NORWOOD DAILY: What's Happening Today (Wed, Aug 25)

Morning, people of Norwood! It's me again, Mary Ellen Gambon, your host of the Norwood Daily.

First, today's weather: Humid throughout the day. High: 92 Low: 68.

Here are the top stories today in and around Norwood:

1. Police: Victim of Mattapan shooting has died| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
2. Here's how Northeastern orchestrates a seamless move-in, a study in advance planning (News@Northeastern)
3. Norfolk County housing market continues to sizzle in July (Wicked Local)
4. Contractor Buying Decisions Are Changing | State (Woburn Daily Times)
5. Crash involving tractor-trailer prompts closure of ramp to I-93 in Canton| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
6. Crash involving tractor-trailer prompts closure of ramp to I-93 in Randolph| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
7. As You Were Saying: Ditch ‘learning loss’ panic – BPS should redesign curricula (Boston Herald)
8. Norwood's Forbes Hill Property Back On The Market For $16M (Norwood Patch)
9. COVID-19 hospitalizations top 500 as Mass. reports 3335 new cases over 3 days (WCVB Boston)
10. Why hate crimes are underreported–and what police departments have to do with it (News@Northeastern)
11. Access Brookline: A monthly selection of accessibility-related news, events and info (Wicked Local)
12. The smile behind the scoop at the Flannel Cow Creamery in Mansfield (Enterprise News)

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Today in Norwood

• Teen Summer Reading Splash! - Morrill Memorial Library (3:00 PM)
• CORNING AUTHOR SERIES: 'The Woman Who Stole Vermeer' with Anthony Amore (7:00 PM)

Norwood Patch Notebook

• Norwood Police Department: "NPD units along with @norwood_fire_department and @norwoodlightbroadband are on scene at Railroad Avenue and Baker Street for a tractor trailer unit that took down a utility pole. Please avoid this area as crews work to clear it." (Facebook)
• NORWOOD RECREATION DEPARTMENT: "** NEW PROGRAM ALERT! These AMAZING programs didn't make the Fall Program Guide but they are AWESOME classes! They will be open for registration tomorrow, Tuesday August 24th at 7 am!" (Facebook)
• Morrill Memorial Library: "Notary Services Do you need Acknowledgement of Signature, Certified Copy, and Jurat services? We can help! If documents need to be witnessed by one or more persons, patrons must bring their own witnesses. Just go to: http://www.norwoodli..." (Facebook)
• Morrill Memorial Library: "Check out our display of 2021 Debut Authors, located outside of the Admin Office on the 2nd floor..." (Facebook)
• Morrill Memorial Library: "Check out this book display for August...located in the New Books section on the spinner rack." (Facebook)
• Morrill Memorial Library: "August is also Read A Romance Month! The display is located to the right of Circulation, just inside the side door:)" (Facebook)

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— Mary Ellen Gambon

About me: I am a Freelance Massachusetts Editor covering the towns of Canton, Dedham, Norwood, Westwood and Walpole, MA. I am a Boston native who began my journalism career in 1994. I graduated from Boston University, where I received bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science. In 2002, I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a master's in public administration. I am a 1994 Pulliam Fellow, an award given to 10 graduating college seniors who are pursuing careers in journalism. I previously was a staff reporter for Gazetter Publications, Inc., The Dedham TImes, The Daily Transcript and The Parkway-West Roxbury Transcript. Over the past four years, I have been a freelance reporter at Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. and Gannett, Inc. covering greater Boston. I also write for The Hopkinton Independent.

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