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A slow but steady stream of voters came through to the Civic Center on Tuesday to casttheir ballots.

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Norwood swings to Biden,Trump, on Super Tuesday

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Senior Center wantsyour Age Friendly ideas


The Norwood Senior Center is host-ing a community forum on Wednesday,March 11, at 6 p.m. at the CommunityRoom of the Public Safety Building onNahatan Street to solicit ideas from thegeneral public about how to makeNorwood a better community for se-niors.

“It’s really open to the community,because while we’re trying to makeNorwood Age Friendly, we need to hearfrom the younger folks on what theybelieve is important to them as they

age,” said Senior Center Executive Di-rector Kerri McCarthy. “Back in De-cember, we got our official Age Friendlydesignation from (the American Asso-ciation of Retired Persons) AARP. Andit’s a worldwide initiative, it’s not justfor Massachusetts, it’s a program thataffects the whole country.”

McCarthy pointed out that Massa-chusetts was the second state to adoptAge Friendly regulations and program-ming.

“We’re trying to take it outside ofthe Senior Center and not make it just a

The School Committee voted 5-0at its Feb. 26 meeting to approve thePearson MyView literacy program asa district-wide core English and Lan-guage Arts (ELA) program for theelementary schools.

The ELA Committee appearedbefore the School Committee to rec-ommend this program as its ELA pi-lot program choice after an intensivereview of three curriculum programs.District Data Director StephanieBeaudoin said that there was no per-fect program of the three that a groupof more than 60 teachers reviewed.

“There is no unicorn,” she said.“Teachers want this perfect programthat’s all wrapped up in one andwhere you don’t have to do a lot ofadditional work and it’s teacherfriendly, and it just doesn’t exist.”

The committee opted for the“strong workhorse” version, whichthey saw as MyView. During a re-cent professional day, they passed inexecutive tickets noting their prefer-ence of the top two choices.

“I was very careful to say it wasnot a vote, because you can’t vote fora program that you haven’t necessar-ily piloted,” Beaudoin said. “It’s go-ing to give us an equitable programacross all grades and across allschools in order to give all studentsrigorous, standards-based curricu-lum.”

“I love the analogy that there is

no unicorn,” Chair Teresa Stewartsaid.

The core program for all ELA pro-grams for grades K through 5 will cost$240,000 for FY 20. This was alreadyappropriated for in the budget as partof an appropriation of $300,000.

In order to make the program moreof a “unicorn,” a theme which ranthroughout the evening, a supplemen-tary materials package would cost anestimated $30,000. Professional de-velopment for teachers, principalsand additional staff, some of whichwould occur with volunteer teachersover the summer, would be an addi-tional expense of $25,000, bringingthe expenses just under the earmarked$300,000.

The program offers support ma-terials which provide examples of thetypes of writing for its students todevelop in workbooks and othermethods.

“This is a program that we aregoing to have for six years,” Beaudoinsaid. “We should invest in the appro-priate and high-quality professionaldevelopment at the beginning – notjust the first year, but for the first fewyears – to make sure that teachershave a really strong understanding ofthe program and are able to make itwork for the students in front ofthem.”

The implementation is expected tobe similar in scope to the way themath rollout was done.

NHS Senior Bernice Pierre received theNational School Development Council(NSDC) Award at the same meeting.

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Sean Chisholm received the Massachu-setts Association of School Superinten-dents (MASS) Award, presented to him atthe most recent School Committee by Su-perintendent David Thomson.

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The results are in and for both theTown of Norwood and the state of Mas-sachusetts in the 2020 Super TuesdayDemocratic Primary, Joe Biden toppedthe ticket..

In Norwood, with all precincts re-porting, 2,576 votes went to Joe Bidenat 34.6 percent, 1,623 went to BernieSanders with 21.8 percent, 1,277 wentto Elizabeth Warren for 17.1 percent and848 voters picked Michael Bloomberg.

In the state primary, the results lookmuch the same but with a few tweakson exact percentages. Biden lead with440,015 votes or 33.1 percent, Sanderstook 351,077 for 26.4 percent of thevote, Warren had 283,767 votes for 21.4percent and Bloomberg took 153,850votes for 11.6 percent. Presumably be-cause of early voting, 6 percent of thevote went to candidates who haddropped out of the race before the Mas-sachusetts Primary. “No Preference”garnered its own 1.2 percent with 15,292

votes, and write-ins took .3 percent with3,857 votes.

For the Republican Primary, DonaldTrump won with 1,413 votes or 89.4percent of the vote in Norwood. Chal-lenger Bill Weld took 122 votes or 7.7percent. Joe Walsh took 18 votes, or 1.1percent of the Town’s vote.

At the time of publication a total of1968 state precincts had reported out ofa total of 2,173. For the state as a whole,Trump won the primary with 214,236votes totaling 87.6 percent, with Weldbehind at 22,876 votes at 9.3 percent,with Joe Walsh coming in behind at2,788 votes at 1.1 percent. Write-insgarnered 4,499 votes.

The only town Weld won wasPelham, with 10 total votes, edging outTrump whose total of seven votes justcouldn’t match up. However, in Mon-roe, Massachusetts, Trump was able tobeat Weld, with a total of four votes, toWeld’s three.

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Second annual Wine, Watchesand Wheels returning to Norwood


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Ernie Boch Jr. joined the Greg Hill Foundation in 2018 for the annual fundraising event Wine, Watches andWheels at his vehicle showroom, and they're teaming up again this year.

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The Second annual majorfundraiser for Norwood localErnie Boch Jr.’s Charity Mu-sic Drives Us (MDU) is beingheld this month on March 26at 6 p.m. at Boch’s brand newAuto Salon in Norwood.

Boch said he and Greg Hillwill be coming together for theWine, Watches and Wheels(WWW) event to have a funnight with music, wine, hisvast collection of vintage carsand the chance to win a brandnew ultra rare Rolex.

“It’s supposed to bring to-gether people of similar tastes

and styles and philanthropy inone night over on my prop-erty,” Boch said. “And GregHill has been a 20-year friend;we have done a lot of eventstogether and it’s always a greattime.”

In Norwood, residents exit-ing their polling stations all haddifferent reasons for taking thetime to vote.

One resident, who asked notto be identified, said she felt itwas important to come out andsupport the current president.

“It’s always an importantvote for the primary, eventhough you will also vote in theNovember elections,” she said.“I try to make it out to everyelection, but this election I thinkis more important. I think thevirus is taking over and we’renot hearing what’s really going

on and the news media is nottelling us the truth.”

Resident Keith Gulla saidhe voted for Sanders because hefelt the leader’s history of con-sistency and his recent successgave him hope that a voter’svoice can make a difference.

“This is the second presi-dential election I voted in,” hesaid. “I think we need to getmoney out of politics. I used tobelieve that voting was useless,but Bernie Sanders sat downand talked with Killer Mike onRun the Jewels, and he reallystressed the point, ‘why do youthink all these corporations arespending so much money ifyour vote doesn’t mean any-thing?’ It kind of woke me upto the fact that my vote doesmean something.”

Resident Jessa Katan andher infant son Oliver came outto vote, and said she felt it wasimportant to stress, even at hisextremely young age, the im-portance of civic participation.

“Even though he’s little Ithink it’s important for him tosee the experience and learnabout the process, and we wantsomeone strong to run againstPresident Trump,” she said,adding she didn’t want to sharewho she voted for.

Resident Ashley Cornellsaid she votes in most elections,but felt it was especially impor-tant to come out on this SuperTuesday.

“This year, I think a changeis needed so I’m happy to votefor a change,” she said. “I votedfor Warren.”

