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The old as harbinger of the new

The Record, having rung in2019 earlier this week, headsinto it with a fresh calendaropened with its unmarkedpages and dates ready to becircled, filled in, and checkedoff.

However, before 2018’s cal-endar was filed, it received onelast flip-through, with attentionpaid – as the heavily scrawledupon pages were turned – tosome of the major, newsworthy,and notable things that hap-pened in the Town over the past12 months.

Some were long-develop-ing, and will continue to leavetheir marks on this year’s cal-endar. Others can be traced outwithin last year’s covers. Stillothers were even more succinctcommemorations and events.

Tony Mazzucco’s swearingin as Town Manager in Decem-ber of 2017 served as a precur-sor for 2018, with his ceremonysetting the stage for much of

what was to come as settled intoJohn Carroll’s old office andimmersed himself in his newjob.

Two of the issues waitingfor him concerned such largesums of money that – not infre-quently – the future of the Townwas invoked by those involvedwith them.

The first was the Town’s$13 million purchase of the 27acre Forbes Estate property lo-cated along Upland Road be-tween Plantingfields BrookRoad and Investor’s Way.

Purchased at almost thesame time that Mazzucco wassworn in, the land was boughtin order to prevent a 40B resi-dential development – whichwould have enabled its devel-oper to bypass of Town zoningregulations – from being builton the site.

Having bought the land, theTown was faced with a ques-tion: what to do with it?

Answering that questionwas an ongoing effort, as theForbes Hill Task Force – made

up of Town officials and pri-vate citizens – addressed thisthrough the brunt of 2018 andTown Meeting – in November– voted to approve theproperty’s sale.

As of yet, there have beenno takers for the property, andthe clock continues to tick: itsbond anticipation note (BAN)debt payment will balloon af-ter two years.

As for the second issue, theTown’s budget imbalance maybe Mazzucco’s top priority.

As he reiterated again andagain – from Budget Balanc-ing Committee meetings toCapital Outlay meetings to spe-cial joint meetings between theBoard of Selectmen, the Fi-nance Commission, and theSchool Committee, to a No-vember community meeting atNorwood High School (NHS)that drew nearly 200 people –the Town has a money prob-lem.

This problem is its struc-tural deficit. Its financialframework guarantees that it

will be out of balance, evenwhen at full output. It also allbut guarantees that this imbal-ance – if the financial frame-work is left unchanged – willquickly and overwhelminglyincrease.

As a result of this – and thestruggle to balance FY2018’sbudget – discussion began atlast May’s Annual Town Meet-ing regarding the possibility ofan operational override to try todeal with this problem. Sincethen, it has steadily picked upsteam and will likely come to ahead this spring, with the Aprilelection and the next AnnualTown Meeting.

While these ongoing andpotentially expanding expendi-tures were cause for concern in2018, the way was paved for anew source of revenue for theTown.

Last June, Middlesex Inte-grative Medicine (MIM) wentbefore the Zoning Board ofAppeals (ZBA) to apply for aspecial permit to obtain a reg-istered (medical) marijuana dis-

pensary license.The main point of that de-

bate that resulted had to do withthe site’s close proximity to aswimming school and a fitnesscenter, both of which are fre-quented by minors. This led todiverging legal interpretation ofwhat – in the case of the Town’szoning bylaws – qualifies as aschool or recreational areawhere children commonlygather.

The hearing played out overtwo June and July sessions. Inbetween, MIM went before theBoard of Selectmen to make aninformational appearance re-garding the project.

The special permit was ap-proved by the ZBA in August,with the license granted by theBoard of Selectmen – for a$10,000 fee – in September.

MIM – which has beenworking with the Town onopening a dispensary for fiveyears – is continuing with thestate approval process, and

Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

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plans to open when that is com-plete.

Another, less amicable de-velopment that has been brew-ing for the last few years – thefederal lawsuit filed by BostonExecutive Helicopters againstthe Town and the Airport Com-mission – also moved closer toa resolution.

On Dec. 7, the case was dis-missed as the two sides optedto try to settle. As of going topress, there has been no noticeof a finalized settlement, leav-ing the possibility of the casebeing reopened if there is noagreement within 30 days.

As of yet, it is unclear whatany settlement’s financial im-plications will be for the Town.

Another major story thatwould play out over most of theyear began to take shape in Feb-ruary, as a group of SouthNorwood residents went beforethe Planning Board to infor-mally ask about rezoning the

property located at 84 Morse St.This group – having become

aware that the largely undevel-oped lot that included the Townschool bus depot was underagreement with Boch Automo-tive by a private owner and wasto be turned into an open air carstorage lot – hoped to preventthis by changing its zoningfrom manufacturing to residen-tial.

The key sticking point inthis group’s plan was the factthat the property in questionwas owned by an outside partywho was against this zoningchange.

Despite this, signatureswere gathered and a TownMeeting petition was filed,leading to not one but two sepa-rate but equally lengthy andcontentious Planning Boardhearings, a Town Meeting vote-down in between, legal debatesand maneuvers, and a couple oflast minute concessions by

Boch that resulted in car carri-ers no longer proposed as de-livery methods to the site, theundeveloped portion of theproperty being offered for pur-chase to the Town, and a spe-cial permit for the project be-ing granted in September.

Although Ernie Boch Jr.was neither seen nor heard inrelation to all of this, he wasaround Town in July, participat-ing in the 25th Concerts on theCommon anniversary (the sea-son was dedicated to formerRecord photographer PaulEldridge, who died in Decem-ber of 2017).

Additionally, Boch’s non-profit – Music Drives Us –sponsored the GuitARTS pub-lic art (large painted guitars)that was displayed aroundNorwood through the fall andwas followed by an auction, theproceeds of which raised$13,750 for fine arts in theTown.

These were two of the manyfestive and commemorativeevents held through the year.Some others included traditionssuch as Norwood Day, the Holi-day Bonanza, the Circle ofHope, and the 30th SouthNorwood Fishing Derby.

Others were newer, such asEarth Day, Wreaths AcrossAmerica, and the Robin’s

Breast Friends Walk (for breastcancer).

Through 2018, there werealso accolades for those in dif-ferent walks of Town life:

In May, a public statue wasdedicated to former Town Man-ager John Carroll.

Also in May, Joy Hughey,of the Cleveland ElementarySchool, was named Teacher ofthe Year by the Masons’ OrientLodge.

The NHS Marching Bandwon the Division 3 NESBAChampionships, among otherawards. There was also an All-State appearance for five NHSboys track team members.

There were tragedies, ex-tremely searing among themthe late night head-on collisionin January that took the lives ofa young couple – 20 year oldVictoria Cody and 22 year oldAlex Pandolfo – and left a thirdyoung passenger in critical con-dition.

There was also an unusuallyhigh rate of pedestrian fatalitiesin the Town, continuing a dis-turbing pattern that goes backto the spring of 2017.

