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Over 300 fathers and daughters attendedthe sixth annual Father Daughter Dancehosted by the Recreation Department lastweekend. COURTESY PHOTO

Town officials were notified on Feb.19 that Brighton-based Skating Club ofBoston will not be moving its operationsto Norwood at this time.

The organization - which will hostthe 2016 ISU World Figure SkatingChampionships - had entered into a pur-chase and sales agreement with devel-opers Campanelli to purchase land onUpland Road with which to build a newfacility, but the decision was voted downby the Skating Club’s Board of Direc-tors.

“The person who is in charge of therelocation project for the Skating Club,who is also a member of the Board ofDirectors and who has been meetingwith us, is John Frieling,” SelectmanBill Plasko said. “He called last Fridayto tell us of the Board of Directors vote,I think he said that occurred lastWednesday night.”

The Skating Club of Boston hadbeen looking to build three sheets of icein Norwood, including one Olympic-sized rink and two NHL-sized rinks thatwould seat between 100-2,000 people.During a January 2016 Planning Boardmeeting, Town Planner Paul Halkiotissaid at the time that the Skating Club’sBoard of Directors had begun accept-ing new proposals for the use of itsBrighton facility and that engineeringfor the project had been done, but bothparties were still negotiating the termsof the sale contract.

At the time, Halkiotis said the ob-

The Department of Public Works(DPW) will be involved in moving wa-ter service around the new Hawes PoolBath House, as the project is slated tobegin later this year.

After meeting with DPW Superin-tendent Mark Ryan and Recreation De-partment Superintendent Gerry Miller,The Permanent Building ConstructionCommittee (PBCC) determined that

water for the new bath house buildingwill be going around, and not under, thebuilding, and coming from the parkinglot side of the building, as opposed tothe Washington Street side.

Bill Kinsman said that the Recre-ation Department has three meters at thecurrent facility, and that it doesn’t payfor sewerage at two of them. The de-partment pays sewerage for the line thatruns to the interior of the building, butfor the meters measuring the pool wa-ter or the water park.

“We’re going to run new servicearound the perimeter of the building,”Kinsman said, noting that they couldsplice into the water park service, mak-ing a branch that would go to the build-ing with a new, fourth meter.

The PBCC noted that the DPW sani-tary sewer line comes within 10 feet ofwhere the building’s foundation will be.They also said the front of the new bathhouse building will be “very close” to a

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stacles to signing the contractdid not appear “insurmount-able” for either party.

Town officials had beenworking with the Skating Clubof Boston to determine whetherany ice time at the new facilitycould be given to Norwoodyouth and school hockey pro-grams. The Skating Club,which mostly caters to figureskating and synchronized iceskating, had initially said therewouldn’t be enough ice time tospare.

This year, however, it ap-peared that Town officials hadnegotiated for ice time to accom-modate at least 80 percent of thehockey programs’ needs forthree-to-five years. Norwoodhockey programs had in yearspast used the Ponkapoag Rink inCanton, until the roof caved inlast winter after excessive snow

build up. Now, the programs usea combination of DCR rinksaround the Greater Boston area,including Bajko Rink in HydePark and Rodman Arena inWalpole.

“This was a very difficult de-cision for the Skating Club ofBoston,” Skating Club ExecutiveDirector Doug Zeghibe said.“The Town of Norwood has beenincredibly receptive to the Clubmoving its home there, and en-couraging in every way possible.But ultimately, what the Clubneeds in terms of parking andaccessibility for its operationswas not compatible with the on-going development of the UplandWoods property.”

Zeghibe said that the matterwas decided as more detailsemerged that the site would notsuit the club’s needs.

Campanelli’s Upland Woods

properties, where Campanelli hasbegun leasing its One Upland40B housing development, alsohouses Universal Technical Insti-tute and Covidien, still has sev-eral hundred thousand squarefeet of buildings and acreage fordevelopment. Frank DeMarco, apartner at the Braintree-basedcompany, could not be reachedfor comment on the matter.

“It was a very disappointingconclusion for the Club, but onein which ultimately no one wasto blame,” Zeghibe said. “Every-one tried very hard over an ex-tended period of time to make itwork.”

As for ice time for Norwood’shockey programs, Plasko wrotein a letter in this issue of theNorwood record that, “short ofa last minute attempt to resur-rect the deal, we are back tosquare one.”

storm drain that Ryan has described as a “crosscountry drain” and that connects to a catch ba-sin.

If it has to be relocated further from the build-ing, Kinsman said, the DPW has agreed to takecare of moving the storm drain. “It shows onthese documents that it is very close,” he said.

“If it’s big, it’s got to be down,” Ted Callahansaid of relocating the storm drain further downfrom the site.

Chairman Ed McKenna said he thought theoriginal plan was to bring the building closer tothe pool by two feet, so that it would be furtherfrom the storm drain.

Chris Everley said the project was designedso that it wouldn’t put an increased load as closeto the pipe.

“It sounds like we have a good plan, as weprepare the final documents and whatever frontend, we have to be clear (in the contract) thatthe contractor needs to coordinate with theDPW,” he said.

McKenna noted that on the plans so far -designed by Stephen Kelleher Architects - thecurrent plan is for the drain to be relocated.

The PBCC looks to have a cost estimatefor the entire project by Feb. 25, in order tobegin the bidding process as soon as possible.

So far, the PBCC is looking to schedule bid-ding with the May Annual Town Meeting inmind, so that subcontractor bids would be inby the end of April and the general contractor

bids would be in by the beginning of May.This would mean they should have drawingsfor the project done by the beginning of April.

Miller said the Recreation Departmentwould be closing the Hawes Pool in mid-Au-gust, as many lifeguards return to schoolaround that time of year. Typically, they closeFather Mac’s pool first, but this year, that poolwill remain open longer to accommodateswimmers and allow for work to go forwardat Hawes. “It’s a short season but, it’sat the wrong time of year...for constructionpurposes,” Kinsman said.

Still, the PBCC was not concerned withrequiring the contractor to wait until Augustto begin working.

Everley said it would take until the end ofMay at the earliest to get the contracts signedand June and July would be when the con-tractor prepares the work and reviews submit-tals.

“We’re not asking anyone to sit on theirhands at all. It’s still going to be a busy pe-riod,” he said.

The PBCC has already received a $7,000invoice from Stephen Kelleher Architects, butvoted to table paying it because they have notyet received back the signed contracts for thejob. The architects will be coming to the nextPBCC meeting, and the committee anticipateshaving the signed contracts at that time.

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Representatives fromNorwood Light Depart-ment unveiled their plansto switch the Town over toan Electronic AutomatedMeter Reading system dur-ing a Board of Selectmenmeeting on Feb. 23.

Light Department Su-perintendent James Collinssaid the department hasbeen planning the switchsince 2013, as the existingmeter system is over 25years old and has reachedthe end of its useful life.The switch would takeplace over a two-year pe-riod, and would costaround $2.5 mill ion,though Collins said rateswill not be affected. Themoney, he said, has alreadybeen set aside for both Fis-cal 2016 and 2017 in theLight Department’s depre-ciation accounts.

According to DanMorrissey of the Light De-partment, there are around15,000 meters in town,12,600 of which are resi-dential meters. Morrisseysaid a contractor wouldhandle the residentialmeter switches, while thecommercial meters couldbe done with in-housestaff. He also added thatcustomers would only bewithout power for maybe aminute during the conver-sion.

Collins said a kick-offmeeting for the project

would take place at the endof March, and work wouldbegin with the commercialmeters. Residential meterswould be converted begin-ning in September.

According to Collins,the new system would al-low the department toeliminate estimated billsdue to weather or other cir-cumstances. Last February,the Light Department hadto estimate many bills be-cause the meters were bur-ied under snow. Now, thenew system will allow datato be fed back to the LightDepartment electronically,and customers would alsohave a web portal wherethey can view their bill,usage and other data re-lated to their utility.

Collins added that thenew system would providemore accurate and instantoutage detection, so theDepartment could send theappropriate staff to fixproblems with a shorterdown time. Morrissey saidthis would allow custom-ers to be less reliant oncustomer service staff, andfor the department to notfill a soon-to-be vacantmeter reader position.

“They can almost ad-dress these issues on theirown,” Morrissey said.

Medical Marijuanainterest

The Board of Selectmenheard a presentation fromMedical Marijuana not-for-profit Green Harbor

Dispensary.According to Green

Harbor CEO RobertSchnibbe, the organizationseeks to open three medi-cal marijuana dispensariesand a cultivation site. It hasidentified Norwood as apotential site for a dispen-sary and possibly a cultiva-tion site.

Schnibbe, a former hos-pital administrator in NewYork City, said Norwoodwas an “ideal location” be-cause of its proximity toRoute 1, and based on Cen-ter for Disease Controldata, located in a highlyconcentrated cluster of dis-eases treatable with Medi-cal Marijuana, such asCrohn’s disease, AIDS,and cancer.