Another resident who askedto not to be identified said hevoted in the Democratic Pri-mary because he felt it was oneof the last bastions of actualfreedom and democratic powerleft to U.S. Citizens.

“It’s one of the last trulydemocratic things we can do,”he said, adding that he voted forBernie Sanders.

Resident Bob Allan said hefelt it was a very important elec-tion and that it was importantto come out and support hiscandidate, Sanders. ResidentNancy Roberts said she votesin almost every election andthat she voted for Biden.

“I’m an Elizabeth Warrenfan and I love her dearly and Ilove her politics, but I voted forBiden because I think she’s go-ing to fade and we need tosupport him,” she said.

Resident Dick Callahansaid he wanted to come outthis time because while hehas voted in most elections,he sat out the 2016 electionbecause he felt both candi-dates were bad choices..

“For some reason I didn’twant either one of them so Ididn’t vote,” he said, addinghe didn’t feel this primary of-fered too many betterchoices.

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Selectmen, BOH warn againstpanicking over coronavirus


The Board of Selectmenand the Board of Health joinedforces to warn the public notto panic over the recent out-break of the coronavirus at theSelectmen’s meeting on Tues.,March 3.

Sigalle Reiss and StaceyLane appeared before theBoard to discuss thecoronavirus, also known asCOVID-19. They showed apublic service announcement,which is going to be broadcaston Norwood Community Me-dia.

“The risk to Norwood resi-dents is low,” Reiss explainedin the video. “There are rela-tively few cases of COVID-19in the U.S., and public healthauthorities are actively moni-toring cases and travelers.Things are changing rapidly,and we will work to keep thepublic informed.”

One problem that Reissnoted is the devastating impactto businesses in the Asian com-munity, particularly Chineserestaurants.

“Certain populations can bestigmatized and isolated sim-ply out of fear,” Reiss said,noting a similar scare hap-pened during the SARS out-break. “It is important to stayinformed, but it is also impor-tant to continue with regularlife.”

“These are all local busi-nesses that employ localpeople who pay local taxes thatprovide us with deliciousfood,” added Town ManagerTony Mazzucco in the video.

The best defense againstthe coronavirus, and any virus,such as the flu, is for people tokeep washing their hands.Also, people should alwayscover their coughs and sneezesand stay home when they aresick to avoid the spread ofgerms.

“I think what’s importanthere is to not panic,” ChairmanPaul Bishop said, noting thatthe media has turned this situ-ation into an epidemic.

“You’re a lot more likely toget the flu,” Reiss said, notingthe means of prevention are thesame. In addition, surfaces thatare touched often should bewashed, such as doorknobsand faucets.

“Another big thing is don’ttouch your face,” Lane added.“The only way the virus canget in your body is throughyour face. So if you touch yournose, or you rub your eyes,that’s a very key point there.”

“There is a lot of misinfor-mation out there, and there’s a

lot of people scaring people,”she added. One misconceptionis that face masks will helpprevent the spread of the dis-ease.

Another announcementconcerned the possibility of aSpecial Town Meeting. One is-sue that Selectman DavidHajjar wanted to discuss wasauto storage. At last year’sspring Special Town Meeting,he reminded the Board thatthere was a one-year morato-rium on the issue. At that time,the Board went to the PlanningBoard to ask that a study beconducted on Route 1 in termsof off-site auto storage.

Hajjar said he has beenmeeting with Paul Halkiotis,the Planning and EconomicDevelopment Director, to getinformation to the Selectmen“within the next two weeks”regarding what other towns dofor off-site storage and the feesthey charge.

“Also, I have a study goingon about the assessing value ofthese sites,” Hajjar said. “Asyou know, we assess them asvacant land, but we are al-lowed to charge or assessbased on improvements, andit’s not necessarily paving.”

Selectman William Plaskosaid the warrant for the Spe-cial Town Meeting would haveto be issued by March 24. Thesuggested date for the SpecialTown Meeting is May 7.

Another suggestion thatHajjar made was for an articlewithdrawing support for aTown rink in South Norwood,especially now that there is anagreement between the Skat-ing Club of Boston andNorwood Community Mediato build out at Rink Three tohave the ability to broadcastNorwood High School andNorwood Nuggets hockeygames.

“I just think that with allthat we have done as a Townwith getting the Skating Clubhere, in my opinion, we don’twant to give the impressionthat we’re still looking for an-other regional ice rink thatother towns can take advan-tage of.”

He added that the newmiddle school is proposed tobe built in the vicinity of therink and also would be seek-ing state funding.

Plasko noted that when theSkating Club first came toNorwood, it said it would of-fer ice time to the high schooland the Nuggets on a tempo-rary basis, and that it was“never a replacement for therink.”

“It was never intended to bea replacement, but a temporary

solution,” Plasko said.However, the Skating Club

has commissioned a studyabout the feasibility of build-ing a fourth rink, which maymake the need for a publicrink a moot point, he added.

“It’s inconceivable that you’dbuild a junior high school and ahockey rink at the same time, andthe junior high school is far moreimportant,” said Selectman Tho-mas Maloney. “It’s the type ofthing that just dies a natural death,if it dies at all.”

If the state does provide fund-ing, the rink could be moved toanother site, Maloney added.

Also, the Pajama Drive is infull swing. People can bring new,unused children’s pajamas to anyTown building or school throughMarch 15.

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To the Editor:As someone who called

play-by-play of local high-school hockey for a decade onthe old cable-access channel,I became a part of the localhockey community, and stillfollow the sport on the locallevel.

I am concerned about thefront-page article in the Feb-ruary 27th issue of theNorwood Record concerninga possible reduction in icetime for youth hockey at thenew facility now being builtby the Skating Club Of Bos-ton on University Avenue. Mymajor concern is youthhockey use of the facility be-ing cut to weekends only.

I feel that midweek icetime is important for prac-tices, since youth hockeygames are usually played onweekends. I think that five orsix hours of midweek early-evening ice t ime can becarved out. I suggest that be-sides five or six hours formidweek practices, that theyouth teams be given ice timefrom 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. on Sat-urdays (with the NorwoodHigh School hockey teamsplaying their games after 3 onSaturdays) and 9 A.M. to 8P.M. on Sundays, with theweekend ice time mainly forgames.

Given Norwood’s tradi-tion as a “hockey town”, Ihope that a satisfactory con-clusion can be reached on thisissue.

Joe GallantNorwood

SKATING CLUB OFBOSTON REPRESENTSAN EXCITING FUTUREFOR NORWOOD

To the Editor:In a recent editorial, the

Record concluded that “…theSCB appears to be thumbingits nose at the very residentsNorwood Selectmen havesworn to represent.”

To whom is the editor re-ferring when he talks aboutNorwood residents? Are theplayers, coaches, and fans of

the Norwood High Schoolice hockey programs notresidents of the town? Thequestion arises because TheSkating Club of Boston plansto paint the Mustang logo atcenter ice on the East Rink.

Does a mural devoted tothe history of Norwoodhockey constitute “thumbingits nose?” Such a display isbeing prepared now by JackTolman of Norwood Com-munity Media. Will all theparents and grandparentswho pass under a sign“Home of the Mustangs” asthey enter the facility nolonger be residents? Howabout the members of theclub from Norwood who willno longer have to drive toBrighton to skate?

Are the employees fromNorwood whom the club hasalready hired not Norwoodresidents? The club Directoris a hockey player fromNorwood. The recentlyhired Events Manager isfrom Norwood. And theclub will be offering oppor-tunities for employment toNorwood high school stu-dents and other residents atwell-above minimum aver-age.