There were some changesmade, as well:

In February Paul Donohueresigned from the PlanningBoard after 43 years as a mem-ber, and was replaced by Rob-ert Bamber.

In April’s only contestedelection, David Catania de-

feated Patrick McDonough forhis School Committee seat.

At the conclusion of the2017-2018 academic year, NHSPrincipal Jonathan Bourn re-signed his position after threeyears at the post. He was re-placed by Dr. Hugh Galligan.

NHS also left the Bay StateConference – which it had beena member of since 1958 – andopened the 2018-2019 schoolathletic year in the Tri-ValleyLeague.

And on Sept. 4, John Carrollreturned to help Mazzuccoswear in the new Fire Chief –Norwood native and Fire Cap-tain George Morrice, who tookthe reins from retiring ChiefTony Greeley, who had calledit a career after more than 32years with the Department.

In Morrice’s first month asChief, the NFD caught a 2alarm fire on WashingtonStreet that drew help fromseven other towns, a 3 alarmfire while assisting inLawrence after widespread gasexplosions, a couple of firesbrought on by lightning strikesand – at Norwood Day – anexploding can of cooking gasand someone kicked by ahorse.

It was a lively, challenging,and eclectic month for the newChief, emblematic of a lively,challenging, and eclectic yearfor the Town... and maybe asafe prediction for its 2019.

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First 5K of the yeara success for COH

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More than 200 residents came out for the 7th annual Charles River Running's New Year's Day 5K in Norwoodto raise funds for the Town's charity ,the Circle of Hope Foundation.

PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Charles River RunningClub (CRR), in conjunctionwith Burn Boot Camp and sev-eral members of the Back onMy Feet charity, held its sev-enth annual New Year’s Day5K on Tuesday to benefit theNorwood Circle of Hope.

The morning felt more likespring than the first day of2019, and hundreds of resi-dents and running club mem-bers lined up to start the firstrace of the year.

CRRC member Jim Henrysaid he and CRRC ownerCharlotte Walsh started therace to help out the Back onMy Feet (BMF) charity, whichaims to help those in recoveryor experiencing homelessnessto achieve the metaphor of thegroup’s name.

“It started out helping theBMF,” Henry said. “They de-cided they didn’t want to bedirectly involved this year. Wechose to put it on anyway andthis year we decided the ben-

efits would be directed to theNorwood Circle of Hope and,next year, we’ll probablychoose another charity.”

The race raises somewherebetween $1,500 and $2,000,and the COH spends every dol-lar on residents of Norwood.Henry said organizing the racehas gotten easier and easier ev-ery year, though race volun-teers are few and far betweenjust after an all-night holiday.

“It’s fun, and it becomeseasier the more times you doit,” he said. “This is the tough-est race for volunteers becauseit’s New Year’s morning. It’snot tough to get runners. Ev-ery year, except for last year,which was freezing cold,we’ve had over 200 runners. Itwas like 5 degrees last year, itwas nasty. We had people run-ning last year and sweating andthe sweat froze their eyesshut.”

BMF runner RobertaMyers and her husband ArielDagan said they were there toraise money for Myers’ bid torace all seven major mara-

thons.“We’ve been running this

for about five years. It’s afundraiser in our neighborhoodand we know the course reallywell, and I like to say it’s allthe best parts of my neighbor-hood with none of the hills,”she said. “Since BMF is not thecharity this year, and I’m run-ning the London Marathon forBMF, we decided to do a 50/50 raffle to see if we could

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Letters to the Editor

Should I take Widow’s Benefitsor Retirement Benefits?

This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. Itpresents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the NationalSocial Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with orendorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit ourwebsite (amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.

Russell GloorAMAC Certified Social

Security Advisor

Dear Rusty: I am 58 yearsold. My spouse passed awaylast year, and I am entitled tosurvivor benefits. I am trying toplan for when I can retire fromworking, but don’t know if Ishould take my widow’s ben-efit or my own Social Security.I called Social Security twiceand have received two differ-ent answers. If I claim SocialSecurity at 62, will I receive 70or 80% of the full amount? Thismakes a huge difference in de-ciding when I should retire.Signed: Widowed Worker

Dear WidowedWorker: There are two differ-ent types of Social Securitybenefits that you need to beconcerned with – your benefitas a survivor; and your own SSretirement benefit which youhave earned from working allyour life. The thing to keep inmind is that any time any So-cial Security benefit is takenearlier than one’s full retire-ment age, it is reduced (born in1960 your normal full retire-ment age (FRA) is age 67).

You will be eligible for yoursurvivor’s benefit when youreach age 60 (unless you’re dis-abled in which case it’s 50). Butif you take the survivor’s ben-efit at 60 it will only be about71.5% of what you would getby waiting until your full retire-ment age to claim it. Your FRAas a widow is less than yournormal FRA; your widow’sFRA is 66 years and 8 months.The reduction for claiming thesurvivor’s benefit earlier thanyour widow’s FRA is about4.75% per year early. Your

survivor’s benefit will reach itsmaximum (100% of what yourhusband was entitled to at hisdeath) when you reach yourwidow’s full retirement age, butit does not continue to grow ifyou wait beyond that to claimit.

You will be eligible to col-lect your own Social Securityretirement benefits from yourlifetime work record when youreach 62 years of age, but if youtake it at age 62 you will onlyget 70% of what you would getby waiting until your full retire-ment age of 67. SS retirementbenefits are reduced by 6.7%per year for the first 3 yearsclaimed early and 5% per yearfor anything more than 3 years,so with an FRA of 67 your ben-efit would be cut by 30% at age62. Unlike survivor’s benefits,your retirement benefit contin-ues to grow in value (by 8% peryear) until you are 70 years ofage. So, at age 70 you can get aretirement benefit, which is24% more than you would getat your full retirement age.Here’s an example, assumingyour Social Security retirementbenefit at your normal FRA is$1000: If you claim at age 62your benefit amount will be$700/month; claim at age 70your benefit amount will be$1240/month.

Your wisest approach willbe to determine which type ofbenefit will pay you the mostfor the rest of your life. If thatis your survivor’s benefit, thenyou might consider taking yourown SS retirement benefit atage 62 and collect that until

your survivor benefit reachesmaximum at age 66 + 8 monthsand claim the survivor benefitthen. If your own SS retirementbenefit will pay more at age 70than your survivor benefit willpay at your widow’s full retire-ment age, then you can considercollecting your survivor’s ben-efit until your own SS benefitreaches maximum at age 70 andswitch to the higher benefit(your own) at that time. Youhave a choice of which benefitto take and when, but wheneveryou apply you should be veryexplicit which benefit you areapplying for. If you want to takethe survivor’s benefit and letyour own grow, you should ap-ply saying “I am applying forsurvivor’s benefits only; I wantmy retirement benefit to grow.”If you are applying for yourown SS retirement benefit, youshould apply saying “I am ap-plying for my retirement ben-efit only; I want my survivor’sbenefit to grow until mywidow’s full retirement age.”

