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Our Most Wonderful Day of the Year: 

Norwood Day! 

Many may feel the summertime 

blues when Labor 

Day rolls around, but here in 

Norwood, that end of summer 

trademark can only mean 

one thing: Norwood Day will 

soon be here! It's a great scene 

to take in as downtown Norwood 

and the Town Common 

are transformed into a celebratory 

community festival filled 

with live, local entertainment, 

games, sporting events, kiddie 

rides, crafters, food bites from 

local restaurants, sidewalk sales, 

business and non-profit groups 

and town department displays. 

The festivities are actually 

launched the evening before, 

Friday, September 9, with a 

fireworks display at the Coakley 

Middle School. Beginning at 

6:30 p.m. and before the Norwood 

skies light up, however, 

Radio Disney will be there directing 

games, prizes and more! 

A roaming railroad will also be 

available with rides around the 

new walking path (don't forget 

to bring your button for admission). 

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10, at 9:30 a.m., a parade kicks 

off the spectacular main event, 

beginning at the Morrill Memorial 

Library with the marching 

bands and fall sports teams 

from Norwood High School 

proudly strutting their school 

colors and proudly entertaining 

spectators. The parade will 

end at the town gazebo where 

the NHS Spirit Club will identify 

the King and Queen of the 

Court and the Ann Lydon Volunteer 

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organizations, crafters, food 

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NORWOOD DAY 

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Norwood 

Community Garden: 

A Recipe for Hope 

By Donna Lane 

I wish I could say Norwood’s 

Community Garden was a magical 

place. But it’s not. It is rife with 

weeds. The sun beats down on 

the land and there are no trees or 

shelter from its brutal rays. Insects 

abound and we match wits with 

critters every day. What I can say 

with certainty is that the Community 

Garden is a place of hope. A 

place where charity and generosity 

abound. A place where vegetables 

from many cultures are sown and 

reaped, and sustainability is the 

tune that’s on our top 10. 

Perhaps I’m getting ahead of 

myself. A little history might be 

in order. The gardens have only 

been at Endean field for five years. 

Most of us never thought about 

starting one, because many of us 

had our own gardens. But there 

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be on our health. Someone who, 

with two like-minded gentlemen 

(Vic Babel and George Michalec), 

started the non-profit sustainability 

organization TogetherYes!. That 

someone was Susan Clare. 

It struck Susan that we did not 

have a community garden. She 

wished that we did. But wishing 

doesn’t get things done, so she set 

out to make it happen. “It was the 

blind leading the blind,” she said. 

“I knew nothing about gardening 

and even less about running 

a community garden.” But she 

forged on. 

She visited other community 

gardens in the area. Then she 

approached Town officials who 

were supportive of the idea. An 

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GARDEN 

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find potential locations identified 

land at Endean as the best spot 

for a garden. The Endean parcel 

was conservation land, so she also 

had to bring the Conservation 

Commission on board. With the 

directive that the garden must be 

totally organic, that no wildlife be 

harmed and that no permanent 

structures be erected, the Conservation 

Commission gave their 

blessing and the Town put aside 

one-quarter acre for the garden. 

Southbridge Farm donated 

their heavy equipment and tilled 

the pasture. The DPW laid out the 

plots and the water lines, and three 

local banks – Blue Hills, Dedham 

Savings and Norwood Bank – 

provided the funds for the initial 

fencing. The garden was now underway, 

and within a short period 

of time all the plots were taken. 

“The first year was so successful 

and the waiting list so long that 

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we had to expand,” Clare said. 

"The Town doubled our space to 

one-half acre, the maximum we 

would be allowed." 

Today, the TogetherYes! Community 

Garden has 72 plots. And 

there are 30 people on the waiting 

list. 

“It’s no longer the blind leading 

the blind or a one-man show." 

Clare said. 

In its infancy, she had formed 

an Advisory Committee whose 

role the first year was to help her 

make decisions from time to time. 

Today, there are nine people who 

serve on the committee who represent 

a cross-section of the gardeners. 

They handle policy and 

administration of the garden. 

Three master gardeners who are 

also members of the Norwood 

Evening Garden Club advise the 

gardeners throughout the season 

in all areas. 

“We are truly grateful for their 

expertise and knowledge and their 

willingness to share that knowledge 

with us,” Clare said. 

Clare laments that her plot is 

often the one with the most weeds 

or the one least tended. But people 

are very understanding and few in 

the garden are judgmental. 

“People who seek to join an organic 

community tend to be good 

people,” Clare said. “One of my 

greatest pleasures is to see them 

learn the joys of sustainability and 

community.” 

As I picked beans from her plot 

(mine were not yet producing and 

she is ever-generous) she said with 

arms outstretched, “This is exciting! 

Five years ago there was nothing 

here. Now look at it!” 

As one of the master gardener 

advisers, I see some things differently. 

I see the black swallowwort 

climbing the fence and spreading 

around the garden. I see the 

poison ivy encroaching on my 

plot that I can’t use chemicals to 

control. I see an infestation of flea 

beetles and another of squash beetles 

that need everyone’s attention 

lest we be overrun next year, and 

I see an overabundance of weeds 

in all of the paths that tend to be 

forgotten as the season progresses. 

I also think how lucky I am to be 

part of this community, especially 

because a woodchuck devoured 

my home garden just a few weeks 

ago. 

When asked if she had a disappointment 

or frustration with the 

garden, Clare confessed. 

“I wish more of Norwood 

would ask, learn, and start urban 

agriculture initiatives," Clare said. 

"This one garden is not enough for 

real sustainability, not by itself. It is 

our first, and it may remain our 

largest, but there should be smaller 

common food gardens here and 

there, wherever healthy soil can 

be found. Someone with a yard 

who can't garden for any reason 

could share the produce grown 

there with someone who could. 

Apartment dwellers would benefit 

greatly from such an arrangement. 

I'd like to see more people keeping 

chickens for eggs too. Now that the 

researchers have decided that eggs 

are good for us after all, I'd like 

people to remind themselves that 

not all eggs are created equal, just 

as not all produce is. The taste and 

nutritional value of organic, fresh 

eggs and produce are well worth 

the trouble.” 

I watch as children help to hold 

a hose to water the family’s plot. 

Tending the garden is a family affair. 

A learning opportunity. I see 

a man helping to weed the paths 

around his plot and picking up 

piles of other people’s weeds as he 

wends his way to the compost pile 

outside the fence. And I see produce 

piled on the gifting table that 

will be brought to the Norwood 

Food Pantry tomorrow. My neighbor 

Gertrude offers me tomatoes 

and turnips, knowing my garden is 

late to produce. I give her a yellow 

squash and show her what squash 

nymphs look like before I destroy 

them. Yesterday, Seamus came by 

to return the canning jars I gave 

him filled with jams to thank him 

for giving me all of his green tomatoes 

so I could make piccalilli 

last season. In all of our efforts 

to connect with the earth and to 

share what we have grown, I see 

hope. 

Connecting with the source of 

things is always a recipe for hope. 

Donna Lane is a Norwood-based 

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Wilson Jebarajmani 

Wilson is from Southern India. 

He has been in the United States 

for six years working as an IT specialist. 

He was on the waiting list 

for two years before getting a spot 

in the garden. In his 8x16 plot, 

Wilson grows eggplant, beans, 

beets, white radish, okra, cucumbers, 

tomatoes and Amaranth. 

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used her cookie money to buy 

plants for her plot. All of the food 

she grows will go to the Norwood 

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Sandy has been gardening for 

about 30 years in raised beds and 

pots. She has maintained a plot at 

the Community Garden for four 

years and says with a grin, “Tomatoes 

grow better here than in 

pots in my back yard.” She says 

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that Vic Babel gave up his plot so 

she could garden here. She loves 

the Community Garden because 

it allows her to interact with other 

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she started from seed. That’s 16 

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myself,” Sandy says, “so I give 

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and it makes me feel good to 

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Vivien is one of the master 

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identify plant problems. She also 

served on the Advisory Committee 

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Vivien has a small garden at 

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On July 31, the Norwood Fire 

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in town, Turner followed in the 

footsteps of his father, former 

Deputy Chief Bill Turner Sr. Like 

his father, colleagues said Turner 

was both well-respected and 

highly regarded among his peers. 