In fact, The Skating Clubof Boston’s Norwood facil-ity will prove a tremendousboon to the town and the re-gion in countless ways.Most immediately, the clubwill make to the town an an-nual payment-in-lieu of taxesbeginning at $54,000 in thefirst year and escalating fromthere.

Norwood residents willenjoy discounted introduc-tory and family membershipsto the club, and someNorwood figure skaters willreceive SCOB scholarshipswhen they join SkatingAcademy.

The Norwood HighSchool hockey programs willreceive discounted time forafternoon practices, and –

dig this - for the first time inhistory, our high school boysand girls ice hockey pro-grams will host home gamesin Norwood. And our youthhockey programs will alsohave discounted iced timemade available to them ifthey want it.

SCOB plans to partnerwith NCM – with the clubbearing the greater share ofthe cost - to construct the in-frastructure needed to coverNorwood ice hockey at alllevels, including live broad-casts.

The facility will house afull professional kitchen anddining room that will beavailable for rental for out-side functions. Of course, forthe dining room to succeed,the club will need a licensefor alcohol. If an applicationfor such a license comes be-fore them, the BOS shouldapprove it without delay.

Finally, this brand-new,world-class facility will pro-duce tremendous economicbenefits to Norwood busi-nesses. People from aroundthe globe will eat inNorwood’s restaurants, sleepin our hotels, and ring thecash registers in our retailoutlets.

Those of us who haveworked to bring The SkatingClub of Boston to Norwoodare confident that the club’sopening will mark a greatmoment in the town’s history.Norwood residents of all agesand interests will share inbenefits of this renownedorganization’s continued suc-cess. We look forward to ourshared future.

Thomas F. MaloneyNorwood Board of

Selectmen

NOBODY KNOWS THETROUBLE I’VE SEEN

To the Editor:I have read the so-called

Agreements with the SkatingClub of Boston (SCOB) andthe Board of Selectmen(BOS) and the high schoolhockey program. This bringsback bad memories of theproposed YMCA facility (an$18 million dollar gem) withsomething for everybody inTown. I chaired the overallcommittee (17 people) and

the Negotiating Subcommit-tee (4 members). Both wereappointed by the BOS ofwhich I was a member. To besuccessful, after an extraor-dinary amount of work), weneeded to find wealthy do-nors who could contribute $9million and the YMCA wouldbond the remaining. Mostfoundations, etc. will notcontribute unless a lead do-nor is obtained. Well, we hada verbal promise from awealthy Norwood resident tostart the ball rolling. As mostknow, the person reneged onthe promise and we lost ourlead donor.

Then came the recurringnightmare of the r ink inSouth Norwood, where thetennis courts are presently.This would be completelystate funded and would resideon Norwood land. In fact,Rep. John Rogers obtained$500,000 for the designphase, which has been com-pleted. The building was at-tractive, far more so thanmany of the haunted houses(new and old) now litteredthroughout Norwood. I hadstepped down from the BOSto spend more time with fam-ily but actively helped BillNaumann and John Rogers.This started with DevalPatrick as Governor and thefunding is still on the booksat the state. Big politicalproblem here though. Sevenor eight grumpy, old womenin South Norwood keptscreeching that this will bringin the inner-city hooligans,drugs, and traffic. None ofwhich is true. Further, onesaid nobody in SouthNorwood plays hockey,which is mighty offensive tothe good players who lived inSouth Norwood. I remindedthis lady that the recent NHLdraft chose Noah Hanifan, asthe 5th pick in the entireworld. He made the NHL All-Star team last year.

Also, please note that theBOS did not show any Pro-files in Courage. Zero helpfor our efforts and they allhad saddle sores from sittingon the fence. It cracks me upwhen I see Bill Plasko pipeup for the first time about amuch-desired hockey & skat-ing rink.

So, back to the SCOB twosigned agreements, which areriddled with problems. Themost egregious mistake is themain agreement, signed bythe BOS on November 27,2018. Section 8 states:“SCOB will use diligent ef-forts to negotiate an Agree-ment with the NorwoodSchool Department for a re-vocable, non-exclusive, useof Rink 3 in the skating fa-cility for the Norwood HighHockey Team. Such Agree-ment will include a minimumof 18 hours per week”.

Similarly, in the mainagreement, signed by theBOS on November 27, 2018Section 9 states: “SCOB willuse diligent efforts to nego-tiate an Agreement with theNorwood Youth Program fora revocable, non-exclusive,use of Rink 3 in the skatingfacil i ty for the NorwoodNuggets. Such Agreementwill include a minimum of 22hours per week”.

Major Problem 1 – Theterm is as weak a contractualclause as I have seen. I prob-ably would have been shownthe door if ever let this get byin a contract I signed. In otherwords, if SCOB says, “I didmy best but I just couldn’tdeal with my counterparty”there will be no contract orice.

Major Problem 2 – It is“revocable” at any time in thecontract. Let’s say the roofcollapses at Canton HighSchool’s home ice in Canton.George (hypothetical) is aTrustee of SCOB and his sonand daughter both play forCanton High, and all theother rinks in town have iron-clad contracts for ice. Georgeconvinces the Board ofSCOB to exercise the revo-cable Clause. Sayonara,Norwood Hockey.

Major Problem 3 – “Non-Exclusive”. Same problembut there is some sympathyfor the Norwood Nuggetskids. “You know what we cando for the Norwood BantamA practice? Let’s exercise ournon-exclusivity clause andtell Norwood they will haveto split the ice in two. Can-ton stays on one side of thered-line and Norwood theother. Just make sure a po-liceman is on duty.

Major Problem 4 – Thereis a signed agreement for thehigh school but not theNorwood Nuggets. Whywould the BOS sign the Pay-ment in Lieu of Taxes (PI-LOT) Agreement before ev-erything was in place? I un-derstand they (SCOB) havecut back the number of Nug-get hours and are making thetimes untenable. Nine and

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Senior Center event,” she said.“We want it to be an initiativefrom all over Town.”

McCarthy said they willhave Dr. Caitlin Coyle from theUniversity of MassachusettsBoston campus to give a demo-graphic presentation and facili-tate an open discussion on howto improve the quality of life forall who make Norwood theirhome while they age into theirgolden years. McCarthy saidCoyle is from the UMass Cen-ter for Demographic Researchand Aging, and will be sharingkey data about Norwood thecenter has collected through agrant from the Executive Officeof Elder Affairs.

“With Age Friendly, whatit’s really about is being andcreating a livable community,”she said. “There’s eight do-mains of livability: Outdoorspaces and buildings, transpor-tation, housing, social partici-pating, respect and social inclu-sion, civic participation andemployment, communicationand information and commu-nity and health services.”

McCarthy said transporta-tion and housing are two of thebiggest issues facing seniors inMassachusetts and especially inthe Greater Boston area, wherethe MBTA is less than reliableand housing costs are alwaysgetting higher. She said Coylewill be facilitating a discussion

on these and the other six pointsof comparison.

“She’s going to find outwhat makes you stay here andcontinue to stay here,” she said.“Improvements could be assimple as some benches at a busstop, increasing the timing at acrosswalk signal etc. And thosekinds of things don’t just helpseniors. If you increased thetiming on a crosswalk signal,it’s going to help older adultsand seniors trying to cross thestreet, but it also helps themother who’s trying to crosswith a toddler trying to go theother way... Really if you makeyour community Age Friendlyfor seniors you’re making itfriendly for everybody.”

McCarthy added the pro-gram has the support of Townofficials, including Town Man-ager Tony Mazzucco.