NORWOOD BLESSEDWITH GREAT PEOPLE

To the Editor:I was thrilled to read in last

week’s edition that Mr. GeorgeLally had been inducted intothe international Babe RuthBaseball Hall of Fame. Georgeis the prototype for the behindthe scenes guy, who makes ev-erything happen, but toils in theshadows. His humility is a les-son for us all. He is always thehead usher at the 7:00 SundayMass at St. Catherine’s, whichI attend frequently, but I hadnoticed he was missing forthree or four weeks. Well, acouple of weeks ago he cameup to me to say Hi and I askedwhere have you been? He saidthat he and Mrs. Lally had beendown to Florida to attend a

National Babe Ruth Baseballmeeting. No mention of his in-duction into the Hall of Fame,which I found out by theNorwood Record. True self-lessness.

It started me thinking ofhow important George and hiscompadres are to our kids. As aparent, we had more fun inDenny, Jr’s. career that I’llnever forget. My wife and I meta lot of great parents andcoaches that made it so muchfun. I’ll never forget John“Lighty” Lightizer, the longterm coach of the White Sox,saying to me: “It’s a tough age- if we can keep them focusedon baseball they will turn outall the better”. So true!

So, I don’t know about youdear reader, but I think

Norwood is the best baseballtown in the state - if not theNortheast. Major leaguers likeHebner, Travers, Lockwood,Callaghan, Martin (Ray), nu-merous minor leaguers from Ato AAA, and dozens of playersat Division 1 southern schoolshave come from Norwood.Plus, Sean Mellen is projectedto be a high draft choice whenhe is done at Northeastern. Howcan a smallish, cold-weathertown put out so many goodplayers? Here’s how: Coachessuch as Lightizer, Joe Jacobs,Jr., Paul Erker, PatMcDonough, Sr., and Jr. DanHarrington, Bobby Hansen,Danny French, Kevin Igoe,Billy Fitzgerald, Bill Plasko. Jr.,

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OPINIONADULT BEHAVIORS

What makes someone an adult? Different cultures and reli-gions have unique dividing lines between boys and men, girlsand women. There is also a legal standard.

Well, there used to be a legal standard. Many moons ago,government officials in various states decided that while 18may be the age of “adulthood,” that birthday was no longergood enough for purchasing alcoholic beverages. In Massa-chusetts, as of New Year’s Day, we officially added cigarettepurchases to the list of things you cannot do as an otherwiselegal adult.

We do, in many ways, appreciate the new law and its prohi-bition. Medical research shows that smoking can be especiallyharmful for younger, still-developing bodies. It is also not easyto argue that being 18 triggers some magical transformationinto a mature adult. Put a beer in their hand to be quickly disil-lusioned of that theory.

Our problem has less to do with nicotine consumption thanit does the misguided attempt to manipulate legal human be-haviors through state law.

If something should be illegal in the eyes of officials and amajority of voters, so be it. If those same elected officials wantto draw boundaries for where smoking is, or is not, allowed inpublic places, we support them. Taxing these products to ex-tinction? Go for it.

We do, however, worry about deciding that a class of folks,in this case those between the ages of 18 and 21, can be barredand banned from buying (or, presumably, using) otherwise le-gal products.

We resort to a cliché often used to argue against these re-strictions. At the age of 18, you can vote and join the military,potentially making a rational choice to sacrifice your life forthe good of the nation. These difficult choices are all well andgood, but nicotine is apparently a bridge too far.

Massachusetts, and Boston specifically, have resorted alltoo frequently to the role of a nanny state.” As we have writtenabout in the past, since 2008, food service establishments inBoston may no longer use oils, shortening, or margarine con-taining partially hydrogenated vegetable oil for cooking andserving food.

It was a bad look then, and it remains so.We do understand that creating a healthier populace helps

all of us. Better health, in theory, means more efficient healthcare systems and maybe (just maybe) less expensive healthcare bills and insurance.

We can’t help but wonder, however, whether these and otherpositive outcomes are really what’s under consideration.

Consider that other annoying and targeted vice: vaping. Howstrange is it that, as marijuana is legalized, the least intrusiveways to ingest THC are in the government’s crosshairs? Edibles?Can’t allow that. Kids might accidentally ingest them. Vaping?What about teenagers who may be drawn to those new toys.Heck, even flavored tobacco products are systematically banned.Adult consumers are somehow less important than the occa-sional, errant child.

For every fear laid onto e-cigarette and vaping devices thereis someone who might otherwise be able to quit smoking usingthem as a temporary crutch. Limit accessibility and supply, andyou might as well demand that they start smoking again.

Stopping the smoking scourge isn’t rocket science and ourofficials are well-armed with the needed tools. We encouragethem to use them.

Redrawing the boundaries of what is legal, however, is notthe right approach, nor is outlawing new technology just be-cause it could be misused by teens, a generation that wouldbenefit far more from increased parental supervision than over-extending government reach.

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The PBCC met last week and discussed several issues around the restoration of the St. Gabriel Chapel at theHighland Cemetery.

PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

PBCC talks Gabriel roof, cracked stoneJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

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The Norwood PermanentBuilding Construction

Committee (PBCC) met onThursday, Dec. 27 and

discussed the ongoing workat the St. Gabriel Chapel

restoration.Much of the talk centered

on the building’s roof, whichis slated for a copper cover-ing. At the group’s previousmeeting, Gienapp Design’s

Mike Nee said they had dis-covered leaks in the chapel’scurrent roof and that it wouldneed to be replaced, most no-tably around the two chanrywindows where a good dealof rot was found.

At the time, Nee presentedtwo options from P.J.Spillane Co. Inc. – a contrac-tor already working on thechapel – which would costeither $83,000 or $55,000.Nee said the $55,000 optionseemed to be the better of the

two, which calls for 20 ouncecopper sheeting to repair theinside of the roof.

PBCC member Bill Kins-man said he received a letterfrom the Owners ProjectManager (OPM) JohnRacine that current subcon-tractor Shea’s has a proposalto do it with heavier 30-ouncecopper for $45,000 and a pro-posal from Crocker Inc. for20-ounce copper for $46,380.

“So, for a more expensivecopper, we’d be paying less

in price through Shea and Ithink if we use them for theroof, it’s a good deal,” Kins-man said. “Shea would fallunder Spillane because Sheais already working on thesite. If the price from Sheawas pretty accurate and whenthere’s only a $1,000 differ-ence, I think it’s a pretty goodprice.”

Since Shea is already asubcontractor, according to

Kinsman, Racine said thePBCC could issue a changeorder to allow Shea to com-plete the work in a separatetransaction.

“They would not fall un-der Spillane and we woulddeal directly with Shea inthis,” Kinsman said.

PBCC member ChrisEberly said there might be

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Joann Danckert, BeaverMunro, George Hawley,Kevin Eckhardt, Mike Cotter,Steve Cline and Mike Doliner(majors and Babe Ruth).Eddie Hickey and DocCrowley are mainstays in theFriends of Norwood Baseball,coaching and doing broadcastsfor NPA.

