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Holiday Variety ShowThe Norwood Theatre is plan-

ning some very special events forits inaugural holiday season withtwo performances the entire fam-ily will enjoy. The Holiday Vari-ety Show is features on Saturday,December 15, 7 p.m. featuringRick Adam and back by populardemand, the North Shore Acap-pella. The evening will be filledwith festive songs and stories ofthe winter season with RickAdam's holiday vaudeville ex-travaganza and later, the ac-claimed North Shore Acappellawill take the stage singing holi-day favorites from classic carolsto pop hits.

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tra as a tribute to the Trans-Siber-ian Orchestra, will perform onSaturday, December 22, 8 p.m.Their musical production will in-clude traditional carols and holi-day music set to rock, gospel andblues with an amazing lightshow of over 60 lights, strobes,

fog and snow machines. Theiroriginal performance shares in-spiring tales of Christmas with aharmonious and unique twist.

Tickets for both performancesare $25 for adults and $20 forchildren and seniors. The Nor-

wood Theatre is located at 109Central St. and tickets can bepurchased at their box officeweekdays 10 a.m.-12 noon and3-5 p.m., by phone at 781-551-9000, x202 or online at nor-woodstage.com.

Norwood Theatre CelebratesTheir First Holiday Season

The Norwood Annual HolidayHouse Tour has become a favoredholiday tradition for local residents.For the past six years, participants

have enjoyed touring some of Nor-wood's grandly decorated homesthroughout town discovering fresh,new ornamental ideas, while expe-riencing a fun, exciting event withfriends and family as well as sup-porting one of Norwood's valuedtreasures.

"This is a great event whereneighbors meet neighbors and res-

idents see people they haven't seenin a long time," house tour organ-izer Debbie Holmwood said. "It isa fun mother, daughter, grand-

mother day and lots of girls havecocktails and make it a holidayparty. I have never had anybody saythey haven't had a good time. "

This year's tour will be held onSunday, December 9, 2-6 p.m., rainor shine. It will begin at the Day

View Some of Norwood'sMost Festively-DecoratedHomes at the 7th AnnualHoliday House Tour

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House, 93 Day St., where partic-ipants will behold the ornamenta-tion of a traditional VictorianChristmas and receive a list of theaddresses on the self-guided tourwhich includes many vintageand/or remodeled properties andthe newly renovated NorwoodTheatre which will be decoratedby Babel's Paint & DecoratedStore. Visitors will also have theopportunity to purchase festiveholiday accessories along the way,such as wreaths and bows. The en-tertaining afternoon concludes at4 p.m., at Lewis' Bar & Grill, 92Central St. with a holiday party,hors d'oeuvres and a raffle.

"Lewis' holiday party is anothergreat way to have fun with yourfriends," Holmwood said. "Wewill have fabulous things on theraffle table, gift certificates, classesand stocking stuffers. We also eat,drink and sing Christmas carols."

This event, originally launchedin 2006, is the largest fundraiser tosupport the preservation of Nor-wood's Day house, a nationallyregistered historic building. Thetour was created by Norwood res-idents Holmwood and Caroline

Tamis, two of the seven membersof Norwood Neighbors, who areenthused each year with the po-tential monetary benefits for theircause as well as the unique oppor-tunity to showcase many of thefabulous properties throughoutNorwood. Last year, 275 partici-pants joined the festive tour withthis year's goal elevated to 400tickets to complete funding to ren-ovate the Day House porticowhich is estimated to cost$30,000.

"We tried other fundraisers, butwe just didn't raise enoughmoney," Holmwood said. "Othertowns raise lots of money withtheir house tours, we thought, wehave great houses, so maybe weshould try it."

Tickets are currently on sale for$20 at the Norwood Civic Center,Babels Paint and Decorating, 23Cottage St. or by calling 781-724-8883.

"Please help to save this beauti-ful museum we have in this greattown," Holmwood explained. "Wereceive no town money for itsrestoration, just by selling tickets."

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The United Church of Nor-wood’s “Christmas Fair on theSquare” will be held on Satur-day, Dec. 1, 9 am – 3 pm, in theFellowship Hall off NahatanStreet.

Come and enjoy an array ofhandcrafts, jewelry, scarves,collector dolls, a huge bakesale, and a selection of Christ-mas decorations and ornamentscreated by Joan Ripley. A beau-tiful Holiday quilt handmadeby Janna Peterson and a Pan-dora bracelet will be raffled,plus a variety of themed giftbaskets. Other raffles includean iTunes gift card, a Bruins t-shirt and a $100 gift certificatefrom Lewis’ Restaurant andmore.

Meg Nelson, director of thechurch’s “Kids’ Connection”will host a fun table with crafts

and more for the children.

The ever-popular White Ele-phant Sale will include books,children's toys and games,Christmas paraphernalia,household items, an oversizedbird cage and many other new-to-you treasures.

An informal soup and sand-wich lunch will be availablefrom 11:30 am -1:30 pm in theFellowship Hall.

The church is located at thecorner of Washington and Na-hatan Streets. Please use theNahatan Street entrance. Plentyof free parking in the rear. Callthe church office at 781-762-2589 for more information.

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Pictured: Holiday quilt to be raf-fled at United Church of Nor-wood's Christmas Fair on theSquare

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On Friday, November 9, the Nor-wood High School MustangMarching Band held its last re-hearsal in preparation for the Na-tional Championships at theMetLife Stadium in East Ruther-ford, New Jersey on November 10.Students, staff, and parent volun-teers left for New Jersey on twocoach busses with an additional 26-foot rental truck loaded with equip-ment.

Also loaded in the truck were twolarge boxes filled with supplies col-lected by the students for HurricaneSandy survivors. The supplies in-cluded canned goods, diapers,water, and other necessities to bedonated to the local Salvation Armyin New Jersey. The Salvation Armyrequested support of all the partici-pating groups and set up a receivingstation in the parking lot of theMetLife stadium to collect the do-nated materials.

On Saturday the band competedin the USBANDS National Cham-pionships. Norwood competedagainst 23 Division 3 Open bandsat MetLife Stadium. Division 3consists of bands of 53 to 75 mem-bers. The Norwood band consistsof 64 members, 52 of whom aremusicians, and 12 of whom aremembers of the color guard. Theband is composed of students ingrades 7-12.

The band performed their show“Aaron Copland: An AmericanComposer,” which is made up ofthree movements: “An OutdoorOverture,” “The Promise of theLiving,” and “Copland Finale.”Norwood won a gold medal atMICCA (Massachusetts Instru-mental and Choral Conductors As-sociation) receiving five stars, andcame in second in their division inthe USBANDs regional competi-tion in Bridgeport, CT the previousweek.

Norwood took 18th place in thenational’s competition amongstfierce competitors in their division.The day finished with an end of theyear party that took place at thelocal Elks Lodge in East Ruther-ford. A fabulous dinner was pro-vided by the Elks, and the night wasended by some fun awards given bythe seniors.

On Sunday, the band enjoyed awonderful breakfast at the hotel.Afterwards, they traveled to NewYork City for sight-seeing. Theband walked to Rockefeller Centerto have lunch on a beautiful after-noon. Finally, the trip was com-pleted by a bus ride home toNorwood High School.

The success of the marching bandis made possible by the support ofthe Norwood Public Schools Ad-ministration, Director, Mr. StevenConant, and the Norwood ParentMusic Association. This was thefinal competition of the NorwoodHigh School Mustang MarchingBand season; however, it was nottheir final performance. Come sup-port the band as well as the Nor-wood Mustang Football Team atthe first Thanksgiving game at thenew Norwood stadium behindNorwood High School. NorwoodHigh School takes on their DedhamHigh School rivals at 10:00 AM.


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The SADD (Students AgainstDrunk Drivers) organization at theNorwood High School is kickingoff the school year strong again.Through their partnership with theNorwood Civic Center SADDchaperoned the annual Halloweendance and is looking forward tohelping out again at the upcomingHoliday dance in December.

Another big impact SADD islooking to make throughout thisyear includes scholarships for sen-iors planning to head off to collegenext year. Every year SADD holdsnumerous fundraisers to raisemoney for things such as SADDscholarships. Some of the fundrais-ers that SADD has held so far tookplace at Norwood Day and the par-ent-teacher conference night wherebaked goods were sold.

SADD awards these scholarshipsto SADD officers who help easethe workload of English teacher,Julie Lozinski, and History teacher,Molly Uppenkamp. Also, thesescholarships are awarded to seniorswho are active and participate inmany SADD sponsored activities.

Within SADD at Norwood HighSchool a lot is already going onthis year. First, SADD is holding at-shirt design contest for students.In this contest a student must createa design for a SADD t-shirt that in-corporates “NHS SADD” into theimage. The design is only to be onthe front of the shirt and there arestrict guidelines regarding howmany colors can be included in thedesign. The creator of the winningt-shirt design will be awarded afree t-shirt. Next, the SADD organ-ization created a new AdvisoryCommittee.

