Needham History: Location, Location, Location
Was Pilfershire the abode of thieves...? Location, Location, Location! “Granted [by the Town of Dedham] to Thomas Metcalfe and to his Heirs and Assigns forever...
Local Candidates Talk Housing, Town Redevelopment
March 27, 2024 • Candidates for the two contested races in April’s town election shared their policy positions and campaign platforms at a Needham League...
Needham History: About Those Bombs…
Maybe bringing explosives home to the suburbs was not such a good idea after all... The Cosmic-Terrestrial Research Laboratory at 31 Bird Street, circa 1942....
Needham’s ‘Pansy King’ Honored with Mural
March 15, 2024 • Denys Zirngiebel lived an accomplished life in Needham, but many better know his famous family: painters N. C. Wyeth and Andrew...
Chamber Reacts to Plastic Proposal
March 7, 2024 • Greg Reibman, president of the Charles River Regional Chamber, explains how banning plastic water bottles could negatively affect Needham businesses. At...
Needham History: Herbert Hudson’s Bathhouse
Needham had a public bathhouse - who knew? Hunnewell Street between Hillside Avenue and Bobsled Drive (a detail from the 1887 birds-eye map). Lyne's knitting...