Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The town followed the rest of Massachusetts in re-electing President Barack Obama and electing Elizabeth Warren as Senator and Joe Kennedy as Congressman.
Needham residents soon will be able to buy their wine right here in town. By an overwhelming margin, local voters approved the only question on the Nov. 6 special town election ballot—whether Needham should issue licenses to businesses to sell wine, beer and liquor in town. In the end, 12,181 Needham residents voted yes on the measure, while 4,636 residents voted no. With approval of the ballot question, Needham has the ability to issue up to six licenses for the retail sale of beer, wine and liquor in town, with two additional wine and beer licenses available after 2018, for a total of eight. Needham selectmen will be holding a public hearing later this month to consider regulations for alcohol sales licenses, and each license applicant…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The different-sized special town and state ballots appear to be jamming in some of the machines, delaying the process at some precincts.
Needham's two ballots appear to be causing some problems with ballot boxes at some of the town's precincts. By 2 p.m. on Election Day, at least three ballot machines had malfunctioned, Town Clerk Tedi Eaton said. “We’ve had a lot of problems. Precinct H was down—we got that up and running. A had a problem—we got that up and running. G, I’m waiting for them to come from my vendor with another machine, so that one’s down,” she said. Eaton said part of the problem appeared to be the fact that two different sized ballots were being fed into the machines. The ballot for Needham's special election is the size of a regular piece of computer paper, while the state ballot is much longer. “One’s this size and one’s this size, and people are trying …
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Polls are open on Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
It's Election Day! Today, Needham residents will help pick a new president, U.S. senator and Congressman and help decide statewide issues involving medical marijuana, end-of-life prescriptions and right-to-repair. Locally, voters will decide whether to allow stores in Needham to sell wine, beer and liquor. Remember: Needham residents will need to check in twice when they go to vote today—once to receive your state/presidential election ballot and then again to receive the special town election ballot. You can fill out both ballots at the same time, but you must sign in at each table to reveive the two ballots. For a complete look at what you'll see on today's ballot, including sample ballots, check out Needham Patch's Election Guide 2012. …
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Pollard Middle School
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Newman Elementary School
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Hillside Elementary School
28 Glen Gary Rd, Needham, MA
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Mitchell School
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Updates on the presidential, state and local election in Needham will be posted here throughout the day Tuesday.
Stay with Needham Patch all day as we update this article with news and information from the polls—and live election results after 8 p.m. See quotes and updates from today's election in Needham below, underneath the results tables. Polls closed at 8 p.m. Check back later tonight for results in all 10 Needham precincts. Results will be posted as soon as the town clerk makes them available. [UPDATE 11:42 p.m.] So what does the alcohol sales question approval mean for Needham? Needham selectmen can now issue up to six licenses for the retail sale of beer, wine and liquor in town, with two additional wine and beer licenses available after 2018, for a total of eight. Needham has been “dry” since before Prohibition. After the federal repeal of …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Republican and Democratic Party members from across the state discussed the Oct. 3 presidential debate live, with questions and comments from readers and Patch editors.
Local Republican and Democratic Party members from across Massachusetts discussed the Oct. 3 presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney live in our chat room above. The event started at 8:30 p.m. with some pre-debate talk before the debate, which began at 9 p.m. Look for a recap of the live chat and debate soon on Needham Patch. Find our where to vote, who's running, what are the issues and more with Needham Patch's election guide.
Search our interactive campaign contribution database and find out who from Needham has donated to the presidential campaigns.
In the 2012 campaign cycle, Needham residents have made 908 contributions to the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the Democratic and Republican Party nominees. About 84 percent of the donations made in Needham have gone to President Obama. A total of 759 contributions from Needham were made to the Obama campaign, while 149 contributions were made to the Romney campaign. Statewide, a total of $23,401,154 has been donated to presidential candidates by Massachusetts residents. Of that, $14,534,279 has gone to Obama and $7,896,545 has gone to Romney. The rest has gone to other candidates, primarily Ron Paul ($369,583) and others who ran against Romney in the Republican primary. Patch has created an interactive database …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Town business will be conducted a week earlier than usual, on Monday, Oct. 29, because of the Presidential Election on Nov. 6.
Needham's fall Special Town Meeting will be held earlier than usual this year, after selectmen voted Tuesday to set the meeting for Monday, Oct. 29 to avoid conflicting with the 2012 Presidential Election. Town Manager Kate Fitzpatrick advised the board to move up the date from the first week of November to help alleviate some of the stress on the town clerk and her staff, who are especially busy right before and after a big election. The Presidential Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Last year's fall Special Town Meeting was held on Monday, Nov. 7. The following Monday is Veterans Day, and moving the meeting much later in the month could affect the town's ability to set the tax rate, Fitzpatrick said. In addition, if required, …
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John
2:57 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Needham's new slogan: "Come Get Trashed in Needham!" or, "Needham, we're just like all the other towns". more ›