This is a new committee wherestudents who are not SADD offi-cers but still want to take on an ac-tive role in SADD can do so. NHSstudents such as Vincent Nguyen(Grade 11), Jacob Slater (Grade11), and Rachel Wood (Grade 12)attended the first meeting that tookplace in the beginning of Novem-ber. The Advisory Committee willbe choosing the winning design forthe t-shirt contest at their nextmeeting on December 3rd.

StudentsAgainstDrunkDrivers Norwood residents went to the

polls in large numbers November 6.With a population of 28,782 (2011),there are currently 18,061 registeredvoters (an increase from 16,821 in2011). Of those, 14,813 (82 percentof registered voters) participated inthe Presidential Election. At theNovember 14 School Committeemeeting, Chairwoman CourtneyRau stated, “It was thrilling to waitin line at the Civic Center to vote.”The turnout was a far cry from thelocal election in the spring, whichbrought in just 2,393 (14 percent)voters.

Though the town voted with thestate in the Presidential Election,with 55 percent of the vote going toPresident Obama, residents votedfor Senator Scott Brown (53 per-cent) over the winner, ElizabethWarren (46 percent). Of note is thatthere were 61 and 90 blank votes forthese offices. Norwood helped re-turn incumbent CongressmanStephen Lynch to the newly re-vamped district with 77 percent ofthe vote and 882 blanks.

In the state portion of the ballot, anunopposed Michael Rush was re-elected with almost 99 percent ofthe vote and 4,370 blank votes to theState Senate. John Rogers was re-elected to an 11th term over second-time challenger James Stanton tothe State Representative seat. In theDistrict 2 Governor's Council Race,Robert Jubinville received 61 per-cent of the vote Norwood over EarlSholley’s 38 percent. Statewide, Ju-binville won the race with 60 per-cent of the vote. Norwood choseKevin Connolly over Daniel Brentas their representative to the BlueHills Regional Vocational TechnicalSchool.Blue Hills Regional Voca-tional School Committee,

Other uncontested races includedWalter Timilty Jr. as clerk of courts,William O’Donnell, as register ofdeeds, and John Gillis and FrancisO’Brien as county commissioners.

Ballot question votes in Norwoodwere in line with the rest of Massa-chusetts by voting yes on both theRight to Repair Law with almost 88percent of the vote and the MedicalMarijuana Law with almost 56% ofthe vote. Residents also voted inline with the rest of the state by vot-ing no on the Death with Dignitylaw with more than 58 percent.

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After more than 90 minutes ofpresentations and discussion, thesecond night of the fall SpecialTown Meeting on November 19saw a 88-79 vote to override the 86-year old Strong Chief Law (Mass-achusetts General Laws Chapter48, Sections 42, 43 and 44). Thiswas the third time the Board of Se-lectman brought this article in frontof Town Meeting Members. Theconsequence of rescinding this lawis that the new, yet to be chosen,Fire Chief will report to one person- Town Manager, John J. Carroll,instead of reporting to the entireBoard of Selectman.

Prior to the vote, all availablemembers of the Board of Select-man (Mrs. Donahue was out oftown) spoke in support of rescind-ing the law. They spoke of compar-ing the police departmentoperations to fire department oper-ations. Mr. Plasko said rescindingthe law would “provide a check andbalance.” Mr. Howard, who filedthe original motion, said that thetown needs an “executive adminis-trator.” There were references to thenumber of other towns in the Com-monwealth that do or do not havethe Strong Chief Law specificallyciting Canton, Stoughton, and Wal-pole who do not have the law. Mr.Lyons said that the Fire Departmentis “out on an island” as it reportsonce a month to the Board of Se-lectman.

On the opposing side, MarioOrangio, President of the FireChiefs' Association of Massachu-setts and Watertown Fire Chief,said the discussion around rescind-ing the law, “keeps going back tothe incumbent.” He said, “TheStrong Chief is good for communi-ties,” that without it, there is a “fearof reprisal” and that it (the law)“takes away a bit of temptationaway from sitting board members.”Regarding the fact that only 88towns (75 percent) of towns havethe Strong Chief Law, he said manymore charters, including Water-town’s, have “some form or otherof Strong Chief.” He also ex-plained some towns are too small tohave Strong Chiefs.

Jean Hubbard of District 7 alsocommented, “Now, because somepeople were unhappy with the lastchief, they want to rescind (thelaw).” She feels it will limit thecandidate pool because some (likeretired Chief Barry) may not havetaken the job if it had not includedthe Strong Chief provision. JohnHall, who has worked in fire pro-tection for 28 years, opposed the“tone” of the “yellow pages” (pro-vided to Town Meeting membersand previously stated to be preparedby John Carroll) and said, “I hopeno one will be intimidated by panicthinking.” He also said, “The onlyreal change (in rescinding the law)would be to reduce the voice andinfluence of the Fire Chief.”

Mr. Carroll spoke about his expe-rience with the Police Departmentover his 34 years. He said the law“creates a kind of thiefdom.” Healso cited his methodology of over-seeing the Police Department andcompared it to how he would over-see the Fire Department. He prom-ised, “I will never interfere directly”(with the running of the depart-ment).

Finally, Mr. McKenna of District9 called for a motion to “move” thearticle and Mr. Shea yelled out,“No.” Moderator David Hern rep-rimanded him and began the votingprocess. A motion for a “privateballot” called for by Mr. Hall andseconded by Mr. Kinsman failed.A show of hands appeared to be amajority but seven members calledfor a recount, which upheld theoriginal vote – to rescind the StrongChief Law.Moderator David Hern


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Barnes & Noble Gift WrappingFor shoppers purchasing gifts atthe Barnes & Noble at the Wal-pole Mall, the BSAC will bewrapping gifts purchased at thestore for a donation. Volunteerswill be on hand Friday, Dec. 21,5-9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 22, 9a.m.-1 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 23,

9 a.m.-8 p.m. Save B&N for thelast stop on your Christmas list,your gifts will get wrapped beforeyou leave the store and you will behelping many homeless pets finda loving home.

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Petco, Norwood, Rte. 1Cost is $8.95Sunday, November 25: 2-3:30 p.m.Sunday, December 2: 2-3:30 p.m.Sunday, December 9: 2-3:30 p.m.Sunday, December 16: 2-3:30p.m.Sunday, December 23: 2-3:30 p.m.

Petsmart, Walpole MallCost: $9.95 with Pet PerksSaturday, December 8: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Sunday, December 9: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Saturday, December 15: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Charity Poker EventSaturday, December 1 is the dayto leave the pets at home andspend a fun afternoon playingcards, meeting new friends andmaybe win a few hands, all whileraising money for the Bay StateAnimal Cooperative. The eventbegins at 11 a.m. and runs into theevening with elimination roundsearning a seat at the big table! Halfof the money raised this day willbe donated to the BSAC. Formore information, visit www.ept-cares.com.

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Norwood Local Town Pageswelcomes the launch of OasisBehavioral Health Institute(OBHI), a new behavioralhealth support team offeringoutpatient psychiatric counsel-ing and medication manage-ment. This practice is acomprehensive team of experi-enced board certified psychia-trists, psychologists andtherapists specializing in com-prehensive mental health evalu-ations, medicationmanagement, forensic evalua-tions, individual therapy, grouptherapy, couples therapy, familytherapy, substance abuse andbereavement counseling.

The certified staff at OBHI arecommitted to providing com-passionate, superior quality, ev-idence-based mental healthtreatment, and even forensicevaluations, to the Norwoodand surrounding communities.At OBHI, each patient who re-ceives on-going services willreceive a complete assessmentand personally-designed treat-ment plan based on their spe-cific diagnosis. That plan willfocus on addressing individualneeds and incorporating a holis-tic approach to include family,school/occupation, primarycare and spiritual dimension.

The highly qualified team atOBHI carry and offer a broadrange of expertise and experi-ence to this practice that assistschildren, adolescents, adultsand geriatric patients. BarbaraMcElroy, Psy.D., is a clinicaland forensic psychologist whoprovides expert court testi-monies and has an extensivebackground in various settings,including inpatient psychiatrichospitals, mental health clinics,prisons, partial hospitalizationsprograms and private mentalhealth organizations.

Jenny T. Ventura, LMHC,M.Ed, DOESAC, has over tenyears experience in the mentalhealth field and has worked col-laboratively in the criminal jus-tice system, schools, DMHwrap-around programs, hospi-tals, outpatient programs, crisisintervention programs, commu-nity outreach programs, inpa-tient/partial hospitalizationprograms, drug treatments pro-grams and elder abuse pro-grams. Sharon Maria Jose,M.D. completed her psychiatrictraining at the St. ElizabethMedical Center Psychiatry Res-idency Training Program inBoston and completed her fel-lowship in child and adolescentpsychiatry at Tufts UniversitySchool of Medicine. She is cur-rently on the clinical faculty atHarvard Medical School. Math-ews Thomas, M.D. completedhis psychiatric training at theHarvard Medical School/Har-vard South Shore Psychiatry

Residency Training Programand fellowships in psycho-analysis from the Boston Psy-choanalytic Institute andForensic Psychiatry at the Uni-versity of Massachusetts. He iscurrently on the Harvard Med-ical School and Tufts UniversitySchool of Medicine faculty andalso works as an expert witnessfor the Committee of PublicCounsel Services of Massachu-setts. Practice Manager MeganMcGourty graduated with aBachelors Degree in Psychol-ogy from Bridgewater StateUniversity and also works atMclean SE Hospital as a mentalhealth counselor and a phle-botomist.

