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Page 2 Norwood Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com August 2018 HEALTH continued from page 1 –comprise the current board. The board has autonomous authority to make decisions, allowing them to quickly handle any emergency situations that may arise. You may already know that the Health Department issues permits and licenses for food service providers, including school cafeterias, caterers, bakeries, nursing homes, function halls, retail markets and the like. But you might be surprised to learn that they also inspect and license funeral directors, hotels and motels, liquor stores, public and semi-public pools, tanning salons, gyms, spas and other facilities used by the public. They also issue burial permits. And, they inspect and license recreational camps for children, which involves background checks for staff, ensuring that camper and staff immunizations are up-to-date, overseeing the general safety of the camp environment, and providing information to camp directors about sun safety, heatrelated illnesses, tick and mosquito borne diseases, meningitis and other communicable diseases. “Most of our inspections are done by our Sanitarian, Angelo De Luca,” Reiss said. “He is quite adept at his job and amazing to watch.” Last year alone, De Luca performed 432 food inspections focusing on safety and sanitation to prevent disease and illness. Assistant Director Stacey Lane is a registered nurse. Among other responsibilities, she handles housing inspections to ensure that living conditions are safe and sanitary. Requests for inspection can be made by renter or owneroccupied buildings, but Reiss says they are most often requested by tenants. Most of us don’t want to think about communicable diseases. Our Health Department stays on top of that for us, conducting investigations to identify sources of infection within the community and taking appropriate control measures. Last year, they handled 280 cases, more than half of which involved Influenza, Hepatitis C and suspected cases of Lyme Disease. Health counseling, blood pressure clinics, flu vaccines, emergency preparedness plans, Marine Corps League “Once a Marine, Always a Marine” Norfolk County Detachment Meetings held 3rd Tuesday of each month (except July and August) 7PM Norwood V.F.W., 193 Dean Street, Norwood, MA 02062 For Membership Info contact Bill Maguire 617.710.6722 Call to Schedule Service PICK-UP & DELIVERY Outdoor Power Equipment Parts & Service Lawn Tractors • Lawn Mowers • Snow Blowers Now located inside AT YOUR SERVICES AUTO REPAIR 236 Pleasant Street, Norwood 781-269-1555 senior issues, student eye and dental clinics, sponsoring wellness programs and food safety workshops, enforcing local, state and federal codes, and keeping abreast of new health initiatives and ways to communicate them to us... these are some of the everyday things that this department does. Reiss says the Health Department is always changing in line with new programs to help prevent disease by addressing risk and protective factors. One of these changes is to the Norwood Smiles program that the Health Department offers in partnership with the Norwood schools. This program builds on the former oral health program provided by the Town. It has two phases. First, students in grades 1-6 receive basic oral health screening exams in the schools. The results of the screening exams are sent home and families can take advantage of the opportunity to receive their child’s basic dental care through the Norwood Smiles program. (Basic dental care includes cleanings, sealants, x-rays and fluoride treatments.) The services are provided by contracted pediatric dentist, Mark Stone, DMD, MScD, in his Norwood office. If parents do not have dental insurance, the Norwood Smiles program will cover the cost of basic dental care as well as any co-pays or deductibles. If parents do have insurance, the insurance company will be billed for the service by Dr. Stone’s office. Reiss says they are currently evaluating the success of the program. “We already know this change has produced a cost savings to the Town and provided better services for the children,” Reiss said. “However, transportation is currently a barrier and we’re working on a solution.” In other efforts to help our citizenry, the Health Department applied for and received a twoyear mental health grant, which it is using to contract with the INTERFACE Referral Service. This mental health resource and referral Helpline exists to help children, adults and families become connected with mental health and wellness resources. Look for information to come out this fall about the new program for residents. One of the areas Reiss is most enthusiastic about is the department’s involvement in Impact Norwood, a community coalition she helped create with Police Chief William Brooks, which is working to prevent substance use in Norwood. “When Chief Brooks called and asked me to help create the coalition, my plate was full, but, I couldn’t say no,” Reiss said. “Our police chief is very persuasive.” The coalition has a strong foundation. Created in 2014, more than 75 people committed to it – people from all of the Town departments, parents, youth, businesses, the Chamber of Commerce and Norwood Hospital. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s office and Norwood Hospital provided seed money to get the coalition started and paved the way to apply for the Drug Free Communities grant from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Impact Norwood will receive $125,000 per year for 10 years. Over the next few years, the coalition will focus on preventing and reducing underage alcohol and youth marijuana use. “We need to understand substance use as a disease,” Reiss said. “It is not an opioid crisis, it’s an addiction crisis! Our focus will be on the youth of Norwood. We will work toward ensuring that future generations living in our community don’t have to go up against the epidemic plaguing our country today.” Asked how she measures the success of Norwood’s public health programs, Reiss said, “Our mission is to promote health and prevent disease. Prevention is always hard to see. We are out there every day, but it’s hard to show what it is you’ve prevented.” For more information on how you can be part of the Impact Norwood Prevention Coalition, go to www. impactnorwood.org.