“I admired him for being 

a great firefighter,” Fire Capt. 

George Morrice said. “He was a 

guy I looked up to, and I know a 

lot of the younger guys [on the department] 

looked up to him, too. 

He had a lot of knowledge.” 

The skills Turner brought to 

the department extended not 

only to fighting fires, but also in 

researching their origin. In 1988, 

he was appointed fire investigator 

of the department, and from then 

on was responsible for determining 

the cause of all fires within the 

jurisdiction. 

In this role, Turner acted as a 

liaison between the department 

and the state fire marshal’s office, 

as well as the district attorney’s office. 

Morrice said that although 

the tools used to investigate fires 

shifted over the years, Turner’s 

ability to successfully fulfill his role 

never wavered. 

“His job was to look at how a 

fire started, and whether it looked 

malicious or criminal,” Morrice 

said. “Over the years from when 

he started, a lot of the technology 

changed, but he knew how to use 

the equipment. He worked with 

the Norwood Police Department, 

and knew that aspect of it as well.” 

It was Turner’s insight and 

know-how, Morrice said, that will 

be missed most by members of the 

department. 

“There’s a lot to know on the 

fire department,” Morrice said. 

“Whether it was how to fight a 

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In addition to his awareness of 

the job, Morrice also stated that 

Turner had an honorable moral 

character that added a sense of 

authenticity to his overall foresight. 

“He was the guy who did 

everything right, and he was a 

leader,” he said. “He set the example 

of how things should be. 

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carried that over into the job.” 

While Morrice stated Turner 

will be deeply missed, he had 

nothing but well wishes for him 

during his retirement. 

“I wish him the best of luck,” 

Morrice said. “He has a bucket 

list to see most of the country with 

his wife, and I know he has a few 

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in the Boy Scouts of America. 

The Tigers were available for 

boys entering the first grade, but 

Norwood Pack 42 has been selected 

to involve a younger demographic 

into this popular club by 

pioneering a new program aimed 

to include kindergarteners. Welcome 

in, the Lions! 

"Our local Boy Scout Council 

(Old Colony) has been chosen to 

run a pilot program, before a nationwide 

rollout, and Pack 42 is 

among a select group, authorized 

to recruit families for the pilot," 

Pack 42 Cubmaster Brian Palmateer 

said. 

The new 'Lion' program, is 

tailored for boys ages 5-6 years 

old, or kindergarteners. These 

children can now participate in 

a group that emphasizes character 

development, leadership, 

citizenship, and personal fitness 

through engaging events and exciting 

adventures! And to think, 

Pack 42 Norwood is only one of 

five troupes in the state chosen to 

initiate the program! 

A large component of the Cub 

Scout mission is community involvement 

and Pack 42 has been 

committed to that endorsement, 

in Norwood and beyond. They 

replace flags on military graves, 

collect for Toys for Tots, 'Scout 

for Food,' and participate in many 

local events and parades. 

"We had a fun community service 

event that brought a popular 

children's book author to the 

Norwood Theater, along with cub 

scout families from 11 area towns, 

and resulted in the donation of 

hundreds of books and more than 

$2k to Morrill Memorial Library," 

Palmateer said. 

That fundraiser was a visit 

to the Norwood Theatre from 

'Wimpy Kid' author Jeff Kinney 

Of course, there are many 

renowned traditions that occur 

throughout the year to enhance 

their personal development, and 

foster teamwork and, of course, 

friendship. That includes the 

pinewood derby, camping, crafts, 

the rain gutter regatta, archery, 

earning specialty badges and 

many more! 

How exciting that kindergarteners 

can now join a group that 

has made such a difference in 

many young lives, and that Pack 

42 and Norwood residents have 

the opportunity to contribute to 

this expansion! 

To learn more about becoming 

a 'Lion' Cub, visit cubmaster@ 

pack42.org, visit the Norwood 

Pack 42 Facebook page, or sign 

up at their Norwood Day booth! 

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Massage Away Those Pregnancy Aches and Pains 

Expectant mothers receive 

much joy throughout their pregnancies, 

but those nine months 

can also deliver many uncomfortable 

days and sleepless nights. 

Trained massage therapist, Paula 

Flanagan, of Paula's Massage 

Therapy, in Norwood, has personally 

experienced the physical 

discomforts of pregnancy, but she 

is also equipped to alleviate those 

stressors through her specialized 

pre-natal massage training. 

"When I was pregnant, it was 

hard for me to find a massage 

therapist who specialized in this 

area when I needed it the most," 

Flanagan said. "I started working 

for a maternity spa where the sole 

clientele was pregnant, trying to 

get pregnant or post partum and 

was able to hone in on the skills to 

treat that population." 

This Norwood native has massaged 

her clients throughout all 

stages of their pregnancies, not 

only with certified techniques, but 

through an exceptionally comfortable 

and safe environment. Her 

office is equipped with a specially 

designed hydraulic table that adjusts 

to a semi-reclining position so 

her pregnant clients do not have 

to lie flat on their back. She also 

uses three pillow support systems 

to accommodate each tri-mester: 

a body cushion for the first trimester, 

a Preggo Pillow that allows 

the client to lie on their belly into 

her third tri-mester, and a memory 

foam system which is more comfortable 

than a bed and allows her 

to lie on her side in the final weeks. 

Contrary to some beliefs, pregnancy 

massage does not induce 

labor, but can assist in easing the 

pain and discomfort throughout 

all phases of the pregnancy. 

"Most woman experience some 

discomfort but don't understand 

the benefits they could receive 

to make their pregnancy more 

enjoyable," Flanagan said. "Massage 

therapists may offer pre-natal 

massage but not have the extensive 

training that went into my certification 

or my three years focused 

work with this population." 

Paula's Massage Therapy also 

offers many traditional massage 

services and exceeds other businesses 

by catering to each client's 

individual needs and areas of 

concern to ensure a deep relaxation 

and healing experience. Her 

techniques include Therapeutic 

Massage, Swedish Massage, Deep 

Tissue and Cupping. 

Clients visit Paula's Massage 

Therapy to alleviate many physical 

tensions throughout the body 

but also to target specific injuries 

or muscles tension. Each treatment 

is customized to the individual 

and can include gliding, 

kneading and cross-fiber friction, 

but also more intense pressure to 

focus on chronic muscle tension. 

With today's hectic lifestyles, 

most people are unaware of the 

daily tension they carry in their 

bodies. In just 60 minutes, Flanagan's 

skills not only massage those 

tensions away, she identifies areas 

holding that stress or limitations of 

motion. The body absorbs worry 

in various areas, it takes the skilled 

hands of a massage therapist to 

soothe those muscles back into 

their peak performance. 

A complete fulfilling experience 

is always the goal at Paula's 

Massage Therapy and an essential 

component is education and recovery. 

Flanagan does not schedule 

back to back appointments 

which allows for ample recovery 

time and answer any questions 

her clients have to fulfill their 

needs during the massage as well 

as between visits. She also believes 

her influence on good health is not 

limited to the massage table and 

will consult and address individual 

issues, such as more comfortable 

sleeping positions or general 

health benefits. 

"The best part of what I do is 

help people live their lives more 

fully," Flanagan said. "I can help 

them figure out better ways to 

sleep so their lower back does not 

have any more pain. There is a lot 

of conversation before and after 

the service. They come to me with 

aches and pains and I find ways to 

help them live pain free." 

Paula's Massage Therapy is located 

in Norwood Center, 1 Walpole 

St., (Rte. 1A), Suite 3, and is 

open by appointment, Monday, 

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 

9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, 8 a.m.-8 

p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9 

a.m.-5 p.m. To learn more about 

her services or book an appointment, 

visit paulasmassagetherapy. 

