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Last 14 days

• Capital panel weighs reviving $150,000 school study. Norwood's Capital Outlay Committee took up reviving a $150,000 school facilities study that has already been deferred three times, as the town accountant warned of a possible $10 million deficit in fiscal 2028.Norwood News
• State election set for Nov. 3, deadlines loom. The Town Clerk's office posted the sample ballot and key dates for the Nov. 3 state election, including an Oct. 24 voter registration deadline and early voting from Oct. 17 to 30.Town of Norwood
• NPD's Flock camera presentation now posted online. Norwood Community Media has posted a Norwood Police Department presentation on its Flock camera system, giving residents a look at how the department is using the technology.Norwood Community Media
• School Committee weighs free cash rules, facilities study. Norwood's School Committee took up a proposal from Finance Commission Chairman Eric Fleming to raise the town's free cash reserve minimum, as Superintendent Tim Luff pressed the case for a facilities condition assessment across district buildings.Norwood News
• Zoning Board tests new state housing law. Norwood's Zoning Board considered a 50-foot frontage variance for two townhouses on a long-vacant lot under a new state law weighing housing production against neighborhood impact, plus permit requests for a Lenox Street cookie business and home additions on Greenwich and Richland roads.Norwood News
• Guild Pond listening session moves to Memorial Hall. The Conservation Commission's October 8 listening session on Guild Pond's future has moved to Memorial Hall in Norwood Town Hall, a change from the location cited in earlier coverage.Town of Norwood

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 8, 6 p.m.: Conservation Commission sets Guild Pond listening session. The Norwood Conservation Commission will hold a public listening session on the future of Guild Pond from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 8 at Memorial Hall in Town Hall, 566 Washington St., with RSVPs due by Oct. 6.Town of Norwood
• Thu, Oct 8, 6 p.m.: Conservation Commission sets Guild Pond session Oct. 8. Norwood's Conservation Commission will hold a listening session on Guild Pond from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 8 at Memorial Hall in Town Hall, part of a Community Preservation Act-funded study on the dammed pond's future. RSVP to the commission by Oct. 6.Town of Norwood
• Thu, Oct 8, 6:00 p.m.: Guild Pond listening session venue changes to Memorial Hall. Thursday's Oct. 8 Guild Pond listening session from 6 to 8 p.m. will be held in Memorial Hall at Norwood Town Hall, a change from the location given in earlier coverage. RSVPs are requested to the Conservation Commission.Town of Norwood

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