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Town Meeting will have to decide on the zoning amendment to allow the owner to splitthis house up into four condos, without changing the outward appearance.

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The latest action in the ongoing le-gal battles involving Boston ExecutiveHelicopters (BEH), the Town, andFlightLevel Norwood picked up onAug. 26 when FlightLevel filed a law-suit in Norfolk Superior Court seek-ing damages against the Town (theBoard of Selectmen and the NorwoodAirport Commission [NAC] werenamed) and BEH.

FlightLevel’s complaint was filedas the result of a settlement reachedthis past July between the Town andBEH that closed what had been a pro-tracted federal case.

In that lawsuit, BEH argued that ithad been unfairly treated by the NAC

The Norwood Middle School Build-ing Committee met last week on Sept.17 to start official discussion on a pos-sible replacement or renovation of theCoakley Middle School.

The committee worked primarily onlanguage for a request for qualifications(RFQ) for an owners’ project manager(OPM), to conduct a feasibility studyon what a replacement or renovationwould look like.

The committee was set up under therequirements of the MassachusettsSchool Building Authority (MSBA)process for building a new school. Rightnow, Norwood is going through the tailend of the Eligibility Period in the pro-cess and will be moving on to the Fea-sibility Step, if all goes according toplan, in February of next year. Afterthat, the MSBA will determine ifNorwood can move on to the next phaseof the process in 2020 or if it will haveto wait for a later date.

The next step is approving a feasi-bility study for which the Town will bepresenting a warrant article for $1.5million (with 50 to 70 percent to be re-imbursed by the MSBA depending onthe MSBA’s funding cycle) to be votedon at the next Town Meeting in Octo-ber. From there, the process reviews allthe possible plans the Middle SchoolCommittee could make – total schoolreplacement, a redevelopment of the

regarding its application for a fixed baseoperator permit (FBO), which allowsthe holder a broad range of Airport busi-ness activities, including fuel sales.

As part of the settlement, BEH re-ceived its FBO permit and enough apronspace – made available through lease –to make it economically viable for it torun its FBO business.

Prior to that agreement, FlightLevelhad been the Airport’s only fixed baseoperator and had played a major role inBEH’s litigation, with the plaintiff ar-guing that the lone FBO had receivedpreferential treatment from the AirportCommission.

During the settlement dispute be-tween the Town and BEH, a key pointof contention had to do with whether ornot FlightLevel would be able to accessits fuel farm by way of apron space that

would be leased by BEH as part ofthe agreement.

The Town’s draft version of theagreement had allowed this, whileBEH’s version hadn’t.

The final settlement did not in-clude this right of access, leading toFlightLevel’s Aug. 26 suit, in whichit contends that its property rights arebeing violated by the Town and BEH.

In its complaint, FlightLevel citesseveral contracts – including two sub-leases and an agreement licensing ac-cess to its fuel farm – that had beentransferred to it when it purchasedEastern Air Center’s (EAC) assets andbegan operating at the Airport in 2008.

Its complaint contends that – be-

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The Planning Board met on Mon-day night, Sept. 23 at Town Hall for asession that ran two and a half hoursand featured four appointments.Debbie Holmwood was absent.

The main hearing – regarding a zon-ing bylaw amendment article on theOct. 7 Special Town Meeting warrant– required a recommendation votefrom the Board.

The proposed amendment con-cerned the conversion of certain his-toric residential structures in the Town.It had been brought forward by Rob-ert Pegurri and Barbara Rand, long-

time owners of 289 Walpole St. (aka theWinslow-Allen Mansion, the Governor’sMansion, Oak View, the Dollhouse Mu-seum, et cetera).

Pegurri was at the hearing with realestate consultant Michael Viano and at-torney David Hern, who presentedamendment’s details to the Board and agallery of about 10 people.

The amendment – if approved atTown Meeting – would give owners ofsingle-family residences built before1930 and containing at least 4,000 squarefeet of habitable space the option of ap-plying to the Planning Board for a spe-cial permit spelled out in the bylaw.

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cause of the settlement betweenthe Town and BEH – the termsof those contracts between theTown and FlightLevel are nowout of compliance.

Consequently, it is seekingjudicial intervention to enforcethose agreements, as well asmonetary damages resultingfrom the settlement between theTown and BEH.

The complaint further ar-gues that the Town – throughthe NAC – had agreed to workwith FlightLevel to establish anon-exclusive access easementto its fuel farm, citing a Feb. 15,2017 NAC meeting at whichthis motion was approved with-out further action.

The complaint requests anadditional injunction orderingcompliance with that NACvote.

Responding – via email –regarding the purpose of theNAC’s vote for a non-exclusiveaccess easement when prioragreements with the Town hadalready established accessrights, FlightLevel’s legal rep-resentation (Freeman Mathis &Gary, LLP) noted that the NAChad wanted to memorializethose access rights in a writtendocument because it had been

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offering increasingly large por-tions of the Town’s public rampto BEH.

In addition to the breach ofcontract created by the settle-ment between the Town andBEH, FlightLevel’s complaintalso singles out Boston Execu-tive for tortious interference:wrongful interference in itscontractual and business rela-tionships with the Town.

Contractually, the lawsuitcontends that “BEH knowinglyinduced the Town Defendantsto breach” FlightLevel’s accesslicensing agreement and itstank farm sublease, further ar-guing that this interference wasintentional and improper “todisrupt FlightLevel’s fuelingoperations, to block, prevent, orotherwise obstruct fueling ve-hicles from accessingFlightLevel’s fuel farm, and todrive FlightLevel out of busi-ness as an FBO.”

Regarding FlightLevel’sbusiness relationship with theTown, the lawsuit puts forwardthat BEH knew that the NAChad voted to create an easement(or something similar) thatwould allow it to access itsfuel farm and then interferedwith that by forcing the Town– in the settlement – to offerit an apron lease not subjectto those accessing rights.

“As a result of BEH’s in-terference with FlightLevel’s

access rights over Lot H,”this section of the complaintconcludes, “FlightLevel hasincurred and will continue toincur damages, including butnot limited to lost fuel sales,increased fueling costs, lossof value of its FBO at the Air-port, and loss of value of” itssubleases and license agree-ment.

A statement from FreemanMathis & Gary noted thatFlightLevel had made “nu-merous attempts” to informthe Town of its access rightsbut that, in “their apparenthaste to settle their lawsuitwith Boston Executive Heli-copters, the Town Managerand the Board of Selectmeneither failed or refused to ac-knowledge the existence ofFlightLevel’s rights, overrid-ing the more cautious ap-proach taken by the NorwoodAirport Commission.”

Neither Board of Select-men Chair Paul Bishop norNAC Chair Mark Ryan –both reached at Town Hall– wished to comment re-garding the case.

As of going to press, at-tempts to reach the legalrepresentation for BostonE x e c u t i v e H e l i c o p t e r sh a v e g o n e w i t h o u t r e -sponse.

