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Vol. 1 No. 9
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March 1, 2011
Infiniti of Norwood Serves up Large Donation
Norwood Food Pantry coordinator Ruth Taeger has attended
numerous donation presentations,
in fact, countless, in her 22-year
volunteer status at the pantry. But
this appearance was different.
This event, in fact, did something
seldom done, left Taeger speechless. The donation in February
was from Infiniti of Norwood and
the amount is what left Taeger at
a loss for words. Proceeds from a
specialty drive held at the dealership benefitted with a check
made out to the Norwood Food
Pantry in the amount of $4,404.
"I just started to cry," Taeger
said. "I had no idea it would be
that large. I can't tell you what
that money will do. It's absolutely
fantastic."
During the months of November and December, Infiniti of
Norwood offered a unique promotion for food pantry donations
through their service department.
For customers receiving a $37 oil
change, they had the option of
donating $13 and Infiniti would
contribute the entire $50 to the
food pantry. To further their
cause, Infiniti also contributed
money from their corporate
pocket.
"We didn't know what to ex-
Infiniti of Norwood owner George Albrecht, Jr. and Service Manager Kerry Masone present Ruth Taeger a
check for $4,404 for the Norwood Food Pantry. The money is from a special fundraising drive organized by
Infiniti of Norwood to support a community organization.
pect, Service Manager Kerry Masone said. "It was a no brainer for
people, there was no hesitation.
People in this area care about the
community. Some people would
just give donations even if they
didn't have an oil change."
Infiniti not only initiated the
food drive to integrate their corporate family into the local neighborhoods, but also as a method to
endorse their internal philoso-
phies outward. According to Masone, this family-owned dealership runs more like a domestic
unit than a corporation and this
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March Calendar
of Events
The TONY Awards were initiated over 40 years ago to recognize
exceptional Norwood youths for
their voluntary contribution to the
community. Through anonymous
reviews of the student's volunteer
record and a 300 work essay, the
Norwood Masons, who acquired
the program 16 years ago, have recently named the 2011 TONY
Award winners at a banquet held
January 24. The award includes a
citation and plaque from the governor, a $1,000 savings bond and a
gift card from Perk's coffeehouse.
Two supplementary award also include an additional $500 savings
bond.
Local Town Pages also wants to
recognize these admiral young
adults with a profile of each student each month in our newspaper,
beginning with Norwood High
School senior William Rydzewski.
Norwood High School senior
William "Billy" Rydzewski has a
very diverse and busy philanthropic schedule. In school, he has
been the class president for the past
four years, is president of the honor
society, president of the student
council, a member of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and a biology and math
tutor. It was for these and many
other volunteer activities that Ry-
TONY AWARD WINNER
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Service Directory
Goofy
Challenge
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Norwood
Mason
TONY Award
Winner
William
Rydzewski
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dzewski was awarded his Tony
Award.
As class president he not only
represented his respective class in
school activities and programs, he
also helped organize, collect and
deliver toys for needy children in
the Toys for Tots program and facilitated the Annual Cystic Fibrosis Walk where members and
monetary donations have doubled
in size since his sophomore year,
raising over $6,000 for the organization last spring. As president of
the honor society, he helped raise
money and collect gift cards for
less fortunate families in Norwood
during the holidays and on the student council worked on a can
drive for a Thanksgiving donation
to the Norwood Food Pantry.
Aside from his scholastic contributions, Rydzewski also uses his
sports skills as a volunteer for the
Norwood Challenger Sports Program where he coaches young
special needs children in baseball,
football and basketball and is a
head coach for the Spokane nineyear old Norwood Little League
Team.
It may be hard to believe that 18
year-old Rydzewski can fit any
more into his already active schedule, but he is also a volunteer on
committees for Norwood Day and
the Norwood Haunted House,
spends his free school periods tutoring underclassmen in biology
and math and teaches CCD on
Sunday mornings at St. Cather-
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BY CAITLIN FROST
proceeds to support Canton youth
sport teams, scholarships, and
other Canton based causes, on
March 26, at 7:30 p.m.
There’s not a city more Irish than
Boston, and St. Patrick’s Day
week is the perfect time to join in
all the festivities the city has to
offer. From the St. Patrick’s Day
Parade to dinner and road races,
Boston will satisfy all your Irish
cravings.
When pressed for a figure, Rydzewski estimates that since his
freshman year he has volunteered
approximately 1,000 hours to his
school, peers, church and community.
This year’s 110th annual parade
will honor the men and women of
the Armed Forces and will feature
marching bands and pipe bands
from all over America along with
colorful floats, music, and all
things Irish. The parade begins at
1 p.m. at the Broadway T Station
and ends at Andrew Square in
South Boston. To get the best view
of the parade, stake out your place
anywhere on Broadway.
"It doesn't even seem like that
much," Rydzewski said. "It's hard
to believe."
Can’t watch the parade? Don’t
worry, there are plenty of other
St. Patrick’s Day activities to take
William "Billy" Rydzewski
ine's of Sienna Church.
Rydzewski is still waiting on acceptances from his college applications, but although unsure of
where he will be spending his collegiate education, he is sure on one
thing, he will continue to give of
himself and his time in college and
in his hometown.
"I will definitely keep on volunteering because it was something I
started when I was young,"
Rydzewski said. "I'm sure I'll be
back all the time to find things to
do. It is a good thing to do and I
will continue it the rest of my life."
part in.
The Landsowne Pub in downtown Boston will be celebrating
with great music, authentic food,
and a huge beer selection. Swing
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The Knights of Columbus in
Canton is hosting Ricky’s St. Pat’s
party at the Knights of Columbus
Hall. Enjoy live music, food, a
silent auction, and more, and all
This year Boston Party Tours has
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the 3rd Annual St. Patrick’s Irish
Pub Challenge on March 12th as a
prelude to the International Irish
Pub Challenge which takes place
in Ireland each year. This year,
lucky pub crawlers will win a free
flight to Ireland for the main event.
Registration begins at 10 a.m. and
admission is $25.
For a more leisurely celebration,
walk along Boston’s self-guided
Irish Heritage Trail. Divided into
three sections and covering three
miles, the trail is a guide to landmarks of Irish-American artists
and heroes from the 1700s to present day and hits 20 sites in downtown Boston and Back Bay.
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March 1, 2011
Running Miles for a Milestone
BY CAITLIN FROST
To celebrate his 50th birthday,
Norwood Bank employee Jose Da
Cunha participated in Disney’s
Goofy Challenge, in which he ran
a half marathon one day and a full
marathon on the next day; 39.3
miles total.
gram. For the goofy challenge, he
didn’t train all that much. After
completing the Lisbon half
marathon in two hours, he felt
Da Cunha ran his first marathon
at the age of 45, both in celebration
of his birthday and at Disneyworld. Since then, he has ran the
Boston half marathon, the Boston
Run to Remember on Memorial
Day, and Lisbon’s half marathon
in Portugal.
For his first marathon, Da Cunha
followed a 16 week training pro-
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“Deciding to run my first
marathon was on a whim. For the
last 20 years I’ve always wanted to
run a marathon. I saw on a trip that
they would have one on my birthday. I made my decision. I run a
lot, so I decided to give it a try.
And running at Disneyworld made
it magical,” Da Cunha said.
What made his run so magical,
and what makes Da Cunha love to
run at Disneyworld, is the atmosphere. Being able to run through
all four parks, seeing the characters, and watching the people helps
make the running go easier.
Da Cunha has been running for
over 20 years, running track and
field in high school and college.
But he always wanted to run a
marathon.
“I enjoy running. It gives me a
natural high. It puts me with nature and makes me feel free. Track
and field was more sprinting, not
endurance. When I got married, I
got into long endurance running,
doing six to ten miles on weekends,” Da Cunha said.
they went on multiple trips to the
park and a cruise to the Bahamas.
pretty comfortable about being
able to complete a marathon.
“I was pretty skeptical of two
[marathons] back to back. Especially because I had to get up at
3:30 am since the race started at
six and I only got five hours of
sleep in between,” Da Cunha said.
In 2004, a group of co-workers
and friends decided to take yearly
trips to Disney, once they found
they all had a mutual love for all
things Disney. They celebrated
Disneyland’s 50th anniversary at
the park in 2005 and since then
“Disney has thousands of people
that run, and with all the scenery
your mind focus on what’s around
you, not how many miles you’ve
run,” Da Cunha said.
Running his first marathon at 45,
and completing the Goofy Challenge at 50, seems impossible and
surprising, but Da Cunha says that
anyone who enjoys running can do
a marathon.
“It’s always possible to do it.
People think it’s impossible, but if
you enjoy running, it makes it easier. The best place is Disney’s half
or full marathon. They have thousands of people, it’s a magical experience. You’re running and not
realizing how much you’re run-
Jose Da Cunha, Vice President/Information Systems Manager
of Norwood Bank.
ning,” Da Cunha said.
Though he might not have been
the youngest marathoner at Disney, he definitely wasn’t the oldest.
“I saw people in their sixties and
seventies running. Their goal was
to finish, not time. People at my
age think they can’t accomplish [a
marathon]. But you’re never too
old. Don’t look at age,” Da Cunha
said.