OBHI is currently acceptingnew patients and accepts UBH, Blue Cross Blue Shield andHarvard Pilgrim insurance andprivate pay patients. They areconveniently located at 1502Providence Highway (Rte. 1),in Norwood. For more informa-tion, call 617-401-7700 or visittheir website at www.obhi.org.

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Framing a treasured painting,photo or keepsake can sometimesbe a an overwhelming project.What style, color, size, should Igo ornate or simple? The choicescan be endless. And just whenyou've settled on a frame, there isthe matting. To make mattersworse, the frame store can oftenbe a rushed or hectic setting. Incomes Laura Lea, owner of Arti-san Art & Frame. At her homestudio in Dedham, Lea will takethe time to understand the sceneryof the artwork's future space and

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The decorating of the householdChristmas tree is always a fun andfestive ritual. The family gatherstogether pulling familiar orna-ments from boxes typically recol-lecting past holidays, Christmascarols play on the radio and fami-lies gather together in anticipationof the celebratory season. Well,that's how the occasion is depictedon holiday movies! But eventhough your holiday decoratingmay not be a scene from a NormanRockwell picture, this year, don'tmiss out on the potential memo-rable preview by choosing thefamily Christmas tree as a neces-sary errand on the never-endingholiday checklist. Enhance the ex-perience with a group outing toone of the Christmas tree farms inthe Norfolk area. Most farms offerfresh cut trees, but many offer theopportunity to cut down your owntree within a lush landscape thathas been cultivated just for this oc-casion. Many farms also comple-ment their services with activities,food, drinks, decorations and hol-iday picture opportunities.

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PAKEEN FARM, 109 Elm St.,Canton, 781-828-0111, www.pa-keenfarm.com. Hours: Saturdayand Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues-day-Friday, 3-7 p.m.

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Farm offers fresh cut to cut yourown trees, warm cider, a Christmasgift barn filled with holiday orna-ments and decorations and a num-ber of scenic winter landscapes forfamily pictures.

DEERFIELD TREE FARM,25 Birch St., Millis, 617-803-0493, www.deerfieldtree-farm.com. Hours: Saturday andSunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, 2-5 p.m., through Sunday,December 15.

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Norwood Bank is again sponsoring their Annual Holiday SharingTree this holiday season. Their tree of giving will be set up in their

lobby on their kick-off reception Saturday, December 1. Residents canstop by the bank the entire week to choose a mitten tag off of the treethat will give the child's gender, age and a few gift ideas. Wrapped gifts

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For those generous givers with children of their own, drop by thebank on Saturday, December 1 and 8 to pick up/drop off their gift andthe kids can enjoy refreshments, holiday crafts and a photo with Santa.

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Start A New FamilyTradition with anOuting at a LocalChristmas Tree Farm

Holiday decorating is a big part ofthe holiday season. Bins are taken outof the attic or garage, and decorationsare once again given their opportunityto shine for several weeks beforebeing packed away again.

Among the many decorations fam-ilies use to deck the halls are orna-ments that were made by hand. Thisyear creating homemade ornamentscan be a crafty project that helps fam-ilies make new holiday memories.

Christmas tree ornaments come inall shapes and sizes and often tell thestories of holiday traditions. There areseveral different ways to create per-sonalized, do-it-yourself ornamentsand leave the cheap, easily broken or-naments from the dollar stores be-hind.

Photo ornamentsFun photo ornaments showcase

how a family has changed and grownover the years. Experiment with dif-ferent ways to create these ornaments.You can glue a photo to a ceramic or-nament and cover it with decoupageglaze to set it permanently. Try pur-chasing clear, glass ornaments, thenremove the top of the ornament,which is usually spring-loaded, be-fore slipping a photo inside and re-placing the top. You also can laminatea photo, punch a hole in the top andaffix a ribbon.

Ceramic ornamentsThe popularity of paint-it-yourself

pottery has led to an increase in ce-ramic and crafts shops across thecountry. During the holiday seasonsuch shops offer many holiday items

that can be painted. Often the storewill then fire the pieces after they arepainted so that they are shiny andhardened for display.

Those who want to do their paintingat home can visit their local craft orhobby shop, where typically there areunfinished ceramic ornaments thatcan be painted with acrylic paintsfound right in the next aisle. A finish-ing coat of clear glaze will help pro-tect the ornaments from year to year.

Wood craftsMany of today's craft centers have

expanded to include sections devotedto unfinished wood items. Everythingfrom letters to animal cutouts toboxes and rocking horses can be pur-chased and finished. Turn keepsakeboxes into painted and ribbon-adorned gift boxes. Stain a treasurechest that can be used to store rein-deer snacks for Santa's crew. Turnsmall decorative pieces into orna-ments for the tree. Paint and affixwood initials onto stocking holders toidentify to whom each stocking be-longs. Crafty individuals also can turnplain wood plaques into signs withclever sayings, such as "Park yoursleigh here."

Scavenge around the houseYoung children can use any

medium for making ornaments. Gar-lands made of macaroni or popcornare traditional. Fabric scraps can besewn and stuffed with potpourri forhomemade scent satchels. Hand-drawn pictures can be made and lam-inated and hung on the tree.

The only obstacle with regard toDIY ornaments is a limited imagina-tion. Homemade items can addwhimsy and a personal touch to theholiday season.

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In 1990, Catherine Friend Whitesaw a need for alternatives to thebig institutional money manage-ment businesses. At that time,many individuals did not have ac-cess to the service that the institu-tions had. Identifying this unmetneed, she founded FinArc, an in-vestment company to help indi-vidual investors with moneymanagement and financial plan-ning. Originally located in Need-ham, FinArc moved to Norwood

this October.

FinArc provides money man-agement independently from otherfinancial institutions, which allowsFinArc to provide good recom-mendations for clients withoutoutside influence.

“That’s what we’re told by ourclients is a really important differ-entiator,” says Matthew C. Slaney,CFA, Principal and Senior Portfo-lio Manager.

In addition to independ-ence, FinArc incorporates clients’personal values into their invest-ment philosophy, also known asSocially Responsible Investing[SRI]. Clients’ money goes intocompanies that match their values.FinArc accomplishes this through

negative and positivescreens. For example,clients who are opposed to

smoking can avoid investing in to-bacco manufacturers, a negativescreen. In another example, clientswho support responsible environ-mental practices can invest inbusinesses with this focus or trackrecord. “Most investment man-agement firms don’t incorporatethat into their investment ap-proach,” says Slaney.

As a small company, Fi-nArc is dedicated to customerservice, where there are no auto-mated call attendants and portfoliomanagers can be easily contactedby phone or email.

“One of the things we are veryproud of is that we are still work-ing with the very first client whohired us. We take that to mean that

we’ve done a good job in provid-ing financial service and advice,”says Slaney.

This is due to FinArc’s accom-plished portfolio managers:

President White manages portfo-lios and researches securities. Shestarted working in the investmentindustry in 1980 after she receivedher MBA with a concentration infinance from the F.W. Olin Grad-uate School of Business at BabsonCollege and her BA from Dickin-son College. She has receivedmultiple Certificates of Achieve-ment from CFA Institute for con-tinuing professional accreditation.

Principal Slaney, who joined Fi-nArc in 1999, manages clientportfolios, researches securitiesand oversees client service andbusiness administration. He hasworked in the investment industrysince 1992. Slaney received hisMBA with a concentration in fi-nance from the Wallace E. CarrollSchool of Management at BostonCollege. He graduated magnacum laude from Northeastern Uni-versity's honors program where hemajored in finance and manage-ment. He holds the Chartered Fi-nancial Analyst designation andpassed the Series 65 exam for in-vestment adviser representatives.

FinArc is located at 315 Nor-wood Park South in Norwood.Client service liaisons can bereached at 781-762-8080. Visit fi-narc.com for more information.


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Decorations, Shopping, Wrap-ping & Signing Cards, ohmy....it's no wonder we arestressed out before the holidayseason even officially begins.Come join me in my version ofthe holiday classic "12 days ofChristmas" where I will sharemy 12 favorite organizing &time management tips to creat-ing a magical holiday season.

On the first day of Christmasthe genie shared with me....Cre-ate your holiday dream: Take afew moments and close youreyes, take a deep breath andslowly envision what the perfectholiday season looks, feels andeven smells like for you. Writedown activities and charity workyou would like to participate inand what family events, moviesand music you would like to fillyour holiday with. Then makeyour holiday dreams come trueand place yourself first on yourholiday agenda. Remember youdo have a choice who you spendtime with, what activities youwill attend and where you go.Take some time this week tothink about what’s most impor-tant to you and your family thisseason and make plans to makethat happen.

On the second day of Christ-mas.... Holiday Traditions:Gather the family for a meetingto share what they liked or dis-liked about your holiday tradi-tions. You may be surprised attheir answers. Give yourselfpermission to break traditionsthat hold no meaning to yourfamily. Write down the mostimportant elements and activi-ties your family would like toinclude this year and create newmemories.