The case remains pend-ing in Norfo lk Super iorCourt, with no further ac-tion having been taken onit since its Aug. 26 filing.

Local residents Emma and Ryan, pictured with the NorwoodPolice Department, decided to drop an Anchor of Kindness forthe Thomas Strong Foundation and raised $380 on Sunday attheir lemonade stand. According to foundation organizers, theyleft Anchors around the neighborhood asking residents to per-form an act of kindness in honor of Thomas Jordan. The pair'ssmall act of kindness blossomed into $380 for the foundation.For more information on the foundation, go to https://bit.ly/2mK4S19

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Selectmen approve ProducerPlastic Responsibility Pledge

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The Board of Selectmenapproved by a 5-0 vote a Pro-ducer Plastic ResponsibilityPledge at its meeting on Tues-day, Sept. 24 at Town Hall.

The measure allowsNorwood to join several otherMassachusetts communities incalling upon the state Legisla-ture to enact legislation thatwould require businesses to usemore environmentally friendlypackaging.

Mark Ryan, Director of theDepartment of Public Works,gave a presentation along withTown Manager TonyMazzucco about the importanceof making the switch to biode-gradable packaging materials, asCanada and the EuropeanUnion already have done.

“We need to make sure thatpackaging materials are recy-clable and compostable, in somecases,” Mazzucco said, notingthat the Town now spends moremoney in trash collection costsannually than it does on roads.“Where do the costs comefrom? Right out of our munici-pal budget.”

These costs are expected toincrease now that the ChinaSword policy is in effect, Ryannoted. The United States hadbeen sending the bulk of its re-cycling products to China fordisposal, but China has nowbalked under the current U.S.trade policy.

“China had been the world’sdumping ground for trash,” Se-lectman Thomas Maloney said.“China has now recoiled, forc-ing us to take a look at how wedispose of our trash.”

Also included in the pledgeis a reconsideration of the bottlebill. Currently, consumers pay afive-cent fee to recycle sodacans and plastic bottles. Themeasure seeks to possibly raisethe fee to ten cents and includethe recycling of other materials,such as glass and sports bottles.

The last time the bottle billwas under consideration was in2014, according to Ryan.

“It failed miserably, but re-cycling costs were much lessthen,” he said.

If Norwood’s trash budgetwas reduced by 10 percent, it

would save the Town $165,000.If consumers were encouragedto recycle more and reuse moreproducts, and the trash budgetcould be reduced by 30 percent,that amount would equal nearlyhalf a million dollars.

While the situation is notdire, Mazzucco described thegrowing costs for recycling asa “ticking time bomb” thatneeds to be tackled.

“It’s always been an envi-ronmental imperative,” he said.“But trash removal costs arebeginning to strangle municipalbudgets.”

He added that this is the timefor the state, and ultimately thefederal government, to take ac-tion.

Selectman Chair PaulBishop said he buys bottledwater by the case. While somemay not feel compelled to re-turn the bottles if they are onlyreceiving 60 cents in return, theywill have more incentive for$1.20, he said.

Selectman David Hajjar,while in favor of recycling,called for a word change in themeasure from “instruct” to “en-courage.”

“I didn’t know the Board ofSelectmen has the right to in-struct the Legislature to do any-thing,” he said.

He also disliked the habitualusage of the word “crisis.”

“Nowadays we use theword crisis for everything,” hesaid. “And I kind of take excep-tion to the phrase ‘overcon-sumption of material goods.’”

Hajjar also said consumerswould be getting hit with in-creased costs twice – once onthe manufacturing end, andonce on the increased recyclingcosts.

“I think we’re really goingto get it tucked to us on bothends,” he said.

“It was a well thought outdecision,” Ryan noted. “I chal-lenge all of us, how many of usthrow away things we willnever use again?”

Mazzucco said Massachu-setts will become the first stateto adopt such a policy, if it isenacted.

Ryan said that what will bekey is to create a “circulareconomy,” where packagingand paper bags will be used that

are biodegradable.He also urged consumers to

buy concentrates, which can bediluted, and use cloth rather thanpaper towels.

“We have to start acting re-sponsibly,” Bishop said, “for ourgrandchildren and ourgrandchildren’s grandchildren.”

In other news, the attorneyfor the Hibachi Steak House,which closed in July, appearedbefore the Board to ask for acontinuance. The owner islooking to either sell or transferhis license to a prospective newtenant. However, no real estateagent has been involved in theproceedings yet.

The board granted a sixmonth continuance to March 24by a 5-0 vote.

Also, Ibrahim Eloiseau, pro-prietor of Supreme Auto Plugat 145 Broadway, will comeback before the Board nextweek with more detailed plans.He did not present a square-footplan of his proposed use cardealership showing how manycars the business could hold.The main concern was that alloperations be held indoors.

Conserve ourresources.

Recycle thisnewspaper.


Letters to the EditorNOT THE RIGHT TIMEFOR NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL

To the Editor:In a Special Town Meeting scheduled to be-

gin on October 7th, members will be asked toappropriate approximately $1.5 million for a fea-sibility study to build a new middle school.

Many taxpayers are “tapped out” after see-ing a major increase in property taxes this year,caused first by a revaluation of properties thatcaused bills to go up, and most recently, the pas-sage of a nearly $6 million a year operationaloverride of Proposition 2-1/2 in early June.

This is not the time to build a new middleschool.

For one thing, Norwood taxpayers are stillpaying down the town’s share of costs in con-structing a new high school. For another, thecurrent middle school building (the Coakley

School) was built in the mid 1970’s and is thesecond-newest building in the district-only thehigh school is a newer building.

Some will mention crowding in the currentbuilding. But given the fact that the CoakleySchool is about 45 years old, a more prudentway to solve the “Middle School Problem” isto construct an addition to the present build-ing.

Besides solving the overcrowding problem,an addition to the existing middle school willcost Norwood taxpayers much, much less thanconstructing a new building.

Town Meeting members should insist thatany study made with the money appropriatedshould also include the option of constructingan addition to the existing structure.

Joseph GallantNorwood

Remembering Joseph Mont

Between 2002 and 2004 Iwas given the chance to editand report for the BulletinNewspapers. It could be asleep-deprived grind throughlate-night production dead-lines and neighborhoodboard meetings, but, also, byturns satisfying, thrilling, andfun. I shared many of the upsand downs of the job withJoseph Mont, who died fartoo soon on September 17. ToJoe, one of the smartest, kind-est, funniest, and most tal-ented people I have ever met,I owe much of the joy thosedays provided. Election re-turns were more excitingwhen he was at the desk nextto you, setbacks were a littleeasier to swallow, and every-thing was much, much fun-nier.

