Storms Flood Highways as Layoffs Loom Statewide

Heavy tropical downpours swept through the region this week, closing highways and triggering flash flooding, while a new statewide report warns nearly 1,400 layoffs are expected across Massachusetts in August.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Tropical Downpours Close Highways, Cause Flash Floods: See Latest Forecast" was the headline from Needham Patch, which reported that up to two inches of rain per hour fell Monday, bringing very warm, wet and oppressive conditions across the state (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/needham/s/kl05a/tropical-downpours-close-highways-cause-flash-floods-see-latest-forecast).

"Almost 1,400 MA Layoffs Expected In August" reads a Needham Patch headline noting that the state's unemployment rate has already surpassed the national average, according to the most recent data cited by the outlet (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/needham/s/kl0jc/almost-1-400-massachusetts-layoffs-expected-in-august).

A Google Alerts item flagged "Chestnut Dental Publishes Emergency Guidance for Parents on Pediatric Dental Trauma," describing new guidance from a Needham dental practice aimed at helping parents recognize and respond to dental injuries in children (read it at https://www.desmoinesregister.com/press-release/story/106784/chestnut-dental-publishes-emergency-guidance-for-parents-on-pediatric-dental-trauma/).

The community also noted passings this week: obituaries for Needham residents Catherine Josephine Buccigross and Seena Beth Berkowitz, 82, were published via Legacy.com in connection with the Boston Globe and George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/catherine-buccigross-obituary?id=62118953 and https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/seena-berkowitz-obituary?id=62114938).

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.