On the third day of Christ-mas.... Create a Master FamilyCalendar: Using a large wipe-off calendar, choose one mainmaker color to write in all prior-ity activities that you and yourfamily have agreed to do to-gether. Assign a different colormarker for each householdmember to keep track of all theiractivities. You can also use dif-ferent colored markers to colorcode errands, appointments andparties.

On the fourth day of Christ-mas.... Lists and HolidayBinder: Lists combined with aholiday binder is one of the bestways to track, streamline, andorganize the holiday all in oneplace. Suggested lists titles In-clude: Gifts, Budgets, MealPlanning, Holiday Cards,Events & Activities, Decorating,To-Do Lists and Where Did IStash Those Gifts Lists.

On the fifth day of Christ-mas.... Declutter and SpreadHoliday Cheer to those In Need:Downsize and donate games,toys and Barbie's that your childhas outgrown to allow room forthis year's toys. This is a won-derful way to teach children atan early age a valuable lesson oncompassion and the true mean-ing of the season. Clean out anddonate gently used coats, boots,and warm clothing that you andyour family have outgrown.This gesture will allow you tokeep those in need warm thiswinter and allow you to receivea receipt just in time for an endof the year tax write off.

On the sixth day of Christ-mas.... Decorating - Less IsMore: Select only a few of yourfavorite decorations of the sea-son to give your home a festivelook. As you take out each dec-oration or ornament, ask your-self, "Does this really match mydecor?" or "Does this hold anyspecial meaning to me any-more?" Donate your unlovedand gently used decorations to ashelter, neighbor in need,church, nursing home, etc.

On the seventh day of Christ-mas.... Streamline the GreetingCard Process: Purchase StampsNow! Create a portable totefilled with your list, cards, en-velopes, stamps and pens andcarry it with you. Completeyour cards during lunch and cof-fee breaks, while waiting at thedoctor's office or watching TV.Create a Christmas label addressfile on your computer for nextyear.

On the eighth day of Christ-mas.... Time Saving HolidayShopping Tips: The best typesof clutter-free gifts are personal-ized and thoughtful gifts such asedibles and gift certificates tothe movies, theatre, sport events,

manicures, and the zoo - thepossibilities are endless. Don'tforget to purchase small gifts forteachers, the mail carrier, paper-boy, co-workers and unexpectedcompany. Some gift ideas in-clude restaurant gift certificates,candy, stationery or candles.

On the ninth day of Christ-mas... Create a Wrapping Cen-ter: Your wrapping center shouldcontain all the essentials neededto wrap at any given moment.Locate a corner of a room, aspace in your closet or a con-tainer that you can slip under-neath your bed to dedicate asyour gift-wrap center. Gather allyour wrapping paper, gift bags,ribbons, bows, tags, tape, scis-sors, pens and place keep themtogether in an extra drawer, along container or an over thedoor pocket organizer in yourdedicated space. Over the doororganizers, allow you to quicklysee what supplies you have onhand by allocating a pocket forscissors, ribbons, tape, tags, etc.

On the tenth day of Christ-mas.... Holiday Meal Prepara-tion Shortcuts: Leave thecooking to someone else byhaving Thanksgiving dinner atyour favorite restaurant and theninvite everyone back for coffee

and dessert, order a fully pre-pared dinner from your local su-permarket and simply serve iton your own china and finally ifyou must cook the entiremeal...ask for help.

De-clutter and organize yourkitchen by cleaning out your re-frigerator and leaving an openshelf available for meal prepara-tion and leftovers, clean up thekitchen counters to allow roomto prepare your meals and dedi-cate one cabinet to store all hol-iday foods from snacks tobaking supplies.

Separate your meal-shoppinglist into perishables and non-perishables items. Check outyour weekly flyers and withcoupons in hand begin purchas-ing your non-perishables assoon as you see them go on sale.

Keep a few extra frozenbatches on hand for unexpectedguests or for those last minuteholiday bake sales.

Plan out your table settings,decorations and serving piecesand double check to ensure youhave an ample supply of tables,chairs, china, glasses and cook-ing pots and pans to avoid lastminute surprises on the holiday.

On the eleventh day of Christ-mas.... Create an OrganizedRoom For Overnight Guests:Keep overnight guests happy byde-cluttering and cleaning aspare room or area around yourcouch. Keep the area organized

by utilizing over the doorclothes hooks and pockets, abasket filled with a towel foreach guest as well as samplesize shampoos, lotions & tooth-paste, a decorative tray on theguest room bureau or the coffeetable for your guests to placechange, cell phones and jewelry,current magazines and alarmclock. Prepare a meal or two inadvance such as a casserole,soup, lasagna or meatloaf thatyou can take out of the freezerand pop in the microwave oroven for a quick meal.

On the twelve day of Christ-mas.... Take the Time For YouAnd Enjoy the Season: Giveyourself permission to live andenjoy the smells, sounds, feelsand tastes that are unique to theholiday season.

These are just a few of my fa-vorite holiday organizing tips. Iwish everyone a magical organ-ized and stress-free holiday sea-son.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

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Since the inception of the Mas-sachusetts Warrant ManagementSystem in 1994, Norwood has ac-cumulated more than 1,200 out-standing warrants. If this were anaccounting department, it wouldbe perceived as a bookkeepingnightmare and someone wouldlikely wave a magic wand, apply“charge offs,” and call it a day.

However, this is law enforce-ment. Warrants do not disappear.Statutes of limitation do not apply.Warrants must be properly re-solved and cleared. They do noteven disappear at death. Courtsmust clear them and, apparently,communication between courtsand local agencies is not alwayssuccessful.

When Chief Brooks took officeearlier this year, one of the firstthings he did was ask his team forsuggestions. Sergeant ElaineKougias spoke up about the exten-

sive number of outstanding war-rants and creation of the WarrantUnit began. Interested officerswrote letters of intent, completedapplications, and participated in in-terviews. Officers selected for theunit include Patrolmen DylanHaldiman, Timothy McDonagh,and Derek Wennerstrand.

Next on the agenda was training.Since there is no pre-defined war-rant training class, Chief Brooks,Sergeant Kougias, and DetectiveSergeant Robert Rinn created andconducted one of their own. Thecourse, conducted in September,included communicating unit ex-pectations, search and seizure tac-tics, operational planning, andprocedures.

The unit’s first full month of op-eration was October; however,warrant recall statistics show a dra-matic and progressive uptick fromJune when there were no recallsthrough the summer with July, Au-

gust and September reaping 16, 23and 32, respectively. In October,there were 37 warrant recalls withthe most serious being “cleared byarrest” for an armed robbery inDedham. Others included assaultand battery, forged checks, andleaving the scene of a very seriousaccident that occurred in Ply-mouth.

According to Officer McDon-agh, most outstanding warrantsare, however, for non-violent, lessserious offenses and often are opendue to lack of funds to pay fines,basic motor vehicle violations,miscommunication betweencourts and local agencies and evendata entry mistakes. In fact, the listof warrants is prioritized into twocategories. Category one includesthose for felonies including murderand rape and those for suspectswith a lengthy history of default.Category two includes motor vehi-cle warrants and “everything else.”

The warrant category determineshow the subject is contacted andapproached. For those warrants,where it makes sense, an initial at-tempt to contact the person by tele-phone is made. According toSergeant Kougias, “The goal is not

to arrest; it is to clear warrants.”Those warrants cleared with aphone call and without a visit tothe person’s home or with an arrestare a “win-win.”

Officer Wennerstrand says theytry to be “fair.” “Often if you goto court with good intentions, thejudge will set you up” (e.g. withpayment plans). Officers are will-ing to work with people at court.Officer McDonagh says whenpeople turn themselves in and arecooperative, the officers “password onto the department prosecu-tor which goes a long way.” Offi-cer Haldiman says they “will givesomeone the benefit of the doubt.”

In addition, officer and publicsafety is considered. According toChief Brooks, they are “constantlymaking an assessment on how tohandle” each case. As research ofeach situation deems, appropriateofficers are dispatched to approachsubjects using appropriate tacticsand procedures. Even the time ofday is considered. For instance,they find the “safest times” and“will not go at 2:30 p.m. when thekids are getting out of school.” Of-ficer McDonagh says they have“not had to use force yet” but that

they “can’t take anything forgranted. Safety is a primaryissue.”

When asked about the financialcosts of the program, Chief Brookssays, “There will be times whenthere will be overtime costs but itwill be worth it.” For instance,overtime may be necessary whenpursuing a “serious offender” inanother town or to coordinate tim-ing with the subject’s perceivedavailability. Chief says, costs willremain “within operating budget”and overtime costs will not includeresearch, which will be donewithin a normal, workweek as a“secondary focus” to patrols andtraditional shift work.

The warrant program goes be-yond just clearing up a lengthy list.It also supports the intervention ef-forts of the Anti-Drug Strategy.Officers McDonagh and Haldimandescribed a situation where theywent to the person’s last knownaddress relative to multiple ClassA drug arrests. They discoveredher parents had not heard from herin quite a while. They stayed withher parents for more than half anhour discussing how to get herhelp. As Chief Brooks put it, “It’saccess to treatment” and abouthaving “leverage” to get the personto face the warrant.