I remember a column inwhich he praised the demo-cratic exercise of neighbor-hood elections covered in-depth by local newspaperslike ours, because, he wrote,“Dark horses gallop along-side frontrunners”. The linestuck with me because it wasunusually flowery for Joe,and the kind of writing I, ajournalist trained to write dryand directly, would have beenafraid to use. Yet it worked.Like all his writing it grabbedthe reader’s attention and el-evated the topic.

In one such election, Joe,who made few mistakes, mis-transcribed a candidate’s lastname in a headline. The nextday, without saying anythingabout the typo to him, I ar-ranged for my sister to callhim on the phone masquer-ading as the candidate tomake increasingly outlandishdemands on the increasingly

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squirming Joe to make amends,finally asking for a series on“the making of a candidate”similar to what the BostonGlobe had been doing for JohnKerry at the time.

It was one of the few in-stances I was able to outwit Joe,who always had his coworkerslaughing, be it with his imita-tions, his penchant for verballyor performatively recasting ev-ery situation, or his ability tofind the perfect pop-culture ref-erence to whatever had justhappened. For a period, visitsfrom the sales department in-variably elicited lines fromGlengarry Glenn Ross.

I can recall far more brilliantmoments from Joe than fit here.Once I returned from a trip in-volving my first flight onSouthwest, and Joe summa-rized the experience perfectly:“If it were technically possibleto have the passengers stick outoars and row, that’s what theywould do”. There was the timewhen, after fielding an angryphone call, he slammed all hischange into a “swears-for-cares” jar he had invented ear-lier that day and then let loose.The time he got a hold of mysentimental column in tribute tomy family cockapoos, writtenfor a special advertising supple-ment on pets, and then laid itout side-by-side with his farsuperior response advocatingfor “dog’s dogs” like Germanshepherds: “This country usedto make steel. We rode horsesand tamed the West. Wewatched football and drankSchlitz. Now we dedicate teamsof scientists in an undergroundlaboratory to breed suchStepford pets as cockapoos andlabradoodles or whatever thenext Frankenpup variation isthat you can order from SharperImage like so many Sea Mon-keys from a Jughead comicbook.”

Joe was willing to targethimself with his humor too.Once he returned from anight meeting in one of therougher neighborhoods inJamaica Plain and readilyshared the highlight: on theway, he had passed a surlyteen who shouted at himfrom his porch: “Man, you soskinny I could squeeze youthrough a Cheerio!”

None of this is to say thatJoe was not a serious journal-ist. As another former co-worker of his posted on so-cial media, overhearing Joeinterviewing was a masterclass in human interaction.Joe seemed to know every-thing because people lovedtalking to him, not only forhis humor, but also for hisincisive analysis, his abilityto see multiple layers in ev-ery topic or happening. Anoccasional typo like the oneI wrote about above non-withstanding, he workedhard and long and got thefacts right. He was a personof integrity and his sources,like his friends and co-work-ers, instinctively and right-fully trusted him.

Joe’s death has mademe realize just how muchhis friendship meant to me,and I only wish I had keptin closer touch over theyears. It is hard to believethat I won’t get to have an-other conversation withhim now. Anybody whohad the privilege of know-ing Joe feels a void at hispassing.

Couldn’t have done itwithout him

Last Sunday evening as I headed to Braintree to attend thewake of Joe Mont, I was feeling every one of my 60 years. Notthat I’m complaining because I’m one of the lucky ones. I’m notone of the ones who needed to be concerned about a suddenback ache being anything more than just a simple back ache. I’mone of the guys who never had to worry if my temperature rose adegree or two because I’m one of the lucky ones. Joe wasn’t solucky.

As I wound my way through traffic I had time to think backover two decades when my partner Paul DiModica and I decidedto bring what little experience we had in newspaper publishing tothe City of Boston. We had already established a couple of sub-urban weeklies and, because ignorance is bliss, we just assumedwe could do the same in city neighborhoods. It didn’t take us longto understand how little we knew.

As we sat in our first upstairs office in West Roxbury trying tofigure out the mess we had gotten ourselves into, in walks thisguy who couldn’t have been more than 100lbs soaking wet, wearinga scally cap and a big grin, grabs a seat in front of my desk andannounces he is here to help. Suspecting he was a salesman ofsome kind, we tried to explain to Joe that we were broke andcouldn’t afford to buy anything.

“No, you don’t understand,” he said. “I’m here to help yougenerate news. I’ve seen your first editions and trust me, youneed my help.” And as Rick Blaine said to Captain Louis Renaultin the film Casablanca, “Louis, I think this is the beginning of abeautiful friendship.”

I think it is safe to say that The Bulletin Newspapers owesplenty to Joe Mont, if not its continued existence. Joe was anewspaper guy, we weren’t. We needed him in the field at first,but in short order recognized he would be much more beneficialto us managing the news. He recognized writing talent, but thatwas the easy part. Joe took it a step further in his hiring, seekingout those who not only could construct coherent paragraphs, butalso grasped the importance of what we were doing. To Joe,local news was sacred. Joe hired reporters who didn’t look atcommunity news as a means to an end. He sought people whodidn’t see reporting assignments as just more work, but as contin-ued opportunities to excel and to be a member of a team thatwanted to make a difference. When I think back to all the excel-lent staff we have had over the years, it is largely attributable toJoe personally, or to the bar he set after he left.

Some of my best memories are of Joe holding story boardmeetings with his feet up and brainstorming with reporters on thebest way to cover news. And every story was important; it didn’tmatter if it was criminal, civil or human interest. Every one ofthose meetings was serious and comedic at the same time. Ev-eryone loved working with Joe Mont.

I also remember the not so great times, when Joe would needtime off to deal with health issues. He shared with me some ofthose issues, not because he was looking for sympathy but toexplain why he wouldn’t be in the office for awhile. Withoutgoing into detail, Joe was a sick man, and had been since a child.One day he said to me, “Yeah, I’m heading in to have some testsdone and if the results aren’t good, they will probably just fill meup with sawdust and end it.” He was like that, Joe was a prag-matist and his health was just something to deal with, no more orno less than the next story board meeting.

After years of being a good friend and the creative force withinour group, Joe announced he was leaving. Not because he wasunhappy, but because his talents were continually being recog-nized by others, most notably Jim Cramer’s organization,TheStreet.com. Imagine, one of our folks was recruited by anational firm. Of course he had to take the job, and we were alldevastated to see him go.

However, I was doggedly determined not to lose him entirely.I said to him before he left, “Hey Joe, would you ever considerwriting our editorials for us while you go on to bigger and greaterthings?” He didn’t hesitate. “Hell yeah, he said, I’ll do it for aslong as I can.” That’s the way Joe was, he was heading to thebig time but still thought it important enough to stay in touch lo-cally. Many don’t realize it, but Joe Mont had been our editorialwriter for the past 20 or so years.

