This week's Norton obituary notices column includes two residents: McCarthy, Brian P., of Norton, formerly of West Roxbury and Mission Hill, who died August 17, 2026, and was the son of the late Michael W. and Lydia (Carpenter) McCarthy; and Welch, Jonathan M., of Norton, who died Augus…
The LPGA Tour's FM Championship got underway at TPC Boston in Norton over the weekend, launching nine days of professional golf in town. Per Golf News Net's report, "2026 FM Championship field: LPGA Tour players, rankings," a full roster of ranked LPGA Tour players is teeing it up at th…
CPS signs a long-term lease for a new 80,000-square-foot facility in Attleboro, just minutes from its Norton base. The company's new location sits less than 10 minutes from its current Norton facility, giving it added room to grow, according to a Business Insider markets report publishe…
Massachusetts residential tax rates climbed in 109 communities for fiscal year 2026, a new statewide comparison shows, according to a Norton Patch report headlined "Here Are The Highest, Lowest Property Tax Bills In MA." The report did not break out Norton's own rate among the towns sur…
Big Y is bringing a new supermarket to Norton's Greatwood Marketplace, with an early 2028 opening targeted for the 48,000-square-foot store. The project, first reported by The Shelby Report, a food-industry trade publication, marks a fresh step in the grocery chain's expansion across ea…
U.S. News published its 2026-27 rankings of Massachusetts' best public high schools this week, per Norton Patch. The list, featured in Patch's Tuesday, Aug. 18 newsletter to Norton readers, scores schools statewide across six separate performance measures. The newsletter excerpt availab…
It was a quiet week for Norton sports news, with the lone item coming from Norton Youth Soccer, which is promoting its "Fall Rec 2026" recreational season on its website. The youth soccer organization's site also continues to list ongoing opportunities in competitive soccer, refereeing,…
One Norton obituary was published this week: Haskins, Malcolm H., 96, of Norton, who died August 13, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Norton Memorial Funeral Home.
Norton Patch's Tuesday digest spotlighted a food drive benefiting the Cupboard of Kindness food pantry among a dozen local events. The newsletter's community calendar also flagged an item billed as "Town Hall With Jason Poulos" alongside eleven other listings for residents to check out …
Norton Patch's food week newsletter highlighted a large pizza festival coming to Massachusetts and a distinctive new Japanese eatery drawing early buzz. The same August 10, 2026 roundup noted that a bar whose owners announced plans to close last month has reversed course and will remain…