What's Open, Closed on Thanksgiving

Store and restaurant hours.

Open Dunkin Donuts- Many Dunkin' Donuts restaurants will be open until 2 p.m. Walgreens- They're having a One Day Sale on Thanksgiving Day. Buy one, get one free on all $9.99 toys in store. CVS- Select toys are buy one, get one free. Trinity- Bar will be open 7:30 p.m. The kitchen will be serving pizza and chicken wings. Alberto’s Pub- Alberto’s will open at 4 p.m. The kitchen will be open for a fresh turkey sandwich, appetizers and pizza. Gold’s Gym- 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Town Hall Post Office Norton Public Library  

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Best Of Norton Readers' Choice

Tell Us Your Favorite Businesses in Norton

Our new Best of Patch series kicks off on Monday.

Patch is unveiling Best of Patch next week, which will allow readers to vote for their favorite businesses and places in Norton. Each Monday morning, we will post an article with a poll and ask readers to take part by voting in the poll and posting reviews on those businesses’ directory listings on Patch. Because polls are not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch. On Friday morning, we will announce the winner of the Best Of contest for that week. For our first Best of Patch next week, we will ask you: Where is the best place to get fit in Norton? Check back next …

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Kelly A. Mello

10:35 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012

I will ask about it. I personally love a good pulled pork barbecue sandwich.   more ›

Norton to See Increase in Taxes

The rate will rise to $13.54 per thousand in assessed value across the board.

  The average Norton single-family homeowner will see taxes go up about $121 in the coming year, climbing from a total of $3,833 to $3,954, but selectmen voted Thursday to keep the property tax classification even across the board, saying charging commercial and industrial property owners a greater percentage than residential owners would not benefit the town. Director of assessing Lisa Cathcart told the board shifting the rate to ask commercial and industrial entities to pay more of the burden would not give homeowners much of an advantage, but would create significant pressure on businesses in town, and selectmen agreed. "By shifting to a higher percentage for businesses, the burden outweighs the gain - it's not the right way to go," …

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House Hunt

House Hunt: Open Houses This Weekend

A look at some area open houses this weekend.

Today, we bring you House Hunt—a weekly column dedicated to real estate open houses in the surrounding area. Make sure to check back with Patch each Friday for more open house listings. Information provided courtesy of Newenglandmoves.com and realtor.com

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Sold!

What Properties Sold in the Area This Week?

A sampling of homes sold in the area Oct. 20 - Oct. 26

Click on the photo at right to look at a photo gallery of homes that sold in the area from Oct. 27 - Nov. 2. MLS data courtesy of www.newenglandmoves.com. In the market for a new home? Be sure to check out our House Hunt column on Fridays for open houses in your area. 16 Sandy Pond Lane Sale date: Nov. 2 Days on market: 152 Sale price: $620,000 Listed price: $699,900 Bedrooms: 3 Full bathrooms: 2 Half bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 3,600   32 Hemlock Lane, Mansfield Sale date: Oct. 28 Days on market: 107 Sale price: $291,000 Listed price: $289,900 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Half-Bathrooms: 0 Square feet: 1,070   31 Keith Road, Norton Sale date: Oct. 28 Days on market: 247 Sale price: $565,000 Listed price: $575,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Half-…

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List of Closed and Open Establishments in Town

Power outages may disrupt business hours.

As Norton recovers from Hurricane Irene, many businesses are closed due to power outages. On our Norton Patch Facebook page, Kelly Mulvehill reports that most businesses closed, particularly on Route 123. Here is a list of open and closed businesses that will be updated throughout the day. OPEN Wheaton College The Dawg House Hot Dogs and More Roche Bros Supermarket Aubuchon (Doors open, but no lights are on) McMahon’s Countryside Grille Hess Tedeschi Planet Fitness   CLOSED Gold's Gym Honey Dew High Tech Automotive Town Hall Albertos Norton Public Library All Dunkin Donuts locations Trinity Bridget's Frenzy Children's Haircuts

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AN INSIDE LOOK

What Norton Wants and What it Supports

What residents want in town and what they will back with their dollars are often different.

People often say they wish there was more to do in Norton. You know, more places to shop, more things for kids to do, that kind of thing. Yet it remains very difficult for businesses and venues that would fit that bill to locate here, so the problem seems to just worse as time goes by. Norton has gotten much better over the years at both welcoming and appreciating the value of businesses within our borders. The permitting process has gotten more streamlined and efficient, especially on the large projects. But our town continues to be a contradiction of wants and needs, a community that wants to be all things to all people but can't afford the cost of meeting expectations. When officials in town put forth surveys asking what folks want in …

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