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JourneyForward Inspires Many
Tribute to Don McLean Norwood Town Photographer By Tim Davis
BY TIM DAVIS
In this month’s issue we would like to recognize and honor the life of Don McLean, the ‘official’ Norwood Town photographer, who passed away at the age of 87 on September 30th.
On October 15th, Matt Brown and hundreds others participated in Journey Forward’s 2nd Annual Making Steps Walk, where founder Dan Cummings, who suffered a spinal injury in 2000, embarked on a mile and a quarter walk to raise awareness and funding for his 55 clients at his Dedham Street location, in Canton.
McLean could always be found at the police/fire station waiting to serve, or at church sitting in the first pew, or at his favorite camera store on Route one, where a lounge is named after him at the Camera Company, where every Christmas he would be invited in to break bread with the employees.
Participates were asked to raise $500 for the walk in support of the Spinal Cord Injury recovery program at Journey Forward, which is not covered by health insurance due to it’s unique methods.
McLean was also a WWII Army veteran and member of the Norwood Veterans of Foreign Affairs. Mclean was the son of the late Eugene “Scoop” and Mary (Alberts) McLean and husband of Helen (Lydon) McLean.
Cummings, who after being diagnosed as a C6 quadriplegic and told he would never walk again, has defied the odds with an inspiring and undeniable conviction and determination. Not only does he plan to walk again without support but also create a nationwide program to help others defy their diagnosis and limitations from spinal cord injuries.
Donations in memory of Don McLean may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St, Framingham, Ma.
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Don McLean at ‘The Last Hurrah’.
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News Clips Norwood Holiday Extravaganza Celebrate the launch of the holiday season with an afternoon of entertainment, including horsedrawn hayrides, live music, performers, stories, arts and crafts, the annual tree lighting and a visit from a special guest, Santa Claus. This free event will take place on Sunday, November 27, 1:30-4:30 p.m., on the Town Common.
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The Norwood Police Department holds bicycles that have been discovered throughout Norwood. If you or your child had a bike that was lost or stolen, check this page on the Town of Norwood website, www.norwoodma.gov, click on public safety, police department, **new** found bicycles or call Officer Thomas Annino at 781440-5123.
Attention Class of 1971 Norwood High School Graduates! There will be a 40th reunion for the Norwood High School Class of 1971, on Saturday, November 26, 7 p.m.-12 midnight, at the Old Colonial Cafe, 171 Nahatan St. Hors d' oeuvres, buffet dinner and dessert will be served. The cost is $40 per person. Checks should be made payable to "Class of 1971 Reunion" Send payment to Elaine K., 93 Prospect Ave., Norwood, MA 02062. The committee would like to organize a tour of the new Norwood HS at 5:30, prior to the reunion if there is sufficient inter-
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Holiday Extravaganza Kicks Off Season BY TIM DAVIS This November 27th, Norwood’s Recreation Department will be holding their annual Holiday Extravaganza on the Common Green, from 1:30-4:30, where the Holiday Tree will be christened with lights and an expected magical appearance of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will be made. “Hoping for great weather for a really great wholesome family event,” said Recreation Director Lind Berger. Also at the Dempsey Bandstand, Selectmen Helen Abdallah Donahue, will be reading, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ and
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,’ to all the boys and girls in attendance. A parade with the Claus family leading the procession, will prelude the night, with the High School Magicals performing holiday songs for all, while local girl scouts will offer hot chocolate as the late fall afternoon temperature drops. And once the temperature drops, all are invited to go inside the Civic Center for some music, face painting, and arts and crafts. Assistant Town Manager Bernie Cooper, organizes the event, with support from the Norwood Ama-
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01701. Here is what a few of those who knew him best had to share about Don McLean; You welcomed me to Norwood, graciously shared your knowledge with me, and helped me to grow as a photographer. I will fondly remember the many times we worked side by side and the great laughs we shared. You are my photographic ‘hero’ and I am forever grateful. I told you so. I will miss you, my friend. - Amy Beaumont owner of Beaumont Photography He was energetic and so upbeat all the time and that was Donald so full of life, he just always loved what he was doing and I never saw him with a frown on his face. PHOTOS BY DON MCLEAN
He was always ready to go. He will be severely missed. – David Katz owner of The Camera Company in Norwood. He meant a lot to the fire department. He will be forever missed. I
only got to know him for little over eight years and it was an honor. He was always there for us. He really did capture Norwood. – Norwood Fire Chief Michael Howard.
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Food Pantry Nearly Out of Pasta, Peanut Butter, and Other Basics Think of a meal that’s wholesome, inexpensive, and delicious, and you’ll probably come up with something that involves pasta and tomato sauce. Yet right now, the Norwood Food Pantry has only a very limited supply of these basics to distribute to neighbors in need. “We’re running extremely low on dry pasta, canned pasta, spaghetti sauce, mac and cheese, and canned tomatoes, paste, and sauce,” says William Discepolo, the pantry’s Stock and Rotation Manager. “And we’re almost out of baked beans, canned and jarred fruit – even peanut butter. We urgently need donations in all these categories.” In the fall, food pantries often find themselves short of important staples, as supplies from the Postal Workers’ Drive in May are depleted and holiday giving is still months away. “But because of the economy, the need is especially critical this year,” explains Ruth Taeger, the pantry’s Executive Director. “In past years, we’ve served about 250 families from Norwood and Westwood. But this year, over 350 families have come to us for help. That’s an increase of more than 40%.”
Anyone wishing to make a donation can drop it off at the food pantry (located at the rear entrance of Grace Episcopal Church, 150 Chapel Street in Norwood) Thursday mornings between 8:30 and 9:30 or Saturday mornings between 7:30 and 11. Plentiful parking is available, and volunteers are on hand to assist in carrying bags and boxes. For those who prefer, convenient drop-off boxes are located in the Morrill Memorial Library and Hannaford’s Supermarket, both on Route 1A/Walpole Street; Shaw’s on Nahatan Street; and Stop & Shop on Route 1/Providence Highway. Checks and cash donations are always greatly appreciated, as well. Checks should be made out to “Ecumenical Community Food Pantry of Norwood” and sent to 150 Chapel Street, Norwood, MA 02062. “A can or two – or a case or two for those who can afford it – can do a huge amount of good right now,” says Taeger. “The people of Norwood have always responded so generously to those in need, and we’re hoping they’ll remember them again on their next trip to the supermarket.
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Norwood High School Drama Presents Amadeus The Norwood High School Drama department is proud to present Peter Shaffer’s Tony award-winning play Amadeus, November 18th & 19th at 7PM and November 20th at 2PM in the beautiful new Norwood Senior High School Performance Center. General Admission is $10, $5 for students and seniors. For more information please contact the NHS Fine Arts department at 781-3523546. Directed by NHS drama instructor John Quinn, the play has been double cast, featuring juniors Leo Blais and Matt Foley in the role of
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in fiction, Amadeus resonates with the truth of jealousy and obsession in its musings on real historical characters and events.
Based on Alexander Pushkin's 1830 poem, Peter Shaffer's Amadeus depicts the fabled life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a young upstart musician in eighteenth century Vienna and his encounters with Antonio Salieri, the Viennese court composer who has pledged his life's work to God. Salieri, upon determining that God has blessed Mozart to be his voice on earth, rather than himself, plots the undoing of Mozart's sanity and ultimately his life. Though rooted
Amadeus is considered by many critics to be one of the best plays written in the 20th century. First produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain in London, the original production ran from December 1980 to October 1983 for a total of 1183 performances. In 1984, Peter Shaffer adapted the original play for the film directed by Milos Forman, which received the 1984 Academy Award® for Best Picture ®.
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2011 Norwood TONY Award Recipient: Kate Tatar BY STAFF WRITER The Norwood TONY (Ten Outstanding Norwood Youths) 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-word essay, the Norwood Masons, who acquired the program 16 years ago, 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 awards also included an additional $500 savings bond. Local Town Pages is also recognizing these admiral young adults with a profile of each student each month in our newspaper. Norwood High School senior, Kate Tatar, is the ninth student profile in our TONY Award series. Norwood High School student Kate Tatar was the only junior to
receive a 2011 TONY Award. Her environmental project for the past three years was likely an impressive commitment that stood out to honor her with other fellow senior students. Tatar and her family joined approximately 50 Neponset River Water Shed Association (NRWSA) volunteers in a progressive beetle ranching project as an innovative solution to control the purple loose strife, a European invasive species, over-running native plants in the area. Their lengthy sustained responsibilities begin unearthing purple loose strife root balls in the infected area in the spring and plant them in kiddy pools kept in their backyard. Once the plants have grown, the NRWSA purchases a small amount of leafeating beetles from a lab and
beetles have matured, the plants with the beetles are re-introduced in affected wetland sites, most recently, Brookwood Farms in Canton. "It's really amazing if you look at the pictures today," Tatar said. "You used to only see purple, not the marigolds and other plants that are starting to strive," Tatar said.
gives the volunteers 10-12 beetles per plant. The pool is covered with a net and the nurseries are cared for and nurtured throughout the summer. When the plants and
Tatar has a passion for environment causes and nature in both her charitable pursuits and personal interests. She assisted with an Eagle Scout project pulling out invasive plants in Bird Park in Walpole and enjoys outdoor activities, such as hiking and venture scouting. She also volunteers at the Annual Ice Cream Social and Pumpkin in the Park event at Bird Park. Tatar also shares her artistic gift with the French horn to other benevolent organizations within the musical group 'Tutti,' a wood-
wind quintet. For the past two years, Tatar and a composition of and Needham Norwood teenagers perform at nursing homes and the Abundant Table, a holistic soup kitchen in Norwood. "We bring classical music to people who would not get the opportunity to hear live music," Tatar said. Tatar applies her scholastic aptitudes by tutoring fellow students at Norwood High in math, science and English and plans on continuing her efforts during her senior year. She also shares her athletic strengths with her contributions with challenger soccer the past two years and as a cocaptain for the Norwood Nerds in the Relay for Life last year. While she has not made any collegiate decisions yet, Tatar is planning on majoring in engineering, more specifically, mechanical engineering, but volunteering will likely continue to be an inspirational cause in her future.
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Norfolk County Pajama Connection BY JERRY COX
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This is a new outreach program that delivers pajama totes/backpacks filled with needy items for needy children and families. The “MISSION” is to aid children and families that may have been displaced due to some domestic, financial, or from some natural disaster that has left them without some of the basic necessities to have a basic quality of life, that many of us just take for granted. A major theme of our program is “every homeless child needs something to call his or her own.”
Many of the essentials will include pajamas, socks, underwear, t-shirts, personal care items, etc.
