Citizens For A Better Norwood

Signing off for the holidays

2009-12-24T09:45:00.001-05:00

As in previous years at about this time, we’re going on hiatus until the first of the year so we can get into the full spirit of the holiday season. But before we go, we want to wish everyone a joyous Christmas and Happy New Year! We’ll see you back here on Monday, January 4.

Spirit of Christmas at the Norwood Police Dept.

2009-12-24T08:34:00.002-05:00

Yesterday we spoke with the NPD’s Lt. Tom Williams about a tip we received from Officer Dungan telling us about a new Christmas gift-giving project spearheaded by Sgt. Dwayne Summer. Springing from a strong desire to give back to our community, Norwood police officers took $1,000 from their union’s Wage and Benefit Committee Fund so that five local families in need would have an abundant

Retirement Reception for Steve Collier

2009-12-24T07:03:00.001-05:00

After 17 years of service at Norwood City Schools, former Superintendent Steve Collier will be leaving December 31st. Click here for photos of the December 3rd retirement reception hosted by Xavier University at the A.B. Cohen Building.

Just in: Boy Scout trailer stolen from Community Center

2009-12-23T15:04:00.003-05:00

Victor Schneider asked us to post his email below with sad news about the Boy Scout trailer:Could you let the community know that the Boy Scout troop trailer has been stolen?This is the large trailer that was parked at the Community Center. This red enclosed trailer was used to transport Norwood Boy Scouts equipment on camping adventurers. The trailer is red with 2 wheels on each side. It has

Retired NCS teacher Linda Brim spearheading Norwood Promise

2009-12-23T08:31:00.005-05:00

The article below by Andrew Clark appears in the current issue of the Norwood Star, which comes out today. We want to thank Andrew for sending us his article with permission to publish it. Some of our regular readers may recall this blog about the August, 2008 joint meeting of the NCS Board of Education and city council’s Committee of the Whole to discuss the possibility of the school district

New commenting system named Echo

2009-12-23T07:21:00.002-05:00

Several days ago, our free commenting system Haloscan offered us a deal we couldn’t refuse: either cough up $10 annually for the new state-of-the-art system Echo or lose all previous comments in the transition to any other service. Seconds after paying the fee, Echo was installed. We’re still pouring through all the information about Echo’s features, some of which seem so advanced we may

Behind the scenes at Saturday’s open H1N1 flu clinic at X.U.

2009-12-22T08:18:00.002-05:00

Guest blog by Pamela Walker-BauerCincinnati and Norwood health department staff and scores of volunteers vaccinated almost 1,000 people against the 2009 H1N1 virus at Xavier University’s Cintas Center this past Saturday, December 19, 2009. We could have easily vaccinated 5,000 individuals without being overly taxed. On hand, we had 8,000 doses available and could have gathered more vaccine if

Norwood Presbyterian Church to Seek New Pastor

2009-12-21T09:09:00.000-05:00

Guest blog by Rev. Chris WhiteOn December 31, 2009, my six years of serving the Norwood Presbyterian Church (NPC) as pastor will come to an end. But the ministry and mission of the Norwood Presbyterian Church will live on for a long time to come! It was a difficult decision, but through much prayer and discernment, we have decided it is best for NPC to be good stewards of the funds God has

This week at the Norwood Branch Library

2009-12-21T08:58:00.000-05:00

Tuesday, December 22ndPreschool Storytime6:30 p.m., Ages 3-6Wednesday, December 23rdHoliday Open HouseGames, Crafts, Music, & Refreshments2-4 p.m., All AgesThursday & Friday, December 24th & 25thLibrary ClosedHappy HolidaysFor more information, call 369-6037

Xavier Players & Madcap Puppets present “Toby and the Ice Goblin”

2009-12-21T07:33:00.007-05:00

On January 16 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and January 17 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Xavier Players will present Toby and the Ice Goblin directed by John Lewandowski, Madcap Puppet Theatre’s Artistic Director. This is the second show in this season’s “Hats Off” series collaboration between Madcap and Xavier. Tickets cost $7 each. They can be purchased online now at https://xavier-players.ticketleap.com and

Summary of Rec. Commission meeting re Victory Pool

2009-12-18T08:19:00.006-05:00

Guest blog by Keith MooreAt the Wednesday night‘s meeting, the Recreation Commission discussed the future of Victory Pool. The pool costs (after deducting revenues) about $8,000 a summer for staff and supplies. Last year (when pool attendance was low across the board due to all the rain), the pool averaged 16 kids per day, other than kids from the Summer Camps. If the pool is closed, the plan

"Nice" Armed Thieves Robbed Angilo’s, LaRosa’s, Mio’s

2009-12-18T07:57:00.000-05:00

Channel 12 is reporting that 2 male robbers armed with a gun and a knife have robbed 3 area pizza restaurants, starting with Angilo’s Pizza at 2649 Park Avenue in Norwood ten days ago. According to Angilo’s employees, the weapon-wielding pair apologized to customers and store personnel both at their store and at Mio’s, which they robbed several days later. They struck again Wednesday evening,

November 2009 Earnings Tax Report

2009-12-17T07:38:00.002-05:00

A monthly feature The Earnings Tax Department’s Report for November shows YTD collections strong for the eigth month running. Last month, YTD collections increased 8.13% over 2008.Individual…………...$ 68,090.77Business……………....$ 12,715,69Withholding………$ 1,006,191.86TOTAL……………...$1,086.998.32Collections thru November 2009….……….....…...........$15,538,272.14Collections thru November 2008............

