-erwise would not receive a gift forthe holiday. The public will be in-vited to visit the Bank’s branches,select one or more “angels” andpurchase the requested gifts; theparticipating organizations will

make certain that each gift is deliv-ered to the child intended to receiveit.

Also, during the 4th quarter, cus-tomers and non-customers will beasked to donate 5% of their changetotal when using Needham Bankcoin machines at all its branches.Needham Bank will match 100%of the donations raised over this pe-riod with all proceeds to augmentthe Angel Tree Program. Moneyraised from the coin fees will go to-ward the purchase of gifts for thoseangels that were not picked up; ifall angels are taken, the extra rev-enue will support the organiza-tions.

The program plays a vital part inensuring that underprivileged chil-dren in our communities share inthe joy of the season. Over the pastyears, hundreds of local childrenand their families have benefitedfrom this program.

Additional information about theAngel Tree Program and its impacton our communities can be pro-vided by Dawn Alcott at MedfieldYouth Outreach at [email protected] andAmy Perna at The Walker [email protected] .

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There was something for every-one at The Craft Affair held on No-vember 5, 2011 at the CoakleyMiddle School. This year markedthe twentieth anniversary of theevent that brought out over sixtycrafters.

This was the first year forMonarch Designs’ crafter, JaneSkerritt. She has attended similarevents but “heard this was a goodone” so she decided to set up shop.She sold the first of many Christ-mas presents to long time attendee,Marie Palumbo-Hayes.

Palumbo-Hayes has been attend-ing The Craft Affair for over tenyears. “My daughter (and) I comehere to support the school and thecommunity. It’s a wonderful thingfor the school and for the kids,”said Palumbo-Hayes.

As is the tradition, thanks to theorchestrated efforts of the Nor-wood Football Coaching Staff, thehigh school football players arrivedearly in the morning on the day of

the event to help crafters move theircreations into the school. StudentsAgainst Drunk Driving (SAAD)sets up table every year, selling de-lectable homemade goods. Otherstudents who acted as fill-ins, al-lowing crafters to take breaks fromthe bustling crowd.

Proceeds from the event, go tostudents of Norwood High School,

so it’s all hands on deck for thisevent.

After over ten years of dedication,organizers Deb Curran and JillDriscoll have decided to pass theirapron off to the next organizer,Amy Campbell.

When asking Driscoll what sheenjoyed most about organizing theevent, she was torn. “The most fun

is being able to pick and choosewhat people will like, “ saidDriscoll. “Standing at 6 a.m.watching it all come together…that’s my favorite thing.”

“I’ve been coming since I movedhere. It’s the best craft fair there is,why not be part of it?” said newlyappointed organizer, Campbell.“One of my son’s first (Christmas)ornaments came from this craftfair.”

Last year over $4,500 was raisedat the event. “Everything here hasto be homemade for them to sell it.

The crafter’s rent the space andkeep the profit they make. ”saidCurran, “This year, over 80% ofthe crafters are returning”.

In addition to the annual SAADtable, Norwood High School SpiritClub had a table too. Crafters do-nate items to be raffled off, anotherway to raise funds for the students.

As for Driscoll, she will miss theevent, “(I will miss) working withthe people and meeting thecrafters”. But she isn’t going far,“I’ll be back again (next year) toshop.”

Twentieth Year for The Craft Affair

Margaret Pierce browsed with daughter Katie Darcy, and grandsonWilliam, age 9 months. Darcy said of the event, “There is a lot to see- we’llhave to roam around first…this gets you in the mood for Christmas.”

Three generations came out for their first Craft Affair.


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The First Baptist Church ofNorwood will hold its annualGingerbread Fair on Saturday,December 3, from 9 am to 3pm in the church’s Parish Hallat 71 Bond Street.

This year for the first time,there will be a Cookie Walk,where shoppers can maketheir own selections from adelicious variety of home-baked goodies. Other new fea-tures, designed especially forchildren, include GingerbreadHouse Decorating, whereyoung artists (and adults) cancreate holiday masterpieceswith the help of experiencedconfectioners – and Santa’sGift Shop, where they can se-lect presents bargain-pricedfrom 25 cents to $2 for familymembers and have them gift-wrapped by the Jolly Old Elf’sadult helpers.

There will also be perennialfavorites like hand-knitted and-crocheted items and other

crafts; plants, decoratedwreaths, and other holidayitems; jewelry; collectibles;household and office items;books, CDs, DVDs, and puz-zles – plus a silent auction andraffles of restaurant and serv-ices gift certificates. There willalso be hourly drawings fordoor prizes.

Arrive early and enjoy abreakfast of fresh-brewedKeurig coffee and a mouth-watering assortment of home-made breads and squares. Orstop by for a lunch of hot dogs,hamburgers, grilled cheesesandwiches, homemade mine-strone soup, chips, soft drinks,and home-baked gingerbreadwith whipped cream – allavailable for on-site dining or“to go.”

This is a great way and agreat place to start or add toyour holiday shopping.

Gingerbread Fair December 3rd at First Baptist

2011 Annual Holiday Food DriveNorfolk County Register ofDeeds William P. O'Donnell an-nounces that the Registry's AnnualHoliday Food Drive will begin onMonday, November 7th and con-tinue through Friday, December23rd at the Registry of Deeds. O'-Donnell is asking for donations ofnonperishable food and householdsupplies which will be given toarea food pantries.

"Many Norfolk County residentscontinue to face long term hard-ships as we head into the winter of2011-2012," said O'Donnell. "Inthese difficult times, I ask that yoube as generous as you can by sup-porting those in need as we worktogether this holiday season to col-lect nonperishable food and house-hold supplies for our NorfolkCounty food pantries." Donationbins will be in the Main Lobby ofthe Registry building located at649 High Street, Dedham. TheRegistry is open Monday throughFriday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00P.M..

Suggested donations includecanned good, breakfast cereals,pasta, sauces, toiletries, paperproducts such as toilet paper,Kleenex, paper towels and clean-ing products such as laundry anddish detergent. Anyone wanting tocontribute but unable to come toDedham can contact the local foodpantry in his or her community.For a list of the food pantries forthe twenty-eight communities of Norfolk County log on to theRegistry of Deeds website, www.norfolkdeeds.org, "General Info."link or call the Registry SupportServices office at 781-461-6104"781-461-6104.

