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NPD confirms COVID-19 case

NPD confirms COVID-19 case

Police Chief John Schlittler and the Needham Public Health Division have confirmed that Department of Public Health (DPH) officials have notified the Town of one confirmed case of COVID-19 within the Needham Police Department.

Needham Public Health officials have been in contact with the individual. The individual has been isolated...

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Project VAN volunteers give back

Project VAN volunteers give back
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By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Reporter High-school-aged kids were working hard at the Needham Community Farm as they spent last Wednesday volunteering with Project VAN (Volunteers Around Needham). The Project VAN program first began during the summer of 1998 and aims to provide one-day service projects around Needham for kids that are between eighth and 12th...
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Seniors brew up conversations with cops

Seniors brew up conversations with cops
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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Those driving by Needham’s Center at the Heights the morning of October 12 might be anxiously awaiting the week’s police log to see why police cruisers were parked around the building. Well, they weren’t responding to any kind of report of a crime at the Center. Instead they were...
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Annual fair kicks off holiday weekend

Annual fair kicks off holiday weekend
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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Could there have been a better way for Needham’s community to ring in the long weekend than with the Needham Business Association’s Harvest Fair? Perhaps a trip to Europe or to a tropical island would have been nice, but for those staying local for Columbus Day weekend, the Harvest Fair...
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