Why does formerNorwood High coach PeteWall have the most wins in thehistory of Mass Division 1Baseball, and Kevin Igoe goto the finals of the Division 1Championship in two con-secutive years winning thestate title the second time -2015? Igoe-led teams were 11-1 against the iron in the state.

SENIOR NEWSBINGO: Every Wednesday,

from 12:45 PM to 3:00 PM,$5.00 to get started. We havebegun a new game, for $1.00,with a winner take all prize!You must be here by 12:45 PMto play the new game!

BRIDGE: Our Bridge Clubmeets on Thursdays at 9:00AM, in the Library. The Tues-day group has been cancelled.

COMPUTER CLUB: TheComputer Club meets everyWednesday at 1:00 PM.

CRIBBAGE: Our seniorsmeet every Monday at 12:45PM to play cribbage. New

Class on Fridays at 12:45 (ex-cept the 4th Friday).

DIGITAL PHOTO OR-GANIZATION & EDITING:will take place the 1st and 3rdWednesday of the month at11:30 AM.

GLEE CLUB: Glee Clubmeets every Tuesday at 11:15AM.

H A N D C R A F T E R S :Handcrafters meet every Mon-day from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM.

HEARING SOLUTIONS:Hearing Aide clinic on Wednes-day, January 23, 11:30AM.

LEARN TO PLAY MAHJONG -Thursdays and Fridaysat 12:30 PM.

LINE DANCE Classes areheld each Tuesday. Class willbe held from 1:00 PM - 2:00PM.

MAH JONG: Mah Jongplayers meet Monday, Wednes-day, and Friday 10:00 AM -

Noon.NORWOOD RETIRED

MEN’S CLUB: The Board ofDirectors meets on the 1st Tues-day of each month at 10:30AM,at the Senior Center. The ClubMembership meets the 2ndTuesday of each month at theNorwood Elks Lodge, at 10:00AM.

SCRABBLE: Thursday af-ternoons at 1:00 PM. Comeand join us for a game.

SHINE: We have twoSHINE Counselors. Carole ishere to help you with yourmedical insurance needs onTuesdays from 10:00 AM. -2:00 PM. Amy will be here onFridays from 10:00 AM - 2:00PM Please call 781-762-1201for an appointment.

TAP DANCE - Thursdaysat 11:15 AM. All levels arewelcome and encouraged tojoin the fun.

WHIST: Whist playersmeet on Tuesdays at 12:45 PM,in the library.

Letters continued from page 4Finally, in post-high schoolball, we have PaulSamargedelis with excellentAmerican Legion clubs thathave brought home many tro-phies.

How does this happen insuch a frigid locale? Just lookat the good people above.

Go ‘Stangs!Denis Drummey

Norwood

POTENTIAL NONOVERRIDE SOLUTIONS?

To the Editor:As the New Year began,

many Norwood homeownersreceived a very unpleasant giftin their mail: A property taxbill with a large increase in

valuations.While there are many fac-

tors that determine how muchone has to pay, it appears fromfriends I know who own homesthat it was a very substantialhike.

This is on top of the pro-posed $7 million per year “op-erational” Proposition 2-1/2override that voters will prob-ably face sometime this year.

Even before the new prop-erty tax bills came out, I wasopposed to the proposed over-ride since I believed that gov-ernment, especially the schooldepartment, was asking for toomuch money from taxpayers ina town with a large populationof both elderly and low-to-

lower-middle incomehomeowners, many of whomare already struggling finan-cially.

There is a silver lining: Ifthis increase in home valua-tions and the substantial in-crease in property taxes stem-ming from it result in thetown getting a few milliondollars additional revenuefrom property taxes in Fis-cal 2020, it may be possiblefor the town government to“tighten the belt” and per-haps avoid having to ask vot-ers for an operational over-ride this year, thus keepingNorwood the affordabletown that has made it so at-tractive to so many individu-

als and families for somany years.

And lastly, if the towninsists on having an opera-tional override this year, itshould be on the April 1sttown election ballot. Thisway, Town Meeting mem-bers will know before theyconvene in May how muchmoney they wil l haveavailable to allocate amongthe various town depart-ments and agencies. Andmore people would vote onthe proposed override at theregular town election inApril that in a special elec-tion in June.

Joseph GallantNorwood

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Water issues will be solved at the chapel once the restoration is com-plete.

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some complications.“I think you’re going to

get pushback from Spillanebecause they have coordina-tion costs,” he said.

Eberly also pointed outthat Spil lane will noticethey’re not doing the copperroof, and may find a way tomake back a perceived loss of$10,000.

“He’ll seek something,he’ll justify why he needsthat extra money,” he said.

Kinsman said he felt theextra quality of the productmade that potential r iskworth it.

“My inclination is to gowith Shea regardless becausehe’s onsite and doing the cop-per of the capstones now,” hesaid. “He was already a sub-contractor of Spillane.”

Hopcroft said he felt thateither Spillane would in-crease their price accordinglyor, that Shea’s estimates wereoff, and he felt they shouldjust go with Spillane’s pro-posal since Shea did not havea full action plan for the re-placement.

“At this point we’re prob-ably just talking about acouple thousand dollarshere,” he said. “I think doinga change order at this point isjust ridiculous... We’re goingto save $1,000 have to dealwith another contractor?”

Kinsman said Racine feltthe change order would fall un-der Shea’s original contractwith the Town, and would notbe that big of an impact to theproject.

“Spillane is $55,000 withtheir markup on Shea’s and theother price from Shea’s is$45,000, and they’re all bythemselves,” he said. “Racineis saying they think Shea coulddo this under a change orderand would not fall underSpillane, and we would work

directly with Shea on this.”The committee decided not

to vote until they have a fullplan of action from Shea, andif the Town was able to legallyput together such a change or-der.

In other business for thechapel, PBCC member FrancisHopcroft said they have re-ceived a change order on theproject from the OPM regard-ing a series of granite stonesin the building.

“There is a series ofcracked granite stones andwhere the cracks are fall on avertical joint. This creates adouble joint and we’re notcomfortable with that,” hesaid. “There are 10 of them.The request in the change or-der is to provide for returningto the damaged granite and theinstallation of new granite.This would happen in thespring because you can’t get itfrom the quarries until at leastFebruary.”

Hopcroft said the total costprojected for the change orderwould be about $13,748, with$4,250 for the actual stonesthemselves.

Elberly said he had kind ofa problem with the timeline.

“The only issue I have iswith an extension,” he said.“They were set up to be donein January, and they’re look-ing for an extension.”

PBCC member TedCallahan said he felt Racineshould have been at the meet-ing to present the change or-der which, because of the ex-tension, did not have an offi-cial request for change since itwould be taking place aroundMarch.