The Goofy Challenge won’t be
Da Cunha’s last marathon. He
plans to run the Boston marathon
before he hangs up his running
shoes.
New Pastor Arrives at the United Church of Norwood
The congregation of the United
Church of Norwood recently said
goodbye to longtime retiring pastor Reverend William E. Christensen. Last month, however, the
church began their period of transition with a welcoming reception
for their new interim pastor Kevin
Smith.
As interim pastor, Pastor Kevin
will integrate himself into the congregation and assist in coordinating, developing and supporting the
congregation with new visions, direction, outreach and growth
within the church and the Norwood community.
"A transitional figure helps the
church move forward," Pastor
Kevin said. "I will help them think
about what is God calling on us to
be as a church and I will help them
to develop a vision and begin steps
to implement that vision."
This interim journey is not a new
Pastor Kevin Smith and his wife
Sharon.
commission for the 54-year old
pastor. He has had extensive experience in assisting congregations
with similar missions in Old Mystic, CT, Rehobeth, Plymouth and
even planted a church in North
Dighton from 1998 to 2005 where
he assisted in the process of converting an old barn into a modern,
up-to-date structure and building
and developing the congregation.
in focus, in his eyes, both positions
contain very similar theories.
In addition to his pastoral duties,
Pastor Kevin hopes to kindle and
nurture personal spirituality within
and outside the congregational
walls. In his experience, he has
witnessed church attendance figures decline, but interests in individual spirituality grow. His
immediate and long-term focus in
his new position will not only center around the United Church congregation, but he hopes to reach
out to the entire Norwood community in more casual forums
from residential group discussions
to local coffee shops.
"I loved being a policeman and
although it seems very different,
they are very transitional," Pastor
Kevin said. "Both jobs have law
and both jobs have grace and deal
with people at very difficult times
in their lives."
Pastor Kevin received his training at the Gordon-Conwell Theological School in South Hamilton
in a second phase of his life after
leaving a successful career as a police officer. Although the two occupations initially appear diverse
Pastor Kevin, his wife Sharon
and his three daughters have already been warmly received by the
United Church congregation, but
he is also looking forward to acquainting himself with the residents of Norwood. If you happen
to meet Pastor Kevin over a cup of
coffee somewhere in Town, be
sure to say hi and welcome him to
the neighborhood!
The United Church of Norwood
is an interdenominational church,
located at 595 Washington St.,
Norwood, 781-762-2589.
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event substantiated their inner
value system while involving as
many employees as possible in the
fundraising process.
"The dealership is very family
focused," Masone said. "We are
going to make the food pantry part
of our daily life, culture and business. This is how they treat their
family and customers."
This drive, however, was not a
one-hit wonder. To stay involved
throughout the year, the employees at the dealership will assist in
food drives and Infiniti managers
will continue to develop other options for future fundraising promotions.
This continued effort by Infiniti
is coming at a crucial time for the
Norwood Food Pantry as they approach the typically slow donation
months of March and April while
accommodating a larger influx of
clients. According to Taeger, the
pantry now services approximately 350 local families, up from
250 just a year ago. The Boston
Food Bank delivers about 50 tons
of food per year to the pantry, but
the bulk of the inventory and monetary donations greatly depends on
donations from local organiza-
tions, such as businesses, organizations, churches, youth groups,
schools, grocery stores, the spring
letter carriers drive and private donations from local residents.
National Alliance for the Mentally
Ill to Hold Meeting March 3rd
Taeger is well aware of the financial stresses that lie in the near
future, which further explains her
initial reaction to the donation. Infiniti's contribution will go entirely
to purchasing less popular donated
items, such as bottled juice,
canned meats, hams and spam.
The National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill--South Norfolk affiliate will hold its monthly meeting
in Cafeteria B of the Lorusso
Building at Norwood Hospital at
7 p.m. on Thursday March 3rd.
Mental illness is a label for a variety of diseases of the brain. Often
it strikes in late adolescence, devastating the afflicted person and
the family. The Alliance is composed of such families who find
mutual support and join together
to advocate for their loved ones.
The Alliance welcomes all families in the South Norfolk Area
who are dealing with mental
illness and their loved ones. For
further information call (508)
668-2941.
In case of inclement weather, the
meeting will be canceled if the
Norwood schools close.
"When I looked at the check I
was speechless, Taeger said. There
wasn't anything I could say. I was
really in shock, but it's a wonderful
way to be shocked."
The Norwood Food Pantry is located in the Grace Episcopal
Church, 150 Chapel Street. All
Norwood residents are eligible to
utilize the panty inventory on Saturdays, 8:20 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
eligibility requirements can also
be obtained during these hours. If
you would like to organize a can
drive or fundraiser, or make a personal donation, visit the food
pantry during drop-off hours on
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
and on Saturdays, 7:30 a.m. to 11
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Out and About
Cookie
Monster
ies also called Samoas.
BY DAWN C. FITZGERALD
They say that the first step to recovery is admitting you have an
addiction. Well, today I climb my
first stair. I think.
I’d like to consider myself a
strong person. I can walk by the
sample cookies being handed out
at BJ’s. When I am in Shaw’s or
Stop and Shop I no longer visit the
bakery claiming to get that “sample” cookie for my child.
But these aren’t just any cookies.
They are special. From their alluring purple packaging to the picture
of the cute, smiling, kid wearing
the fire helmet on her head. I know
that part of their draw is their availability. They are only around for a
few months throughout the year.
Then they disappear, leaving you
alone with a half empty gallon of
milk, covered in crumbs, wanting
more.
What am I talking about?
Caramel deLites Girl Scout cook-
I can’t seem to get enough of
them. As a child, I went door to
door selling Tagalongs, and Do Si
Do cookies with pride.
But when a box of
Samoas was sold, I got
a bit angry, realizing this
was one less box I’d get
to eat.
By Dawn C. FitzgeralD
not tear open the bag with my teeth
and eat right through the box.
I am proud to say, that bag made
it through eight hours of work and
But my cravings took over and by
the time the kids came home from
school - another box was half
gone. And I didn’t care. Because I
knew that I had ordered more.
Two boxes later, my
other coworker delivered
me more cookies-this
time in a see through
plastic bag which I again
put into my work bag,
away from my tastebuds.
A coworker noticed my
cookies within the workbag. She hinted that she
was hungry. That she
liked Samoas too.
As an adult, with
money of my own, I
have debated on clearing out cabinets-renting
out storage units- just
for the coconut covered
cookies.
This year, I was approached by a coworker. And I bought two boxes
from her. I knew that others would
ask me to buy there cookies. By
purchasing the delightful deLites
from more than one person, no one
would know how many boxes that
I really bought. No one but me.
The first two boxes were delivered to me at work. They were in a
knotted plastic bag which I immediately put into my work bag so as
not to look at them for the next few
hours. It took all my willpower to
March 1, 2011
an additional thirty minute ride
home. Working evenings, there is
no one but me awake when I get
home. I am not quite sure about
what happened that night but the
next morning when I woke up,
there was a milk ring on my living
room end table and half a box of
cookies was gone. My stomach
was killing me, yet I automatically
went to the cabinet to find an unopened box remaining. Whew.
I’d like to say that box survived.
Ha! She thought I’d
share my cookies. I
made up some lame excuse, “I was saving them for my
kids”, “These were the only Girl
Scout cookies I‘d bought,” “They
are for my husband.”
didn’t share or play well with others.
The other box I will try to give
freely to my family. I say this because they dared to eat the other
half of all the half eaten boxes,
while I watched them and tried to
smile through clenched teeth. I did
share but not because I wanted to,
because I had to. I had eaten so
many I was making myself sick.
I vow to not buy the cookies from
the cute little Girl Scouts at random supermarkets. The ones that
bat their eyes, and shout -“they are
only available for a short time. ”
Okay, I will at least try not to buy
any more cookies.
But they are for a great cause.
And they are just so good. And
weren’t stretch pants made for
those of us with cookie waists?
Such lies I told, to keep those
cookies to myself. Those two
boxes are long gone and my pants
seem to be getting a bit tighter.
No, I will not buy any more
cookies this year. But there is always next year. And the year after.
I have to start living one deLite free
day at a time.
At this writing, I have two more
boxes I am waiting on. I am vowing to take one box into work to
make up for that terrible night I
Dawn C. Fitzgerald is a freelance writer and columnist. She’d
love to hear your comments at
[email protected]
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Keegan Jewelers Gives Back!
Keegan Jewelers recently gave
their support to Children’s Hospital Boston with a donation of
$5000 gift certificate for their
silent auction at the Champion’s
for Children’s Event in November.
The benefit raised $3.4 Million.
In addition, Keegan Jewelers
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“Being a part of such powerful
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say, “Thank you to our loyal customers and to our community who
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Do you frequently have trouble
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dust, active allergies, or asthma?
If so, your symptoms may be
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During the winter months, people tend to stay indoors, exposing
them to dust and contaminants circulating through the air ducts in
their homes.
Homes are built to be air tight for
better energy efficiency; the downside is that this limits the fresh air
allowed into your home. Add pets
or smokers to the mix, and contaminants build up in the home at
an even more rapid rate, causing
even more problems.
