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Members of Norwood High School’s newly formed Model United Nations club look on asSecretary General Adelene Jeneid addresses the School Committee while seeking approvalfor a field trip to New York City and the actual United Nations.

PHOTO BY: MATT MACDONALD

John Carroll chats with Jed Hickson (right), Jack Hickson (left), and Sandi Hickson, Jack’swife. Jed has lived in Norwood for 35 years, while Jack and Sandi drove in from Ohio, inthe middle of a road trip. They wanted to stop in to help celebrate Carroll’s retirement.

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On Thursday afternoon, Dec. 14, apublic reception was held for retiringTown Manager John Carroll in TownHall’s Memorial Hall.

It was attended by a steady streamof visitors who stopped by to offer theirbest wishes to Carroll on this, hispenultimate day on the job after just over39 years of service, and to linger whilechatting with the guest of honor andeach other.

The reception wasn’t so much inMemorial Hall as in its vestibule, wherethe Town Manager took his seat on the

bench under the window facing Wash-ington Street and St. Catherine’s Churchto receive guests and to hold court.

Unlike his retirement party a fewweeks earlier, there were no formalspeeches and remarks made. Rather, theappreciation shown was in quiet, indi-vidual conversations with Carroll asvisitors took turns sitting next to him toenjoy private conversations.

As more people arrived from bothwithin Town Hall and from outside, thecrowd expanded into Memorial Hall andinto the main building’s lobby.

Many of Carroll’s visitors were

The School Committee met onWednesday evening, Dec. 13, at theSavage Educational Center. The mainitem on its agenda was an appearanceby Director of Technology Joe Kidd re-garding his recommendations to theCommittee concerning capital outlay inhis department.

In starting off the spending requestportion of his appearance, Kidd notifiedthe Committee that an infrastructuregrant (a digital connections grant) hadbeen approved the week before in whichthe state pays 100 percent of the cost,which Kidd estimated would amount to

around $120,000.This grant allows a recipient district

to update its wireless infrastructure pro-vided it puts more technological learn-ing devices into students’ hands.

To assist with this, the state addswhat it calls a 50 percent “accelerator”to the amount of the project. So, for the$120,000 amount being used as a place-holder, half of that ($60,000) added tothe original amount would bring the to-tal amount up to $180,000.

Of that amount – as Kidd explained– half ($90,000) would need to be paidout of the school budget for learningtechnology to go to students. This would

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Miracle PrayerDear Heart of Jesus, in the pastI have asked You for manyfavours. This time, I ask youthis very special one (mentionfavour). Take it, dear Heart ofJesus, and place it within Yourown broken heart where YourFather sees it. Then, in Hismerciful eyes, it will becomeYour favour, not mine. Amen.Say for three days, promisepublication and favour will begranted.

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The Board of Selectmengathered on Tuesday evening inthe Harry B. Butters Room(Rm. 34) of Town Hall for itslast meeting of 2017, whichlasted about an hour, with thefirst 30 minutes of it spent inexecutive session regarding theForbes Hill land purchase.

When the meeting opened,the second item of new busi-ness was Treasurer MarkGood’s submission – for theBoard’s signatures – of closingdocuments pertaining to bor-rowing for the land purchase,some of the details of whichGood requested to be read intothe minutes, which Chair Will-iam Plasko did.

The first part of the submis-sion requested that the Boardapprove the sale of $15,763,400in general obligation bond an-ticipation notes dated Dec. 21,2017 and payable Dec. 20,2018.

The total amount is brokendown into three subcategories,with $5 million ($42,481.67premium) at 2.25 percent inter-est to Eastern Bank; $4 million($42,240 premium) at 2.5 per-cent interest to TD SecuritiesUSA, LLC; and $6,763,400($70,340.06) at 2.5 percent in-terest to Jefferies, LLC.

The motion to sign was ap-proved unanimously.

The second part of Good’s

submission requested theBoard’s approval and signa-tures of closing documents inconnection with an interim loanwith the Massachusetts CleanWater Trust.

The motion to sign was alsoapproved unanimously.

The meeting also markedanother visible sign of thechanging of the guard in theTown Manager’s Office, asTony Mazzucco for the firsttime officially took his seat atthe end of the Selectmen’stable, with Assistant TownManager Bernie Cooper alsopresent to provide him withhelp, as needed.

The meeting was reopenedat 7:30 p.m. with a public hear-ing regarding the application byBroadway Pizza and Grill (75Cottage St. East) for a CV(common victualler) license.

After the Board had poseda few basic questions to appli-cant Petros Vasiladis and thenopened the floor to the publicfor questions and comment– ofwhich there were none – thehearing was closed and themotion to approve was ap-proved unanimously.

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School Committee continued from page 1have to be spent within 18months.

However, the state wouldalso reimburse the $90,000, al-though Kidd wasn’t certain ofwhen.

“So, in the end, if you’reworking on the $120,000 pricetag, we end up getting $210,000worth of technology for no costto us at all.”

He also spelled out that –because the spending clockwouldn’t start until the comple-tion of construction (estimatedto be in late summer of 2018) –the $90,000 could be spreadover fiscal year 2019 and fis-cal year 2020.

As Kidd made his waythrough his technological pri-ority spending list and arrivedat the cost of – in fact – gettingthat technology (in the form ofChromebooks) to students, theconversation focused on ex-actly how far behind Norwoodwas – in these terms – to othercomparable towns.

“How many districts have aChromebook for each student?”Michele Eysie Mullen asked.

“I would say that we mightbe the only one or two tech dis-tricts that do not have a one-to-one program in some fashion,”while generally acknowledgingthat the Town was lagging be-hind.

Mullen continued. “I thinkthe public needed to know, aswell, that we are behind, andnone of us want to be behind,we want to be way ahead.”

Further discussion was hadabout the learning and testingdisadvantages presented to stu-dents without current technol-ogy. Kidd brought up the direc-tion that the MCAS is taking.

“Reality is that this year we

are forced to test two grades ineach elementary school, and weare testing all three grades inthe Middle School onChromebooks. And if they’renot using them on a regular ba-sis, then they’re absolutely at adisadvantage when they go totake the test.”

Maura Smith commentedon the technology in question.

“I just want to be clear,Chromebooks are workhorsecomputers. These are not like,‘Oh, we’re gonna get them theiPad Pro with the stylus. Thisis a computer that’s built forwork.”

The Chromebook in the tar-get zone costs – according toKidd – around $225 with thepossibility of being markeddown towards $200.

Other items that came up onKidd’s priority list includedchanges to the server/storageinfrastructure, language labs,and lap tops for elementaryschool teachers.

Director of Buildings andGrounds Paul Riccardi – beforethe Board with Kidd on behalfof his own outlay requests (twosit down lawn mowers andmoney for tile replacement atthe Oldham) – asked to speakbefore the Committee voted onthe Technology Director’s rec-ommendations.

He recommended that theCommittee try to get all of themoney that Kidd was request-ing: approximately $600,000when deducting the grant.

“I would just say that this isthe cost of education in the 21stcentury and you’ve got to stayfresh.”

He also brought up the loom-ing financial uncertaintybrought about by the Forbes Hill

purchase.“To me, this is the year. Be-

cause God knows what thatpiece of property they bought isgoing to start costing. So thisfirst two years, they’re only pay-ing the interest. So this is theyear to shoot for this, I think.”

The entire Committee, aswell as Superintendent DavidThomson, made statements infavor of approving Kidd’s rec-ommendation, with PatrickMcDonough equating it to anearlier statement by Riccardiregarding money being cleared– without any opposition – for anew DPW truck.

“This is our fire truck. Thisis our DPW truck. This is it, forus.”