Schnibbe said the orga-nization was ready to puttogether a “compelling”community host agreementthat would “permitNorwood to share in thesuccess of the dispensary.”The dispensary would sellboth “euphoric and non-euphoric strains,” flowers,oils, tinctures, trans-der-mal patches and “selectededibles.”

The company plans tohave each dispensary be atleast 3,000 square feet,


Letters to the Editor

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WHY WON’T NURSESADMINISTER NARCAN?

To the Editor:Recently, one of my sons,

who happens to be in law en-forcement, asked “Why won’tthe Norwood Public SchoolNurses administer Narcan?”

After reading your recentarticle, I understood his con-fusion. I have also heard com-ments from two other people.

The Norwood SchoolNurses have always been in theforefront when it comes tohealth concerns. They intro-duced Epipens, AED’s and In-dividualized Health Care Plansahead of many other commu-nities. During the H1N1 scareseveral years ago, they orga-nized and immunized 1,200students in one week and setup a schedule in every school.

They are currently certifiedin Narcan administration.

I know that many peoplefeel that EMS (including po-lice and fire) are only a fewminutes away. However (Godforbid) a three car pileup onRoute 1 can make that totallyuntrue when often secondscount.

Currently, the Opiod Crisisis a National Public HealthEpidemic. There are fourdeaths per day in Massachu-setts. Your own paper’s policelogs report 3-4 inappropriatelydiscarded syringes a week.Anyone who does not think thenurses should have Narcan onhand is wearing blinders.

The question is who toblame? Is this the NorwoodRecord faulty reporting, theNorwood School Committeeor the Norwood School Ad-ministration?

I know we should notblame the nurses.

Rosemary Riley & CaroleCappuccio

Norwood

PLASKO RESPONDSTO OPINION

To the Editor:In your OPINION piece in

the Feb. 18, 2016 edition, youseemed upset at the commentsI made at a Selectman’s meet-ing regarding coverage of thestatus of the RINK and theSkating Club of Boston’s plansto move to Norwood and theirability to solve Norwood’s icetime needs.

First let me state that I didNOT criticize the Record’s re-porting on this matter, butrather I was taking exceptionto the facts as given to your re-porter and the picture it paintedto residents. I was disagreeingwith your source not your cov-erage.

You also seemed upset withcomment I made about unoffi-cial discussions between some

town officials and the BostonSkating Club. Indeed, I prob-ably did not give enough de-tail to explain the issue of theskating club’s ability to pro-vide ice time to meetNorwood’s needs and process.I will try to do a better job now.

The Boston Skating Club ofNorwood sought confidentialdiscussions with representa-tives from the town govern-ment to learn about Norwoodand to inform us that they werelooking at possibly relocatingto Norwood. This is a processthat almost all larger firms fol-low. They are usually very con-cerned about their plans beingmade public until they are cer-tain they are coming to town.

There are a variety of rea-sons. One example is thatsometimes they are negotiatingfor the purchase of land orterms of a lease and do notwant anything made publicthat they believe could affectthose deals, or they do notwant the news to cause upsetwith their current employeesbefore the deal is made andthey get to explain what is hap-pening to their employees be-fore they read it in the news-paper.

In the case of the BostonSkating Club they were still innegotiations to purchase land,and had internal issues theyneeded to get approved bytheir Board of Directors, sev-eral whom did not want toleave the city for the suburbs.

In the case of the BostonSkating Club it became morecomplex when we tried to havethem provide the solution toour ice time needs, and thedelay in State funding we wereexperiencing. The SkatingClub representatives made itclear at the start of the discus-sion once we informed them ofour situation that they were afigure skating club and not intohockey. They told us theywould not have time availableto us. We asked them if theycould build a fourth sheet ofice for this purpose, the answerwas no, if for no other reasonthan they literally did not haveenough space to do this.

Later they said they couldpossibly give some very lim-ited time, but very limited forthe first few years while theybuilt their programs up. Theywere very concerned about of-fering this, and then having tothrow the town groups out af-ter a few years and create a badrelationship with the town.They were sensitive about be-ing good neighbors.

We even asked them if theycould build a fourth rink on oursite for the purpose of hockeyand general skating, They saidthey could not think of taking

on such a venture at this time.Just recently, a representa-

tive of the skating club askedif they were able to provide asignificant amount of ice time,for a limited time, say threeyears, would the town be in-terested in this instead of cashpayments in lieu of taxes (PI-LOT). You see, they are a non-profit and not required to paytaxes, but were planning onvoluntarily making a PILOTpayment as a responsible citi-zen of the community, The ba-sic reason for this question wasbecause to accommodate iceskating programs, they wouldhave to take on added con-struction cost because theywould have to enlarge thebuilding to accommodate aseating area. Again, this wasfor discussions purposes only,and had not been presented orapproved by the skating club.

You asked when I think itwould be appropriate to informthe residents about when andhow the Skating Club couldhelp with our hockey ice timeneeds and how they would af-fect our needs for our ownrink. This was constantly partof our discussions. We spokeabout them meeting with theSelectman and holding a pub-lic information meeting. Butall agreed that things had to befinalized by the Skating Clubbefore they could do this. Ihope you now understand thatthese were ongoing “brainstorming” sessions with noth-ing being concrete. Both sidesput out several possibilities ofhow we could work together,trying to find a solution thatwas acceptable to both parties.Again, they were sensitive topublicity because they had notput these ideas before theirBoard of Directors for ap-proval; nor we to the Select-man until there was actuallysomething substantive to re-port.

And now as of Friday, Feb.19, we have been informed thatthe attempt to purchase a sitein Norwood was voted downby the skating club’s Board ofDirectors, So, short of a lastminute attempt to resurrectthat deal, we are back to squareone.

Selectman William Plasko

A LOT OFMISINFORMATIONREGARDING RINK

To the Editor:The back and forth on the

skating rink to be built at theJunior High South needs clari-fication. John Carroll hasnever been a representative,nor attended a RinC meeting.In this latest go around (after

The Norwood Health Department received a grant from the stateDepartment of Public Health and the Massachusetts Association ofHealth Boards (MAHB) to improve senior access to safe physicalactivity spaces in town.

The grant - for $8,000 - will allow the Department to denote safeand walk-able paths from four major senior housing complexes inNorwood and the Senior Center to local recreational spaces, such asplaygrounds, the Civic Center and walking paths.

“Improving access to recreational areas will increase physicalactivity, reduce risk of injury, decrease mental health stresses, andstrengthen social fabric in the community,” the Department said in astatement. “Safe walking routes allow for safer access to recreationalspace and encourage walking.”

The senior housing locations involved include Nahatan Village,Kevin F. Maguire Housing on Brookview Circle, Willow Wood Ter-race on Adams Street and Frank L. Walsh Housing on William ShyneCircle. The Senior Center, though not a housing complex, was alsoselected because it is a major hub of activity for seniors in Norwood.

The department will identify walking routes and develop signsand guides - to be printed, laminated and distributed to these areaswhere seniors live and socialize - that highlight “how existing facili-ties may be used by residents to improve access to walkable areas.”

“I’m very excited for the program, obviously,” Health Depart-ment Director Sigalle Reiss said, noting its focus on cross-genera-tional interactions.

According to Reiss, the project will start with a meeting some-time within the next two weeks, and should be unveiled by June.The Health Department will be working with the Senior Center,Norwood Housing Authority, the Recreation Department, the Pub-lic Works Department, Schools, Conservation Commission, and theMetropolitan Area Planning Council on the project. The MAPC part-nership was particularly intriguing to Reiss.

“I’m looking forward to working with MAPC,” Reiss said.“Community planning and design started with public health. Thereason why we have zoning and things like that to is to protect people’shealth.”

According to the grant application, the budget breakdown willinclude $4,000 for MAPC staff time, $500 for meeting supplies,$500 for survey work, $1,000 for printing of the maps, and $2,000for the new street signs.

The Health Department notes that though physical activity itselfis a proven way to reduce injury risk because it can allow olderadults to strengthen their bodies, the project also aims to create moreopportunities for local seniors to have social interactions with eachother and with members of other generations who utilize the recre-ational spaces.

According to MAHB, the grant recipients have to work towardsimplementing healthy community design strategy that supports peopleof all ages but focuses primarily on older adults. The projectalso has to involve some aspect of community visioning, plan-ning, policy or regulatory changes.

“As we plan healthier communities, it is imperative that thesepolicy and systems change strategies consider impacts on allresidents and across the life span,” the MAHB said. “This ap-proach is embodied by the ‘eight to 80’ concept: if you create amunicipality that’s good for an eight-year old and good for an80-year old, you will create a successful municipality for ev-eryone.”

The grant is intended to promote healthy aging according toWorld Health Organization principles, and Norwood received thehighest possible award for this category. According to Norwood’sapplication, the department will create a report based on surveys andfocus groups with senior to assess walking routes from the four se-nior complexes and identify areas in need of improvement.

