Non-Emergency Phone Numbers to Keep on Hand

As Hurricane Irene approaches New England, emergency workers are reminding people that call volume skyrockets during a crisis. Many of the calls are non-emergency calls that could be better handled by another agency. 

The following is a partial list of phone numbers to call related to specific problems you may have:

• Norwood Police business line: 781-440-5100
• Norwood Department of Public Works: 781-762-1413
• Norwood Light and Broadband: 781-948-1150
• National Grid outage reporting: 1-800-465-1212
• Verizon: 1-800-VERIZON (1-800-837-4966)
• Comcast: 1-800-COMCAST (1-800-266-2278)

All emergency situations, however, residents should not hesitate to call 9-1-1.