TownBrief Find Location

Sign in Subscribe

Sign in Subscribe

Topic

Norwood

A collection of 69 issues

Obituary notices, week of August 3, 2026 through August 9, 2026

One Norwood-resident obituary was published this week: Hohmann, Jean Marie, 90, whose arrangements are with Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home of Norwood. The full notice, posted to Echovita, does not include additional biographical or service detail. No other Norwood-resident obituaries were id…

Norwood Schools Awarded $723,000 for Literacy Instruction

Norwood Public Schools will receive a $723,000 state boost for literacy instruction, Norwood Patch reported Friday, Aug. 7. The award, detailed in a story headlined "Norwood Schools Awarded $723K For Literacy Instruction," is meant to strengthen reading instruction for young students. S…

Massachusetts Layoffs Forecast Looms Over Norwood Region

A statewide layoffs warning and heavy storm advisories dominated the newsfeed for Norwood as local town, school, and library channels stayed quiet. Norwood Patch reported that Massachusetts could see almost 1,400 layoffs in August, citing unemployment figures already above the national …

Obituary notices, week of July 27, 2026 through August 2, 2026

Three Norwood obituary notices were published this week: Michienzi, Katherine S., 80; Sacco, Guy Anthony, 94; and Sales, Deborah Louise (Hohman), 65. All three were residents of Norwood, Massachusetts, according to notices posted on Echovita.com. Arrangements for Michienzi are being han…

Red Cross Declares Blood Donor Crisis as Massachusetts Supplies Hit Four-Year Low

Red Cross declares a national blood donor crisis as Massachusetts supplies sink to a four-year summer low. The humanitarian organization says donations statewide are not keeping pace with hospital demand, a shortfall serious enough to prompt the rare crisis declaration this week. The mo…