“I would insist that he behere at the next meeting. Heshould be available towardsthe end of the month, particu-larly when we’re working onrequisitions,” he said.

raise some funds for BMF aswell.”

Resident Kristen Fallersaid she has run the race be-fore and was able to snag herfriend Ann Sherman into com-ing.

“I’ve done it in the past be-cause the money goes to greatcharities and that’s somethingthat makes me want to do a lo-cal race,” she said. “The courseis great, it’s not hilly. It’s re-ally good if you’re a first-timerunner, and extra special be-cause it’s New Year’s Day.”

Faller said the race allowsfor a great diversity of runners,which in turn is good becausethen the organizers can raisemore funds.

“There are so many runningclubs here, people who havenever run. There’s Back on MyFeet runners here, it’s just foreverybody,” she said.

Sherman said she is part ofthe Burn Boot Camp and alsoworks as a nurse at Newton

Wellesley Hospital, and she’sseen some of the direct effectsCOH has had on families in theTown.

I’ve had patients and fami-lies who have directly ben-efited from this charity; andthe exposure I’ve had withthem has made an impact onme definitely,” she said. “It’sa very motivated communityaround here.”

Sherman added she had tomotivate herself a little to getup on New Year’s Day and dothe race.

I debated coming after acouple of glasses of cham-pagne, but I’m here and I’mlooking forward to it,” shesaid.

Residents Dennis Dohertyand Elizabeth LeBlanc said itwas just a great way to experi-

ence the neighborhood, meetfellow residents and get someexercise.

“I’ve done this at least fourtimes and I love the runningstore (Charles River) andCharlotte and anything she’sdoing I’m in,” Doherty said.“It’s amazing to see anotherevent that supports the COH,and I know the LuminaryNight is a good fundraiser forthe holidays and this is just agreat follow up.”

Resident Paul Graham saidhe knows Charlotte and Jimfrom the CRRC and he wasable to bring his friend JimConnell out for the first timeat the race.

“I grew up in Norwood andI know about the COH, it’s afantastic organization helpingpeople,” Graham said.

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Boston’s own Junior Damato, “The Auto Doctor” has agreed to field auto repairquestions from Bulletin and Record readers. Please forward your questions to

news@bulletinnewspapers.com and we will do our best to get your questions answered.

Junior Damato began servicing vehicles in 1969. He owns a 10-bay auto repairservice center in Hyde Park and an 8-bay center in Middleboro. Junior is anASE-certified Master Technician, ASE-certified L-1 and ASE-certified Natural Gas.

Ask The DoctorTo the Doctor: I have a 2015 Chevy Silverado 1500 long wheelbase, regular cab truck with 20-inch wheels. I purchased this truck new. It suffers from what the service manager describes as the“Chevy shake.” We discussed the shocks, tires and drive shaft, but changing them and wheelbalancing doesn’t help. The service manager has a 1/2 ton four-door truck with the shake and saysGM admits to this intermittent highway speed shaking problem but they do not have a fix for it.Several of my friends with these Chevys have the same problem. Got any ideas as to what is goingon with these trucks?

From the Doctor: You are not the first to experience a shake or vibration on some 1500 pickups.I have seen it all over the years. Transmission and torque converters are the most common issuesthat cause a shake. Very seldom it is axle related.

To the Doctor: I operate a small auto repair shop. What is your opinion on which operatingsystem I should buy into as well as your thoughts on Identifix?

From the Doctor: I have been using both systems for 30 plus years. In the old days I may havebeen able to both figure out a drive-ability problem as well as using a pen to write up a work order.I did hesitate to spend the money required to buy into either system because I did not know if Icould afford it. Within three months, the system had starting paying for itself and I never lookedback. You cannot afford not to buy into the systems.

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Trailblazing girls soughtThe iconic program of the Boy Scouts of America, avail-

able to boys in the United States for more than a century —including the opportunity to work toward the prestigious EagleScout award — has been updated to include both boys andgirls beginning in February 2019.

In January, a team of leaders in Norwood will begin recruit-ing girls to lead one of the first female “Scouts B.S.A.” troopsin the nation, and the first in Norwood, and to help us take thefirst step toward forging a new future.

Three information nights will be held at the Norwood CivicCenter, 165 Nahatan Street, 7:00-8:30pm, Thursday, January10, Tuesday, January 15, and Wednesday, January 16.

Back in 1910, when Reverend Pingree became the firstScoutmaster of the first Boy Scout troop at the First Congrega-tional Church in Norwood, could he even have imagined that acentury later, one of his successors at the church, Pastor MicheleBagby Allan, would become the first Scoutmaster of Norwood’sfirst all-girl Scouts B.S.A. troop.

Norwood planning to replace St. Gabriel time capsuleJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Town of Norwood islooking to replace the timecapsule found at the St.Gabriel Chapel at HighlandCemetery earlier in December.

What actually is going intothe capsule is still up for de-bate but, according to mem-bers of the Permanent Build-ing Construction Committee(PBCC), it’s going to be quitea bit.

“My understanding is thatthe PBCC wants to make it alot more formal, which is agreat idea said DPW ManagerMark Ryan. They want to do itas a showcase of the greatproject that’s going on upthere,” he said.

The original time capsulewas found at the chapel onDec. 6 and revealed severaldocuments. The capsule was acopper box both six incheslong and wide, and 10 inchesdeep. Each of the documents

had been damaged by waterover the years, but severalwere still legible, including anissue of the Boston Globe, aTown map and the BostonEvening Transcript.

Members of the PBCC saidthey are leaning towards plac-ing the new box at a differentlocation, as replacing it wherethey found the first one wouldmean waiting to place a cor-nerstone on the chapel, whichwould delay construction.

“The new box to be placedwould not be susceptible towater damage and will have alarge plaque placed over thatlocation,” said PBCC memberTed Callahan.

There is currently a plaquein place on the west side of theknave, and PBCC members seethis location as a good fit forthe new capsule and its plaque.

“It would require some re-building,” Callahan said.

Callahan said they don’twant to hold up the construc-tion of the building for a new

time capsule, as it would costtoo much money.

“The cornerstone is dam-aged now, it’s just unstable andit’s obviously under pressure,because it’s cracked severaltimes,” he said. It should berepaired.

PBCC member Bill Kins-man said he agreed, and delay-ing could be risky.

“I think we should get thatcornerstone back in rightnow,” he said. “Let’s fill it in,make it watertight and be donewith it.”

Callahan said he feels thewest side of the chapel is thebest option because it does notsee as much water as the east.

“We had some stresscracks, but there’s nowherenear as bad water infiltrationon the west side as there is onthe east side,” he said. “I thinkwe could have a plaque twofeet wide by 30 inches highthere.... We could take out twocourses of brick, top and bot-tom, and two courses deep and

we could put in a sleeve madeof out of quarter-inch steel. Ifwe do it now, it could be doneby the time we want to havethe ceremony to rededicate(the chapel.”

