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January 29, 2010  RSS feed

Denied
Elderly Norfolk Couple Can’t Get Apartment at Hillcrest Village Because Previous Home Was Condemned
A Norfolk couple who were forced out of their home last summer when town officials declared it uninhabit­able have been denied an apartment at Hillcrest Village, the town’s subsidized housing complex for elderly and the disabled. Evald Swenson, 70, and his wife Beverlyann, 68, have been living at a motel on Route 1 in Foxborough for al­most six months. More...
On To The Web
The Norfolk Boomerang Is Moving to the Web Come Join Us
Note from Our Publisher Matt McDonald

This is the last issue on paper of The Norfolk Boomerang, which next week is moving to the World Wide Web. The new version of the web site — www.norfolkboomerang.com — is al­ready up. Last week’s issue of the news­paper appears in its entirety on the web site, and this one is also scheduled to go online in full. More...

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This issue of The Norfolk Boomer­ang is being mailed to all homes in the town of Norfolk. If you like what you see and you’d like to continue getting it, we hope you’ll subscribe to the new version of our web site: www.norfolkboomerang.com More...

Volunteer Open House for Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Contributed to The Norfolk Boomerang

Would you like to know what volunteering at Stony Brook is all about? Have some extra time? Not sure where you can fit in? More...

Stony Brook Announces February Programs
Contributed to The Norfolk Boomerang

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 Norfolk In Brief
• Ski Mask Robber Invades Home On Arnold Road
Norfolk police are investigating a home inva­sion on Arnold Road in Norfolk this past Saturday night. A woman was in her kitchen holding her 1-year-old child in her arms when a man wearing a black ski mask entered the home, brandishing a small black handgun, police said. More...
• Selectmen Plan for Access Road from Rockwood Road to School
• Ross Running for State Senate
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 Happenings
• Happenings
An Events Calendar for Norfolk More...
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 King Philip Sports
• 2010 Norfolk Baseball Umpire Training
Norfolk Baseball is pleased to announce that the 2010 Nor­folk Baseball Umpire Training is scheduled to begin within the next several weeks. The classes will be taught by Mike Fata. You must register for this training session. Please email your name and phone number to Greg Allen, Little League Umpire-in-Chief at gregory.allen@sierraatlantic.com. More...
• Norfolk Lions Youth Soccer Registration
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 Religion in Norfolk
• Religion In Norfolk
Editor’s Note: Norfolk has three churches and a fourth church con­gregation that uses the town’s library. Below are the regular schedules of church services for the church congregations in Norfolk. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ More...
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 Publisher for a Day
• Publisher for a Day
As we wrap up what is by my count the 240th issue of The Norfolk Boomerang, I am filled with gratitude to our subscribers and ad­vertisers. I won’t kid you: The move to the web is a little disconcerting. I wanted to start a news­paper, not a web site. More...
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 Guest Columns
• Manning Up … A Roadmap for Victory
Scott Brown pulled the upset of the century last week in winning the race for the vacant U.S. Senate seat here in Massachusetts. He did it by “manning up.” He stated his views clearly and succinctly. More...
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 Meetings
• Meetings
The following are some meetings that were posted or announced recently. Boards and committees can schedule meetings, can­cel meetings, or alter the starting times of meetings on relatively short notice. Norfolk Town Hall is at One Liberty Lane in Norfolk Center. Saturday, January 30 More...
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 Beacon Hill Roll Call
• article has image Beacon Hill Roll Call
Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 37 – Report No. 3 Friday, January 22, 2010 Copyright © 2010 Beacon Hill Roll Call. All Rights Reserved. More...
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 Obituaries
• article has image Richard P. Wood, 83
Richard P. Wood, 83, of Alice Avenue in Norfolk died on Friday, January 22, 2010 at Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood. He was a longtime Norfolk resident. More...
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