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Letters continued from page 4the YMCA fell apart due tolack of lead donor), there hasbeen gross inaccuracies statedby Mr. Carroll.There were five non-govern-mental people, plus Rep. JohnRogers, with some assistancefrom Sen. Mike Rush, whoworked for the donut to get thisrink so far. The yeoman’s workin this group was performed byMr. Bill Naumann.

I was emphatic with thegroup on several occasionsthat we should not turn over(the project) to Mr. Carroll andthe Town Hall until we wereat the 1-yard line. My experi-ence as a Selectman taught methat if you need somethingdone, do what you can your-self. Further, the public sector,vis-a vis the private sector,work in two separate uni-verses. Unfortunately, my cau-tions proved worse than antici-pated. The RinC group turnedthe project over to Mr. Carrolland the town in the summer of2011. John Rogers had secured$5.6 million, plus $500,000 fortraffic lights. Mr. RickSouthgate, a high quality rinkdevelopment expert, statedthat the amount was more thansufficient to build what, we theexperts, desired at the time.

Well, enter stage left, Mr.Carroll. We are fast approach-ing five years of the town hav-ing control but no rink, just asubstantial rise in the cost. Mr.Carroll erroneously states that

the project is dead. Absolutelyand unequivocally not true. Infact, John Rogers reports thatfunding of the deficit is mov-ing along well with positivecomments from the new ad-ministration. The Boston Skat-ing Club (BSC) has offered ashort-term solution for theNorwood High School andYouth Programs. They canmake available to us for any-where from three to fiveyears. For some reason, JohnCarroll asked for 10 yearsfrom BSC. They said that isout of the question. Why hewould ask for this, I don’tknow. Maybe he is trying tomake the rink a longer projectthan the DPW, which wasbuilt in a place it shouldn’tbe (downtown) and took 15years to complete. In anyevent, no it is not dead. Infact, the construction com-mittee has completed theirwork and all we need is thefinal funding and town hall toget moving.

I also would like to cor-

rect Madeline Eysie on herstatement that “In SouthNorwood, even though wedon’t have a student or a resi-dent who skates!” This is notcorrect. I will attest that therehave been many good hockeyplayers in South Norwood. Ican remember when PhilNolfi hit me in the neck witha puck back in mygoaltending days. Even bet-ter, the No. 5 draft pick in lastyear’s NHL draft, of all play-ers from all over the world,was 19-year-old Mr. NoahHanifan of the Rockhill StreetHanifans. Noah is a friend andformer classmate of my son,Denny, Jr. They don’t see eachother much anymore becausethose darn Carolina Hurri-canes make him travel all overNorth America. I estimate thathe could hit the roof of the newrink with a three iron. If wehave a parade, I suggest wevisit all the 40B’s. It will be along day.

Denis DrummeyNorwood

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Selectmen continued from page 3

Planning Board considersmanufacturing zoning changes

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Town Planning Board members are consid-ering changes to the town’s manufacturingzoning bylaws that would allow retail vendorsto utilize the old factory space located onMorse Street.

Development Manager Dave DePree pre-sented his plans to renovate and rehabilitatethe more than 300,000 square feet of propertylocated on Morse Street to the Planning Boardon Monday night.

DePree is hoping that amendments will bemade to the manufacturing zone bylaws thatwill allow retailers to be able to move in andutilize the space once it is renovated. As ofnow, if a retailer wants to move into the spacea special permit is required, which accordingto DePree is neither time or cost efficient forsmall business owners.

“We want to go from an industrial park toa commerce park,” he said.

The property has almost a dozen old millbuilding spaces that, according to both boardmembers and DePree, go underutilized. Sev-eral of the spaces house more than 20,000square feet that could attract bigger commer-cial vendors due to the site’s close proximityto Route 1, as well as smaller businesses oncethe buildings are renovated.

“It is an opportunity to be a magnet for thesmaller entrepreneurial type,” said DePree.

Board members expressed their initial sup-port of the revitalization of the property, butsaid that they would need to hold further dis-cussions on whether or not changes should bemade to the bylaws that would impact everymanufacturing zone for the town or consider

an overlay for this one specific site.“We need to get more specifics, because if

we change for you we change for everyone,”said board member Ernest Paciorkowski.

Paciorkowski went on to say that althoughhe feels more research and discussion is nec-essary before moving forward with bylawchanges, he is in favor of DePree’s presenta-tion.

“I love what you’re doing here,” saidPaciorkowski. “That’s an eyesore downthere,” he continued about the Morse Streetsite.

The project would be done in at least twophases, according to DePree. The first phasewill include work on curb appeal, includingpaint and signage work as well as installingnew doors. The second phase would includebuilding contractor suits within the buildingsand allocating the space to renters.

As of now, a self-storage facility is plannedto inhabit the space at 83 Morse St. once reno-vations are complete and DePree said he hasalso heard interest from a gym for anotherspace on the property.

“The idea is at this property we could serveanywhere from 25 square feet, at the self stor-age facility, to 25,000 square feet in buildingsix,” said DePree.

Town Planner Paul Halkiotis said that therenovated property would benefit the townresidents by adding work space and jobs tothe area as well as bringing in more tax rev-enue.

“From the town’s perspective, these prop-erties have been getting tax abatements over

open six days each week,and staffed by 8-12 li-censed personnel, withpreference to local candi-dates. The team estimatedthat the dispensary wouldhave around 50 patientsvisiting per day, and wasready to help with improv-ing road infrastructure toaccommodate that .Schnibbe said local con-

tractors would also be con-sidered for construction ofthe facility.

Securi ty would behandled by the WinmillGroup, a boutique securityfirm with a resume that in-cludes the 2004 BostonDemocratic National Con-vention, two presidentialinaugurations and a 2010active shooter drill at Lo-

gan Airport.Schnibbe said the idea

was to put together a“world-class, best-practiceteam” that included thosewith retail, health care,cultivation, security andmanagement experience.The organization is cur-rently in the second phaseof the three-phase approvalprocess, Management ofOperations, and has had noproblems from the Depart-ment of Health thus far.

Because they had notyet identified a specific lo-cation within Norwood’stwo zoned Medical Mari-juana areas - on UniversityAvenue and Vanderbilt Av-enue - the Board votedunanimously to continuediscussions with the groupbefore making any deci-sions regarding a letter ofsupport or non-opposition.

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Norwood InvenTeampresents winning design


A team of Norwood students led by Norwood High teacher Michael Crowley presented their invention, whichLemelson-MIT's national Inventeam competition, on Feb. 22. They received a US Senate citation for their work.

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A team of 15 Norwood HighSchool students, led by Dr.Michael Crowley, whose inven-tion was selected as a nationalwinner in the Lemelson-MITInvenTeam competition, heldits mid-year technical reviewon Feb. 22.

The team of students devel-oped a retractable awning de-signed to remove snow build upfrom a vulnerable part of

Norwood High School – whichwas built based on the Massa-chusetts School BuildingAuthority’s model school plans.As one of the 14 winning teamsannounced in October, they re-ceived a $6,500 grant to buildthe project.

During the presentation,Crowley’s team discussed andasked for feedback on the de-sign and prototype as they fur-ther refine the project ahead ofMIT’s Eureka Fest in June.

Tony Perry, who works at

the Lemelson Foundation atMIT, said the program was de-veloped as a way to “inspire thenext generation of inventors.”The Norwood team, accordingto Perry, had been “really work-ing hard to have something thatcan really make a difference.”

“This was one more thingthese students had on their plateduring a busy school year,”Crowley said.

During the presentation, the


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The Planning Board discussed possible zoning changes to help bolster investment in industrial properties,such as 63 and 84 Morse Street. The Planning Board appeared to prefer options that do not lead to residen-tial uses at these buildings.

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the years,” said Halkiotis.According to Halkiotis, in 2014, 63 Morse St. received a

$26,704 abatement in its real estate taxes. Across the street at84 Morse St., there was also a $20,000 abatement.

“This is tax dollars that are not coming into the town,” hesaid. “This is a win, win, win.”

The only concern that was discussed by the board was thatspace would want to be used for residential purposes, some-thing that Vice-Chairwoman Debbie Holmwood said town resi-dents would most likely not favor.

DePree said that he has no intention to build residential spaceon the property. He also said that no new buildings or additionswould be constructed, leaving the site’s footprint unchangedand the original structure of the old buildings intact.

A public hearing will be held at a future date to allow publicdiscussion about the proposed zoning amendments.


portsSBoys Basketball drops season finale to Bishop

Feehan 65-32 in largest loss of the yearJakJakJakJakJake Lee Lee Lee Lee LevinvinvinvinvinStaff Reporter

Bishop Feehan projects as the top seed in the Div. 2 South tournament, as of standings through Feb. 23. In those same projections, Norwoodwould draw the No. 6 seed, and host the Scituate Sailors (Patriot League) in Round 1 next week.