“The Elder Care Alliancefrom the Norfolk Chamber ofCommerce helped us to get thisdesignation in the first placeand Tony Mazzucco signed onsaying he would commit to thiswork,” she said.

McCarthy added that if youcannot make it to the March 11forum at noon, they will behosting another at the MorrillMemorial Library on Mach 17from 1 pm. to 3 p.m. For moreinformation, go tof a c e b o o k . c o m / e v e n t s /189683965599771//

Boch said the MDU is oneway for him to give back tocommunities throughout thestate and beyond. He said theyare a recognized 5013c char-ity in six states of New En-gland and are able to collectcharitable donations in allthose states. He said it’sbeen 13 years s ince hestarted the charity.

“I was always a musicfan, and I was lucky enoughto grow up in Norwood,which had an excellent mu-sic program headed by Mr.(Paul) Alberta and I wouldventure to say that in the 70sand 80s the Norwood schoolbands won more awards thanmany other bands around,”he said. “And music has al-ways kept me sane. I don’tknow how else to describeit.”

Suffice to say, in the in-tervening years since Boch’sinstruction under Alberta hehas become fairly success-ful. He said he started MDUafter getting involved withVH1’s Save the Music pro-gram.

“I quickly realized that

my local area is great lyunderserved, and I startedthe foundation with my ownmoney,” he said. “Hundredsand hundreds of thousandsof dollars before I raised as ingle dime, because Iwanted to prove to every-body this was a needed foun-dation and an asset to thecommunity.”

The MDU donates instru-ments to thousands of youngmusic students encouragingthem to follow the inevitablewords of every one of theirmusic teachers: keep practic-ing. During the WWW eventin the fall of 2018, Boch saidthey raised about $50,000.Each ticket purchased, ataround $200, will enter thepurchaser au tomat ica l lyinto a raffle for a brand newand extremely rare Rolexwatch, for which Boch saidthey have not yet receivedthe final make or model.

“Last year we did theDaytona Rolex and if you goto any Rolex store in theworld and in any countryand buy a stainless steelDaytona, it’s a three or four

year wait,” Boch said.Boch’s fundraisers gar-

ner the attention of manyce lebr i t i es l ike S toneTemple Pilots a few yearsago, Billy Gibbons and BFGlas t year and Joe Per rysometime before that.

“In December, Billy Gib-bons’ event raised $150,000for MDU,” he said. “But it’sa constant, well, battle re-ally isn’t the right word, buta constant focus to keep themoney rolling in so we canfund these projects.”

The MDU grant season isstarting now for Artweek, soif you have a piece of art, per-formance or music you thinkcould qualify, go toMusicDrivesUs.org. To pur-chase tickets for WWW, go toh t t p s : / /www.musicdrivesus.org/wine-watches-and-wheels.html


School Committee continued from page 1“The teachers said that none

of the pilot programs met theirexpectations for really strongwriting,” she said, although allthree programs had great writ-ing tools. “That’s attributed tohow strong the teachers arehere and how they feel that theyreally want to improve the writ-ing.”

Member David Cataniaasked how new teachers wouldbe able to catch up with theircounterparts in MyView if theywere unfamiliar with the cur-riculum.

Beaudoin replied that therewould be six hours of profes-sional development at the be-ginning of the year. Going for-ward, there is money in the pro-fessional development budgetfor Pearson to possibly come infor up to 10 times over thecourse of two years to teach acohort of teachers. In addition,there are online courses andwebinars available.

Stewart mentioned that thechallenge was educating “ouryoungest learners” with thisprogram.

Assistant SuperintendentDr. Alexander Wyeth said thatthere have been “discussionswith Pearson” about updatingtheir K1 program in the nearfuture not just from Norwoodbut also from other districts.Beaudoin added that she hastalked to other districts using itand is hoping to plan site vis-its.

Balch Principal DianeFerreira added that geometryskills can be moved forward tocompensate as well. In addi-tion, she said, special educationteachers were involved in allstages of the process.

Member Myev Bodenhoferasked what exactly Norwoodwould be getting for its$300,000 investment.

The MyView system, for the$240,000, would includeteacher guides and “all studentmaterials, includingconsumables,” according toBeaudoin. These would includetextbooks and workbooks thatstudents would write in, for allclassrooms for all six years. Theadditional costs would includesets of books and “interventionmaterials” that would be a“one-shot cost.”

Member Maura Smith ex-pressed some concern over “theoverall theory” of spendingmoney. While the money wasalready budgeted for out of theoverride funds, she was unsureif funds would be available inupcoming years, if needed.

“This is in the budget tospend,” Superintendent Dr.David Thomson said. “This isthe first time we’ve spentmoney on curriculum in sixyears. We should be spendingmoney on curriculum everysingle year.”

“I’m not saying I’m not go-ing to vote for it,” Smith re-plied. But she added at the lastmeeting that the Committeewas unsure if it could fund ateacher position for $20,000.

The Committee also voted4-0 to approve extendingThomson’s contract by fouryears, with a 2.5 percent raisein the first year, pending reviewof the contract language by le-gal counsel.

To start the meetingThomson recognized two highschool seniors who receivedawards for their academic ex-cellence and extracurricularactivities.

Sean Chisholm received theMassachusetts Association ofSchool Superintendents(MASS) Award. This award isgiven to a high school studentwho has distinguished them-

selves in the pursuit of excel-lence during their high schoolcareer, based on a three-yearcumulative average and classrank.

Chisholm is ranked first inhis class with a 4.87 GPA andcurrently takes five AP classesand one honors class. In addi-tion, he is an avid volunteer, anactive member in the GlobalCitizen Program, Class Trea-surer for four years, a ModelUN participant and a MustangMentor.

“Sean has been active in allfacets of life at Norwood HighSchool and is very deserving ofany recognition,” Thomsonsaid.

Bernice Pierre received theNational School DevelopmentCouncil (NSDC) Award. Thisaward is presented to the highschool senior who has consis-tently pursued a high level ofacademic effort as well asserved as a positive role modelfor the student body.

“Bernice is a highly moti-vated and determined student,and students like this don’tcome along very often,”Thomson said, noting she hasjust been accepted to Northeast-ern University’s School ofNursing, which she will attendin the fall.

Thomson noted Pierre bal-ances a demanding work andextracurricular schedule whileworking part-time at CVS. Sheis a strong leader who is a Mus-tang Mentor, Co-Vice Presidentof SADD, and a member of theNational Honor Society, ModelUN, Impact Norwood, MedicalCadet Corp, and Pathfinderprogram through her church,among other activities.

The next School Committeemeeting will take place onWed., Mar. 11 at 7:15 p.m. atthe Savage Center.

Letters continued from page 4ten-year old kids should be in bed not skat-ing at 10:30 on a school night.

Major Problem 5 – The PILOT, althoughpart of present state law, is really a shaky pro-gram. Taking so called tax payments from anot-for-profit (501(3)c) entity seems to be ripefor a challenge. My understanding is that theydropped the ball and forgot to file their exemp-tion certificate with the Town. They also missedany abatement for the year. However, next yearthey will be fully exempt for real and personalproperty. If they exercise their bailout clauses,either the high school or the Nuggets will haveto scramble for ice time.

These so-called contracts stink. The BOSneeds to get off their collective duffs and startpushing for the funds in abeyance on the statebudget – albeit a prior year. John Rogers andMike Rush should be asked in to strategizeand work to get the South Norwood projectgoing. The seven ladies will love it once theysee it.

