Needham History: The Old Cellar Hole
A vacant, weed-clogged lot - for twenty-nine years! The corner of Great Plain Avenue and Chapel Street around 1910, with the weedy Cellar Hole in...
Columbus No More: Select Board Renames Holiday to Indigenous People’s Day
December 6, 2023 • The second Monday in October will now be Indigenous People’s Day in Needham after the Select Board unanimously supported the change...
Christmas Trees in Short Supply, Local Retailers Say
December 5, 2023 • Christmas trees seem harder to come by this holiday season, causing some Needham sellers to shift their operations. Volante Farms is...
Town Wrestles with Whose History to Celebrate
November 30, 2023 • With legislation pending in front of the Massachusetts Legislature, the Select Board is mulling over what it wants to do about...
Needhamites ‘Shine a Positive Light’ with Annual Blue Tree Lighting
December 4, 2023 • For the 69th year, Needham’s Town Common lit up in bright blue, commemorating the start of the holiday season. Hundreds gathered...
Staying Close to Home for the Holidays
November 30, 2023 • Local businesses make their case for being your destination for those holiday gifts. Every year, there is a mad scramble around...