The best remedy to help alleviate
these problems is to have the air
ducts in your home cleaned. This
will eliminate any contaminants
from circulating through the air
you’re breathing. Because your
windows are most likely closed
throughout the winter, it is important to maintain the ventilation system for healthy breathing.
The process of duct cleaning
helps to solve these problems by
removing dust, dust mites, dirt,
construction debris, pet dander,
nicotine buildup, and any microbial contaminants, such as mold or
mildew.
Not only will this improve the
quality of the air you breathe, it can
also help reduce energy costs by
improving the efficiency and life
span of the air handler as well.
For further information call East
Coast Vent at (508) 567-9016.
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The Town of Norwood has engaged
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residents and businesses within the
Town of Norwood.
The Emergency Notification
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for public safety emergencies.
It will not be used for public
service announcements. If you
would like to add your unlisted
telephone numbers, cell phone
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If you have any questions, please
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Mary Jones at (781) 440-5151.
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Music is in the Air This
Spring at the Morrill
Memorial Library
BY CAITLIN FROST
The Morrill Memorial Library is
again offering a series of free musical programs to the residents of
Norwood with its Spring, 2011
Musical Sunday Series. For three
Sundays in March, April and May,
the library walls will no longer
sustain hushed tones, but be filled
with vocals and instrumentals that
will awaken the senses after a
very long hibernating winter.
On Sunday, March 6, singing
state trooper Daniel Clark will display his powerful voice with a mix
of Broadway tunes, opera, Elvis,
Irish, Italian and patriotic music.
Clark, now retired from the force,
is currently a full-time international performer continually delighting audiences with his robust
talent.
On Sunday, April 10, Roberto &
Kathryn will take the stage with
classic romantic music from the
Great American Songbook.
Kathryn Howell has performed at
the Wilbur and Charles Theaters in
Boston and focuses her talents on
musical theater, classical study and
jazz and blues. Roberto Mighty is
a successful radio and tv writer
and music arranger and uniquely
combines jazz rhythms with his
signature Spanish-tinged funky
guitar.
On Sunday, May 22, popular
jazz duo Ellen Schwartz and
Roger Bruno and a guest bassist,
will make their third Musical Sundays appearance for a Jazz on a
Sunday Afternoon concert. Their
distinctive sound and song
arrangements continue to be a favorite for Norwood audiences.
Check your calendars and call in
to reserve a seat for any one of
these delightful concerts. Registration is required to attend all
events. Registration can be done in
person at the library or by calling
(781) 769-0200, x222 or x110.
These programs are provided by
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March 1, 2011
Willett Family Craft Night Brings Out Families’ Creativity
BY DAWN C. FITZGERALD
Despite the chilly temperatures,
the George F. Willett School held
its traditional Family Craft Night on
Friday, February 11, 2011. The
event was organized by co-chairs
Michele Page Senotte and Kim
Miller.
The two gathered craft supplies
from the Willett School’s PTO
closet. The crafts were “created
from what we had” stated Page
Senotte.
They then approached Barnes and
Noble for discounted books that
correlated with the crafts. The
Willett PTO generously purchased
ten books included: “The Day it
Rained Hearts” authored by Felicia
Bond, “Inch by Inch” written by
Leo Lio, and “The Mitten” by Jan
Brett.
According to Miller, the craft
night allowed families to “get away
from screen time,” while encouraging literacy for children.
Patrick and Paige McBrien with mom Kristen head home with their bag
of completed crafts.
Books were prominently displayed tableside to encourage eager
children to either read the story or
just peruse the illustrations.
beaded and bedazzled at another
table. Bright colored tissue paper
was attached to create colorful seed
pots at another craft table.
There were five different family
friendly crafts the children could
make. At one craft station, children
made their own Valentines using
foam hearts, doilies, markers, and
jewels. Seahorses and starfish were
There was an opportunity to make
a mitten bookmark, or a fuzzy inchworm using colored pipe cleaners
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dad Michael. She made a special
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Patrick, who enjoyed the inchworm
craft. According to O’Brien the
craft night was “a fun free activity
for Willet Families and an opportunity for the children to see their
friends on a Friday night.” In
March, the Willett PTO will be
holding a movie night for students
and their families.
Kindergartener Paige McBrien attended the event with her mom
Kristen and younger brother
Patrick, age four. Next year, Patrick
will be attending the Willett. Patrick
enjoyed the Valentine’s Day craft
the most “cuz he liked to do them”
he said with a grin.
Planning has begun for next
year’s craft night. Miller is preparing the next chairwoman, Linda
Lee, who is looking ahead to next
year and the possibility of crafts
being created from recycled materials.
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they sell more than what you
can find in discount stores,
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providing customers with industrial strength commercial and
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Oreck vacuums are lightweight, easy to use, and more
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The Oreck was the first residential vacuum cleaner to receive
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Manager Scott LaPerriere has
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Oreck’s newest additions clean
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and those hard to reach places.
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Field Production:
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Sports Field Production:
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Learn to use what the pro's use!
NPA-TV will teach you how to
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Norwood Public Access also
offers youth classes. For information, visit their website at
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Staffiere, Public Access Coordinator, [email protected], (781)
551-0338.
From Footage to Broadcast, this
class will teach you how to get the
most out of your Flip Video Camera. We will teach you how to get
great footage, how to import it
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Manager Scott LaPerriere proudly presents two popular models.
Studio Production:
If you want to learn the basics of
video production then this workshop is for you! This workshop
will demonstrate how easy it is to
produce your own video programs. Our professional equipment is available to all Norwood
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Calendar of Events
March 5
Spring Mass and Breakfast
Forum. Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 8:30 a.m.
The Pro-Life Office of the
Archdiocese of Boston and
Women Affirming Life is hosting speaker Erika Bachiochi on
Women, Sex & the Church: A
Pro-Woman Defense of Catholic Teaching. Tickets $30, student tickets $15. Call (508)
651-1900 or e-mail ProLife
[email protected] for more information.
March 7
Monday Night at the
Movies. Morrill Memorial Library, 7 p.m.
In celebration of Women's
History Month, the library will
be showing Iron Jawed Angels,
starring Hilary Swank, Julia
Ormon and Anjelica Huston.
Sign up for the free movie at the
library reference desk or call,
(781) 769-0200, x222.
March 7
Bereavement Support Group.
St. Timothy's Parish, 11 a.m.
There will be a new Bereavement Support Group beginning
Monday, March 7. The group
will meet every Monday from
March 7 until April 11. If you
plan to attend, please call the
Parish nurse office, (781) 7692522, x 34.
March 10
Zelda: Musings from the
First American Flapper. Morrill Memorial Library, 7-9 p.m.
This original performance will
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Fitzgerald. The story unfolds as
Zelda relives her life and reveals
memories of personal items left
in her mother's home in Alabama. The one-women play
pays tribute to a woman who
was also a mother, dancer, artist
and published writer. Sign up at
the library reference desk or by
calling (781) 769-0200, x222.
March 12
Irish Night. St. Timothy's
Parish, 7:30 p.m.
The Guild of St. Timothy presents: Irish Night, featuring the
sounds of “The Publicans,” a
four piece Irish Band. Cost is
$10 per person. Coffee, tea, and
soft drinks, along with desserts
will be served. Tickets are available in the parish office, or by
calling Mary at (508) 668-3570.
There are limited tickets, so they
must be purchased in advance.
All are welcome.
March 18
A Cappella Concert, Coakley
Middle School, 7 p.m.
Come to a wonderful evening
of A Cappella music sponsored
by the Fine Arts Department of
the Norwood Public Schools.
The evening will feature: NHS
AcaBella, NHS SoundFX, MIT
Chorallaries, Brandeis VoiceMale, Tufts Jackson Jills,
Boston's Pro Group - Overboard! Price is $5 at the door.
March 19
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staff. Learn about all the programs and clinics happening this
summer at the Civic. Arts and
crafts, face painting, fun activities and more. No registration
required.
March 22
Choral Classic Concert,
Coakley Middle School, 7 p.m.
The Fine Arts Department of
the Norwood Public Schools is
holding a Choral Classic Concert.
March 23
Instrumental Classic Concert, Coakley Middle School,
7 p.m.
The Fine Arts Department of
the Norwood Public Schools is
holding an Instrumental Classic
Concert.
March 24
One-Woman Show: Dollies
and Angels. Morrill Memorial
Library, 7:30-9 p.m.
Actress and Norwood librarian
Beth Goldman will recount the
remarkable story of the Red
Cross 'Donut Dollies' and army
nurses of World War II.
March 31
Hank Phillippi Ryan. Morrill
Memorial Library, 7:30-9 p.m.
Boston's Channel 7 investigative reporter and mystery author
Hank Phillippi Ryan will talk
about her novels. Register at the
library reference desk or by calling (781) 769-0200, x222.
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country, and with approximately
70 percent staying within the
home; the healthcare community
should take a closer look at the
home care provider and their ability to manage the dementia client.
Although the search for a cure
continues, there have been many
advances in the treatment and
symptom management of this disease. Behavioral management is a
major component of an effective
treatment plan for the individual
with AD. With an individualized
treatment plan, the AD patient can
enjoy a dignified quality of life and
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providers in providing the best care
for those living with AD. We teach
a variety of behavior management
techniques and can design individual plans to address many challenging behaviors. Our curriculum
provides a positive learning environment and educational material
linking classroom learning with
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Topics ranging from “Understanding the Disease,” “Bathing
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Our newest and most exciting
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developing skills related to assessment of changes in our clients related to their environment.
