WNTN in Auburndale

[David Tomm]

There must have been a lot of that going on around Eastern Mass. at 
that time.  A few years after Norwood, the village of West Needham 
which essentially functioned as their own town away from the rest of 
Needham formally separated and became what is now known as Wellesley.

http://www.ci.wellesley.ma.us/Pages/WellesleyMA_Selectmensoffice/hist

On Jan 31, 2008, at 1:53 AM, A. Joseph Ross wrote:

> On 30 Jan 2008 at 14:50, Doug Drown wrote:
>
>> I wonder how many of those Newton villages have post offices?
>> The distinctions between villages within a town or city can be very
>> important to New Englanders.  In many instances, where there is a town
>> center and a mill village (or what was one), there has been an
>> economic disparity that has engendered a wariness between the people
>> of the two villages.  Those old animosities tend to die away very
>> slowly.  I know; I've witnessed it.    -Doug
>
> The Town of Norwood site contains a history page that details the
> increasing animosity that existed between the northern and southern
> parts of Dedham, which led to South Dedham (and a small portion of
> Walpole) becoming the Town of Norwood in 1872. At their first Town
> Meeting, Norwood graciously adopted a resolution thanking the
> inhabitants of Dedham and Walpole for their assistance in the
> formation of Norwood.
>
> http://www.ci.norwood.ma.us/townhall/brief.html .
>