Chief Brooks wants people toknow that if they suspect a warrantis outstanding for their arrest, theycan contact the warrant unit to findout if that’s true. If it is, officers canassist them is getting to court to re-move the warrant and makearrangements to clear any pendingcourt matters. In the end, this couldhelp people avoid the embarrass-ment of arrest. As SergeantKougias pointed out, the idea is toclear warrants, not necessarilymake arrests.


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Sports injuries, by definition, in-clude injuries involving the mus-culoskeletal system. Themusculoskeletal system includesthe bones, tissues, muscles, andcartilage. Every injury is differentand every person heals differently.The purpose of rehabilitation is tohelp the injured tissues recover ina controlled and supervised man-ner. It takes time for an injury toheal, and it's best to seek the guid-ance of an experienced physicaltherapist during this time. Thetherapist can design a safe and ef-fective recovery program specifi-cally geared towards the

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The results of a study conductedby the Society of Actuariesshowed the top concerns for Sen-iors and Boomers are:

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Women - 60%; Men - 55%, adifference of 5%

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Women - 28%; Men - 27%,about the same

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A stunner occurred late into thesecond night of the fall TownMeeting (after the lengthy StrongChief debate). What was antici-pated to be a simple authorizationof transferring funds to pay for anarchitect for the much debatedconcession stand, turned the roomsilent.

Finance Commission Chair Ju-dith Langone announced “theycan’t do it (the concession stand)for $250,000” and that it wouldcost more on the order of $500 to$750,000, due to issues such as themandated number of men’s andwomen’s restrooms. Therefore,she called for an indefinite post-ponement of the issue, which wascarried by the members.

High School Concession Stand Indefinitely Postponed


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Photos From Norwood High School StudentsThe Norwood Local Town Pages is proud to announce a

partnership between students at Norwood High School and thepaper. Several photography students are taking photos of activities

in the high school and around town with assistance fromPhotography Teacher, Ms. Mullaney. Several other students are

writing articles about activities they attend or participate in with theassistance of Staff Writer, Doris Dickson. We are looking toexpand participation to other students. For more information,

please speak to Ms. Elizabeth Mullaney or Ms. Theresa Drummeyin the English Department. Your name and contact informationwill be forwarded to Ms. Dickson who is coordinating the effort.

Amber Pelltier, a Norwood ArtHonor member, working the auc-tion booth of lanterns at the Ja-maica Plain Lantern Festival.

Kim Crockett, a Norwood Senior artstudent, visits the F. Holland Dayexhibit at the Day House (standingin front of her own art work)

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along BlogLeo Blais as Doctor HorribleCharlotte Huxter as Penny

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Though, technically, there hasbeen no definitive site chosen tobuild a state-funded $5.659 millionDCR hockey rink, on the first nightof the fall Town Meeting, mem-bers voted to use the $45,000 do-nated by the RINC Committeetowards a traffic study. Miss Bai-ley of District 6 attempted toamend the Selectman’s motion

stating that no money should bespent on the traffic study until a sitestudy is conducted. (That amend-ment ultimately failed.)

Bill Naumann’s 23-minute pres-entation described the history ofthe quest to build a hockey rink inNorwood and why the RINC(Recreation in Norwood Commit-tee) feels no site other than theCoakley Middle School is viable.

Prior to the Town Meeting, theBoard of Selectman opted to set upa committee to study the site op-tions. However, at a recent Select-man’s meeting, SelectwomanDonahue attempt to ensure that aSouth Norwood resident sit on thesite study committee but her ideawas defeated. Instead, formerSouth Norwood resident and Se-lectman Allan Howard was cho-sen, since Mrs. Donahue will beout of the country for the pertinentperiod. At the same meeting,Town Manager, John Carroll vol-unteered to Chair the committeesaying that he could keep the com-mittee moving along.

Many residents spoke againstusing the Coakley Middle Schoolas the site of the rink. Dale Day ofSt. James Ave. collected 300 sig-natures against building the rink inthe “very congested area.” MarkBarry of Washington Street, said,“Not at this location.” “Traffic isout of control” without the hockeyrink. He assisted Mr. Day withsignature collection in the “imme-diate impact area.”

Regina Noonan of AustinStreet said, “We do notdrive through South Nor-wood; we maneuver” and“there is no respite onweekends.” She also citedSouth Norwood as a vital

ambulance route, that “parking isat a premium,” that building of therink will inhibit any necessaryCoakley expansion and that wewill lose green space.

Judith Howard of District 3 saidthere is “neither a strategic plan orcommon sense.” “We don’t evenhave a baseball field at the highschool.” She also questionedwhether studies commissioned bythe Selectman will be “unbiased”with Mike Reilly of District 1adding, “They should do every-thing they can to get independentstudies.”

Mr. Morrison of District 1 askedif the process will come back totown meeting for other votes. Mr.Carroll said they will have to comebefore members for a land swap.Mr. Flynn said the grant does notrequire members to vote on its ac-ceptance, that it is up to the Select-man to spend the money. Mr.Morrison responded that he doesnot “want it to be left up to the Se-

lectman on the whole shebang.”Mr. Lyons insured the Site Com-mittee meetings will be open to thepublic.

Discussion also ensued regardingaccess by other town’s to the rinkwith the RINC Committee alreadystating they need the full (hourly)market price rate from other townsto offset expenses. They alsostated there are 400 children intown who play hockey and thatthey anticipate a profit of approxi-mately $67,000/year on the rink.No specifics regarding the esti-mated profit were discussed.However, there was discussionover who will run the rink – a non-profit or the town – with the RINCgiving preference to a non-profit asa few other towns have done.There was no discussion regardingthat cost.

There was a conflict over the an-ticipated months of operation and,thus, the amount of overlap withother sports, the use of the alreadyoverflowing parking lots and theuse of the Hawes parking lot forthe proposed rink as well as an ad-ditional 144 spaces.

In the end, after almost two hoursof presentations and debate, with ashow of hands the motion passed.


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Here are some important tips for keeping your pet(s) safe during the holiday season:

Be aware if you have any of the following plants in your home:• Holly: can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and depression

• Mistletoe: can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, cardiovascularproblems

• Poinsettias: can be irritating to the mouth and stomach, can cause sores and/orblistering, sometimes cause vomiting, but over-rated in general toxicity

• Hibiscus: can cause vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, and anorexia

• Amaryllis: can cause vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, hypersalivation,anorexia, and tremors

• Gardenia: can cause mild vomiting, diarrhea, hives

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*Keep in mind large crowds can be scary to your pet(s). If youare having company over, and you have a nervous pet, makesure to give them a secure sanctuary of their own with water anda quiet place to hide. Remember to monitor the traffic coming inand out of your home as nervous pets may take advantage of anopen door to escape.

• Exposed wiring

• Bows, yarn, and ribbon

• Christmas Tree: is a fun place for your cat to climband hide in; make sure to properly secure it

• Unattended Presents: not only thepackaging/wrapping can be dangerous, but alsowhat may be inside

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Sabbath and Tyson:Sabbath reminds us of a pandabear. He, along with 4 other cats, wassurrendered by their owner who hadto move. This is a very common sit-uation as the pets are the last thingconsidered when it comes time tomove to a new location.

Sabbath is timid but extremelysweet and affectionate. He LOVEShis brother Tyson and ideallythey should be adopted to-gether. They are very happywith other cats and are verygentle so understanding kidswould be welcomed by them.

Tyson is extra cute and verycurious but surely is com-forted by his brother Sabbath.He too loves other cats andenjoys a good petting.

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Bay State Animal Cooperative, Inc.and other recognized 501(c)-3 or-ganizations rely on charitable dona-tions from the public to stay afloat.We wanted to take this opportunityto say thank you to those of you whohave already donated to our worthwhile organization while also takingthe time to educate all of you onwhat to look for when donating toorganizations.

Please take the time to look at theorganizations 990 tax return whichis public record. In these returns thecompensation paid to the adminis-

trators of the organization is given.For example; did you know that theHumane Society of the United Statesraised $148.7 million dollars in do-nations while paying salaries, bene-fits and pension contributions of$38.8 million, approximately 26%of the total income to their 20 vicepresidents? You can go to their web-site for a copy of their 2010 990 taxreturn confirming this data.

The point is this; animals in ourcommunities need direct assistancenow. Our communities need basicspay/neuter assistance, and many

caretakers and families in need seekfood, and supplies for their pets indifficult times. In addition, manylarge communities desperately neededucation programs to inform irre-sponsible pet owners of the propermeans to care for their four-leggedpets. Local groups like ours need thefunding to provide these resources tothe community and truly make animpact on pet overpopulation.

Please consider this when you do-nate to what appear to be well estab-lished groups and take the time toreview their administrative expenses.Just because they are large, and pullat your heart-strings through very ex-pensive ads and commercials doesnot mean they contribute directlyand effectively to the huge animaloverpopulation and animal abuse is-sues we see and hear about everyday. Many executives of large ani-mal welfare organizations makemore than the President of theUnited States, while groups likeBSAC, Inc. continue to assist ani-mals and their people without anysalaries. Period.