However, we are committed to aiding anyone that might make a request of us on behalf of themselves or someone that really cares but unable to help them on their own. We will be reaching out to shelters in the Norfolk County area to offer what ever assistance we may be of help to them in need. Our normal procedure will be to fill a personal tote bag or backpack f ull of some of the essentials necessary plus items for the children that will fill some of their time such as puzzles, books, and maybe
This is being directed by Jerry Cox of Norwood and his wife Marie and is a program idea from Sue Smith that started “The Pajama Connection” in Southern Maryland and was gracious enough to spend time with us and gave us great information of getting started. She was excited when we contacted her and wanted us to use the name and has stayed in contact with us for assistance. In a short few years she took the idea to her church and with their backing and has had some award winning articles and attention on her fantastic work for the Lord. We can only hope to match her success after a short few years. Unlike her, I plan to go to some business’ to sponsor our outreach program and approach several churches for their support and possible use of this great program for families in their communities. I attend the First Baptist Church of Norwood where the congregation
is great and Pastor Norm Bronson, is truly an inspirational preacher and teacher of God’s word. He truly loves his congregation and so do I. I will ask for their support, prayers, and volunteers if they choose to. I am also asking for volunteers to my website. I have also incorporated some great fund raising ideas on my site and working on a couple more at this time. One of the ideas is to give something of great value for donations made to our cause. I find most people like giving for a great cause if they can see their donation at work. We are committed to all monies collected going for the supplying of the basics we provide and nominal costs for the expenses. I have developed a website and hopefully all that read this article will take the time to visit to see some exciting offerings to and for our donors. Donations will be easy to make. We take donations of money and items and that is covered on our website. The name of site is www.manorfolkcountypajamaconnection.org.
There is a contact page on website and a place to leave a message. The email is norfolkcountypajama connection@gmail.com We are asking if anyone knows of any family in need of our assistance or you would like meet with us you can reach us several ways thru above or you can call me at 781-690-2060. A prayer would be greatly appreciated for our success, for if we are successful then a lot of families and children’s life will be blessed. “One Person, One Item, One Life Better”
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He has inspired so many in the area, including Norwood’s Matt Brown who attends the program three days a week. “I was here last year (at the first making steps walk) and that was awesome because it was his first mile,” said Brown, “ When I heard that he wasn’t only going to do it again but make it a mile and a quarter, that just made me realize he is not done yet, he wants to go more, more and more. That’s inspiration!” For Keene, New Hampshire’s Mark Priest, who had a large contingent of supporters on hand to support him in his walk after an injury, commented on the inspiration Cummings provides for all the clients at Journey Forward.
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“This event to me was a huge milestone, for me, as well as for the other clients here. Dan is amazing, he has a great positive attitude and his determination is unbelievable. Seeing him maintain a positive attitude even in the tough parts of life shows you persistence pays off. It’s not about the distance it’s about doing the best you can do.”
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Please visit journey-forward.org to learn more on how Dan and his staff are helping those with spinal cord injuries, and pledge your support. “This place is really here for the clients, even if the medical field doesn’t stand behind you… Journey-Forward does. Which is so important,” said Priest. After the completion of the walk all the clients who embarked on their heroic walk were showered with cheers and applause creating a truly touching moment for all who attended. “I am not walking but people are cheering me on to do the mile and a quarter, I just can’t imagine what was going on with him (Dan).”said Brown. Again, please visit journey-forward.org and learn abut Dan Cummings and his amazing recovery story and pledge your support.
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Library News Adoption Workshop at the Library Psychotherapist and educator Anne Coleman will present a free workshop called “Adoption & Your Teenager: Insights, Concerns and Questions” at the Morrill Memorial Library on Thursday, November 17 at 7 p.m. This workshop will give parents of adopted children and teens the opportunity to explore and discuss aspects of teenage development associated with being an adoptee. Topics related to transition, family dynamics, identity and loss, and transracial/transcultural issues will be addressed from a developmental, social and emotional perspective. Dr. Coleman is a licensed psychotherapist with over 20 years experience. Her passion and dedication to the adoption and foster care field are both personally and professionally rooted. She was employed in the Personal Counseling Center at Providence College for many years prior to focusing her career on providing
services to those touched by adoption. In her private practice, Adoption & Beyond Counseling Services, Dr. Coleman specializes in working with individuals and families who seek help and support at any phase of their adoption or foster care journey. She also works with individuals and couples dealing with infertility as they cope with loss and explore family building options. In addition, she facilitates support groups at the Adoption Community of New England (ACONE) and RESOLVE of Massachusetts and serves on the Board of Directors at ACONE. Dr. Coleman and her husband are the parents of two daughters adopted internationally, and she is adopted as well. Please sign up for this program at the library Reference or Information Desk or call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222. The library is accessible to the physically challenged.
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Media Catalog Want to expand your options for free Kindle books? Kindle titles are now available through the Morrill Memorial Library to your Kindle device or app or to view as a pdf file. Most of the library's existing collection of downloadable eBooks is now available to Kindle customers. At this time, Kindle eReaders are not available to lend out, but Nooks are currently a part of the library technological library and can be lended with downloaded titles. For more information on Kindle downloads, go to the library website at www.norwoodlibrary.org, click on Nooks and read the special announcement on Kindle titles.
Book Discussion Group Interested in joining a local book club? There is a book discussion group that meets the first Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Library patrons interested in joining can contact librarian Mar-
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Scrabble Cubs Tuesdays are Scrabble night at the library! Kids ages 3 and older can drop in any Tuesday night from 7-8 p.m. for a fun, friendly game of Scrabble in the children's program room. Adults have their opportunity to show off their spelling and word skills on Tuesdays, from 6:30-9 p.m. No registration is required for either event.
Reserve These Sneak Peeks Coming in December Vigilante, by Stephen J. Cannell; Death Benefit, by Robin Cook; Red Mist, by Patricia Daniels Cornwell; Covert Warriors: A Presidential Agent novel, by W.E.B. Griffin & William E. Butterworth IV; Down the Darkest Road, by Tami Hoag; 77 shadow Street, by Dean Koontz; Sleepwalker, by Karen Robards.
Happy Endings Stories at the Library Share your favorite happy-ending story and hear others tell theirs at an upbeat evening that is sure to leave you feeling lighthearted. Join us at the Morrill Memorial Library on Thursday, November 10 at 7 p.m. to take part in this feelgood forum. Depending on the size of the group, each of you will have between five and ten minutes to tell or read a story from your personal experience with a happy ending. No prizes will be awarded for the “best” account; just come and enjoy an evening of real-life storytelling. The suggestion for this uplifting program came from library patron June Munzer. To participate or simply listen, sign up at the library Reference or Information Desk or call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222. The library is accessible to the physically challenged.
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November Calendar November 1 Blood Pressure Clinic - Town of Norwood Department of Health Nahatan Village - 86 Nahatan Street, 9-10 a.m. Norwood's Women's Club Meeting - Morrill Memorial Library, 13 p.m. November 2 Choosing your Perfect Paint Color, Babels Paint & Decorating, 23 Cottage St. 6:30 p.m. Discover the adventure of color and take a peek at the newest colors for 2012. Call to register at 781-762-3128, x3 or at www.babels.com. Free. Blood Pressure Clinic - Town of Norwood Department of Health, Town Hall; Nurse's Office from 1-3 p.m. November 3 First Thursday Book Discussion Group - Morrill Memorial Library, 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
10 Steps to the Perfectly Designed Room - Babels Paint & Decorating, 23 Cottage St., 6:30 p.m. Discover new ideas on color and fabric selection, window fashions, furnishings, decorative accessories and more. Call to register at 781762-3128, x3 or at www.babels. com. Free. November 4 Norwood Parents Music Association Fundraiser - Norwood Elks, 153 Winslow Ave., 8 p.m.-12 midnight It's 80's night at the Elks! Prizes for best male and female 80's outfit and door prizes. For more information, contact Kate Schick at 781-603-4017 or e-mail kschick@ norwoodlight.com or Carmel Kerrigan at mayoctk@hotmail.com. November 5 Kids Yoga Party - Norwood Civic Center from 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon
The theme for this yoga party is wild animals. The exercises will include poses, breathing, relaxation, games, crafts and snacks. For ages 3-10. Price is $20. For information, call the civic center at 781-762-0466 and use code #OD70. Norwood Craft Affair - Coakley Middle School, 1315 Washington St., South Norwood from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Browse and kick-off holiday shopping at the Annual Norwood Craft Affair, a successful PTA fundraiser. There are dozens of crafters, vendors, hand-made items on display and refreshments! Wine Tasting - Broadway Liquors, 50 Broadway from 3-6 p.m. November 8 Decorative Paint Techniques, Babels Paint & Decorating, 23 Cottage St. at 6:30 p.m.
View live demonstrations of painting techniques with metallic and reactive metallic paints, venetian and metallic plaster and more. Call to register at 781-762-3128, x3 or at www.babels.com. Free. November 10 NHS Athletic Boosters Club Fall Frolic Fundraiser - Olde Colonial Cafe from 6:30-10 p.m. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the door or by calling Nora Glynn at 781-551-8585. For more information, email noragym@norwoodlight.com. Happy Endings Stories - Morrill Memorial Library at 7 p.m. Would you like to hear some true, first-person stories with actual happy endings and share your own? Depending on the size of the group, each person will have five to ten minutes to tell or read a story from their personal experience with a happy ending. Spread and hear some joy.
November 12 11th Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk - Walpole Italian-American Club, 109 Stone St. at 10 a.m. 5K USATF Certified. Rosina Fun Run (50 yds for 11&U) - no fee or shirt, but ribbons. Contact: Paul Clerici. 1-508-668-2249, or at camydavid5k@yahoo.com. November 14 Night in the Kitchen - Norwood Civic Center from 6:30-9 p.m. Tonight's menu is tuna tartar, portabello mushroom pasta and strawberry meringue for dessert. The instructor is Maria Pia Figueiredo of Pia's Cakes. For adults. Cost is $18. Call the civic center and use code #OD54. November 15 Babels Holidayscapes Open House - Babels Paint & Decorating, 23 Cottage St. at 7 p.m. Get inspired for holiday decorating for the Annual Open House and see the latest looks for the 2011 holiday season. November 26 Reunion Notice, Hors D'oevres, Buffet Dinner and Dessert. $40.00 per person check payable to "Class of 1971 Reunion" Send payment to Elaine K. 93 Prospect Ave. Norwood, Ma 02062.Guided tours reveal the spirit of a traditional Victorian Christmas within the historical mansion which will be festively decorated with seasonal exhibits and decorations with hand-crafted authentic ornaments and a beautiful faux food banquet set up in the elegant dining room. Admission $5 per person, free for NHS members.