The Norfolk County Registry ofDeeds, located at 649 High Street,Dedham, is the principal office forreal property in Norfolk County.The Registry is the basic resourcefor homeowners, title examiners,mortgage lenders, municipalitiesand others with a need for secure,accurate, accessible land record in-formation. The Registry landrecords date back to the foundingof Norfolk County in 1793 and areavailable for online viewing. The

Registry's online index is availablefrom 1900 forward and continuesto expand to include earlierrecords. Complementing the Reg-istry's efforts to expand and in-crease the accessibility of landrecords, the Registry now acceptselectronically transmitted docu-ments. "E-filing" allows a real es-tate professional from not onlyNorfolk County but from acrossthe country to send and recorddocuments within minutes at theNorfolk County Registry ofDeeds. To learn more about thistechnology and/or the other serv-ices offered by the Norfolk CountyRegistry of Deeds please contactour Customer Service Departmentat 781-461-6101, or email us at:[email protected]

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2011 Annual Toysfor Tots Drive

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Toys for Tots DriveNovember 28th through

December 14th

Register of Deeds Bill O'Donnellannounces that the NorfolkCounty Registry of Deeds is spon-soring its Fifth Annual U.S. Ma-rine Corps Reserve Toys for TotsDrive at the Registry of Deeds.

Register O'Donnell is accepting

donations of toys and games forchildren up to the age of ten.Please bring your donations to theRegistry beginning Monday, No-vember 28th through Noon time,Wednesday, December 14th from8:00am to 4:30pm.

A Toys for Tots donation bin willbe in the Main Lobby of the Reg-istry, which is located at 649 HighStreet, Dedham.

The objective of Toys for Tots isto collect new, non-violent, un-wrapped toys each year and dis-tribute them as gifts to needychildren throughout the commu-nity. Register O'Donnell said, "Weare once again delighted to beworking with the U.S. MarineCorps Reserve as an official dropoff location for the Toys for TotsDrive, and in the spirit of the holi-day season, I encourage all inter-ested residents to drop off a toy forthis very worthy cause."


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Go to School DaysPress InviteDate:Thursday, December 1 – Avon, Canton, Norwood HighSchools

Friday, December 2- Dedham,Milton, Randolph High Schools

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Our schools greatly value thecontributions and opportunitiesprovided through the businesscommunity. As part of the curricu-lum, our local schools formed TheSchool to Careers Partnership tointegrate academic learning, careerand college planning to makelearning relevant, but also as an in-vestment in future workplace pro-ductivity and competitiveness.Students and teachers attend sem-inars, shadow days, internships,site visits and host classroomspeakers all provided and led bybusiness professionals in theNeponset Valley region and be-yond. The STC Partnership is theconnection between the businesscommunity and our schools to pro-vide these opportunities.

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aware of the unique needs of ourfuture workforce," says ChamberPresident, Tom O’Rourke. "TheNVCC “Go to School Days” is anopportunity for you to go back toschool with a high school studentto experience firsthand the qualityof our students and teachers."

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As the Turkey Day comes andgoes, that holiday rush ensueswhere ‘Black Friday’ takes usfrom a family-day of gratitude andturns us into warriors on the mallparking-lot battlefield.

Parents are seen at a freneticpace, carrying bags and bags ofclothes, toys, and gifts that barelyfit in the SUV, as if Santa’s sleighhad four-wheel drive.

There are pictures to take, cardsto mail, eggnog to be drunk, treesto be tied to the car, credit cardswith increased limits to be re-quested, not to mention hockeypractice which wakes one up at theearly morning hours of your onlyday off.

Oh ‘tis the season.

And with the season, comes do-nations, fundraisers, and charitableorganizations making their finallast-minute pitch to your generos-ity, so they can continue to serveothers in this time of giving… aswell as the other 11 months.

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Just another holiday season?

But this year promised to be dif-ferent. Veteran’s Day, the realkickoff to the holiday season,brought the town together for amoment of silence.

A moment where the bells rang-out in remembrance of all thosewho served, a ring that resonatedwith the Norwood faithful fromthat moment on 11-11-11, to theThanksgiving Football game, tothe Holiday Extravaganza, and toLuminary Night.

I spoke with Selectman Donahueafter the Veteran’s Day ceremonyand thanked her for her speech,which touched on the global im-pact of those who served and con-tinue to serve.

“It came from the heart,” shesaid.

It always does Selectman.

Tim DavisEditor-Norwood Town News

From the Editor’s Desk

COMMENTARY

November 18, 2011

Dear Editor:

Each November, Hospice of theNorth Shore & Greater Bostonreaches out to our community toraise awareness about the compas-sionate care that hospice providesto those coping with serious andlife-limiting illness. During thismonth we remind people that hos-pice care helps patients and fami-lies focus on living.

This may surprise some people.

Those of us who have worked inthe field have seen firsthand howhospice care can improve qualityof life. Research shows that fami-lies report a better quality of lifeunder hospice care. To further thesurprise, there’s a growing body ofresearch showing that hospice carecan actually prolong the lives ofpeople who receive care.

We are fortunate at Hospice ofthe North & Greater Boston tohave dedicated professionals andvolunteers whose commitment toour organization and our patients

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Our mission would not be possi-ble without the support of thecommunity. It is particularly ap-propriate during National Hospice

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As we celebrate this importantmonth with the theme of “We Lis-ten, We Care” we underscore ourdedication to enriching our pa-tients’ quality of life, to enhancingtheir dignity, and to making theirhealthcare wishes our priority.

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BY KRISTENALBERINOSocial Security Public Affairs

Specialist in Norwood, MA

The holiday season is, for manypeople the busiest time of yearwith gift lists and to-do lists, feastplanning and party preparation.The busy schedule, like the giftlists, often can get out of hand.

If you’re planning on retiringsometime early in the new year,we suggest you wrap up your re-tirement application now beforewrapping any holiday gifts. It’s soeasy and can take as little as 15minutes. Just go to www.socialse-curity.gov/applyonline.

Our website makes the retire-ment application process quick,easy, and secure. In most cases,once your application is submittedelectronically, you’re done. Thereare no forms to sign and usually nodocumentation is required. SocialSecurity will process your applica-tion and contact you if any furtherinformation is needed.

Before you start your applica-tion, you may want to spend a fewminutes to get an estimate of your

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Then, jump right into the retire-ment application. You can use theonline application to apply for So-cial Security retirement or spousesbenefits if you:

Are at least 61 years and 9months old;

Want to start your benefits in thenext four months; and

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Before filing online for retire-ment, we suggest you have the fol-lowing information on hand:

Your date and place of birth andSocial Security number;

Your bank or financial institu-tion’s routing transit number andthe account number, for direct de-posit of your benefits;

The amount of money earnedlast year and this year. If you arefiling for benefits in the months ofSeptember through December,

you also will need to estimate nextyear’s earnings;

The name and address of youremployer(s) for this year and lastyear;

The beginning and ending datesof any active U.S. military serviceyou had before 1968;

The name, Social Security num-ber, and date of birth or age of yourcurrent spouse and any formerspouse. You also should know thedates and places of marriage anddates of divorce or death (if appro-priate); and

A copy of your Social SecurityStatement.