The motion to approveKidd’s recommendations to bebrought to the Capital OutlayCommittee was approved unani-mously, with McDonough ab-staining.

In new business, representa-tives from the recently formedNorwood High School ModelUnited Nations (who filled thegallery) appeared before theCommittee to ask permission togo to New York City to partici-pate in a model United Nationsin the General Assembly of theactual UN.

“What makes this one soamazing is not only is it held atthe United Nations,” the club'sSecretary General AdeleneJeneid said, “our solutions are ac-tually submitted into the UnitedNations and up for grabs, poten-tially to change world issues.”

After a few questions fromthe Committee, the field trip wasapproved unanimously.

The next School Committeeis scheduled for Jan. 10 at theOldham School.

TOYS FOR TOTS A SUCCESS!To the Editor:I would like to say “thank you” to all the

people that came out to support our recent an-nual Toys for Tots Christmas Party on Dec. 1,2017. The party was overwhelmingly success-ful with hundreds of gifts and cash donations.Special shout outs of thank you to Russ Walton& crew @ the VFW Post 2452 (Norwood), Pe-ter Catanese of Central Jeep Chrysler Ram

Dodge of Norwood, Teddy Mulvehill, PaulReilly & the entire Round House Band, PeterGugliotta for his endless support over theyears, Norwood Colonial Boys Fife & DrumCorps’ excellent performance, and everyoneelse behind the scenes that, once again, cametogether to put this event together.

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Selectmen continued from page 3kind of stuff.”

The motion was also ap-proved unanimously.

In other new business:The Massachusetts Depart-

ment of Public Utilities submit-ted a notice that National Gridhas filed a petition for an in-crease in gas base distributionrates, with the possibility ofcommenting at public hearingor in writing through Thursday,Feb. 8, 2018.

Allan Howard commented.

“This is fairly substantial,what they’re saying for residen-tial heating. They’re talkingabout a possible increase of atleast 7 percent, here.”

He went on to say that theclosest public hearing would betaking place in Quincy on Feb.6 and that those interestedcould contact the Selectmen’sOffice for more information.

“My point is, it is worthy forpeople to comment if you sochoose, because it’s a pretty

hefty increase that they’re seek-ing here.”

After the meeting had ad-journed, Mazzucco shared histhoughts on it.

“I think it went pretty well.Not too many big mistakes forthe first meeting, and hopefullyI’ll have more meetings that areas quick as this one.”

The Board of Selectmenwill not meet for the next twoweeks. Its next meeting will beon Jan. 9, 2018.


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Public Hearing NoticeNorwood Planning Board

Pursuant to Mass General law Chapter 40A Section 9 Special Permits & Section 16Repetitive Petitions and the Norwood Zoning Bylaw section10.4–Special Permits,the Norwood Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Monday January 8, 2018at 7:05 PM in room 12, Norwood Town Hall, 566 Washington St., at the request ofMercer, for a modification of the Special Permit conditions of approval in the 2003Special Permit granted to Putnam Investments. The property is located at One Investor’sWay in the Limited Manufacturing Zoning District, as shown on the Assessor’s Mapsas Map 14, Sheet 9, Lot 1A. A copy of the Site Plan and application information isavailable for review in the Planning Department from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday– Friday.

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To the opposite ends of the hall

John Carroll administers the Oath of Office to incoming Town Man-ager Tony Mazzucco. PHOTO BY: MATT MACDONALD


At 9 a.m. on an overcast andraw Monday morning, JohnCarroll – whose last day asNorwood General Manager wason Friday, – had the honor ofswearing in his successor TonyMazzucco in a comfortably fullMemorial Hall.

The ceremony and its accom-panying program were brief, tak-ing about 20 minutes to com-plete.

It started off with the presen-tation of the colors by theNorwood Police DepartmentHonor Guard, the Pledge of Al-legiance led by Veteran’s Direc-tor Ted Mulvehill, and then theNational Anthem, gracefullysung by Gia Rodriguez, a juniorat the High School.

Archpriest Joseph Kimmettof St. George Orthodox Churchfollowed with the Invocation,after which Board of SelectmenChair William Plasko made somebrief welcoming remarks.

It was then that John Carrollstepped to the podium to makesome remarks of his own, refer-ring to his own swearing in backin 1978 and a photo that he’d hadon his office wall of it, with Se-lectmen Joe Curran, MartyLydon, and his wife joining himin the frame.

He also mentioned in his re-marks that he wasn’t sure whohad actually administered theOath of Office to him that day inthe same room as he was aboutto bookend his long career in the

Town.Mazzucco joined him at the

podium as both men held theirright hands up and went throughthe Oath, after which Carroll an-nounced to everyone present,“Welcome to the new TownManager,” as he shookMazzucco’s hand and steppedaside to take a seat next to Plaskoas Mazzucco took Carroll’s placeat the podium and began his briefaddress.

“They tell me everyone inNorwood likes to tell stories,”Mazzucco joked. “That was sortof in the job description: must beable to tell stories.”

Mazzucco also shared his in-terpretation of the number ofTown employees with over 20years of service, noting that “It’sa testament that there’s some-thing very right in Norwood,”and had high praise for the manhe had just replaced.

Mazzucco used a favoriteGreek proverb – which he para-phrased – to get at this:

“Communities prosper whenmen and women plant trees un-der whose shade they know theywill never sit,” he said.

With this proverb in mind,Mazzucco spoke of his finalbriefing with Carroll the priorFriday and how he had sat lis-tening as the outgoing Managerpainstakingly went through all ofthe Town’s future plans, eventhough it was his last day on thejob.

Referring back to the proverb,Mazzucco connected it to Carrolland the Town.

“He’s planted a lot of trees inhis time here, and there’s a lot ofshade that we’re enjoying todaybecause of all the trees that he’s

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Town officials. All of the Boardof Selectmen attended, as didmembers of every other boardand commission directly asso-ciated with local government.

Carroll continued from page 1Former officials also

stopped by, including NorfolkCounty Register of Deeds andNorwood resident BillO’Donnell, who jokingly genu-

flected before Carroll and askedfor his blessing and then took aseat next to him, presented himwith a gift, and sat for awhilein conversation.

Afterwards, he shared someof his thoughts on Carroll fromhis days on the Planning Board.

“What I remember is, backin the day, Norwood didn’t havea Town Planner even thoughthere was a lot of develop-ment,” O’Donnell said. “ThePlanning Board proposed hir-ing a Town Planner... and Johnwas very receptive to thechange. That’s how he was. Hewas always thinking ahead.”

O’Donnell joined the Boardin 1986, when Carroll had beenTown Manger for eight years.

“I remember jogging withJohn,” O’Donnell said, recall-ing a July 4 road race. “I mighthave been in my thirties then,and John was in his sixties, andhe beat me.”

Standing at the doorway ofMemorial Hall, he glanced overat Carroll, entertaining somemore guests.

“John was a great leader inNorwood and, more impor-tantly, just a great person,”O’Donnell said. “He’s done agreat job here in Norwood andhe’s going to be missed.”

A number of private citizensof the Town also stopped inthroughout the early and mid-afternoon. Jed Hickson, whomoved to Town for 35 years

ago, brought his brother Jackand sister-in-law Sandi in forthe reception, and they all spenta few moments sharing pleas-antries with the Manager.

Jack, who recently retiredalong with his wife Sandi,brought his perspective to whatwas happening.

“We feel privileged to havehad the opportunity to comeand see the gentleman retire,”he said. “It’s kind of exciting.”

Both Jack and Sandi hadbeen speaking of their currentroad trip, which will take thempart of the way down the EastCoast before they turn forhome, and he continued withthat in mind.

