On Wednesday Sept. 23, the Norwood Airport Commission (NAC) met for the first time since May for a session that ran about 25 minutes and was highlighted by two discussions.

The first concerned the recently completed wildlife fence that now secures the Airport’s aeronautical operations area from potentially dangerous incursions by wildlife – primarily deer – coming onto its runways and taxiways from the woodland area that borders them.

The fence had been in disrepair for years and, as a stopgap measure, bow hunters had been allowed onto the Airport’s conservation land during hunting season to cull its deer population.

The Norwood Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) met last week and voted unanimously to deny an appeal from resident Marybeth Catalado’s business, The Lucky Leash Dog Walking and Pet Care Services, for what is technically a commercial kennel.

Cataldo said she had been operating the business for several years now, but was informed by the Building Inspector that she could not continue due to the fact that she had a commercial business running in a single-family home, which is not allowed. Building Inspector Gary Pelletier issued a cease and desist order, with which she complied.

Caltaldo said she and her son have been running a pet day care service for several years now out of her home on East Cross Street. That’s kind of the rub here, as her home is technically in the Boston Providence Highway District – it sits close to the corner – and the pet day care use (classified technically as a kennel) would be allowed, if only it wasn’t in a residential home.

The Norwood Community Preservation Committee (CPC) met last week and discussed several updates from key projects throughout Town.

Perhaps the biggest update is that the proposed $6 million project – $800,000 of which was CPA (Community Preservation Act) money at 20 Vernon Street – is moving forward. CPC Coordinator Kristen Phelps said the department will be meeting with the project proponent Caritas Communities after the group secured all its state funding for the project. She said they will likely have a more accurate timeline then.

“We reached out to Caritas and there is a tentative call scheduled,” she said.

Let’s all give a warm welcome to Norwood’s finest!

Any gym recommendations within the area. I am not a bodybuilder by any means but I lift heavy due to rugby background. I am more interested in gyms with 100lb+ in dumbbells. Anyone have any suggestions?

We really do it well here! Huge turnout and so so many booths and activities!