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Eversource, contractor penalized for 2023 house explosion
By Peter O’Neil
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has issued civil penalties of $150,000 each to Eversource and one of its contractors for violations that led to a Nov. 4, 2023, gas explosion […]
Swiffer inventor uses design for good
By Seth Bauer
The kitchen of the inventor of the Swiffer is immaculate. Not just the floor but every surface is spotless and carefully organized. There’s art on the walls and a series […]
Pollard site selection proving tricky
By Peter O’Neil
The Pollard School Building Committee has begun the heavy lift of choosing whether a new town middle should be sited in the “backyard” of the current Pollard site or at […]
Parcel 74 is Needham’s mysteriously undeveloped woodland
By Bob Baker
There is no evidence that a UFO-related Area 51 exists but in Needham there is a somewhat mysterious Parcel 74. The woodland property between Greendale Avenue and Route 128 encompasses […]
Midnight fire damages Pinewood Road home
By Jeanne Hopkins
A fire broke out in the garage attached to the home at 80 Pinewood Road around midnight Tuesday. No one was injured as the extensive blaze breached the garage doors […]
Arts council drawn to help local talent
By Bella Gonzalez
A mural highlighting Needham’s knitting industry off Chapel Street, a presentation by Revolutionary War reenactors on the Town Common and a music festival at Powers Hall – what they have in […]
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