“To me, retiring is exciting,because we’ve obviously lovedour retirement,” he said. “I hopehe likes his retirement as muchas we have.”

Carroll and SelectmenChair Bill Plasko are sitting to-gether looking over the shrinkwrapped Norwood-opolygame.

Barbara Kinter and OlgaAbdallah sit on either side ofCarroll, coaxing him to smilefor a photo, which he eventu-ally does.

Then he receives aNorwood-opoly game as a giftand poses for some photos withthat, after which Bill Plaskocomes by for a look, a chat, andanother cup of coffee.

By the time Town Hall’s

bells chime 3 o’clock, there isstill a smattering of guests.

Hearing the bells, Carrollstands and smiles.

“I’m off duty,” he said. “I’moff this duty, anyways.”

As he says his goodbyes andbegins the long walk to his of-fice at the opposite end of thebuilding, a couple of buildingworkers stop him to wish himgood luck.

He continues on and BernieCooper pops out from a sidedoor and says something towhich Carroll replies. ThenDebbie Melcher stops him totell him something and thatthere’s a coffee waiting for himon his desk and a root beer onthe way. He continues on to hisoffice.

Feeling much better after anupset stomach knocked him outof his last official Selectmen’smeeting on Tuesday, Carrollsinks back into his comfortablechair and grabs a cupcake.

He’ll have a little bit of timefor that and his coffee, and thenhe’ll be on his way to NorwoodPublic Access for a TV inter-view with Tom Cummings at4 p.m. that had slipped hismind.

Despite Carroll’s relativelybusy schedule, it’s not the kindhe’s used to, which he ac-knowledges.

“The problem right now isthat I don’t have much to do,”Carroll said. “I don’t like it.”

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Mazzucco continued from page 5planted,” he said.

After Mazzucco had finishedhis speech and the ceremony hadended, the crowd stood up andmingled in the Hall, exchanginggreetings and well-wishes withboth Town Managers.

Carroll had taken a seat, rub-bing his sore legs, in the first rowof benches. After exchanging histhoughts on Sunday’s Patriots-Steelers game with Paul Riccardi,he shared what he would be do-ing on his first day of retirement.

“I’m going shopping,” hesaid. “Christmas shopping.”

A few feet away, Mazzuccowas being photographed in dif-ferent groups, first with otherTown Managers (from Foxboro,Sharon, Needham, and Maynard)who had come for the ceremony,then with the Finance Commis-sion, then with whoever elsewanted a photo with him.

Sharing what he would be upto on his first day on the job, hefirst mentioned a couple of de-partment head meetings and acouple of building tours, and thebudget before slowing down.

“I’m trying to keep it as calmon the first day as I can, just tomake sure I’m easing in as muchas possible, because any transi-tion like this takes a long time,”Mazzucco said.

During his remarks,Mazzucco had referred to Assis-tant Manager Bernie Cooper as“both my right and my left hand,”and talked about his interactionwith him leading up to the day.

“We met the first thing thismorning and we’ve been in regu-lar touch ever since the first dayI came to meet John; later thatday, we went and had lunchwith Bernie and he’s been ab-solutely fantastic,” Mazzuccosaid.

Cooper, presented withMazzucco’s ambidextrous re-mark about him a few momentslater, made a comment fittingwith the two handed analogy:

“That’s up to Tony,” Coopersaid. “Everybody has a style,and my job is to make sure thatI do what he wants.”

Cooper, having greeted andserved under Carroll and now

having greeted and serving un-der Mazzucco, nearly 40 yearslater, compared the two, gettingat the essence of it.

“Well, he articulated thesame goals, the same concernfor people that John’s alwayshad,” Cooper said.

A little later, Plasko, whohad helped to see Carroll in ashe had just done withMazzucco, commented in termssimilar to Cooper’s.

“I think their core principalsand beliefs – and their desire tomake an impact on people’slives at the local level – areidentical,” Plasko said. “Thedifference is old school, newschool.”

Considering these similari-ties and differences, Plaskosummed it up.

“We should be well served,”he said.

The crowd had thinned andin the vestibule of MemorialHall, Carroll was back in hisnow familiar seat on the benchbelow the window facing outtoward Washington Street andSt. Catherine’s, chatting asthose who lingered sampled thefresh pastries and coffee.

Soon, Carroll would goingone way, off to do some Christ-mas shopping, and Mazzuccowould be going the other, mak-ing that long walk down to theother end of the hall.

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On Wednesday, Dec. 13, theSouth Norwood Holiday Buffetwas held at Morse House (1285Washington St.) from 4 p.m.-6:30p.m. and the pot luck dinner/holiday open house proved to bea popular destination, with every-one from Townspeople, to ChiefBrooks, to all of the Board of Se-lectmen, to new Town ManagerTony Mazzucco dropping by andstaying for awhile.

According to Morse HouseDirector Dale Day, this was the15th edition of the party, thepreparations for which began the

weekend after Thanksgiving andcontinued right up until the daybefore. She spoke of the vagariesof getting ready for Christmas.

“Every year, we break at leasttwo or three ornaments. No mat-ter how careful we try to be, thenext thing you hear is crack and,‘Oh, well. I guess we won’t beusing that one this year.”

Broken ornaments or not, theHouse is festive, inviting, andsmacking of Christmas, withdecorations strung in each room,a buffet of dinner food and des-serts in the main dining room, andthe constant patter of chatter be-tween the many guests as somesit and others circulate.

“The food is wonderful. It gets

a wonderful report every year, andthe House holds up well to a largecrowd. It goes very well, verysmoothly, and we’re happy to doit every year.”

As welcoming and put to-gether as Morse House looks to-day, it’s an ongoing battle.

“We still have a lot more workto do. Of course, we’re a non-profit, so you raise money and youfix whatever you can with themoney that you have, but some-times the big projects keep get-ting pushed off because you justdon’t have the funds. But we’vecome a long way.”

Morse House plans to holdanother, non-buffet open house onDec. 30.

Board of Selectmen Chair William Plasko and incoming Town Manager Tony Mazzucco pose for a photoduring the pot luck dinner that was served at the Morse House’s Christmas Party.

PHOTO BY: MATT MACDONALD

South Norwood Holiday Buffetbrings in some familiar faces



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Norwood High trailed Weymouth High early in the fourth quarter of last Friday night's season opener, butthe Mustangs would outscore the Wildcats 20-14 in the final period to secure the win.

PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

Allie Martin, bottom left, has scored a goal in each of Norwood High's first two games of the season. It's thefirst time the Mustangs have won each of their first two games since the 2014-15 season.

PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

Mustangs new and oldcontr ibuted in NorwoodHigh’s 51-44 season openingvictory over Weymouth Highin girls’ basketball on Fridaynight.

Kaylin Reen led the Mus-tangs with 16 points in thevictory, starting her seniorseason off with a bang. Justas impressive in the come-from-behind triumph was thedebut of f reshman KateEarle, who chipped in 14points out of the post.

Norwood head coachAmy Lepley had predictedimproved post play for theMustangs this season, be-tween the addition of Earleand the return of senior KikiRyan, and right off the batsaw her vision come to frui-tion.

“I really can,” Lepleysaid when asked if she couldbelieve Earle’s contributions

in her first varsity game.“She is one of those kidsthat’s definitely played quitea bit of basketball and she’svery smart and she has reallygood intuition. I can’t waitto have her for the next fouryears and see how much bet-ter she gets.”

Norwood trailed 24-19 atthe half after making justthree shots from the field inthe second quarter. Reen,who’d connected on two ofher first three 3-pointers inthe first quarter, went the en-tire period without a point.