Even if you don’t have all the in-formation we need at your finger-tips, you should go ahead andapply now.

Applying online means there isno need for you to go to a SocialSecurity office or wait for a sched-uled appointment with a Social Se-curity representative. Besides,retiring online is so easy. You canapply in as little as 15 minutes.That translates to more time for

holiday shopping and activities.

So beat the holiday rush andwrap up your retirement applica-tion today atwww.socialsecurity.gov/applyon-line.

Gift Of A Good RetirementWhen the holidays come, the

money goes — usually for pres-ents and parties, greeting cards andtraveling to see family. Before youspend that last holiday buck, makesure you set some cash aside forretirement as a gift to yourself.

If you haven’t started already,now is the time to begin saving foryour retirement — no matter whatyour age. If retirement is near,you’ll want to hop on a fast sledright away. If you’re younger andretirement seems a lifetime away,it’s still in your best interest tobegin saving now — compoundinterest will help your retirementfund to snowball.

Don’t take our word for it. Youcan check out the numbers your-

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The Retirement Estimator offersan instant, personalized estimate ofyour future retirement benefitsbased on your earnings record anda few variables you enter. Try it outat www.socialsecurity.gov/estima-tor.

We encourage saving for retire-ment, but there are reasons to savefor every stage of life. A greatplace to go for help is www.my-money.gov. MyMoney.gov is theU.S. government’s website dedi-cated to teaching Americans thebasics about financial planning.Whether you are planning to buya home, balancing your check-book, or investing in your 401(k)plan, the resources at www.My-Money.gov can help you.

Be sure to give yourself a holidaygift you deserve. Not only shouldyou set aside some money for yourretirement fund, but you shouldalso spend some time looking atthese websites and picturing yourfuture retirement. Spend a little bitof holiday time at www.socialse-curity.gov.

Wrap Up Your Retirement Application Before Wrapping Holiday Gifts

Social SecurityHelps The HomelessMore than half a million Ameri-

cans experience homelessness onany given night. Nearly 20 percentof them are “chronically home-less,” meaning they are on thestreets regularly.

Social Security has several pro-grams that pay benefits to qualifiedindividuals, including those whoare homeless. These programs in-clude retirement, disability, andsurvivors benefits, as well as Sup-plemental Security Income (SSI),which is a needs-based programfor people who are blind, disabled,or age 65 or older. If you knowsomeone who is homeless, andyou want to learn more about howSocial Security might help, a goodplace to get information is atwww.socialsecurity.gov/homeless-ness.

That page includes a link to theSpotlight on Homelessness — awebsite designed to help thehomeless apply for SSI. It’s avail-able atwww.socialsecurity.gov/ssi/spot-lights/spot-homeless.htm.

The homelessness page also in-cludes links to information onhealth care for the homeless, insti-tutionalization, advocacy groups,reports on homeless outreach, andeven links to other websites likethe U.S. Interagency Council onHomelessness and HUD.

You’ll find other informationhelpful to the homeless on

www.socialsecurity.gov . For ex-ample, there is a link to our BenefitEligibility Screening Tool, orBEST. Based on answers to vari-ous questions, this tool helps deter-mine the benefits someone mightbe eligible for and gives informa-tion about how to qualify andapply. Go directly to www.so-cialsecurity.gov/best.

Tell anyone you know who ishomeless or threatened with home-lessness to use the Benefit Eligibil-ity Screening Tool and to check outthe different types of benefits andassistance they may be eligible toreceive. Spread the word about thehelp available to the homeless.

Save Some Time During TheHolidays — OnlineThe holidays are here and that

means busy days ahead for fami-lies across the nation: gift shop-ping, preparing for guests, sendingout holiday greetings, looking uprecipes for favorite traditionaldishes, checking those credit cardand bank account balances.

Many people have found an eas-ier way to manage many of theiractivities of the holiday season bygoing online. Some shoppers haveeliminated the need to go tocrowded shopping malls for holi-day gifts by taking care of it overthe Internet. Some even look uprecipes on the Internet and sendholiday greetings by email. You’llfind that these types of convenient,secure transactions can also befound in places you may not ordi-

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You can apply online for benefits,obtain information, plan for retire-ment, and request a replacementMedicare card, even apply forExtra Help with your prescriptiondrug costs all at www.socialsecu-rity.gov.

You can handle much of your So-cial Security business quickly andsecurely from your home or officecomputer. If you visit our websiteat www.socialsecurity.gov you willfind that you can —

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Looking for more Social Securityinformation? You can go online to

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This holiday season, do you wantto have more time to visit withfriends and family? If so, take careof your Social Security business at

Social SecurityLaunches NewSpanish OnlineServices at www.se-gurosocial.govTV Superstar Don FranciscoHelps Announce Retirement andMedicare Extra Help Applications

Michael J. Astrue, Commissionerof Social Security, announced thatthe agency’s most popular onlineservices, the applications for retire-ment and Medicare and for ExtraHelp with Medicare prescriptiondrug costs, are now available inSpanish. The new online servicesare available at www.seguroso-cial.gov, the robust Spanish versionof Social Security’s award winningwebsite, www.socialsecurity.gov.

“The Spanish online applicationsfor retirement, Medicare, andExtra Help with Medicare pre-scription drug costs are so easy andcan be completed in as little as 15

minutes,” said Commissioner As-true. “I’m proud that Social Secu-rity is a leader in the Federalgovernment in providing service inSpanish, and I thank Don Fran-cisco for volunteering his time tohelp spread the word about thesenew online services.”

In addition to the new applica-tions, Social Security has also re-cently made online estimates ofretirement benefits available inSpanish. People interested in plan-ning for retirement can get an im-mediate, personalized estimate oftheir Social Security benefit byusing the Retirement Estimator atwww.segurosocial.gov/calculador.Using people’s actual wages fromtheir Social Security record, theEstimator gives a good idea ofwhat to expect in retirement.Workers can enter in differentdates and future wage projectionsto get estimates for different retire-ment scenarios, which is why thisservice is one of the most highlyrated electronic services in thepublic or private sector.

Don Francisco, who will appearin several new public service an-nouncements for Social Security,said, “I have good news to sharewith the millions of Americanswho prefer to conduct business inSpanish. You can now apply on-line for Social Security retirementand Medicare benefits in Spanish,as well as take advantage of otheronline services offered in Spanishat www.segurosocial.gov. ¡Es tanfácil!”


