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🌱 Patch AM: What longtime Norwood favorite quietly served its final meal in December?
You won't want to miss THE LOVE DOGS on the Norwood Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- What longtime Norwood favorite quietly served its final meal in December?
- How a national-level figure skater is training daily right here in Norwood
- Norwood church community remembers former education director Gail Cowen
Also on today's calendar: Native Plants - Winter Sowing Basics and 2 more events.
Find out what's happening in Norwoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Norwoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Sunshine, brisk and cold, with a high of 28 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 32, low: 21.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 29 and low of 10 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Nine restaurants in eastern Mass. that shut down during December (wickedlocal.com) — Norwood readers will want to know that the Olde Colonial Café on Nahatan Street has closed after more than five decades as a beloved local gathering spot. It’s one of nine eastern Massachusetts restaurants that shut their doors in December, reflecting ongoing post-pandemic pressures, rising costs, and location challenges across the region’s dining scene. 
• EG Figure Skater Competes on National Level (eastgreenwichnews.com) — A rising national figure skater trains most days at the Skating Club of Boston’s Norwood facility, bringing elite-level competition energy right into town. Seventeen-year-old Patrick Blackwell, from East Greenwich, is preparing there for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, honing difficult elements like quadruple jumps and a backflip while balancing homeschooling and international competition ambitions.
• Gail Cowen (capecodchronicle.com) — Norwood readers may remember Gail Cowen from her time as Director of Education at First Congregational Church, where she helped shape local youth programs while pursuing her master’s degree. The longtime educator and child advocate later founded an educational consulting practice in Connecticut, remained deeply involved in church and community service, and is remembered by family and friends for her warmth, faith, and dedication to children.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norwood
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★ Featured events ★
- THE LOVE DOGS
Fallout Shelter, 61 Endicott St, Norwood
7:00 pm
Friday January 2
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Other local events
- Native Plants - Winter Sowing Basics
33 Walpole St , Norwood
10:00 am - The Love Dogs Live at The Fallout Shelter
Fallout Shelter , 61 Endicott St , Norwood
7:00 pm - U.S. Figure Skating Championships Watch Party
Castle Island Brewing Co. , 31 Astor Ave , Norwood
7:00 pm - The Brian Thomas All-Star Band Live at The Fallout Shelter
Fallout Shelter , 61 Endicott St , Norwood
7:00 pm
Saturday January 3
Saturday January 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Learn to Play Pokemon
Main Library - Teen Space
1:00 pm - Best Books of 2025
Walpole Public Library , 143 School Street , Walpole
9:30 am - Monday Morning Music
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
10:30 am - Sprouts Storybook Theater
Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
3:00 pm - Manga Mondays Grades 6+
Community Room , 143 School Street , Walpole
3:30 pm - Horsin' Around Improv
Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
4:45 pm - Planning Board Meeting
Norwood Senior Center , 275 Prospect Street , Norwood
7:00 pm
Friday January 2
Monday January 5
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💬 Chatter
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- Cat hit on main Medfield road toward shaws.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Canton select board appoints new police chief; department under scrutiny after Karen Read case (bostonglobe.com)
- Top crimes of 2025 (patch.com)
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