But, as she’s done so of-ten in the past, she rediscov-ered her stroke in time tohelp the Mustangs pull awayfrom the Wildcats in thefourth quarter.

“We told Kaylin that shehas the green light,” Lepleysaid. “She’s a great shooterand more importantly, she’sjust a great leader for ourteam offensively and defen-sively. This is her senior

year and she’s an awesomeshooter, so when she seesdaylight she needs to let itfly, whether she’s hitting itor not.”

Norwood led 31-30 at thebeginning of the fourth quar-

ter before br ief ly goingdown by two at the start ofthe period. Ryan and back-to-back baskets to help theMustangs regain control ofthe lead for good, her finalcontributions before fouling

out in her return to basket-ball after sitting out the pre-vious two seasons. She fin-ished with nine points, thirdon the team behind Reen and

Fast starts have helped theNorwood High girls’ hockeyteam to a fast start in its ownright, now 2-0 after one weekof play.

The Mustangs jumped outto a 6-0 lead over FraminghamHigh in their opener, ulti-mately winning 7-5, andscored two quick goals againstWeymouth High last Saturdaybefore prevailing 3-2.

Veteran Norwood headcoach Tim Coskren creditedhis team’s ability to put shotson goal in the victories overthe Flyers and Wildcats,something with which itstruggled mightily in the pre-season.

“I think we proved thatwe’ve been able to generatesome offense, which wehaven’t been able to do in thepast [couple of seasons],”Coskren said.

Six different Mustangsscored a goal in Norwood’sfirst game, played at Bajko

Arena in Hyde Park, led byRose Campbell with two.Maddie O’Rourke, JessKeller, Maggie Curran, AllieMartin and Allie McDonough.The game did not count to-wards Bay State Conferencestandings; rather, it was a“flex” game made necessaryby the odd number of teamsin the league this season.

The Mustangs made theirRodman Arena debut on Sat-urday, where Martin gotNorwood out to an early leadon a breakaway just under twominutes in to the game.McDonough scored less thana minute later to increase thelead, only to see Weymouthclaw back to tie the game at2-all. But McDonough nettedher team-leading third goal ofthe season to break the tie,leaving the Mustangs’ recordwithout a blemish.

Kayla Clifford assisted oneach of McDonough’s goals.

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James Piatelli, wearing No. 21 in blue and gold, has been centeringNorwood High's top line in the early going. PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

outshot Weymouth 33-14.“We came out doing what

we’d really worked on inpractice, getting shots on net,”Coskren said. “We’re still nota powerhouse offensively, butit did look good having themtake that many shots.”

Jenna Mazzola, a sopho-more playing significant min-utes for the first time, was thestarting goalie for the Mus-tangs in each of their first twogames. She didn’t play thefirst game in its entirety, exit-ing after she was spotted a 6-0 lead to catch a breather.

Norwood played againstWellesley High yesterday af-ternoon, in an event held af-ter the Record’s deadline, andplays Walpole High at Rod-man Arena on Saturday at2:10 p.m. – immediately fol-lowing the boys’ hockey gamebetween the Mustangs andRebels.

In addition to an increasein getting pucks on (and in)the net, Coskren also notedthe improvement in the pass-ing game for Norwood.

“I just hope we can staywith them and keep doingwhat we’ve been doing,”Coskren said, looking aheadto the games vs. the Raidersand Rebels. “We’ve beenmoving the puck very well,passing-wise. The passing hasimproved a tremendous

Fast start on trackfor Norwood

Kayla Clifford, wearing No. 2 in white, has stepped in and contributedright away as a freshman on the Norwood High girls' hockey team.

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amount. Getting shots on netwas obviously a big keyagainst Weymouth.”

The Mustangs will have onemore game over winter break,on Wednesday, Dec. 27 at

The Norwood High boys’track team opened up its fi-nal season of Bay State Con-ference play with a thrillingwin over archrival WalpoleHigh, 51-49.

Head coach MatthewCurran said that it was the se-niors leading the way, butpointed out that it’s a deeproster of 57 athletes this yearthat’ll comprise a solid mixof both upper and underclass-men. Curran stopped short ofpredicting a Herget Divisiontitle on the Mustangs’ wayout the door, but didn’t slamshut the possibility of a title,either.

“We should be very com-peti t ive in the Herget ,”Curran said. “While I won’tpredict a league title, weshould be in the mix withNatick and Wellesley. Also,we should qualify several ath-letes and relays by the end ofseason to place in the top fiveat the MIAA Division 4 meet.”

Craig Riley, Jacob Logon,Tiago Gomes, Billy Mosca andRobby Noonan each won in-dividual events for Norwood,in a meet held at the ReggieLewis Track & Athletic Cen-

ter in Roxbury. Riley won themile with a time of 4 minutes,48 seconds and Logon won thetwo-mile with a time of 10:43.Gomes notched a win in thehurdles, while Noonan tookhome the long jump.

Mosca, Ryan Motta andBilly Tomasello swept the highjump event for the Mustangs,with Mosca placing first. The4 x 400-meter relay team ofTarek Zaki, Riley, Motta andAidan Mulligan also wonthe i r even t . Zak i a l soplaced second in the 1,000-meter dash with a time of2:48.

Mulligan placed secondin t he 300 -me te r da sh ,qualifying him for the statemeet, and Dan Gruber hada well-rounded day with asecond-place finish in thelong jump and a third-placefinish in the 300.

Norwood took advantageof the vacancy created byDedham High’s departure byscheduling Brockton Highfor its next meet, in an eventwhich was held after theRecord’s deadline. The teamwill be off through the NewYear, next facing MiltonHigh in another Herget Divi-sion matchup in early Janu-ary.

Flood-Marr Rink in Dedhamagainst the Marauders. Theythen return to action on Thurs-day, Jan. 4 against the LatinAcademy/Fontbonne Academyco-op at Shea Rink in Quincy.

Close, but not close enough, hasbeen the overriding theme forNorwood High’s first week on theice in boys’ hockey this winter.

The Mustangs skated to a 2-2tie against Milton High last Wednes-day night in the season opener be-fore dropping a 4-3 decision againstWeymouth High on Saturday night,each game on the road.

Still in search of their first win,Norwood had opportunities in eachof their first two games to comeaway with two points. Mustangshead coach Chuck Allen, beginninghis second year with the team, saidafter the opener vs. Milton that hewasn’t disappointed, noting thatMilton was playing in front of a newhead coach of their own (ChrisWatson) and trying to make an im-pression similar to the one Norwoodmade in front of him last season.

“I thought it was a pretty evenly-scaled game,” Allen said. “Hats off,we need some improvement, theyprobably need some improvement,too. We’ll learn from our mistakes.”

It’s the second season in a rowthe Mustangs have played to a drawin the opener, following last season’s3-3 tie against Mansfield High.

Sean Munro scored the first goalof the season for Norwood with only39 seconds left in the first period,giving the team a major jolt head-ing into the locker room with a 1-0lead.

Garrett Allen – Chuck’s nephew– evened the score at 1-apiece at3:43 of the second period, only forBrandon Walsh to give the Mus-tangs the lead right back at 6:49 ofthe period.

It looked like Norwood’s one-goal lead was going to hold up for avictory, as neither team was able tosolve the other for the remainder ofthe second and well into the third.But with the goalie pulled, Milton’sNolan McManus unleashed a fullslapshot out of the right circle thatbeat Austin Reardon with 1:37 re-maining in the game to let Miltonescape with a tie.

Reardon still made 17 saves on19 shots for the game for the Mus-tangs; Mark Guerra stopped 15 ofthe 17 shots he faced in goal forMilton.