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Norwood Recycles BY STAFF WRITER
What to Do With Yard Waste Information contributed by Norwood Recycling Coordinator Doris Burtman Every New Englander knows late fall means excess organic yard waste. Many hours are spent raking, trimming, pruning and mowing before winter arrives. Now, what to do with all that excess? There are THREE end of use options: 1. Recycling: specific acceptable recyclable materials are collected and recycled into new materials, 2. Composting: yard waste (and food scraps) organics are collected and composted into organic soil, and 3. Trash: either incinerated or landfilled. According to Norwood Recycling Coordinator Doris Burtman, the Town of Norwood offers one of the most accommodating town composting programs in the area. The Winter Street composting facility is open every Saturday, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. for Norwood residents and the Department of Public Works (DPW) offers weekly
curbside leaf-bag pick up on regularly scheduled trash days from April through November. Permits to the Winter Street composting facility are available from the DPW administration office at the Norwood Civic Center, 165 Nahatan St., Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. In order to obtain a sticker, proof of Norwood residency and a motor vehicle registration must be provided. The sticker should be affixed to the lower left corner of the windshield for entrance into the composting facility.
landscapes and the environment, effective yard-waste composting financially benefits Norwood's town budget. Disposing yard waste or recycling items in regular trash containers increases the cost of trash tonnages. The Town of Norwood pays $200 per ton for trash disposal and just $125 per ton for recycling tonnages. When residents properly utilize their trash options through recycling, it saves the town $75 per ton. Throwing
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yard debris into the trash or recycling carts is expensive and unnecessary and is in violation of the Massachusetts State Solid Waste regulations. When yard waste ends up in the recycling cart, it contaminates the collected recyclables and could render the collected recyclables as trash. Also, Waste Management (WM) drivers are required by state regulations to comply with State Waste Bans. If WM drivers see yard waste in
trash or recycling carts, they are required to leave the cart(s) behind. There are many resources within the town to ease any confusion on recycling or trash disposal. Burtman is available at 781-255-9988 or DPW Director Mark Ryan is at 781-762-1413 or mryan@norwoodmalgov. The Morrill Memorial Library also offers some terrific information on backyard composting.
For weekly DPW curbside leaf and brush pick up, paper leaf bags should weigh no more than 50 lbs. and be kept dry. Rocks, dirt, sand, brush or building materials should not be placed in leaf bags. Brush must be bundled and tied in lengths not exceeding four feet. To compost at home, the Norwood Board of Health sells backyard-composting units for only $20. For more information on composting, go the MA DEP website at http://www.mass.gov/ dep/recycle/reduce/ composti.htm.
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Norwood HS Class of 1971 Reunion Saturday, November 26th, 2011 7:00 - 12 Midnight Olde Colonial Cafe, 171 Nahatan St. Norwood, Ma 02062 Hors D'oevres, Buffet Dinner and Dessert $40.00 per person check payable to "Class of 1971 Reunion" Send payment to Elaine K. 93 Prospect Ave. Norwood, Ma 02062 The committee would like to organize a tour of the new Norwood HS at 5:30, prior to the reunion if there is sufficient interest. Contact person for high school tour is Rayhme Eysie Cleary. Details to follow. Reunion info posted on facebook (Norwood High Class of 1971 40th Class Reunion) local newspaper and NPA-TV. Please pass the word and we look forward to seeing you there! For additional information email: Linda (Troilo) Ippolito at lippolito1@verizon.net Rayhme (Eysie) Cleary at rayhmec@gmailnet Chris (Pucci) Byron at cbyron4@comcast.net hellas at hellasdamas@hotmail.com
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Norwood Recognizes Rodriguez Four years ago, when William Rodriguez left Northeastern University to join Wheelock College as the Assistant Professor and Chair of the Juvenile Justice and Youth Advocacy Program, those who knew his history never doubted the great contribution he would make to serving the Latino community at the school and across the state of Massachusetts. He is the only Latino in the state that has the diverse background of criminal justice, law enforcement, law, research and program development. His tireless dedication to advocacy and policy work on behalf of the Latino community, particularly for the youth, has led to [hundreds of new programs within the school system – I wasn’t sure about this] One of Boston’s most dynamic leaders in the fields of Latino youth and other critical areas, Rodriquez himself is an immigrant born in Puerto Rico. His parents divorced when he was 11 and in 197x, he emigrated to the South Bronx with his mother and three siblings. As the second oldest child, he felt a tremendous responsibility to support his family. Growing up in one of the toughest areas of New York, Rodriguez William Rodriguez, M.S., J.D. could have easily found himself on At present, Rodriguez serves on the wrong path, but there was althe Governors Advisory Board for ways some divine intervention, his Safe & Successful Youth Initiawhether a guidance counselor or a tive, a program targeted toward community advocate. His teachyoung males of color, between the ers and fellow students recognized ages 18-24, identified as hard core, Rodriguez as someone with proven at-risk young men. They charisma who had the ability to have criminal records and are inmove people toward change. He volved in perpetual crime activiattributes this gift to his father, a Korean vet and high school ties. Rodriguez advises and dropout, who, through his own gift examines the intervention proposof persuasion, brought unions into als designed to provide ‘new start’ Puerto Rico, a dangerous and un- opportunities for these young men. popular effort at that time. He sits on the advisory board of Diploma Plus, a program that Rodriguez became the first one helps at-risk kids work on profiin his family to complete college. ciency’s to help them get their Initially, he studied communicadiplomas. tions at Fordham University. After joining a student club that got him interested in law and advocacy and he switched to sociology. As someone passionate about affecting policy and program sustainability, Rodriguez’ took an internship at VERA Institute of Justice. He became the youngest site supervisor hired to run a community service sentencing program for misdemeanor offenders where he supervised thousands of offenders. His successful initiatives are many, a few include:
Is the Founder, President and CEO of WR Consulting and Advocacy Group, a Latino strategic consulting and legislative advocacy firm. Recently, he helped organize and mobilize the Latino community across the State of Massachusetts to advocate on key educational and quality of life issues to the legislature. Prior to joining Northeastern, Rodriguez was the Executive Director of La Alianza Hispana, the largest multi-service agency serving Latinos in Greater Boston.
Previous to La Alianza, he was the Director of the Crime and Justice Foundation, a criminal justice think tank dedicated to bringing about fairness and equality in the administration of criminal justice. He has worked at Northeastern University promoting the Latino agenda for the past ten years. He is co-founder of the Latino Studies programs, the Latino Student Cultural Center, and Latino Scholarship to help retain Latino students at the University. Rodriguez has held diversified positions in the area of criminal justice and law including research, corrections, investigation and public policy. He holds a law degree and a masters degree from Northeastern University and a sociology degree from Fordham University in New York. He is a member of many community boards and volunteers countless hours to serve his community. Mr. Rodriguez resides in Norwood with his wife and three children. In his spare time, Rodriguez is a deejay and runs his own DJ company, Spin Wizard Enterprises.
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Living Healthy Oncologists Join Norwood Hopsital Medical Staff Norwood Hospital is pleased to announce the additions of Carol Vasconcellos, MD, JD, hematologist/oncologist, and Charu Taneja, MD, surgical oncologist, to the hospital staff. Dr. Vasconcellos is board certified in hematology and oncology as well as hospice and palliative care. She completed her fellowship in hematology/oncology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/ Massachusetts General Hospital. She completed her residency in internal medicine at New England Deaconess Hospital and graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Vasconcellos has been in private practice for eighteen years and prior to that was on staff at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Westboro State Hospital. She also retired from active duty with the United States Air Force. Dr. Vasconcellos is a clinical instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and a principal investigator in various national cancer trials. Dr. Taneja is board certified in surgery. She completed her fellowship in surgical oncology at Boson University/Roger Williams Medical Center. She completed her residency in surgery at the New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Taneja is a graduate of the Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi. She previously has been on staff at Roger Williams Medical Center and in private practice in Providence. Dr. Taneja is a clinical assistant professor at Boston University Medical Center and Roger Williams Medical Center. Dr. Vasconcellos’ clinical interests include treatment of all forms of cancer, particularly breast cancer. Dr. Taneja’s clinical interests
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A Drive With Honey “So I Took a Drive to Clear My Head” – Toby Keith Opinion: By Kiersten Barry I love to drive, I always have. My grandfather was a truck driver and drove from Boston to New York more times than I could tell you. I love to drive, but not that much…I love to drive alone. When something is weighing on my mind, I drive to clear my head. When I’m sad, I drive with my car radio turned to the country music station and have a good cry (those songs are a killer, but quite therapeutic). When I’m angry, an emotion I rarely express, I drive but not with the “road rage” you’re probably thinking of. My “angry drives” are reminiscent a leisurely Sunday road trip but the key is I do not dare leave the familiar streets of Norwood, the streets I know like the back of my own hand (that expression always makes me think twicedo I really know what the back of my hand looks like?) I don’t think my car would let me leave Norwood during one of my “drives” even if I tried.
Why do I get in my car when I am angry? Why does my car refuse to leave Norwood during these drives, even as I beg and plead it to cross the line into Westwood? Simple. Driving is my escape from all of the chaos of my life, it is my sanctuary, my place to think, sing, and if I’m angry, upset or overcome by an emotion simply “zone out”. I’d much rather know that my car and subconscious know that Nahatan St. turns onto Fulton or Nichols, when I get to Shattuck Park I should take a left soon in order to get home and if I’m anywhere near “Polaroid” (you all know what I am referring to) then it is time to turn around. I can drive to Mr. Frank’s to get my usually iced coffee and even without placing my order, most of the girls will already know what I am going to ask for. This weekend I decided to take a drive. It did not begin as a “therapeutic car ride”, instead I was driving to think, to break my writers block, to
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Living Healthy The Real Benefits Of Core Strengthening Contributed by JOHN VACOVEC, Owner and Therapist of Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab, Inc.
itive lifting) that depend on core strength and stability more than others.
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No matter what activity you participate in, your "core" is the center of all muscle activity. Your core is much like the middle link to a thick, sturdy chain. The upper part of the chain is your upper body; the bottom part of the chain is your lower body and the two are connected at the center. A stronger core will not only give you a stronger foundation for your upper and lower body, it will also enhance your stability and balance.
Balance and stability - Since your core is truly the "center" of your body and supports your body’s upper and lower extremities and spine, it is used in every single functional task you perform.
Your physical therapist will be able to not only create an exercise routine specifically for you, but will also be able to monitor your progress. Our staff is highly trained in identifying muscle imbalances and weaknesses. This information is used to craft an individualized program based on your preferences, needs and goals.
Everything you do, whether you know it or not, uses your body’s core. Let’s take a look… Recreational activities and sports - Every single sport (football, baseball, tennis, golf and even skiing), depends on your body’s core for strength and stability. Everyday movements - Simple movements like getting in/out of bed or emptying the dishwasher require the use of your core muscles. Work/job tasks - Any job you perform relies on the core muscles for stability. There are some jobs (especially ones that involve repet-
A healthy back - Back pain can be excruciating and tends to limit many of your activities. It is estimated that 4 out of 5 people will experience back pain at some point in life. Strengthening the core muscles is the "secret ingredient" to keeping your back healthy. Gardening and housework Daily tasks like vacuuming, mopping a floor and making a bed all utilize the strength of your core. Posture - Having a weak core can lead to poor posture, which in turn contributes to back pain. You can see from the small list above that the core muscles play a vital role in keeping you strong and injury free. Strong To The Core The benefits of a strong core include: • Improved balance and stability
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around 10 minutes after removing it from the oven. This will enable the juices to stay within the meat
and keep it moist. And isn't a moist turkey the ultimate goal? Then slice and serve to guests.