As I pulled into the funeral home parking lot, I dreaded havingto go in, and dreaded even more the waiting in line until my turn toview Joe. It was an open casket; Joe looked at rest. And on hislap was one of his famous Irish hats, and pinned to that hat was apress badge with his name and The Bulletin Newspapers adornedon it. I like to think it was Joe’s way of saying he valued ourfriendship as much as we valued his, as distant as it had gotten.With a tear in my eye I turned to leave and thought that I willforever miss Joe Mont. He was the best in every possible way.

Dennis CawleyDennis CawleyDennis CawleyDennis CawleyDennis CawleyEditor


Members of the Boston Area Toy Collector's Club came into the Morrill Memorial Library on Friday toinstall their exhibit.

PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

The Boston Area ToyCollector’s Club (BATCC)commenced its month-longexhibition on Friday, Sept.20 at the Morrill MemorialLibrary.

The club was founded bylike-minded individuals whojust love c lass ic toys .There’s not really a specifictype or vintage of toy; theonly thing required is an ap-preciation of the subject.

The organization startedin the Boston area about 23years ago, but resident Gre-gory Andrews said he joinedabout six years ago.

“I’ve been a matchboxcollector since I was a kid,and now I’ve got 10,000matchbox cars,” he said,

pointing to several now ondisplay at the Library frontdesk. “I just heard aboutthem (the group) throughanother collector and I wentto one of their meetings. It’sjust a good bunch of guys.”

Andrews said the groupworks together to furthereach other’s collections.

“We help each other, youknow?” he said. “If one of usgoes to Wal Mart and seessomething they’ll let every-body else know.”

Andrews said that kind ofsupport really helps a collec-tor get what they respec-tively need for their specificinterests.

“If we can’t find some-thing they’ll pick it up for

us,” he said.The exhibit at the Morrill

will stay up until the end ofOctober and features classictoys like Matchbox Cars andlarge G.I. Joe action figures.The exhibit also containsmore modern collectibleslike Lego Batman or theMarvel Cinematic UniverseAvengers. Andrews said thatwhile the group does not dis-criminate against a particu-lar toy set, they want to keepit as general as possible. Hesaid many of the comic bookconventions are focused oncomic book heroes and notnecessarily toy lines, like diecast models or toys them-

Boston Toy Club comes to Morrill

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Coakley, partial replacementetc. – and would present theTown’s recommendations tothe MSBA. If the MSBA wantsto move on the project, a sche-matic design would be com-pleted, funding approved, de-tailed design and, finally, con-struction and completion.

While officials have saidthey expect the building neededto be replaced, NorwoodSchools Facilities ManagerPaul Riccardi said that theTown has to show they consid-ered all options before submit-ting a final recommendation.

All costs associated with theproject would be at least par-tially reimbursed by theMSBA. Riccardi said at an ear-lier Norwood School Commit-tee meeting that the completiondate, even in the best case sce-nario is still very far off, likelysomewhere around 2026.

The committee is made upof Norwood officials includingSuperintendent of SchoolsDavid Thomson, Coakley Prin-

Middle School continued from page 1cipal Margo Fraczek, FinanceCommission Member AlanSlater, Town Manager TonyMazzucco, Norwood BuildingInspector Mark Chubet, Select-man Tom Maloney, ContractAdministrator CatherineCarney, and School CommitteeMembers David Catania andTheresa Stewart along withRiccardi.

Thomson reminded thecommittee that even with theapproval of Town Meeting,work on the feasibility studycannot start until the MSBAapproves the application andallows Norwood to continuethrough the process next Feb-ruary.

“All we’ve been doing nowis showing the MSBA that theTown is willing and behind usmoving into that feasibilitystage,” he said. “It’s all aboutthe ground work and the back-ground work.”

Mazzucco said that theTown can start putting togetherthe RFQ for an OPM to con-

duct the feasibility study so thatthey can have a company linedup and ready to go.

“We don’t want to get theapproval spend a 90-day pro-cess preparing an RFQ and thensending it out and getting re-sponses back. This will drag theproject out longer and longer,”he said. “I think we can workon that, it’s a pretty standardmodel.”

Mazzucco also suggestedthat the group take a tour of thebuilding so they are up to dateon the issues the current schoolpresents.

“I know I haven’t been here,well, probably about nine or 10years since my last one finishedup here,” said Slater.

Thomson said they shouldbe concerned with how thebuilding is constructed relativeto grade configurations. He saideach grade doesn’t need its owncampus, but they should beseparated.

“How you build the build-ing determines how the educa-

The Committee is tasked with overseeing the application process to the Massachusetts School BuildingAuthority for reimbursement if and when the Town moves to replace the Coakley Middle School.

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The school building itself is aged and far over its expected lifespan.According to Facilities Manager Paul Riccardi the costs of permanentlyfixing the heating system could cost more over five or six years than justreplacing the building.

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tion is done,” he said. “Theproblem we are up against ispeople are in a junior highschool, with everybody millingaround with the issue of ‘howcan these little kids be with thebig kids.’ In a modern middleschool, the fifth grade is overhere the sixth is over here, theseventh grade is over here andthe eighth grade is over there.They are not mixing their

teams; it is a totally differenteducational footprint.”

Mazzucco and Thomsonsaid they would work on put-ting together a presentation forTown Meeting. Thomson saidhe would work with the districtto figure out tours of othermiddle schools in the area, andadded they would most likelytake a tour of the Coakley at thegroup’s next meeting in October.

selves, so they wanted tokeep the club an outlet spe-cifically for those collectors.

Andrews said he doesn’tremember when his obses-sion started.

“My parents just startedgetting them for me and mybrothers and they were justcool to play with,” he said.“I most ly jus t l iked thetrucks.”

Resident Chris t ineBielakowski said they heldtheir f i rs t toy show inNorwood back in March atthe VFW Post on DeanStreet.

“It was the very first toyshow they ever did and Iguess it went really well,”she said.

“It was so successful wewere trying to do anotherone this year, but we werejust too late,” Andrews said.“So we’re going to try to dotwo next year.”

Bielakowski said she’sbeen a member for about sixyears and just loves classiccars and classic car toys andmodels. She said she can’tafford to buy all the classiccars she wants, so she getsthe next best things.

For more information onthe BATCC, go tobostontoyclub.com.

Novena to St. ClaireAsk St. Claire for three favors,1 business, 2 impossible. Saynine Hail Marys for ninedays, with lighted candle.Pray whether you believe ornot. Publish on the ninthday. Powerful novena. Say“May the Sacred Heart ofJesus be praised, adored,glorified, now and forever,throughout the whole world.Amen.” Your request will begranted, no matter howimpossible it may seem.

—B.T.L.


Planning Board continued from page 1If applied for and granted,

the special permit would autho-rize any qualifying single-fam-ily to be converted to two, three,or four separate units “providedthat the historic exterior of thestructure is substantially main-tained without major change oralteration.”