“Our kids feel like they couldhave gotten two points, but it’syour first game, away, against ateam with a new coach and all thatstuff and you still come up with apoint,” Allen said. “It was a littlesloppy. I think the kids have to

learn how to have a one-goal lead,and vice versa when you’re downa goal. I think we’ve got to bestronger on the sticks. I’m not dis-appointed, I’m glad we got a pointout of it. It’s a good way to startthe season with a point and we’llmove on.”

It was a two-point night forMunro, who assisted on Walsh’sgoal. Matt Hennessey and JoeSpadorcia also had assists in thegame.

After jumping out to a 2-0 leadat Connell Rink in Weymouth, theMustangs fell behind 4-2 and onlygot one goal back to suffer its firstloss of the season. Chris Martinand Kyle McCue scored the ini-tial goals for Norwood, whileMunro scored for the second timein as many games at 1:25 of thethird period to get the Mustangsback within a goal. Neither teamscored in the remaining 13:35 ofthe period.

Norwood traveled to BabsonCollege for a game againstWellesley High last night, in anevent held after the Record’s dead-line. The Mustangs are at RodmanArena in Walpole on Saturday,where they’ll act as the road teamfor a 12:10 p.m. puck drop againstWalpole High.




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Ali Giambanco, bottom right, prepares to inbound the ball in the Mus-tangs' season-opening win vs. Weymouth High last week.

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Earle.“I was a little nervous

coming out , but once Istarted running around I wasfine,” Ryan said. “It cameback pretty quickly.”

“She’s awesome, she justbrings so much energy andshe’s so athletic,” Lepleysaid of Ryan. “She’s defi-nitely in volleyball made,but she’s got a really goodknack for the game.”

The final score wound upbeing Norwood’s largestlead of the game, reachingthe margin on a free throwfrom freshman TaylorBrincklow.

Reen, one of this year’sco-captains a long withMegan Giambanco, said thatadvers i ty f rom las t yearhelped the Mustangs main-ta in an even keel whenWeymouth went on theirruns in the second and thirdquarter. She added that theroster, which is comprised offour freshmen in 12 spots,had been buying in duringtryouts and saw that carryover to the opener.

“It was really awesome,”Reen said. “We’ve had twoweeks of practice and we have

a younger team so they’rebuying in to what we’re giv-ing them, which is awesome.”

Norwood hosted WellesleyHigh on Tuesday night, in anevent held after the Record’sdeadline. The Mustangs areback in action tonight to fin-ish off their season-opening

three-game home standagainst Milford High at 6:30p.m.

Norwood has two gamesover winter break: Thursday,Dec. 28 at Norton High at6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec.30 at home vs. StoughtonHigh at 11 a.m.

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Legals

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE NON-EXCLUSIVELEASE OF SPACE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WIRELESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ONTOWN OF NORWOOD WATER STORAGE TANKS

Sealed Proposals will be received up to 11:00 A.M., January 23, 2018, in the PurchasingDepartment, Norwood Town Hall, 566 Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Norwood, MA02062 for the following:

The Town of Norwood is seeking formal proposals from Federally LicensedCommunications Companies to enter into a non-exclusive lease of space at the Town’smunicipal water tank located off of Bellevue Avenue, Norwood, Massachusetts.Currently the Town has a two long-term lease agreements in place from Firms co-locating on the tank, one of which is due to expire on March 1, 2018. This Request forProposals (“RFP”) is made pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30B,Section 16 pertaining to lease of Real Property. This license is for a term of twenty(20) years. The complete RFP package may be obtained in the Purchasing Departmentduring regular business hours or is available online by registering and downloadingat: https://bids.norwoodma.gov. The RFP package must be filled out and signed asdirected herein, sealed in an opaque envelope addressed to the Purchasing Department,endorsed with the name and address of the Proposer, and marked, “NON-EXCLUSIVELEASE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT FORCOMMUNICATION SERVICES - CONTRACT #NGM-18-02”

Proposals shall be prepared, considered, and the contract awarded in accordance withall statutes governing such contracts (MGL Chapter 30B, as most recently amended).Every Proposal shall be on forms furnished by the Town. Proposals submitted onother forms may be rejected. Proposals shall be submitted with one (1) original andthree (3) copies of your proposals as well as an electronic copy provided either by CDor thumb drive within your proposal envelope. The award of the contract shall bemade within sixty (60) days after the opening of all proposals received, Saturdays,and Sundays included. An award will not be made to a Proposer who is not properlyequipped to undertake and complete the work. It is the Town’s intent to award multipleleases; however, the Town reserves the right to award a single lease if it is deemed inthe Town’s best interest.

A MANDATORY pre-proposal conference and site visit will be held at the WaterTank, Bellevue Avenue, Norwood, MA, on January 16, 2018, at 11:00 A.M. Theminimum acceptable price for Year #1 shall be $90,000.00, payable in advance, witheach year having a price escalatory.

The Town of Norwood notifies all Proposers that it will affirmatively insure thatminority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit a Proposal inresponse to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds ofrace, color, creed or national origin in consideration for an award.

The right is reserved to reject any or all Proposals or to accept any part of aProposal or to award to multiple Proposals, if it is deemed best for the Town. Aplanholders’ list can be obtained at the Town’s website: purchasing.norwoodma.gov.

BY: Tony Mazzucco, General Manager

Norwood Record, 12/21/17 & 12/28/17

TOWN OF NORWOODBOARD OF HEALTH

PUBLIC NOTICE

On December 18, 2017, the Norwood Board of Health voted to enact a regulationentitled “Restricting the Sale of Tobacco Products and Nicotine Delivery Products”. The regulation includes, but is not limited to, banning new tobacco retailers within500 feet of a school, capping the number of permits at the existing number, banningthe sale of flavored tobacco products including nicotine delivery products, andprohibiting the sale of all tobacco and nicotine delivery products in pharmacies. Theregulation will go into effect on January 1, 2018, except for the flavor ban and pharmacyban which will go into effect on April 1, 2018. For a copy of these regulations, pleasecall the Board at 781-762-1240.

Norwood Board of HealthJoan Jacobs, ChairmanKathleen BishopCarolyn Riccardi

Norwood Record, 12/21/17

TOWN OF NORWOODZONING BOARD OF APPEAL

PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeal of the Town of Norwood will hold aPUBLIC HEARING in Room 12 of the Municipal Office Building on January16, 2018 at 7:15pm on the request of Flynn Builders, Inc. (Case #17-27) with respectto property located on 1211-1213 Washington Street and 1223 Washington Street,in a GB District.

This Application requests a SPECIAL PERMIT under Section 3.1.5 (A)(4) of theZoning Bylaw to allow: a Multifamily Dwelling in the GB District, consisting of a16,704 square foot, three-story building with fifteen (15) one-bedroom residentialunits and three (3) two-bedroom residential units, all as shown on the plans entitled:Zoning Board of Appeals, Concept Plans, 1211-1223 Washington Street, Norwood,Massachusetts,” prepared by Norwood Engineering and dated December 7, 2017, asmay be amended , and other such relief as the Board deems necessary.

This Application requests a VARIANCE under the General Laws of the Commonwealthof Massachusetts to allow fifteen (15) one-bedroom residential units and three (3)two-bedroom residential units on a 21,431 square foot lot, where a minimum lot sizeof 69,500 square feet would be required, pursuant to Section 4.1.2(2) of the ZoningBylaw.

This Application requests a VARIANCE under the General Laws of the Commonwealthof Massachusetts to allow a Floor Area Ratio of 0.78 square feet, where a maximumFloor Area Ratio of 0.5 is allowed by right, pursuant to Section 4.1.1 of the ZoningBylaw.