The PBCC voted onThursday to solicit a pricefrom P.J. Spillane on the in-stallation of the new box.The rededication ceremonyfor the chapel is set for May,of which members are hope-ful the new plaque and cap-

sule will be ready.The chapel has been

blocked off to residents inrecent years as the restora-tion project continues. Ryansaid there has not been aclear consensus as to whatthe Town wants to put in thetime capsule.

“I think there wil l bequite a few get togethers onthat to determine what inter-esting things we should put inthere,” he said.

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Norwood HousingAuthority looks forward

The Norwood Housing Authority is looking to start 2019 with a bang as it looks to improve its housingofferings for Norwood residents.

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JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Norwood Housing Au-thority (NHA) will not be sit-ting on its laurels in the com-ing New Year, and is preparingto increase the quality and stateof repair of its properties.

NHA Executive DirectorStephen Merritt said the grouphad been working hard in 2018to complete several repairprojects and is now looking atnew areas to improve.

“There’s been a few thingsgoing on with our inventory ofhousing,” he said. “We’ve beenreplacing some furnaces andboilers at our properties, andthose are big-time things.”

Merritt said in the next fewmonths they will be offering arecently renovated three bed-room home. The house will begoing up for a lottery sale inJanuary or February of thisyear, and will be available at anincome-restricted rate of 120percent of the area median in-come. Merritt added that therewill be special preference givenin the lottery for Norwood resi-dents and veterans.

“We’ll have details to fol-low,” he said. “It was a housetaken by tax lien and the Townsold it to the Housing Author-ity a few years ago. We’ve puta lot of improvements into it.”

Merritt said the big projectfinishing up in 2018 that theyhave been working on for thelast five years is the replace-ment of 75 boilers and furnacesat the Washington Heights de-velopment.

“Some were original, somewere replaced in between any-where from 25 to 50 years ago,”he said. “We’ve also made theconversion from oil to gas.”

Merritt said the project wasdone in three phases, with thelast to be completed this year.

“Overall, it cost about$600,000 over the three phases,and there’s still about a halfdozen left to do,” he said. “Theresidents pay their own utilities,so the gas conversion and thenew equipment will help themin the long run to save somemoney.”

Merritt said they have alsoreplaced and repaired someroofs at the Kevin MaguireHousing complex on EverettStreet.

“A couple of roof jointswere giving us some issues inthree or four of the buildings,”he said. “It was a repair, but it’sa pretty major operation. Theroof joint is a certain place oneach roof where two roof sys-tems connect. There was aproblem with leakage in thoseplaces and we’ve hopefullyhave that taken care of.”

Merritt said they were alsoglad to have been awarded theResident Opportunities andSelf Sufficiency (ROSS) Grantonce again for the 2018-19 year.

“We’ve had it for three yearsfrom the Federal GovernmentHousing and Urban Develop-ment Department, which allowsus to continue offering servicecoordination for our residents,”he said.

The grant funds one com-munity coordinator position(out of two for the whole de-partment), the purpose of whichis to facilitate educational pro-grams letting residents knowwhat services they have accessto free of charge.

“Our service coordinators

connect our residents to ser-vices throughout the Town andthe area,” he said. “Homemak-ing, home health aides, trans-portation, we connect themwith the Board of Health, theNorwood Council on Aging,well being clinics, meals onwheels, Medicare help and allsorts of other programs thatwe’re able to bring into ourcommunity room. There’s a lotof work that goes on to helppeople access the servicesthey’re entitled to.”

Next up, Merritt said they’relooking to modernize the kitch-ens and bathrooms in each of theunits, which should be a big lift.

“That’s in our five-yearplan,” he said. “We’re really

working to maintain what wehave and continually improvethe quality of units. They’re allat least 40 years old now, someupwards of 60, so there’s con-stant repairs and modernizationthat needs to be done andplanned ahead for.”

Merritt added that it’s notthat the NHA is opposed to ex-pansion; there just hasn’t beenmuch opportunity for it.

“We’d love to be able togrow, but there’s no dedicatedfunding available for housing atthe Commonwealth or federallevel, so we’d have to be cre-ative with the funding mecha-nisms that would help build oradd on to our housing stock,” hesaid.

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CLINICALPSYCHOLOGIST TOSPEAK

Clinical psychologist and au-thor, Beth Kurland, will returnto the Morrill Memorial Libraryin Norwood on Monday Janu-ary 7 at 6:30 pm to discuss strat-egies from her newest book,“Dancing on the Tightrope: Transcending the Habits ofYour Mind and Awakening toYour Fullest Life.” Through talk,experiential exercise and discus-sion, Beth will teach you how too v e r c o m e c o m m o ninner obstacles, andhow mindfulness and other toolscan help you cultivate resilience,reduce stress, and create well-be-ing in your daily life. Beth has apractice in Norwood and is alsothe author of “The Transforma-tive Power of Ten Minutes.”Copies of Beth’s newest book,“Dancing on the Tightrope,” willbe available to purchase at theevent. To sign up for this pro-gram, please call the library at781-769-0200 x110

OUR MUSLIM 'NEIGHBORSIN NORWOOD

Learn about our Islamicneighbors and celebrate the di-versity of our community at anevent to be held at the MorrillMemorial Library on Wednes-day, January 9 at 6:30 p.m. To-gether Yes will host a presenta-tion by Muslims on Islam in theU.S. as part of the Spring 2019Sustainability Series. Discussionand questions are encouraged.To sign up for this program,please call 781-769-0200, x110

HOLOCAUSTSURVIVER TO SPEAK

Join Aron Greenfield, long-time owner of Brenner’s Chil-dren Shop in Norwood with hiswife Martha, as he talks abouthis personal experiences as aHolocaust survivor at the MorrillMemorial Library on Monday,January 14 at 7 p.m. Mr.Greenfield, who was born in Po-land, will speak for about 45minutes, followed by a short

slide show. There will be an op-portunity to ask questions at theend of the program. To sign upfor this important event, pleasecall 781-769-0200, x110

CRAFTING GROUPTO MEET

The Morrill MemorialLibrary’s monthly crafting group,Stitch Therapy, will continue in2019! Our next meeting will beTuesday, January 15, so joinstitchers of all types (knitters, cro-cheters, cross-stitchers, etc.) to getinspired to craft in the new year.Motivate yourself to start or fin-ish a project or to learn a new craftby watching others. This is a ca-sual group of stitchers helpingstitchers – no formal instruction isplanned. Any craft is welcome!Stitch Therapy will be held in theTrustees’ Room unless otherwisenoted from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pmon the third Tuesday of everymonth. Please register for thisgroup by visiting or calling the li-brary, 781-769-0200 x110 or x222