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Thanksgiving holds different meanings to different people. Some feel it is a day for being generous or giving thanks through unselfish deeds. Others feel it is a time to sit around with family sharing stories of the year. Still many others simply look forward to the day for football. No matter how you view Thanksgiving, one thing is for sure, filling up on turkey is an integral part of the holiday. If turkey is the centerpiece of your celebration -- as it should be -- then be sure to have enough turkey on hand to adequately feed all of your guests. Although they will be filling up on trimmings and side dishes as well, the first thing they will spear with a fork is a nice slice of juicy turkey. There is some conventional wisdom with regards to how big a turkey to buy. Most chefs or home cooks say that having a pound to one-and-a-half pounds for each adult at the holiday table is adequate. Children will likely eat a half or quarter of that amount. If you want to ensure leftovers, then you can increase the size of the turkey slightly. Therefore, if 10 adults and 5 children will be at Thanksgiving dinner, multiply 10 by 1.5. That
equals 15. Multiply 5 x .5, which equals 2.5. Add the two totals together, and you're left with 17.5 pounds. A turkey in that range should be adequate to feed guests. If your guests are known to be hearty eaters or if leftovers are essential, round up to a 20-pound bird. Keep in mind it will be necessary to check the size of your oven prior to purchasing the turkey to ensure the bird will fit inside with a roasting pan. Otherwise, you may have to downsize on the turkey and cook more side dishes.
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Photos with Santa on November 26 and December 10. You can help make the holidays happier for a Norwood child by participating in our Holiday Sharing Tree. Just take a mitten tag from the tree in our lobby that lists the age and gift ideas for area children. Our program gets underway with a kick-off reception on Saturdayy, November 26. All wrapped gifts must be brought to Norwood Bank by Saturdayy, December Decem 10. Refreshments, holiday crafts and photos with Santa will be offered on both dates. The Amici Cantores Cantores Choir will perform in our lobby on Saturday, Saturdayy, December 10 at 10 a.m.
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A Quick Guide To Gift-Giving Etiquette Deciding on and paying for holiday gifts can be a challenge under the best circumstances. But then there are the inevitable "sticky situations" that can leave even the most experienced gift-givers scratching their heads. In the hopes of dodging major gift gaffes this holiday season, here are eight tips for gracious giving and receiving. * Review your gift list each year to determine if any relationships have changed and require a shift in your gift-giving plan. * Don't ask non-family members on your gift list what they would like. This not only spoils the surprise, but puts pressure on recipients to gauge how much you want to spend and requires them to get you something in return. * Don't feel obligated to match what others spend. Buying gifts based on what others spend is both unnecessary and can lead to excessive expenditures. * For workplace gifts, adhere to the company's policies and make sure that gifts are given out of
appreciation, not expectation.
* Acknowledging gift givers is a must, but formal, written thank you cards are optional. While handwritten notes are always preferable and greatly appreciated, e-mails are increasingly acceptable -- especially for young people.
* Including a gift receipt is a good idea and avoids potentially awkward situations when an item doesn't fit or doesn't work. * Give holiday tips to those individuals whose service you count on throughout the year, such as hairstylists, babysitters, dog walkers, etc. An easy rule of thumb for holiday season tips is to double the usual tip. For household employees, give one week's pay.
* Regifting is now considered a (mostly) acceptable practice, as long as it's done thoughtfully, tastefully and within the following guidelines: - The regifted item should not be homemade or made especially for you.
* If someone surprises you with a gift, the best bet is to respond honestly. Let the giver know that you are surprised, touched and appreciative as well as a bit embarrassed that you don't have a gift in return. Then let it go and add his/her name to your gift list for the following year.
- The item should be new, unused and in its original packaging, along with instructions. - Be sure to remove all previous wrapping and gift tags. - Don't regift to friends or family members who have a reputation for returning things they don't like. You don't want to be asked for a gift receipt.
* Don't arrive at holiday gatherings empty-handed. A small gift, bottle of wine or contribution to the evening's edibles is the right way to thank your hosts for their invitation.
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Six Strategies for Tranquil Holiday Travel Traveling during the holiday season is a mixed blessing. School vacations and time off from work provide great opportunities to spend a “White Christmas” with faraway family and friends or sneak in an end-of-year getaway via “The Polar Express.” At the same time, holiday travel can be both expensive and stressful. While it’s all but impossible to avoid the costs and crowds com-
even better. While you may be able to snag great deals on Thanksgiving or Christmas day flights, January 1st tends to be a more popular travel day. Another option? Plan your trip for the week between Christmas and New Year’s, when many travelers have already settled in their destinations. Be flexible. If you know you want to get away, but aren’t sure
Flying late evening or during the week are strategies for saving money and preventing holiday travel stress.
pletely, with these time-honored travel strategies, travelers can prevent “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and find yourself uttering, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Book now, go later. The first rule of thumb for holiday travel is to make travel plans as far in advance as possible. By booking months ahead of your departure date, you can lock in lower airfares and seat assignments. For Christmas travel, make every effort to purchase tickets by early October. Go off-peak. Weekend travel, which often includes Fridays and Mondays, is almost always more expensive than travel during the week. If possible, schedule both departing and returning flights for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Timing is everything. Typically, there is less demand for the first and last flights of the day, which means less competition for seats and the possibility of lower fares. If you can fly on the big day itself,
where to go, let availability and price be your guide. And don’t forget to check flights to and from alternate airports. For example, you may be able to save on a flight to
San Francisco by flying into San Jose. And when heading to the New York City area, flights to LaGuardia and JFK might be less expensive than those bound for Newark. Mix and match. Great deals can be had by using different carriers for incoming and outgoing flights or by booking two one-way flights rather than a round-trip. By checking a variety of sites — including both individual airlines and aggregator sites such as kayak.com and bookingbuddy.com, which search several different travel sites simultaneously — you can rest assured that you got the best available prices and flights. In addition, by booking flights, hotels and rental cars through the same travel site, be it a single site or a travel aggregator, you may be able to score even better deals. Don’t dodge the details. These days, airlines are once again charging passengers for a variety of items that were once included in their posted airfares. Be sure to note whether a published airfare includes all taxes and fees and check each carrier’s baggage policy. And when reviewing airfares, make sure that you are comparing “apples to apples.” In other words, be certain that the two airfares both include or exclude taxes, fees and baggage charges, snacks, and things like upgrade fees for additional legroom. Do delay! Sometimes waiting until the eleventh hour isn’t such a bad idea, especially when lastminute fares can save you money or open the door to a spur-of-themoment vacation.
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Ideas Abound For Budget-Friendly Holiday Meals With so many people looking for alternatives to costly holiday fare, newspapers, magazines and online cooking sites are overflowing with great ideas. But the key to hosting a successful seasonal meal is not simply finding interesting recipes and purchasing lower-cost foods, but in creating and organizing a menu that works from start to finish. The easiest way to do that? Make a plan and stick to it. Share the cooking and the cost. Rising food costs and tighter budgets have prompted many people to host potluck holiday dinners. As the host, you might prepare the main dish and have your guests fill in the rest of the menu. Either ask participants to contribute their signature salad, side dish or dessert, or plan a meal along a particular theme and give guests choices from among a list of menu items. Simplify. There is no rule stating that holiday dinners have to be fancy, so don't be afraid to plan a menu that has fewer and less costly components. For example, serve a hearty and flavorful turkey stew or soup in place of a more expensive roasted turkey. Pair it with a simple salad and loaves of crusty bread, then finish up with homemade apple cobbler. Your guests will leave happy and well nourished, and you will have served up a flavorful and frugal holiday feast.
Cook and freeze. Another option is to build your menu around a few dishes that can be prepared ahead and frozen. Cooking ahead saves money by spreading out food expenditures and avoiding lastminute shopping, which often leads to spending more money. Go meatless. Vegetarian dishes can be far less expensive, especially when feeding a crowd. Consider replacing the turkey or roast with a pasta or risotto dish, roasted vegetable tart or veggie lasagna. Great sources of vegetarian recipes include vegkitchen.com, epicurious.com, vegetariantimes.com, and allrecipes.com. Go ethnic. While tradition tends to rule at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's menus are wide open. How about a Mexican fiesta or an Italian feast? With a large pan of enchiladas or a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs, it's easy to feed a crowd and stay on budget. Stick to homemade. As a rule, anything you make at home will cost less -- and likely taste better - than prepared foods from the grocery store or a restaurant. If you stick with simple recipes that don't require an array of exotic ingredients, your homemade holiday meal will hit the spot and you won't hit the ceiling when you add up the food bill.
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Popularity of Conventional Shopping Malls on the Decline Shopping malls as we know them may soon be a thing of the past. While these shopping complexes, typically with interconnecting walkways and large parking areas, have been symbols of suburban success since the mid1950s, today's conventional malls are facing daunting challenges. In some cases, a mall's decline is directly related to the state of its physical plant. Those that have not been refurbished or remodeled in recent years look and feel dated. What's more, customer base has dwindled in many areas, especially those where alternatives to malls abound. Other malls have suffered as a result of the economy, which has driven cash-strapped consumers to search out discounts and deals at "power" or "mega" centers, which bring together several "big box" retailers that offer easy access by car and, in many cases, public transportation. And as consumers have become more comfortable with online shopping and more aware of the benefits of shopping locally, the appeal of conventional malls has continued
to dwindle. Finally, the last 15 years has seen a sea change among consumers, who now tend to seek out shopping "experiences" rather than a simple "trip" to the mall. Newer suburban commercial developments tend to be designed as "lifestyle centers" that take their inspiration from urban environments and feature higher-end retailers. These new retail complexes, which tend to be outdoors and feature high-quality design and a sophisticated, urban "feel," typically include a mix of merchandise and food/drink purveyors where visitors can shop, dine, socialize, and be entertained while feeling like a part of the community. In many areas, these newer shopping destinations are directly competing with -- and winning out over -older conventional malls. In response, these age-worn indoor shopping meccas are increasingly being redesigned and retrofitted to bring them back to life and bring shoppers back inside. But insiders say that converting conventional malls into exciting new shopping destina-
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The holiday season is among the most stressful times of year. With long lists of things to do, meals to prepare, family and friends to entertain, and gifts to buy, many people embark on the holiday season with more fear than cheer. And with so many people trying to spend less these days, preparing for the holidays has become that much more challenging. But by planning in advance and establishing a holiday shopping game plan, men and women can save money and maintain their peace of mind.
For serious shoppers and hardcore bargain hunters, battling the crowds and enduring the endless lines on Black Friday are simply traditions that usher in the holiday shopping season. For the rest of us, the idea of rising at 3 a.m. on the morning after Thanksgiving and heading out into the night to compete for gifts and assorted holiday goods with thousands of zealous consumers is nothing short of a nightmare. But for the truly squeamish, whose goal is to avoid even the hint of a crowd, there are indeed ways to purchase every gift on your list without encountering hordes of holiday shoppers.