Approximately half a dozenNorwood homes would be eli-gible for this conversion if thebylaw amendment were to gointo effect.

As Hern described it, theproposed amendment would bea way of preserving the exteri-ors of these houses while allow-ing for the re-purposing of theirinteriors “for use more in keep-ing with today’s needs, today’sdesires of homeowners.”

Referring to the 9 bedroom,6.5 bath 289 Walpole St. as anexample, Hern brought up – ashe did repeatedly during thehearing – what he consideredto be its likely fate, and the fateof the handful of other housesin Town like it, without the newbylaw:

“There aren’t too manypeople out there who would buythis house,” he put forward.“There are plenty of peoplewho would buy the property andknock down the house.”

Hern also brought up the is-sue of the increased density thata conversion would bring, esti-

mating that – should a large fam-ily move into one of thesehouses – the density effectwould be about the same as theresidents of three or four con-dominium units might bring.

During the Board commentperiod, Vice Chair Joe Sheehanbrought up a concern held byhis colleagues regarding thehouse, which is a landmark forpassers by. “The criteria for usis to make sure that the curbappeal is still there and thatpeople can enjoy it.”

In response, Hern offeredthe draft of an additional bylawparagraph with language provid-ing “reasonable conditions” forhistoric conversion special per-mits “related to the location ofnewly constructed or newly lo-cated buildings upon the lot.”

Responding to this, Boardmember Al Porro asked if thebylaw could restrict subdivi-sions.

“You can’t restrict subdivi-sions,” Hern replied. “But youcan restrict where the buildingsgo on any new lots.”

Board member RobertBamber continued:

“So right now, for TownMeeting, people could look atthis one of two ways: you savethe house, turn it into condos,and maybe get some more build-ings in the back.

“Not necessarily in the

back,” Hern clarified. “It couldbe in the front. It depends onhow things could be laid out.”

Bamber brought up the sec-ond option. “Or it’s knock thebuilding down, subdivide theland, and maybe get four unitsout of it.”

Looking at a diagram of thetwo acre lot and its as-of-rightpotential, Hern confirmed thatestimate. “You could get fourhouses here, easily, if youknock down the house.”

During the public commentportion of the hearing, ChairErnie Paciorkowski confirmedthat – depending on the size ofa lot, and its zoning category –its owner can subdivide it with-out a special permit. He ex-plained this in relation to theproposed bylaw:

“The bylaw would be thatif it [new construction] is go-ing to block the view of thehouse, we wouldn’t allow itafter the fact. But they can dothat today, if they have enoughland.”

All three of the comment-ing members of the galleryspoke in opposition to theamendment. Toni Eosco – in sodoing – commented on the ex-treme historical significance ofthe house to the Town andnoted that the new bylaw wouldneither rule out its demolitionnor the increased lot density

that any new constructionwould bring.

Eosco alluded to the possi-bility of Community Preserva-tion Act (CPA) funds beingused toward preserving theproperty in its entirety, whilesuggesting that the Town cre-ate a sub-committee to lookinto it, while concluding, “Thishouse IS Norwood’s history.”

After closing the hearing,the Board voted unanimouslyfor a favorable recommenda-

tion of the proposed amend-ment to Town Meeting.

In the other Town Meetingrecommendation hearing, theBoard voted 4-0 for a favor-able recommendation to addthe Dempsey InsuranceAgency (145 Railroad Ave.)and the Town owned portion ofthe MBTA lot next to it to themixed use overlay district.

The next Planning Boardmeeting will be on Monday,Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.


SENIOR NEWS

Bank of Canton honored for generosityBank of Canton was re-

cently recognized along withother honorees at the Bos-ton Business Journal’s an-nual Corporate CitizenshipAwards event, for rankingamong the largest corporatecharitable contributors inMassachusetts last year.

The Corporate CitizenshipAwards, held at SouthBoston’s Capo Restaurantand Supper Club, recognized105 businesses that gave atleast $100,000 in cash con-tributions to Massachusetts-based charities or social-ser-vice nonprofits last fiscalyear. In addition to Bank ofCanton, honorees includedmulti-million dollar corpora-tions and represented a rangeof industries such ashealthcare, insurance, legal,accounting and finance,among others.

“We’re proud to receivethe Corporate CitizenshipAward,” said Stephen P.Costello, president and CEOof Bank of Canton, “and weshare this honor with ourcustomers: the terrific fami-lies, individuals and busi-nesses whose patronage fu-els our charitable giving pro-gram.

“The recognition we’vereceived for our communityinvolvement this year – first

with the Greater Boston Com-munity Contribution award,and now the Corporate Citi-zenship Award – is due to thepeople and businesses whobank with us,” Costello con-tinued, “and we thank them.”

In June, Bank of Cantonwas honored at the 2019 Bank-ing Choice Awards in Spring-field, Massachusetts, for rank-ing second in the independentBanking Benchmarks®survey’s Community Contribu-tion category for the GreaterBoston region.

Since 2005, Bank of Can-

ton has given more than $2.1million to local charities andnonprofit organizationsthrough donations and spon-sorships. The bank’s contri-butions have helped fund fi-nancial literacy programs forchildren and seniors, educa-tional workshops for first-time home buyers, and cul-tural and artistic enrichmentprograms. The bank’s em-ployees hold leadership posi-tions in several civic and non-profit organizations acrossthe Greater Boston and SouthShore areas as well.

BINGO: Every Wednes-day, from 12:45 PM to 3:00PM, $5.00 to get started. For$1.00, we have a game with awinner take all prize! You mustbe here by 12:45 PM to playthis game!

BLOOD PRESSURECLINIC: Walpole VNA willbe available for blood pressurescreening on the first Wednes-day of each month. Ellis Nurs-ing Home will offer blood pres-sure screening on the 2ndWednesday of each month. TheWalpole VNA will provideblood pressure screening onthe third Wednesday of eachmonth at 11:30 AM.

BRIDGE: Our bridge clubmeets on Thursdays at 9:00AM, in the Library.

CAMERA CLUB-Join theclub to share your love of pho-tography, and learn new skills.Group meets on Wednesdays11am-noon Will return Octo-ber 9th and 23rd.

COMPUTER CLUB: Thecomputer club meets everyWednesday at 1:00 PM.

CRIBBAGE: Our seniorsmeet every Monday and Fri-day at 12:45 PM to play crib-bage.

DIGITAL PHOTO OR-GANIZATION & EDIT-ING: will take place the 1stand 3rd Wednesdays of themonth, at 11:30 AM.

H A N D C R A F T E R S :Handcraf ters meet everyMonday from 1:00 PM - 3:00PM.

LEARN TO PLAY MAHJONG -Thursdays and Fri-days at 12:30 PM.

LINE DANCE Classesare held each Tuesday. Classwill be held from 1:00 PM -2:00 PM.

MAH JONG: Mah Jongp laye r s mee t Monday,Wednesday, and F r iday10:00 AM - Noon.