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Viola Sastavickas Scholarship 

Awarded to Chloe Belanger 

Joseph and Viola Sastavickas 

and their children used the library 

for many years. In the recent 

years before Viola’s death, they received 

service in their home from 

the Outreach Department of the 

library. When Mrs. Sastavickas 

passed away in 2006, her children 

made a generous donation to the 

library to endow a perpetual $500 

scholarship in memory of their 

mother. According to her daughter, 

Kathy Sastavickas, the scholarship 

is “a fitting tribute to our 

beautiful mother and to the library 

and staff which treated her with 

great respect and affection.” Over 

recent years the Sastavickas family 

has made additional donations to 

the Sastavickas Scholarship Fund 

to ensure that the scholarship 

would be given to a deserving recipient. 

This year marks ten years 

of the annual scholarship award. 

This year a committee reviewed 

the applications submitted 

and selected Chloe Belanger 

to receive the Viola Sastavickas 

Scholarship for the tenth year. 

This committee included the 

Pictured: Chloe with the members of the committee. 

2015-2016 Chairman of the Library 

Board of Trustees, Cashman 

Kerr Prince, the president 

of the Staff Association, Allison 

Palmgren, and Library Director, 

Charlotte Canelli. 

Chloe Belanger began working 

with us a library page in 2014 and 

she graduated from Blue Hills Regional 

Technical High School as 

valedictorian last month. She has 

been accepted at Fitchburg State 

University and will begin her studies 

in Biology with a concentration 

in Health Sciences. She plans to 

become an optometrist and her 

essay “Rediscovering the Joy of 

Sight” was a beautiful and inspiring 

additional to her scholarship 

application. We know that Chloe 

will be successful and this scholarship 

is important in financing her 

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Arthritis: A Natural Approach to Treatment 

Arthritis is a common health 

problem that affects over 20 million 

people every year with distress 

in the form of joint pain, 

swelling and inflammation. Most 

people treat their symptoms with 

NSAIDS and analgesics for pain. 

In addition, many sufferers change 

their diet and exercise routine to 

help to alleviate the discomfort. 

Chiropractic care can be beneficial 

as well. 

Arthritis can be categorized 

into degenerative or autoimmune. 

These are known as Osteo, Rhuematoid 

or Psoriatic. Osteoarthritis 

is from “wear n tear” or degeneration. 

Rhuematoid or Psoriatic are 

autoimmune in nature. 

There are many foods that 

are considered inflammatory and 

can affect one’s symptoms. These 

include high fructose corn syrup, 

processed sugars, saturated fats, 

gluten and casein, aspartame, caffeine 

and alcohol. These foods 

trigger inflammatory messengers 

called cytokines which can result 

in pain. 

Lisa P. visited the Holistic Center 

at Bristol Square after suffering 

with symptoms of arthritis for over 

five years. Lisa’s joint pain in her 

shoulders, neck and back were unrelenting 

and prevented her from 

sleeping and doing daily chores, 

such as doing laundry, making her 

bed, even loading the dishwasher. 

Standing for long periods aggravates 

the joints which affected her 

ability to stand at the sink for long 

periods of time. 

After performing a comprehensive 

exam and evaluating her 

x-rays, Lisa P began a personalized 

care program, which included 

Chiropractic adjustments, 

changes in her diet by excluding 

wheat, dairy, refined sugars and 

caffeine, as well as an exercise regimen 

to support her health. Since 

implementing these changes, 

Lisa is now happily living her life, 

performing her daily chores and 

doing it all practically pain free. 

If you are suffering from arthritis 

symptoms and are looking to 

improve your quality of life, contact 

the Holistic Center at Bristol 

Square, located at 1426 Main St., 

Suite 6, Walpole. Call (508) 660- 

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Dr. Rochelle Bien & Dr. Michael Goldstein 

Long Overdue “Welcome Home” Planned for Vietnam Vets 

Vietnam the 50th Massachusetts, 

Inc. a Non- Profit Organization. 

501(c) (3) made up of 

volunteers will sponsor a "Gala 

Welcome Home Dinner" to finally 

Welcome Home Vietnam 

Era Veterans. This long overdue 

event will be held on Saturday October 

29, 2016 at the DCU Center, 

50 Foster Street Worcester, 

Ma. Cocktails are at 6 p.m. and 

a full course dinner will be served 

at 7 p.m. Helping to celebrate this 

event will be ROTC Units, Massachusetts 

Medal of Honor Recipients, 

the United States Coast 

Guard Academy Glee Club, The 

United States Navy Band, and 

Bagpipers. 

All reservations must be received 

by October 1, 2016. Veterans. 

$25 and Guests $50. Checks 

can be made to Vietnam the 50th 

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can be obtained by contacting 

Jo-Ann at (508) 435-9602 or 

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Those eligible will be awarded the 

DOD official award lapel pin for 

service during the ceremony. 

The Mission Statement is to 

thank and honor the Veterans of 

the Vietnam War, thus recognizing 

their service, commitment, 

and sacrifice in defense of freedom 

in Vietnam. Also acknowledging 

those who served in other 

theaters in support of Vietnam 

and those on the home front who 

contributed to the war effort. 

A Formal Memorial Retreat 

and Wreath Laying Ceremony 

will be held at the Vietnam Veterans 

Memorial at Green Hill 

Park, 50 Skyline Drive, Worcester 

on Sunday October 30, 2016 at 9 

a.m. All are invited to attend. 

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NORWOOD DAY 


chor with local bands and dance 

groups performing throughout 

the day while the town gazebo 

lawn will serve as the second anchor 

with the food tent, a petting 

zoo, pony rides and games. 

Norwood Day is a true endorsement 

for the shared respect 

and commitment of its residential 

and business communities. 

To celebrate the strength of its 

collective loyalties, local restaurants 

will be offering samples of 

its diverse menus as a thank you 

Event Calendar 

Friday September 9, Coakley Middle School 

6:30 p.m. Radio Disney offering games and prizes and 

roaming railroad 

8 p.m. Spectacular Fireworks Display 

Saturday, September 10 

9:30 a.m. Norwood Day Parade begins at Morrill 

Memorial Library and runs through 

downtown to gazebo 

9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Norwood Day Celebrations in downtown 


for the continued patronage that 

has made Norwood the unofficial 

restaurant capital of the area. 

Trolleys will also transport riders 

to noteworthy locations throughout 

town, including the police 

and fire stations and Norwood 

Airport where guests can enjoy a 

new display of WWII bombers. 

The entire communal party 

will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

and for just $3 for a Norwood 

Day button ($5 the day of the 

event), entrance and participation 

is free to all events. Buttons can 

be purchased from any committee 

member or at the Civic Center 

on Nahatan St. 

"The whole theory 

behind it is that you 

buy a button for $3 

and you get into all 

these things for free," 

Recreation Directory 

Gerry Miller said. "We 

make it as inexpensive as 

possible and it works out well." 

To help keep costs down and 

in full demonstration as a town 

who pulls together, Norwood 

High School sports teams do 

their part to contribute to the 

day's success. The freshman football 

team will help vendors set up 

in the morning and the girls and 

boys varsity and junior varsity 

soccer teams will assist vendors 

to break down their booths at the 

end of the day. 

Local business sponsors contribute 

greatly financially to make 

these combined events a success 

and also deserve recognition and 

future patronage from Norwood 

residents: Dedham Savings, The 

Gallery Automotive Group, Furlongs 

Candies, Norwood Bank, 

Comcast, Chestnut Hill Realty, 

Lustra Cleaners and Jake N Joes 

Sports Grille. 

Norwood Day would also not 

be possible without the countless 

volunteers who donate their time 

throughout the day giving directions, 

selling buttons and ensuring 

a smooth schedule for all. 

Help is still needed and is welcome 

for any time frame; even an 

hour will allow another volunteer 

to experience the event. For more 

information, call the Civic Center 

at 781-762-0466. 