August 2018 Norwood Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 3 An Amazing Story CROSS continued from page 1 they build the streets and sidewalk system. It includes, but is not limited to: shorter crossing distances achieved by bump outs that can be found throughout Norwood Center, and Pedestrian refuge islands, like the ones found in front of the Civic Center and Washington St at Norwood Hospital. They also created more visible crosswalk patterns that the Town has adopted as its standard. The Education is achieved by the signage the Committee has adopted: Stop for Pedestrian, and a banner created by Norwood High School students that promotes pedestrian safety. And now, they have introduced the Stop, Look, Cross signs. ‘The signs read, “STOP LOOK both ways CROSS - Remember, your safety depends on you,” Riccardi said. “Again, we are trying to educate the pedestrian to take their safety Westwood Insurance Home Home Auto Auto Business Business 1408 Providence Hwy #224 Norwood, MA 02062 in their own hands and do not assume motorists will see them or will stop.” Presently, there are approximately 100 of these signs located at various crosswalks that do not have pedestrian signals. As the DPW budget allows, more are to be erected throughout the Town. The Town of Norwood has taken a significant amount of action to improve the pedestrian environment throughout its streets and sidewalks. Ultimately, the result of these actions will only be realized if both the motorist and pedestrian respect each other .Motorists need to understand their surroundings, and pedestrians need to be cautious when crossing a travelled way. With more and more cars added to the roads each year, it is this sentiment to keep in mind. Nothing works if the balance has been tipped. So, use caution and always remember to STOP, LOOK both ways, CROSS. “Thank You” TO OUR VETS Make a $50 donation or greater to Clear Path For Veterans New England and You could receive UP TO a 5% DISCOUNT on your MA Personal Auto policy from Safety Insurance Company. PHONE (781) 352-8510 FAX (781) 352-8509 TEXT (781) 713-0162 By R. Christopher Cook Everyone loves a good story. At least I know I always did. Isn’t that why we go to the movies? To see or experience a well-told story. I always liked the stories we heard in our youth. The ones that not only taught us about our history, but helped us remember it as well. Stories about people like George Washington, Paul Revere, John Paul Jones or John Henry. Most Americans know that John Henry beat the steam drill. We know that because of the story. One story that I have heard, that many others seem unaware of is the story of John Newton. If you are unaware of it, read on. John Newton was born on July 24, 1725. His father was a commander of a merchant ship, so John learned about ships, sailing and the oceans at an early age. Eventually, John bought his own ship and began his own shipping business. He made constant voyages across the Atlantic between England and the new colonies in America. Interested in reading YOUR Local Newspaper online? Visit www.norwoodtownnews.com and turn the pages! RECENT NORWOOD TRANSACTIONS 29 Tremont St $241,500 41 andrews st $312,000 59 Irving Street $325,000 43 Chapel St $400,000 1389 Washington St $425,000 2 Douglas Cir $380,000 16 Maple St $410,000 40 Shattuck Park Road $424,900 26 Pleasant Pl $420,000 71 Cypress St. $451,000 176 Fulton Street $495,000 42 Chapel St $483,000 46 Florence $516,000 274 Dean $455,000 15 Norwich Rd $525,000 58 Norton Dr $530,000 8 Maxwell Ave $539,000 20 Greenwich Rd $535,000 99 Mylod St $555,000 124 Union St $549,900 60 Countryside Ln $549,900 66 Crestwood Cir $555,000 44 Emerson Dr. $605,000 53 Sunnyside Rd $625,000 654 Walpole St $599,900 40 Ledgeview Dr $622,000 2 Cushing Rd $645,000 81 Hoyle St. $625,000 109 Fisher St. $675,000 45 Lane Dr. $750,000 315 Neponset St U:63 $204,000 315 Neponset St U:56 $250,000 226 Rock Street U:D-1 $225,000 373 Neponset St U:A $344,550 417 Neponset St. U:( B) $343,000 1 Lenox St U:314 $420,000 217 Pleasant St. U:217 $515,000 31 Lenox Ave $610,000 173-175 Roosevelt Ave $541,000 33 Tremont St $569,400 55 Cedar St $540,000 57 Wilson St $598,500 On one such trip in 1748 he and his crew were caught in a massive ocean storm, worse than any of them had ever seen or experienced before. Throughout the day, their ship plunged through the violent waters, rocking and rolling with the raging sea washing over the deck again and again. Although they were all brave and sturdy men, they all feared for their lives. Collectively, they all thought this would be their final voyage and the depths of the Atlantic would be their final resting place. That night, Captain John walked out on the rolling deck, windblown and soaked by the crashing waves, he knelt by the gun rail and held on for dear life. Watching from the cabin, the crew observed their Captain, he seemed to be talking or shouting to someone in the raging wind. Talking amongst themselves, they wondered, was he possibly praying. One sailor said, ‘knowing the Captain he is probably making a deal with the devil himself.’ You might wonder why a crewman BoB Starr 781-762-3701 bob@bobstarrhomes.com We are so excited to get into our new home and create many wonderful memories. You were a pleasure to work with and we appreciate all your help and generosity! Jason & Laura L., Walpole Call Bob Today! would say something like that. Well you see, there was just one problem with John’s shipping business. There was a third stop on their trips between England and America; it was the west coast of Africa. This was a slave ship and John was a slave trader. No one really knows what was said on the deck that night. What they do know is the following morning the sea had calmed and the winds died down and they continued on the rest of their voyage. A few years later, John sold his ship and became a Methodist minister. He wrote a number of songs or hymns. One of them was a song that was inspired by that night on a stormy sea. You know the song; you even know the words to it. You just never thought about where it came from or why. The name of the famous song that John Newton wrote is, “Amazing Grace”.” To learn more about John Newton, the Morrill Memorial Library is a great resource. Your Norwood Realtor
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