Finally, SCOB is relying on John Rogers,

Mike Rush, and the BOS to secure a fullliquor license at the state level. This wouldbe at minimal cost to them since it wouldbe the initial issuance. However, if SCOBhad to go into the local market to find anentity that already has a license inNorwood but is not using (a pocket li-cense), it would cost them $100,000 to$150,000. So Norwood is going to greatlengths to help SCOB but receives a realstinker of a lease. The liquor license is theonly leverage the Town has with SCOB.These agreements need to be strengthenedbefore a liquor license is provided.

Better yet, we should get back to theSouth Norwood rink. The seven ladies willlove it when it gets done and Norwoodhockey and skating will be under own itscontrol. Norwood deserves a sheet of icelike most towns have instead of another40B development.

Denis Drummey, Sr.Norwood



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TAKE A WALK WITHTRAILS COMMITTEE

On Saturday March 7th at 5pm Join theNorwood Trails Advisory Committee for a walkto the top of Mount Norwood (aka, the WinterStreet landfill) to see the sunset followed by afull moon. All ages welcome – this is a familyevent. We will depart the Willett School park-ing lot at 5pm and enjoy a casual walk along theGermany Brook Tra i l to the summit o fNorwood’s highest peak. We will return to theWillett at approximately 6:30pm. Please wearwhether-appropriate trail clothing and bring aflashlight for the walk back. Further details willfollow, including rain-date information.

BLESSING BOUTIQUESaturday, March 14. Thrift Shop. First Bap-

tist Church, 71 Bond St., Norwood. 10:00 AMto 1:00 PM. Clearance on winter clothing, hats,scarves, gloves. Also featuring new and gentlyused Spring items and clothing, household andkitchen necessities, giftware, books, handbags,and many other treausres. Come in and browse! Please use Walpole St. entrance.

PRO GROUP WANTS TO HELP YOUPLAN FOR RETIREMENT

In partnership with the Neponset River Re-gional Chamber, The PRO Group (PRO) will behosting its first meeting on Tuesday, March 24thfrom 7-8:15pm at the Chamber office. This is anew, free community offering and you need notbe a Chamber member to attend. The focus ofPRO is to encourage and support people to DoMore of What Makes You Feel Alive! – Becom-ing the Person YOU want to be in Retirement.If you are thinking about retiring in the near fu-ture, have begun the transition to retirement, orare ret i red and looking to do more, thesemonthly meetings may be of interest to you. Thepresenter for the first evening will be Ms. BetsyRoss, LICSW, CGP, an experienced life coach,who will speak about moving through this time oftransition successfully. Discussion will follow herpresentation. Pre-registration is preferred by call-ing the Chamber at 781-769-1126 or atnrrchamber.com. The Address is 520 ProvidenceHighway, Suite #4, Norwood. Park and Enterthrough the rear of the building – parking lot islit.FREE CONCERT AT LIBRARY

Howie Newman and Joe Kessler, also knownas Knock on Wood, have teamed up to form alively acoustic duo that plays funny originalsongs (suitable for all ages) as well as well-known covers, spanning everything from theSteely Dan to the Kinks to the Eagles. Theirvaried repertoire features excellent musician-

ship, pleasing vocal harmonies and … lots offun . Knock on Wood(www.howienewman.com/knockonwood) willbe performing a free concert at Morrill Me-morial Library, 33 Walpole St., Norwood, onSunday, March 8, from 3-4 p.m. Reservationsare recommended for the show, which is madepossible through the library Endowment Fund.You can register at the front desk, on-line(www.norwoodlibrary.org) or by calling 781-769-0200.

“We’re not the traditional guitar-and-fiddle duo,” says Newman. “Joe and I like tokeep things up-tempo, do some rock coversand get the audience involved. The idea is toplay some great music and have fun.” Formore information about Knock on Wood, in-cluding music samples and videos, visi twww.howienewman.com/knockonwood.

SPECIAL VOTER REGISTRATIONThe Board of Registrars wishes to inform

the residents of the Town of Norwood that aspecial registration session has been set for theApril 6, 2020 Annual Town Election.

An evening special registration session willbe held at the Municipal Building, Room 32on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 from 4:00 P.M.to 8:00 P.M. This is the FINAL REGISTRA-TION SESSION prior to the Annual TownElection. Daily registration of voters will beconducted at the Town Clerk’s office, Mon-day through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 P.M.A mail-in registration form is now availableat Norwood Morrill Memorial Library and theNorwood Post Office. You may also registerto vote on-line at sec.state.ma.us

Qualifications to register to vote are thatthe applicants must be 18 years old on or be-fore election day and must either be born inthe United States or be a Naturalized Citizen.

NORWOOD DEMOCRATSTO HOLD CAUCUS

Registered Democrats in Norwood willhold a caucus at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March14, at the Norwood Civic Center (165 NahatanSt.) to elect Delegates and Alternates to the2020 Massachusetts Democratic State Conven-tion. Doors will open at 12:30 PM for regis-tration and all registration must be completedby 1:15 PM. A regular meeting of theNorwood Democrats will be held immediatelyafter the caucus. The caucus is open to allregistered and pre-registered Democrats inNorwood. Preregistered Democrats who turned

BINGO: Every Wednesday,from 12:45 PM to 3:00 PM, $5.00to get started. We have begun a newgame, for $1.00, with a winner takeall prize! You must be here by 12:45PM to play the new game!

BLOOD PRESSURECLINIC: Walpole VNA will beavailable for blood pressure screen-ing on the first Wednesday of eachmonth. Ellis Nursing Home will of-fer blood pressure screening on the2nd Wednesday of each month. TheWalpole VNA will provide bloodpressure screening on the thirdWednesday of each month at 11:30AM. Walpole VNA on the 5th.

BOOK CLUB: Our next BookClub will be meeting on March 16that the senior center. BRIDGE: OurBridge Club meets on Thursdays at9:00 AM, in the Library.

CAMERA CLUB: Join theclub to share your love of photogra-phy, and learn new skills. Groupmeets on March 11th & 25th at11:30am

COMPUTER CLUB: TheComputer Club & Photo club meetWednesday ,March 18th at 11:30.

COUNCIL ON AGING: COABoard Meeting will be held onMarch 5, at 1:00 PM –There is nomeeting in February. CRIBBAGE:Our seniors meet every Monday &Friday at 12:45 PM to play cribbage.All are welcome.

DIGITAL PHOTO ORGANI-ZATION & EDITING: will takeplace the 1st and 3rd Wednesday ofthe month at 11:30 AM.

DRAWING WITH COL-ORED PENCILS– Classes held thefirst and third Tuesday of the monthat 11AM-12:15PM. $3.00 a sessionall materials included. March 17th.

Sign Up FRIENDS EVENINGDANCE: MARCH 20, 7:00 PM -10:00 PM

THE DB BAND. GLEECLUB: Glee Club meets everyTuesday at 11:15 AM.

HANDCRAFTERS: Join knit-ters, crocheters or any otherhandcraft every Monday from 1:00PM - 3:00 PM. All are welcome!

HEARING SOLUTIONS:Hearing Aide clinic on Wednesday,March 25th, 11:30AM.

LEARN TO PLAY MAHJONG -Thursdays and Fridays at12:30 PM.

LINE DANCE Classes are heldeach Tuesday. Class will be held

from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM. MAHJONG: Mah Jong players meet Mon-day, Wednesday, and Friday 10:00AM - Noon.

MASSAGE THERAPIST:Karen Tracy is here on the first Tues-day of each month. Please sign up atfront desk. Massages are $30.00 forhalf an hour. March 3rd

NORWOOD RETIREDMEN’S CLUB: The Board of Di-rectors meets on the 1st Tuesday ofeach month at 10:30AM, at the Se-nior Center. The Club Membershipmeets the 2nd Tuesday of eachmonth at the Norwood Elks Lodge,at 10:00 AM.