Such other VARIANCES as the Zoning Board of Appeals may deem requisite inconnection with the pending Application or a DETERMINATION that no otherVARIANCES are required.

Plans are on file with this application in the office of the Zoning Board of Appeal andmay be viewed during normal working hours, Monday – Thursday, 8:00am – 4:00pm.

BOARD OF APPEALPhillip W. Riley, Chairman; Patrick J. Mulvehill, Barbara A. Kinter,John R. Perry, Thomas Brady

Norwood Record, 12/21/17, 12/28/17

DEATHSANTONELLIS

Gerardo Jr. 74, of Nortonand formerly of Norwood, Mon-day, Dec. 18. Son of the lateGerardo Antonellis Sr. andAntonia (Magnarelli). Belovedhusband of Marie (Mirisola).Devoted father of DeanaBoushell and her husband Jim,and Margo Pacheco and herhusband Jeff all of Mansfield.Loving grandfather of Jackie,Joe, Caroline, and Max.Brother of AntonettaAntonellis, Rita Stellato, andthe late Loretta Cedrone, andAnthony and CarolineAntonellis. He earned hisBachelor’s Degree from North-eastern University, and was aUnited States ARMY Reserv-ist. He owned and operated theIsoqual Quality ConsultingFirm of Norwood and Norton.Funeral Friday, Dec. 22 fromthe Gillooly Funeral Home, 126Walpole St. (Rt. 1A),NORWOOD, at 9 a.m. fol-lowed by a Mass of ChristianBurial in St. Timothy’s Church,Norwood at 10. Visiting hoursThursday 4 – 8. IntermentHighland Cemetery, Norwood.Expressions of sympathy maybe made in Gerardo’s memoryto the American Parkinson Dis-ease Association Massachu-setts Chapter, 72 East ConcordStreet, Room C3 Boston, MA02118.

BOCHBarbara Ann (Lyons) Lov-

ingly Remembered OfNorwood and Edgartownpassed away surrounded by herfamily on Dec. 13, 2017 at the

age of 86. Beloved wife of thelate Ernest J. Boch. Devotedand loving Mother of Donna M.Boch of Westwood, Ernest A.Boch Jr. of Norwood, KarenBoch Clemmey and her hus-band Michael of Wrentham andBeth A. Joyce and her husbandTom of San Diego, Calif. Sis-ter of Robert W. Lyons and hiswife Chris of Florida and thelate Walter J. Lyons Jr. Daugh-ter of the late Walter J. andDorothy (Prouty) Lyons. Cher-ished grandmother of 10 grand-children. Funeral was from theKraw-Kornack Funeral Home,1248 Washington St.,NORWOOD. A funeral masswas at St. Catherine of SienaChurch, Norwood. At the re-quest of the family burial wasprivate. kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com

CARCHEDIJoseph L., Sr. Age 93,

passed away on Dec. 13, 2017.Beloved husband of Mary E.(Michienzi) Carchedi. Married69 years. Lifelong resident ofNorwood, Mass. Loving fatherof Joseph L. Jr. and his wifeGail of Foxboro, Paul G. andhis wife Julie of Mansfield, andDiane L. Butts and her husbandWilliam of Norwood. Lovingand cherished grandfather ofsix; Nicole and Lauren ofNorwood, David and Linnea ofMansfield, Andrew and Ayla ofFoxboro. Born on Feb. 13,1924. Son of the late Francescoand Laura (Carchedi) Carchedi.He attended the Norwoodschools and graduated fromNorwood High School class of

1941. Mr. Carchedi worked forHolliston Mills and Bird &Sons for 15 years, and PolaroidCorporation for 26 years. Joewas a baseball player forNorwood High School, SouthNorwood and Bird & Sonsbaseball teams. He also playedin the Boston Park League andon the first Norwood AmericanLegion baseball team in 1941managed by Marty Callaghan.He played softball for NorwoodKnights of Columbus. Joe wasan active parishioner of St.Catherine of Siena Church.Brother of Francis X. ofNorwood, Lucille Rzucidlo ofIslington, and the late BarbaraA., Peter E. and DominicCarchedi. Survived by manynieces and nephews. Visitinghours was at the Kraw-KornackFuneral Home, 1248 Washing-ton St., NORWOOD, MA. Fu-neral was from Kraw-KornackFuneral Home. A Funeral Masswas at St. Catherine of SienaChurch, 547 Washington St.,Norwood. Interment with mili-tary honors was in HighlandCemetery in Norwood. U.S.Army veteran, World War II.American Legion member forover 60 years. Knights of Co-lumbus member for over 55years. In lieu of flowers, kindlymake a donation to SaintCatherine of Siena Parish, 547Washington St., Norwood, MA02062; or the Dana-FarberCancer Institute, P.O. Box849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168. kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com


NORWOOD MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENTRATE CHANGE INFORMATION

NORWOOD MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENTM.D.P.U. NO.259 Cancels M.D.P.U. NO.248

RATE A-01General Purpose Rate --- Residential

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

$4.41 For the first 10 kilowatt-hours or any part thereof. 24.67 Cents per kWh for the next 40 kilowatt-hours, 13.96 Cents per kWh for the next 50 kilowatt-hours, 11.86 Cents per kWh for the excess over 100 kilowatt-hours

A discount of 10 percent will be allowed on all bills paid within10 days of the date thereof.Minimum Net Bill - $4.41 per monthPurchase Power Adjustment: As provided in the "Purchased Power Adjustment" applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after January 1, 2018


Rate H-08Heating Rate

Availability: Single phase or 3 phase where facilities of Light Department permit, for residential use except as provided for Apartment and Multiple Dwellings, or other approved use, and where no fuel or energy other than electricity is used for cooking, water heating and/or space heating or at discretion of Light Department and subject to approval of Light Commissioners.Apartments and Multiple Dwellings: If, in an apartment building or residential premises having more than one dwelling, separate metering of each individual apartment or dwelling does not presently exist, so that billing directly to the individual tenants is not feasible and service has been rendered through a single meter, then the below specified number of kilowatt-hours in each block of the below rate and the minimum charge shall be multiplied by the number of apartments or dwellings connected to such meter.Limitations: Total capacity of all motors shall not exceed 10 horsepower. All motors larger than 1/4 horsepower shall be operated at 240 volts. Building construction requirements for space heating shall conform to specifications of the department. Requirements for water heater shall be in accordance with Rate F-06.Monthly Charges Excluding Water Heating First 400 kwhr or less Computed on Rate A-01, M.D.P.U. No. 259 All over 400 kwhr @ 10.40 cents per kwhr.Monthly Charges for Water Heating: Customer's option of either: (a) Uncontrolled energy - computed on above Rate or (b) Controlled energy - computed on Rate F-06A discount of 10% will be allowed on all bills paid within 10 days of date thereof.Minimum Net Bill $4.41 per monthPurchase Power Adjustment: As provided in the "Purchased Power Adjustment" applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after January 1, 2018


RATE F-06Water Heating

Availability: Single Phase only, for residential and commercial electric water heating during "off-peak" hours only, except that energy for water heating will be available for not less than 17 hours in each calendar day.Requirements: Water heaters shall be of an approved electric, storage, two element type of not less than 50 gallon capacity. Each tank to which the electric hot water heater is connected or in which the electric hot water heater is installed, shall be provided with a combination temperature and pressure relief valve of the tube type which provides a tube extending down into the water in the tank and a vacuum relief valve, these devises to be placed directly on the tank and not in the piping to or from the tank. No check valve is to be permitted in the cold water line.Monthly Charges:

$8.58 For the first 50 kilowatt-hours or any part thereof. 6.62 Cents per kWh for the excess over 50 kilowatt-hours.

