Norwood ranks 295th in the state in residential property taxes, with a rate of $11.12 and an average residential tax bill of $4,443.īig-name shopping options - unless you want a car The 2013 report pegged the airport’s overall economic impact at $52.2 million. The number of visitors Norwood Memorial Airport served in a single year, ranking it highest among the state’s 30 general aviation airports, according to a state Department of Transportation study. The family-friendly, locally owned candlepin bowling alley is still in operation today, runs an array of bowling leagues, and maintains much of its old-fashioned charm. 11, 1928, the 10th anniversary of Armistice Day.
Both the carillon and building were dedicated on Nov. The number of large bells in the carillon cast by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon, England, and contained within the Norwood Memorial Municipal Building tower. “We all have our little gripes, but I would say we really have more than most.’’ “We’ve got so much to be thankful for in Norwood,’’ he said. He also cited as pluses: Norwood Hospital, where he gave blood for many years, and such family-friendly events as the Fourth of July and Norwood Day parades, which bring together thousands of community members. McCoy, who said he appreciates Norwood’s reasonable residential property taxes ($11.) and the services it provides, praised the town’s general manager, John Carroll, whose tenure is nearing four decades, and the construction of a new high school five years ago. Every New Year’s Eve, the Friends hold a dance at the senior center, and “we sell out every year - it’s probably the biggest dance in Norwood on New Year’s,’’ he said, noting that the center actually hosts dances every month. McCoy is proud that the group raised funds that put an addition on the senior center and for a bus that transports seniors to various locations.
And, well, even if they do manage to depart, “generation after generation keeps coming back.’’Īs president of the Friends of the Norwood Council on Aging, he should know. “Norwood is one of those towns where anybody born here who starts to leave never leaves,’’ he said.
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