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Norwood’s slide reachedthree games on Sunday after-noon, closing out the regular sea-son with a 65-32 loss to theBishop Feehan Shamrocks.

While the game does nottechnically count in the stand-ings, as it was considered an “ex-clusionary game” for the Mus-tangs, the loss still left Norwoodhead coach Rich Cormier search-ing for answers as his team turnsthe page on its first regular sea-son with a winning record since2012.

“We’re not playing well,”Cormier said after his team al-lowed the most points it has allseason. “We have time, we needto fix it.”

The high-octane Shamrocks(18-1, 8-0 Eastern Athletic Con-ference) scored the first 11 pointsof the game. The Mustangs sur-vived the initial burst, pullingwithin four at 16-12 near the endof the first quarter on some great3-point shooting as RichieWatson, Jordan Curry and ConorRiggle connected from deep.

Bishop Feehan turned thingsup to fifth gear after that, look-ing every bit like the projectedtop-seed in the Div. 2 Southbracket during a 37-4 run, keep-ing Norwood off the scoreboardentirely in the third quarter.

“We game planned, we gameprepped, we treated it like a regu-lar game,” said Cormier, in ref-erence to the game not affectingthe Mustangs’ tournament stand-ing. “But obviously, we didn’tplay the way we needed to play.”

Michael James led Norwoodwith eight points off the bench.

The Shamrocks swept theseason series with the Mustangs,following up a 54-35 win on Jan.2 in Attleboro, in a game that wasalso exclusionary for Norwood.

Despite the two large marginsof defeat, the Mustangs havebeen able to keep Bishop Feehanfrom reaching truly elite offen-sive numbers.

The Shamrocks have scoredover 70 points on nine such oc-casions this year, the second mosttimes among teams in the Div. 2South region (Whitman-Hanson,10). In two games with Norwood,they averaged “only” 59.

But that magic number of 59is still too high for Cormier andthe Mustangs, who preachesholding teams under 55.

Losers in four of their lastfive games now, Norwood hassurrendered 55 or more pointsin all of its losses.

“The way we’ve played, wereally just need to go back to ba-sics,” said Cormier. “We needto reset mentally, emotionally,and to some degree, physically.”

The Mustangs were withoutone of their captains on Sunday,Jove Dorisca, still recoveringfrom a fractured pinkie sufferedduring the Westwood Tourna-ment; Cormier said he should befine for the postseason.

Norwood finishes the regu-lar season at 14-8 (14-6 in theeyes of the MIAA, with neitherloss to Bishop Feehan affectingits seeding), a nine-win im-provement over the 2014-15season with a shiny Bay StateConference-Herget Divisiontitle to go along with it.

Unfinished business remainsfor the Mustangs, with tourna-ment pairings set to be releasedon Saturday and first roundgames expected to take place

sometime early next week.“We’ll find out,” said

Cormier, when asked how thelayoff of nearly 10 days wouldaffect his team.

To fill the gap, Norwood willbe taking on Mustangs of a dif-ferent variety in a scrimmage onWednesday: the Medway Mus-tangs, a Tri-Valley League op-ponent.

Even though the TVL is aneastern league, Medway’s loca-tion places it in the Central re-gion for tournament purposes.As such, Norwood would onlyencounter the bizarro Mustangsin a potential state championshipgame in March.

“It’s hard to find a goodscrimmage this time of the yearbecause you don’t want to playsomeone you could potentiallyplay [in the tournament],” saidCormier. “For us to see them, itwould be in the state champion-ship. The scrimmage is mutuallybeneficial. We’re both close, andthey’ve had a good season. It’llbe a good test for us.”

Girls Basketballrolls over Milton

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Whatever ails had befallenthe Mustangs offense wassurely cured in Tuesday night’s68-49 win over the MiltonWildcats.

Four players reacheddouble figures for Norwood(14-6), the 68 points matchingthe Mustangs’ second-best of-fensive output of the season,and the first time they’d toppedthe 60-point threshold sinceJan. 12 vs. Weymouth.

“We’re trying to start ourrun right now,” said Mustangshead coach Amy Lepley afterthe win, which also snapped abrief two-game losing streak.“I was very glad that I pushedthis game to right now, to kind

of build off of this and have anice win to go into the tourna-ment.”

Originally, this game wassupposed to serve as the sea-son opener for Norwood, wayback on Dec. 11. Instead, itcould be a springboard for theMustangs, looking to win atournament game after goingone-and-done in each of thelast two seasons.

Meghan Reen led Norwoodwith 17 points, joined indouble digits by Kaylin Reen(13), Krista Bradley (12) andMaura O’Neill (10). A fifthplayer, Alyssa Chamberlain,just missed out on making it afab five in double figures forthe Mustangs, finishing with


So what's this ExclusionaryRule all about anyways?

Brian King's (No. 15) statistics will count from Sunday's loss to BishopFeehan, but technically speaking, Norwood's loss does not.

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Bishop Feehan beatNorwood 65-32 on Sunday af-ternoon, the worst loss of theseason for the Mustangs.

And yet, the Shamrockscould have won 100-0, orNorwood could have sprung a50-49 upset win, and the “of-ficial” result would have beenall the same: the game wouldnot have counted for the Mus-tangs.

Why is that? The game waspredetermined as “exclusion-ary” before the season.

“We use it, theoretically, asa no-pressure sort of tune-up,where we can work on things,”said Norwood head coach RichCormier.

The rule exists, Cormierexplained, for teams likeBishop Feehan that are strongon a yearly basis, but play insmall leagues.

The Shamrocks play in thefive-team Eastern AthleticConference (along with the

Bishop Stang Spartans,Martha’s VineyardVineyarders, Coyle & CassidyWarriors and Somerset-Berkley Raiders), thus havingonly eight league games eachseason.

Finding upwards of 14 op-ponents from other leagues canbe challenging, and so asmaller school like Norwoodcan agree to play a powerhouselike Bishop Feehan, essen-tially, risk free.

“The reason why the ruleexists is he [Shamrocks coachMatt Freeman] only has eightleague games,” Cormier con-tinued. “So he has to find 12nonleague games, and whereBishop Feehan is a good teamyear in, year out, it can be hardfor them to schedulenonleague games.

“Same with a Brockton ora Catholic Memorial,” addedCormier; Brockton is in athree-team league (The Big 3,along with New Bedford andDurfee) while CM is in theCatholic Conference, another

five-team league.Another example of an ex-

clusionary game in the BayState Conference this seasonhappened just the other night,as Needham hosted BC Highon Monday for a game that, forall intents and purposes, didnot count for the Rockets. TheEagles won, 69-63, picking upthe win for themselves, allwithout handing their oppo-nent a loss.

“The rule exists so that ateam will maybe play one ofthese [stronger] teams, whichwill help them fill out theirschedule, but they don’t nec-essarily need to worry about itcounting against them,” saidCormier.

Each win for BishopFeehan over Norwood this sea-son still counts in the standingsfor them, two nonleague winson an 18-1 résumé to date. Yetwhen MIAA basketball tourna-ment brackets are released onSaturday, Norwood’s recordwill be considered 14-6, ratherthan 14-8. The difference

should be enough to guaranteethe Mustangs a home game inthe tournament, based on cur-rent projections.

Norwood generally playsBishop Feehan in a home-and-home series each year, thanksin part to the friendship be-tween Cormier and Freeman,who co-host a basketball camp

together in the summer.“A lot of our guys and their

guys know one another fromgoing to the same camp,” saidCormier.

“So not on a day like today,but normally it’s a nice littlegame where the guys knoweach other, the coaches knoweach other.”

Ramblin' Man: Jake Levin's musingsfrom around the sports world


Some musings f romaround the wor ld o fsports while waiting forthe winter tournaments tobegin…

…If you’re wonderingwhy tournaments haven’talready started, as theygenerally follow the weekof February vaca t ion ,you’d be right. The MIAAmade a logical decision inextending the regular sea-son one week to allow formakeup games due toheavy snowfall, exceptthere’s been barely any.Maybe the MIAA needs tokeep making logical deci-sions, and good thingsl ike tha t wi l l keephappening…I’m on the

MIAA right now becauseof “endowment games.” Iexplained in a separatestory this week about “ex-clusionary games,” whichI’m not necessarily a fanof, but then I learned whatan “endowment game”was. It’s a regular seasongame that doesn’t countfor either team, for rea-sons I truly can’t wrap myhead around. There wasan outstanding hockeygame the other night be-tween Bur l ing ton andReading, two Super Eighthopefuls, except just likein Surv ivor when youplay a hidden immunityidol…it did not count.Look it up…

…speaking of the Su-per Eight, we’re lookingat perhaps four publ ic

schools qualifying for thetournament th i s year,which would be the mostsince 2011. Aforemen-tioned Burlington appearsto be a lock, while Read-ing, Arlington, Woburn,Chelmsford and the BayState Conference’s ownFramingham andBraintree are all still vy-ing for spots . Reading(2008) and Hingham(2010) are the only pub-lic schools to win the Su-per Eight, which will beheld for the 26th time be-ginning on Monday, Feb.29…I’ll be stunned if apubl ic wins th i s year,though, with BC High at16-0-3, and a plus-73 goaldifferential (94-21)…

