Monday, October 29, 2012
Follow the track of the storm as it blew through town on Monday as local residents provided updates, asked questions and shared news via social media.
More than 2,700 Needham residents lost power at some point on Monday, but that didn't stop many of them from taking to the Internet to talk about—what else—Hurricane Sandy. From Facebook status updates to Twitter pics to news reports to tons of teens tweeting late into the night about why school should be closed, there was lots to talk about in Needham on Monday. Check out much of the action in the Storify feature above, which offers a timestamped look at how locals reacted to Sandy. Got something to add to the conversation? Tweet your message or photos to @NeedhamPatch or leave a note on our Facebook wall. Want to know what was going on outside Needham? Check out Patch's Massachusetts-wide live blog, with updates from all over the …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Student from an unspecified area school has been threatened by social media scammer
Parents, educators and local police should be wary of students falling into a Facebook trap by someone who created a fake profile posing as a teenage girl, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey said in a letter received by local school districts. An area student—Morrissey did not specify which town—recently friended someone appearing on Facebook as "Sarah John," whose photo made her appear to be a teenager and who has yet to be identified. "After a few months as a passive friend, this Sarah John initiated conversations that led to the student sharing personal information," Morrissey wrote in the letter. "Sarah John is now trying to extort money from the student and has threatened to make this very personal information public …
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Highlights from Facebook and Twitter comments.
Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents but it’s also just a great way to expand that sense of community that is so important in a town like Needham. Because it is so important, we have Social Media Saturday, a feature published every weekend that highlights the past week’s worth of Tweets, posts, likes, friends and comments. It’s our way of thanking those of you who communicate with us and encouraging more of our readers to do the same—think of it like waving hello on the street. Wave to us! And every weekend, we’ll wave back. This is also a great way to highlight new Needham-related Facebook and other media pages we come across. So if you’re …
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Highlights from Needham Patch's Facebook and Twitter interactions.
Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents but it’s also just a great way to expand that sense of community that is so important in a town like Needham. Because it is so important, we have Social Media Saturday, a feature published every weekend that highlights the past week’s worth of Tweets, posts, likes, friends and comments. It’s our way of thanking those of you who communicate with us and encouraging more of our readers to do the same—think of it like waving hello on the street. Wave to us! And every weekend, we’ll wave back. This is also a great way to highlight new Needham-related Facebook and other media pages we come across. So if you’re …
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Highlights from recent posts on Patch, Twitter and Facebook.
Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents but it’s also just a great way to expand that sense of community that is so important in a town like Needham. Because it is so important, we have Social Media Saturday, a feature published every weekend that highlights the past week’s worth of Tweets, posts, likes, friends and comments. It’s our way of thanking those of you who communicate with us and encouraging more of our readers to do the same—think of it like waving hello on the street. Wave to us! And every weekend, we’ll wave back. This is also a great way to highlight new Needham-related Facebook and other media pages we come across. So if you’re …
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The Village Fish
970 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
Highlights from Facebook, Twitter and more.
Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents but it’s also just a great way to expand that sense of community that is so important in a town like Needham. Because it is so important, we have Social Media Saturday, a feature published every weekend that highlights the past week’s worth of Tweets, posts, likes, friends and comments. It’s our way of thanking those of you who communicate with us and encouraging more of our readers to do the same—think of it like waving hello on the street. Wave to us! And every weekend, we’ll wave back. This is also a great way to highlight new Needham-related Facebook and other media pages we come across. So if you’re …
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Isis Maternity
110 2nd Ave, Needham Heights, MA
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Highlights from recent Twitter, Facebook and Needham Patch comments.
Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents but it’s also just a great way to expand that sense of community that is so important in a town like Needham. Because it is so important, we have Social Media Saturday, a feature published every weekend that highlights the past week’s worth of Tweets, posts, likes, friends and comments. It’s our way of thanking those of you who communicate with us and encouraging more of our readers to do the same—think of it like waving hello on the street. Wave to us! And every weekend, we’ll wave back. This is also a great way to highlight new Needham-related Facebook and other media pages we come across. So if you’re …
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Harvey's Hardware
1004 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA
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Needham Free Public Library
1139 Highland Ave, Needham Heights, MA
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
Highlights from recent activity on Facebook, Twitter and Patch comments.
Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents but it’s also just a great way to expand that sense of community that is so important in a town like Needham. Because it is so important, we have Social Media Saturday, a feature published every weekend that highlights the past week’s worth of Tweets, posts, likes, friends and comments. It’s our way of thanking those of you who communicate with us and encouraging more of our readers to do the same—think of it like waving hello on the street. Wave to us! And every weekend, we’ll wave back. This is also a great way to highlight new Needham-related Facebook and other media pages we come across. So if you’re …
42.279993
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Needham Bowlaway
16 Chestnut St, Needham, MA
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Saturday, July 30, 2011
Highlights from the week's activity on Facebook, Twitter and Patch comments.
Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents but it’s also just a great way to expand that sense of community that is so important in a town like Needham. Because it is so important, we have Social Media Saturday, a feature published every weekend that highlights the past week’s worth of Tweets, posts, likes, friends and comments. It’s our way of thanking those of you who communicate with us and encouraging more of our readers to do the same—think of it like waving hello on the street. Wave to us! And every weekend, we’ll wave back. This is also a great way to highlight new Needham-related Facebook and other media pages we come across. So if you’re …
42.281079
-71.236793
Perennial Designs
117 Chapel St, Needham, MA
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Saturday, July 23, 2011
Highlights from recent activity on Facebook, Twitter and Patch comments.
Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents but it’s also just a great way to expand that sense of community that is so important in a town like Needham. Because it is so important, we have Social Media Saturday, a feature published every weekend that highlights the past week’s worth of Tweets, posts, likes, friends and comments. It’s our way of thanking those of you who communicate with us and encouraging more of our readers to do the same—think of it like waving hello on the street. Wave to us! And every weekend, we’ll wave back. This is also a great way to highlight new Needham-related Facebook and other media pages we come across. So if you’re …
42.28468
-71.2359
Wild Willy's Burgers
1257 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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42.28751
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Needham Free Public Library
1139 Highland Ave, Needham Heights, MA
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John Casy
12:31 pm on Friday, March 2, 2012
The DAs office needs to spend there time doing real crime fighting and not waist it on this so call Facebook fraud. more ›