"The first year I asked Lee 

Kennedy, 'how did you like Norwood 

Day?' Miller said. "She 

said, I don't know, I never left the 

information booth. Since then, I 

ask for volunteers so everyone can 

enjoy the day." 

According to Miller, attracts 

approximately 15,000 visitors. 

Many are from Norwood but 

word has gotten out about grand 

festival and residents from surrounding 

communities cannot 

resist supporting Norwood and 

joining in on the fun! Norwood 

Day has become a valuable opportunity 

for local organizations 

and merchants to meet their 

neighbors and celebrate the spirit 

of the town's communal and 

philanthropic ideas and values. 

Buy a button and join in the fun 

and celebrations!


Wondering Who Will Host a Booth at Norwood Day? 

We Have the List! 

18/8 Fine Men's Salons 

40 Days for Life 

Abel Jimenez 

Abundant Table 

Advanced Dental Centers 

Animal Search & Rescue 

Anytime Fitness 

Associates in Internal Medicine 

Associates in Internal Medicine 

Athletic Republic 

Avalyn Connors 

Babel's Paint & Decorating 

Band Gig 

Bank of Canton 

Bay State Orthodontics 

Big Nick's Italian Ice 

Blue Hills Bank 

Brendan's Snow Kones 

Bright Star Care 

Butterfield Toys 

Camber Real Estate 

Cameron Real Estate Group 

Carpenter's Union 

Charles River Running 

Christian Science Reading 

Circle of Hope 

Coldwell Banker 

College Hunks Hauling Junk 

Connors Pediatric Dentistry 

CPA4 Norwood 

Craig Lowe's Kenpo Karate 

Cub Scout Pack 42 



DAV Chapter 90 

Day Street Sports 

Day Street Sports 

Dental Associates of Walpole 

Donahue Real Estate 

East Coast Aero Club 

Ecumenical Community Food 

Pantry 

Emmanuel Lutheran Church 

Emmanuel Lutheran Church 

Encounter Church 

Express Pizza 

Field Martial Arts Academy 

First Congregational Church 

Folan Landscape 

Friends of Liam/Liam's L.E.E.P. 

Friends of Norwood Boys LAX 

Friends of Norwood Boys Soccer 

Friends of Norwood Center 

Friends of Norwood Library 

Friends of Visual Arts 

Gallery Automotive Group 

GEM 

Gental Dental 

Gillooly Funeral Home 

Golden Living 

Grace Episcopal Church 

Hair Cuttery 

Hellenic Nursing & Rehab 

Hempton Committee 

Home Depot 

Home Helpers & Direct Link 

Home Instead Senior Care 

I Slide Inc. 

Ilovekickboxing.com 

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ITT Technical Institute 

Jehovah's Witnesses 

Jung's US Taekwondo 

JW's KettleKorn 

K & M Studio 

Kinetic Dance Studio 

Knights of Columbus 

Landscape Depot 

Learning Center for Martial Arts 

Learning Center for Martial Arts 

Lilly & Beau 

Lisbeth's 

Lydon & Murphy Insurance 

Marathon Physical Therapy 

Marathon Physical Therapy 

Massage Therapy 

May Funeral Home 

Members Plus Credit Union 

Monster Mini Golf 

N.E. Taekwondo Academy 

Neponset Valley Chamber of 

Commerce 

NHS Alumni Association 

NHS Cheer 

NHS Environmental Youth 

Coalition 

NHS Girls Ice Hockey 

NHS Math Club 

NHS Spike Hers Volleyball Club 

NHS Spike Hers Volleyball Club 

Nickole Klarou 

Norfolk Distric Attorney 

Norfolk Sheriff 

Norwood Adult Day Health 

Norwood Bank 

Norwood Basketball 

Norwood Boosters Club 

Norwood Church of God 

Norwood Dance Academy 

Norwood Democratic Town 

Committee 

Norwood Elk's 



Norwood Evening Garden Club 

Norwood Field Hockey 

Norwood Fine Arts 

Norwood Historical Society 

Norwood Hospital 



Norwood Italian Lodge#1235 

Norwood Jr Womans Club 

Norwood League of Women Voters 

Norwood Lions Club 

Norwood Memory Café 

Norwood Parents Music Association 

Norwood Physical Therapy 

Norwood Police Department 

Norwood Republic Town 

Committee 

Norwood Rotary Club 

Norwood SADD 

Norwood Scholarship 

Norwood SDA Church 

Norwood Youth Football 

NPA 

Orange Leaf 

Orient Lodge of Masons 

Orient Lodge of Masons 

Pediatric Associates of Norwood/ 

Franklin 

Personal Best Karate 

Plunder Jewelry 

Porter & Chester 

R & D Engraving 

Republican John Rogers 

Rhode Island Home Improvement 

Rite Aid Pharmacy 

RO JO Company 

S & S Novelty 

Buddy Jewell 

Country music 

Sept 24 

Comedy Night 

Hurley, Glowacki & Noonan 

Oct 1 

S & S Novelty 

Sassy Bug Boutique 

Saulnier Family Chiropractic 

Seveth Day Adventist 

Shabu Lee 

Sharon Credit Union 

Shining Tiara 

Skating Club of Boston 

Smith Houlihan Irish Dance 

St. Catherine's of Siena Parish 

St. Catherine's of Siena School 

St. George Orthodox Church 

St. George Orthodox Church 

St. Timothy Parish 

Sub Sand Ventures 

Sugar Cone 

Sugar Cone 

Sullivan Tire & Auto Service 

Sunrise of Norwood 

Thirty One Gifts 

Thom Neponset Vally Early 

Intervention 

Title Boxing Club 

Together Yes 

Trinity Community Church 

Tupperware 

Unique Home Care Services 

Velocity Sports Performance 

VFW Auxillary Post 2452 

Victoria's Café 

Wags N Wiskers Pet Grooming 

We The People 

Wholebody Healthcare 

Winter Street Family Dental 

Women's Communnity Committee 

Wounded Warrior Project 

Xtina's Bowtique 

Celtic social club 

Celtic music 

Sept 29 

Abbey Road Complete 

with Denny Laine 

Oct 8 

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Athletes, Injuries and the Solution 

Contributed by John 

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and CEO of Physical Therapy 

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Strains, sprains, pulled muscles 

and even fractures are just some of 

the possible injuries that can befall 

recreational, amateur and professional 

athletes. Sports injuries are 

often exacerbated by the athlete’s 

decision to “power through the 

pain.” The injuries are often more 

severe than those sustained at 

home or work, requiring multiple 

physical therapies and rehabilitation 

techniques to restore full functionality 

to the affected area. 

Athletes are masters of precise 

movements and control, but even 

a slight variation or miscalculation 

can result in an injury. Physical 

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Overuse injuries are also common, 

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not appear to be severe in nature, 

they can quickly transition into a 

chronic condition if left untreated. 

A sore joint from golfing, tennis, 

swimming or pitching can result 

in pain, neurological damage and 

dysfunction that could remove an 

athlete from play for an entire season 

or derail a promising career. 

Physical therapy techniques are 

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injuries and providing rehabilitation 

following an injury or surgery. 

Physical therapy provides pain relief 

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The Best Laid Plans 

Despite careful training and 

appropriate precautions, an injury 

can still occur, and that’s especially 

true for youngsters and 

recreational athletes. More than 

1.35 million children participating 

in sports programs will experience 

a serious injury. Many recreational 

athletes sustain injuries which 

could have been avoided with sufficient 

stretching and warm-up 

exercises. 

Each type of sports activity 

carries its own unique risks for an 

injury. Physical therapists can help 

athletes of all ages with assessments 

to determine areas of body 

weakness and concern. 

Therapies for Life 

An injury requires immediate 

attention and therapists provide 

extensive expertise combined with 

advanced technology designed to 

ease pain, maintain mobility and 

rehabilitate. 

Techniques used may include: 

• Resistance exercises, clinical 

Pilates and yoga enhance balance, 

coordination and endurance, 

along with strength and 

stability. 