…spring sports sched-ules are starting to trickleout, and we have a datefor the beg inn ing ofNorwood baseball’s titledefense: Tuesday, April 5,a t Mi l ton . The homeopener is that Thursday,April 7, vs. Brookline. Ofthe Mustangs’ 10 homegames, eight are sched-uled to be played underthe reinstalled lights atBlach School Field for 7

p.m. starts…Norwood’snonconference schedulethis year consists of twoopponents, with home-and-home series for each:the Xaverian Hawks, outof the Catholic Confer-ence, and the PlymouthSouth Panthers, out of thePatriot League. They willalso face defending SuperEight baseball championBraintree at home thisyear, on April 13…

…quick tour o f theprofessional ranks: theBruins should NOT tradeLoui Eriksson before thedeadline. I’m not sayingthey’re going to win theStanley Cup, but they arefive points out of firstplace in the Atlantic, andin possession of a playoff

spot. See what happens inthe offseason…I, for one,applaud Danny Ainge forstanding pat at the tradedeadl ine . See how theping pong balls fall inMay, and make your movebased on that…the RedSox were given a “get outof jail free” card whenthey dumped Adr ianGonza lez and Car lCrawford (a long wi thJosh Beckett and NickPunto) on the Los Ange-les Dodgers back in Au-gust 2012. I hope DaveDombrowski has MagicJohnson’s number, be-cause an even bigger (lit-erally) bailout might bein o rde r fo r Pab loSandova l and Han leyRamirez … nothing likeread ing an NFL mockdraft and wondering whythe re ’s on ly 31 f i r s tround p icks th is year,then remember ing no ,you’re not s tupid , theNFL didn’t cont rac t ateam and shrink for 32,they are merely trying tobreak the New EnglandPatriots down a notch or10. They hate us ‘causethey ain’t us indeed…

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nine points.Regardless, Lepley knows

her team is at its best when amyriad of players are flourish-ing on the offensive end, ratherthan just one or two.

“The more balanced we canbe, the tougher we are toguard,” said Lepley. “KaylinReen and Krista [Bradley] re-ally showed up today, I thoughtthat was Kaylin’s best game ofthe season by far, both offen-sively and defensively. She’scome so far, I was glad for herthat she had a good shootingnight.”

Norwood opened up a 15-point lead in the second quar-ter on much improved shoot-ing, making its first five shotsfrom the field after a 6-for-17showing in the first quarter.They led at the half, 35-22.

Milton, to its credit, had anepic shooting performancethrough the first three quarters,going 14-for-26 from the floor.With a much greater offensiveefficiency than Norwood, whydidn’t they hold a lead at anypoint throughout the night?

Turnovers. Twenty-one ofthem, to be exact.

For the game, the Mustangsattempted 54 shots, comparedto just 38 for the Wildcats.

Still, Milton made thingsextremely interesting in thethird quarter, cutting what hadbeen a 16-point cushion to six.Needing a spark, it wasO’Neill who stepped up to puta halt to the Wildcats free reignin the offensive end, strippinga Milton player of the ball likea linebacker taking possessionaway from a running back andreturning the fumble for atouchdown, or in this case acoast-to-coast layup.

In all, O’Neill’s play ig-nited an 11-0 run to essentiallyclose out the game forNorwood, with Kaylin Reenfurthering momentum on abuzzer-beating layup to endthe third quarter and connect-ing on a pair of 3s to open thefourth to give the Mustangs a54-39 lead.

“[It was] a little bit of both,”said Lepley, when asked ifMilton’s shooting was simplyunstoppable, or if Norwood’sdefense had been lackadaisicalin the third quarter. “You alwayshave that letdown when you’reup by a little bit, we tried to em-phasize not having it. But theyshot the lights out, they couldn’tmiss. So all the props to them.We definitely need to tightenthat over the next week.”

It’s over the course of thisnext week that Lepley and theMustangs will prep for theirthird consecutive trip to thepostseason, the first with Lepleyas head coach after taking overfor Alex DaLuz, who was in thebuilding on Tuesday night tocheer on his former team.

(DaLuz, who returned to hisalma mater at Seekonk HighSchool to coach the boys team,finished 5-15 in his first seasonback home –a 4-win improve-ment over the team he inher-ited).

“Not forcing shots,” Lepleysaid of one thing Norwood willhave to improve upon if they areto win a tournament game. “Therewere some times that we camedown and shot the ball within5 seconds of the shot clock[starting].”

To prep for the tournament,the Mustangs will scrimmagethe Mansfield Hornets, a Div.1 school from the HockomockLeague, this afternoon. Then,the waiting game commences,as pairings for the girls tour-nament will be released tomor-row. With a 14-6 record,Norwood is almost certainly alock to get a home game for thesecond year in a row.

The Mustangs have lost in

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Maura O'Neill battles for position against a Milton opponent.PHOTO BY JAKE LEVIN

each of the last twopostseasons by a combinedfive points, losing 47-45 toSharon on the road in 2014,and falling 53-50 to Hinghamlast winter.

The first game of the tour-

nament is expected to be oneither Monday or Tuesdaynight, and for updates as tothe time, opponent and loca-tion of the game, be sure tofollow me @JakeLevin477 onTwitter.

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Starbucks in Norwood is closed after a vehicle crashed into thebuilding early in the morning on Feb. 22.

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Snow snake onEarle Street


Did you get a chance to seethe snow snake?

The greenish-blue, 45-footlong snake was a newer andshort-lived resident inNorwood, but neighbors insisthe presented no danger to thepublic.

That’s because the snowsnake was actually a snowsculpture created by Arthur andTanya McCann of 89 Earle St.,who are no strangers to gettinginto the spirit of the season -whichever season that may be.

Readers might recall that theMcCann’s won the Best Deco-rated Halloween House in townfor 2015, as their yard anddriveway were transformedinto an elaborately-lit hauntedhouse, as the family does eachyear.

“Arthur and I have alwaysloved decorating for Halloweenand Christmas,” TanyaMcCann said. “Even backwhen we had just a one bed-room apartment, we wouldmake sure there was alwayssomething with lights to showthat we celebrated and cared. Itnot only makes us feel good,but looks pretty for others tosee.”

This time, Arthur McCanntook things to another level inorder to bring some whimsy toan otherwise frigid and snowyseason. The snow snake curledthrough the McCann’s Frontyard, its bright, food-coloringskin standing out against thewhite snow, with the head al-most reaching the road.

According to Tanya,Arthur’s snow creations are al-ways a neighborhood favorite.In the past, he made a nine-footsnowman that grew taller thanthe McCann’s house, a multi-entrance igloo and other giantsnow creatures that appear to bepopping out of the ground, butthis was the first year Arthurincorporated color into hisproject. The entire project tookover two and a half hours tocomplete, with one hour dedi-cated just to coloring the snake.

“He is a big kid at heart andgoes a step above to makethings elaborate and fun foreveryone of all ages,” TanyaMcCann said. “It gives him themost joy seeing the kids lightup though.”

The McCanns have twochildren, a 5-year-old and a 1-and-a-half-year-old, who serveas Arthur’s primary inspiration.According to Tanya, their 5-year-old daughter hardly wentout trick-or-treating this yearbecause she wanted to be at thehouse to show off her father’sHalloween lights and slideshow decorations.

“Plain and ordinary is bor-ing to Arthur, it must be big andit must generate a lot of atten-tion, otherwise it’s no fun tohim,” Tanya said.

students shared their roles as part of variousteams tackling different parts of the project,including background research, design, budget,community outreach, organization, projectmanagement and sustainability.

“It’s really thrilling,” team member RebeccaBamber said. “There are not a lot of people inthe US who you could say by freshman year incollege, they invented something on its way tobe patented. I feel really lucky.”

Crowley said the team’s project presenteda “unique challenge” as they were dependenton snow to test their ideas. The idea was in-spired after last year’s snow storms dumpedplenty of snow onto Norwood, and studentsnoticed that west-to-east winds created a lowpressure area on a particular part of theNorwood High School roof. This created 12-foot snow drifts that posed a threat to the build-ing and to those who had to shovel it off.

As such, they designed a retractable Kevlarawning controlled by a microprocessor. By us-ing 11 sensors and a weather station mountedon the roof, the processor signaled when theconditions dictated that the awning extend overthe roof above the library. At that point, thesensors would move three telescopic legs offive sections each forward, ejecting the snowfrom the roof.

According to team member JenniferKhirallah, the project utilized both passiveforces and servo motors to operate the awning,and the project was completely autonomous.Technical Lead and student Luke Andrews saidthey used Arduino and Vex processors to oper-ate the weather station and the awning. Thecoding for the sensors was written in code lan-guage C. The team also learned how to drafttechnical drawings of the prototype.

