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Your editorLeslie Anderson is the editor of the Globe West regional print edition and this Needham site.
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Needham man accused of hiding child pornography on work computer
A Needham man today pleaded not guilty in a Boston courthouse to charges that he stored child pornography on the computer he used while working for a Brookline property management company. Boston Globe, 6:35 p.m.
Upper Falls Greenway project to be discussed Feb. 12
A public meeting will be held on Feb 12 to gauge citizen and neighborhood support for the Greenway. The meeting is at 3PM on Sunday Feb12th at the Emerson Community Centre on Pettee St in Upper Falls
Boston Globe, 02/08/2012
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Needham has restaurants for all tastes
Settled amidst what could conceivably be called "restaurant row" on Great Plain Avenue, Masala Art provides a full introduction to Indian food and spices for the adventurous suburbanite. Boston Globe, 3:59 p.m.
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Remembering the blizzard of '78
(National Archives at Boston )
On this date in 1978, New England was smothered with a ferocious blizzard that shut down Massachusetts for a week.
About 3,500 cars and trucks became trapped in the snow along the Route 128, including this stretch in Needham during the three-day storm. Boston Globe, 2/7/12
Blog
Myths about gender and mathematics
True or False: Girls under-perform boys in math.
The Math Mom, 2/3/12
(Reuters)
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Needham gymnast Alexandra Raisman on beam for Olympics
The YouTube clip shows her in the stands with her Brestyan’s clubmates at the 2008 US gymnastics championships at Agganis Arena, answering the Grant’s Tomb question posed by John Macready, the roving emcee and former Olympian.
Boston Globe, 1/22/12
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Forever 128
Office parks offer hope for revival
As cash-strapped communities along the 128 beltway go prospecting for new tax revenue, they are suddenly finding a rich vein in long-neglected office parks and commercial properties along New England’s most vibrant commercial thoroughfare. Needham is the latest to make this discovery. Boston Globe, 1/22/12
Snapshot
Households with a member who is two races or more, 2010
Households with a member who is two races or more tend to be concentrated in urban areas such as Lawrence, Brockton, Chelsea and new Bedford, according to the US Census from 2010.
- Median age of males, 2010
- Median age of females, 2010
- Change in population, 1950-2010
- Cigarette smokers per community, 2009
- Independent voters, 2010
- Percent of republicans, 2010
- Democrats as a percent of voters
- Stolen cars per 10,000 residents
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