Start at the bottom line. The best way to avoid overspending during the holidays is to establish a budget -- and then stick to it. Before making any holiday purchases, determine a holiday spending limit that is acceptable to you and your spouse or partner. The figure should include not only the cost of
gifts, but expected expenditures for holiday entertainment and entertaining, decorations, travel, and items such as clothing and home improvements.
Plan your purchases ahead of time to avoid impulse buying. By having a gift in mind for each person on your list, you will save time, money and headaches.
Know as you go. Know what portion of a holiday budget is for gifts and keep a running total of expenditures as you shop. This way, you will have a sense of where you stand at any given point in the shopping season and can adjust accordingly.
Consider family gifts. If there are a number of families on your gift list, consider giving a single gift -or gift basket -- that everyone can enjoy. A waffle iron or ice cream maker, for example, is a gift that foodie families will savor for years to come.
Be an informed shopper. There are deals galore in the run-up to the holidays and it pays to compare prices and offers before making any purchases. Check newspaper and online ads as well as retailers' Web sites to determine both where and when you can get the best deal.
Give the gift of your time. Some of the most cherished gifts have no price tag attached. Homemade gift certificates for things like car washing, dishwashing, babysitting, lawn mowing, and closet cleaning are always wonderful and welcome. As the giver, just make sure to make good on your promise.
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Make this Black Friday a Safe One There are some people who get the ultimate rush by waking up early and waiting in line for some amazing doorbuster deals at the stores. Although Black Friday is one of the hotly anticipated shopping events for shoppers to score momentous deals, it has also proven a recipe for disaster. Stampeding masses of eager shoppers has been all too common on Black Friday through the years. Coupled with anticipation of impending sales and the sheer volume of shoppers waiting outside of stores, mob mentality often prevails. It's survival of the fittest as some shoppers push, shove and run inside of doors to nab the must-have products on sale. In 2008, a sales clerk was trampled to death by a crowd of 2,000 people who knocked the man to the ground at a Wal-Mart store in Valley Stream, NY. Later the same day, two people were shot dead at a Toys 'R' Us store in Southern California after an argument. Many store employees have tales of picking up trampled people who have been run over at various retailers on Black Friday. Although "Black Friday" refers to a store's profit margin and their ability to be "in the black" when tallying end-of-year sales, the moniker does seem to have an
accidents and mayhem. The National Retail Federation also issued guidelines for similar promotional events that draw crowds. Contingency plans for larger-than-expected crowds should be put into place, as should thorough communication plans. Some stores have implemented their own policies, including requiring wrist bands to control the amount of people in the store at any given time. Other stores have formed lines in separate areas to avoid crowds at the front of the stores.
ominous feel to it. "Black Friday" seems to conjure up images of something bad happening. When unruly mobs race into stores, something bad just may happen. Last year, Dr. David Michaels, the Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, was quoted as saying, "Crowd-related injuries during special retail sales and promotional events have increased during recent years. Many of these incidents can be prevented by adopting a crowd management plan." Just what is a crowd-management plan? OSHA has developed a guide for retailers to help avoid
Individuals shopping can also do their part. While Black Friday shopping has become a tradition for many, oftentimes better deals can be had at different points in the holiday season. Some argue that shopping on Thanksgiving Day yields better sales and that those doorbusters are only ways to draw you into the store for other products that don't have the same wow factor. Keep in mind that many online retailers also offer Black Friday sales that are comparable and you don't have to wait outside in the cold to get them. Should you still go to a favorite brick-and-mortar store in the wee hours of the morning, experts urge putting personal safety above saving money.
The most obvious strategy for avoiding the masses is to shop online. According to surveys conducted by public opinion pollsters Rasmussen Reports and BIGresearch, in 2010 nearly 64 percent of American adults did at least a portion of their shopping on the Web. Increasingly, people of all ages are opting to shop online not only to find better prices, but because purchasing via the Internet is convenient, fast and enables consumers to perform quick and accurate product and price comparisons. And with so many online retailers offering free shipping during the holiday season, many consumers see little reason to step inside a brick-and-mortar establishment. However, even diehard e-shoppers recognize that there is something to be said for choosing a gift
on site and in person; for taking the time to see and touch an object to determine its suitability. Whether you're heading out in search of a dazzling diamond or a set of new dishtowels, here are some tips for avoiding shopping crowds: * Shop all year round. It's harder to sidestep the throngs of holiday shoppers during the peak season between October and late December. By picking up gifts throughout the year, you can take advantage of sales and avoid full parking lots and long lines. What's more, year-round holiday shopping means that your gift budget gets spread out over the course of an entire year rather than a few short months. * Shop when the crowds are elsewhere. The busiest holiday shopping periods are in the late afternoon or early evening and, of course, on weekends. If you can shop at lunchtime or take a few hours off during the workday, chances are good that stores will be far less crowded. Other good times to shop are during popular televised sporting events or television shows. * Shop with purpose. If you know what you're shopping for and have a good idea where to get it, there's a greater likelihood that you can get in and out of the store quickly -- and without blowing your budget on unnecessary items that catch your eye.
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Social Security News Updates Veterans Day Reminder: Military Service and Social Security BY KRISTEN ALBERINO Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Norwood, MA Each year, on November 11, America observes Veterans Day and honors the men and women who have served in our nation’s Armed Forces. Many of our Vietnam era veterans are now nearing retirement age, or already there. It is important that they — and other American service personnel — know just what retirement benefits they can count on from Social Security as they make their future financial plans. Like most of the civilian workforce, all current military personnel pay Social Security taxes and earn Social Security coverage. Earnings for active duty military service or active duty training have been covered under Social Security since 1957. Also, earnings for inactive
duty service in the reserves (such as weekend drills) have had Social Security coverage since 1988. In addition to regular military pay, Social Security adds special earnings credits to an individual’s Social Security record when he or she serves in the military. The extra earnings are for periods of active duty or active duty training. If, for example, a person served in the military between 1957 and 1977, he or she has been credited with $300 in additional earnings for each calendar quarter in which active duty basic pay was earned. These extra earnings may help someone qualify for Social Security or increase the amount of the Social Security benefit. The number of credits an individual needs to qualify for Social Security depends on his or her age and the type of benefit. Any future Social Security benefit payment depends on a person’s earnings, averaged over a working lifetime. Generally, the higher a person’s earnings, the higher his or her Social Security benefit will be.
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And remember that Social Security is more than retirement. If a worker becomes disabled before reaching retirement age, he or she may be eligible for Social Security disability benefits. A disabled worker’s spouse and dependent children also may be eligible for benefits. If a worker dies, the widow or widower and dependent children may be eligible for Social Security survivors benefits.
There are a number of other things you can help your loved ones do online. Use the Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool to see whether they qualify for benefits. Or use the Retirement Estimator for an instant and personalized estimate of their retirement benefits. You can learn about these and many other online services available by visiting www.socialsecurity.gov/onlineservices.
If you, or someone you know, were wounded while on active duty in the military, find out more about what Social Security can do by visiting our website designed specifically for wounded warriors: www.socialsecurity.gov/woundedwarriors. There, you will find answers to a number of commonly asked questions, as well as other useful information about disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
If you’re in a conversation about Social Security, use your smart phone or mobile device to visit our mobile-friendly frequently asked questions at www.socialsecurity.gov/faq.
Veterans and others who are within 10 years of retirement age should begin planning for retirement. A good place to start is with Social Security’s Retirement Estimator at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. For more information, you can read our fact sheet, Military Service and Social Security, which is available on our website at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/100 17.html.
Feast On The Information and Services We Offer Online BY KRISTEN ALBERINO Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Norwood, MA As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, families everywhere will be traveling to reunite with one another. Generations will gather around dinner tables across the nation. And certainly some people are already coming up with conversation topics to season the festivities. If some of the folks in your family like to talk about Social Security, make sure you’re ready with a visit to www.socialsecurity.gov. After table time, sit down for some online time with anyone in your family who needs information. In fact, right on your tablet or laptop, you can even help a loved one apply for retirement benefits in as little as 15 minutes, or Medicare in as little as 10.
If you end up talking about Social Security between turkey and pumpkin pie, rest assured that the authority on the subject is as close as your laptop, tablet, or smart phone. Feast on the food at the table, and then take advantage of the feast of information and services available online at www.socialsecurity.gov.
Social Security Expands Compassionate Allowances Conditions Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 13 new Compassionate Allowances conditions involving the immune system and neurological disorders. The Compassionate Allowances program fast-tracks disability decisions to ensure that Americans with the most serious disabilities receive their benefit decisions within days instead of months or years. Commissioner Astrue made the announcement during his remarks at the U.S. Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products in Washington, D.C. “Social Security handles more than three million disability applications each year and we need to keep innovating and making our work more efficient,” Commissioner Astrue said. “With our Compassionate Allowances program, we quickly approved disability benefits for more than 60,000 people with severe disabilities in the past fiscal year. We have made significant improvements, but we can always do more.” The Compassionate Allowances initiative identifies claims where the nature of the applicant’s disease or condition clearly meets the
statutory standard for disability. With the help of sophisticated new information technology, the agency can quickly identify potential Compassionate Allowances and then quickly make decisions. Social Security launched the Compassionate Allowances program in 2008 with a list of 50 diseases and conditions. The announcement of 13 new conditions, effective in December, will increase the total number of Compassionate Allowances conditions to 113. The conditions include certain cancers, adult brain disorders, a number of rare genetic disorders of children, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and other disorders. The agency announced a small grant program for graduate students that will help Social Security improve its list and has recently awarded an approximately $1.8 million grant over a five-year period to Policy Research, Incorporated (PRI) through the Disability Determination Process Small Grant Program. This new program aims to improve the disability process through innovative research by graduate students who will receive small stipends for their work. In addition, the agency recently streamlined its online disability application for people who have a condition on the Compassionate Allowances list. For more information on the Compassionate Allowances initiative, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances.
New Compassionate Allowances Conditions Malignant Multiple Sclerosis Paraneoplastic Pemphigus Multicentric Castleman Disease Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Primary Effusion Lymphoma Angelman Syndrome Lewy Body Dementia Lowe Syndrome Corticobasal Degeneration Multiple System Atrophy Progressive Supranuclear Palsy The ALS/Parkinsonism Dementia Complex
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Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce News Business after Hours Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011 Location: Napper Tandy’s 46 Day Street, Norwood MA Time: 5:30-7:30pm Cost: $10.00 members; $20 Non-members Business After Hours is an innovative and beneficial program designed for you, the Chamber Member, as a way to meet people outside your industry and share information about your products and services. During Business After Hours, you can meet new Chamber members, catch up with old friends and make connections that promote your business in the Neponset Valley Region and beyond. Join the Chamber at Naper Tandy's for hors d’oeuvres, drinks and great networking on Thursday, November 17 at 5:30, and remember to bring plenty of business cards! Reservations are required and can be made by visiting www.nvcc.com, or by calling 781769-1126.