2018 HIT FILM SERIESThe Morrill Memorial Library

invites you to relax in the NewYear by watching some 2018 HitFilms you might have missed. Wewill be showing a series of fourmovies from 2018 that eitherwon an award, were box officeblockbusters, or were audiencefavorites. All films are rated PG-13 and will begin at 6:30 pm inthe library’s Simoni Room. Theseries kicks off with “Black Pan-ther,” an action/adventure filmrunning 2 hours 15 minutes, onThursday January 17. Next, onWednesday January 23 weshow the dramatic film basedon the book by the same name,“The Hate U Give,” running 2hours 13 minutes. On TuesdayJanuary 29 the series will con-tinue with the star-studded heistcomedy, “Ocean’s 8,” running2 hours. The series will finishon Thursday February 7 with“Searching,” a mystery thrillerrunning 1 hour 41 minutes. Reg-istration is required. To sign up forany or all of these films, please callthe library at 781-769-0200 x110

BOOK GROUP TODISCUSS “THE ROSIEPROJECT”

The Morrill MemorialLibrary’s monthly Turn the PageBook Group will meet again onWednesday, January 16 at 10 amand 7 pm to discuss “The RosieProject” by Graeme Simsion. Setin Melbourne, Australia and NewYork City, this comedic novel istold from the perspective of Don,a professor of genetics with un-diagnosed Asperger’s Syndromewho lives an orderly, predictablelife. Trouble starts when he de-cides he’s ready to find a wife.Copies of the book in a varietyof formats are available to checkout at the Circulation Desk. Re-freshments will be served, andregistration is appreciated. Tosign up for either the morning orevening session, led by PattyBailey and guest host Liz Reed,please call 781-769-0200, x110

THE LIFE AND TIMES OFHERMAN MELVILLE

Join actor Stephen Collins atthe Morrill Memorial Library onThursday, January 24 at 7 p.m.for his dramatic portrayal, “Sail-ing Toward My Father,” a one-man play written and directed byCarl A. Rossi about HermanMelville (1819-1891), theAmerican author best knownfor his whaling epic, Moby-Dick. The playchronicles Melville’s life fromyouth to old age, concentratingon his evolution as a writer andhis complex relationswith God, his parents and sib-lings, his wife and children, andNathanial Hawthorne.

Stephen Collins grew up inCambridge and received a BAin Literature from UMass Bos-ton. After more than 20 yearsin the sales field, he returnedto his two passions—perform-ing and teaching. In addition toacting, he teaches seminars onWhitman, Hardy, Shakespeare,Frost, and contemporary poetry.To sign up for this program,generously funded by theFriends of the Library, please call781-769-0200, x110

Library Notes Deaths AFONSO

Maria A. (Traleira) ofNorwood passed away on De-cember 29, 2018 at the age of 91.Beloved wife of the late JoaoAfonso. Devoted mother of An-tonio Afonso and his wife Flaviaof Norwood. Sister of AntonioTraleira of Toronto, Canada andthe late Dominguos and MariaRosa. Cherished grandmother ofPaula and Victor. Great grand-mother of Tyler, Kaylen andQuinn. Daughter of the late An-tonio and Emilia (Dias Marujo)Traleira. Funeral from the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home 1248Washington St. Norwood, Satur-day Jan. 5, at 8am followed by afuneral mass at 9am at St.Catherine of Siena ChurchNorwood. Visiting hours will beheld on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 from5-8pm. Burial will be at HighlandCemetery Norwood.

BEATONLinda J. (McGrath) A lifelong

resident of Norwood, passedaway on December 27, 2018, sur-rounded by her family. She wasthe beloved wife of Frederick R.Beaton of Norwood. Lovingmother of Michelle Bodwell andher husband, Jesse of Manches-ter, NH, and Melissa Beaton ofNorwood. Cherished grand-mother of Ethan Bodwell. Dearsister of Carol Holmes and herhusband, Bruce of Walpole andNancy Flynn and her husband,Christopher of Mansfield. Also,caring mother-in-law, RuthBeaton, and sisters-in-law, RuthA. Nanos and her husband Johnof Palm Springs, CA, ShellyCoehlo and her husband Robertof Plymouth, Karen Mordas andher husband Stephen ofBridgewater, and late LauraVickers and Jeanne Paredes.Linda is also survived by nieces,nephews and many cousins. Shewill be missed by all who lovedher, including lifelong friendsfrom the neighborhood. Born inBoston, Linda was the daughterof the late William G. and Vir-ginia A. (Sprague) McGrath.Linda worked at FM Global forthe past 40 plus years where shewas well admired by her col-leagues. In her spare time, Lindaenjoyed gardening,scrapbooking, spending time atthe beach, and hosting variousholiday parties throughout theyear. Her home decorating skillswere playfully compared to thoseof Martha Stewart. She espe-cially cherished spending timewith her beloved grandson Ethan.

Linda will be forever remem-bered for her vibrant smile andher vivacious zest for life as wellas her endearing love for her fam-ily. Visiting hours will be held onSaturday, January 5, from 1-4p.m. with a service immediatelyfollowing in the Gillooly FuneralHome at 126 Walpole Street,NORWOOD. Gillooly FuneralHome 781-762-0174www.gilloolyfuneralhome.com

EPPICHJoseph William, of

Mansfield, formerly of Norwoodpassed away on December 22,2018 at the age of 72. Lovingcompanion of Mary Ann Best ofMansfield. Brother of KathleenWaitkevich and her husbandRobert of Plymouth. Uncle ofKathryn Waitkevich of Beverlyand Andrew A. Waitkevich ofPA. Joseph was a 1964 graduateof Norwood High School. Hewas a former member and roadcaptain for the Patriot RidersMA1. He was also a formermember of the Rolling ThunderMA1 and the Old School Riders.A funeral home service will beheld on Friday, January 4, 12noon at the Kraw-Kornack Fu-neral Home 1248 Washington St.Norwood, MA. Visiting hourswill be held on Friday morning,Jan 4, from 10am -12noon.Burial with US Navy MilitaryHonors will be at Highland Cem-etery Norwood. In lieu of flow-ers donations may be made in hisname to Hereditary HemorrhagicTelangiectasia, HHT FoundationP.O. Box 329 Monkton, MD21111.

FERRI

Peter of Norwood, passedaway peacefully on December29, 2018 at the age of 81. Peterwas born in Roccafluvione(Marche), Italy on March 30,

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1937, and immigrated to theUnited States in January, 1956 onthe Andrea Doria. Beloved hus-band of Marianna (Servello)Ferri for 55 years. Devoted fa-ther of Teresa M. Pitaro and herhusband Rocco of Norwood, andPeter D. Ferri of Wrentham.Brother of Maria Colace ofFranklin, Emidio Ferri ofWalpole, Vittoria Stanford ofWalpole, Mario Ferri of Walpole,and the late Louise Colace. Cher-ished grandfather of Anthony R.Pitaro and Ariana T. Pitaro, bothof Norwood. Son of the lateDomenico and Teresa (Alesiani)Ferri. Also survived by manynieces and nephews. Peter wasan ASE-certified automotivetechnician and was the proudowner of Peter’s Auto Repair inNorwood for 38 years. Funeral

Deaths continued from page 10from the Kraw-Kornack FuneralHome, 1248 Washington St.,NORWOOD, Friday, Jan. 4, at9 a.m, followed by a FuneralMass at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’sChurch, East Walpole, MA. Vis-iting hours will be held on Thurs-day, Jan. 3, from 4-8 p.m. Burialwill be at St. Francis CemeteryWalpole, MA. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made in hisname to the Parkinson’s Founda-tion, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800,Miami, FL 33131. kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com Fam-ily Owned And Operated 781-762-0482.

