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Veterans
The Town of Needham is now part of the West Suburban Veterans District.
Contact
Stanley W. Spear, Jr., Veterans Director, West Suburban Veterans Services District

Needham Town Hall
500 Dedham Ave
Needham, MA  02492

(781) 431-1019 extension 2209

Hours
Monday & Wednesday - Wellesley Town Hall
9am - 12:00 noon
Tuesday & Thursday - Needham Town Hall
9am - 12:00 noon
Friday - Weston Town Hall
9am - 12:00 noon
Mon - Fri Afternoons - by appointment
The Veterans Agent works independently and in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapters 115 and 471, Acts of 1972 and 108 CMR. He performs only those duties assigned and/or authorized by the Commissioner of Veterans Services.

The Veterans Agent essential function is to manage and participate in the administration of various benefits available to eligible veterans and their dependents from the Massachusetts Department of Veteran Services and the U.S. Veterans Administration.

The Department of Veterans Services performs those functions assigned to it by Chapter 115 of the General Laws of Commonwealth.

Functions
  • To provide a program of benefits to eligible veterans and their families who are in need. The veteran must have served 90 days and one day during a war-time period.
  • To be responsible for Veteran graves, including care and upkeep.
  • To keep a depository of discharges and service records for sources of records when need arises.
  • To be a point of contact with matters to be brought before the Department of Veterans Affairs of the federal government including claims for pensions, compensation for service-connected disabilities, education benefits, burial benefits as well as headstones and markers.
  • To place an American Flag for Memorial Day on the graves of veterans who are interred in the Needham and St. Mary's cemeteries.
  • To assist widows in procuring veterans insurance benefits.

Town of Needham
1471 Highland Avenue
Needham, MA 02492