• Therapeutic massage aids in 

pain management, relieves 

inflammation and works with 

the body’s own healing abilities. 

• Gait assessments identify areas 

of weakness and inefficiency. 

• Aquatic therapy offers gentle 

resistance for building 

strength, endurance and stability. 

Physical therapists help athletes 

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endeavor reduce the risk of 

injury, treat injuries that do occur, 

and provide customized treatment 

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Veteran Appreciation Concert 

Friday, September 16 

Local rock band Partisan 

Rancour invites the local 

community to help honor 

America's veterans. They will 

be performing songs from their 

recent CD “Parallel 33,” about 

the experience of deploying to 

war and returning home from a 

personal, non-political perspective. 

This haunting, classic-rock infused 

album addresses issues common 

to all who served: answering the 

call to duty, serving in a combat 

zone, the relationship and family 

challenges of going to war, and 

the process of reintegrating upon 

returning home. 

Featuring Norwood residents Thomas Steele(Desert Storm and Iraqi 

Freedom veteran) and Sara Steele, with fellow band members Jeff 

Hill(of Millis), Dan Massoffand David Sands (both of Newton). 

Norwood Retired 

Men's Club 

Now Recruiting New Members! 

Next Meeting: Tuesday September 13, 10 a.m., Norwood 

Elks, 152 Winslow Ave. 

There will be an election of new officers at the close of 

the year and the organization in danger of ending the club, as 

there has been a dearth of volunteers willing to take on any of 

the responsibility of running the club and the present officers 

refuse to give it another go. 

You don’t have to be a Norwood resident but you must be 

60 or older and retired or semi retired. The dues are $10 yearly 

and there is no initiation or initiation fee. Just walk in and say 

“Hello”. 

The club has two breakfast meetings a year and two trips 

a year, one in the summer and one in the winter, to which the 

significant others are invited. There is a golf league that plays 

at the Norwood Country Club on Thursday mornings with 

scheduled tee times. There is also a Bocce league that plays on 

Wednesday mornings at the Senior Center courts at 9:30 am. 

Every league welcomes new members. 

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September 1 

National Alliance for the 

Mentally Ill Monthly Meeting 

Norwood Hospital, Lorusso 

Building 

7 p.m. 

Mental illness often it 

strikes in late adolescence, 

devastating the afflicted 

person and the family. The 

South Norfolk Alliance is 

composed of such families 

who find mutual support and 

join together to advocate for 

their loved ones. For more 

information, call Ray at 508- 

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First Day of School! 

Grades 1-12 return for the 

Norwood 2016/2017 school 

year! 

Farmer's Market 

Town Common 

12-5:30 p.m. 

The Norwood Farmer's 

Market offers a variety of 

fresh fruit and vegetables, 

homemade goods and many 

items for dinner or snacks. 

Each week is different with 

entertainment, kids' activities 

or information on downtown 

businesses and local non 

profits. Music: Mike Delaney. 

Check out their calendar at 

www.norwoodfarmersmarket. 

com. 


First Day for Norwood 

Kindergarten and Pre-School! 

Norwood's youngest students 

begin the 2016/2017 school 

year! 

FREE Cancer Screening 

Norwood Hospital, pain 

management center 

2-4:30 p.m. 

Norwood Hospital will host 

a free skin cancer screening 

with Paul G. Rolincik, MD, 

and Paula Karol, NP. Enter 

from the back of the hospital, 

conveniently located off 

the visitor parking lot, or 

follow signs from within the 

hospital. Validated parking 

will be offered. 

Learn to Knit 

Morrill Memorial Library 

6 p.m. 

Several librarians (and 

veteran knitters) will lead 

a workshop about how to 

knit, from casting on to 

binding off. The class will 

work together on the same 

project, and all materials will 

be provided in a kit for $5.00. 

After you've taken the Learn 

to Knit Class you'll be able 

to join Stitch Therapy on 

September 20th to continue 

working on your project. 

Space is very limited, so call 

781-769-0200 x110 or email 

norprograms@minlib.net to 

sign up. Participants must be 

14 years of age or older. 

Genealogy 101 


6:30 p.m. 

Local genealogist, Joe Petrie, 

will offer a seminar packed 

with useful information and 

resources. The program 

will cover genealogy using a 

Pedigree Chart; databases to 

use to fill in vital information, 

such as place and date of 

birth, marriage, and death; 

how to work backwards using 

birth and marriage records; 

how to verify information; 

how to use relatives as 

resources; collecting 

"quasi-vital" information 

not on a Pedigree Chart; 

GotGenealogy.com's 10 

Golden Rules; and how to 

select a genealogy software. 

To sign up, call 781-769-0200 

x110, email norprograms@ 

minlib.net, or visit the 

reference or information 

desk. 


Norwood Day Fireworks 

Coakley Middle School 

6:30 p.m. 

A DJ and Roaming Railroad 

will be at the school before 

the fireworks start! 


Norwood Day! 

Downtown Norwood & 

Town Common 

9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Calendar of Events 

This yearly event cannot be 

missed. There will be live, 

local entertainment, games, 

prizes, rafters, food, sidewalk 

sales, business groups an 

town department displays. 

Norwood Day Buttons are 

$3 in advance and can be 

purchased at the Civic Center 

or any committee member. 

Buttons are $5 the day of the 

event. 


The College Application Process 

for Parents 


7 p.m. 

Brian Sheehan, Ph.D. has 

some tips for parents to 

help manage the college 

application process. Dr. 

Sheehan's presentation will 

focus on reducing your stress, 

helping with the application 

process, financial aid, and 

deadlines. Feel free to email 

questions ahead of time at 

bsheehan@maldenps.org. 

To sign up for this program, 

call 781-769-0200 x110, 

email norprograms@minlib. 

net, or visit the reference or 

information desk. 

Parkway Orchestra Recruiting 

for Open Positions 

First Congregational Church, 

100 Winter St. 

7:30 p.m. 

There are openings for all 

positions with emphasis 

on violin, viola, and string 

bass. Possibility of soloist 

opportunities for members 

who are so inclined. 

Experienced volunteer 

musicians are invited to 

contact call for information 

on attending open rehearsals. 

Call 781-444-5041 or email 

parkwayconcertorchestra@ 

gmail.com. For more 

information about 

the orchestra, visit the 

orchestra's website at www. 

parkwayconcertorchestra.org. 


Norwood Retired Men's Club 

Norwood Elks, 152 Winslow 

Ave. 

10 a.m. 

There will be a coffee and 

donuts before the meeting. 

There will be an election 

of new officers at the close 

of the year and we are in 

danger of ending the club, 

as there has been a dearth 

of volunteers willing to take 

on any of the responsibility 

of running the club and the 

present officers refuse to give 

it another go.You don’t have 

to be a Norwood resident but 

you must be 60 or older and 

retired or semi retired. 


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12-5:30 p.m. 













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Veteran Appreciation Concert 

Norwood Town Common 

6:30 p.m. 

Local rock band Partisan 

Rancour will perform 

songs from their recent CD 

“Parallel 33” about the 

experience of deploying to 

war and returning home 

from a personal, non-political 

perspective. This haunting, 

classic-rock infused album 

addresses issues common to 

all who served. Join them 

in celebrating the service 

and sacrifice of America's 

veterans. 


First Time Homebuyer 

Workshop 


11 a.m. 


Lego Workshop 

Civic Center 

2:45 p.m. 

This Lego workshop 

encourages individual 

creativity, imagination and 

teamwork! Minecraft is the 

theme for this afternoon. For 

ages 7-10 years old. Cost is 

$50 per person. Register at 

the Civic Center. 

Literacy Volunteer Tutor 

Orientation 


6:30 p.m. 

This is an orientation 

meeting for volunteer tutor 

training. The library will hold 

two training workshops later 

in the fall. To register or for 

more information, call 781- 

769-4599. 