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A: As wild creatures they doquite a good job living outdoorsbut they suffer many burdenswhen not assisted by people. Theirstruggle for food, shelter and evencompanionship cause them to be-

come community nuisances and assuch we are obligated to care forthese cats. Community cats, as wecall them, are created by irrespon-sible owners not nature. We do notlive in a world where wild catsexist in our woods preying onother animals and being part of thefood chain. Humans have dis-carded socialized felines into theoutdoors to reproduce and developless socialized off spring. Withoutshelter and food resources thesecats suffer and struggle daily tosurvive.

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Jayla:Jayla is a very social, teen catwho will settle in great with othercats, dogs and kids. She is quiteadaptable to new environments asher history of living as one ofMANY cats allows her to be. Shewants to settle into a forever homeand enjoy a house environment forthe holiday season and share yourfamily’s traditions and deservesjust that.

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December 1First Thursday Book Discus-

sion Group - Morrill MemorialLibrary, 10-11:30 a.m., 7:30 -9p.m.

December3Gingerbread Fair - First BaptistChurch, 70 Bond St., 9 a.m. - 3p.m.

Cookie Walk, Children's SantaShop, decorate gingerbreadhouses, The Cook House, raffleand silent auction, plants andwreaths, Christmas table, jewelry,crafts and handmade items, col-lectibles.

Evergreen Faire - First Congre-gational Church, 100 WinterSt.from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Featuring homemade bakedgoods, hand-made crafts and asilent auction. For more informa-tion, call 781-762-3320.

Circle of Hope Luminary

Night - Town Common from 5 - 7 p.m.

Memorable luminaries will lightup the Town Common walkwaysin a tranquil scene as family mem-bers and friends reflect, honor andremember loved ones who havegone. Luminary bags are $5 eachand can be purchased at the Nor-wood Civic Center or by calling781-762-3549 or in person thenight of the event. Rain date, De-cember 4.

5th Annual Greater Norwood

Running Club - Ho-Ho-Ho Toy

Drive & Kids 5k Kid Run - St.Timothy's Church, 650 Nichols St.at 8:45 a.m.

All age groups welcome. The 5krun will begin at 9 a.m. and a 75-yeard fun run will begin at 8:45a.m. Free t-shirt to the first 100 ap-plicants. Proceeds to benefit theNorwood CYO and Greater Nor-wood Running Club. 1st, 2nd and3rd prices will be awarded in eachage group category. Register on-line at www.greaternorwoodrun-ningclub.org.

December 4Victorian Christmas Tours - F.Holland Day House, 93 Day St.,from 1-4 p.m.

The F. Holland Day House &Norwood History Museum cele-brates the holiday season holidaywith Victorian Christmas tours.Guided tours reveal the spirit of atraditional Victorian Christmaswithin the historical mansionwhich will be festively decoratedwith seasonal exhibits and decora-

tions with hand-crafted authenticornaments and a beautiful fauxfood banquet set up in the elegantdining room. Admission is $5 perperson, free for NHS members.

December 5Advanced Genealogy Work-

shop - Morrill Memorial Library,from 1-4 p.m.

Genealogy expert Joe Petrie willreturn to the library to give a three-hour advanced workshop for thosewho have "hit a wall" in their ge-nealogical research and are look-ing for some personalizedassistance. Class size is limited to8 and you must bring your ownlaptop.

Sign up at the library Referenceor Information Desk or call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222.

Women's Christmas Sweet

Swap - Trinity CommunityChurch, 234 Walpole St. at 7 p.m.

Invite a friend and enjoy anevening of sweet swaps! Ticketsare $5 and can be purchased bycalling the TCC Office at 781-762-8408.

December 6Scrabble for Adults

Morrill Memorial Library6:30-9 p.m.

Norwood Evening Garden

Club - Morrill Memorial Library7-9 p.m.

December 9Parents Night Out - NorwoodCivic Center from 6:15-9:15 p.m.

Parents, spend an evening holi-day shopping without the kids!Drop the kids off for an evening ofarts/crafts, gym games, gameroom activities and more!

Pizza dinner and juice is pro-vided. Cost is $7 per child. Formore information, call the CivicCenter at 781-762-0466.

December 10Norwood Bank Holiday Shar-

ing Tree Reception - NorwoodBank, 11 Central St. from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Today is the deadline to bring ina wrapped children's gift for theNorwood Bank Holiday SharingTree.

The Amici Cantores Choir willperform, photos with Santa, re-freshments and holiday crafts willalso be offered.

December 11Victorian Christmas Tours - F.Holland Day House, 93 Day St.

from 1-4 p.m.

The F. Holland Day House &Norwood History Museum cele-brates the holiday season holidaywith Victorian Christmas tours.Guided tours reveal the spirit of atraditional Victorian Christmaswithin the historical mansionwhich will be festively decoratedwith seasonal exhibits and decora-tions with hand-crafted authenticornaments and a beautiful fauxfood banquet set up in the elegantdining room. Admission is $5 perperson, free for NHS members.

December 12Christmas Chocolate Demon-

stration - Norwood Civic Centerfrom 6:30-9 p.m.

Learn how to make chocolatecandies, lollipops, molds and fill-ings for Christmas! Cost is $15.For grades 8 and above. Call theCivic Center at 781-762-0466 tosign up.

December 13Norwood Women's Club

Meeting - Morrill Memorial Library from 1-3 p.m.Neponset

Valley Chamber of Commerce

Afternoon Networking - JasperWhite's Summer Shack , 850Prov. Hgwy., Dedham from 3-5p.m.

Join the Chamber for their newAfternoon Networking program.This is a great opportunity to growyour business and build partner-ships in the Neponset Valley Re-gion and beyond. Enjoy fantasticfood and drink while networkingyour business and services. Bringlots of business cards. (781) 769-

1126, www.nvcc.com.

Scrabble for Adults


December 14Getting Paid to Talk - GF Wil-lett Early Childhood Center, 100Westover Pkwy, 6:30-9 p.m.

Have you ever been told youhave a great voice? This excitingclass will discuss the numerous as-pects of voiceover work for televi-sion, film, radio, audio books,documentaries and the internet.Participants will have an opportu-nity to record a commercial scriptunder the direction of a producer.For adults, 18+. Cost is $35. Callthe Civic Center at 781-762-0466to sign up.

December 16Middle School Winter Won-

derland Dance - Norwood CivicCenter from 7-9:45 p.m.

