Needham

A person was seriously hurt in an SUV crash in Needham, Massachusetts, Thursday, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear how the seriously injured person, who was on foot, was involved in the crash. They were rushed to Beth Israel Hospital, according to Needham police. The crash on Great Plain Avenue near Rivard Road was reported about 10:55 a.m. The...

A teenager died in a crash in Needham, Massachusetts, Wednesday afternoon, police said. Two cars crashed near the intersection of Forest Street and Rolling Lane at around 4:25 p.m. on Wednesday, Needham police said. The drivers were treated at the scene, but one, Dylan Newman, an 18-year-old from Newton, was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital, police said….

A spotlight on Needham’s Café Fresh Bagel, serving all-natural bagel dishes that have grown a following.

As the world watches the war in Ukraine with horror, a Massachusetts woman has made it her mission to help and give hope, just as her grandfather was given over a century ago. When Ukraine was invaded by Russia, Melanie Kelfer of Needham dropped everything and started Operation Mordechai, a project with the goal of helping refugees. Her drive to…

A Needham, Massachusetts, man pleaded guilty Monday in the 2018 stabbing death of his girlfriend. Benjamin Walsh, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the Sept. 10, 2018 death of Olivia Bergstrom in the Needham apartment they shared. After stabbing Bergstrom to death, Walsh allegedly drove to Primavera restaurant in Millis and attacked his parents with a knife. The owner…

Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in Needham on Friday. An elderly couple and another adult inside the Aletha Road home saw the fire, got out and called 911. The fire was reported shortly before noon. Heavy, black smoke could be seen pouring out of the building, with flames shooting from the roof. “From my living room window we…

A French woman living in Needham, Massachusetts, opened Le Petit Four to spread joy.

A Quincy, Mass. man has been indicted on charges accusing him of obstructing an investigation into fires set at Jewish-affiliated institutions in Arlington, Needham and Chelsea, Mass. in 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.

Three men, including a Massachusetts police officer, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly conspiring to trade shares of a company based on inside information, federal prosecutors in Boston said. David Forte, 58, of Acton; John Younis, 59, of Bristol, Rhode Island; and Gregory Manning, 59, of Needham, are each charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, said a statement from the…

Pop-up COVID testing locations run by a company called Center for COVID Control in Massachusetts and the country have come under scrutiny for their operating practices, and officials on Thursday ordered that the three in the state stop operating. Tests for COVID can be hard to come by, which is why some people rely on pop-up, no appointment testing sites…

A COVID-19 testing site in Needham, Massachusetts, is coming under fire after complaints that test results came back late or did not come back at all. The situation has frustrated enough people for the town to issue a formal complaint with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. The Center for COVID Control, located on 1502 Highland Ave. in Needham, advertises free…

A Massachusetts woman has been found guilty of stabbing her elderly neighbor to death at her Needham home in 2017. A Norfolk Superior Court jury found 51-year old Tammie Galloway guilty of murder in the first degree in the death of her neighbor, 81-year-old Laura Shifrina, Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey announced Thursday. Galloway, who was represented by Attorney…

A 15-year-old high on marijuana crashed a car into telephone poles and a home in Needham, Massachusetts, early Wednesday morning before being arrested in a nearby neighborhood, police said. The teenager, who is from Lawrence but hasn’t been identified, had a minor injury but ran off from the scene after crashing into the garage, according to the Needham Police...

Two people have died after a car crashed into a house Wednesday in Needham, Massachusetts. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Central Avenue. The mid-morning calm shattered when a silver BMW driven by an 89-year-old Needham man rammed into a house. The driver was hospitalized with serious injuries. The car’s two passengers were taken to a hospital, where...

Steve Dalton opened Strength in Numbers Tutoring in Needham, Massachusetts, six years ago. “We help kids to succeed in their math classes, their science classes, their writing classes,” said Dalton. In July, he paid an out-of-state marketing service $1,500 to generate some new business for him. “This looks like any other reputable service,” said Dalton. “They had dozens of five-star…

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.