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...
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...
Memento mori: Change to NHS Latin Program Prompts Discussion
December 2, 2024 • Since Latin 1 was removed from course schedules this school year, a former NHS Latin teacher fears the language program is...
Feeling SAD?
December 2, 2024 • December is Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month, and a local expert spoke with Needham Local about the onset of the disorder,...
Petition Prompts Special Election
November 25, 2024 • A group of residents successfully gathered the required signatures to hold a referendum, where advocates hope to overturn the zoning articles...
Smiles for Sunita
November 25, 2024 • “Hometown hero” Sunita Williams received a special message from Earth while she orbits the planet. Huddled around the 50-yard mark on...