Needham

The crash is under investigation.

A person police initially said was killed in a crash Friday in Needham, Massachusetts, is alive and in critical condition. The two-vehicle crash took place on Interstate 95 around noon. Massachusetts State Police said Friday afternoon that a 29-year-old Norwood man had been taken to Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston, where he was pronounced dead. State police later said…

Police cruisers chased a stolen Amazon delivery van through the streets of Wellesley Wednesday.

A stolen Amazon delivery van led Massachusetts State Police on a slow pursuit through multiple communities Wednesday, authorities said. The driver, identified as 23-year-old Cameron Mignon of Sharon, is accused of stealing the van in Needham around 6:30 p.m. State police said he hit a police cruiser in Needham and kept going. The chase ended at a dead end on…

A person was stabbed at a business in Needham, and a 65-year-old man was taken into custody.

A person was stabbed and a 65-year-old man arrested at a restaurant supply store in Needham, Massachusetts, Wednesday, police said. Angel Cartagena Resto, of Dorchester, faces charges of assault with intent to murder and battery with a dangerous weapon for incident, which took place just before 2 p.m., Needham police said. Officers were called to the scene, Restaurant Depot on…

The driver of a truck that lost two of its wheels, which bounced across the road and hit two cars, spoke to NBC10 Boston.

No one was injured when two wheels flew off a truck on Interstate 95 in Needham, Massachusetts, on Friday morning, striking two cars, police said. The driver of the truck spoke exclusively to NBC10 Boston, explaining that the tires came off his truck without warning. “The lugs snapped and the tires went flying off into the oncoming traffic,” said the…

A 19-year-old cyclist was hit by a car Sunday morning in Dover, Massachusetts, police said. Just before noon, the Needham man was riding his bike on Centre Street toward Medfield when we was struck from behind by a vehicle operated by a 37-year-old woman, also from Needham. The victim was taken by medical helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital with non-life-threatening…

During a stretch of heavy rainfall in New England, the risk of basement flooding is increasing. Melissa Lassonde of Needham, Massachusetts, is tossing out almost everything that was in her basement. “It’s all gone,” she said. “It’s going to have to be replaced.” The water just kept rising on Friday in her neighborhood after the torrential rain. “It was...

After downpours ruined weekend plans and left many spending July Fourth indoors, sunny weather on Monday gave everyone another chance to enjoy the long holiday weekend.  For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic triggered a lockdown and put most Independence Day traditions on hiatus, people once again gathered for town parades in both Needham and Chelmsford.  “The fact...

World War II Veteran George Yered took part in a wreath laying in Needham, Massachusetts, on Memorial Day to honor the lives lost. And then residents commemorated his 100th birthday at the VFW in Needham. In 100 years, Yered says the most amazing thing he’s ever witnessed is getting back on the ship that brought him and his comrades home.

Middle school students rolled up their sleeves Saturday at a vaccine clinic in Needham, Massachusetts. “I’m really excited because I’m halfway there to be able to see more people and go in people’s houses,” said Serena Berk, an 8th grader at Pollard Middle School. Berk says this day was a big step in getting back to normal. Her dad...

Organizers say 750 vaccine doses were administered at the clinic Saturday.

A former middle school teacher in Massachusetts pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that she repeatedly raped a student nearly a decade ago. Caitlin Harding, 37, of Wellesley, was arraigned by videoconference on multiple charges of child rape and indecent assault and battery on a child, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office. Harding assaulted the victim multiple…

A worker at a Needham construction site was injured Friday after falling several feet.

A construction worker was injured Friday morning after falling into a ditch at construction site in Needham, Massachusetts. Fire crews were seen at the town’s new public safety headquarters, which are currently under construction, extricating the male worker on a stretcher. A spokesperson for the city told NBC10 Boston the injuries did not appear to be life threatening. The...

Arrangement, after arrangement, after arrangement. Albert Clough has ordered roses from Ecuador to his business for 30 years. This year’s Valentine’s Day in a pandemic is the most lucrative of his career.

This Valentine’s Day will look different, but for businesses struggling during the pandemic, it’s an important time.

Some Massachusetts residents remain positive and look forward to the snow to come.