Incidents of vandalism led selectman to make the decision, he said.
While balancing the role of selectman with his work and family responsibilities has been “challenging” of late, Selectman Jim Healy said it was a recent case of vandalism that pushed him to resign from the board less than a year into his three-year term. Healy announced his plans to step down this spring in a letter. In the letter, Healy, who works in the Office of the General Counsel for the University of Massachusetts, mentions a promotion at work, increasing responsibilities in addition to his job as selectman and three incidents in which his vehicle’s tires were slashed that occurred in May 2007, December 2008 and just three weeks ago. “I had been doing some soul searching beginning in October about how I was going to be able to juggle…
The following information was supplied by the Needham Police Department. Any charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction
A Pinewood Road resident called police on Sunday after he discovered an arrow had been shot into the back of his house. No one was injured. A Needham Police officer who responded to the residence The residence around 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 12 reportedly found an arrow sticking out of the back of the structure about 25 feet off the ground. The incident remains under investigation. Other incidents of vandalism reported to Needham Police over the past week: Vehicle Keyed in Library Parking Lot A local resident parked at the Needham Free Public Library contacted police after someone keyed her vehicle on Saturday morning. A witness reported seeing a woman key the car around 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, then drive off. He was able to …
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