Schools Face Challenges in Town Budget
January 8, 2026 • Needham Town Manager Katie King explained why the budget for FY27 will face challenges. As the Needham School Department works its...
Planning for May
January 8, 2026 • It may just be January, but in their first session of 2026, the minds of the Needham Planning Board are already...
Fundraiser for Needham Family Exceeds $200,000
January 7, 2026 • A GoFundMe campaign created to support a Needham family following a destructive house fire that resulted in the death of a...
The Dos and Don’ts of Public Records Requests
January 5, 2026 • After a Select Board discussion about sharing public records, the Needham town clerk explained how her office handles those requests. The...
Town Native Captures 1970s Needham, Family Dynamics in Debut Novel
January 5, 2026 • A Needham High School graduate returns to share his first novel. Paul Scheufele spent 25 years in finance, finding a second...
A Year of Changes, A Year of Moving Forward
January 1, 2026 • The Needham Channel News takes a look back at a tumultuous and eventful year that marks the start of a new...