Nearly a year after George Floydâs death, Boston area communities are reexamining policing
By John Hilliard Globe Staff,Updated April 16, 2021, 2 hours ago
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A large crowd marched down Washington Street in Newton last June, protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.Jim Davis/Globe Staff
Nearly a year after George Floydâs death at the hands of Minneapolis police, proposals to overhaul local law enforcement and root out systemic racism are making headway in several Greater Boston communities.
In Brookline, a passionate debate over how to rethink policing led the Select Board to form two panels â one a âreformsâ committee, the other a task force to âreimagineâ policing. Each has developed its own set of recommended changes for the townâs police department.
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Other contested elections included the School Committee, Town Meeting Members and Town Assessor. (Dan Libon/Patch)
NEEDHAM, MA The Annual Town Election was held Tuesday, April 13. Get caught up here with who will be serving in office and their policy initiatives.
Contested Elections
Select Board: Moe Handel, four-term Select Board member and three-time chair, lost his reelection Tuesday when he came in third, with 2,581 votes.
Lakshmi Balachandra, a professor at Babson College, came in first with 3,818 votes. Marcus Nelson, a youth and community organizer, placed second with 3,668 votes. Nelson and Balachandra are the first people of color to ever serve on Needham s Select Board.