Norwood middle school childrenwill enjoy a night of dancing to thelatest music! Soft drinks will be onsale. Norwood school id is re-quired. Cost is $5.

December 18Victorian Christmas Tours - F.Holland Day House, 93 Day St.from 1-4 p.m.

The F. Holland Day House &Norwood History Museum cele-brates the holiday season holidaywith Victorian Christmas tours.Guided tours reveal the spirit of atraditional Victorian Christmaswithin the historical mansionwhich will be festively decoratedwith seasonal exhibits and decora-

tions with hand-crafted authenticornaments and a beautiful fauxfood banquet set up in the elegantdining room. Admission is $5 perperson, free for NHS members.

December 19Monday Night at the Movies:

'Out of Africa' - Morrill Memo-rial Library from 7-9 p.m.

'Out of Africa' will be the finalmovie in the Meryl Streep fallFilm Fest. The winner of sevenAcademy Awards including BestPicture, this is the true story ofKaren Blixen, a strong-willedwoman who runs a coffee planta-tion in Kenya in 1914. It is basedon the life of writer Isak Dinesan.Sign up at the library Reference orInformation Desk or call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222. Complimen-tary popcorn provided by RegalCinema, Bellingham.



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Cost is $40 per person and tablesof ten can be reserved. Dinner isyour choice of prime rib or scrod.Apollo Function Hall. Music byJohn Rampino. 781-762-1201.

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It was the eleventh day at theeleventh hour of the eleventh year,where the Town of Norwood, onthe Common Green, recognizedtheir veterans and servicemen whohave valiantly fought for theircountry’s freedom, for a historicalVeteran’s Day tribute.

“I have lived in Norwood for fouryears and this is the first time I’vehad a chance to be involved, andit’s a great honor for me,” said PhilAlbert, a 24-year U.S. Navy Vet-eran.

The parade which began at theBalch School at 10 am and fin-ished at the Town Center Green,was full of Norwood’s spirit and

honor for their Veterans as theNHS marching band led the pro-cession along with veterans fromall ages.

“The outpouring support on theparade route was very heartwarm-ing,” said an emotional Albert.“The town really pours out, theyhave really been there for their vet-erans.”

Albert was grateful and praisedthe Veteran’s Service Committeefor their work, thanking them forpresenting him with a ceremonyrecognizing his service on Kelly’sLittle League Field. Albert whoserves as the Norwood LittleLeague Chairman, called the pa-rade and ceremony, “ a greatthing.”

Norwood’s Board of Selectmen,as well as Veteran’s Services Di-rector, Ted Mulvehill, and distin-guished guests spoke in the gazebopraising the history of Norwood’sveterans and listening the bandsbang out patriotic numbers to asmall crowd of a couple hundredspectators and honorees.

Selectman Donahue, touched onthe “magic” that surrounded theday. “As we look around, we haveVeterans Day, with the sun shiningand young, middle aged, and oldpeople all willing to supportthem.”

Donahue also shared a story ofher and her husband Paul visitingIreland recently and having a localpraise the Marines, which hadflooded the European coast in pro-tection of the Allies.

Donahue called Veteran’s Day,

“One of the most important holi-days of the year,”

With Massachusetts as one of theonly state’s that guarantee’s bene-fits to their veterans. State SenatorMike Rush, who is serving over-seas, had office representativeAnne Cushing thank the Town ofNorwood for paying respect andhonoring those who serve.

Cushing, who read a speech byRush, also praised the efforts ofMulvehill.

“There is no one more dedicatedthan Ted.” Said Cushing.

Mulvehill also recognized the lifeof the late Don McLean who with-out boast served this country soproudly before devoting his life tothe Town Of Norwood.

“It’s the veteran not the reporterwho has given us the freedom ofpress, it’s the veteran not thepreacher who has given us thefreedom of religion. It’s the vet-eran not the lawyer that has givenus the right to a fair trial. It’s theveteran not the politician that hasgiven us the right to vote. It’s theveteran who has given us theirblood so we may experience thosefreedoms,” said Mulvehill.


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Although they couldn't roamtheir own neighborhood for treats,the young patients at Children'sHospital in Boston were still ableto celebrate Halloween this yearthanks to the charitable efforts ofFour Points by Sheraton Norwood.For the past five years, Four Pointshas sponsored a Halloween cos-tume drive in the lobby of theirhotel soliciting new costume dona-tions for the hospital and their mis-sion for a Happy Halloween forailing children, was again accom-plished.

The drive has received steadilyincreasing support from the hotel's150 employees and corporateclients since its inception. The first

year approximately 80 costumeswere donated through the cam-paign and this year, 200 costumesplus Halloween accessories weregiven to the specialty hospital.

"Considering the recession andpeople losing their jobs, I amblown away from how many peo-ple donate," said Corporate SalesManager Kelli K. Boyer.

The drive was initiated in 2007by the Hotel's Franchiser, Star-wood. The subsequent four yearshave been a lucrative fundraiserdue to Boyer's efforts and the gen-erosity of Four Points employees,and Berry Insurance who placesboxes in the Franklin Chamber of

Commerce and Emerald SquareMall and corporate clients FranklinSports Inc. and Instron.

"I asked if we could continue todo this every year because I foundit a worthy cause," said Boyer .

Although the holiday season isnow in full swing, savvy shoppersmay come across Halloween clear-

ance isles and discover someghostly bargains while chippingaway at their gift list. For a fractionof their cost, those costumes canbrighten the day of a sick childnext Halloween. Four Points Sher-aton accepts donations for theircostume drive throughout the yearto reach their goal of two carloadsof Halloween items for the hospi-

tal. The generosity of local resi-dents, Four Point employees andcorporate sponsors can give thesesick children a holiday that manypeople take for granted. For moreinformation on donating new Hal-loween costumes for next year'sdrive, contact Four Points Sheratonby Sheraton Norwood at 781-769-7900.


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How many names are there onyour holiday gift list?

Regardless of whether your an-swer is five or 50, Ruth Taeger ishoping you’ll add one more: theEcumenical Community FoodPantry of Norwood.

Taeger, the pantry’s ExecutiveDirector expects that a recordnumber of Norwood residents willbe seeking assistance this Decem-ber, due to current economic con-ditions.

“Older people on fixed incomesare struggling to making endsmeet. Plus, so many hard-workingmoms and dads have lost their jobs

and are having trouble paying therent and the utilities, and the doctorbills,” she explains. “And how doyou tell your kids that Christmasdinner this year is going to be halfa sandwich or a cup of soup?”

The 100+ volunteers at the Nor-wood Food Pantry are workinghard to make sure that doesn’thappen. And many individuals,schools, clubs, and local busi-nesses have pitched in by organiz-ing food drives and putting outspecial holiday collection boxes.