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Norwood Recreation Dept. Children's Programs
The Spring/Summer Norwood
Recreation Department program
guide has recently been released, and
there are many Spring activities offered for children of all ages. Don't
miss plugging in one or any of these
fun events into your child's March
schedule.
Home Alone Safety
This program will prepare and educate your child in home safety. They
will learn telephone and door answering techniques, internet safety,
accident and fire protection and first
aid techniques. The class will include
a video and role playing. For children
ages 9-11. The cost is $42, code
OD61. Friday, March 11, 10 a.m. to
12 noon.
B.L.A.S.T. (Babysitter Lessons
and Safety Training)
This is a program for young teens
who are entering the babysitting field
and covers the basics of infant and
childcare, how to react to medical
emergencies and injuries and perform basic first aid. The course will
also guide them how to set up their
own babysitting business. This
course was developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Bring a
snack and drink. For pre teens and
teens ages 11-13. The cost is $48,
code OD62. Friday, March 11, 12:30
p.m. to 4 p.m.
Kid's Yoga Party
Wild animals is the theme for this
introductury exercise program
geared for children. The party will include poses, breathing, relaxation,
games, crafts and snacks. For children ages 3-7 years old. The cost is
$20, code OD70. Saturday, March
12, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
Touch A Truck
This is an opportunity for the young
ones to get up close and personal to a
variety of the mighty trucks they
gawk and shriek from the back seat
of your car. Vehicles will be available
from the Norwood Police and Fire
Departments, the Norwood Airport
and the Norwood DPW. Children
have a chance to climb on and act
like they are driving these commanding machines. Don't forget to
bring the camera! For children ages
3-6 years old. This event is free. Saturday, March 19, 9 to 11 a.m.
Summer Program Fair
This is a chance for you and your
children to learn about all the summer programs and clinics offered
through the Civic Center, meet the
staff and even register to reserve your
spot. There will also be arts and
crafts, face painting and fun activities
for the kids! For children of all ages.
This event is free and drop in. Saturday, March 19, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Quake & Bake Volcano Party
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preparing their cake, decorating a
volcano hat and while the cakes are
baking, create their own 10 foot
eruptions with diet soda and Mentos
volcanoes outside. The party concludes with decorating and eating
their cake creations. Children under
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SANCTUM 3D (R) - Starring
Alice Parkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Dan
Wylie, Alice Parkinson, and Ioan
Gruffudd. This is loosely based on
an experience of co-screenwriter
Andrew Wight, although the details have been amplified to fit the
movie experience. It's about the
survival struggle of five characters
who become trapped by a flood
deep beneath the earth in New
Guinea's Esa-ala caves while exploring deep underwater pockets
and trenches. They are master cave
explorer (Roxburgh); his estranged
17-year old son (Wakefield); and
his longtime partner (Wyllie). Also
in the group is the multi-millionaire adventurer funding the exploration (Gruffudd), and his
mountain climber girlfriend
(Parkinson). Interpersonal conflicts, of which there are many, become secondary to finding an
escape route before rising waters
cut off any chance of cheating
death. Sanctum is a harrowing survival yarn whose stock characters
and formulaic plot are alleviated
by sequences of agonizing claustrophobia. The film is in many
ways a generic horror movie, but
it's done with enough talent to help
the viewer overlook some of its
shortcomings. As a 3D experience,
there are just a handful of sequences that truly stand out; otherwise, it'd probably be just as
effective in 2D. RATING: C
THE EAGLE (PG-13) - Starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell,
Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim, and
Donald Sutherland. The narrative
focuses on the tribal brutality of an
occupied Britain and the goal of
one dedicated Roman soldier to
preserve the empire and his family
dignity. When the famed Eagle of
the Roman Legion goes missing,
decorated soldier Marcus Aquila
(Tatum) requests a post just outside the most savage of England's
territories. When he is wounded
defeating a marauding band of
angry locals, rescuing many of his
imprisoned men in the process, he
is given an honorable discharge
and the luxury of spending his
days in retirement with his
uncle/former Senator Aquila
(Sutherland). But Marcus wants to
travel deep into the forbidden region, beyond the boundaries of
Roman rule and into the No Man's
Land located north of Hadrian's
Wall. He wants to bring back the
Eagle, especially since it was his
father who supposedly lost it. With
the help of Esca (Bell) a British
slave with knowledge of the
province and his own indomitable
will, Marcus hopes to restore his
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then known world. The plot moves
forward at a decent rate, punctuated by some genuinely thrilling
and brutally executed action sequences, and although it’s all fairly
predictable stuff, with a plot double-twist easily spotted from a mile
off, the story is never less than
solidly entertaining. RATING: BTHE RITE (PG-13) - Starring
Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciaran
Hinds, and Toby Jones. The movie
is supposedly based on the actual
experiences of Father Gary
Thomas, a California priest who
was assigned by his bishop to
study exorcism at the Vatican. In
the film he becomes Father
Michael Kovak (O'Donoghue)
from Chicago, the son of an undertaker who decides to enter the
priesthood as a means of staying
out of the family business. Toward
the end of his seminary training,
his mentor, Father Matthew
(Jones), recommends him for a
special program in Italy. Father
Matthew thinks Michael has
what's necessary to be an exorcist
and Father Xavier (Hinds), the
priest who runs the program,
agrees. But Michael is having a
crisis of faith. He doesn't believe in
God, the Devil, or the demons that
supposedly possess the unwary
and unfortunate. So Father Xavier
sends Michael to spend time with
Master Exorcist Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins). Shadowed by a
journalist (Braga) seeking "the
truth," Michael learns that some of
Father Lucas' methods are little
more than parlor tricks, but there
may be darker things than are
dreamt of in his philosophies.
Hopkins performance is engaging
at times and other times it feels
silly. RATING: C
THE ROOMMATE (PG-13)
- Starring Leighton Meester,
Minka Kelly, Alyson Michalka,
Cam Gigandet, Danneel Harris,
Matt Lanter, Frances Fisher, and
Billy Zane. Kelly plays an Iowa
girl who has moved to Los Angeles to study fashion at college.
She's assigned a roommate, a
wealthy Pasadena art student
(Meester). At first, they seem like
they're going to be BFFs. But
quicker than you can say Single
White Female, Meester soon starts
to show her crazy true
colors. Meester has developed an
obsession with Kelly, and begins
to target those people -- other
friends, love interests, professors - she feels are taking Kelly away
from her. Needless to say, the situation ultimately deteriorates from
the uncomfortable to the dangerous. The film's been labeled a psychological thriller, but it's more like
a watered down genre flick made
for college kids who just want to
see something for and about
them. The director manages to create a certain uncomfortable tone
for the film. It feels like something
you'd watch on the CW network
instead of on the big screen.
Meester's performance is effective
enough to be creepy at times, but
the rest of the cast is just there.
RATING: C+
THE MECHANIC (R) - Starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster,
Donald Sutherland, and Christa
Campbell. This is a loose remake
of the 1972 film starring Charles
Bronson. Statham plays a paid assassin who hires out his unique
services to a shadowy "Company."
He's a perfectionist who loves developing scenarios. He never simply kills - he devises a complex
scheme to rid the world of that person. Statham's mentor (Sutherland), has fallen under suspicion
by the Company's top ranking official (Goldwyn) of leaking sensitive information. Statham is
assigned to eliminate Sutherland,
a task he carries out with cool regret. At the cemetery, he encounters Sutherland's son (Foster) and,
on a whim, takes the younger man
under his wing. Foster proves to be
an adept pupil and he is soon accompanying Statham on jobs, even
though his apprenticeship has not
been sanctioned by the Company.
It doesn't take much to recognize
that Jason Statham has become
typecast. It's hard to imagine him
playing any other role; although he
seems to do it well. The film runs
like a well-oiled machine, without
significant pauses or lags between
high octane sequences. None of
the action scenes are exceptionally unique, but they are competently choreographed and won't
bore most viewers. Warning to
viewers: The film earns its rating.
It tends to be a little graphic with
all of the bloody violence. RATING: B
THE COMPANY MEN (R) Starring Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee
Jones, Chris Cooper, Craig T. Nelson, Maria Bello, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kevin Costner, and Eamonn
Walker. This is about middle- and
upper-class men and their families
who bought into the American
dream and the greed-is-good mentality only to have a corporate run
pulled from under them. Some
react with denial such as hot-shot
sales agent (Affleck). He doesn't
even want to cancel his golf club
membership. His boss (Jones), reacts with rage over these layoffs
behind his back only to get sharply
rebuked by longtime friend and
corporate head (Nelson): It's not
his call. A second wave of layoffs
at this large manufacturing conglomerate sweeps Cooper overboard. He is too old to land any job
better than a school-crossing
guard. His experience counts for
nothing. Dying his hair isn't going
to help. The ripple effect moves
out to their families. Affleck's
wife (DeWitt) is the levelheaded
one, but she must manage not only
the family's dwindling finances but
also her husband's ugly mood
swings. Her brother (Costner) offers Affleck a job with his construction business but that falls
drastically short of Affleck's selfimage. Jones clearly sees the company he helped to build now
focuses less on what it manufactures than keeping the share prices
up. And he watches his old friend
turn into a cowardly, self-interested
owner/executive who has lost any
feelings for his employees. With
all the upheavals in everyone's
life, Jones even leaves his wife for,
of all people, the conglomerate's
hit lady (Bello). Another great performance by Affleck. Jones and
supporting cast all make this an engaging film to watch. RATING:
B+
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
(R) - Starring Natalie Portman,
Ashton Kutcher, Greta Gerwig,
Kevin Kline, Ophelia Lovibond,
Ben Lawson, and Lake Bell.