SCRABBLE: Thursday after-noons at 1:00 PM. Come and joinus for a game.

SHINE: We have two SHINECounselors. Carole is here to helpyou with your medical insuranceneeds on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM.- 2:00 PM. Jill will be here on Fri-days from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMPlease call 781-762-1201 for an ap-pointment.

TAP DANCE-Thursdays at11:15 AM. All levels are welcomeand encouraged to join the fun.

TRIAD: Monday, March 16,1PM Town Clerk Mary Lou Folan.

WATER COLOR: The nextsession is scheduled for Thursday,March 12, at 9:00 AM. Payment of$20.00 must be made at time of signup.

WAXING with ErinMarch 16th, 9:00 AM – Noon.WHIST: Whist players meet

on Tuesdays at 12:45 PM, in thelibrary. Planning for Medicare- Countdown to 65 Thursday,March 19, 6:00 pm Eveningpresentationpresented by a BlueCross Blue Shield representative.Topics covered will include healthinsurance outside of employersponsored coverage such as: Ex-planation of Medicare, Medigapand Medicare Advantage Plans,Medicare Part D, Programs avail-able to early retirees, such as CO-BRA 781-762-1201 ext. 5 to reg-ister. COA Board Meeting, Thurs-day, March 5 at 1:00 pm. StPatrick’s Day Glee Club Concert,Friday, March 13 at 1:00 pm. GaryHylander, March 20, at 1:00 pm.Alexander Matulewicz, ProbateAttorney, Wills & Trusts/ProbateAdministration/Estate PlanningMonday, March 23 at 1:00 pm.

To advertise, call TheNorwood Record at (781) 769-1725


DEATHS

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Miracle PrayerDear Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ihave asked You for manyfavours. But I plead for this one.(mention favour). Take it, placeit in your open broken Heart. Andwhen the eternal Father sees it,covered with the mantel of hismost precious Blood, He cannotrefuse it. For then it is yourprayer, not mine. Dear SacredHeart of Jesus, I place my trustin thee. Amen.Say three times for three days,promise publication and favourwill be granted.

—M.

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

—M.

GOMESPorcina (de Pina) of

Norwood, MA passed away onFriday, February 28th, 2020 atthe age of 73. Born on Septem-ber 1, 1946 in Ribeira, Portugalshe was the daughter of the lateGermana Tavares (de Bastos) andManuel Tavares de Pina. Porcinagrew up in the small village ofRibeira before moving to Lisbonin 1964 and then immigratingwith her family to the UnitedStates in 1973 where they settledin the town of Norwood. Beforeher retirement, Porcina worked asa Nurses Aid at New Pond Vil-lage in Walpole for many years.Porcina was a devout Catholicand daily parishioner at St.Catherine of Siena Church inNorwood. She loved to travel theworld visiting different Catholicreligious sites which includedJerusalem, Israel, the Sanctuaryof Our Lady of Lourdes inFrance, the Our Lady ofMedjugorje in Croatia, and theSanctuary of Our Lady of Fátimain Portugal which was the mostspecial to her. Porcina lovedspending time with her familyand cherished the times she spentwith her grandchildren. She wasthe loving mother of CristinaBaker and her husband Jonathanof England and Manuel Gomesand his wife Diane ofShrewsbury, MA. Devoted sisterof Adelaide de Pina of Portugal.Adored avó to Sophia Gomes andMatthew Gomes. Relatives andfriends are invited to attend vis-iting hours in the Gillooly Fu-neral Home, 126 Walpole St.,Norwood, on Monday, March 9thfrom 4-8PM. A Mass of ChristianBurial will be celebrated in St.Catherine of Siena Parish, 547Washington St., Norwood onTuesday, March 10th at 11AM.Burial will take place in Portu-gal. In lieu of flowers, remem-brances in Porcina’s memory maybe made to St. Catherine of SienaParish, 547 Washington St.,Norwood, MA 02062.

HAYDENEileen M. (Donovan) Age 93,

of Safety Harbor, FL, peacefullypassed away on February 27, 2020.Eileen was born on August 19, 1926in Somerville, MA, the youngestchild of the late Francis X.Donovan and Elizabeth M.Donovan (Breslin). Eileen gradu-ated from St. Clements School in

Medford, MA and lived inNorwood, MA, Westwood, MAand Melvin Village, NH beforemoving to Florida. She was pre-ceded in death by her husbands,Edward J. McDonough andGeorge P. Hayden, and her siblingsFrank Donovan, James Donovan,John Donovan, Ann Donovan,Philip Donovan, Paul Donovan,Raymond Donovan, and Mary Vir-ginia Shea. Eileen is survived byher children, Patrick McDonough(Michael Burst) of East Hampton,NY (Andrew and AlexandraBurst), Nancy Gehrts (Richard) ofSanbornton, NH, and AlisonSchmidt (Jeffrey) of Salem, MA,and granddaughter, GeorgiaSchmidt, as well as many belovednieces, nephews, and friends.Eileen worked for New EnglandTelephone; she was a Girl ScoutLeader, an avid skier, notoriousknitter and reader, and a memberof The Hikers Women’s Club ofMelvin Village, NH. She enjoyedmany happy years on LakeWinnipesaukee. Relatives andfriends are invited to attend Visit-ing Hours in the Gillooly FuneralHome, 126 Walpole St.,NORWOOD on Thursday, March5th from 9:00-10:30AM followedby a Funeral Service at 11:00AMin The Chapel of St. Gabriel theArchangel at Highland Cemetery,320 Winter St., Norwood, MA. Inlieu of flowers, remembrances inEileen’s memory may be made toSuncoast Hospice Foundation,h t t p s : / /suncoasthospicefoundation.org/d o n a t i o n swww.gilloolyfuneralhome.com

KRAMERCharles M. of Norwood, MA.

Entered into rest on Thursday,February 27, 2020 at the age of91. Born in Boston, MA, Charleswas the devoted son of the lateIsaac and Hannah (Salzman)Kramer. He was the beloved hus-band to his wife of 61 years,Beverly (Wine) Kramer. The car-ing father of Wendy Kramer andher fiancé James Granskie ofNeedham, and Jeffrey Kramerand his partner David Glaser ofBoston. Loving brother of thelate Nathan Kramer and SheldonKramer. Cherished grandfather ofNicole Waida of NY. Brother-in-law of Gerald and Sandra Wine,Estelle Kramer and SheilaRabinovitz. Charles is also sur-vived by many devoted nieces,

nephews, grandnieces, andgrandnephews. He will be missedby all who knew him. Funeralservices took place at StanetskyMemorial Chapel, 475 Washing-ton Street, CANTON, MA onSunday, March 1. Burialtfollowed at Sharon MemorialPark, 40 Dedham Street, Sharon,MA. Shiva was held on Sundayfollowing burial at the home ofWendy Kramer. Expressions ofsympathy in memory of Charlesmay be donated to a charity ofone’s choice. Stanetsky Memo-rial Chapelwww.stanetskycanton.com

McCORMACKJohn G. Age 63, of Norwood

and Brighton, February 26, 2020.Loving husband to Debra A.McCormack (Marie). Devotedfather to Kelly A. McCormackand Sean G. McCormack of


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SPECIAL VOTER REGISTRATION

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.

—C.O.

Prayer to St. AnthonyO Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of

Saints, your love for God and charityfor His creatures, made you worthy,when on earth, to possess miraculouspowers,

Miracles waited on your word,which you were ever ready to speak forthose in trouble or anxiety. Encouragedby this thought, I implore you to obtainfor me (request). The answer to myprayer may require a miracle. Even so,you are the Saint of Miracles.

