1979

POPULATION:  18,361

HOUSES:  4,779

  • Town budgets strained by inflation and high energy costs
    • Police Department notes marked increase in stolen property crime
  • Solid Waste Advisory Committee formed to investigate solution to growing problem
  • Board of Selectmen successfully opposes attempt to locate Norfolk County Jail at Hilltop Farm on North Street

SCHOOLS

  • Plimpton School closes
  • Lester Burch appointed new principal at Walpole High


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