MANICURES: Friday,Sept. 27, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

MASSAGE THERA-PIST: Karen is here on the firstMonday of each month. Pleasesign up at front desk. Massagesare $30.00 for half an hour.

NORWOOD RETIREDMEN’S CLUB: The Board ofDirectors meets on the 1st Tues-day of each month at 9:30AM,at the Senior Center. The clubmembership meets the 2nd Tues-day of each month at theNorwood Elks Lodge, at 10:00AM.

SCRABBLE: Thursday af-ternoons at 1:00 PM. Come andjoin us for a game.

SHINE: We have twoSHINE Counselors. Carole ishere to help you with your medi-cal insurance needs on Tuesdaysfrom 10:00 AM. - 2:00 PM.Amy will be here on Fridaysfrom 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Pleasecall 781-762-1201 for an ap-pointment.

TAP DANCE-Thursdays at11:15 AM. All levels are wel-come and encouraged to join thefun.

WHIST: Whist players meeton Tuesdays at 12:45 PM, in thelibrary.

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PUMPKINPATCH OPENSSEPTEMBER 28TH

Throughout the Halloweenseason Epiphany Parish ofWalpole will once again beselling pumpkins, gourds,mums and cornstalks. Thisannual sale, first held in 2006,has become a favorite fallevent for many area familiessearching for that perfect Hal-loween pumpkin. This year,as always, the EpiphanyPumpkin Patch will have ahuge variety of sizes, shapesand prices of pumpkins, in-cluding a large selection ofminiature pumpkins andgourds.

The Epiphany PumpkinPatch, located at 62 FrontStreet, Walpole, will be openbeginning September 28,2019 through October 31,2019. Hours of operation areMonday through Friday 11:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Satur-days and Sundays 9:00 a.m. to6:00 p.m. In addition to agreat selection of pumpkinsfor sale, this year’s patch willalso feature a variety of mumsand cornstalks for sale fromEpiphany’s partner vendor,Pioneer Farms of Walpole. There will also be a weeklyraffle for a giant pumpkin.Proceeds from the sale ofpumpkins will benefitEpiphany Parish of Walpoleand the Navajo Reservation inFarmington, New Mexico,where the pumpkins aregrown.

FALL CONCERTS ATST. GABRIEL’S

The Chapel of St. Gabrielthe Archangel at HighlandCemetery in Norwood willonce again be the venue forfree concerts this fall.

On Sunday, October 6, at3:00 pm, harpist LizaryRodriguez Rios will present asolo performance on the con-cert harp. She has performedat numerous venues and fes-tivals, including the CasalsFestival in Puerto Rico and haswon numerous prizes in com-petitions such as the Interna-tional Tournament of Musi-cians in France.

On Sunday, November 10,at 3:00 pm, musician SteveMarchena will present a selec-tion of classical works on theacoustic guitar. Mr. Marchenahas performed in concert andon recordings in such variedstyles as classical, rock, jazz,and delta blues.

The Chapel of St. Gabrielthe Archangel is located atHighland Cemetery on WinterStreet in Norwood. A quaintand picturesque chapel, at thetime of its donation to the townin 1903 it was regarded as oneof the most beautiful struc-

tures of its kind in the nation.After a careful restoration, theChapel is once again availablefree of charge for small burialand memorial services. It ishoped these concerts will in-crease the public’s awarenessof this unique, contemplativespace. With the cooperation ofthe Town of Norwood’s Cem-etery Department, the Con-certs in the Chapel are orga-nized by the Friends of St.Gabriel’s under the auspices ofthe Old Parish PreservationVolunteers, a local non-profitorganization.

The concerts are free andopen to the public. Seating islimited and on a first come,first serve basis. For more in-formation, the group can bereached [email protected]

WOMAN’S CLUBTO MEET

The Norwood Woman’sClub will hold a meeting onTuesday, October 8, at 12:20p.m. at the Knights of Colum-bus Hall located at 572Nichols St., Norwood. TheSwing Fever Trio will enter-tain us with tunes from theGreat American Song Book.There will be a sampling ofmusic from the 30’s to the50’s. A light lunch will beserved . We welcome poten-tial members as guests. Formore information contactTrina at 781-762-8173 orNancy at 781-762-8892.

CLASS OF 89’ REUNIONCOMING UP

The Class of 1989 will becelebrating their 30th reunionon October 12th at 6pm at theOCC, 171 Nahatan Street,Norwood, MA. Tickets at thedoor: $55 per person.

The Record Book DEATHS FARRELL

Rosemary, of West Yarmouth, for-merly of Norwood, Burlington, andArlington, passed away on Septem-ber 9, 2019 at the age of 93. Rosemarywas an energetic and talented womanwith a flair for quilting, ceramics, anda strong devotion to her extended fam-ily. Beloved daughter of John J. Farrelland Elizabeth R. Farrell of Cambridgeand Arlington, predeceased by sisterBarbara A. Wilson of Norwood andbrother Staff Sergeant John J. Farrell,Jr., U.S. Army, killed in Germany inWWII. Devoted aunt of Nancy J.Wilson of Dennis Port, John L. Wil-son and his wife Mary of Harvard,Mark F. Wilson and his wife Paula ofYarmouth Port, Susan W. McQuaidand her husband Thomas ofNorwood and Michael J. Wilson andhis wife Jenny Morton of Marbleheadand many great-nieces and great-nephews. Rosemary was a graduateof Arlington High School and was em-ployed by Thermo Electron (nowThermo Fisher Scientific) as a Person-nel Manager for many decades. Shewas a wonderful woman who careddeeply about her faith, her family, andher many close friends. An outgoingpersonality who loved bright colors,please consider wearing the same ifattending services. Visiting Hours: Fri-day, September 27, 2019 from 4-7 PM,at Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 WalpoleStreet, NORWOOD, MA. Her Massof Christian Burial will be celebrated atSt. Timothy’s Roman Catholic Church,650 Nichols Street, Norwood, MA onSaturday, September 28, 2019 at 10:30AM. In lieu of flowers, donations maybe kindly made to: Norwood MilitaryFamily Support Group, 566 Washing-ton Street, Room3, Ground Floor,Norwood, MA 02062. For more infor-mation, visitGilloolyFuneralHome.com

