Your Tweets, Posts, Pics and Updates From Inside Hurricane Sandy

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 …

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2012 OLYMPICS: Look Who's Talking About Aly Raisman

Follow the Needham gymnast in London through Tweets, Facebook posts, YouTube videos, news articles and more.

This Week in Social Media: Sept. 11-17

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…

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This Week in Social Media: Sept. 4-10

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 …

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This Week in Social Media: Aug. 28-Sept. 3

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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This Week in Social Media: Aug. 21-27

Highlights from Twitter, Facebook 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 …

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This Week in Social Media: Aug. 7-13

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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This Week in Social Media: July 24-30

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 …

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This Week in Social Media: July 3-9

Highlights from the week on 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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This Week in Social Media: June 26-July 2

Highlights from the week from our friends on Facebook, Twitter and Patch.

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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