Kutcher plays a TV series production assistant with aspirations of
writing a script, and Portman, a
doctor struggling through her residency. Their paths, which have
briefly intersected several times in
the past, collide when Kutcher's
girlfriend dumps him for his famous father (Kline). After getting
March 1, 2011
drunk, he starts calling every number stored in his cell phone and this
leads him inevitably to Portman.
The next morning, after he has recovered from being passed out in
an apartment she shares with three
roommates, they have sex and
form a pact: each will be available
whenever the other wants sex, no
strings attached. If emotions become involved, however, they will
have to terminate the agreement.
The film boasts an interesting supporting cast. The spotlight-stealer
is Kevin Kline who, despite being
in only a handful of scenes, is the
most memorable character in the
movie. Romantic comedies are
good when they work, but you
have to believe that the leads have
chemistry. Even though the film
has some poorly written dialogue,
there are some genuinely amusing
lines in the movie. RATING: BTHE GREEN HORNET (PG13) - Starring Seth Rogen, Jay
Chou, Cameron Diaz, Tom
Wilkinson, Christoph Waltz,
David Harbour and Edward James
Olmos. After going through the
motions of telling how rich kid
Britt Reid (Rogen) and his sidekick Kato (Chou) decide to become masked super heroes posing
as criminals, the film sets up a simple confrontation: Reid and Kato
against dirty District Attorney
Scanlon (Harbour) and criminal
boss Chudnofsky (Waltz). Of
course, since the police believe
The Green Hornet is a villain,
they're out to get him, as well.
Aside from Kato, Reid's only ally
is his secretary, Lenore Case
(Diaz), who is unaware of his secret until late in the proceedings.
Eventually, Reid and Chudnofsky
square off with predictable results.
Most of the film feels recycled.
Despite having co-written the
screenplay with himself in mind,
Rogen is miscast. It's probably
stating the obvious to observe that
the actor's range is limited and this
appears to be outside of his comfort zone. There's no attempt to
bring out a character; we're watching Seth Rogen in a mask. It is perhaps no surprise, therefore
(especially given the January release date), that the film doesn't
impress. Even as a mindless diversion, it's weak and very forgettable.
There's no reason this needed to be
filmed in 3-D. Significant portions
of the film can be watched without
the glasses (there are only little
things going on in the background)
and, when the 3-D is fully employed, the film looks strange. The
only plausible explanation for releasing this in 3-D is greed.
RATING: C-
March 1, 2011
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Fundraiser for Brady Family: What People in Norwood Do
BY JUDITH DORATO O’GARA
at the event. ““I think it’s excellent,” she said. Boyle described
both Brady boys as “wonderful
boys – humorous—typical boys.”
The Brady boys are tough. Of
course they are. They’re Marines,
agree their Mom, Diane and Dad,
Bob. That their sons, Carl, 25, who
suffered a traumatic brain injury in
Iraq and Craig, 23, who suffered a
foot injury in Afghanistan resulting in an amputation, shunned a lot
of recent media fanfare came as no
surprise. Both young men knew
serving their country came with
risks, risks they understood. Their
parents say they feel lucky, because their sons are alive.
“They’re typical Marines. They
just don’t like the attention. They
would say ‘It’s my job, why are
they thanking me?’” says Bob
Brady, “They joined with their
eyes wide open. They were
aware.” Brady jokes that down at
Walter Reed Medical Center,
Craig’s amputation, a decision
Craig opted to make, is considered
among injured Marines to be “a
paper cut.” Brady, who, like his
sons, is an avid hockey fan,
proudly shows pictures of Craig,
outfitted with a lightweight sled,
playing hockey alongside similarly
injured teammates.
On January 22, hordes of Norwood residents turned out to Concannon’s Village on Lenox Street
to support Bob and Diane, who
had incurred huge expenses traveling back and forth, at different
times, to hospitals in Washington,
D.C., Bethesda, MD, North Carolina and Texas to be with their recovering sons. In fact, Bob, who
receives social security due to injury and a triple-bypass he underwent a few years ago, served as the
boys’ primary caregiver. Diane had
to head back to Norwood to work
to support the family, and to avoid
the effects of additional stress on
her M.S.
Ted Mulvehill and his Norwood
Military Families Support Group
convinced the Brady’s to let the
group throw the fundraiser to help
defray their travel expenses. “It
took me six months to convince
them to allow us to do this,” said
Mulvehill, who handles Veteran’s
affairs for the town. “There is a financial burden they’ve incurred
from traveling to see their boys.”
Mulvehill added a sentiment often
echoed throughout Concannon’s
on this night. “This is what people
in Norwood do. This is not charity.
This is appreciation and recognition by a grateful community.” A
half-hour into the event, planners
“You could tell he was going to
be a Marine, because everything
we asked him to do, he did,” said
Daniel Vitt, who coached Craig
Brady’s little league baseball team.
Diane Brady says her sons were
very different boys, and each entered the Marine Corps. for his
own reason. “Carl, I think, wanted
to be a Marine from the time he
was two, and Craig had a respect
for his brother, but he didn’t go in
because of his brother. He had
more respect for the Marines than
he did for the other services. Both
of the really wanted to serve our
country. Both did their homework.”
Bob and Diane Brady, of Norwood, stretched their resources to support Marine Corps. sons Carl and Craig, who
were both injured while serving tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, respectively. Norwood’s Military Families Support
Group held a fundraiser for the parents at Concannon’s to help defray some of these expenses.
licity for their sacrifice, feeling
they were doing their job. “Obviously,” says Walton, “the community feels differently about that and
wants to show their support.”
“I’m proud I’m from Norwood,”
says Diane Brady, a native of Norwood who says she and her family
were overwhelmed by all of the
support, and that she felt it was
wonderful. “Norwood has been
very good to me.”
Attending to show their support of the Brady family are members of the
Norfolk County Marine Detachment Corps League. From left, Bonnie Cox,
Bill Hart, Russ Walton, Diane Walton, Phill Cuff, Guter Muth and Chris Cook.
had sold over 500 tickets, and they
were still going.
“Here’s one family with two sons
both seriously injured fighting for
our freedom,” says Russ Walton,
Mary Boyle, retired Kindergarten teacher who taught both
boys at the Oldham School, and
their mother at the Prescott School
was another one of the supporters
The Brady’s say they have great
respect for the military and feel
parents need to be supportive of
their children’s decisions as adults.
“When my oldest one was going
to join, I had a hard time with
that,” says Diane, “but I have a
great deal of respect for him doing
it.” A couple years later, Craig explained to his Dad, not Diane, that
he would enter the military instead
of heading to college. “I would
strongly suggest, let them decide,”
says Diane, who with Bob, honored their sons’ choices.
“Give them their wings,” says
Bob. “You’ve taken them and
taught them life all the way
through, and you’re going to hold
a lot of regret if you deny them
what they want to do.”
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Marine Detachment Corps
League, who says he could identify with the reluctance the two
Brady soldiers felt about the pub-
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March 1, 2011
Auto Theft Suspect Arrested on Allen Road
Dedham District Court issued an
arrest warrant for Michael O’Neill
of 15 Allen Road Norwood. This
warrant was issued based on an investigation that began on Monday
February 14th when Norwood Police received a report of a stolen
motor vehicle from Washington
Street. Police were on lookout all
day for Michael. Sergeant Michael
Benedetti along with his patrol officers did periodic surveillance at
his home on Allen Road and an
apartment building on Sturtevant
Avenue. This location is where
O’Neill’s girlfriend resides.
Sergeant Benedetti observed the
suspect walking to a vehicle outside this apartment at 5 Sturtevant
Avenue. Once the suspect ob-
served Sergeant Benedetti, he
turned and retreated back into the
apartment building. Patrol Officers
Flanagan, Kascavitch, E.J.Farioli,
Jurewich and Lopes assisted with
setting up a perimeter in attempts
to locate and arrest Michael
O’Neill.
While this incident was taking
place the suspect’s girlfriend,
Hanan McGuire exited the apartment building. She repeatedly told
Police that Michael was not inside
her apartment; even after Sergeant
Benedetti advised her he witnessed him go inside. During this
conversation Patrol Officers were
knocking on the apartment door
and identifying themselves asking
Michael to come to the door.
O’Neill then began to yell from inside the apartment to the Officers.
He yelled that he had a gun and a
juvenile hostage.
