Norwood

A construction accident left three people hurt — one of whom was flown to a hospital — in Norwood, Massachusetts, Friday, officials said. The people had fallen about 25 feet off a ladder, fire officials said, leaving two of them in critical condition. The third was in serious condition, the Norwood Fire Department said. The accident took place on Buckminster…

Community members advocating for the rebuilding and reopening of Norwood hospital gathered for a rally Sunday, nearly one year after a historic flood from torrential downpours forced its closure. The rally, organized by the Coalition to Rebuild Norwood Hospital, began around 5:30 p.m. at the hospital. “We want them to get started as soon as possible,” said Kathy Reardon,who...

Vaccine and health care providers in Massachusetts are poised to begin administering Pfizer vaccines to the roughly 400,000 Bay State residents between the ages of 12 and 15 as soon as Thursday, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel voted Wednesday to endorse expanded usage of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for 12-…

Starting Thursday, Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine will be available to children as young as 12.

Vaccinating kids between the ages of 12-15 shouldn’t be a problem, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday, with 400,000 of them who fall into that group. Parents can get their children appointments to get a shot as soon as Thursday, Baker said.

The expected vote comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Monday cleared Pfizer’s vaccine for use among those between 12 and 15 years old.

On Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Baker toured the Moderna plant in Norwood, Massachusetts.

Gov. Charlie Baker met with President Joe Biden and five other state governors Tuesday to discuss best practices as the U.S. aims to join Massachusetts with having 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated.

Moderna plans to boost production of its COVID-19 vaccine by 50% by expanding its facility in Norwood, Massachusetts. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical firm said in a statement that the project will expand the site’s production and lab space from some 300,000 square feet to some 650,000 square feet. The firm said it expects to ramp up production there in late…

Moderna plans to boost production of its COVID-19 vaccine by 50% by expanding its facility in Norwood, Massachusetts.

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical firm Moderna will expand its plant in Norwood as the company seeks to increase production of its COVID-19 vaccine at the site by 50%. The company said in a statement the project will expand the site’s production and lab space from some 300,000 square feet to some 650,000 square feet.The firm said it expects to ramp up…

An overnight fire tore through a home in Norwood, Massachusetts on Monday. Fire crews responded to the home on Rock Street around 2:30a.m. and found the home engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to knock down the 2-alarm fire. No one was hurt in the blaze, according to the Norwood Fire Department. No were on the cause of the...

A shelter-in-place was issued for some residents of Norwood, Massachusetts, on Saturday night. Residents near Azalea Drive were asked to remain inside their homes until further notice, according to the Norwood Police Department.

This year’s Valentine’s Day isn’t like ones past, but one thing hasn’t changed: people’s love for chocolate. In fact, chocolate sales are soaring. At Furlong’s Candies in Norwood, Massachusetts, it was an extremely busy day this Valentine’s Day with people coming in for last minute gifts.  Co-owner Nancy Thrasher says it’s been so busy that sales this year are...

Furlong Candies co-owner Nancy Thrasher says it’s been so busy that sales this year are up 25 to 30 percent. On Saturday, about 700 people came into the store.

Norwood got more than a foot of snow, causing schools to cancel class and making a mess for many commuters.

Police in Massachusetts are investigating after a woman drove her SUV through a gate at Norwood Memorial Airport on Monday afternoon. “We heard a loud noise,” said Tony Winter, NBC10 Boston SkyRanger’s photographer. “It was a big boom.” SkyRanger is based at Norwood Memorial, and Winter, and SkyRanger’s pilot were just arriving to work when the woman crashed through...

Norwood police detained the woman and she was taken to a local hospital to be evaluated.

A man was shot multiple times on New Year’s Day at an apartment complex in Norwood, Massachusetts, police say. Investigators were still searching the crime scene Friday evening inside an apartment at the Commons at Windsor Gardens complex hours after the shooting took place in the middle of the day. “Heard a couple shots,” said Ashley Oberg, who lives...

The victim does not live at the complex where the shooting occurred, according to police, and investigators believe the people involved in the crime likely know each other. No arrests have been made yet.