Norwood

Cleo Theodoropulos, a beloved member of the Skating Club of Boston, was honored at the skate to eliminate cancer event in Norwood, Mass.

More than a year after flooding caused significant damage to Norwood Hospital, ground has been broken on a new facility.

Officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at Norwood Hospital Tuesday afternoon, signaling the start of a two-year construction project to rebuild the facility from the ground up.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and other officials held a groundbreaking at Norwood Hospital Tuesday, the ceremonial start of a two-year construction project to rebuild the facility from the ground up. Town leaders have been anxious to get the hospital up and running again after severe flooding forced the facility to close last year, threatening delayed emergency care in the months…

A 37-year-old man is in a Boston hospital with serious injuries after getting hit by a car in Norwood, Massachusetts. The man, from Norwood, was hit while walking across Washington Street just after 1 a.m. Monday. The driver, a 25-year-old Brockton woman, remained at the scene after the crash and is cooperating with the investigation, police said. She was not…

It’s been more than 15 months since floodwaters devastated a Massachusetts hospital, and the effects are still being felt on emergency responders in the community. A torrential storm in June of 2020 caused major damage at Norwood Hospital. Surveillance footage captured water rushing through the walls and ripping a door off its hinges. The hospital’s closure has put a strain…

Floodwaters rushed into Norwood Hospital more than a year ago, and it has been closed ever since.

Investigators are looking for two men wanted on murder charges after a drive-by shooting left another man dead in Norwood.

Authorities are looking for two people wanted on murder charges after a deadly drive-by shooting in Norwood Sunday afternoon.

Authorities are searching for two men wanted in the drive-by-shooting that left another man dead Sunday afternoon in Norwood, Massachusetts. Shakim Lewis-Johnson, a 28-year-old from Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood, was shot multiple times outside of a car as he left a friend’s house on Sturtevant Avenue around 5 p.m. that day. Police and the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office...

A Boston man who was shot multiple times outside of a car in a drive-by-shooting in Norwood, Massachusetts, has died, police said.

A man was shot multiple times outside of a car in a drive-by-shooting in Norwood, Massachusetts, and flown to a Boston hospital Sunday evening, police said.

A Boston man who was shot multiple times outside of a car in a drive-by-shooting in Norwood, Massachusetts, has died, police said. Shakim Lewis-Johnson, 28 of Hyde Park, was leaving a friend’s house on Sturtevant Avenue around 5 p.m. Sunday when he was shot. Norwood police found Lewis-Johnson alive at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken by…

Police are investigating a shooting in Norwood, Massachusetts, on Sunday evening. The shooting was reported on Sturtevant Avenue. Neighbors said they were watching the New England Patriots game and heard between six and eight gunshots. They said they initially thought it was just fireworks. Norwood and state police are investigating, and were still processing the scene around 7 p.m. One…

A baby’s death in Norwood, Massachusetts, is under investigation, authorities said Monday. The infant was taken to a hospital from a family residence Sunday evening but didn’t survive, an incident that is now being investigated by state and local police, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. The Department of Children and Families is collaborating with law enforcement in...

One person is dead and three other were injured after a car went over the guardrail in a crash on I-95 near in Canton, Massachusetts early Thursday. According to Massachusetts State Police, a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven operated by a 21-year-old Dorchester man was traveling northbound in the left lane sometime before 1 a.m. when it veered into the…

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...

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.