Sergeant Benedetti had patrol officers step back and take cover
using a ballistic shield. Officers negotiated with O’Neill in attempts
to end this peacefully. The suspect
repeated he had a gun and would
shoot any police officer and himself. After short time O’Neill was
no longer responding to the Officers. Officers then forced entry
into the rear hallway of the apartment building and located O’Neill
on a landing on the 3rd
floor. O’Neill then threatened to
jump out the 3rd floor window. He
opened the window and had one
leg out. Officers Lopes, Kascavitch
and Sergeant Benedetti were able
to pull O’Neill back into the building, while Officer Farioli engaged
him in conversation. O’Neill was
taken into police custody, but not
Arrested at the scene also was
Hanan McGuire 42 years old from 5
Sturtevant Avenue Norwood for
Obstruction of Justice
O'Neill never had a gun or a
hostage. McGuire's thirteen year
old child was present it a bedroom.
after being combative and resisting
arrest. The suspect stated he hurt
himself while attemting to evade
arrest. He was brought directly to
Caritas Norwood Hospital and was
treated and released.
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5. Witness Intimidation.
Michael O’Neill arrested and
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T H E P E T PA G E
the Shelter...
ASKAskTHE
SHELTER
Send your question to [email protected]
QUESTION: Is it true that all
calico cats are females? (great
question)
ANSWER: Most all calico cats
are females. This is due to the
high probability of their genetic
makeup resulting in female chromosomes. However based on
some sources, about 1 in every
3,000 calico cats may be male.
Not only is it very rare to have a
male calico cat, male calico cats
are sterile due to their genetics.
Since it is highly unlikely to see
a male calico cats they are sometimes referred to as “Money
Cat.”
QUESTION: What does it
mean to “socialize” a cat? And
how do you do it?
ANSWER: Though there are
domesticated cats that live indoors and outdoors not all cats
are adoptable when rescued. According to Alley Cat Allies even
“feral” (wild) cats are domestic
but they are fearful of humans
and cannot be adopted. To socialize a cat means to create an
environment for that cat to develop a liking to humans and interact with humans. To do this,
the cat needs to be restricted in
some way to a small space. This
can be done in a cage or in some
cases a small room. The animal
must be approached and handle
on a regular and frequent basis.
Food and toys can be used to encourage human interaction. Over
time the cat will learn to trust the
care giver and then the cat’s exposure to other people, animals
and surroundings can begin. This
process can take from 1 week to
several months to accomplish. In
some cases it can take years before a cat is deemed adoptable.
Bay State Animal Cooperative’s goal is to determine which
cats we can socialize for adoption and those that are better off
left outdoors in secure locations
after being spayed or neutered
where they are provided food,
water, shelter and medical attention by caregivers.
Foster parents are always
needed to socialize cats. No experience needed, we will provide
training and equipment.
Currently the Bay State Animal
Cooperative and its affiliate CAT
Canton have several cats needing
socialization. A few of these cats
are shown here.
Meet Abner: Abner is a beautiful DSH black and white and
brown tiger male. He is about 6
months old
and a little
shy,
but
loves attention and gets
along well
with other
cats. Please consider giving him
a new, permanent home.
Meet Amy:Amy is a young female short haired shy kitty. She
was rescued after giving birth to
kittens outdoors. She trusted her
caretaker enough to allow her babies to live in
a cage outdoors where
she came in
and
out.
When she
was brought
indoors the
health of kittens was deemed guarded and
she lost one of her young. Her
other babies were adopted but
she never learned to trust humans
very well. She currently lives
with other skiddish kitties but has
shown interest in human interaction. In foster care, where she can
be worked with, it is believed she
could be adoptable before we
know it.
Meet Erin: Erin has very little
history….she came to foster during a busy kitten season a year or
so ago and got lost in the shuffle.
In a confined space she LOVES
to be petted, purrs and even rolls
over. She needs a one-on-one
foster home to give her opportunity to be adopted. She is a silky
short haired small cat who is estimated to be about 2-3 years old.
Meet Greystroke: Greystoke
is as friendly as he is handsome,
though he has had some setbacks. He would do best as an
only cat and surely needs a single
cat foster home to ensure his best
traits shine. He is a young DSH
grey
male
about 4 years
old.
He
loves
people and is
very affectionate. He
enjoys being in human company
and conversing with you. He deserves the best home ever. If you
are interested in giving and receiving
loving
attention,
Greystoke is the one for you!
Please consider meeting him.
Others on our website include:
Peter and Paul: Two 6 month
old brothers needing socialization. Crate care needed and they
will do best together as they
seem to comfort one another….are you interested!
Bay State Animal
Co-op Seeks Supplies
for Cat Families
Kitten season has already begun and we have received
several calls regarding outdoor
pregnant cats. To serve these animals and their young we are seeking the following vitals supplies
for our foster homes.
• KMR (kitten replacement milk)
powdered
• Kitten food (wet and dry)
• Adult Food (wet and dry)
• Litter (scoopable preferred)
• Large dog cages to house unsocialized cats with their babies are
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Save the
Date For
Dancing
With The
Norwood
Stars
May 6th
Nature Calls
Oh Deer!
BY AMY BEAUMONT
Well, I got my wish this time
around, the opportunity to feature one of Norwood’s resident
deer. In fact, a group of about
sixteen deer made their way
through the Neponset and Westview Street areas on a recent Saturday morning. I was fortunate
enough to have neighbors that
remembered my affection for nature and called me with the tip.
The group appeared to include
an adult doe and fawns and stuck
around long enough for plenty of
pictures. Once the task of pictures was complete, I could relax
a bit and just enjoy watching the
deer move about. It was about
this time it occurred to me what
I knew about deer – very little.
Here’s what I found out. It is typical that a group of does (females) will all stay together on
what has been described as a
‘maternal range.’ That range will
be a familiar one, an area consisting of 1-2 square miles.
Around the time males reach the
one year mark, they leave this
maternal range and may lead a
solitary life, or more often will
form ‘bachelor groups,’ which
include two to five individuals.
The maternal groups will travel
about no more than 5-15 miles,
but bucks will regularly cover
larger areas. I also learned a
groovy new word – crepuscular,
which pertains to deer in that
they are most active at dawn and
at dusk.
With spring approaching, it
should also be pointed out that
fawns are born between late May
and early July, weigh about 4-6
pounds and can walk within
about an hour of birth. Should
you come across a fawn, resist
the temptation to ‘help’; mothers commonly return after several hours of foraging and
checking in on a fawn may only
delay a mother’s return.
As far as where deer ‘go,’ they
usually seek out forest-edge
habitats or thickets mixed with
glades, wetlands, or abandoned
pastures. They have also adapted
easily to the fragmented forests
typical of most suburban and res-
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feast. For the deer that moved
through the area last weekend,
the task of crossing Neponset
Street was likely the most dangerous part of their day. Luckily
for the deer, a quiet break in traffic provided a rather smooth
transition for them. The large
group of deer in such a busy area
should also serve as a reminder
to drivers to keep a keen eye.
Nature calls when we least expect it.
For more information on deer,
visit the following link: http://
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often higher in suburban areas
than in rural areas simply because of the abundance of supplemental foods, including those
plants which many homeowners
use in their yards. With that said,
homeowners should resist the
temptation to feed deer – especially in the winter. Apparently
these habits may harm deer in
several different ways including
increasing their travel and enticing them to remain in an area
that may not provide a good winter habitat. There are likely
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of the presence of deer, given the
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In my own yard, there have been
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The Norwood Circle of Hope
Foundation is proud to announce
the 2011 Dancing with the Norwood Stars contestants are: owner
of popular Norwood eatery
Murph’s Place, Carolyn Murphy;
former owner of the Town Square
Diner, Paulette Alty; former
member of the Board of Selectmen and Director of Development
for the League School Sue McQuaid; Director of Public Works
and Town Engineer, Mark Ryan;
local businessman Lenny Sansone
and architect Jack Perry.
Each contestant will take 10
weeks of dance lessons at the Fred
Astaire Dance Studios in Norwood leading up to the competition on Friday, May 6th.
This is the third year the Circle of
Hope Foundation has held this
fundraiser featuring well known
local “stars” in a night of friendly
dance competition.
Commentary on the dancing is
provided by a panel of local
notable “judges”; and co-hosts
Tim McDonough, Circle of Hope
President and Norwood Senior
High School Principal, George
Usevich. The winners are chosen
by a combination of judges’; score
and votes cast by those in attendance.
For the second year in a row
Norwood Bank is the lead sponsor
of this event which will be held
at Concannon’s Village and broadcast by NPA-TV.
Funds raised are used to assist
residents of Norwood who find
themselves in need due to a catastrophic medical event.
Since its founding in 1998 the
Circle of Hope Foundation has
provided over $230,000 of assistance to Norwood residents.
Ticket information will be available at a later date.
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High School News
Foreign Language
Dept.
The Foreign Language Department of the Norwood Public
Schools proudly presents the 7th
annual Celebration of Languages
and Cultures on Thursday, March
10, 2011 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the
Norwood High School Cafeteria.
NHS Music News
The N.H.S. Jazz Ensemble will
be performing at the Berklee Jazz
Festival in Boston on Saturday,
March 5th at 11:45 a.m. and the
Massachusetts Association for
Jazz Education Southeast District
High School Jazz Festival at
Stoughton High School on March
10th at 7:05 p.m.