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Increase your visibility and exposure to new markets with the Chamber's Noon Networking event at Buca di Beppo. Noon Networking is an innovative and beneficial program designed for you, the Chamber Member, as a way to meet people outside your industry and share information about your products and services. During this program, you can meet new Chamber members, catch up with old friends and make connections that promote your business in the Neponset Valley Region and beyond. Enjoy delicious Italian-fare while networking your business and services to other professionals during a formal program designed to get you the most return on your in-
Reservations are required and can be made by visiting www.nvcc.com, or by calling 781769-1126. Established in 1894, the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce serves the needs of businesses in a twelve- town region stretching from Route 128 to Route 495 southwest of Boston. The NVCC supports the business community and economic development efforts by providing leadership, advocacy and opportunities for expanded and enhanced relationships among business, government and the community. For information on membership or doing business in the region, please contact the Chamber at 781-769-1126, www.nvcc.com or torourke@ nvcc.com
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Barbara Anthony, Undersecretary of Consumer Affairs and business regulation, has dedicated her career to promoting consumer causes, and has become one the state's most well-known consumer advocates for lower health insurance. The Undersecretary will be on hand to discuss the current work being done on the state level regarding health care cost containment, as well as future reform efforts to reduce health care costs.
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These 5 black and white siblings are related to Jayla. Their mom lives where Jayla did. These kitties are about 12 weeks young and were lucky enough to move out and go to a loving foster home. They are short haired, healthy and will be ready for adoption when a qualified home wants to take them in!
Check out this story. We can never understand what people are thinking when they leave helpless, domestic family friends on the side of the road, but it happens too often. An animal friendly person witnessed this on his way to work one morning in a nearby town. Just a minute later and the fates of these two adorable, friendly and entertaining boys could have changed for ever. As they now reside in a foster home, safe, healthy and loved, we know they were spared the fear, struggle and potentially deadly life of an un-wanted cat. We
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Ask the Shelter Q: Should I feed my cat wet food or dry food? A: There is no one answer but here are some facts to consider when deciding your cat’s diet. Cat’s are carnivores unlike dogs who are omnivores. Carnivores need the amino acid Taurine to thrive which is found in the muscle meat of animals. Quality canned cat food provides a great source of taurine for your cat. Quality canned cat food should have animal protein as its primary ingredient and zero meat by-products. Dry food usually contains fillers, like plants. Though omnivores can break down plants found in most dry foods, carnivores can not break them down as readily. Dry food, if left out all the time for your cat, could contribute to obesity and diabetes. However, dry food can assists in good dental hygiene for your cat. Dehydration is a serious concern for cats which can lead to chronic renal failure and urinary crystals. Canned food has approximately 78% water, while dry has only 10%. Providing an appealing source of water is of the utmost importance to all animals to prevent dehydration. In summary, it may be more convenient to provide dry food as your cat’s soul source of nutrition but providing wet food in addition to the dry food is the ideal choice. However, with everything said, it is a fact that a quality dry food is better than the worst canned food. A quality dry food with regular servings of canned food is the best option for your cat’s health. Ways you or your business can help animals through the Bay State Animal Cooperative: Sponsor our telephone bill: $50/month Sponsor a Spay: $60/month Sponsor a Neuter: $50/month Sponsor a Feral Cat: Food and medical: $15/month (pick your cat) Sponsor a Colony of Feral cats: $50/month (pick your location) Sponsor a Trap: $65/trap Sponsor a Foster Cat: $15/month
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OPINION Correction: From Hall of Fame Dinner – October Issue Pietro Carchedi graduated in 1946, and was a three-sport athlete. As well as being on the basketball team he was a running back for the football team. Long time coach Andy Scafati described him as,” the best little scat-back that I ever coached.” He was a great two-way player as well as a track star competing in the 100, and 200-meter dash.
Editor’s Corner A Tribute to Norwood Recently I got the chance to meet Matt Brown. And after meeting him and his family I started to understand what it truly means to be from Norwood. Growing up in Westwood, I would come to Norwood for church and to drop my Dad off at the train station. As a kid I had birthday parties at the bowling ally, and sometimes would ride my bike down to the pizza place on Walpole St, across from the Shell station, and watch kids smoke in the ally. Even though Westwood is right next door it seemed distant and separated to some degree to me. Rarely if ever would our sports teams play against Norwood. I was always traveling to Needham, Dover, Holliston, and even Walpole more often than Norwood. Then I saw the 3’s, and they were not only on every store window but they were on every car and on T-shirts and hats. I had never seen anything like it. I began to follow his story on the news, and suddenly I saw a young man with his face lit up like a Christmas tree on Christmas morning praising the immediate recovery of movement of his fingers and toes on television during a broadcast following the accident. I said to myself what a special kid.
fects everyone he comes in contact with. It is magnetic. I thought that it was just apart of the Brown family, something that they carried with them to help overcome an apparent tragedy. I was wrong. I have worked in Norwood for over a year now, and I have talked and interviewed many people in town, from selectmen, to police, fire, business owners, coaches, teachers, and so on. And that same level of spirit that Matt and his family beholds, exists throughout all Norwood. And I realized this unity of togetherness and spirit is what keeps so many people around Norwood forever. I have learned more this past year then I have any other in my life just from being around this town. I have never felt so blessed. Thanks Norwood! Tim Davis Editor Norwood Local Town Pages
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I also felt a certain level of shame about myself for not having the same level of spirit in handling my own personal problems. The first time I saw Matt I had a hard time looking him in the eye, as if I wasn’t worthy of his presence. But after getting a chance to talk to him, and his Dad, I came away seeing why so many people gravitate to this young man and his family. There is a sense of something woven into his family that af-
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Fighting Cancer... In Norwood Fashion National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual, worldwide campaign that takes place every October. Nationwide fundraising efforts along with state and local events are held year round in an effort to eradicate a disease that wrecks havoc on the lives of millions of women (and men), young and old, and is carried through generations of families. Breast cancer effects millions of people. The lives of those suffering from breast cancer, even those who are thankfully recovered from the disease, are forever changed. Come October everyone from major corporations, renowned charitable organizations and local small business unite to support a very important cause. And, in typical “Norwood fashion” , when October rolls around people of all ages, businesses, schools and well, just about everyone in town “steps up” in a quiet effort to support those impacted either directly or indirectly in our own, but more importantly to support the the greater cause On October 7th students at Norwood High School raised over $800.00 while participating in National Lee Denim Day on October 7th. National Lee Denim Day began in 1996, raising $1milllion in the first year alone for breast cancer research with the mantra “one day, one cause, one cure.” Norwood High School students
embraced the cause, donating $5.00 to wear jeans for the day. One student who asked to remain anonympous suggested spreading “Denim Day” to the other schools in town, “the younger kids might not understand it or might be afraid to think of the reason we are raising this money, but think of the money we could raise. And we could explain it to them in a way they would understand and not be so scared” These are the words of a child who knows breast cancer, she lost a family member and in not only true Norwood fashion but with the (??????what word am Iooking for) we hope to instill in our children, she is hopeful she can engage others in her passion for this cause. Students were not the only Norwood residents quietly raising funds for research, treatment and the goal of a cure for breast cancer (and all cancers). Mr. Frank’s Food Mart/Honey Dew Donuts began selling pink paper breast cancer ribbons on October 27th in conjunction with a close to ten year commitment from the Honey Dew corporation in supporting breast cancer research, treatment and advocacy. I stopped in Honey Dew/Mr. Frank’s this weekend (as I always to) to chat with the owner, now friends siblings Chris and Maryellen Bartucca and Chris’ wife Caroline (Reynolds) Bar-
tucca. We talked about my writers block, our children, and just plain ranted and raved as we do, the joy of “living in a small town”. I went back to Honey Dew earlier today before stopping at my friends house to watch her children and as I was waiting bleary eyed for my iced coffee my breath was literally taken away. Above the glazed donutes and sugar crusted muffins, was array of pink breast cancer awareness ribbons hanging I have been looking at for the past month. I started reading the names on the ribbons have seen daily, I even spotted the one I wrote with a message to my friend Maureeen, even though she didn’t pass away from breast cancer I knew she would have purchased a ribbon-or ten, if she was still with us. My breath was literally taken away as I realized I recognized almost all of the names hanging before me-names I knew personally, messages from loved ones to their mothers, sisters and family names simply expressing support. I saw the the familiar handwriting of friends and acquaintances writing the names of mothers, sisters and friends they lost years ago or who were fighting the battle of their lives. The lump in my throat grew so think, thinking of all of these
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women-young women, grown children without mothers and friends, people I know and see every day. I don’t know all of their stories, but I knew enough. I couldn’t place my order. I had never been more grateful when the girl, someone I have known since she was four, recognized the expression on my face and the glassy look of my eyes and just handed me the same iced coffee I order almost daily. The tears in my eyes gave it away, but before I was leaving she said “Didn’t get much sleep last night? You should go home and unwind”, both in an effort to make me smile and remind me to relax. Before I left I asked for five more ribbons (I would have asked for ten, thinking of my friend). I wrote one for my friend Maureen (I figured she deserved two because she battled a fight with cancer that no one should have to go through, leaving her son behind before she was ready), I wrote one for a Energy Star Appliances Save $$$
friend who has supported me through everything for eight years and is the reason I take less drives and talk more, instead of writing her name I just wrote a big heart. I wrote one for my mother-in-law who overcame a battle with breast cancer with the bravery and dignity, rarely speaking of her struggle, like the true lady she is. And I wrote one for a friend, a young woman about my age who is at risk and unsure what her road will be, again I didn’t write her name I just drew a little scroll, and I left one blank for all of the women (and men, because breast cancer does effect men) who are fighting or lost a loved one. I took my coffee, my bagel and some good advice and went home and curled up with my little boygrateful for my health, my family and my happiness. I spoke to Caroline later in the evening and she said in response to my intense, emotional react ion “It’s it amazing though…everytime I look at that wall I think, someone took the time to buy a ribbon and support someone. Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri: 9am-6pm Thur: 9am-8pm Sat: 9am-5pm Sun: Noon-5pm
Everyone has a story, some people write nicknames, some people write happy faces, and some write deep messages, but everyone has a story and it is just amazing that people actually take the time, especially in this day to stop and take one moment to remember either a family member, or a friend or maybe they never lost someone or new someone but they just care. “ We can say it’s a Norwood thing, but it is so much more. That wall at Honey Dew-that is Norwood and I suggest you stop by. According to their website, Honey Dew Donuts is supporting both the American Cancer Society and the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The ribbons I read this weekend, the names that took my breath away, were on sale beginning September 27 for $1.00. For every ribbon a customer purchases, Honey Dew will match with all proceeds going directly to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Earlier this month Honey Dew Donuts sponsored The Survivor Tent on October 2nd at the Making Strides for Breast Cancer Walk in Boston and will be a Pink Ribbon Sponsor in the October 30th Walk in Providence, RI Kiersten Barry - Columnist All questions and comments can be made to Kiersten at kiersten.barry@verizon.net
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Norwood Art Association's Holiday Sale & Show To Be Held November 12th Local artists are once again at work preparing for the Norwood Art Association's Holiday Sale and Show to be held at the Norwood Civic Center on Saturday, November 12 from 10 am to 3 pm. the Besides framed paintings on display, there will be bin work featuring unframed prints and original paintings at reasonable prices. An assortment of smaller items such as magnets and cards will be on sale. The work exhibited will include acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings, mixed media, photography, and oils. The Norwood Art Association, Inc. was founded 33 years ago with the help of the Women's Community Committee and the Norwood Library. This fall show has been held every year since then. The Norwood Art Association also holds its Art in the Park show on the town common every spring. NAA is a cultural asset for
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the Town of Norwood and the public has been very supportive attending the shows and purchasing works of art by their local artists. An invitation is extended to all who love the arts to join. One does not need to be an artist, just have an interest. Membership includes the opportunity to show all your work and to participate in all the activities offered by the Association. Dues are only $15.00 per year. Meetings are held from September through April (except Dec.) at Norwood's Memorial Library, with the program featuring a professional artist demonstrating and discussing his or her technique. Usually a painting is created from start to finish. These meetings are free and open to the public. To encourage young artists the Association usually presents a scholarship in the spring to a graduating senior who has shown outstanding artistic ability and plans to major in art in college.