Parkway Orchestra Recruiting 

for Open Positions 

First Congregational Church, 

100 Winter St. 

7:30 p.m. 

There are openings for all 

positions with emphasis 

on violin, viola, and string 

bass. Possibility of soloist 

opportunities for members 

who are so inclined. 

Experienced volunteer 

musicians are invited to 

contact call for information 

on attending open rehearsals. 

Call 781-444-5041 or email 

parkwayconcertorchestra@ 

gmail.com. For more 

information about 

the orchestra, visit the 

orchestra's website at www. 

parkwayconcertorchestra.org. 


Norwood Schools-1/2 Day 

Professional Development 

Day for Norwood teachers. 

Release times: Coakley 

Middle School, 11 a.m.; 

Norwood High School, 11:30 

a.m., all elementary schools, 

12:30 p.m., Willett Early 

Learning Center, 12 noon. 

Lunch will be served to all. 


Town Common 

12-5:30 p.m. 













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Norwood Hospital will 

be partnering with ENT 

Specialists, Inc. and Seema 

V. Byahatti, MD for a 

free oral, head & neck 

cancer screening. For an 

appointment, register by 

calling 800-488-5959. 

Stitch Therapy 


6:30 p.m. 

Join stitchers of all types for 

an enjoyable and informal 

monthly gathering in the 

Simoni Room. Bring your 

project to work on or 

motivate yourself to start 

or learn a new craft by 

watching others. There is no 

formal instruction - stitchers 

help other stitchers. Sign up 

at the library reference or 

information desk, 

call 781-769-0200, x110 

or 222, or email 

norprograms@minlib.net. 


Buddy Jewel 

Norwood Theatre 

7:30 p.m. 

After winning “Nashville 

Star,” Buddy experienced 

stunning success. His first 

album debuted at number 

one on Billboard Magazine’s 

album chart and was certified 

gold in both the US and 

Canada within a month. In 

addition to performing across 

the United States, Buddy 

has literally played around 

the world. and now arrives is 

Norwood! Tickets are $29 for 

adults and $26 for seniors/ 

students. To purchase tickets, 

visit norwoodstate.com, call 

781-551-9000 or visit the box 

office, Monday–Friday, 10 

a.m.–12 p.m. and 3–5 p.m. 

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100 Norfolk Aggie Anniversary 

Expo 

Norfolk Agricultural School, 

300 Main St. (Rte. 1A), 

Walpole 

10 a.m.-4 p.m. 

Celebrate the Aggie's 

centennial! The day will 

include vendors, apple 

picking, demonstrations, 

hayrides, a petting zoo and a 

kids zone! 


Dory Party 

Civic Center 

9:30 a.m. 

Explore an ocean adventure 

at this Finding Dory party, 

complete with snacks and 

ocean crafts! For ages 3-5 

years old. Cost is $10 for 

residents, $15 for non 

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Registry of Deeds Computer 

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Norfolk County Registry 

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Dedham 

4:30 p.m. 

Register of Deeds William 

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free informational seminar 

on computer assisted land 

records research. The 

seminar is intended for both 

real estate professionals and 

the general public. The 

seminar is free, but RSVP 

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Celtic Social Club 

Norwood Theatre 

7:30 p.m. 

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and Asturias. Tickets for this 

show are $30 for adults and 

$27 for seniors/students. 

To purchase tickets, visit 

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a.m.–12 p.m. and 3–5 p.m. 

Symphony of the Soil 


7 p.m. 

This film by Deborah 

Koons Garcia (2013) is an 

investigation and celebration 

of what is rightly called the 

interface between geology 

and biology. It takes between 

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Community Tennis 

by Christopher Tremblay 

In 2003, Norwood resident 

and tennis advocate, John Ratto, 

decided to develop the Norwood 

Community Tennis Association 

(NCTA). Ratto, a tennis pro and 

instructor, personally did all the 

leg work and made a small tennis 

club into the NCTA, a non-profit 

organization. Thirteen years later, 

the program is going strong despite 

Ratto’s stepping down as 

president. 

About three years ago Kathy 

Keady took over the presidency 

of NCTA and strives to continue 

things the way Ratto did when 

he got the Norwood program up 

and running. The NCTA currently 

puts forth a Mixed Doubles 

Round Robin that runs from May 

through October; a spring and fall 

Women’s League as well as spring, 

summer and fall clinics for children 

between the ages of 7 and 

12. 

According to Keady, the group’s 

biggest activity is the Mixed Doubles 

Round Robin which runs for 

months on Wednesday nights, 

7-9 p.m., at the Coakley Middle 

School tennis courts. The round 

robin is very flexible in terms of 

participating just as long as you 

are a NCTA member. 

“All you have to do is basically 

show up and play," Keady said. "It 

allows the community to be flexible 

and play when they want to, 

especially with the ebb and flow 

of the summer and vacations.The 

group was set up for the sole purpose 

of tennis enthusiasts getting 

together to play a sport they love, 

while meeting new players.” 

The program usually has all 

four courts going at once so there 

are usually 16 or so participants 

on any given Wednesday night in 

Norwood. 

Unlike the come as you please 

attitude of the mixed doubles, the 

Women’s spring and fall leagues 

are much more rigid. Women, 18 

years of age and older, take part 

in a league that runs for about two 

months (The fall league starts just 

after Labor Day and concludes 

around Halloween). Women are 

asked to commit to the league as 

Keady and her staff have to develop 

a weekly schedule pairings. 

NCTA uses the registration 

fees to pay for the tennis balls used 

every Monday night throughout 

the 8 week sessions. Like the 

round robin program, the spring 

and fall leagues are also played at 

the Coakley Middle School. 

“Through the years we have 

been very lucky that the town of 

Norwood has allowed us to continue 

to use the tennis courts there; 

all we have to do is work around 

the high school tennis team’s 

schedules,” Keady said. “We are 

very grateful that John had such a 

great relationship with the town.” 

While Keady is busily handling 

the Mixed Doubles and the Women’s 

Leagues, NCTA Vice President 

John Hsu is in charge of the 

kids program, which usually runs 

three sessions (Spring, Summer 

and Fall). However, while in the 

past the NCTA has run all three 6 

week sessions April, July and September, 

this year there will only be 

Norwood Sports 

two sessions. With the Summer 

session starting late (early August), 

there will be no fall session. 

These children’s programs are 

basically for beginners to get involved 

in the sport. 

“The clinics are for children 

7-12 and will teach them beginning 

tennis skills, like hitting a ball 

and how to hold their racquet,” 

Hsu said. “I’m hoping to install 

the love of the game to them so 

that they continue to play it as 

teenagers and well into their adult 

years.” 

These clinics are also held at 

the Coakley Tennis Courts (6-7:30 

p.m., on Tuesday evenings) and at 

press time there was a waiting list, 

but for very specific reasons. 

“We are limited to not only 

the courts, but to the number of 

volunteers we have,” Hsu said. “I 

don’t want large groups with kids 

just standing around. I prefer the 

smaller groups where they can actually 

get involved a longer time.” 

Originally Hsu wanted to go 

without charging a fee, but the 

NCTA recommended that they 

charge to keep people honest. 

“The fee was put in to make 

sure people were serious about 

learning, not just signing up and 

possibly going,” Hsu said. 

As the Vice President continues 

to provide the Norwood youth 

with an introduction to tennis, he’s 

hoping that they develop a shared 

passion for the sport. 

“This game has brought a lot 

of joy to me as well as meeting 

new people – I’m looking to pass 

that along,” Hsu said. “There is 

a decline in the game and I’d like 

to bring it back. This is a game 

that you can play until an old age. 

There are not too many sports 

that one can continue to play until 

80 years of age.” 

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by Christopher Tremblay 

Norwood Sports 

NHS Fall Sports Hoping for More Wins in 2016 

When Norwood Athletic Director 

Jon Longley returns to work 

this fall, he’s probably going to 

hope that his coaches have figured 

out a way to improve upon last 

season’s win total. The Mustangs 

boasted nine teams last fall for a 

combined 33 wins, 91 losses and 6 

ties. The field hockey team was the 

only fall sport at Norwood to post 

an above .500 record going 13-4- 

1; unfortunately they were upset 

in the first round of the Division 

1 South Tournament to Canton 

2-1. 