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Pets and people are invited to Nor-wood’s Dirty Dawg Wash at 1 Wil-son Street (corner of Route 1A) forSanta Pet/Family Photo Day onSunday, December 16, from 11:00AM to 3:00 PM, to get a 2012 holi-day memento – a 4 X 6 photo, for a$10 donation. Digital copies willalso be available. Dog nail trimmingwill also be offered for $10. All pro-ceeds will benefit MassachusettsVest-a-Dog, a non-profit organiza-tion that supports Massachusetts Po-lice Dogs.

“We’re honored to be the recipientof Dirty Dawg Wash’s Santa PetPhoto Day,” said Kathy Hinds, Pres-ident of Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog.“We look forward to seeing youbring your beloved pets to capturean extra-special holiday memory ina great photograph. It’s a joy towatch families pose their 4-leggedfamily members and then teasethem with a favorite toy, motion orsound, to get their pets to look in theright direction for a great photo op!Sometimes it’s just the pets, some-times it’s with one or more familymembers. There’s always lots ofsmiles – of people and pets!”

Volunteers from MassachusettsVest-a-Dog will be available at theSanta Pet Photo event to talk abouttheir organization and will also offer2013 calendars featuring Massachu-setts police dogs, logo Tshirts, hats,travel mugs, window decals and dogtag gift sets, perfect for holiday gifts.

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DONATION ITEM OF THE MONTH:We are still seeking monies for thepurchase of a much needed micro-chipreader so we can actively pursuemicro-chipping cats in the future aspart of the adoption process or as anoffer to current pet owners to assistwith finding missing pets. Please con-sider donating to this item for the hol-idays! Thank you in advance. Senddonation to: BSAC-Micro-chipReader, 47 Windsor Rd., Norwood,Mass. 02062

SANTA PHOTO EVENTS We are still seeking a few more vol-unteers to assist in our Santa PhotoFundraising Days at PetsMart andPetco stores throughout the month ofDecember.

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Mia and her kittensMia is a very loving and affection-ate adult white and tiger mix short-haired cat who was surrendered byher owner as she could no longercare for her. At the time she was daysfrom giving birth. On September30th she gave birth to 5 kittens whoare also seeking their forever homes.

Each kitten is as curious as anyother kitten and is ready to make anew home theirs. These kittens willbe in our adoption centers in Decem-ber for adoption.

Some people are a cinch to shopfor come the holiday season, whileothers can be more of an enigma.When it comes to the latter, shop-pers should determine what ticklestheir mysterious friend or familymember's fancy, such as a favoritehobby or even something to dowith his or her profession.

Food is a passion for many peo-ple and provides holiday shopperswith a great opportunity to make aloved one's holiday season evenmore special. Perhaps thanks to theincrease in cable networks focus-ing on food, foodies, those peoplewith an appreciation and passionfor cuisine, have grown in numberin recent years, and holiday shop-pers with foodies on their lists havea host of potential gift options attheir disposal.

* Cooking class: Many foodiesdon't just like eating food but cook-ing their favorite cuisine as well.For those who like to get theirhands dirty before filling their bel-lies, consider paying for a cookingclass. Many communities havecooking classics for various typesof cuisine, so consult your friendor family member, asking themwhich cuisine they'd like to learnand when they're available. Or letthem find their own class and thenpay for the class. This can be agreat way for foodies to learnsomething new and meet fellowfood afficionados along the way.

* Specialty spices: Spices canmake the difference between an

ordinary meal that's void of flavorand a meal that's so flavorful itwon't soon be forgotten. Whenspicing things up for a foodie thisholiday season, don't just buy reg-ular spices at the grocery store. Forexample, instead of standard cin-namon, buy a specialty spice likeMexican or Vietnamese cinnamon.Such specialty spices can add extraflavor to a meal while becomingthe go-to spice for the home chefamong your friends and familymembers.

* Pressure cooker: Many foodiesare fawning over pressure cooking,which can cut down on cookingtimes without sacrificing nutrition.Some recipes may take half thetime to prepare with a pressurecooker as they might with a moretraditional cooking method, an im-portant time saving element that'sattractive to foodies who want toenjoy their favorite foods but feelpressed for time on weeknights.And while pressure cookers em-ploy steam to cook foods quickly,that steam also traps flavor,whereas boiling can wash flavorout.

Many foodies also laud pressurecookers for their nutritional bene-fits. Steaming certain foods can in-tensify their flavor, which allowscooks to rely less on potentiallyunhealthy additions like salt or but-ter to ensure a meal is flavorful.

* Serving dishes: Of course,many foodies want to share thefruits of their labors with friendsand family. For the person wholoves throwing dinner parties, con-sider some serving dishes this hol-iday season. Serving dishes canrange from casual (for the foodiewho can't wait to fire up the grill)to formal (for the gourmet foodie),so get a feel of your friend or fam-ily member's preferences beforepurchasing a set of serving dishes.

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Hope you and the Mrs. are doingwell. Thanks for all of last year’sgifts-the kiddies really enjoyedthem.

I know it’s been a year Santa, andI’m really sorry that I haven’t writ-ten, but with school and the kidsand everything, well, it gets kindacrazy around here as you wellknow.

Speaking of crazy, I’d like toapologize for anti-smoking advo-cate Pamela McColl and her peepsfor tweaking, “Twas the Night Be-fore Christmas” to make it politi-cally correct. According to McColl(and unbeknownst to me and mil-lions of other parents) your pipesmoking encourages kiddies andteens to smoke.

Smoke what-I don’t know.

Oh, and the kiddies are worriedabout you and your smoking habit.So, McColl and company madeyou quit in their new smoke free,politically correct version of"Twas." This new book is pipe-stump free.

Whew. I know, I for one will sleepbetter on Christmas Eve knowingyou won’t potentially burn myhouse down now that the once

burning pipe embers, along withcertain people’s common sense,has been snuffed out.

Speaking of which, you do knowthat technically on Christmas Eveyou are breaking and entering intopeople’s houses in order to give thekiddies a year full of fun. Hmm,McColl must’ve missed that littlefactoid. I hope my kids don’t growup to be burglars because of yourpast history of “B and E’s”

Listen, Kris, I’ve noticed you’veput on a few pounds this year.Don’t get me wrong, I have to andI’m not judging, but if McColl is tobe really politically correct, maybe:Twas" should show a skinny Santa.Or one in which you hit the gymbefore piling toys into the sleigh.

I know the Mrs. is a great cookand, I’ve heard her saying, “EatPapa eat, no one likes a skinnySanta!” on more than one Christ-mas show. But maybe it’s time youput down the plate of cookies andpicked up Pilates. Just saying.

And that suit of yours-is the trimreal fur or faux? I ask because, wellyou know the PETA people and Iwouldn’t want little Johnny to goout and club a seal because you aresuch a bad influence.

In lieu of your usual red furtrimmed suit, maybe this year toappease the politically correct like

everyone else seems to be doing,you should wear something moreappropriate. How about slacks anda short sleeved shirt? One thatshows off your new buff biceps andyour nicotine patch.

As for me and my family, Santa,Christmas Eve will be spent in thetraditional way; snuggling up to thetwo hundred year old classic,“Twas the Night Before Christmas”(not reading a holiday-inspiredtweaked out politically correct ver-sion of what was once a classictale), followed by putting out cook-ies (made with butter, eggs, andsugar) in lieu of carb-less, free fatfree tasteless treats.

When the last of the Fitzgeraldclan is tucked in, to dream of sugarplums (not sugar free, fat free ones),the hubby and I will wait for youand your reindeer to arrive. My fa-vorite part of the whole year!

Santa, before I close there are afew things on my Christmas wishlist.

Can you please give the gift ofcommon sense back to those thatseem to have lost it?

And I know you can’t give meback the figure I used to have, butmaybe you and I can get a discounton a gym membership? We couldboth stand to lose a few pounds.

Can you try and bring all ourtroops home safely? And worldpeace is always a great gift foreveryone.

As always Big Guy, thanks foreverything you do. And all in onenight! When this year’s done, youand the Missus should go on a well-

earned vacation.

McColl lives in Canada. You likethe cold…maybe you can visit herand have a nice long talk. Or youcan just put her on your naughtylist.

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orations and whenever possible,choose those made with flame-re-sistant, flame-retardant or non-combustible materials.

• Keep candles away from dec-orations and other combustiblematerials, and do not use candlesto decorate Christmas trees.

• Purchase only lights and elec-trical decorations bearing thename of an independent testinglab, and follow the manufacturer'sinstructions for installation andmaintenance.

• Carefully inspect new and pre-viously used light strings and re-place damaged items beforeplugging lights in. Do not over-load extension cords.

• Check your strands of lights todetermine the number of strandsthat may be connected. Connectno more than three strands ofpush-in bulbs and a maximum of50 bulbs for screw-in bulbs.

• Always unplug lights beforereplacing light bulbs or fuses.

• Don't mount lights in any waythat can damage the cord's wireinsulation (i.e., using clips, notnails).