“The people of Norwood are justincredibly generous,” Taegersays. “But to get through the win-

ter months ahead, we’re going toneed about 40% more food thanlast year – because the number offamilies in need has risen from 250to 350 in the past 12 months.”

Anyone wishing to help can doso by bringing donations of non-perishable food to the pantry (lo-cated at the rear of GraceEpiscopal Church, 150 ChapelStreet) Thursday mornings be-tween 8:30 and 9:30 or Saturdaymornings between 7:30 and11. Items especially needed at thistime include tuna and cannedmeats, baked beans, boxed pota-toes, canned fruits and vegetables,pasta and pasta sauce, peanut but-

ter, boxed meals such as Ham-burger Helper, rice, mac andcheese, juice, and coffee.

Convenient drop-off boxes arealso located in the Morrill Memo-rial Library and Hannaford’s Su-permarket, both on Route1A/Walpole Street; Shaw’s on Na-hatan Street; and Stop & Shop onRoute 1/Providence Highway. Forthose who wish to make a mone-tary donation, checks should bemade out to “Ecumenical Com-munity Food Pantry of Norwood”and sent to 150 Chapel Street,Norwood, MA 02062.

The pantry is also collecting toys

and games so that parents can se-lect a gift for each child in theirfamilies. Items should be new andunwrapped and brought to thepantry between now and Saturday,December 17.

“From the bottom of my heart,”Taeger concludes, “I want to thankeveryone who has supported thepantry all year long – and every-one who’s planning to make a giftthis December. Your kindnessmakes a huge difference to somany of our neighbors who mightotherwise go hungry. And it’s ap-preciated more than you will everknow.”

Norwood Food Pantry - Preparing for the Holidays

BYWILLIAM O’CONNOR

On Turkey Day, Dedham hostedNorwood in their annual Thanks-giving football game. The standswere full, and the fans were readyfor football, as Norwood rolled toan easy win over their rival for the48-18 victory, giving the Mustangsthe Wall-Toti Trophy for anotheryear and improving their record to7-4 overall.

Norwood won the coin toss andelected to kick the ball first. Aftera squib kick, Dedham started withthe ball at their own 35 -yard line.After a 15-yard run by runningback Shane Lowe on first down,he fumbled the ball on the secondplay from scrimmage, which wasrecovered by Norwood’s Sam An-derson. Norwood Coach John Sar-ianides said, “They were at home,and we wanted to capitalize on ouropportunities. We knew if wecould get turnovers we could takeadvantage.”

Norwood started their first driveon the Dedham 39-yard line. Theymarched down the field in sixplays capped off by a 15-yardtouchdown pass to Peter Kelly at9:33 of the first quarter.

On the next Dedham drive, asthey crossed midfield, their quar-terback Bryan Hummel threw aninterception to Norwood’s An-drew Alty, who returned the ball toDedham’s 33-yard line, setting upgood field position.

Norwood then drove 33-yardsyards on eight plays including abig fourth down catch by Brendan

Cathcart which was good for 10-yards and a first down. Four playslater Captain Quarterback TommyMunro rushed for 10 of his 92rushing yards on the day, and atouchdown putting Norwood up14-0. Munrosaid, “ We cameout scoring. Thedefense playedgreat and put usin great shape.They gave us ashort field andwe stepped upwith big plays.”

On the nextkickoff, Nor-wood caused afumble, whichwas recoveredby Shaun Calla-han on the Ded-ham 37 yardline. After a 26-yard run byMunro, and a 5-yard run by An-drew Alty, running back KyleSkinner ran in 6-yards for the thirdNorwood score putting then up20-0 with under a minute remain-ing in the first quarter.

After a defensive stop, Norwoodhad their first three and out of theday and were forced to punt. Withgood field position Dedham drovedown the field and scored for thefirst time of the day on a 17-yardtouchdown run by quarterbackBryan Hummel making the score20-6 with just over four minutes toplay in the half.

The following kickoff was re-turned 70-yards for a score by Cathcart putting Norwood up 27-6.

After a Dedham fumble, whichwas recovered by Norwood’s

Shaquille Joseph.

Andrew Alty fumbled theball giving it right back toDedham. However threeplays later Mike Ivatts in-tercepted the ball bringingit down to the Dedham 9-yard line. Norwood gavethe ball right back to Altywho scored on a 6-yardtouchdown run, and wouldend up with 40 rushingyards on the day.

With a 34-6 lead comingout of halftime Norwood

received the ball first. This timeMunro put his throwing skills ondisplay leading a four play, 65-yard touchdown drive. On 2nd and13 from their own 33 yard lineMunro hooked up with tight end

Sam Anderson for a 40-yard catchand run, and then a 14-yard touch-down strike on his way to 85 pass-ing yards with two scores on theday.

Norwood took a 41-6 lead intothe 4th quarter, whereDedham had a quicktwo-play drive thatended with an 80-yardTD catch by Dedhamreceiver Michael Ryan.

Norwood respondedimmediately with a fourplay, 55-yard drive, andan 18-yard runningtouchdown by Munrofor his second rushingtouchdown of theday. Dedham then led alate drive capped off byanother touch down toRyan on a 20-yard playwith 1:20 left in thegame.

Norwood was thenable to run out the clockand hold on to the vic-tory giving them a 48-18 win over their rivalson Thanksgiving Day.“Our team played theirhearts out. They are ascrappy physical teamwho puts in a lot of hardwork. We are losing agreat senior class, butwe are changing the be-lief and culture of Nor-wood Football” saidSarianides.

Norwood Caps Off Successful Year with Rout of Dedham


BY KIERSTAN BARRY

October 27th was an unforget-table day of interactive learning forfourth grade students at the Cleve-land School. From strolling thesolar system to meeting an award-winning author, students were pro-vided a unique opportunity toengage in various of the learningprocess.

Strolling the Solar System

Despite the cold and a little rain,excited students almost forgot toput on jackets and hoods beforeexiting room 26, as Erica Sim-monds led her class on the 4th an-nual Planet Walk; an educationalexhibition started by Nicole Pel-lagi and Mary Wesley as a fun cul-mination to the student’s firstresearch project of the year.

Pellagi described participating ina similar project while studying tobe a teacher, and idea she hoped topass on to her students. “MaryWesley and I decided to just do thewalk at first, and the last couple ofyears we added the research ele-ment into the curriculum,” Pellagisaid. “They [students] practicetheir research skills…this is thesecond year we have them presenttheir research on the cereal boxproject. They really enjoy it.”

