🌱 Norwood: What You Need To Know Today (Thu, Nov 18)

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

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 69 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Norwood today:

1. Norwood Former Selectman Allan Howard To Run In Special Election (Norwood Patch)
2. Police at Stoughton High School campus Wednesday after unfounded threat (Boston 25 News)
3. Norwood Historical Society: This Day In Norwood History-November 17 (Press Release Desk)
4. Quincy Kindergarten Class in Quarantine After COVID Outbreak (NBC10 Boston)
5. Boston Children's Hospital to co-lead a 25-center NIH-funded study of brain development from birth to age 10 (Woburn Daily Times)
6. Police ID driver who led troopers on pursuit for roughly 30 miles from Hopkinton to Dorchester| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)

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Today in Norwood:

• Virtual Story Time - Morrill Memorial Library (10:30 AM)

Norwood Patch Notebook

• Norwood Firefighters Local 1631: "Congratulations to FF Hartley, FF Boudreau and FF Doliner on their completion of the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services Fire Academy. Following three months of training on all aspects of the fire service these firefighters will re..." (Facebook)
• Norwood Police Department: "TOYS FOR TOTS The Norwood Police Department is once again continuing the annual tradition of collecting toys for the Toys for Tots program. Stop by any time day or night to make your donation in the lobby of the public safety building (1..." (Facebook)
• Norwood Community Media - NCM: "Here's the agenda for tonight's Board of Selectmen meeting. Watch it live on the NCM Government Channel or stream at http://reflect-npa.cablecast.tv/cablecastapi/live?channel_id=3&use_cdn=true" (Facebook)
• Morrill Memorial Library: "Check out the November highlights at the Library..." (Facebook)
• Morrill Memorial Library: "Wednesday, November 17 is the last day to fill out our Library Community Input Survey!" (Facebook)
• Morrill Memorial Library: "Today is the day to learn your letters...bit by bit! To sign up, please go to: https://norwoodlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/alphabits-89/" (Facebook)
• Morrill Memorial Library: "From the Edward M. Kennedy Institute...this Thursday!" (Facebook)
• Morrill Memorial Library: "Join Patty Bailey TODAY for one of these sessions: IN-PERSON AM:https://norwoodlibrary.assabet... VIRTUAL PM:" (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, a national award given to 10 graduating college seniors who are pursuing careers in journalism. I previously was a staff reporter for Gazette 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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