Minimum Net Bill -- $8.58 per month.No Discount allowed under these rates.Purchase Power Adjustment: As provided in the "Purchased Power Adjustment" applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after January 1, 2018

NORWOOD MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT M.D.P.U. NO.262 Cancels M.D.P.U. NO.251

RATE B-02General Purpose Rate - Commercial IndustrialAvailability: Single Phase, low tension, and where established facilities of the department permit, three-phase, low tension. Service available at 120 volts for lighting and at 208 volts or 277 volts for power.Limitations: All motors and motor-starting equipment shall be subject to the approval of the department. The locked rotor current of any motor shall not exceed 450 percent of its rated load current. Any motor in excess of 10hp must be brought to the attention of the department.Monthly Charges$16.82 For the first 25 kilowatt-hours or any part thereof. 14.58 Cents per kwhr for the next 175 kilowatt-hours. 4.49 Cents per kwhr for the next 1800 kilowatt-hours. 16.82 Cents per kwhr for the excess over 2000 kilowatt-hours.

A discount of 5% will be allowed on all bills paid within 10 days of the date thereof.Minimum Net Bill - $16.82 per month.Purchase Power Adjustment: As provided in the "Purchased Power Adjustment" applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after January 1, 2018


RATE P-16Primary Service

Availability: Three-Phase high tension only where established facilities of the department permit.Limitations: Metering will be accomplished on the primary side of customers' transformers. At Light Department option compensated secondary metering may be substituted.In no case will the Department own, maintain, or be responsible in any way for any customer owned equipment or apparatus.Monthly Demand Charges$1,603.00 For the first 50 kilovolt-amperes of the billing demand or any part thereof. 25.62 per kilovolt-ampere for the next 650 kilovolt-amperes of the billing demand. 24.99 per kilovolt-ampere For the excess over 700 kilovolt-amperes of the billing demand.The billing demand shall be the highest 15-minute kilovolt-ampere demand for the month.Minimum Net Bill - $1,603.00 per month.Monthly Energy Charge 5.04cents per kwhr For all energy.A discount of 10% will be allowed on all bills paid within 20 days of the date thereof.Purchase Power Adjustment: As provided in the "Purchased Power Adjustment" applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after January 1, 2018


RATE M-13Heating Rate

Availability: Three-phase high tension primary service only where established facilities of the Department permit and customer provides required equipment for new buildings and additions to existing buildings where no fuel other than electricity is used for space heating.Limitations: Metering will be accomplished on the primary side of customer's transformers. In no case will the Department own, maintain, or be responsible in any way for any customer owned equipment or apparatus.Monthly Demand Charge $27.33 per kilovolt-ampere of the billing demand.Monthly Energy Charge 4.74 cents per kilowatt hour for all energy.The billing demand shall be the 15-minute kilovolt-ampere demand occurring at the time of the Municipal Light Department's system demand for the month. Building construction requirements for space heating shall conform to specifications of the department.A discount of 5% will be allowed on all bills paid within 10 days of the date thereof.Purchase Power Adjustment: As provided in the "Purchased Power Adjustment" applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after January 1, 2018


Purchased Power AdjustmentThe Purchased Power Adjustment (PPA), as amended from time to time, will be calculated by the Norwood Municipal Light Department.The PPA will be charged to all customers. Any significant increases or decreases in total Purchased Power Cost from the base Purchased Power Cost in the calendar year will be added to or subtracted from the base year PPA. This revised PPA will then be charged to all customers.The PPA for residential customers includes the credit for New York Power Authority hydroelectric purchases. In addition, the PPA for all customers includes actual charges by our suppliers, and allocation of transmission cost, capacity cost, energy conservation expense, customer incentives, rate stabilization fund and an adjustment for over collection or under collection.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after June 1, 2017


RATE O-15Outdoor Lighting Rate

Availability: To any customer for outdoor lighting for private property.Area Lighting. The Light Department will furnish, install and maintain the lamps, luminaries, brackets and photo electric control and will provide electric service to operate the lamps. SERVICE MONTHLY RATE EST. MO. USAGESIZE TYPE "A" "B" KWHR175 watt* Mercury $15.55 $31.68 77400 watt* Mercury 25.73 41.85 173100 watt* High Pressure Sodium 19.36 35.47 39150 watt* High Pressure Sodium 23.43 39.57 67250 watt* High Pressure Sodium 27.37 43.49 103400 watt* High Pressure Sodium 35.72 51.83 17530 watt LED (Eq. 100HPS) 18.16 34.28 up to 4070 watt LED (Eq. 150HPS) 20.79 36.91 up to 75110 watt LED (Eq. 250HPS) 25.29 41.40 up to 115190 watt LED (Eq. 400HPS) 30.05 46.17 up to 195 Flood LightingThe customer will furnish the lamp, luminaries, photo cell, brackets and all required hardware to be approved by Norwood Light Department. The above will be installed by the Light Department and the Light Department will provide electric service to operate the lamp. SERVICE MONTHLY RATE EST. MO. USAGESIZE TYPE "A" "B" KWHR 400 watt** Mercury $15.05 $31.17 1731000 watt** Mercury 24.06 40.18 420 150 watt** High Pressure Sodium 13.20 29.31 67 250 watt** High Pressure Sodium 14.92 31.04 103 400 watt** High Pressure Sodium 17.99 34.10 1751000 watt** High Pressure Sodium 24.08 40.18 42080 watt LED (Eq. 250HPS) 19.84 35.96 up to 90130 watt LED (Eq. 400HPS) 23.02 39.14 up to 150250 watt LED (Eq. 400HPS GE) 32.55 48.67 up to 260 * This service not available for new installation. ** Customer must provide replacement bulbs under these rates.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after January 1, 2018


RATE O-15Installation "A": Lighting service supplied under this rate shall be installed on an existing approved company pole carrying utilization voltage.Installation "B": The company will furnish and maintain one pole and section of secondary wire not to exceed 125 feet for lighting service supplied under this rate.Purchase Power Adjustment: As provided in the "Purchased Power Adjustment" applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate. Kilowatt-hours used to calculate Purchase Power Adjustment are listed as monthly estimated usage.General Conditions:(1) Lamps will be operated by photo electric control, with hours of question aggregating approximately 4,200 per year, from dusk to dawn.(2) Service and necessary maintenance will be performed only during the regularly scheduled working hours of the company. Burned out lamps will be replaced upon notification of the outage for lamp outages.(3) "Company poles" shall include poles owned jointly by the company with other. Approval of poles, pole locations and structures for the installations shall be at the sole discretion of the company.(4) Any required equipment other than the above will be installed and maintained at the customer's expense.(5) The customer shall assume all risk of loss or damage to equipment and property, in connection with the lighting system.(6) The customer is responsible and liable for the design and aiming of all luminaries.Terms of Contract: This service may be terminated by giving 90 days notice in writing. If service is terminated prematurely, a penalty charge for unrecovered plant will be charged to the customer.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after January 1, 2018


RATE E-05Low Income Rate --- Residential

Availability: Single phase only; for residential use only. Available upon application to the Norwood Light Department in accordance with this filing.Minimum Requirements: Applicants must be customers of record, head of household and receiving SSI. Certification of these three items is required annually and must be provided by the applicant before billing under this rate can be initiated.Limitations: Total capacity of all motors shall not exceed 10 horsepower. All motors larger than 1/4 horsepower shall be operated at 240 volts.Monthly Charges:

$4.41 For the first 10 kilowatt-hours or any part thereof. 24.67 Cents per kwhr for the next 40 kilowatt-hours, 13.96 Cents per kwhr for the next 50 kilowatt-hours, 11.86 Cents per kwhr for the excess over 100 kilowatt-hours.