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• Turn off all light strings anddecorations before leaving home orgoing to bed.

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Norwood’s Tim Sullivan pickedup his first golf club around theage of 10 when his father and un-cles introduced him to the greensin New Hampshire, however, itwas another four years before hereally started to get interested inthe sport.

“I really started to get into it inthe seventh grade when I realizedthat I was getting better,” Sullivansaid. “But it really hit me when Istarted watching golf on TV andthought wow, I can actually makemoney doing this.”

In addition to teeing off for theMustangs, Sullivan also playedbasketball his sophomore seasonand is hoping to dig out those bas-ketball sneakers this winter. Hav-ing attended BC High hisfreshman year of high school, Sul-livan transferred to Norwoodwhere he decided to go out for the

golf team. Although he thought hehad a shot of making the team,what came about next was notwhat he expected.

“My father had come to the try-outs with me and when we gotthere I found out that I was not

only in the firstgroup, but the veryfirst one to tee off,”Sullivan said. “Therewas 30 kids there totry out and watchedme as I teed off. I hadnever been put intothat type of situation

before; I was excited and nervousat the same time and over hit myshot.”

When all was said and done Sul-livan was ranked 15th out of the 30kids looking to make the highschool team, luckily the coach wasadding 16 golfers to his squad.The coach told Sullivan that hehad an athletic swing and justneeded to fine tune it.

Being named to the practiceteam, Sullivan was not allowed totravel with the varsity team andcould only play in the junior var-sity home games. Following thatsophomore season, Sullivan gotjunior membership at BrookMeadow Country Club in Cantonand worked extremely hard at im-proving his game three or fourtimes a week. All his hard workpaid off and he was named to thevarsity team his junior season.

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ished the year asNorwood’s sixthgolfer shooting anaverage of 42 or 43.Sullivan was overlypleased with his firstvarsity season, butwas totally caughtoff guard at the var-sity banquet.

“When I wasvoted the most im-proved golfer at thebanquet I was sur-prised,” Sullivansaid. “Then theynamed me captainfor this year and Iknew that I neededto move up in therankings as well andlead my team. Afterbeing third for mostof this season, I fin-ished second shooting a 41.5.”

First year Coach Jim Sweeneywas impressed with the way Sulli-van not only handled himself onthe course, but what he brought tothe younger players on the team.

“Of any sport that I’ve coachedTim had the best attitude I’ve everseen, Sweeney said. "If he has abad shot, he just shrugs it off andkeeps going. The younger kids re-ally took notice of that. What hedid in terms of a leadership stand-point was unbelievable; the kidsfollowed his lead. He was basi-cally an extension of myself on thecourse. It is going to be very toughto top for whomever follows in hisshoes.”

The senior captain believes hisgame changed this fall for the bet-ter.

“I may not have been as consis-tent as I was last year but I felt Ibecame more of a team playerconcentrating on making myteammates better for the future ofNorwood golf,” Sullivan said. “Acaptain is not necessarily the bestplayer on the team, but a leaderthat sets a precedent.”

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Kim Goodwin has been coachingthe Norwood swimming team forfive years now and since she wastook over the program the Mustangshave compiled a winning season

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While the Mustangs put togethertheir fifth straight winning seasonunder Goodwin’s guidance, thecoach was not all that sure theywere going to get there this fall.

“Prior to the season starting Ithought we were looking at a .500season at best having lost a coupleof talented seniors from last year’s

team,” the coach said. “The kidsstarted out really strong posting besttimes, which left me to believe thatthey were peaking too soon, butthey continued to push one anotherthroughout the season. On paperthere were a lot of teams we should-n’t have beaten, but the senior cap-tains did a great job of getting theteam prepared.”

Leading the charge in the pool wasPatricia Lee, who was an impressive28-0 on the year in dual meetsswimming in numerous events, in-cluding the 200 yard freestyle andthe 100 yard backstroke.

“Patricia’s strongest events werethe freestyle and backstroke, but shewas willing to do whatever weasked of her in order to win,” Good-win said. “A lot of times we’dmatch up all the other swimmers tobe competitive and then inserted Pa-tricia.

Lee also swam in the 200 and 400yard freestyle relays along withCharlotte Rivard, MeaghanShaughnessy and Evelyn Metta.Rivard, Marguerite Lee, Alexandraand Evelyn Metta swam the 200medley relay.

For the boys Eddie Hernon, NickGaetani, Anthony Rodriguez andJim Conley established all sorts ofnew Records for Norwood at thefirst fall MIAA Sectional Boy’sChampionships as well as capturingthe victory decisively over the otherteams. Norwood finished with 283points to second place Walpole’s97.

The quartette not only grabbedvictories in the 200 and 400freestyle relay, but each also cap-tured a win in an individual event.Conley took the 200 yard freestyleas well as second in the 500 yardfreestyle; Hernon, the 50 yardfreestyle and the 100 breaststroke;Gaetani grabbed the win in the 100yard freestyle while finishing sec-ond in the 200 yard freestyle andRodriguez was first in the 100 yardbutterfly.

Kristen Folan and Mackenzie Be-gley helped make diving relevant atNorwood High School this fall.

“Diving was intimidating and noone wanted to take it on. I recruitedsome gymnasts, like Kristen as theirabilities a very similar and with hersuccess came more girls,” Goodwinsaid. “Historically we’ve been aweak team in regards to diving – wewere giving up a lot of points byhaving either no divers of inexperi-enced divers in the past, Kristen andMackenzie have changed that.”

Five Norwood athletes werenamed to the 2012 Bay State Con-ference All Star team. In additionto Lee being the only female, Con-ley, Hernon, Rodriguez and Gaetaniwere all granted all star status.

Although the Mustangs were ableto secure a fifth straight winningseason, Goodwin is looking for-ward to next year, as the squad willbe returning a large number of jun-iors.

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December 1Christmas Fair on the Square

United Church of Norwood, cornerof Washington & Nahatan Sts.9 a.m.-3 p.m.The public is invited to eat and shopat the Christmas Fair on the Squarewhich will include an array of hand-crafts, jewelry, scarves, collectordolls, bake sale, raffles, Christmasdecorations and ornaments by JoanRipley, children's crafts tables andWhite Elephant Table.

Free Photos with Santa/Annual

Holiday Sharing Tree

Norwood Bank, 11 Central St.9 a.m.-12 noonBring the kids by Norwood Bankfor a free picture with Santa Claus.Refreshments, crafts and other funkid's activities will also be on hand.The sharing tree will be on displayfor those who would like to take amitten and donate a gift to a localNorwood child.

Annual Evergreen Fair

First Congregational Church, Rte.1A/Winter St., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Highlights of this year's fair includehand-crafted jewelry, carved woodenornaments, handmade American Girlclothes, a boutique with jewelry,glassware and collectibles and asilent auction. There will also behandmade quilts, crafts and sweaters,paperback and hardcover books forall ages and a White Elephant room.A luncheon will be served 11:15a.m.-1 p.m.

Annual Gingerbread Fair

First Baptist Church, 71 Bond St.9 a.m.-2 p.m.Decorate a gingerbread house, visitthe Santa gift shop for children of thecookie walk, browse for handmadecrafts, jewelry, plants, Christmasitems and more. There will also be abreakfast/luncheon served.

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Linda K. Fisher, Esq., 500 ChapmanSt., Canton, 10 a.m.Learn more about estate planningand preparing for long-term carefrom Norwood native Linda Fisherat a free workshop at her Canton of-fice. For more information or for aFREE consultation, call 781-821-8800.

6th Annual GNRCYO 5k Ho-Ho-

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St. Timothy's Church, 650 Nichols St., 8:45 a.m.The 75 yard Kids Fun Run willbegin at 8:45 a.m. and the 5k willbegin at 9 a.m.

Proceeds to benefit Norwood CYOand the Greater Norwood RunningClub. 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes willbe award in each age group category.

Race day registration is available.For more information, visitgreaternorwoodrunningclub.org.

December 2Pet Photos with Santa

Petco, Route 1, Norwood, 2-3:30p.m.Bring your pet to Petco or Petsmartand get a holiday keepsake of yourpet with Santa! All or partial pro-ceeds will be donated to the BayState Animal Cooperative. Cost is$8,95.

Musical Sundays: The Nut-

cracker-Recital & Lecture

Morrill Memorial Library, 3-4 p.m.The Musical Sundays Series pres-ents a lecture and recital by classicalpianist/composer Alfred Watson,who will perform selections from themusic of The Nutcracker Suite. Hewill also tell the story of each sceneand explain how the original balletwas created as well as whatTchaikovsky experienced whilecomposing this enduring master-piece. Sign up for this free concert atthe reference or information Desk orcall 781-769-0200, x110 or 222.

December 3Fiction 2 Film: David Auburn's

play "Proof"

Morrill Memorial Library6:30-9 p.m.The five-part Fiction 2 Film Seriescontinues with David Auburn's playProof. A brief discussion will beginor follow the screening of the film.Your viewing will be enhanced byreading the fiction before we see thefilm. Please call the library if youneed help reserving a copy of thebook from the Minuteman LibraryNetwork catalog. Please register ateither the reference or informationdesk or call 781-769-0200, x110 or222.