Going into last year’s campaign, 

Doliner was unsure of what 

she was going to get from her athletes 

having lost a good number of 

seniors the year prior and found 

she had numerous holes to fill on 

the field. Finishing second behind 

Walpole in the Herger Division of 

the Bay State League one could 

say the coach filled those holes 

quite nicely as the squad took to 

heart the team’s motto “Earned 

Not Given”. 

Coming back this fall will be senior 

Coley Hayes, who moved to 

center halfback last season and became 

the team’s defensive leader. 

Casey Macdonald (11 goals, 6 

assists) and Bryn Garczynski (14 

goals, 3 assists) each found themselves 

as the Mustang’s second 

best scorer each tallying 17 points. 

Other instrumental pieces returning 

this year will be sophomore 

Rose Campbell, the team’s left 

back who continually improved 

as the season went on and junior 

Janelle Kelleher, who split time in 

goal last fall with Beth Tobio. With 

Tobio moving onto college, Kelleher 

should be the team’s number 

one goaltender. 

Both the boys (2-9) and girls 

(3-8) cross country teams improved 

upon their single win from 

the previous year. Coach Aimee 

Worcester was rather pleased 

with her team’s performances 

despite having such small numbers 

(11 girls and 22 boys) lining 

up at the starting line each week. 

Senior Fiona Jordan, who edged 

out Chelsea Colbert’s old course 

record by .02 by posting a time of 

20.08, will be looked upon to continue 

her dominance on the track 

for the Mustangs. Senior Patrick 

Forest and junior Craig Riley will 

be looked upon to keep lowering 

their times on the boy’s squad. 

After finally qualifying to participate 

in the State Tournament, 

golf Coach Jim Sweeney’s team 

took some giant steps backwards 

last fall going 0-12. However, this 

fall is a new season and with the 

new season comes a new challenge 

and the golf team would 

like to move forward and once 

again return to tournament status. 

Senior Michael Saad, who will be 

playing in his fourth season with 

Norwood, should be the man to 

carry this squad. Seniors Sean 

Briggs and Owen Kelly, as well as 

juniors Ryan Giffin and Declan 

Tolman, will once again be patrolling 

the greens for the Mustangs 

this fall; sophomores Michael Curley, 

Charlie Hanoian, John Cotter, 

Chris Martin and Matt Hennessey 

will all tee it up with a year of experience 

under their belt. 

The swimming/diving team 

posted a 3-7 record in the pool 

last fall. Coach Jennifer Rodger is 

hoping that her numbers in terms 

of athletes continues to rise giving 

the team more flexibility. And although 

the squad only managed 

five wins, Rodger likes how the 

swimmers posted a good number 

of personal bests last fall. 

Junior Gracie Gillis should be 

back to swimming at high levels in 

the 100 back stroke and the 200 

freestyle. Other Norwood athletes 

looking to help the Mustangs move 

up the ranks are senior Brendan 

Hurley (100 breast stroke), sophomore 

Austin Reardon (50/100 

freestyle), senior Elizabeth Wagner 

(100 freestyle) and senior diver 

Emerson Kearns. 

The girls volleyball team had 

the second highest win total last 

fall for the Mustangs going 5-16 on 

the courts despite losing Amanda 

Springer, their best all around 

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Copponi (setter), Krista Bradley 

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who all happen to also play basketball. 

Senior Shai Bigelow, who saw 

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hoping to find a more stable role. 

In addition to the seniors, the team 

will also look to setter Erin Spalding, 

right side hitter Kaylan Reen, 

Christin Meimarides and junior 

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Attention parents of school 

aged children, get your check 

books ready because Norwood 

Schools are about to start…let 

the games begin. 

If you have pre-school 

kiddos, get ready to write the 

checks…for school tuition. And 

don’t forget pre and post school 

day tuition. 

For the public school 

kiddos, what about the other, 

“necessities?” Apparently, kiddos 

need clothes for schoolexpensive 

ones. From what I 

understand, and have been informed 

of many times by the 

numerous small Fitzgeralds that 

live in my house and consume 

vast quantities of my food that 

they are apparently physically 

unable to clean up after-the 

clearance racks at Wal-mart or 

Sears are not cool. 

We need to shop at places 

like Aeropostle (which I still can’t 

pronounce or spell correctly), 

Hollister (where everything 

smells like cheap cologne for 

weeks-regardless of the amount 

of times you wash) and Sperry 

(apparently a type of shoe for all 

of the kids in Norwood that own 

or plan on owning a yacht in the 

near future) are what this week’s 

cool kids are wearing. So parents, 

grab your debit cards, forget 

this month’s mortgage, write 

those checks so your kid looks 

good the first day of school. 

Remember, next 

month all those new clothes that 

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you bought will be in a ball, on 

the floor of your child’s bedroom 

within close proximity of 

the laundry basket that you also 

purchased. You know- the one 

your child can’t quite manage 

to reach. For all you Norwoodites, 

parents of NHS grads like 

myself, and those with kids hoping 

to graduate this year, think 

about the potential basketball 

scholarship your kid could’ve 

earned if only he aimed to shoot 

and get his dirty sweatpants into 

the laundry basket, but I digress. 

What about lunch? Of 

course you gave your Pre K and 

grammar school child breakfast. 

Most likely they didn’t eat it- but 

you bought it. And made it. 

Then there’s lunch. There 

will be no peanut butter and 

jelly sandwiches wrapped in fold 

over top sandwich bags. Apparently 

these have been deemed 

a weapon of mass destruction. 

And sandwiches will never, ever 

be placed in the brown paper 

bags of yore, because that’s unheard 

of. Its’ embarrassing, it’s 

just not done. 

Your child will be sporting 

a Vera Bradleyesque paisley, 

or Burberry plaid lunch bag 

complete with insulated interior. 

There will be no brown 

paper bag because they don’t 

have matching key chains, back 

packs, or pens. 

And what is inside that fancy 

frou frou lunch bag? Not liverwurst 

and Twinkies. 

Kids of today want Lunchables-basically 

teeny tiny morsels 

of cheese, alongside even 

smaller pieces of ham, or 

chicken nuggets (they claim 

there is chicken inside but I still 

don’t buy it and I’ve been missing 

my cat and hamster for a 

few weeks now, just saying) full 

of nothing good for them to eat. 

And of course this pre-processed, 

chemically infused lunch 

your kid loves will leave them 

starved at the end of the day. 

So, whatever free time you 

had planned will be spent buying 

more groceries at Stop and 

Shop-despite the forty tiny 

packs of Lunchables your child 

begged you for and ultimately 

consumed within the first week 

of school. He will be hungry for 

at least four hours after school 

starts. And fruit, which apparently 

is bad for you, because of 

pesticides won’t cut it- but cookies 

and chips will. 

And how does one get their 

child to school? Well if your kid 

is in sixth grade at the Middle 

School-it is a free ride. What a 

tease. The first year is free. For 

the next two years, the deposit 

of a kidney and the promise of 

your first born grandkid will suffice 

as down payment for the 

bus. Unless you live in Kansas, 

then the bus is free. 

This also goes for the High 

School. This year the hubby 

and I had a long discussion 

about the bus. Should we pay 

for it (because the middle one 

has friends to drive him and 

why are we paying for the bus 

when he isn’t actually on it) or 

should we put money towards 

our car? The one we actually 

use and drive to places like work 

and Stop and Shop to buy more 

food for the needy small people 

that live in our house? 

In the end, he won-we paid 

for the bus that the boy will 

probably never ride. But for the 

next few weeks, we will be eating 

tuna casserole-I hear there’s 

a big sale on it at Stop and Shop 

this month. 

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the teachers, write the checks. 