Pediatric H1N1 vaccine recall

2009-12-16T08:08:00.000-05:00

Following is a message for our readers from Health Commissioner Pamela Walker-Bauer regarding the recent pediatric H1N1 vaccine recall:I am sure you have heard about the recall of pediatric H1N1 vaccine because it may not be potent enough to protect against the H1N1 virus. We administered approximately 80 of those 800,000 doses last week at the Norwood Health Department either on 12/9 or 12/10.

Cincinnati & Norwood Announce Open H1N1 Vaccine Session

2009-12-15T11:19:00.004-05:00

We just received the following the following press release from Health Commissioner Pamela Walker-Bauer:December 15, 2009-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-Cincinnati—the Cincinnati Health Department (CHD) is partnering with the City of Norwood to offer H1N1 vaccination for all members of the general public wishing to be immunized. For this session no pre-registration is required and the vaccination is free.

Just in: H1N1 Flu Clinic next Tuesday open to all

2009-12-15T10:51:00.006-05:00

Health Commissioner Pam Walker-Bauer just sent us the following announcement:We are beginning to schedule for an H1N1 clinic at the Norwood Health Dept at 2059 Sherman Ave. next Tuesday, December 22, 2009 for ANYONE who would like to be vaccinated. The clinic will be from 3:30-7:00 p.m. Individuals must call 458-4600 to schedule an appointment; No walk-in appointments. We also encourage

October 2009 Earnings Tax Report

2009-12-15T07:18:00.004-05:00

A monthly feature The Earnings Tax Department’s Report for October shows YTD collections strong for the seventh month running. Last month, YTD collections increased 6.19% over 2008.Individual………….$ 139,949.01Business…………….$ 568,363.40Withholding……….$ 889,713.76TOTAL……………..$1,595,026.17Collections thru October 2009….……….....…...........$14,451,273.82Collections thru October 2008..................

This week at the Norwood Branch Library

2009-12-14T06:54:00.002-05:00

Tuesday, December 15Preschool Storytime6:30 p.m., Ages 3-6Thursday, December 17ESOL Conversation Group5:30 p.m.Friday, December 18Friday Morning Book ClubMy Antonia by Willa Cather10:30 a.m.For more information, call369-6037

Norwood receives AAA Traffic Safety Award

2009-12-11T09:24:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to the City of Norwood and especially to the Norwood Police Department for winning AAA's Platinum Award for improving our local roadways for motorists and pedestrians. the NPD's Sgt. Thomas Stein accepted the award when 12 area cities were recognized December 2 at the annual AAA Community Traffic Safety Awards at the Metropolitan Club in Covington.

Invitation to Norwood Historical Society's Holiday Open House

2009-12-10T07:57:00.003-05:00

The Norwood Historical Society invites everyone to join them for their annual Holiday Open House this Saturday, December 12 at the historic McCullough House on the grounds of the beautiful Lindner Park Nature Preserve. The Preserve is located on Cypress Way off Montgomery Road at the far northern boundary of Norwood and the Cincinnati community of Pleasant Ridge.The annual event begins at 4 pm

NSL’s Holiday Assistance program seeks gift cards for families

2009-12-10T07:43:00.001-05:00

Guest blog by Lupe Gonzalez-HoytNorwood Service League is conducting its annual Holiday Assistance program to help 100 families who have job loss, are unable to work, or who are needy in other ways. NSL is preparing food baskets for 100 families. Members of the Norwood Middle School Honor Society are volunteering Thursday and Friday to assemble 200 old-fashioned Christmas stockings with oranges (

Six inducted in Norwood Athletic Hall of Fame

2009-12-09T08:57:00.006-05:00

Click here for more photos of the Norwood Alumni Association’s November 14 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction at Crowne Plaza in Blue Ash. This year’s inductee wereMarie Geraci, Class of 75Kevin Weidenweber, Class of 90Maria Hammond Eshman, Class of 95JD Foust, Class of 99 Paul Dutch Ludwig, Teacher & CoachJim Powell, Indian Award Recipient

This week at the Norwood Branch Library

2009-12-08T10:19:00.000-05:00

Tuesday, December 8thPreschool Storytime6:30 p.m., Ages 3-6Thursday, December 10thTales to TailsRead Aloud To A Therapy Dog4 p.m., Ages 5-12ESOL Conversation Group5:30 p.m.For more information, call 369-6037.

‘A Xavier Christmas’ welcomes children to campus today

2009-12-08T06:55:00.002-05:00

180 elementary school children will be special guests Xavier University once again kicks off the holiday season today with ‘A Xavier Christmas.’ Around 180 elementary school students from Hoffman-Parham, Frederick Douglass, Sharpsburg, Williams, South Avondale, and Norwood View schools will be special guests of the University and will be accompanied by more than 180 Xavier Buddies (students).

“Baby” H1N1 Flu Clinic this Wednesday

2009-12-07T12:22:00.000-05:00

This Wednesday, December 9, the Norwood Health Department at 2059 Sherman Ave. is conducting a “baby clinic” from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. for children ages 6 months - 35 months. Individuals must call 458-4600 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated.