Week's Highlights: Primary Elections, Neighborhood Meeting

It was a big week for several politicians as they faced voters on Tuesday to see who would move on to the general election in November.

While Dedham town clerk Paul Munchbach thought voter turnout would be the usual 30 percent, actual numbers said it was closer to 25 percent.

In the state Senate race, it was Michael Rush from West Roxbury who beat out Michael Walsh for the Democratic nod. Rush will now face Brad Williams in November.

In the congressional primaries, incumbent Stephen Lynch, a Democrat, will face Vernon Harrison in November after Lynch defeated challenger Mac D'Alessandro.

For Norfolk County district attorney, current state Sen. Michael Morrissey (D-Quincy) beat out two challengers in the Democratic primary. There wasn't a Republican primary.

More locally, department heads from Town Hall met with residents at the Endicott Estate. Among the concerns residents raised centered on drivers - of cars, dirt bikes and tractor-trailers - and for the next few days the police department followed through on promises to step up patrols.

In other meetings this week, the Mitigation Committee will finish its revised application for groups in town to apply for mitigation money. At the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, the board discussed what it would like to apply for.

For a rundown of results in high school sports this week, check out the Dedham Patch sports page. Just some of the highlights include a tough loss for the Dedham football team and a two-win week for the girls soccer squad.

Patch also debuted a new columnist, Linton Levy, for the About Town column. Check it out for a bit everything going on in Dedham.