The Choral Classic, featuring
choirs system-wide, is at 7 p.m. at
Coakley Middle School on Tuesday, March 22nd.
the 2011 MMEA All-State Chorus: Robert McDonough '12;
AJ Robinson '12; Anthony Rodriguez '14.
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High School News
High School Varsity- Winter
Cheer Team Wins First Place
On Thursday, February 10,
2011, the Norwood High School
Varsity Cheerleading Team won
First Place in Co-Ed Division of
the Baystate All Star Cheering
Competition. On March 6, 2011
they will compete in the South
Regional Cheerleading Competition. At Baystate, the team was
mere points away from a national bid. If Regionals go their
way, they will head to the Mass
State Cheering Competition to
be held March, 13, 2011. Based
on past scoring they have a great
chance to head to National High
School Cheering Competition
being held on April 18, 2011.
If you would like to track the
team’s progress, please visit our
website at www.norwoodtownnews.com.
Currently the Winter Cheerleading Squad is non-funded. If
you would like to make a donation please contact Joan Briggs
at (781) 769-3763 or via email
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you would prefer to send a check
make it out to Friends of Norwood Cheerleading and send to
Joan Briggs Treasurer, 21 Hemlock Street, Norwood, MA.
Visual Arts Dept.
Names Winners of
Scholastic Awards
The Norwood Public School’s Visual Arts Department is pleased to announce that our Boston Globe Scholastic winners. From across the state,
there were about 12,000 entries this year to the state wide art competition with approximately 3,000 winners. Students can win a Gold Key,
the top honor, Silver Key, or Honorable mention. All Gold Key winners
then compete on the national level. All Gold and Silver Key winning
pieces of artwork are display at the Transportation Building in Downtown Boston from February 14 to April 7th.
From the Philip O. Coakley Middle School, the winners are:
Isabella Aspinwall, grade 8,
Printmaking, Self-Portrait; Honorable Mention
James Hatchett, grade 12, Printmaking, Worthless8; Honorable
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John Blake, grade 8, Drawing,
Self-Portrait; Honorable Mention
Samantha Hess, grade 11, Digital
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Shannon Geary, grade 8, Printmaking, Brookie; Honorable Mention
Deepti Kamma, grade 8, Printmaking, Self-Portrait; Honorable
Mention
Steven LaGrant, grade 12, Design, Anger; Silver Key
Daniel Lasalvia, grade 11, Digital Art, Motion; Silver Key
Nicholas Naumann, grade 7,
Painting, Untitled; Silver Key
Daniel Lasalvia, grade 11, Design, Epic Paintbrush; Honorable
Mention
Komal Patel, grade 8, Printmaking, Vibrant Flower; Honorable
Mention
Jennie Marinucci, grade 11,
Sculpture, Self-Portrait; Honorable
Mention
Nency Sangani, grade 8, Printmaking, Color Blind Cat; Honorable Mention
Sandra Mastinggal, grade 12,
Painting, Peaking Out; Honorable
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From Norwood High School,
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Max Medina, grade 12, Design,
Text as Image; Silver Key
Katie Creag, grade 9, Drawing,
Flower; Honorable Mention
Gianna Pugliano, grade 10,
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Stephanie Creag, grade 12,
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Michael Epstein, grade 11, Architecture, Fortune Teller; Gold
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Rebecca Ramirez, grade 12,
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Norwood Sports
NHS Fans
“Shoot For A Cure”
On Friday February 11th, the
NHS Athletic Department, Health
and Physical Education Department, and Student Council partnered together to host “Shoot for
the Cure” to raise money for cancer research. This event was held
at the Jr. Savage Education Center
during the Boys Varsity basketball
game (Norwood vs. Wellesley).
Reebok generously outfitted players and coaches on both teams
with t-shirts that advertised the
event and donated additional tshirts and an autographed John
Wall basketball to be raffled off
during half time. All proceeds
from these items were donated to
melanoma research in hopes of
finding a cure to the disease that
kills over 8,700 people in the
United States each year (National
Cancer Institute).
Mr. Rich
Cormier, the boys Varsity Coach,
had his players wear their t-shirts
to school on game day to advertise
the event and increase awareness
about cancer prevention. The
Athletic Department also donated
various sporting equipment and
clothing to be raffled off during
the game. Recognizing that education is a large part of prevention,
Ms. Ann Keegan, the department
chair for the health and physical
education department, set up a
face screening booth where fans
could view sun damage to their
face and learn about skin cancer
prevention. During half time,
fans were treated to a moving talk
by Kathryn Staffiere, an NHS
graduate and stage-3 melanoma
survivor. Staffiere, an admitted
tanner in the years leading up to
her diagnosis, warned students
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Mustangs to win sectionals for
two years running with his 26
out of 27 pins this past season.
NHS Junior Nick Martin
working the facial scanner at
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about the dangers of using tanning
beds. Her talk was very well received and will hopefully prevent
many of our students from tanning
in preparation for the upcoming
prom season.
Ms. Colleen
Cormier, the advisor to the Student Council, and many members
of the council were busy selling
raffle tickets, working the raffle
table, and selling t-shirts during
the game. The joint effort paid off
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Obituaries
natOli DealMeiDa, Joyce
O., of Norwood, died February 8,
2011 at home. She was 78 years
old. She was the beloved mother of
Brenda Tringone and her husband
John of Miller Place, NY, Cheryl
Haynes of Walton, NY, and Lynda
G. DeAlmeida of Norwood; proud
grandmother of Jason, John, and
Brian Tringone, and Michael and
Craig Haynes; loving great-grandmother of Madison, Jake, and John
Lucas Tringone; former wife of
George M. DeAlmeida. Relatives
and friends were invited to Joyce's
funeral service on Saturday, February 12, in the Gillooly Funeral
Home, 126 Walpole Street, Norwood. Interment in Highland
Cemetery, Norwood.
FOlan, Francis M. 95, Friday,
Jan 21. Veteran, U.S. Army, WWII
and life member of the Norwood
Council, Knights of Columbus
#252. Survived by his wife of 63
years, Mary (Grady), children,
Francis and his wife, Mary Lou,
Kathleen, and Kevin and his wife
Geraldine Folan, grandchildren,
Kevin, Francis and Ryan Folan, all
of Norwood, and several nieces and
nephews. He was the brother of the
late Mary Barry and John "Jackie"
Folan. Funeral services were held
on January 24, at the Gillooly Funeral Home, then in St. Catherine
of Siena Church, Norwood, where
a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated.
leMieux, Ruth Valerie
(Furkart) a resident of Westwood
for over 30 years, and formerly of
Jamaica Plain, died Wednesday,
February 16, 2011 at the Golden
View Nursing Home in Meredith
New Hampshire after a brief illness. She was 94. Ruth was born
August 12, 1916 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four children
of Alfred and Fannie (Blake)
Furkart. She worked for 15 years
as a secretary for Liberty Mutual
Insurance Company until her retirement in 1981. According to her
son, Ruth was a social butterfly. In
her “younger days” she enjoyed
square dancing, and camping, and
had been a member of the Family
Motorcoach Association. She also
enjoyed knitting, card games, Jigsaw and crossword puzzles, and
eating out. Ruth was the wife of
the late Wilbrod Joseph Lemieux.
She is survived by her two sons,
Richard Lemieux of Brockton, and
Robert Lemieux of Meredith, New
Hampshire; her three daughters,
Janet Crowley of Quincy, Judith
Yeatman of Florida, and Barbara
Harold of Hyde Park; as well as 18
grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and 6 great great grandchildren.
Private burial was in
Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton.
Norwood. She was 86. Mrs.
Mikulski was born in Boston. She
was the daughter of the late Daniel
F. and Elizabeth J. (Norton) Minehan. Mary graduated from the
Dorchester School for Girls and
was a clerk for the John Hancock
Insurance Company for over 15
years. She was a self taught seamstress who loved to knit and sew.
She smiled all the time and loved
her family whole heartedly. She is
survived by her husband of over 40
years, Albie Anthony Mikulski of
Dedham, her son Daniel F. Linnell
and his wife Lorraine of Dedham,
her daughters Mary E. Wells and
her husband Perry J. of Norwood,
Kathleen A. Cyr and her husband
Michael of Randolph. She is also
survived by her grandchildren
Daniel F, Todd D., Sherrianne, Erin
M., Perry J., Michael C., Joseph A.
and one Great grandchild, Delilah.
Visiting hours were held Thursday,
February 17, 2011, at Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton St., Dedham. A Mass of Christian burial
was celebrated at St. Mary’s
Church, 420 High Street, Dedham.
Burial in Brookdale Cemetery,
Dedham. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude’s
Childrens Research Hospital, PO
Box 50, Memphis, TN. 381019929
Mikulski, Mary Elizabeth a
resident of Dedham for over 40
years, died Sunday, February 13,
2011, at Sunrise Assisted Living in
Miller, George A., a resident
of Medfield and So. Harwich, died
on February 15 at the age of 87.
Born in Weymouth, he was the son
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of the late John Miller and Jeanette
(Walsh). A graduate of Weymouth
High School, Class of 1942, he
then went on to serve in the United
States Navy and was awarded a
purple heart for his bravery and
service to his country. Mr. Miller
was a Metropolitan District Commission police officer for 30 years.
