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Norwood Student Helps Wheaton College Win International Competition

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Noe Garcia-Bravo, a Norwood resident, and student of the Class of 2026 at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, was part of a student team that earned first place in the Fall 2025 Digital Marketing Competition, an international challenge featuring more than 250 student teams from colleges and universities across the United States and abroad, according to College officials.

UPDATE Norwood: Family of Allan Feliz Holds Rally outside NYPD HQ Calling for Justice

By DAVID GREENE
Family and friends of Allan Feliz, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop near Woodlawn Cemetery in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Oct. 17, 2019 by a police sergeant, held a rally outside NYPD headquarters in Lower Manhattan on July 8, to urge Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to change course after she announced on July 3 that she decided not to fire the involved sergeant, now an NYPD lieutenant, Jonathan Rivera. Tisch took the decision not to fire Rivera despite the recommendation of NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado. 

Health Check: The Pink Elephant and the Unopened Gift When Cancer Visits during the Holidays 

By DR. ALYSON MOADEL-ROBBLEE
The holiday season can conjure up images of festive gatherings of family and loved ones, laughing and eating around a table full of delicious food, nostalgic stories, and holiday music. Joy is served up, as thick and rich as the banana cream pie, while everyone catches up on happy news.  Cut to reality: We know that life is not like the one depicted in the movie “Pleasantville,” where there are never any natural disasters, hardships, or illness. Real life, especially during family gatherings and the holidays, forces us to confront immense challenges, including one that affects one in three women and one in two men: cancer.