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It may have not made the telecast, but there was a little bit of Newton sparkle in the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. After giving a pair of custom earrings to Olympian Aly...

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Long before she was an Olympian, and before she was named the best floor routine gymnast in the world, Aly Raisman first stepped on to a gymnastics mat at Exxcel Gymnastics in Newton. 
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Needham Bank, with five branches throughout the greater Boston area, was a proud sponsor of the “Rally for Aly,” held Aug. 2 at Needham Town Hall to cheer on Needham resident and Olympic ...

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Needham is celebrating Aly Raisman's win, and all across the U.S., the Olympic Games are a celebration of athleticism and national pride. But when Raisman and other Olympians return home ...

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Aly Raisman has won the gold! The Needham native scored top marks in the women's gymnastics floor exercise final on Tuesday afternoon, winning the gold medal with her score of 15.600...

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Updated on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 11 p.m. Needham gymnast Aly Raisman won her first individual Olympic medal Tuesday morning with her performance on the balance beam. Raisman, 18, w...

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Updated on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 11:21 a.m. with corrected performance times. When gymnast Aly Raisman competes once again in the 2012 Olympics today, relatives back home in the Boston ...

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Sen. Scott Brown said he and his family watched the Olympic gymnastics team finals and that he felt Needham's Aly Raisman was a leader for her team. Speaking at a construction site i...