Women’s Club Meeting The Norwood Woman’s Club will have their next meeting on November 8, 2011 at 12:30 p.m.. Our program will feature Beth Goldman who will portray Heniretta Nesbut who was housekeeper to several U.S. presidents. We meet at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Parish Hall at 24 Berwick St., Norwood. A light lunch will be served. We welcome new members. You need not be a resident of Norwood to join. For more information please call Trina at 781762-8173.
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Norfolk County Register of Deeds Welcomes Pakistan Local Government Professionals Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell welcomed two local government professionals from Pakistan as part of the U.S./Pakistan Professional Partnership Program for Public Administrators. The Register along with the First Assistant Register Richard Kennedy provided the professionals with a tour of the Registry and an explanation as to the function and operation of the Registry. “I welcome the opportunity to introduce to visiting foreign professionals what this arm of government’s function is and how it operates.” Ms. Saira Atta is the first director of the Balochistan Province’s Women’s Development office and Ms. Iffat Malik is the Director of Finance and Administration for the Sindh Province Disaster Management Authority. Also participating in the visit was the Norfolk County Director Dan Matthews, Ms. Kate Fitzpatrick, Town Manager of Needham and Ms. Sandy Cincotta, Assistant Town Manager. Ms. Atta and Ms. Malik spent time observing the Town of Needham’s local government as well. The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, located at 649 High Street, Dedham, is the principal office for real property in Norfolk County. The Registry is the basic resource for homeowners, title examiners, mortgage lenders, municipalities and others with a need for secure, accurate, accessible land record information. The Registry land
records date back to the founding of Norfolk County in 1793 and are available for online viewing. The Registry’s online index is available from 1900 forward and continues to expand to include earlier records. Complementing the Reg-
istry’s efforts to expand and increase the accessibility of land records the Registry now accepts electronically transmitted documents. “E-filing” allows a real estate professional from not only Norfolk County but from across
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Out and About “Shush!� We all have something to say about something, whether it is gossip, good news, or sad stories. These days we are all immediately connected to -via text, IM, email, or cell phone. Despite the fact we all have instant access to one another, at what point does what we have to say become more important than the peace and quiet of others? Last week in class, I had to watch a video on international health care systems. It was interesting, it was enlightening, it was loud. Behind me were two classmates having a full-blown discussion about something not pertaining to class. Apparently what these two had to say was much more important than the other fifty plus of us trying to listen. At first I gave them the “hairy eyeball�. This look usually works. But the two of them chattered on. Maybe they didn’t see my death stare. More likely they ignored it. So, I “Shushed!� them- loudly, might I add. I got a dirty look (not even close to my death stare) but the two were quiet. At least for a few moments-then the chit chatting started again. The class was almost over, so I let them live to chat another day.
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Last week another student pointed out their chattering to me. I don’t know if I’m more sensitive to it because it’s now been brought to my attention-or if the volume of their voices has increased since last class. I do know that if it happens next week, class is going to get ugly. So to Chatty Cathy and pal, be forewarned because more than a “Shush� or scary look is a comin’ your way. I’m in class to learn about nursing not what you did over the weekend. These two are not alone in their ‘what I have to say is much more important that your right to quiet’ movement. What about the lady a few months back that chatted up a storm on Amtrak’s “Quiet Car�. This woman didn’t have a quickie conversation. She talked for sixteen hours, sixteen! on the ‘Quiet Car’. People complained, they protested, they asked her to stop. But what she had to say was much more important than the quiet of others. She was eventually removed (of course with loud protests assuming that ‘quiet’ isn’t in her vernacular). If she and I were in that ‘Quiet Car’ for sixteen hours, and I was studying for my next pharmacology test, I’m pretty sure I’d be removed-for smashing her cell phone into a million tiny
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pieces. This ‘cell phone lady’ has become atypical of unruly, unquiet people. And I’m not a quiet person. I love to talk, giggle and gossip. It could be considered my hobby. Ask my friends, or my poor husband, who enjoys quiet, when I’m not around. I like to study in quiet so I head to the second floor of my local library. To my oasis, my happy study place, ‘the Quiet Room’. I know this because there is an actual sign that reads, “Quiet Please�. Silly me, I assume that if you are in a library you can read. But I could be wrong. Those of us that use this room enter quietly. Many sit and read the newspaper, others a book. People like me that have limited time head to the library because the distractions of dirty dishes and gigantic dust bunnies (now dust dinosaurs) at home are far too great. There are other parts of the library where one can chat; converse, discuss. But this room, this quiet little room is not that place. And there is the sign. “Quiet Please�. Dawn C. Fitzgerald is a freelance writer, she’d love to hear your comments at dawncfitz@ yahoo.com
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Scott D. Tingle, Distinguished 1983 Blue Hills Regional Grad From Randolph, Becomes An Astronaut Commander In The U.S. Navy And Decorated Pilot Looks Forward To This Exciting New Role Serving America BY JUDY BASS Friday, November 4, 2011 will, at least for most of us, probably be just another day on the calendar. For Scott D. Tingle, however, that date marks the official culmination of a cherished, virtually lifelong dream of his – becoming an astronaut. In less than two months, Tingle, 46, a Commander in the U.S. Navy and a highly decorated pilot, will formally graduate from Astronaut Candidate Training in Houston, Texas. This exceptional young man with local roots – he was actually born in Attleboro but he calls Randolph, where his parents still live, home – is poised to join the elite ranks of the men and women working for NASA who soar to the sky to probe its mysteries, making immense sacrifices to serve this nation in a necessary but hazardous capacity. It will be another marquee chapter in Tingle’s already outstanding career. An alumnus of Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton, he studied Machine Drafting there and graduated in 1983. He earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Southeastern Massachusetts University (now the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth), graduating magna cum laude in 1987, then got a master of science in mechanical engineering with a specialty in fluid mechanics and propulsion from Purdue University in Indiana in 1988. According to Tingle’s NASA biography, “Following graduate school, he was commissioned as a naval officer in 1991 and earned his wings of gold as a naval aviator in 1993. He began his operational flying career in 1994. He has accumulated more than 3,500 flight hours in 48 types of aircraft, 700 carrier arrestments and 54 combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.” His awards include a Meritorious Service Medal, three Air Medals, six Navy Commendation Medals, including a Combat V, four Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals and various unit commendations. But the best was yet to come for Tingle, a milestone achieved by only a select few – being named as
one of 14 men and women in NASA’s 20th astronaut class.
though, is the wear-and-tear on his family life. He said that in the last 10 years, he has only been able to come back home to Massachusetts to visit maybe three or four times.
Tingle remembers that extraordinary day, June 29, 2009, very well. Upon hearing that he had been chosen out of about 3,500 applicants, he said, “I was speechless. I had thought of that day for pretty much 40 years. I was obviously elated with happiness and enthusiasm.”
As for his wife, Raynette, and their three children – a 17-year-old daughter and two sons, 15 and 9 respectively – they have had to adjust to frequent separations and sacrifice. Tingle’s wife has handled the lion’s share of the caregiving and child-rearing in his absence, he said, and his daughter has moved six times in her young life due to her father’s 28 years of military service.
Tingle said that NASA doesn’t specify exactly what the criteria for picking the astronaut candidates are, but he cited a few elements that he believes are heavily considered, such as a solid career track, academic and personal background, flight experience, personality, and willingness to be part of a team.
“My kids are actually very strong,” Tingle pointed out gratefully, and the same surely applies to his wife.
“They want a really highly-qualified person to do a job in an extreme environment,” Tingle explained.
Now, as he stands on the thrilling brink of finally realizing his goal, Tingle said that serving his nation “means everything.”
The depictions of space travel in popular films like “Apollo 13” are “pretty real,” Tingle noted, but he cautioned that what he called “the wow stuff” is only about 10 to 15 per cent of it. You don’t get a feel for the nuts and bolts actuality of it until you live it, Tingle said.
Referring to being an astronaut, he said that 20 years ago, he would have called it “a really cool job.” Ten years ago, he’d have said “it’s awesome to be part of a team.”
His acceptance into the class would be the start of a protracted and grueling process of technical classroom instruction, field training, trips to Germany and Japan to see their space programs, and T-38 flight training (Tingle said that, given his expertise and know-how in this area, he was able to help his classmates become more acclimated to these sophisticated aircraft). There was also “Extravehicle Activity Training,” which consisted of donning a 200-pound space suit (just learning how to get into this cumbersome gear was “a bear,” Tingle confirms), then going underwater to perform various duties like releasing and installing lines, working with robotic arms, and talking to Mission Control in conditions roughly simulating those found on the Space Station. In addition to learning how to maintain and troubleshoot every system on it, Tingle said that he and the others also had to achieve “intermediate low-level fluency” in the Russian language because
the Russians are our primary partner in this venture. The survival readiness entailed finding food, navigating, building structures and knowing emergency medical care.
who was a pleasure to be around.” “If I had a class of Scott Tingles,” Cahill noted, “I’d probably be teaching for another 30 years.” The unseen downside of Tingle’s demanding, peripatetic career,
“This time,” he said, “I want to serve. That is the part that really makes me tick.”
