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Norwood Select Board Votes 5-0 to Put Public Safety Staffing Override Before Voters

NORWOOD -- March 3, 2026, Norwood Select Board backs a $1.54 million public safety staffing override and sends the question to voters. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to support a revised proposal calling for 13 new fire department positions, including a training officer, and five new police positions: three

Norwood Select Board Ratifies $15.2M Bond Sale, Saving Town $4.5M in Debt Costs

NORWOOD -- February 24, 2026, Norwood Select Board ratifies $15.2 million bond sale and tables public safety staffing decision pending special meeting. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the General Obligation Municipal Purpose Loan of 2026, selling $15,205,000 in 20-year bonds to Fifth Third Securities, Inc.

Norwood School Committee Votes 5-0 to Permanently Appoint Student Services Director

NORWOOD -- February 11, 2026, Norwood School Committee permanently appoints student services director and navigates tight FY27 budget outlook. The committee voted 5-0 at its February 11 meeting to confirm Catherine Davey as permanent Director of Student Services, ending a six-month interim appointment that Superintendent Timothy Luff said followed

Norwood School Committee Member Boyle Will Not Seek Reelection After Six Years

NORWOOD -- January 28, 2026, Norwood School Committee member Ann Marie Boyle announced she will not seek reelection after six years, including three as chair, at the board's January 28 business meeting. Boyle, who said she had faced "not so gentle nudging" to run again, called the

Conservation Commission Closes 43-Year Wetlands Case at Cary Place Commercial Site

NORWOOD -- January 28, 2026, Norwood Conservation Commission unanimously closes a 43-year-old wetlands case and holds off on costly dam repairs. The three-member quorum, Chair Kelsey Quinlan, Catherine Walsh, and John Carbone, voted 3-0 at its January 28 meeting to issue a complete certificate of compliance for