Solar Cereal

Catchy cereal titles such as MarsRed Rocks, Saturn Ringlets, andMercury Midgets, created by WillLevesque, Erinn Wagner and JuliaCropper, incorporated the planetname and a "fun fact" about the re-spective planet into the title of theirprojects. Students were required toprovide information about theplanet on the “nutritional label”and “fun facts” on the right side ofthe box. While the cereal box proj-ect was a research assignment, stu-dents were also encouraged to becreative. Students had the choiceof creating a game such as a wordsearch or crossword puzzle tocover the back of the box, or placea toy inside the cereal box with aparagraph about the planet. Thefinal requirement, ensure everypanel was covered- the top andbottom of the boxes might haveBox Tops for Education, price tagsor designs; the only rule: Be cre-ative, check your spelling and anddon’t leave anything blank!” Thefinal display was a creative, unfor-gettable, and informative represen-tation of the planets.

Students were also required topresent their solar cereal to their

class, and no doubt each was suc-cessful.

Room 26: Taking Flight

Students walked from the Cleve-land School to St. Timothy’schurch using “The Thousand-YardModel” or “Earth as Peppercorn”,an exercise to help youngsters con-ceptualize the vast length of thesolar system and the representationof the size and distance of the plan-ets.

The walk appropriately began atthe sun. Erica Simmonds asked herclass “For purposes of our walk,how big is the sun?” Erinn Wagneranswered, “The size of a ball,about eight inches.” “Correct”,Simmonds said as she drew an 8-inch chalk circle representative ofthe sun. To remind students thedistance they were walking wasalso relative, she asked, “Who cantell me what each step on our walkrepresents?” Robert Morani-Gillisraised his hand “A yard, or 36inches.” Armed with this informa-tion and facts from their projectsthe students were off on a stroll ofthe solar system.

As the class stopped at eachplanet, Simmonds asked studentsto describe the size of the planet inrelation to the eight-inch model ofthe sun. Students also presented“fun facts” about the planet eachof the planets along the walk.

After walking nineteen steps,making a brief stop on Venus, JoeyBarry informed his class twinplanets Venus and Earth were“about the size of a peppercorn.”Earth was seven short steps awayfrom Venus, where Greeshma

Yarlagadda told her class, “If youweigh 100lbs on Earth you wouldweigh 13lbs on the moon!”

“It’s a great way to get them en-gaged outside the classroom; theyreally love it.” The students excite-ment was evident and a pleasure towatch.

Unfortunately, the skies openedup and the class had to turn aroundonce they reached Jupiter, which incase you are wondering is aboutthe size of a chestnut.

Nicole Pellagi’s class took to aclear sky later in the afternoon,while Mary Wesley’s class soaredthrough orbit earlier in the week.Regardless, this experience pro-vided the students with a uniqueand unforgettable understanding ofthe solar system or in the words ofRory Cayer, “It was awesome!”

Landing in a sea of language and“Fish”

After soaring through the solarsystem the entire fourth gradegathered in Room 26 in eager an-

ticipation, award-winning authorGregory Mone was due to spendover an hour with the children talk-ing about everything from his firstchildren’s book “Fish”, to the writ-ing process and everything in be-tween.

One enthusiastic student said, “Ican’t believe a real author is goingto be right here in this room!”

Over sixty-five students sat wide-eyed, hanging on Mone’s everyword as he showed original de-signs for the book, spoke about thedevelopment of the characters, andmore importantly told the studentsin order to write about a topic theymust research the subject matter. Afew groans were instantly quietedwhen Moon said “but researchdoesn’t have to be boring, trustme.”

Mone told personal stories ofplaces he traveled and people hemet while researching topics forarticles and stories. “I once met aman who built the world’s fastestpiece of furniture with a chicken

roasting on top of a dinner table.Does anyone know what that piecewas called?” A roomful of handsdarted in the air as Dominic Schi-avo answered “Fast Food!”“That’s right!”

Students gasped when Mone saidhe once watched people build aflying car, goes surfing, and evenplays games in his backyard all aspart of research for his work. “I getto do all these cool things and thenwrite about them.” Mone held thegroup’s attention with his stories,and even admitted non-writerswere inspired and eager to askquestions.

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This season provided to be a verysuccessful one for the 2011 FallNorwood High School Co-Ed Var-sity Cheerleading Squad. At the be-ginning of the season the teamcompeted in two invitationals, onein Beverly, MA which they placed1st in the Co-Ed Division and werethe Grand Champions scoring a159.75 and then they competed inMarshfield and were award firstplace again. After revamping theroutine due to injuries the teamcompeted at Baystates and scoredhigh enough to adance to the SouthSection Regionals. On November13, our team won a decided victoryscoring a whopping 160.75 (22points ahead of the 2nd place team)placing 1st in their division at theSouth Regionals securing the Nor-wood Varsity Co-Ed CheerleadingSquad a berth at the State Tourna-ment and at this time were 19th inthe state overall. At the State Com-petition in Shrewsbury, on Novem-ber 20th, the team delivered theroutine of their lives coming in 1stplace in the State in their Co-Ed Di-vision. This amazing win gaveNorwood their 1st National Bid forNationals since 1994. The NHSVarsity Co-Ed Cheerleading Squad

will be heading to Florida some-time in February if they can raiseapproximatley $30,000 to sendtheir team. At this time the teamhas several fundraisers going onsuch as selling a Norwood Mus-tang Bead and a VIP Patriots raffleto help raise money for the teamsince the Winter cheer season is notfunded and we soley rely on dona-tions to fund the entire season.

The team is extremely excited toget a National Bid to Florida be-cause becoming State Champtionsdoes not happen very often, how-ever, they must raise the alot ofmoney within the next 8 weeks tomake their dreams come true. Ifyou would like to contribute totheir goal of raising $30,000 andhelp the entire NHS Co-Ed Cheer-leading Team go to Nationals, theteam is accepting donations fromarea residents or If any business orbusinesses would like to sponsorour team you can contact JoanScanzio Briggs at 617-759-4434.Any donors may send their checksto Joan Scanzio Briggs, 21 Hem-lock Street, Norwood, Ma 02062.Please make checks payable to"Friends of Norwood Cheerlead-ing". Go Stangs!

