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POLICE
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rear room in a house used for town
offices before moving to a space in
the temporary Town Hall, which
was located at the current Town
Hall parking lot. From there, the
department moved to the second
floor of the 1907 firehouse, now
the home of Olde Colonial Cafe.
In 1928, the station found a more
permanent home.
“The department was located
at the bottom floor of the town
hall from 1928 to 1964, Murphy
said. "In 1964, the town opened a
brand new combined police and
fire station on Nahatan Street.
It was built on land seized by the
town for unpaid taxes. Dunn's
Pond was on the property and
there were constant flooding
problems over the years. In 1998,
a 'hundred year' storm flooded the
bottom floor to a point of four and
a half feet. In 2001, the building
was demolished and a new facility
was erected on the same property
but a little to the east and south
of the previous building. Plus it
was built on a slab (no basement).
That building was occupied in
July, of 2003.
It’s not only the location of
the department that has changed,
but also the call volume, as well as
the nature of calls. According to
Officer Kevin Grasso, many call
records were destroyed in floods
prior to the department moving to
the new public safety building, but
he did note there has been a continuous
increase over recent years.
“In 2014, we had 17,450 calls
for service, and in 2015 we had
17,936 calls,” Grasso said. “I do
have access to calls for service back
to early 2000s. [In] 2001, [there
were] 15,164 calls for service,
and in 2006, [there were] 16,230
calls.”
The increase in call volume
mirrors an increase in population.
Records indicate the population
of Norwood in the late 1800s was
around 5,000, whereas today the
town holds more than 30,000 residents.
According to Murphy, the
department has responded to the
changes accordingly.
“Generally, policing responds
to the changes demanded by the
public,” Murphy said. “Whether
it is [drunken] driving, domestic
abuse, drug abuse, fraud [or]
computer crimes, we often are at
the forefront of the effort. We are
still the only 24-hour resource for
people in need who don't know
who else to call.”
Chief List:
• 1896 to 1907 - Chief Warren Rhodes was
(the first Chief of the Norwood Police Department)
• 1907 to 1908 - Chief Edmund Sackett
• 1908 to 1913 - Chief James Lavers
• 1913 to 1915 - Walter Readel
(served as Acting Chief for more than two years)
• 1915 to 1921 - Chief Harry Swift
• 1921 to 1925 - Chief James Kindelan
• 1925 to 1946 - Chief William Sullivan (the longest serving chief)
• 1946 to 1950 - Chief Thomas Lydon
• 1950 to 1952 - Chief Patrick Coyne
• 1952 to 1963 - Chief Mark Folan
• 1963 to 1973 - Chief James Murphy
• 1974 to 1981 - Chief James Curran
• 1981 to 1997 - Chief George DiBlasi
• 1998 to 2012 - Chief Bartley King
• 2012 to present - Chief William Brooks
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It’s b en years in the making,
but despite some major roadblocks
an delays, University
Station in Westw od is fina ly
opening for busine s in March.
And with it come some big
name stores the area has b en
waiting for, including Target (set
to open March 4, s e related story
on page 13) and Wegmans, both
of which wi l anchor the complex.
University Station, when
fu ly complete, is expected to
include a proximately 50, 0
square f et of retail and restaurant
space, along with residential
apartments and more.
University Station officia ly
opens for busine s in March as
we l as 16 busine ses, including:
Target, Marsha ls/HomeG ods,
Nordstrom Rack, Sports Authority,
PetSmart, Michaels, ULTA
Beauty, Kay Jewelers, Starbucks,
Smashburger, Famous F otwear,
Fidelity Investments, Dre s Barn,
David’s Bridal, Panera Bread,
and Charming Charlies.
Situated on 120 acres, University
Station, isn’t just going to be
a new sho ping destination, it’s
also a community. The mixeduse
development wi l feature
a blend of retail stores, restaurants,
recreation and residential
housing. The initial residential
component of the project wi l
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wi l feature 350 luxury apartment
units, as we l as Bridges
by Epoch, a memory care facility;
both also expected t open
this year. Gables Residential is
projected to open in late spring
2015, a cording to New England
Development officials.
Additiona ly, University Station
is expected to have up to
350,000 square f et of o fice
The project has b en a long
time in the making. In 2 07,
the project was put on hold due
to pla ning and financial i sues.
In 2 08, Wegmans was held up
from coming in after a local state
representative ca led for a home
rule petition to a prove the liquor
license for Wegmans at what was
then known as Westw od Station.
This ha pened just as the
legislature was ready to move
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