A discount of 35% will be allowed on the non-fuel portion of all bills paid within 10 days of the date thereof. Discounts will not be allowed on any bills paid after the discount period. Minimum Net Bill - $4.41 per month

Purchase Power Adjustment: As provided in the "Purchased Power Adjustment" applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after January 1, 2018

Norwood Municipal Light DepartmentM.D.P.U. NO.267 Cancels M.D.P.U. NO.256

RATE U-21General Purpose Rate B-02- Schools

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

$16.82 For the first 25 kilowatt-hours or any part thereof. 14.58 Cents per kWh for the next 175 kilowatt-hours. 4.49 Cents per kWh for the next 1800 kilowatt-hours. 16.82 Cents per kWh for the excess over 2000 kilowatt-hours.

A discount of 10% will be allowed on all bills paid within 10 days of the date thereof.Minimum Net Bill - $16.82 per month. Purchase Power Adjustment: As provided in the "Purchased Power Adjustment" applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours on this rate.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after January 1, 2018

Norwood Municipal Light DepartmentM.D.P.U. NO.258 Cancels M.D.P.U. NO.235

RATE R-18General Purpose Rate

With Renewable Energy Buyback ProvisionAvailability: This rate shall be available to all general service Customers (the Customer) that generate electrical power and energy using renewable energy generation technologies. For purposes of this rate, renewable energy technologies shall include wind, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and hydroelectric. The Norwood Municipal Light Department (NMLD) reserves the right to determine if the generation technology utilized by the Customer meets the eligibility requirements of this rate. All electricity produced shall be for the exclusive use of NMLD and shall not be resold or transferred to others. Service taken under this rate shall be electrically separated from the Customer's generating facilities or provided with sufficient protective devices to prohibit such facilities from causing disturbances on the NMLD's system consistent with the NMLD's Distributed Generation Interconnection Policy. The NMLD reserves the right to refuse service to facilities where the NMLD reasonably determines that the protection provided is inadequate. All electricity supplied to the Customer by the NMLD shall be measured through one bi-directional meter, except that where the NMLD deems it impractical to deliver electricity through one service, or where the NMLD has installed more than one meter, then the measurement of electricity may be by two or more meters. The Customer shall furnish, at its expense, necessary facilities for metering equipment including a dedicated voice grade telephone circuit for remote reading whereby the NMLD can meter the output of the Customer's generating facilities. Any Customer receiving service under this rate will be required to execute an interconnection Service Agreement setting forth the specific provisions of service to that customer, including but not limited to the service location, generating facilities, metering installation, protection systems, term of agreement, and any upgrades required to the NMLD distribution system to accommodate the Customer’s interconnection. All such upgrades will be at the sole discretion of NMLD and at the sole cost of the Customer. Limitations: All electricity consumed by the Customer shall be billed at the Applicable Service Rate for that customer classification. All electricity generated by the Customer’s generation equipment shall be purchased by NMLD at the rates set forth in this Schedule.Billing Period: Billing shall be done on a monthly basis. Monthly Charges: The monthly charge shall be the General Service Charge, minus the Energy Credit. Estimated Bills: When an actual meter reading cannot be taken on the normal meter reading schedule for the Billing Period, an estimated bill will be rendered based on usage data provided by the Customer or by estimated by the NMLD.Discount: A discount will be allowed based on the applicable service rate on all bills paid within 10 days of the date thereof.Purchase Power Adjustment: As provided in the "Purchased Power Adjustment" applied after discount to all kilowatt-hours for the Customer’s energy usage, exclusive of any energy generated by the Customer’s generating equipment on this rateDefinitions:General Service Charge: the total charge for the Customer’s demand and energy usage, exclusive of any energy generated by the Customer’s generating equipment, under the Applicable Service Rate. Applicable Service Rate: the rate under which the customer would be eligible to receive firm service from the NMLD where no renewable energy was being generated.Generation Energy: the amount of energy, in kWh, produced by the Customer’s generating equipment during the billing month.Energy Buyback: is equal to the product of the energy received to the NMLD Utility Grid and the Energy Buyback Rate.Energy Credit Rate: is equal to $.075 per kWh consumed by the customer. Energy Buyback Rate: is equal to annual Real Time Average SEMA LMP per kWh for energy received to the NMLD Utility Grid.Issued by John J. Carroll, Manager, Municipal Light DepartmentIssued on May 2, 2017 Effective on all bills mailed after June 1, 2017

Norwood Record, 12/14/17, 12/21/17

Deaths continued from page 13CIANCARELLI

GORA of East Walpolepassed away on Dec. 17, 2017at the age of 96. Loving daugh-ter of the late Leonard andFrancesca (Petrocco)Ciancarelli. Sister of JosephCiancarelli and his wife Janet ofPalmetto, Fla., MaggioCiancarelli of Walpole and thelate Cafiero, Primalto and DanCiancarelli. Also survived bymany nieces and nephews. Gorawas a graduate of NorwoodHigh School. She also enjoyedtraveling especially to Italy trav-

eling there many times. Familyand friends will meet at theKraw-Kornack Funeral Home1248 Washington St., Thursday,Dec. 21, 2017 at 10:45 a.m. andprocess to Highland Cemeteryfor a graveside service at 11 a.m.At the request of the family vis-iting hours will be omitted. Inlieu of flowers donations may bemade in her name to a charityof your choice.

FEELYJoseph J. “Joe” Sr. 95, of

Norwood and formerly of

Mattapan, Friday, Dec. 16. Sonof the late Maurice and Anna(Allelunas) Feely. Beloved hus-band of the late Gloria(Andersen). Devoted father ofJoseph J. Feely Jr. and his wifeJoan (Cotter) of Norwood andthe late Judith Ann Feely. Cher-ished grandfather of EllenJudith Feely of Milton and thelate Kelly Anne Feely, as wellas “Grampy” to the Cotter fam-ily. Brother of Rita Rushton ofMarshfield, and the lateKatherine Carroll, Timothy andMaurice Feely, Patricia Rushtonand Joan Murray. Joe was a WWII United States Navy Vet. Heearned an MBA Degree from

Suffolk University in 1960. Thatsame year, he began 32 years ofdevoted service to the BostonPublic Schools. A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebratedyesterday in St. Mary’s Church,E. Walpole, followed by Inter-ment at Highland Cemetery. Ar-rangements by Gillooly FuneralHome, 126 Walpole St. Norwood.Expressions of sympathy may bemade in Joe’s memory to the Cys-tic Fibrosis Foundation 220 N.Main St. #104, Natick MA 01760.

GALLAGHERDaniel Francis III Of

Norwood, formerly of Randolph,passed away on Dec. 13, 2017, at

the age of 61. Beloved husband ofthe late Kathleen M. (Burke)Gallagher. Loving son of MaryFrances (Harvey) Gallagher ofRandolph and the late Daniel F.Gallagher. Brother of BobGallagher of Dorchester and Su-san Gallagher of Weymouth.Daniel was an avid hunter. Heloved sports especially IceHockey. He was known as beinga graceful skater and he made thevarsity hockey team at North-eastern University as a freshman.He also went on to play AAAhockey in Canada. Daniel wasvery patriotic and was a VietnamUS Army Veteran. A FuneralMass was held at St. Catherineof Siena Church, 547 Washing-ton St., Norwood, MA 02062. .Following the Funeral MassBurial was at Highland Cem-etery, Norwood. Arrangementsby the Kraw-Kornack FuneralHome, Norwood, MA.


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