The community outreach team was able tosecure 13 letters of support from experts andofficials including Town Manager John Carroll,the Permanent Building Construction Commit-tee, Ai3 Architects, which designed theNorwood High building, and state legislators.WCVB-TV chief meteorologist HarveyLeonard also checked the group’s science.

According to the budget team, $110 wasspent on the Arduino microprocessor, $256 wasspent on the steel, the Kevlar cost $79 and thegroup learned about setting some of the budgetaside for contingency. Financial Lead NickNaumann said the team worked well to stay onbudget.

“We did a fantastic job with that,” he said.“We’re basically very close to being done andwe still have $1,364 left.”

Sustainability Lead Steve Lussier said he pri-marily worked on identifying the best powersource – in this case, a 12-volt car battery thatwould work even if power went out – and how

to incorporate solar panels to the project.Crowley said the team worked throughout

the summer and on long school days to com-plete their submission to the competition.

“We all understood we were under the gunto get this done,” Crowley said.

The team was finally able to test its proto-type this month, as a snowstorm on Feb. 5caused the awning to successfully and consecu-tively deploy three times.

State Rep. John Rogers said he was “veryproud” of the students and connected their workto one of his broader legislative achievements,the model school program.

“Building 21st century institutions ofknowledge for 21st century learning for ourschool children in K-12 is not only flourish-ing, we’ve partnered up more than 300 schooldistricts statewide to build, basically, schoolsbased upon the Norwood model,” Rogers said.“To see the students improve their minds, theirways of learning, and improve life … Whobenefits from this? Well, the sky is the limit.”

Norwood High principal Jonathan Bournpresented the team with a US Senate Citationfrom Sen. Ed Markey’s office, commendingthem for their work and for Crowley’s service.

For some of the students, the path to theInvenTeam was clear. Luke Andrews, for in-stance, had been through the engineering pro-gram at school, and based on his recommen-dation, his sister Veronica followed suit.

For others, however, it was almost chancethat they came to lend their contribution to theaward-winning project. Bamber, for instance,had floated between arts and accounting classesbefore landing in engineering.

“I thought the engineering class was an allguys class so I thought, ‘I have to represent thefemales.’ I sort of like stomped down, (saying)‘I’m taking this class,’” she said. “I wasn’t like,‘oh I’m good at engineering,’ but I fell in lovewith it.”

Many of the students, Bamber included,now intend to pursue science, technology orengineering in college.

“This process has taught me a lot of skillsfor other experiences, like active communica-tion with group members, community outreachand how important that is,” team member ToriMullen said. “It’s just great to see everyonecome out and support us. It makes us feel good,like we’re doing something to help a greatercause.”

The Norwood InvenTeam consisted ofBrandon Black, George Rammah, RebeccaBamber, Luke Andrews, Jennifer Khirallah,Ioana Stoica, Jake Vail, Steven Lussier,Veronica Andrew, Clifton Clark, VictoriaMullen, Anuja Mitra, Janelle Kelleher, KaranPatel and Nick Naumann.

The "Snow Snake" sculpture builtby Arthur McCann disappearedas the latest snowfall melted, butthe giant snow sculpture causedquite a stir among neighbors, whoclamored for photos of the elu-sive creature.

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The Record Book DEATHSSPORTS INFO NIGHT

Norwood High Athletic Department is having a Spring Sports Infor-mation Night on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 7 p.m., in the performingarts center. All spring athletes and a parent/guardian are required toattend.

DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS FUNDRAISERThe Norwood Scholarship Foundation Dollars for Scholars will be

hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, March 5. It will be a Trivia Night atthe VFW at 193 Dean St., Norwood. The event starts at 7 p.m. and thecost is $20 per person to reserve a table of 10. Please call Patty GriffinStarr at 781-551-0509, or email [email protected]. Prizes, rafflesand munchies and lots of fun

PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION FOR SENIORSThe Town of Norwood provides opportunities for Norwood senior

citizens who meet certain criteria to reduce their property tax by work-ing in a Town department. The Norwood Human Resources Departmentis currently accepting applications from interested seniors for the FY17tax year. Additional information can be found on the Town’s website atwww.norwoodma.gov under the links for JOBS. Information is also avail-able by visiting the Town Hall or the Norwood Senior Center.

NORWOOD COOPORATIVE NURSERY SCHOOL CONCERTOn Feb. 27 at 3 p.m., join us at Norwood Cooperative Nursery School

24 Berwick St., upstairs in the Church Hall Norwood for the Kids Con-cert with Ethan Rossiter and the Jamberries. Presale tickets will be avail-able Monday, Feb. 22 - Thursday, Feb. 25 for a price of $15/family.Contact Norwood Cooperative Nursery School for advance sale tickets781.769.3376. Tickets on the day of the show will be $20/family.

FREE PLAY GROUPS FROM NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLSNorwood Public Schools, Coordinated Family and Community En-

gagement Grant (CFCE) are holding registration for four free playgroupsbeing held at the village center, 82 Roosevelt Ave., Norwood.

24-36 months – Thursdays, 9-10:30 a.m. beginning March 3, 2016,for 12 weeks; 36-48 months – Tuesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. beginning March1, 2016, for 12 weeks; 48-60 months – Fridays, 9-10:30 a.m. beginningMarch 11, 2016, for 12 weeks; and 36-60 months - ESL playgroup -Tuesday afternoons 12:30-2 p.m. beginning March 1, 2016, for 12 weeks.

To receive a registration application, contact Christine Tomasello [email protected] or call 781-440-5983.

NORWOOD WOMANS CLUB MEETINGThe Norwood Woman’s Club will hold its next meeting at Emmanuel

Lutheran Church Hall at 24 Berwick St. at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March8. Roger Tincknel returns to entertain us with Irish songs and balladson a variety of traditional instruments. Any questions call Trina Malletat 781-762-8173.

WILLET CRAFT FAIROn Feb. 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., The Willett School, 100 Westover

Parkway, Norwood will hold a free Craft and Vendor Fair. ContactJulie 781-559-3368. Vendors include Thirty-One Gifts, Avon, AvaAnderson, Girl Scout Cookies, Pampered Chef, homemade headbands,hooded towels and more! Crafts will also be offered to families andstudents of the Willett School.

LENTEN BIBLE STUDY ARTICLECome join us for a Lenten Bible Study at the First Congrega-

tional Church in Norwood continuing through Palm Sunday, March20. The Lenten study will look at the account of Jesus’ last days inthe Gospel of John. We’ll meet in the church parlor at 8:15 a.m., andbegin each class with a time of fellowship including coffee, muffins,and bagels. Each of the Lenten classes will end with a time of quietand meditation, as well as the lighting and extinguishing of the Lentencandles.

SEEKING ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONSThe Norwood High School Athletic Hall of Fame is looking for

nominations for the Class of 2016.Student-athletes, teams, coaches and special contributors are eli-

gible. Candidates must meet the following criteria: Student-athletesmust have graduated from Norwood High School, attended NHS formore than two years and be 10 years removed from graduation.Coaches must have worked at Norwood High for at least seven yearsand have completed their coaching career. Teams must have achieveda significant accomplishment. Special contributors are individualswho have made a considerable contribution of time and energy toNorwood High School Athletics.

For more information and nomination forms, see the Norwood HighSchool Athletic Department web page, www.norwoodmustangs.com.Submit nominations in writing to the Norwood Hall of Fame Committee,Attn: Jonathan Longley, Athletic Director 245 Nichols Street, Norwood,MA 02062. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2016. The en-shrinement ceremony will be held in November.

CIMENOAnnmarie (Constantino), 58, of

Norwood, on Feb. 13. Lovingdaughter of the late Anthony P. andPauline (Wilbur) Constantino. De-voted mother of Tina Marie Cimenoof Mansfield. Sister of Anthony P.Constantino, Jr. of Walpole, also sur-vived by one grandson. Funeral ar-rangements by the Kraw-KornackFuneral Home, 1248 Washington St.,Norwood. Internment private.

HURTERDonald A. “Mad Dog,” 93, of

Norwood, on Feb. 9. Served in theArmy as an explosive expert inWWII. Beloved father to his fourchildren, Colleen Hurter and spouseDouglas Handy, Jane Hurter,Carolyn “Bunky” Hurter and spouseGeary Kaczorowski, and DonaldHurter, Jr. and partner Stacey Irvine;and stepchildren Karen Finan,Sharon Fogel, John Undzis andStephen Undzis. He is also survivedby granddaughter JiajunKaczorowski, nephews William R.Hurter and Donald K. Hurter, andniece Bonnie Andes. A memorialgathering will be planned for a fu-ture date. Member of the NorwoodHistorical Society. In lieu of flow-ers, donations may be made in Don’sname to the National MS Society,Greater New England Chapter, POBox 845945, Boston, MA 02284.