MADDENJohn Patrick of Norwood, formerly

of Caherdavin, Limerick, Irelandpassed peacefully from this earth onSeptember 23, 2019. Born in Limerickon August 31st, 1942, John was theson of the late Mary and Ned Mad-den. A dedicated family man, John al-ways put family first. Whether herein the States or back in his belovedLimerick, John went to great lengthsto make sure that they always felt hislove. He loved to travel and did soextensively throughout his life, expos-ing his children and grandchildren tothe wonders of this world. His love oftravel was kindled and nurtured dur-ing his 25 years as a tour director forCIE in Ireland. It was on one of histours that he met and fell in love withhis wife, Kathy. In his younger days,while working as a Bus Conductorfor CIE in Limerick, he became an ama-

teur handball player developing areputation as a formidable opponenton the courts of the CIE Club. Arriv-ing in America, with his family in 1987,he quickly put his people skills backto work as a train conductor withAmtrak on the Boston commuter rails.John was well-known on the trainsand was loved by his regulars whocame to enjoy a quick joke, charmingwit, and friendly Irish banter. He wasa lifelong Munster and YoungMunster rugby supporter whoquickly adjusted to life in America bybecoming an avid Patriots fan. Johnwas a fixture at the area libraries andcould often be seen around townwalking his loyal dog, Rocky. A de-voted brother, father, grandfather, andfriend, John is survived by his lovingwife, Kathy, to whom he was marriedfor more than 51 years, son Stephenand daughter-in-law, Laura, sonDavid and daughter-in-law, Elise,daughter, Eve and granddaughter,Vivienne, his grandson, Colin, and hisgranddaughter, Sr. MariaCorredemptrix. He is also survived byhis sisters Maureen and Joan ofJanesboro, Limerick, and his brother,Eamon and sister-in-law, Noreen of

Donoughmore, Co.Limerick. He waspredeceased by his brother, Paddy,who is waiting to greet him. He alsoleaves behind Paddy’s longtime part-ner, Maura, brothers-in law and sis-ters-in-law, nieces, nephews, andfriends. In his lifetime, John surviveda house collapse and a train crash, sodespite his courageous fight, this timethe Lord was ready to bring him safelyhome. Our family would like to thankeveryone who supported John dur-ing his long illness. We especiallywant to thank Frank Murphy, PatBachelder, and Christine Murphy, whoworked diligently to get him to hismany appointments, always doing sowith a loving smile and an encourag-ing word. Our family is truly blessedto have such wonderful family andfriends.

PENDRAKEGloria Jean,74, formerly of

Norwood died on September 14, 2019.She is survived by her children; AnnMarie Ragosta of Milford, KristinMonty of Villa Rica, Georgia and PaulCotellesso of Yellow Springs, Ohio.Gloria was a secretary for many yearsat the Middlesex County DistrictAttorney’s office. A memorial masswill be held at a later date. To leave acondolence and read the entire obitu-ary, go [email protected]


Junior Damato, the “Auto Doctor,” has agreed to field auto repair questions from Bulletin and Record readers.Please send your questions to [email protected] and we will do our best to get them answered.

Junior Damato began servicing vehicles in 1969. He owns an 8-bay centerin Middleboro, MA. Junior is an ASE-certified Master Technician,

ASE-certified L-1 and ASE-certified Natural Gas.

Ask The DoctorTo the Doctor: I have a 2013 Lincoln MKZ with a four-cylinder engine. I’ve had to replace thebattery twice in five years – that’s three batteries in five years! Why would this be necessary? Thecar gives no warning – it just won’t start, even with a jump.

From the Doctor: Battery life on average is three to four years. Some batteries can last a lotlonger. A lot depends on the climate, the type of driving one does, and how often the car is driven.Local driving, stop and go, and hot climates all contribute to battery life. Like any other product,quality also plays a role. If the vehicle checks out with no problems, have the technician install anAGM dry-cell battery. It will cost more than a conventional battery, but in my opinion, it is worththe money and most have a free three-year replacement warranty.

To the Doctor: I own a 2004 Mercedes-Benz C320 with all-wheel-drive and 88,000 miles. Ithas a 3.2-liter, six-cylinder engine and five-speed transmission. I was told it used synthetic oil.For convenience, I had oil changes done at a local shop, not the dealer. They used a blended oil.I experienced oil leaks (since corrected), which I learned from your column happens when oil isswitched. Am I correct? Also, can I go back to Mercedes for future oil changes using full-syntheticoil without creating problems? Or must I continue with blended oil?

From the Doctor: The use of full synthetic oil may leak where there are already seeping seals orgaskets. The actual synthetic oil does not cause leaks. Full synthetic oil flows much easier thanconventional oil. Older Mercedes engines do have some seal leakage, especially at the rear cylinderhead camshaft seals. I would continue to use full synthetic oil at the service shop of my choice.

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Library EventsTAROT CARDS DE-MYSTIFIED

Get in the spirit of the season witha Learn to Read Tarot Cards programat the Morrill Memorial Library onWednesday, October 2, at 6:30-8:00pm. A long-time lover of books andart, Marissa Monteiro became at-tracted to tarot when she realized thatthe cards tell stories. Marissa says, ifyou like to read books, you’ll prob-ably be good at reading tarot cards.In this program, Marissa will touchon the history of tarot and show ex-amples of different decks, then giveparticipants the chance to try theirown readings. Attendees will receivea tarot workbook zine to take home.This program is for adults and teens,and space is limited. Please note:Marissa will not be giving tarot read-ings for people. This is a purely in-structional program. To register,please visit the library’s online eventscalendar at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call us at 781-769-0200x110, or visit the Reference or Infor-mation Desk.

EXPLORE INDONESIACome to the Morrill Memorial Li-

brary on Thursday, October 3, at 7:00pm for a unique travel experience. BillDalton will take us on a photographicjourney with his presentation, “Indo-nesia: The World’s Largest Archi-pelago!” Considered a foremost travelexpert on Indonesia, for the past 48years Bill Dalton has visited more than100 of the country’s 17,341 islands,lectured onboard cruise lines and ledadventure tours all over this wateryarchipelago for New York’s Museumof Natural History and Asia Transpa-cific Journeys in Boulder, Colorado.Bill founded Moon Publications in1973, which went on to produce 67award-winning guides to countriesand regions around the world as wellas to a number of U.S. states. Cur-rently published under an imprint ofHachette Book Group, Moon Travelhas over 200 active guidebooks. Nowworking as a free-lance journalist forthe Bali Advertiser, Jakarta Post,Indonesia’s main English-languagenewspaper and Tempo, the “Time”magazine of Indonesia, Bill has pub-lished hundreds of travel features,book reviews, interviews and culturecolumns about this vast and madden-ingly complex island-nation. Pleaseregister for this fascinating program by

visiting the library’s online calendarat www.norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, calling 781-769-0200x110, or stopping by the Reference orInformation desk.

PARANORMALINVESTIGATIONSAT THE FAIRBANKS HOUSE

Did you know that the FairbanksHouse in Dedham—the oldestwooden structure in North America—may also be one of its most haunted?Learn more about the mysteries of thisdwelling that housed eight genera-tions of the Fairbanks family at theMorrill Memorial Library on Monday,October 7 at 7:00 p.m. Enough paran-ormal activity has been observed inthe house, where many Fairbanksfamily members died, to have at-tracted the attention of ghost hunt-ers far and wide. Join Curator DanielNeff as we talk about what ghost hunt-ers actually do, and look at (and lis-ten to) some of the most remarkableevidence of paranormal captured atthe Fairbanks House. To register forthis program, go to our events pageat norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar,call 781-769-0200, x110, or stop by theReference or Information Desk.

