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Nissen, D’Addesio win Melick Awards

Nissen, D’Addesio win Melick Awards
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Each May at Town Meeting, the Melick Foundation presents the Richard Patton Melick Award. Every recipient demonstrates a generous volunteer spirit which contributes to the quality of life in Needham. This year’s winners were Kathryn D’Addesio and Suzanne Nissen. Additionally, in 2010, the Melick Foundation established an annual $2,500 scholarship for a Needham High School...
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Ceremony celebrates life of James Hugh Powers

Ceremony celebrates life of James Hugh Powers
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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Earlier this year, Needham mourned the loss of James Hugh Powers, the longest serving Town Meeting member in Needham’s history. Powers was more than a prominent figure in town politics, though. He was a United States Marines veteran, a Harvard graduate, and a beloved member of the community. On September...
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Melick Foundation scholarship available

Melick Foundation scholarship available
The $2500 Melick Foundation Scholarship is available to any graduating Needham High School student or other Needham resident who is a graduating student at another high school. It is awarded to a student who has unselfishly engaged in civic activities and has helped friends, neighbors, or strangers as a volunteer in the community. The Melick...
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Mullen wins Melick scholarship

Mullen wins Melick scholarship
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The Melick Foundation was created in 1997 to honor Dick Melick, who served as Needham's Town Moderator for thirty-five years. In 2010, the Melick Foundation established an annual scholarship for a Needham High School senior who is an active community volunteer and has helped further the tradition of civic and neighborly service in...
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