Town of Needham

Suni Williams launched successfully into space at 10:52 a.m. this morning! Watching her was a school full of her students and fans at the Sunita L. Williams Elementary School in Needham! Go Rockets!

It will be disposed of in an unspecified area of town.

Today at 11:30 am individuals magnet fishing on Kendrick St at Newton line picked up what appeared to be an unexploded ordnance. @NeedhamPolice and Needham Fire responded to scene/secured the area pending arrival of @MassStatePolice Bomb Squad which will dispose of it shortly

Kendrick Street is now open. There is currently no threat to the public and the incident appears to be isolated.

Per NeedhamPolice: At 6 pm, individuals magnet fishing @ Kendrick St/Newton line picked up what appeared to be an unexploded ordnance. NPD &NFD responded, secured area pending arrival of Mass. State Police Bomb Squad which will dispose of it at Needham/Dover/Wellesley line soon

As heavy rain enters the region tonight, Small rivers and streams will quickly rise above flood stage. Do not attempt to drive through flooded road ways. To stay up to date with the latest river observations and forecasts visit water.weather.gov/ahps2/forecast…

**UPDATE from Needham Police 12/24 at 2:30 pm**Chestnut Street at the Dover Line will be open for emergency vehicles only due to a leaking transformer. An update will be posted Tuesday morning. This may become a multi-week duration event.

Chestnut Street is still closed at the Dover Line and will be for an extended period of time due to a leaking transformer. An excavation process needs to occur. Please adhere to the road closed signs and detours.

Eastbound traffic from Millis to Medfield: Route 109 > Dover Road > Route 27. For westbound traffic from Medfield to Millis: Route 109 > Route 27 > Dover Road > Route 109. The river is expected to crest tomorrow morning (12/22) and recede over the next two days.

Current road closures: Whitman, Crestview, Rivard & Fairview, High Rock St btw Warren & Chestnut, Dedham Ave. btw George Agott & South, South St btw Chestnut & Edgewater & Canterbury and btw Charles River & Chestnut, Webster btw South & Sutton, #150 Edgewater & #46 Walnut area

Dedham Ave. remains closed from George Aggot Rd. to South St. The Public Services Administration Building at 500 Dedham Ave. will be open but not be accessible by car. The Reservoir Trail is also closed.

The following streets have reopened: Great Plain Ave. at Ivy and at Greendale, and Mann Ave.

Due to the storm and the need to clean debris and downed power lines, the Needham Public Schools will extend the school day by one hour today. Students will be dismissed one hour later than their normal dismissal time.

Temporary road closures from localized flooding, downed trees/wires: Mann St, South St, Chestnut St@High Rock St, Warren@Junction, 150 Edgewater Dr, Dedham Ave@DeFazio Field, 42 Rivard, 1085 Greendale, 46 Walnut, Webster btw South&Sutton, High Rock btw Warren &Chestnut Whitman

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