FESTIVAL FABRICWREATH WORKSHOP

Fall has returned to New Englandand we’re once again in crafting sea-son! The Morrill Memorial library in-vites you to a crafting workshop onWednesday, October 9th being of-fered at 10:00 am and again at 6:30 pmin the Simoni Room. Join fabric arti-san Marg Corjay for a fun, free craftworkshop to make your own colorfulscrap fabric wreath. These attractive,cheerful wreaths make a great gift oraccent to your home or door to wel-come in autumn. All materials are pro-vided, and class size is limited. Par-ticipants ages 14 and up are encour-aged to register. To sign up for thisworkshop, funded by the Friends ofthe Library, please visit the library’sonline events calendar atnorwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar,call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222, or stop

by the library Reference or Informa-tion Desk.

BOOK GROUP TO DISCUSS“GONE SO LONG”

The Morrill Memorial Library’sTurn the Page Book Group will meetagain on Wednesday, October 16 at10:00 am and 7:00 pm to talk about“Gone So Long” by Andre Dubus III.This month’s discussion will be ledby Patty Bailey and Technology Li-brarian Brian DeFelice. An ex-con whodid time for murder, the estrangeddaughter he hasn’t seen in 40 years,and the grandmother angry enoughto kill him all come together in thisriveting family drama. According toGoodreads, “Gone So Long,” like theauthor’s memoir “Townie” and hisnovel “The House of Sand and Fog,”is a profound exploration of thestruggle between the selves we wishto be and the ones we cannot escape.To register for either session, pleasevisit the library’s online events calen-dar at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200 x110,or stop by the Reference or Informa-tion Desk. Copies of the book in avariety of formats, along with discus-sion questions, are available to checkout at the Circulation Desk. Refresh-ments will be served.

MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERSCome to an introductory medita-

tion session at the Morrill MemorialLibrary on Saturday, October 19 from10:00-11:00 a.m. to find out about IshaKriya, a simple practice to help youlearn to meditate. It can easily bedone while sitting in a chair, and noexperience is necessary. The classwill be taught by a volunteer fromthe Isha Foundation, an interna-tional non-profit organization dedi-cated to achieving well-beingthrough yoga and meditation.Handouts will be available to takehome. The class is open to every-one age 12 and up and can accom-modate 32 participants. To register,please go to our online events calen-dar at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200,

x110, or stop by the library Referenceor Information Desk.

TRIO SPIRITO TO KICK OFF FALLMUSICAL SUNDAYS

The Morrill Memorial Library’spopular Fall Musical Sundays serieswill start off with a repeat performanceby Trio Spirito on Sunday, October20 at 3:00 p.m. The talented trio willperform a program of chamber musicby Tchaikovsky and Beethoven.Three faculty members from the NewSchool of Music in Cambridge cre-ated Trio Spirito six years ago. Whileliving in Germany, violinist LorenPearson studied and performed in or-chestras throughout Europe. Dr.Mary Jane Rupert, a concert pianistand harpist, has toured nationallyand internationally, most recently inNew Zealand. Cellist Pamela Ambrosehas also toured throughout Europeas well as Russia. To register for thisconcert, made possible through thelibrary Endowment Fund, please visitour events page atnorwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar,call 781-769-0200, x110, or stop by thelibrary Reference or Information Desk.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERO,DR. JOSEPH WARREN

Join author Christian Di Spignaat the Morrill Memorial Library onMonday, October 21 at 6:30 p.m. forhis presentation, “Founding Martyr:the Life and Death of Dr. Joseph War-ren, the American Revolution’s LostHero.” “Founding Martyr” is an illu-minating biography of America’s for-gotten Founding Father, Joseph War-ren, the patriot physician and majorgeneral who fomented rebellion anddied heroically at the Battle of BunkerHill. Warren was involved in almostevery major insurrectionary act inthe Boston area from 1765-1775,from the Stamp Act protests and theBoston Massacre to the Boston TeaParty. His incendiary writings in-cluded the famous Suffolk Resolves,which helped unite the coloniesagainst Britain and inspired theDeclaration of Independence. Dur-ing his presentation, Mr. Di Spigna

will talk about new discoveries hemade regarding Dr. Warren. He willalso deconstruct the many Warrenlegends and explore his resistanceactivities as he rose to the heightsof power. Autographed copies of“Founding Martyr” will be availablefor purchase after the program. Toregister for this event, go tow w w. n o r w o o d l i b r a r y. o rg /morrillcalendar, call 781-769-0200x110, or stop by the library Refer-ence or Information Desk.

TALES OF A RELUCTANTWORLD TRAVELER

Join author and performerRandy Ross at the Morrill Memo-rial Library on Wednesday, Octo-ber 23 at 7:00 p.m. as he shares hisups and downs over the course of16 weeks, four continents, and threebungee jumps. Randy will tell thestory of how a Somerville home-body turned a solo trip around theglobe into a comedic novel and aone-man show. This multi-mediaevent includes a slide show andreadings from his book, “God BlessCambodia,” which will be availableto purchase after the program. Toregister, please visit our library’sonline events calendar atnorwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar,call 781-769-0200 x110, or stop bythe library Reference or InformationDesk.

BEING MORE INTENTIONALWITH OUR WORDS

The Fall Sustainability Series atthe Morrill Memorial Library, spon-sored by TogetherYes and ProgressNorwood, will continue on Monday,October 28 at 6:30 pm. Join us for apresentation by the Principal of thePublic Schools of Brookline, Dr.Asa Sevelius. How can we helpchildren understand the thingsthey see and hear, and resolvetheir confusion and conflict? Dr.Sevelius will talk about language,resources, and ways to approachconversations with children andfamilies regarding LGBTQ+ lives,history, and current events. Therewill be time for discussion after-wards. To register, please visit thelibrary’s online events calendar atnorwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendar,call 781-769-0200 x110, or stop by theReference or Information Desk.


The aim of the OPV is to properlyclean stone grave markers, repair andreset broken stones, and document thishistoric site. With care and attention,the cemetery will continue to be avaluable historical and cultural re-source for the town. Saturday work

days this fall include: September 28,October 12, October 26, and Novem-ber 2. The groups will also host a tourof the cemetery titled “The Women ofOld Parish Cemetery” on Saturday,October 19, at 2:00 pm. (Rain dateSunday, October 20 at 2).

Anyone interested in helping pre-serve this site can join the group work-ing in the cemetery, or visit the group’sweb site: https://www.oldparishpreservationvolunteers.comThe cemetery is open to the public dur-ing the time volunteers are working.

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