December 4Getting Paid to Talk

Norwood Civic Center, 6:30-9 p.m.Have you ever been told you havea great voice? This class will exploreall aspects of voice-over work for tel-evision, film, radio, audio books,documentaries and the internet. Allbasics will be covered and partici-pants will have a chance to record acommercial script un the direction ofa producer. $35 residents/$45 nonresidents.

December 5Learn How To Download Library

E-Books

Morrill Memorial Library, 7-9 p.m.Learn how to reserve and check outtitles from the library to read on youreReader or tablet, which you shouldbring to the class. Brian will also in-troduce you to our eBook catalog,explain eBook formats, and answerquestions about your device. Please

make sure you know how to log in toyour account at https://library.min-lib.net/patroninfo. Class size is lim-ited to 15. Sign up at the libraryreference or information desk or call781-769-0200, x110 or 222.

December 7Parents Night Out

Norwood Civic Center6:15-9:15 p.m.Parents can go out for an eveningwhile children take part in games,crafts, BINGO, a holiday movie andmore! A pizza dinner and juice isprovided. Register at the Civic Cen-ter. $10 per child.

December 8Free Photos with Santa

Norwood Bank, 11 Central St.9 a.m.-12 noonBring the kids by Norwood Bankfor a free picture with Santa Claus.Refreshments, crafts and other funkid's activities will also be on hand.

Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra

Norwood Theatre, 109 Central St.8 p.m.The URO is a Boston-based groupof 12 singers and instrumentalistswho—for close to a decade—havebeen committed to bringing the bestof classic rock to life for thosewho’ve never had a chance to hear itlive, and those wanting to relive theheyday of Epic Rock. Tickets are $20in advance, $25 at the door. To pur-chase tickets, visitnorwoodstage.com or at the box of-fice, M-F, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 3-5p.m.

December 9Annual Norwood Holiday House

Tour

Day House, 93 Day St., 2-6 p.m.Behold the ornamentation of a tra-ditional Victorian Christmas at theDay House and receive a list of theaddresses on the self-guided tourwhich includes many vintage and/orremodeled properties and the newlyrenovated Norwood Theatre. Ticketsare $20 and can be purchased at theNorwood Civic Center, Babel's Paintand Decorating, 23 Cottage St. or bycalling 781-724-8883.

Pet Photos with Santa

Petco, Route 1, Norwood2-3:30 p.m.Bring your pet to Petco or Petsmartand get a holiday keepsake of yourpet with Santa! All or partial pro-ceeds will be donated to the BayState Animal Cooperative. Cost is$8,95.

December 10Connecting Through Social

Networking

Morrill Memorial Library, 7-9 p.m.Find out how to build and benefitfrom social networks, allowing youto stay connected in today's world.The workshop will review Facebook,Twitter, and Linkedin and help youlearn how to expand your network toachieve personal and professionalgrowth. Sign up for this program atthe library reference or informationdesk or call 781-769-0200, x110 or222.

December 11Norwood Retired Men's Club

Meeting

Norwood Elks, 193 Dean St., 10 a.m.Voting for new officers and boardmembers to run the organization in2013 and 2014 will be held at thismeeting. Members do not have to bea Norwood resident to join, just be60 or over, and be retired or semi re-tired. No need to call ahead; justshow up and walk in and someonewill be greeting new members.

December 12Let's Get Moving

Gymnastics Academy of Boston11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.For children 2.9-5 years of age.Event is free of charge. To register,call 781-440-5983 or [email protected].

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Linda K. Fisher, Esq., 500 ChapmanSt., Canton, 7 p.m.Learn more about estate planningand preparing for long-term carefrom Norwood native Linda Fisherat a free workshop at her Canton of-fice. For more information or for aFREE consultation, call 781-821-8800.

Let's Get Moving

Gymnastics Academy of Boston11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.For children 2.9-5 years of age.Event is free of charge. To register,call 781-440-5983 or [email protected].

December 14Middle School Dance

Norwood Civic Center, 7-9:30 p.m.Norwood middle schoolers willdance the night away with friends tothe latest music. Soft drinks will beavailable to purchase thoughS.A.A.D. Norwood ID must be pre-sented at the door to enter. $5 per per-son. One time admittance only.

December 15Holiday Variety Show

Norwood Theatre, 109 Central St.7 p.m.The evening will be filled with fes-

tive songs and stories of the winterseason with Rick Adam's holidayvaudeville extravaganza and later, theacclaimed North Shore Acappellawill take the stage singing holiday fa-vorites from classic carols to pop hits.$25/ adults and $20/ children andseniors. Tickets can be purchased atthe box office, weekdays 10 a.m.-12noon and 3-5 p.m., by phone at 781-551-9000, x202 or online at nor-woodstage.com.

December 16Santa & Pet/Family Photo Day

Dirty Dawg Wash, 1 Wilson St.(across from Hannifords)11 a.m.-3 p.m.Pets and people are invited to theDirty Dawg Wash to create a 2012holiday memento-a 4 x 6 photo withSanta! Digital copies will also beavailable. A $10 donation will go to-wards Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog, anon-profit organization that supportsMassachusetts police dogs. Dog nailtrimming will also be available for$10.


Petco, Route 1, Norwood2-3:30 p.m.Bring your pet to Petco or Petsmartand get a holiday keepsake of yourpet with Santa! All or partial pro-ceeds will be donated to the BayState Animal Cooperative. Cost is$8,95.

December 17Together Yes Film Series: Screen-

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Morrill Memorial Library, 7-9 p.m.The organization Together Yes,dedicated to sustainable living, willpresent a screening and brief discus-sion of the documentary Bag It: IsYour Life Too Plastic?, the fourth andfinal segment of their fall film series.Sign up for this evening event at thelibrary reference or information deskor call 781-769-0200, x110 or 222.

December 18Festivals of Light: Music with

Miss Tina, 10-10:45 a.m.Holiday celebrations includesinging, dancing and learning aboutcultures and customs around theworld. To register, call 781-440-5983or [email protected].

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Norwood neighborhoodsTonight is the night the judges willbe out to crown the 2012 best andbrightest holiday house in Norwood!The criteria includes overall decora-tion, arrangement, theme and origi-nality. Register your house by

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The “Fiction 2 Film” series, heldat the Morrill Memorial Library onthe first Monday of the month,continues on December 3 at 6:30p.m. with David Auburn’s award-winning play “Proof.” We recom-mend reading the play in advance,which we will talk about brieflybefore we watch the film.

“Proof,” starring Gwyneth Pal-trow, Anthony Hopkins and JakeGyllenhaal, is based on the play byAmerican playwright DavidAuburn. It premiered on Broad-way in October, 2000 and won theDrama Desk Award, the PulitzerPrize, and the Tony Award for BestPlay.

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Oscar Wilde’s play “An IdealHusband” (Feb. 4), and Rex Pick-ett’s “Sideways” (Mar. 4). Pleasesign up for any or all of these “fic-tion to film” evenings at the libraryReference or Information Desk orcall 781-769-0200, x110 or 222.

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As part of the Musical Sundaysseries at the Morrill Memorial Li-brary, classical pianist and com-poser Alfred Watson will presentselections from the music of theNutcracker ballet, telling the storyof each scene, on Sunday, Decem-ber 2 at 3 p.m. He will also provideinteresting commentary about howthe ballet was created, when andwhere it was first performed, the“newly-invented instrument” usedin the performance, as well assome new insights about PeterTchaikovsky and how he came tocreate this enduring masterpiece.

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Valvoline Instant Oil Change ......$38.99

Direct Tire ....................................$32.99

Clay Nissan ..................................$32.95

INFINITI OF NORWOODROUTE 1, THE AUTOMILE866 PROVIDENCE HWY NORWOOD, MA 02062866-979-8895

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$29.95

Express Service

We PrOVIDe A BeTTer SerVICe

$29.95

WHy OUr SerVICe IS A BeTTer VALUe:

• No Appointment Necessary

• Complimentary Car Wash & Vacuum Included

• Comfortable Waiting Area with High Definition Flat Screen TVs

• WiFi

• iPads Available for Use

• Complimentary Snacks and Beverages

• Complimentary Chair Massages offered on Wednesdays

• Factory Trained Technicians

• Multi-million Dollar Facility

• 12/12 Parts and Labor Warranty on All Work Performed

• Service Loaner Cars Available

Infiniti of Norwood would like to wish you and your family

a happy and healthy holiday season.

INFINITI OF NORWOODROUTE 1, THE AUTOMILE

866 PROVIDENCE HWY NORWOOD, MA 02062

866-979-8895

InfinitiofNorwood.com

PreMiUMPACKAGe!

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25 TO CHOOSE FROM! $269*

LEASE PER MO.

x24 MOS.

(24mo/10,000Mi/yr, $2699 Cash or Trade. $0 Security Deposit to qualified buyers with approved credit. Tax, Title, Reg, Doc Fee, Bank Fee, Options Extra. Lessee responsible for excess wear & tear. See Dealer for complete details. Offer Ends 12/31/12)

new 2012 infiniti

G37X

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Norwood December 2012