Dave Watkins

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

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

A Norwood family is mourning a relative killed in a random attack near Boston Common, according to a July 30 report from Norwood Patch. The outlet's story, "Norwood Family Mourns Man Killed In Random Attack Near Boston Common," described relatives still processing the sudden loss. Separ…

Massachusetts Senate advances bill aimed at restoring hospital care to Norwood. The Massachusetts Senate passed legislation this week tied to efforts to reopen hospital services in town, according to a report from Norwood Patch, though full details of the bill's next legislative steps w…