VENTEROSA

STELLA P. (Mucciaccio) ofNorwood passed away on De-cember 27, 2018 at the age of 91.Beloved wife of the late Octavius

“Tappy” W. Venterosa. Devotedmother of Alan Venterosa and hiswife Daniela of Stoughton,Donald A. Venterosa and his wifePatricia of Norwood and DebraL. Jonasson of Wrentham. Sisterof many late brothers and sisters.Cherished grandmother of 8grandchildren and 8 great grand-children. Daughter of the late

Anthony and Carmella (Staula)Mucciaccio. A funeral home ser-vice will be held 11 am on Thurs-day, January 3, at the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home 1248Washington St. Norwood. Visit-ing hours will be held onWednesday, January 2, from 4-8pm. Burial will be at HighlandCemetery Norwood.

The The Norwood Record publishes obituaries from informa-tion supplied by funeral homes. Relatives and friends also maysupplement information by e-mailing tonews@norwoodrecord.com by Monday at 1 p.m. Photos alsowill be accepted.

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EPOCH TO HOLDSENIOR EVENTS

Bridges® by EPOCH atWestwood, a memory care as-sisted living community locatedat 140 University Avenue, willhost the following free events inJanuary.

“Long-Term Care Insur-ance Financial Panel Discus-sion”: Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. — Plan-ning ahead can pay off when itcomes to covering residentialmemory care and other long-term care solutions. Attend a fi-nancial panel of long-term careinsurance, elder law and estateplanning experts who will dis-cuss financial and legal plans toput in place now to protect yourassets and prepare for long-termcare needs and costs.Caregivers’ loved ones withmemory loss are invited to en-joy an activity with Bridges® byEPOCH residents during thisevent. “Normal Aging vs.Memory Loss”: Jan. 30 at 11:30a.m. — When is forgetfulnesssomething more? If you orsomeone you know is experi-encing memory loss or unusualbehavioral changes, attend oneof these important presentationsto learn how the warning signsof dementia differ from the ef-fects of normal aging. This eventwill be held at the NeedhamCouncil on Aging at 300 Hill-side Avenue. A complimentarylunch will be served (RSVPs arerequired).

For more information or toRSVP for an event, call 781-251-6630.

PLEASE TAKETHE SURVEY

The Norwood Open Spaceand Recreation Plan Commit-tee would like to encourageNorwood residents to partici-pate in taking a recently estab-lished Open Space & Recre-ation survey. The survey canbe taken by accessing the fol-lowing address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NorwoodOSRP This surveywill aid in gathering crucialdata for the Town’s updatedOpen Space and RecreationPlan. Your answers will helpthe Town identify opportuni-ties for significant, long-termpreservation and improve-ments that provide the great-est benefit to people who live,work, and play in Norwood.The Committee is in the pro-cess of updating the OpenSpace and Recreation Planwhich is needed to evaluatethe Town’s resources andgoals where it pertains to openspace and recreational facili-ties.

For more information or ifyou would prefer a hard copyof the survey mailed to youplease call Paul Halkiotis, Di-rector of Community Planning& Economic Development at(781) 762-1240 ext. 164. Or atphalkiotis@norwoodma.gov.

NAMI TO HOLDMEETING

The NAMI- South Norfolkwill hold its monthly meeting inCafeteria B of the LorussoBuilding at Norwood Hospital(800 Washington St., Norwood,MA) at 7 PM on Thursday, Janu-ary 3.

Mental illness is a label fora variety of diseases of the brain.Often it strikes in late adoles-cence, devastating the afflictedperson and the family. The sup-port group is composed of suchfamilies who find mutual sup-port and join together to advo-cate for their loved ones. Wewelcome all families in theSouth Norfolk area who aredealing with mental illness andtheir loved ones. In case of in-clement weather, we will alignwith the Norwood schools. Ifthey close, the meeting will becancelled. For further informa-tion call Ray at 508-668-2941.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:THE INFLUENCE OFNUTRITION ON BEHAVIOR

On Wednesday, January 9, atthe Savage Educational Center– Room 219, 275 ProspectStreet, Norwood, from 6:30 -8:30 PM. This generation ofchildren has the highest rate offood allergies, obesity, emo-tional and behavioral diagnoses,

autoimmune disease and learn-ing challenges ever recorded.And while we prefer to look forthe quick fix, there are hiddenconnections between nutritionand these challenges. If our cur-rent approaches considered nu-trition as having preventive andhealing properties, we wouldwaste less money on evalua-tions, lab tests and medicationsthat do not solve the challengesbut mask or treat the symptoms.This session examines ways thatnutrition impacts a child’s en-ergy, learning and susceptibilityto the diagnoses of ADHD, Op-position Defiant Disorder andothers. It offers scientificallyproven approaches that have ledto real life solutions. This work-shop is for families with chil-dren from toddler to early el-ementary years.

CHARACTER BREAKFASTAT HIGH SCHOOL

Come and enjoy a lightbreakfast with your favorite castof characters! $5 for childrenand adults. (Cash only.) Chil-dren are given an autographbook to get the autographs fromcharacters that may includeSnow White, the Evil Queen,Belle, Cinderella, Superman,Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie,Anna, Elsa and Olaf (andmore)! There will even be a

special guest appearance by StarWars characters!

The breakfast will take placein the Norwood High SchoolCafeteria on Saturday, January26th, from 9-10:30am. Pleaseenter through door 14 on theback of the building. Costumesencouraged! All are welcome! Like Backstage Boosters onFacebook for more information.

PARKWAY CONCERTORCHESTRA OPENINGS

Parkway Concert Orchestrais a 50 piece community orches-tra under the musical directionof Geneviève Leclair which per-forms classical and pops selec-tions six times per year in mul-tiple locations around the south-west suburbs of Boston. Theorchestra rehearses on Mondaysfrom 7:30 to 9:30 at First Con-gregational Church, 100 WinterStreet, Norwood. The springseason begins on January 7, pre-paring for concerts on March 3,March 17 and May 19. Possibil-ity of soloist opportunities formembers who are so inclined.There are openings for all posi-tions with emphasis on violin,viola, string bass, oboe, bassoon,trumpet, tuba and piano. Expe-rienced volunteer musicians areinvited to contact us to attendopen rehearsals on January7 and 14.

Please call 781-444-5041 oremail parkwayconcertorchestra@gmail.com.

For more information aboutthe orchestra, visit theorchestra’s web siteat www.parkwayconcertorchestra.org.