O gentle and loving St. Anthony,whose heart was ever full of humansympathy, whisper my petition into theears of the Sweet Infant Jesus who lovedto be folded in your arms; and thegratitude of my heart will ever be yours.Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.In Grateful Thanks —B.T.F.

16 by February 15, 2020 will be allowed to participate and runas a Delegate or Alternate provided that they are pre-registeredby the time of the caucus and must provide proof of their pre-registration. Norwood can elect 16 Delegates and 4 Alternatesto the Convention. Youth, minorities, people with disabilities, andLGBTQ individuals who are not elected as a Delegate or Alter-nate may apply to be an Add-on Delegate at the caucus or atwww.massdems.org. For more information or to become in-volved with the Norwood Democratic Town Committee, contactus at [email protected] or engage via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NorwoodDTC/

OCCHINO FEATURED AT ART ASSOCIATION MEETINGThe NORWOOD ART ASSOCIATION holds their monthly

ARTIST DEMONSTRATION on the 3rd Thursday of each monthat 6:30 p.m. in the Simoni Room of the Norwood Morrill Memo-rial Library, located at 33 Walpole Street in Norwood. These dem-onstrations are FREE and the public are welcome and encour-aged to attend! Light refreshments are served and there is a raffleof a piece of art donated by the attending artist. On Thursday,March 19th, the NAA’s featured demo artist will be KristinaOcchino. Kris paints in watercolor, acrylic and oil and is a na-tionally recognized artist living in the Attleboro area. She teachesat her own “Treetop Studio” and is a graduate of Skidmore Col-lege in Saratoga Springs, NY and holds a Masters in Art Educa-tion from the Rhode Island School of Design. For information orto become a member of the Norwood Art Association or to showat their Gallery at the WinSmith Mill, check them out online byvis i t ing norwoodartassociat ion.com or look them up onFacebook.

PARENTING IN THE DIGITAL AGEWednesday, March 11, 2020 Savage Educational Center –

Room 219 275 Prospect Street, Norwood, MA 02062 6:30 - 8:30PM • Understand the risks and benefits of the digital highway •Learn measures to better protect your child. • Become aware oflittle changes that can increase online safety. • This workshop isfor families with children from toddler to early elementary years.To register contact Beverly Boudreau, Norwood Public Schools,CFCE Off ice a t 781-440-5983 or e -mai [email protected] When registering please pro-vide your name, e-mail address and phone number.

WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING IN MARCHThe Norwood Woman’s Club will hold a meeting on Tuesday

March 10, at 12:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall lo-cated at 572 Nichols St., Norwood. The Magician Melies willentertain us with slight of hand... A light lunch will be served.We welcome potential members as guests. For more informa-tion contact Trina at 781-762-8173 or Nancy aT 781-762-8892.

STYLE ON THE HILL FUNDRAISEROn Thursday, March 19th, at 7pm at the Norwood High

School Auditorium the Norwood High School Student Councilis hosting the annual Style on the Hill Fundraiser for the se-nior class. The funds raised during this event go towards the PostProm Party, a 30+year tradition in town to provide a safe anddrug and alcohol party following the prom in May and also tostudent council activities. Tickets are $10 in advance purchasedthrough the Student Council or $15 at the door. Raffles and Shout-outs will be available, and the concession stand will be open forsnacks. Thank you for your support of the Class of 2020!

The Board of Registrarswishes to inform the residentsof the Town of Norwood that aspecial registration session hasbeen set for the April 6, 2020Annual Town Election.

An evening special registra-tion session will be held at theMunicipal Building, Room 32on Tuesday, March 17, 2020

from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.This is the FINAL REGISTRA-TION SESSION prior to theAnnual Town Election. Dailyregistration of voters will beconducted at the Town Clerk’soffice, Monday through Fridayfrom 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 P.M. Amail-in registration form is nowavailable at Norwood Morrill

Memorial Library and theNorwood Post Office. You mayalso register to vote on-line atsec.state.ma.us

Qualifications to register tovote are that the applicants mustbe 18 years old on or beforeelection day and must either beborn in the United States or bea Naturalized Citizen.

Norwood. Son of Thomas A.McCormack (deceased) andElizabeth J. McCormack ofBrighton. Brother of TheresaConverse and her husband Rogerof West Roxbury, Elizabeth J.McCormack of Duxbury,Bernadette A. McMann (de-ceased) of Brighton, Thomas A.McCormack (deceased) and hiswife Karen of Nashua, NH, Den-nis P. McCormack and his wifeAnn of West Roxbury, Martin P.McCormack (BFD) and his wifeChristine of Marshfield andMichael F. McCormack ofBrighton. Uncle to many niecesand nephews. Leaves behindmany dear cousins, aunts anduncles. Funeral was from the Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Home,2055 Centre St., WESTROXBURYon Tuesday, March3rd. In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made in his name to St.Jude Children’s Research Hospi-tal at stjude.org For directionsand guestbook,www.gormleyfuneral.com Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600.

SULLIVAN

Carolyn Miller, passed awayFebruary 21, 2020 in Worcester,MA surrounded by family. BornJanuary 15, 1940 in Pawtucket, RI.Survived by her children Mark J.Sullivan (Sarah) of Jefferson, MAand Margot S. Purdy (Keith) ofFayetteville, AR. Also survived byher parents, Rev. Edmund A. Millerand Ruth C. Miller and sister MarilynHicks. Grandmother to Kelly Roy(Emily), Justin Sullivan and BrockPurdy. Former Wife of Peter J.Sullivan. Grew up in Norwood, MA.Class of 1957 Norwood HighSchool: cheerleader, traffic squad,yearbook staff, senior musical, GleeClub, tennis, honor roll, class officer.UMass Amherst class of 1961 De-gree in Management: Chi Omega,Women’s Athletic Association,Christian Association,Precisionettes, Dean’s List, CarnivalBall Committee, ManagementClub, and Secretary. Lived inMarlborough, MA 1968-2015where she raised her children priorto entering the workforce in Hu-man Resources first at Data Gen-eral Corporation 1979-early

1990’s. Then at Bose Corporationwhere she finished her distin-guished career retiring in 2005. Inher retirement she spent time as avolunteer at the Southborough Li-brary and Marlborough Hospital.She enjoyed the beach, yard work,home improvement projects, andmost importantly time with herfamily. Since March 2015 she re-sided in Auburn, MA. A celebra-tion of life will take place at 11amon Friday, March 27 at the ArnoldMills United Methodist Church, 690Nate Whipple Hwy, Cumberland, RI02864. In lieu of flowers donationsmay be made in memory of CarolynM. Sullivan to the Alzheimer’s As-sociation (act.alz.org).

