Wicked Local
Out of the 20,224 Needham voters in the state’s 2020 general election, roughly 32% cast their ballot for Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott, but he received a warm welcome, and a handshake from Select Board Chair Matt Borelli, before he laid out his office’s priorities for his second year in office.
Sheriffs in Massachusetts hold the primary responsibilities of operating each county s correctional centers and transporting offenders to and from the court, according to the Norfolk County Sherriff s website, but the elected role also puts them in charge of the offender re-entry programs and other support services for recently released and incarcerated individuals.