Sounding unfazed by all the intense physical and mental rigors of the previous several months, Tingle proclaimed it “great training.” Another type of training, his Blue Hills high school education, has also proven valuable. Today, nearly 30 years after Tingle graduated, he said, “Having that vocational background was absolutely huge [in my life]. Blue Hills was the right choice for me.” At the school, Tingle said that he designed equipment, did work/study, welded, drilled, took college-level courses, and as a result, can fix everything in his house in League City, Texas. “Blue Hills has a really good culture that promotes a work ethic,” he declared. “You’ve got an unstoppable equation going there.” One of Tingle’s now-retired Blue Hills teachers, Bill Cahill, remembers him vividly. Calling him “one of the most liked students in the senior class,” Cahill said he was a “super student
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Norwood Field Hockey is Hopeful for Tourney Berth By Tim Davis If you just can’t wait for the Norwood High hockey season to start, you might what to stop by and check on the Mustang’s girl’s field hockey team who are hovering around .500 this season in hopes of earning a playoff spot. The Lady Mustangs are lead by hockey star Allison Ryan, who will be counted on to man the back line for Coach O’Donnell’s team this winter, but until the leaves fall off the trees, head coach Allison Prenza is counting on her and fellow forward Annie Bretti to provide the scoring punch that the team needs to punch their ticket to the post-season. “We have the skill and we have the speed, “ said Prenza, “ we just need to play smarter, we are definitely trying to make state----and get as many wins as possible before we play Natick and Walpole at the end of the season.” Walpole is currently undefeated in the Bay State Conference while the Natick Red and Blue have only one defeat. In a recent game against non-
league foe Bellingham, the Mustangs jumped out to an early lead when Ryan took a corner pass and fired a shot into the back of the net for the early 1-0 score.
Bretti had a strong first half and was creating a lot of possessions and moving the ball. We had a breakdown letting them score with no time on the clock on a corner there, and I felt they started to get the momentum,” said Prenza.
“We had a corner, and Melissa passed out the ball and luckily the ball and the shot went in,” said the modest Ryan.
The Lady Mustangs have also been battling the injury bug this season, when Jackie Walsh and Kayla Garcynski went down with injuries. While in the Bellingham game a horrendous no-call and check to Melissa Chisholm, caused the captain to miss most of the second half.
The designed corner play gave the Mustangs their best scoring opportunities on the day. Unfortunately, Ryan was unable to find the net on any of their four remaining corners.
Fortunately for Prenza, she has called up Sammy Hayes, who also expects to make an impact on the ice this winter, but has also shined on the field for Norwood.
Bellingham, tied the game up on a corner of their own, with no time left on the clock of the first half, that had the Mustangs frustrated as they started the second half. And after a physical second half the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.
She (Hayes) has been great,” said Prenza. “Towards the end we were creating some opportunities,” said Prenza after the game. “Overall a good game but ultimately, one we should have come out with a win.”
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Norwood’s Freshman Football Prevails BY WILLIAM O’CONNOR On October 14 the Norwood High School Freshman football team beat Newton North 8-0 for a good win on what was a cold and rainy day. In a game that was heavily impacted by hard driving rains, both teams struggled in their passing games. In a game played in such extreme weather, it comes down to running the ball, as well as the offensive and defensive lines of both teams. Norwood, led on the ground by running back Aaron Cockrane, was the better of the two teams on the ground. The offensive line was able to create enough space to open up holes for their rushing attack. Norwood Coach Jim Tighe said, “ Aaron ran really hard. The offensive line was great getting off the ball and creating running room. It was a typical Freshamn grind it
out game. It came down to who wanted it more.” The only score of the day came from a long methodical drive early in the second quarter, led by quarterback Chris Quinn. The drive started on the Norwood side of the field after a failed fourth down attempt by Newton North. Norwood’s rushing attack was the key to the drive, including two fourth down conversion runs by Aaron Cockrane. The touchdown was a 22-yard scoring pass, which was the biggest play of the game by either side. In such a run heavy game, both defenses were playing up on the line expecting the rushing attack to come. On a second down blitz, Norwood’s tight end Richie Whelan got past the defense for a short pass and run for the game’s only touchdown. “ We saw the blitz come up, and
I tried to get behind the defense and the pass found me.”said Whelan. “ We saw the line backers playing up because they had been playing the run all game. We thought we could get a quick pass behind their aggressive defense,” said Tighe. The touchdown was capped off with a two-point conversion run by Cockrane. After Norwood’s score the focus came down to the defense. The defense was led by players such as Mike McDonough, Jim Ferrera, and two way player Richie Whelan. Their defensive line controlled the line of scrimmage throughout the day, never letting Newton have any sustained drives into their territory. With less than two minutes left, and still a one possession game, Newton came on the field for one last attempt at tying the game. On
the final drive, Norwood caused a fumble that was recovered by the touchdown scorer Richie Whelen, who also plays defensive end. “It was tough because of the rain, it was about defense today and we played well. When I saw the ball on the ground I was just worried about getting on top of it,” said Whelan. With the fumble recovery within the last two minutes Norwood sealed the win, and was able to run out the rest of the clock. It was a game that was won in the trenches. It was a fight for every inch, and Norwood came out of the game victorious.
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Norwood High School’s seventeen-year-old quarterback, Tommy Munro.
Tommy is a talented threesport-athlete who also stand outs on the basketball court as well as the baseball field. Tommy has been apart of both the varsity teams for 3 years. On the baseball field playing left field he helped contribute to an overall 10-11-0 recorded, which was a great improvement from 5-15-0 record his sophomore year. As a forward on the basketball court
Tommy has contributed 193 points, 54 blocked shots, and 270 rebounds over his sophomore and junior year. Tommy earned the captain title and was honored as Bay State Honorable mention for the 2010-2011 basketball season. As the starting quarterback Tommy was able to lead his team to victories over both Natick High School and Wellesley High School. Norwood’s victory over Natick was their first since 2005. Only throwing the ball three times, including 22-yard pass for a touchdown. He finished with 122 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Tommy is not only a star on the field but also in the classroom. He is an honor roll student at Norwood High School. Tommy
hopes to further his education along with continuing to play football at the college level. Tommy’s proud parents are Tom and Maribeth Munro. He has two older sisters, Sam and Sarah. Sam was on the cheerleading squad and the softball team for Norwood High. She graduated in 2008 and is a senior at the University of Rhode Island. Sarah was on the track team and cross-country team for Norwood High. She graduated in 2011 and is a freshman at Mass Bay Community College. Athletic Republic would like to congratulate Tommy on his great accomplishments so far this year. We wish him the best of luck and continued success in both his athletic and academic careers.
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Norwood Varsity Football Program Continues to Win BY TIM DAVIS The Norwood Varsity Football team has begun to steer the ship in the right direction after years of being unable to get over the hump. Head Coach John Sarianides, is using a wide multiple set offense to create a modern running game that has fellow Bay State opponents on their heels. “If we are going to get back to playing Norwood football in the late 70’s and early 2000’s we got to win games,” said Sarianides after his team beat Newton North 35-7. And winning games is what the Mustangs have done this season, improving to 4-2 after the Newton North win. After a heart-breaking opening day loss to powerhouse Needham, 19-12, the Mustangs have played consistent football, especially on
the defensive side recently holding Walpole to 14 points, in a tough 14-0 loss to the mighty Rebels. Norwood Athletic Director Brian McDonough recently praised his football team, saying that the recent Walpole-Norwood game “was the best I have seen in nine years.” After the Mustangs easily defeated Brookline 37-2, Sarianides’ program took a huge step forward with a convincing 27-14 win over Natick, a team they haven’t beat since 2005.
terms of running the ball,” said Sarianides. The Mustangs in their win over Newton North, were able to throw the ball a little, as Munro found Brendan Cathcart for a 81 yard swing pass to give the Mustangs the early lead over the Tigers. “We are not consistent still, there are some consistency issues there, “ said Sarianides, “we made some plays that allowed us to extend drives, but we need to play better across the board. Especially in
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backer Sam Anderson making some big plays this season for the ‘Stangs. “Our defense has been awesome all year,” said Sarianides, “They kids have played great under Coach Brian Martinelli, he’s done a great job.” Next up for the Mustangs will be a tough Weymouth team, and Munro and the running game will have their hands full against the ranked Maroon and Gold. “There is a lot we need to do to become a competitive program on a yearly basis, we still have a ways to go,” said Sarianides. By all indications and the level of play by the Mustangs right now, all directions point up for Coach Sarianides and his rising program.
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Help Light Up the Circle of Hope The Norwood Circle of Hope Foundation invites you to help light up the Circle of Hope by purchasing a luminary to be lit on Saturday evening, December 3, 2011 on the Town Common. Continuing a Norwood tradition begun 11 years ago, the members of the Circle of Hope Foundation call the luminaries a symbol of Life, Hope, the Season, and Remembrance of others. Luminaries can be purchased for $5.00 each from any Foundation board member, by calling 781.762.3549, or by mailing your check and messages to The Circle of Hope Foundation, 24 Myrtle Street, Norwood MA 02062. The purchaser can designate a short message of life, hope, the season or remembrance to be written on their luminary. The candles will be lit beginning at 5:00 pm and the Foundation members hope that residents and
friends will come out and be a part of the evening’s event.
This year’s event includes a special performance by the NHS Alumni Choir at 6:00 pm. So plan to stop by and enjoy the beauty of the light while music of the season fills the Norwood Town Common.
The Norwood Circle of Hope Foundation is a non-profit organization established to support Norwood residents who need assistance due to a catastrophic medical occurrence. Last year the foundation gave more than $35,000 to Norwood residents in need of assistance. The foundation was established in 1998 in memory of Michelle Kennedy, a young Norwood resident, who suffered with leukemia. During Michelle's battle the entire Norwood community, many of whom did not know Michelle, joined together and it is in that spirit that the Norwood Circle of Hope Foundation plans to continue. For more information or to purchase luminary please call (781) 762 - 3549.
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Regardless of which category you're in, there are easy ways to boost your home's value. Making minor changes to a home can add to your asking price, whether you're putting your home on the market this week or waiting for the market to rebound. The following tasks might not take much effort, but they pay dividends. * Work on the yard. An appealing lawn is still a great way to catch a prospective buyer's eye. When a home boasts a lush lawn and wellmanicured trees, it's hard to ignore that For Sale sign out front. If landscaping has proven an Achilles' heel in the past, make an effort to take better care of your property in the months ahead. It doesn't take
long for even the most neglected lawn to rebound from disrepair. By the time you feel confident to put that for sale sign out front, you might just be putting it up in a lush lawn no buyer can resist. * Upgrade appliances. Prospective buyers won't be thrilled if they walk into a home and see outdated appliances. Some might even feel older appliances indicate a homeowner who cared little about appearances and might begin to wonder if there are any additional areas that might have been neglected around the house. Stainless steel appliances in the kitchen and even new fixtures in the bathroom are aesthetically appealing and tend to excite buyers. Homeowners who aren't immediately putting their property up for sale can gradually upgrade their appliances to lessen some of the financial toll such purchases take. * Replace the carpet. A clean carpet might make a world of difference to a home's inhabitants, but a new carpet will be more appealing to prospective buyers. Choose a neutral-toned carpet that will boast a more universal appeal.
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