He was an avid golfer, like to hunt
and enjoyed reading and was a devoted grandfather. He was the
beloved husband of Eileen P.
(O’Connor) and loving father of
Brian Miller and his wife Darlene
of East Bridgewater and Marsha
Gaita and her husband Raymond of
Duxbury. He is also survived by 4
grandchildren. Services and interment are private. Donations in
George’s memory may be made to
the American Heart Assoc., 20
Speen St., Framingham, MA
01701.
MOlanDer, Olga Gloria
(Olson), a resident of the Scandinavian Living Center in West Newton for the past year, and formerly
of Dedham for 43 years, died Friday, February 18th, 2011 at St.
Elizabeth Hospital in Brighton after
a brief illness. She was 86. Gloria
was born August 18, 1924 in
Everett, Massachusetts, the only
daughter of Anders and Olga
(Johnson) Olson, emmigrants from
Sweden. She grew up in Everett
and graduated from Everett High
School. Gloria worked as a merchandiser for Sandy’s Department
Store in West Roxbury and for
Sparks in Norwood, and then spent
10 years working for Shawmut
Bank in Needham before retiring in
the late 1980’s. She was a former
member of the Riverdale Congregational Church in Dedham where
she served as the Superintendent of
the Sunday School, and a current
member of the Allin Cong- regational Church in Dedham. She was
also a member of the Viking Club,
Stenkil Lodge, in Quincy, and was
a member of the Board of Directors
of the Scandinavian Living Center
in West Newton for 20 years. Gloria enjoyed oil painting, needlework, and she loved travelling
worldwide. She made numerous
trips to Hawaii and well as visiting
many countries in Europe and
Scandinavia. Gloria was the wife
of the late Frederick Robert Molander and of the late Woodrow
“Woodie” Johnson; the mother of
the late William Molander and the
late Lynne Cavanaugh; and the
grandmother of the late Keith Cavanaugh and the late Paul Cavanaugh. She is survived by her
son, Dr. Frederick R. Molander Jr.,
and his wife Debbie, of Yarmouth,
Maine; her brother Eric Olson, of
Bourne, MA; and two grandsons,
Gregg Molander of Washington,
DC and Eric Molander of New
York City, New York. A Memorial
Service will be held at Allin Congregational Church, 683 High
Street, Dedham, MA at a time to be
announced. After cremation Gloria will be buried with her husband
Frederick in Brookdale Cemetery
in Dedham. Donations in Gloria’s
memory to the Scandinavian Living Center, 206 Waltham Street,
West Newton, MA 02465 would
be appreciated.
susi, Andreana E. "Diana"
(Donaruma) of Norwood, Feb. 1,
2011. Devoted wife of the late
Joseph A. Susi. Loving mother of
Joseph R. "Richard" Susi his wife
Barbara of Norwood, Joanne Susi
of Walpole, Robert Susi and his
wife Susan of Norwood and Paula
Anselone and her husband Charles
of Plainville. Devoted grandmother
of Anthony, Nicholas, Andrea Susi,
Michael and his wife Kelly Susi,
Christopher, Michelle and Brian
Kelly, Charlie and Gina Anselone
and great grandmother of Darren
Kelly and Emma Susi born on Feb.
1, 2011. Funeral was held at the
Gillooly Funeral Home, followed
by a Mass of Christian Burial at St.
Catherine of Siena Church, Norwood. Interment Highland Cemetery, Norwood.
wilsOn, Christina Thompson,
a resident of Walpole for 10 years
and formerly of Dedham for 80
years, died Saturday, February 12,
2011 after a long illness. She was
94. Mrs. Wilson was born in Dedham. She was the daughter of the
late David and Christina Thompson Cook Shewan. She was a graduate of Dedham High School and
worked as a store clerk for
Geishecker’s Department Store in
Dedham for over 20 years. She was
predeceased by her husband the
late John A. Wilson. She is survived
by her son John A. Wilson of Walpole, her daughters Marsha J. Wilson of Plymouth, Jean C. Goguen
of Walpole and Margaret M.
“Meg” O’Neil of Wrentham. She
is also survived by 10 Grandchildren and 8 Great Grandchildren.
Visitation was held at Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton St., Dedham. Burial in Brookdale
Cemetery, Dedham. Donations in
Christina’s memory may be made
to the Alzheimer’s Association of
Eastern MA., 311 Arsenal Street,
Watertown, MA. 02472.
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home M A R K E T P L A C E
The Benefits of Being Preapproved
Many homebuyers consider
the terms preapproval and prequalification interchangeable. This
is not the case. Prequalification is a
review of income, debt, savings
and assets to determine how much
a homebuyer can borrow.
In some cases, with the borrower’s permission, a credit report
is generated. Then a letter of prequalification is provided, stating it
is the opinion of the lender that the
borrower will likely be able to
qualify for a certain loan amount.
ward paying the mortgage. This
makes a letter of preapproval from
a lender a much more definitive indicator of what you can afford to
borrow.
Preapproval is a much more
rigorous process and means a
lender has gone through many of
the steps necessary to finance the
mortgage. During preapproval, the
lender verifies gross monthly income, other reliably recurring income, the balances and payments
on current debts, and how much
has been saved for a down payment. All assets, such as vehicles,
IRAs, stocks, bonds and mutual
funds are itemized. Qualifying ratios are applied to these figures to
determine what percentage of your
gross monthly income can go to-
The best time to get preapproved is before you begin shopping for a home. Getting
preapproved sets you apart and
signals to the real estate agent and
the home seller that you are dedicated and serious. Moreover,
agents prefer working with preapproved buyers. That way agents
can focus on showing houses the
buyers can afford. Also being
preapproved gives you an advantageous bargaining position. The
purchasing process will be expedited and the home seller is assured you can borrow the
necessary loan amount.
If you would like to learn more
about getting preapproved, please
call me today.
For more information or to contact Eric Douglas directly, call
(617) 785.3727 or email [email protected].
NORWOOD REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Address
Price
BUYer
seLLer
39 Ryan Dr
599,000
Ford, Kathleen D
Pitti, Ravikumar S
4 Lenox St
280,000
Graham, Julie
Winwin Props LLC
30 Tremont St
370,000
Robin A Parker Exchange T
Johnson, James A
1032 Washington St
310,000
Robin A Parker Exchange T
Anthony B Sansone T
225 Sunnyside Rd
285,000
Bardanis, Nickolaos
Chaffalo, Charles J
28 Hemlock St
355,000
Lewis, Janet M
Hawley FT
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John
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warehouse,
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Camber Insurance Agency, Inc.
or undeveloped
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land these realtors
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March 1, 2011
Get Involved with the American Cancer Society Relay For Life
The American Cancer Society
Relay For Life of Greater Norwood gives everyone in the community a chance to help the
Society save lives and create a
world with less cancer and more
birthdays. Register your team
today by visiting our website, RelayForLife.org/gtrnorwoodma, or
by calling (781) 762-3026.
Former and current cancer patients, those who have lost a loved
one to cancer, families, businesses,
faith-based and civic organizations, and anyone wanting to make
a difference in the fight against
cancer are invited to take part in
this exciting team event. This
year’s Relay For Life event will
take place June 17th into 18th,
2011, at Walpole High School.
Relay For Life events are held
overnight as individuals and teams
camp out at an athletic track, park
or other gathering area, with the
goal of keeping at least one team
member on the track or pathway at
all times throughout the evening.
Teams do most of their fundraising prior to the event, but some
teams also hold creative fundraisers at their camp sites during
Relay. People from all walks of
life come together with a common
goal of furthering the American
Cancer Society’s efforts to save
lives by helping people stay well,
by helping them get well, by finding cures and by fighting back.
The next meeting for Relay Team
Captain’s will be held March 30th,
at Walpole High School. More information about how to form a
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team or become involved in Relay
For Life is available at our website,
or by calling (781) 762-3026.
The American Cancer Society
combines an unyielding passion
with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffer-
ing from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every
birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save
lives by helping people stay well
by preventing cancer or detecting
it early; by helping people get well
by being there for them during and
after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in
groundbreaking discovery; and by
fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer
and by rallying communities
worldwide to join the fight. As the
nation’s largest non-governmental
investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we
turn what we know about cancer
into what we do. As a result, more
than 11 million people in America
who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will
be celebrating birthdays this year.
To learn more about us or to get
help, call us anytime, day or night,
at 1 (800) 227-2345 or visit cancer.org.
Look out.
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On Thursday, February 10, 2011, the Norwood High School Varsity
Cheerleading Team won First Place in Co-Ed Division of the Baystate
All Star Cheering Competition. On March 6, 2011 they will compete in
the South Regional Cheerleading Competition. At Baystate, the team
was mere points away from a national bid. If Regionals go their way,
they will head to the Mass State Cheering Competition to be held March,
13, 2011. Based on past scoring they have a great chance to head to National High School Cheering Competition being held on April 18, 2011.
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If you would like to track the team’s progress, please visit our website
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Currently the Winter Cheerleading Squad is non-funded. If you would
like to make a donation please contact Joan Briggs at 781-769-3763 or
via email at [email protected]. If you would prefer to send a check
make it out to Friends of Norwood Cheerleading and send to Joan
Briggs Treasurer, 21 Hemlock Street, Norwood, Ma.
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