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nfWMWtLL rUBLIU LIBRARY LIBRA 3 1639 00225 6939 i USE ONLY TOWN OF NORWELL 2018 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT 2018 1 \ ( TOWN DIRECTORY EMERGENCIES: POLICE, FIRE, AMBULANCE - 911 659-7979 Town Offices - 345 Main Street Hours: Monday & Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 4:15 PM, Wednesday, 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM, Thursday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM ( Unless Noted Differently) ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. 781-659-8010 ANIMAL CONTROL. 781-659-8012 ASSESSOR’S DEPARTMENT. 781-659-8014 SELECTMENS DEPARTMENT. 781-659-8000 BOARD OF HEALTH / RECYCLING / TRASH. 781-659-8016 BUILDING DEPARTMENT / APPEALS. 781-659-8018 Inspectors: Building, Wire, Gas, Plumbing Inspections by Appointment CONSERVATION COMMISSION. 781-659-8022 PLANNING BOARD... 781-659-8021 HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. Secretary. 781-659-8042 After office hours... 781-659-7979 RECREATION COMMISSION. 781-659-8046 TAX COLLECTOR / TREASURER. 781-659-8070 TREES / CEMETERY DEPARTMENT. 781-659-8009 TOWN CLERK. 781-659-8072 Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Elections Marriage Licenses, Voter Registration, Dog Licenses, etc. VETERAN’S AGENT. 781-659-8004 WATER DEPARTMENT. 781-659-8076 NORWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY. 781-659-2015 64 South Street Mon-Wed 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Thu-Sat 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sun (Sept-April) l :00 PM to 5:00 PM COUNCIL ON AGING (SENIOR CITIZEN DROP-IN CENTER).... 781-659-7878 Mon Fri 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Hot Lunch Program, Senior Bus, Activities POLICE DEPARMENT 40 River Street. 781 -659-7979 FIRE DEPARTMENT- HEADQUARTERS. After Office Hours - 781-659-8156 After Office Hours 781-659-7979 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. 781-659-8800 Superintendent Office - Mon Fri 8:00 am. - 5:00p.m. « < I IN MEMORIAM Paul H. Crowley January 12, 2018 Norwell Little League Recreation Dept. Barbara Jean Snow January 21, 2018 Election Worker Norwell Citizen of the Year Myles D. Cassidy March 15, 2018 Development & Industrial Comm. James E. Sullivan June 6,2018 Teacher Head coach of Football, Golf, Wrestling & Softball Teams Herbert B. Fulton Sept. 7, 2018 Board of Appeals Special Police Officer Ambulance Comm. PBMC Comm. Study Comm. Call Firefighter Call Fire Captain On Call Deputy Chief Civil Defense Director Sara E. SaintOurs Nov. 4,2018 Water Dept. Treasurers Office Arthur H. Vinal, Jr. Dec. 30,2018 No. River Comm. North & South Rivers Watershed Assoc. < < Town of Norwell Plymouth County _Massachusetts_ 2018 Population 11,274, Land area 21 square miles, Normal temperature, January: 27F, Normal Temperature, July 70.0F, Elevation at Town Hall approximately 81 feet above sea level, Town Meeting _ form of government with 5-member Board of Selectmen as Executive Authority._ REPRESENTATIVES IN STATE & FEDERAL GOVERNMENT U. S. Senators Governor’s Council 4th District Elizabeth Warren (D) Christopher A. lanella, Jr. (D) Edward J. Markey (D) County Commissioners Representative in Congress, 10th District Sandra M. Wright (R) William R. Keating (D) Daniel A. Pallotta (R) State Representative, 5,h Plymouth District Gregory M. Hanley (D) David F. DeCoste (R) Sheriff, Plymouth County State Senator, Norfolk & Plymouth District Joseph D. MacDonald (D) Patrick O’Connor (R) TABLE OF CONTENTS Town Officers, Boards, Committees, Commissions, Departments (listing of persons) 1 PUBLIC WORKS Highway and Tree Departments 78 SELECTMEN & TOWN COUNSEL Norwell Cemetery Committee 79 Board of Selectmen 8 Water Commissioners 79 Town Administrator 9 Town Counsel 9 HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Board of Health 81 DIVISION OF INSPECTIONS Council on Aging 81 Insp. of Buildings/Zoning Officer 10 Cushing Center 83 Plumbing & Gas Inspector 11 Plymouth County Mosquito Control 83 Wire Inspector 11 Recreation Commission 85 Zoning Board of Appeals 12 Recycling Committee 