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Norwood Public Schools – 2016-2017 School Year Calendar 

2016 

Sept 1 Thurs. Professional Development – Students not in Session 

2 Fri. Labor Day Long Weekend – Students not in Session 

5 Mon. Labor Day – Schools Closed 

6 Tues. Grades 1-12 Begin 

7 Wed. Kindergarten & Pre-School Orientation 

8 Thurs. Kindergarten & Pre-School Begin 

20 Tues. Professional Development Day – ½ day – A.M. Session only 

Oct. 10 Mon. Columbus Day – Schools Closed 

24 Mon. Professional Development Day – ½ day – A.M. Session only 

Nov. 8 Tues. Professional Development – Students not in Session 

11 Fri. Veteran's Day – Schools Closed 

18 Fri. Elementary Parent Conferences – ½ Day – A.M. Session only 

18 Fri. HS & CMS Professional Development Day – ½ Day – A.M. Session only 

23 Wed. Thanksgiving Recess – Schools Close at Noon 

28 Mon. Schools Reopen 

Dec. 7 Wed. HS Curriculum Development (HS Only Dismissal @ 1:00PM) 

7 Wed. CMS & Elementary Professional Development Day – ½ Day – A.M. Session only 

23 Fri. Holiday Recess – ½ Day – A.M. Session only (Schools Closed Dec. 26–Jan. 2) 

2017 

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April 3 Mon. HS Curriculum Development (HS Only Dismissal @ 1:00PM) 

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29 Mon. Memorial Day – Schools Closed 

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It’s been years in the making, 

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Pet Corner 

New info on Goldie: You may 

remember this 8 year’s young laid 

back sweetheart. The new info is 

that he is lap cat! His human was 

in a wheelchair, and Goldie would 

sit on her lap. What a buddy! 

He unfortunately lost his human 

when she passed away at the nursing 

home where they lived. Family 

couldn’t adopt him, so one of our 

volunteers stepped in and brought 

him to our shelter so we could help 

him find his way to a wonderful 

new home. Could it be yours? 

Goldie 

You are welcome to visit Goldie 

during Norwood Petco’s store 

hours. 

Hello from Luna! I’m about 

three, and was found living outside 

an apartment complex where my 

previous owners left me cold and 

hungry. Now I am in foster care 

and couldn’t be happier! My foster 

parents have a dog and two cats 

and it doesn’t matter to me at all. 

I like to get along with everyone. 

I’m looking for a forever home so 

I can be a companion. Something 

you should know about me: I 

have chronic rhinitis, an irritation 

and inflammation of the mucous 

membrane inside my cute nose. 

This means I have a runny nose. 

I would need continued medical 

care when adopted: antibiotics for 

associated bacterial infections as 

they arise, and even a nebulizer, 

plus periodic nasal flushing which 

is done at a specialty veterinarian 

to aid in my comfort. I’m not 

handicapped by this but need this 

care in order to be comfortable 

and allow me to eat and thrive. 

Give me a call and I’d be glad to 

discuss more details! 

Luna 

Fill out a no-obligation application 

on our website. Indicate the 

cat you’re interested in, or let us 

help you find a great match! 

Remember Lily and Diesel? 

They won the hearts of Caitlin 

and Mark, adopters with love and 

patience to spare! We knew they 

would be the perfect parents for 

this pair whose human was no 

longer allowed to have them, and 

were having a bit of a tough time 

adapting to life at the shelter. 

Here’s the latest from Caitlin: 

“All is going wonderfully! Lily is 

officially Queen of Cuddle...she’ll 

sit with us and purr like a motorboat. 

Diesel continues to make 

awesome progress -- last night he 

jumped up on the bed and cuddled. 

He’s so much less anxious 

now-- he’ll show belly when we’re 

petting him.” 

Great matches and happy endings 

is what we’re all about. Let 

us help find the perfect match for 

you! 

Lily 

A lesson about vaccinations 

from Gus Dear little Gus acquired 

the feline distemper virus, Panleukopenia. 

We gave him his very 

best possibility to make it by ensuring 

he received the superb supportive 

care that Tufts VETS in 

Walpole provide. Gus did his part 

and tried his hardest to battle this 

devastating infection, but his body 

could not continue to fight and he 

lost the struggle. 

Feline distemper is 99% preventable 

with vaccines, so please 

let Gus be a reminder to all that 

it is of utmost importance to keep 

our pets current on their vaccines. 

See your vet, or search the Internet 

for options such as Petco clinics 

and other low-cost providers. 

We hope all pet owners realize 

that serious health issues can crop 

up unexpectedly, and consider appropriate 

pet insurance to assist in 

times like this. 

BSAC stands behind all our 

cats and treats each one as an individual 

case. If there is a chance to 

make it through a trauma, disease, 

Gus 

or condition, we will pursue it. Because 

this becomes quite costly, we 

welcome any donations to restore 

the thousands of dollars depleted 

from funds we collect for cases just 

like Gus’. We have four additional 

highly expensive cases we are concurrently 

working on. 

If you would like to donate, 

please send a check made out to: 

Bay State Animal Cooperative, 

Inc., 47 Windsor Rd., Norwood, 

MA 02062. Thank you! Any 

amount will make a difference. 

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organization. All donations 

are tax deductible. 

Meet Meowth: Named after a 

cat Pokemon, Meowth is a sweet 

tiger kitten approximately 16 

weeks old. She is a bit cautious as 

she began life outside fending for 

herself. 

She loves a good belly rub. She 

is spayed, micro-chipped, vaccinated. 

She is currently in foster 

and would do great with a dog or 

other cats too. 

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Say NO to Barn Babies 

at Norwood Day 

Key points to Note: 

We feel this activity, in the name of “FUN,” is the epitome 

of animal exploitation. 

We have offered $1,000 to cancel this event this year-NOW! 

Before Sept. 10th 

We have expressed genuine concerns for the health and welfare 

of infant animals that are not yet old enough to be 100% 

vaccinated against potential disease. 

We have requested copies of rabies vaccines. We have requested 

diagnostic testing to confirm that there is no risk to 

the public regarding animal to human disease transmission, 

without any response. 

What can you do? Please join us as we protest this event IF 

it continues to be present at Norwood Day 2016 AND please 

send your written concerns to the selectmen directly at selectmen@norwoodma.gov 

. 

Responding directly to BSAC will not get the job done. 

Reach out to the selectmen and say “NO” to the Barn Babies 

at Norwood Day at selectmen@norwoodma.gov 

Searching for a 

New Adoption 

Center 

Bay State Animal Cooperative is always seeking a better 

location for our kitties to reside prior to adoption. We 

are desperately in need of a facility location where we can 

socialize new cats, quarantine sick kitties and where all of 

our adoptable kitties can play and mingle while we look 

for their forever homes. The ability for Bay State Animal 

Cooperative to rescue more kitties with less logistical issues 

is crucial. Please consider reaching out to building owners, 

house owners, etc., in the Norwood area who can help us 

make this possible. Any ideas or help is welcome! Please 

email us at info@baystateanimals.org. Immediate need! 

Contact Us 

Reach out to Bay State Animal Cooperative, Inc. if you need pet care assistance, are surrendering 

a loved one, seeking some advice, or want to add a furry feline friend to your family. You can reach 

us at info@baystateanimals.org or check us out at baystateanimals.org or facebook.com/BSAC09. 

Visit our adoptable cats at the Norwood Petco Adoption Center! We are always seeking volunteers for 

our adoption center, foster care, fundraising, and are currently taking letters of interest from qualified 

applicants for board member positions.


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payments as well as whether or not 

you have too many outstanding 

debts. 

Cash in the Bank 

Buying a home comes with 

many costs you need to pay for 

on top of the mortgage, including 

closing costs, insurance premiums, 

taxes and homeowners association 

fees. Your lender will want to see 

that you have enough money to 

cover these expenses for up to six 

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If you've previously been a 

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Factors that may prevent you 

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An applicant will need their two 

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Not only will a large down payment 

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