New to Needham Local:
‘Let Chubbs Stay’
December 11, 2024 • A new town-wide practice restricts town employees from bringing their pets into the workplace, which has disappointed some community members. Chubbs the 7-year-old cavapoo is a […]
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Israel-Gaza Conflict in Focus During Auchincloss Town Hall
December 9, 2024 • U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a vocal advocate for Israel, fielded several questions related to violence in the Middle East Sunday. The Newton congressman also shared recent […]
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Blue Tree Shines in its 70th Year
December 9, 2024 • Hundreds flocked to the Town Common Saturday night for the annual Blue Tree lighting, a tradition now seven decades in the running. For 10-year-old Aaron Tahiraj, […]
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A Call from the Cosmos
December 5, 2024 • Hometown astronaut Sunita Williams fielded local students’ questions from the International Space Station Wednesday morning. Above the Earth’s surface, pilot Suni Williams floated in zero gravity, […]
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Needham’s Poet Laureate Finds ‘Magic’ in Written Word
December 4, 2024 • Needham artist and writer Anne Nydam will become the town’s first poet laureate, a position through which she hopes to share the power of the art […]
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