THORNTON Kevin M. of Norwood, formerly

of Needham, died at home March1st, 2020, surrounded by his lovingfamily. Beloved husband of ColetteF. (Landen) Thornton for 54 years.Loving father of Christine (BrianHenry) of Los Angeles, Dennis(Wendy) of Westwood, and Erin(Kevin) Reilly of Needham. Cher-ished grandfather of William,Kendall, Jack, and Aidan. Son ofthe late Edward, Jr. and Ruth D.Thornton of Newton. Brother ofLenore Thornton of Cotuit, and thelate Suzanne Thornton andMargot Isabelle. Also survived bymany loving nieces and nephews.Kevin was a U.S. Army Veteran.Funeral was from the Holden,Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home,55 High Rock St., WESTWOOD,on Wednesday, March 4th, from4-7pm. A Mass of Christian Burialwas celebrated on Thursday morn-ing, March 5th. Burial will be pri-vate. In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made in Kevin’s memoryto The Doug Flutie, Jr. Founda-tion for Autism, PO Box 2157,Framingham, MA 01703, orw w w. f l u t i e f o u n d a t i o n . o rgH o l d e n - D u n n - L a w l e r .www.hdlfuneralhome.net

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Library EventsFOLK-ROCK DUO TOKICK OFF MUSICAL SERIES

The Morrill Memorial Library’s popularMusical Sundays series will resume thisspring with a spirited performance by the duoKnock on Wood on Sunday, March 8 at 3:00pm. Knock on Wood is a high-energy acous-tic folk-rock pair featuring singer-songwriterHowie Newman on guitar and lead vocals andJoe Kessler on fiddle and mandolin. They per-form original music suitable for all ages aswell as classic rock covers. It promises to bea lively, entertaining show with great musi-cianship and plenty of audience participation.To register for this concert, made possiblethrough the library Endowment Fund, visitour events page at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200 x110, orstop by the library Reference or InformationDesk.

YOU COUNT! EVERYTHINGYOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUTTHE 2020 CENSUS

Curious about the census that comesaround every ten years and why it’s so im-portant? Come to a short, illustrated presen-tation at the Morrill Memorial Library onWednesday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. withRaymond Bennett from the US Census Bu-reau. He will talk about how to identify le-gitimate census activity vs. potential scamsand why the census is safe, easy, and impor-tant, in addition to answering all your ques-tions. The day after this timely event, the 2020census will be live and invitations to com-plete the census will be mailed to all house-holds. To sign up, please visit our onlineevents calendar at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200 x110, orstop by the library Reference or InformationDesk.

MAKING WARM SCARVESFOR THE HOMELESS

Everyone is invited to come to the MorrillMemorial Library on Saturday, March 14 anytime between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm to helpmake warm, water-resistant fleece scarves tobe distributed to a local homeless shelter. Thegoal is to produce 100 scarves for this wor-thy cause, sponsored by Together Yes andSewstainability. No sewing experience or reg-istration is necessary; just drop by and jointhe work party. If you can’t stay, a donationof snacks for the workers or any color fleece

(1 ¼ to 3 ½ yards in length) would be wel-come. This event is not appropriate for youngchildren as there will be pins and scissors inuse. Please contact Sewstainability [email protected] with questions. Any helpyou can offer is most appreciated!

ARTMATTERS PRESENTSNORMAL ROCKWELL

Beth Knaus of ArtMatters will return tothe Morrill Memorial Library on Monday,March 16 at 7:00 pm to present another ofher popular illustrated presentations. NormanRockwell was a renowned 20th-centuryAmerican painter and illustrator. His workshave a broad appeal in the U.S., where he ismost famous for the cover illustrations of ev-eryday life he created for the SaturdayEvening Post for nearly five decades. Amongthe best-known of Rockwell’s works are theWillie Gillis series, Rosie the Riveter, TheProblem We All Live With, and the Four Free-doms series, which are on display at theNorman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge,Mass. His 1951 masterpiece Saying Grace,depicting a woman and a young boy sayinggrace in a crowded restaurant while onlook-ers gawked, sold for $46 million in 2013. Toregister for this event, funded by the Friendsof the Library, go to our events page atnorwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200 x110, or stop by the library Refer-ence or Information Desk.

BOOK GROUP TO DISCUSS“THE EDITOR”

The Morrill Memorial Library’s monthlyTurn the Page Book Group will meet onWednesday, March 18 at 10:00 am and againat 7:00 pm to talk about “The Editor” bySteven Rowley. Struggling New York Citywriter James Smale finally sells his book toan editor at a major publishing house, noneother than Jackie Kennedy Onassis, who fallsin love with his candidly autobiographicalnovel. After the two develop an unexpectedfriendship, a long-held family secret is re-vealed and he discovers that his editor mayhave a larger plan… Copies of the book in a

variety of formats are available to check outat the Circulation Desk. To sign up for eitherthe morning or evening session, led by PattyBailey and guest host Nicole Dana, pleasevisit our online events page atnorwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200 x110, or stop by the library Refer-ence ore Information Desk. Refreshments willbe served.

CLIMATE CHANGE HITS HOME—WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING?

The global climate change crisis is afrightening, scientifically proven reality, buthow exactly does that affect us? On Thurs-day, March 19 at 6:30 pm at the Morrill Me-morial Library, Ian Cooke from the NeponsetRiver Watershed Association will talk aboutthe challenges to our land and water resourcesright here at home, and what our communi-ties should be doing now. To participate inthis difficult but necessary discussion, spon-sored by Together Yes and ProgressNorwood, please visit our online events pageat norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call781-769-0200 x110, or stop by the libraryReference or Information Desk.

DR. HYLANDER PRESENTSTHE YALTA CONFERENCE: 1945

Popular historian Dr. Gary Hylander willpresent the second of six lectures at theMorrill Memorial Library on Thursday,March 26 at 7:00 pm: The Yalta Conferenceof 1945. Code-named the Argonaut Confer-ence, it was the most controversial wartimemeeting of the Big Three to discuss the post-war reorganization of Germany and Europe.At Yalta, FDR took enormous risks forpeace. His critics, however, saw it differ-ently. They charged that Roosevelt had “soldout” Eastern Europe to Stalin and, in doingso, laid the groundwork for the Cold War.To register for this program, funded by theFriends of the Library, please visit our onlineevents page at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200 x110, orstop by the library Reference or Informa-tion Desk.

IRISH TRIO TO PERFORMThe Morrill Memorial Library’s Spring

Musical Sundays series continues with a first-time appearance by Ceol Corvus on Sunday,March 29 at 3:00 pm. Ceol Corvus is a trioof Boston-area musicians known for theirtraditional Irish tunes performed on an eclec-tic combination of instruments. Their uniquestyle blends the sounds of classic Irish mu-sic with more modern influences and ar-rangements. Since 2011, they have per-formed at the Boston Celtic Music Fest, ClubPassim in Cambridge, St. John’s Coffee-house, and the Wayside Inn in Sudbury,among many other venues. This talented triofeatures Emily Peterson on concertina andwhistle, Steve Levy on tenor banjo, mando-lin, bouzouki, and vocals, and Sean Smithon guitar, bouzouki, bodhran, and vocals.To register for this concert, made possiblethrough the library Endowment Fund, pleasevisit our events page at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200 x110, orstop by the library Reference or Informa-tion Desk.

AN INSIDER’S LOOK ATTHE BOSTON MARATHON

Meet local bestselling author and 23-time Boston Marathon runner Paul Clericiat the Morrill Memorial Library on Mon-day, March 30 at 7:00 p.m. as he gives usthe scoop on the most famous race in his-tory. Author of “Boston Marathon Historyby the Mile” and “Images of ModernAmerica: the Boston Marathon,” Clerici willtalk about the beginnings of the race inAshland, the year in which a train cutthrough the course in Framingham, theScream Tunnel at Wellesley College, theJohnny Kelley statue in Newton, the vari-ous finish lines in Bosto, and more. Havingwritten about it for over 30 years, Clericibrings this beloved Patriots’ Day traditionto life from its inception in 1897 to thepresent. He is also the author of “A Historyof the Falmouth Road Race” and “Historyof the Greater Boston Track Club.”Autographed copies of his books will beavailable to purchase. To register for thisevent, funded by the Friends of the Library,go to our events page at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200 x110, orstop by the library Reference or Informa-tion Desk.

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