87 S. S Recycling Co-op 87 TOWN CLERK’S REPORT & RECORD Veteran’s Services 89 Births 14 Marriages 14 PLANNING & LAND USE Deaths 15 Beautification Committee 90 Elections, Town Meetings 20 Conservation Commission 91 Board of Registrars 66 Historical Commission 95 Community Housing Trust 96 EDUCATION & LIBRARY Community Preservation Committee 97 Superintendent of Schools 70 Planning Board 99 South Shore Regional School 72 Graduates 73 FINANCES Library 74 Board of Assessors 101 Accountant 103 PUBLIC SAFETY Treasurer 153 Police Department 75 Collector 159 Fire Department & Ambulance 76 Harbormaster 77 Cover photograph taken by: Judy Enright < 4 1 ELECTED OFFICIALS BOARD OF ASSESSORS 3 YRS MODERATOR 1 YR Robert Allen 2021 William C. Coffey 2019 Susan Kirby 2020 Joan Osborne 2019 PLANNING BOARD 3 YRS Jamie G Crystal-lowry 2021 BOARD OF HEALTH Patrick Campbell 2020 Peter M. Dillon 2021 Brendan Sullivan 2020 Natalya Davis 2020 Don Mauch 2019 John 0. Litchfield 2019 Scott Fitzgerald 2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN 3 YRS PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTREES 3 YRS Alison Demong 2021 Christine Smith 2021 Joe Rull 2021 Monika F. Brodsky 2021 Ellen H. Allen 2020 Sarah C. Summers 2020 Gregg McBride 2019 Jeanne Hagelstein-lvas 2020 Jason Brown 2019 Victor M. Posada 2019 Kathleen Fitzgerald 2019 BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS 3 YRS SCHOOL COMMITTEE 3 YRS Peter Dillon 2020 MaryLou O'Leary 2021 Steven P. Ivas 2020 Kiersten H. Warendorf 2020 Frederick H. St. Ours 2019 Allison Link 2020 Christina Kane 2019 HIGHWAY SURVEYOR 3 YRS Patrick S Reed 2019 Glen Ferguson 2019 TOWN CLERK 3 YRS HOUSING AUTHORITY 3 YRS Patricia M, Anderson 2020 John F. Carnes, Jr. 2021 Charles Markham 2021 Edward F. Walsh, Jr. 2020 Nancy J. Dooley 2019 Genevieve Davis 2019 ' TOWN OFFICIALS. BOARDS. DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS iviai uitjveiai iu 2020 ADA COORDINATOR Thomas Barry Harry Solis 2020 Susan Powell 2019 ADVISORY BOARD 3 YRS MarkC Maiellano 2019 Kate Steele 2021 Amy Koch 2019 Peter W. Smellie 2021 Jane A. Stout 2018 Brian Greenberg 2021 Jacque'yn McClean 2018 Julie Sim 2021 Tim Greene 2018 Karen Reynolds 2020 ADVISORY BOARD NOMINATING COMMITTEE 1 YR 2 William C. Coffey 2019 40B SPECIAL ASSOCIATE Mark Maiellano 2019 Patrick J. Haraden Duration Jason Brown 2019 BOARD OF REGISTRARS 3 YRS AMBULANCE ABATEMENT COMMITTEE Mary Cole 2021 Peter Morin Town Administrator James C. Pinkham 2021 Darleen Sullivan Treasurer Patricia M. Anderson 2020 T. Andrew Reardon Fire Chief Robert J. Lannin 2019 ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER 1 YR BUILDING OFFICE EMPLOYEES 3 YRS Brian Willard 2019 Thomas Barry Inspector Lisa McDonough Admin ASSESSORS OFFICE EMPLOYEES Nicole Pelletier Admin Barbara Gingras Ass't Assessor Tory Koch Admin Darnell Margro Ass't to Assistant Assessor Sharon Oulette Field Technician, Adm.Clerk BUILDING INSPECTOR ALT. John Undzis 2021 ATHLETIC FIELDS COMMITTEE SYR Gerald O'Neill 2019 John DiFrisco 2021 Jeannie Burtch 2020 BURIAL AGENT 3 YRS Kiersten Warendorf 2020 Patricia M. Anderson Town Clerk 2020 David C. Benedict 2019 Mary Beth Shea 2019 BY-LAW REVIEW COMMITTEE Duration Martin Adams 2019 Jason Brown Glenn Ferguson 2019 Donald Mauch Lois S. Barbour BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE 3 YRS John Litchfield Carolyn Lundgren 2021 Sally Turner Joyanne R. Bond 2020 Dave Osborne Gillian Parker 2020 Sarah Baker 2020 CARLETON PROPERTY COMMITTEE Duration Beth Burke 2020 Alison Demong Ke Zhao 2020 Brendan Sullivan Suzanne Jevne 2020 Cliff Prentiss Jill O'Loughlin 2020 Rich Levitt Peg Norris 2019 Andy Reardon Robert H. Norris 2019 Roger Hughes Stephen Muzrall 2018 John Selby Tim Timmermann BOARD OF APPEALS 3 YRS Katelyn White Philip Y. Brown 2021 Becky Freed 2018 David L, Turner 2020 Lois S. Barbour 2019 CABLE COMMITTEE 3 YRS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Stephen Muzrall 2021 Thomas P. Harrison 2021 Andy Reardon 2021 Roy Bjoriin 2021 Joseph Lipowski 2020 Ralph J. Rivkind 2020 Gregg McBride 2019 Stephen Bright 2020 Jonathan Grabowski 2018 Matthew Greene 2019