Back row from the left: Kayla Briggs, Shayla Kane, Abby Glaser, Harvest Pellitier, Jason Brown, Kristi McCarthy, Devan Murphy, Nikki Verrochi, Alyssa MazzottaMiddle row from the left: Hannah Depoutot, Ashley Holmes, Amanda Lirette, Rachel Ivatts, Kendyl Lundblad, Pam Gamboa, Scott McGowanBack row from the left: Gabrielle Wright, Lizzie Cawley (Captain), Julia Wolfson (Captain), Abbey Wenstrom (Captain) and Dilan Gamboa

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Seventeen-year-old seniorMelissa Chisholm of NorwoodHigh School is Athletic Repub-lic’s “Athlete of the Month’ forDecember. Melissa’s athleticability has made her an excellentfield hockey player. Melissa is akey player on the varsity fieldhockey team, helping her teamreach their 7-7-5 record so farthis season. Melissa’s dedica-tion, leadership and commitmenthas earned her the captain titlefor both field hockey and soft-ball.

Melissa is a two-sport athlete,standing out on the field hockeyfield and softball field. Melissahas been apart of the varsity soft-ball team for three years and the

varsity field hockey team for twoyears. She has contributed onegoal and five assists this season.Melissa also received thecoaches award for the 2010 fieldhockey season. On the softballfield Melissa has contributed toa 42 consecutive Bay State Con-ference winning streak and anundefeated 18-0 record for the2011 regular season.

Melissa is a strong student atNorwood High School, whereshe is an honor roll student anda member of the spirit club. Shehopes to further her education byattending college and majoringin psychology. Melissa has twobrothers, Michael and Stephen.Michael is twenty-one years old

and was apart of the footballteam for Norwood High School.He graduated in 2007 and is nowa Norwood Firefighter and aParamedic in the town of New-ton. Stephen is a sixteen-year-old junior at Norwood HighSchool. Stephen is a three-sport-athlete playing football, basket-ball and baseball. Melissa’sproud parents are Gerard andTerri Chisholm.

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The 25th running of NorwoodHigh School Boosters Turkey Trotkicked off last month on a beauti-ful Sunday morning in late No-vember. The four-mile road racewas emceed by Norwood HighAthletic Director Brian McDo-nough, and led by race director JimHenry.

“This was our biggest year interm of numbers, we registered675 runners which is fantastic,”said Henry.

With a new venue at the newNorwood High School, the warmweather attracted some top arearunning clubs like, BAA, HFCStriders, and the Thirsty Irish Run-ners.

This year’s top men’s winnerwas Dan O’Connell a MedfieldHigh and Bentley graduate, whoran cross-country and track inschool.

“It’s fun I love running, I wish it

was the national pastime of Amer-ica,” said O’Connell who finishedat 20:02, and trains by doing 50miles a week.

For the top women’s finisher, at24:03, Dorothy Zirkle, a BC grad-uate, who received her Master’s inPublic Health Care and Policy atBU and currently works for thestate, commented that she tried topush herself but showed no effectsof running the 4-mile course.Zirkle runs approximately 60-70

miles a week with the BAA run-ning club.

This year the Turkey Trot hadmore sponsors than they have inthe last four years, with New Bal-ance being the biggest supporter.

“They stepped up the biggest,”said Henry.

Henry, who according to Boost-ers President Nora Glynn, “de-serves all the credit,” for putting onthe race, but Henry thanked Steve

and Kevin Sweeney, McDonough,and Glynn for their work, tellingNorwood Town News that, “theyare the biggest core of people tohelp us out.”

Altogether with over sixty volun-teers on the course including theMustang’s football team, theTurkey Trot raised upwards to$10k to go to scholarships andsupport for all the team sports atNorwood High.

“It’s a community event and it’s

all for the community spirit,” saidGlynn who is in her 7th year asPresident of the Boosters.

Some of the Gold Sponsors re-ferred by Glynn, were NorwoodBank, Siemens, Broderick Gym-nastics, John ‘Jake’ O’ConnorScholarship Fund and New Bal-ance, with Sansone’s donating abus for the football team to comeand contribute.

“Just a great day where every-body finished,” said Glynn.

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On Saturday November 5, Nor-wood High School held a cere-mony at the school flagpole tohonor, and remember former stu-dent Kevin Morrison who passedaway August 20th.

During Halftime of Norwood'sSenior Day football game theyheld a ceremony at the flagpole inKevin’s honor. Principal Usevichbegan by reading a statement overthe PA system about Kevin and hislegacy at the school as captain ofboth the Football and Hockeyteams. He then invited everyoneto the flagpole, where some peoplestayed more than twenty minutestalking to the Morrison family, andremembering Kevin while admir-ing the monument.

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scaping company, which Kevinhad worked for. A boulder wasalso engraved in Kevin’s memoryand placed by the flagpole in hishonor.

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in Kevin’s honor, and decided ona flagpole memorial. They thenmet with Andy David who had vi-sion of what could be done, andgot everything set up within aweek.

"We reached out to the schoolcommittee for approval, which wereceived. Once that was done the

rest fell into place. It was some-thing that was a huge communityevent and that’s what made it re-ally special,” said McDonough.

As well as Andy David Land-scaping, Stone Ridge Farm do-nated the boulder, which wasengraved by AJ Mazzola. Lovell’sNursery also donated flowers.

“This Exemplifies Norwood andhow it is such a tight community.When people have difficulty theycome together, however, they canto help. The flagpole representsKevin Morrison as well as thewhole community for what theydo,” said McDonough.

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Norwood Light Broadband(NLB) is partnering with the Ecu-menical Food Pantry to raise fundsto help Norwood residents in needthis holiday season.

NLB will donate $50.00 to theFood Pantry for every customerwho switches their Cable TV, In-ternet and/or Telephone servicefrom Comcast or Verizon to theTown’s Broadband network in No-vember or December. NLB willalso donate $20.00 to the FoodPantry for every current NLB cus-tomer who upgrades their service.

“We are thrilled to partner withNorwood Light Broadband toraise the funds that enable us tohelp Norwood residents getthrough these difficult times,” saysNick Campagna, President of theEcumenical Food Pantry of Nor-wood.

“We call our Broadband Com-pany The Local Guys because weonly serve the town of Norwood.

So we are very happy to be able tohelp the organizations in town whoare dedicated to keeping Norwoodthe wonderful, caring communitythat it’s always been,” says TownManager John Carroll.

Broadband Manager, DarrylHanson states; “Our goal has al-ways been to provide a true com-munity service. To provide a morepersonalized service than the na-tional companies such as Comcastand Verizon can ever offer. In ad-dition, any profits that we earncontribute to helping the town pro-vide important community serv-ices. Helping to feed Norwoodresidents who are in need is a nat-ural extension of our mission.”

To find out how you can help thisholiday season, call NorwoodLight Broadband at 781-948-1120or go to www.norwoodlight.com.

You can also make a donation di-rectly to the Food Pantry!www.norwoofoodpantry.org.

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