Monday, May 21, 2012
Questioning of Norton has outgrown current form of government.
In a recent article on Boston.com, Town Moderator Bill Gouveia said that Norton has outgrown the Town Meeting form of governance. Approximately 100 town residents showed up at Norton's most recent Town Meeting May 14 to approve a $45 million budget. Gouveia said that there is only a large turnout when there is something interesting on the warrant, such as June 7, 2011 when over 1,600 voters passed the school building project. Do you think it's time for a new form of government in town?
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Mangia Neapolitan Pizza to open in three weeks.
If you’ve driven by Red Mills on Route 123 lately, you may have noticed a that Norton will be the home of the newest Mangia Neapolitan Pizza shop. Mangia Norton is set to open in about three weeks. They were already supposed to be open, but construction was held up. They will interviews job candidates next week. General manager Joseph Maura said they have been looking for new locations for about six or seven months when a friend told them about the Red Mills space. “I love the location. It’s near the college, it’s near downtown, plus we have Bernie and Phyll’s and some other corporate places nearby,” said manager Joseph Maura. “Plus the building is absolutely beautiful. It’s a brand new building. We were able to get the square footage that…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Holliston wins 4 - 1.
Norton varsity tennis hosted a meet today against Holliston. Though they lost 4 - 1, doubles team Kolin Campbell and Chris Ricca shined against Holliston's Mike Regan and Roland Shuster 6-1 and 6-1. Other match results: Henry Lively of Holliston defeated P.J. Levesque 6-2, 6-3. Will Foster defeated Mike Adler of Norton High 6-2, 6-1. Wes Knapp defeated Lancer Justin Baird 6-2, 6-1. Holliston's James Lefebvre and Ben Flanagan defeated Taylor Marcon and Brandon Jenkins 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Follow along and share your opinions on our live chat blog.
The annual Town Meeting is tonight in the auditorium of Norton Middle School, and Norton Patch is going to give you the play-by-play on which of the 19 articles on the warrant pass, which don't and why. Follow along and leave your own opinion about Town Meeting by clicking the button on the widget.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Water/Sewer to meet 6:30 p.m. while selectmen meet at 7 p.m.
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Thursday, May 10
The Board of Selectmen will meet 7 p.m. at Norton Town Hall. The Board of Water/Sewer Commissioners are scheduled to meet 6:30 p.m. at the Water Department Office located at 166 John Scott Blvd. The Town Meeting is on the forefront of tonight's Board of Selectmen meeting while the Water/Sewer Commission will be giving updates. Scroll through the attached PDFs for more information.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
State rate also dropped.
Norton had a good-size drop in its unemployment rate in March, according to data released last week by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The rate in the town fell to 6.6 percent in March from 7.7 percent in February. The rate last March was 7.7 percent. In Massachusetts, the rate declined from 6.9 percent to 6.5 percent over the same time period. The unemployment rates for area towns follow: The rate in the town fell to 5.8 percent in March from 7.1 percent in February. Last March's rate was 7.7 percent.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Dover-Sherborn beats Lancers 3-1.
The Norton Lancers varsity baseball team lost to the Dover-Sherborn Raiders 3-1. May 9 at 4 p.m. Norton will face Hopkinton in an away game while the Raiders will take on Medfield.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Lancers win 8-7.
The Norton Lancer softball team overpowered Dover-Sherborn 8-7. The Lancers next face Hopkinton May 9 at 4 p.m. The Raiders take on Medfield 4 p.m. May 9.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Ramon Felix found at drug rehabilitation center in Brockton.
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Saturday, April 28
Today Norton Police detectives received information as to the location of Ramon Felix, who is wanted for the robbery of Mansfield Bank in Norton on April 20. Based on the investigation and new information, Detective Lieutenant Thomas Petersen Jr. and Detective James Franco located Felix at a drug rehabilitation center in Brockton. Felix was placed under arrest in Brockton and transported to Norton Police Department. A total of four outstanding arrest warrants were active for Felix; one each for Norton, Newburyport, Wakefield and the Quincy District Court Probation Department. Felix is being held without bail at the Norton Police Department and will be arraigned Monday morning at the Attleboro District Court. The detectives were assisted …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Lancers outscore Wolverines 3-2.
In a battle against Westwood today, the Lancer's tennis team beat out the Wolverines with a final score of 3-2. P.J. Levesque of Norton defeated Ryan McNulty 6-1, 6-4. Westwood's Matt Gee defeated Mike Adler 6-0, 7-6 (8-6). Justin Baird of Norton defeated Bobby Persons 7-6 (9-7), 0-6, 6-4. In the doubles match, the Lancer team of Kolin Campbell and Chris Ricca defeated Chris Lui and Chris Frangieh 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Ben Gantert and Noah Ouellette of Westwood defeated Taylor Marcon and Brandon Jenkins 6-4, 6-0. Norton will travel to Medway May 2 for a 3:45 p.m. match. The Wolverines take on Hopkinton Monday at 3:45 p.m.
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Norton Politics
12:18 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
Town Meeting has become a joke, 100 people making budgetary decions for a town of 20-thousand? Selectman need to wake up and smell the coffee...its time to dump it. When your TOWN MODERATOR says it needs to go, thats saying something. A $45 million budget shouldn't be in the hands of the unelected few who show up on a Monday night...Selectman, you should act on whats best for the town, not your … more ›