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Town urges storm prep ahead of nor'easter

Town officials urge Norwell residents to prepare for a weekend nor'easter as storm approaches. Also in today's brief (3 items): Town warns of weekend nor'easter; Library wins $35,000 state technology grant; Needham JV field hockey visits Norwell Monday.

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Library drops seasonal Sunday hours over budget cuts

Norwell Public Library eliminates seasonal Sunday hours due to ongoing budget cuts. From our own coverage: Norwell logs 10 property transfers, prices pending. Also in today's brief (3 items): Budget cuts end library's seasonal Sunday hours; Longtime Norwell resident James W. Doran dies.

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026, through September 20, 2026

This week's Norwell obituary column carries a single notice. Freeman, Sybilla Flatau, age 89, a longtime Norwell resident with a stated interest in local history and nature, died Thursday, September 10, 2026. Her obituary was submitted by McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home - Norwell, the le…

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Real Estate

Norwell home prices span $600,000 to $2.4 million in latest sales

Plymouth County deed records show 10 Norwell property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, with six carrying disclosed sale prices ranging from $600,000 to $2,399,000 and a median of $1,267,500. The remaining four transfers were nominal-consideration transactions, not market sales.

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Town Clerk's Office to Close Sept. 23-24 as Norwell Seeks Plow Contractors

Norwell's Town Clerk's Office will close for two days later this month as the town also seeks snowplow contractors for winter. The Town Clerk's Office is closed Sept. 23 and 24, per a town News Flash, while Town Hall solicits qualified plowing contractors for the 2026-2027 snow and ice …

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 7 through September 13, 2026

This week's Norwell obituary notices column carries one qualifying notice, for Sybilla Flatau Freeman, 89, who died Thursday, September 10, 2026. She was described in her published obituary as a longtime Norwell resident with a dedication to local history and nature. McNamara-Sparrell F…

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