KLOSOWSKIHelen A. (Zuke), 92, Of

Norwood, on Feb. 13. Beloved wifeof the late Henry E. Klosowski. De-voted mother of Henry E. KlosowskiJr. and his wife Patricia of Long Is-land, N.Y. and Karen V. Graham andher husband Garrett of Needham.Also survived by six grandchildrenand two great-grandchildren. Sisterof the late Leo Zukowski, late MarahPesta and late Jennie Walukevich.Funeral arrangements by the Kraw -Kornack Funeral Home, 1248 Wash-ington St., Norwood. Internment atHighland Cemetery, Norwood.

MALTONJonna L. (McManus), 65, of

Norwood, on Feb. 11. Loving auntof Jason L. McManus of Easton.Also survived by her mother in lawMarcia C. Malton of Walpole. A fu-neral home service will be held atKraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248Washington St., Norwood. Intern-ment private.

O’MALLEYBridget T. (Greene), 89, of

Norwood, on Feb. 15. Born inMynish, Carna County, Galway, Ire-land. Beloved wife of the late Mar-tin J. O’Malley. Devoted mother ofJames M. O’Malley & his wife Maryof Wrentham, John P. O’Malley &his wife Rebecca of Holliston,Patrick J. O’Malley & his wife

Eileen of Walpole, Martin J.O’Malley & his wife Anne ofDuxbury, Michael C. O’Malley &his wife Lisa of Dunstable and MaryG. Burke & her husband Eamonn ofWest Roxbury. Loving grandmotherof James, Katherine, Conor, Abigail,Delia, Declan, Sean, Martin,Eamonn, Ruairi, Brenna, Martin,Cullen, Bridget and the late Ryan.Sister of Kate Greene of Ireland.Funeral arrangements by the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248 Wash-ington St., Norwood. Internment atHighland Cemetery Norwood. Inlieu of flowers donations may bemade in her name to St. Jude’sChildren’s Hospital, 262 DannyThomas Place, Memphis TN 38105

PATSOSTheresa M. (McMann), 88, Of

Norwood, on Feb. 13. Beloved wifefor 69 years to the late Nicholas P.Patsos. Devoted mother of TheresaP. Russell and her late husband Mervof Florida, Nancy P. Gunning and herhusband Steve of Norwood, DianeM. Marks and her husband Dave ofWalpole, Kathy M. Cullen and herhusband Mark of Pocasset, NickPatsos of Norwood and StevenPatsos and his wife Ginnie of Con-necticut. Also survived by 13 grand-children and nine great-grandchil-dren and two late grandchildrenKaren Marks and Stephanie Patsos.Funeral arrangements by the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248 Wash-

ington St., Norwood. Internment atHighland Cemetery, Norwood.Theresa was also involved in runningthe Norwood Jr. Girls BowlingLeague for 30 years and the Tiny TotNursery School for 20 years she wasalso an avid tennis player. In lieu offlowers donations may be made toCompassionate Care Hospice, 800West Cummings Park, Woburn.

VENTEROSAOctavius W. “Tappy,” of

Norwood, passed away on Feb. 13,2016 at the age of 92. Beloved hus-band of Stella P. (Mucciaccio). De-voted father of Alan Venterosa andhis wife Daniela of Stoughton,Donald A. Venterosa and his wifePatricia of Norwood and DebraJonasson of Wrentham. Brother ofNancy Studley of Marshfield,Irma Dickson of Walpole andRene “Dolly” Malacinski ofNorwood. Also survived by eightgrandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral from theKraw-Kornack Funeral Home,1248 Washington St.,NORWOOD, on Wednesday, Feb.17, 2016 at 10 a.m. followed by afuneral mass at 11 a.m. in St.Catherine of Siena Church,Norwood. Visiting hours will be heldon Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 from 4-8p.m. Interment at Highland Cem-etery, Norwood, with full MilitaryHonors. United States Navy VeteranWWII.

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MONDAY FEB 150831 phone - Building check police & fire no-

tified/ Location/address: Myrtle St Reportwater coming from the vacant home. N669reports broken pipe. NFD sent and was ableto shut off same. Home owner arrived onscene.

0857 phone - Disturbance police & fire noti-fied/ Location/address: Inverness Rd Reportrumbling sound and house shook. NFD sent.NFD locates a malfunctioning appliance.

1216 phone - Parking violation services ren-dered Location/address: Day St + CentralSt Officer advised the business owner abouta vehicle parked in the lot, MA 1bw250.Matter resolved.

1618 phone - Assist citizen *report filed Lo-cation/address: Nahatan St + Winfield StUnattended bicycles at Winfield andNahatan and Coolidge at Nahatan. N677recovered one bicycle from Nahatan atWinfield.

1633 initiated - Serve summons unsuccessfulservice Location/address: Hoyle St

1735 911 - Assist citizen fire dept notified/resp Location/address: Hampden Dr Waterleak.

1750 walk-in - Serve summons legal servicemade Location/address: Hoyle St Party inthe lobby to receive summons.

1754 phone - Soliciting spoken to Location/address: Monroe St E Door to door sales-man ringing residents doors. Party was ad-vised regarding registration.

1837 phone - Larceny *report filed Location/address: Olde Derby Rd Resident reportsher walker was stolen from the parking lot.

2153 phone - Civil dispute civil matter Loca-tion/address: Rojo - Bos-Prov Hwy Cus-tomer dispute with employee over correctamount of change. N677 advised all par-ties involved.

TUESDAY FEB 160114 initiated - Mischief (kids) other Loca-

tion/address: Nahatan St + Blossom StN664 reports about 30 trash barrels tippedover on Nahatan St. From Blossom St. toIrving. St. DPW notified.

0126 phone - Unwanted party *protective cus-tody Location/address: Norwood Hospital- Washington St Security reports an un-wanted party they are having trouble withwho was asked to leave the premises andrefuses. N664,n678,n668 responded. As aresult, male party was placed in protectivecustody by n664 and returned to station.

0202 phone - Assist citizen services renderedLocation/address: Davis Ave Caller reportsthey have a broken pipe in a condo unit thatis vacant but still occupied with belongings.Fire Dept. had responded earlier, openeddoor and shut water off to the whole build-ing. Caller states it is still leaking from theceiling above and seeking advice. N678 re-sponded to speak with him.

0434 911 - Report of fire Fire Dept notified/resp Location/address: Mcdonalds - Everett/Rte1 - Bos-Prov Hwy Call for poles on fireand transformers blowing by Bank of Bos-ton & in Mcdonald’s parking lot. N666,nfdresponded. calls for more poles and trans-formers blowing on Glacier Dr. next door.Westwood P.D. & Fire notified, respondedand handled same.

0526 911 - Fire alarm Fire Dept notified/respLocation/address: Railroad Ave Caller re-ports fire alarm sounding. NFD already onscene reporting sprinkler head leaking. NFDshut it down.

0945 initiated - Wires down Electic/Light DPTnotif Location/address: Crescent Ave + WestSt N409, on private detail, reports branchinto wire, wire Sparking. NFD,ELD sent.

1005 phone - Recovered mv services renderedLocation/address: Freeport St Owner of maco l17778 reports his vehicle is parked atthis address. Boston PD district c-11 sentand makes recovery.

1102 walk-in - Hit and run *report filed Loca-tion/address: CSX Railroad Bridge - MorseSt Party in lobby reports truck mirror totruck mirror accident. Bolo to cars andWalpole PD for a passenger Minibus, white,last seen pleasant St. outbound.

1110 phone - Funeral escort services renderedLocation/address: Kraw-Kornack FuneralHome - Washington St Direct to aWestwood Cemetery via Washington St. toNahatan St.

1126 911 - Abandoned call confirmed acci-dental Location/address: Charles St. Uponcall back-female stated all ok, last numbershe dialed was 9-1-1,last night for a medi-cal emergency at the home.

1130 phone - Civil dispute civil matter Loca-tion/address: Village Rd W Report girlfriendmoved out with some of his belongings anddamaged some other property. N664 reportsno damage and property issue is civil.

1217 phone - Assist other agency services ren-dered Location/address: Washington StBrockton requested a check for MA 686wt3

.vehicle involved there with shots fired. Of-ficers report the vehicle is not in the lot andno answer at the door. Brockton PD advised

1335 phone - Fraud Location/address: PineSt Victim reports fraudulent taxes werefiled.

1454 phone - Susp person *protective custodyLocation/address: Beacon St Report of amale around the back door to home. N666places subject into protective custody andtransports to station.

1516 phone - Open door/gate buildingchecked/secure Location/address: NorwoodHouse Of Pizza - Broadway Landlord re-ceived information from another tenant thatthe Back door to this business is open. N664reports door is closed and locked at thistime, spoke to tenant who found it open.Landlord notified.

1545 cellular - Found syringe area search nega-tive Location/address: Walpole St +Geraldine Dr Report 3 syringes on east sidesidewalk at corner.

1610 walk-in - Assist citizen services renderedLocation/address: Norwest Dr N665 tostand by while personal belongings are re-trieved. N665 reports other party was nothome.

1642 phone - Report of fire Police & Fire no-tified/ Location/address: Yarmouth Rd Ovenfire. NFD handled same.

1651 911 - Well being chk services renderedLocation/address: Gay St Caller reportedadult son has not returned home. Party inhospital for a minor injury. Resident ad-vised.

1654 phone - Assist citizen under investiga-tion Location/address: Winfield St Adviceon a cab that has not been returned. Officerto attempt to contact operator. Matter un-der investigation.

1725 911 - Susp person services rendered Lo-cation/address: Ledgeview Dr Caller re-ported suspicious person on foot. Party is aregistered soliciter. Checked ok.

1858 initiated - Community police Location/address: Cedar St Follow up to 1095 Wash-ington liquor bottle littering. Party advised.

2002 initiated - Motor vehicle stop writtenwarning Location/address: Winter St +Bright St Pc MA 6tkr60

2030 phone - Alarm-burglar police & fire no-tified/ Location/address: Buckingham RdCalling party reports some sort of alarm go-ing off inside Residence.N666 reports theresidence is 36 and the owner was located.N666 reports that there is broken waterpipes in the residence and requested NFDrespond. nfd advised and responded.

2132 phone - Assist other agency services ren-dered Location/address: Main St AssistedWalpole Police with a domestic in theirtown. Suspect from Norwood. Officerchecked roadway leading to residence, noone on foot matching description.

WEDNESDAY FEB 170841 cellular - Vandalism Location/address:

Pleasant St Report water in gas tank.1043 other - Warrant of apprehension

*arrest(s)made Location/address: NorwoodHospital - Washington St N662 places sub-ject under arrest and transports directly toDedham District Court.

1127 phone - Assist citizen spoken to Loca-tion/address: Dean St Officer advised theproperty owner on the eviction process

1155 phone - Well being chk area search nega-tive Location/address: Valley Rd Report thata male appeared to pass out in the street,now walking towards path that goes throughwoods to Endicott St. Units checked numer-ous area- unable to locate.

1211 phone - Unwanted party services ren-dered Location/address: Hannaford Market- Walpole St Union officials in the store re-cruiting employees. Matter resolved andthey are leaving.

1305 911 - Drunk person Location/address:Olde Derby Rd Subject not feeling well. Mi-nor argument could be heard. NFD sent.N666 places subject in protective custodyand turns over to NFD for treatment.NFD,with n666 following, transports tohospital.

1401 phone - Complaint of mv services ren-dered Location/address: 401-501 - BahamaDr Report MA pc 3ez918 is parked here,air bags deployed and heavy damage. N667reports not stolen, family member of ownerreports it will be removed by Friday, com-plex maintenance satisfied.

1428 cellular - Report of gas leak Fire Deptnotified/resp Location/address: CrescentAve + Oak Rd Report odor of gas, outside,maybe from the area DPW was workingearlier in week.

1458 walk-in - Assist citizen spoken to Loca-

tion/address: Savin Ave Request adviceabout a roommate who is not moving outafter being asked to do so. N666 spoke toher, already was advised under report#: 16-195-of., informed she cannot speed up thetime table for eviction.

1523 phone - Well being chk services renderedLocation/address: Armstrong Corporation -Bos-Prov Hwy Request check of husband,1 hour ago he looked pale and is now notanswering phone or text messages. N667reports office was locked up, neighboringbusiness had a key, rechecked same-no onethere and husband’s car is not there. Callernotified.

1837 phone - Soliciting area search negativeLocation/address: Glendale Rd Checked,nothing found.

1839 phone - Larceny Location/address:Washington St Larceny of a package. Seereport.

2153 phone - Fireworks spoken to Location/address: Ledgeview Dr Several calls reportkids lighting fireworks from a black pickup.Officers out with co MA j19175. Parties ad-vised.

2219 phone - Drug law violation area searchnegative Location/address: Codman RdPossible drug exchange between two ve-hicles. Nothing found.

THURSDAY FEB 180002 911 - Susp activity spoken to Location/

address: Walpole St Caller reports a malewith a flashlight is walking back and Forthacross the street from her home and is con-cerned. N666 Responded and spoke to theparty who states he lost his license and issearching for it.

0201 phone - Assist other agency services ren-dered Location/address: Sixth St Requestby probation to check on party who hadn’ttaken his breath test. N664 spoke with partyand watched him take the test.

0319 phone - Unwanted party area searchnegative Location/address: Norwood Hos-pital - Washington St Norwood hospital re-ports group of 5 kids left in a black Ava-lanche from Draper lobby were talkingabout pulling switch blades and appear tobe intoxicated. They were overheard to saya friend was in the E.R. and that was wherethey were headed. N667,n666,n668 checkedarea around hospital. N668 spoke to E.R.personel that stated they were just pickedup by parents before arrival; there were noissues. Unfounded.

0522 911 - Susp vehicle spoken to Location/address: Geraldine Dr Caller reports a grayvan parked in the middle of the road withlights out. N666,n667 responded and lo-cated van on Kathleen Lane. Party is col-lecting cans. He was advised.

1022 cellular - Susp vehicle gone on arrivalLocation/address: Howard St + Morse AveReport of 3 people in a Ryder van, white,driving around the neighborhood.

1216 phone - Well being chk services renderedLocation/address: Heather Dr Contractorconcerned about the resident who is not an-swering the door. Resident was sleeping andOfficer confirmed on arrival.

1259 phone - Susp activity area search nega-tive Location/address: Rojo - Bos-Prov HwyBlack male walking and dancing near traf-fic southbound.

1339 phone - Disturbance services renderedLocation: unknown Open line on regulartelephone with talking in the backgroundas if 2 adult females are verbally arguingover their daily routine. There is also a childcrying/screaming further in the backgroundpossibly due to being verbally disciplined,eventually phone is hung up. No caller i.d.displayed and the “*57” and Verizon secu-rity trace were both unsuccessful.

1346 phone - Assist citizen spoken to Loca-tion/address: Washington St Report a weekago the tenant in argued with her and an-other resident asked her out. N666 reportsno threats, a flashback due to a mental healthissue.

1517 phone - Assist other agency services ren-dered Location/address: Bezema MotorsCorp - Bos-Prov Hwy Request check ofproperty for a large food truck, red, logo“Mainely Lobster”. N664 reports it is notthere, Sharon PD notified.

2031 phone - Noise complaint gone on arrivalLocation/address: Upland Rd Report of loudconstruction work in the area.

2114 phone - Noise complaint spoken to Lo-cation/address: Barberry Ln Loud construc-tion equipment. Officer spoke with opera-tor of truck dumping snow, advised.

2140 phone - Disturbance *report filed Loca-tion/address: Neponset St Caller reportedverbal argument. Norwood fire responded.

2301 phone - Noise complaint no violationLocation/address: Village Road W Caller re-ports her neighbors are yelling. All quietupon arrival, no one would answer doorsfor the officers.

FRIDAY FEB 190335 phone - Well being chk spoken to Loca-

tion/address: St John Ave Request for well-being check on female who appears to beConfused. N663 responded and spoke toresident and her son. Everything is ok. Life-line notified.

0727 911 - Report of gas leak police & firenotified/r Caller reports gas leak inhome.n665,nfd responded. Caller left herstove on. Matter resolved.

0818 cellular - Motor vehicle accident *reportfiled Location/address: Winter St + SpruceRd Passing motorist witnesses a car getstruck by a deer, both left area. DPW noti-fied to pick-up glass debris. 0847 hrs.-driver involved in lobby, had to bring a pas-senger to a scheduled medical procedure.N664 spoke to same and will file a report.

1017 phone - Warrant service *arrest(s)madeLocation/address: Alandale Pkwy N663places subject under arrest for n493 andtransports directly to Dedham DistrictCourt.

1311 phone - Susp activity spoken to Loca-tion/address: Direct Tire & Auto Service -Bos-Prov Hwy Officer advised a potentialscam over a bill. No info exchanged.

1338 phone - Animal complaint NACO/WACO notified Location/Address:Engamore Ln Caller reports she was con-cerned about pit bull that was off his leashand chased her dog. Owner has since leftwith the dog. NACO responded and will in-vestigate.

1340 phone - Found syringe services renderedLocation/address: Norwood Central StationBuilding - Broadway St Officer located thesyringe and disposed of it at the hospital.

1521 phone - Warrant service *arrest(s)madeLocation/address: Winslow Ave Reportitems stolen from basement were located inapartment #3. N662 reports most of theproperty returned and victim does not wishto pursue the matter. As a result of this in-vestigation n662 places a subject under ar-rest on a warrant and transports to station.Arrest: Palmieri, Armando R Address: 10Pheasant Hill Bellingham, Ma Age: 23Charges: warrant arrest

1616 911 - Susp activity spoken to Location/address: Ellis Pond Dam -

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