Needham History: Towering Above
On a clear day you can see Forever... Or Waltham. Paul Hadley, an engineer for Westinghouse, working on the installation of the WBZ tower in...
‘Everybody gets a holiday gift’ in Needham
December 15, 2023 • An innovative program through the Needham Community Council allows all residents to get in on the gift-giving. On the last day...
Locals Give Back, One Can at a Time
December 12, 2023 • “The people in Needham are very thirsty,” Christine Dinneen said Saturday morning, watching bins at the Recycling and Transfer Station fill...
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...
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...
Needham History: Ahoy Mateys!
Exploring Needham's rich maritime history The house of Captain Gorham Burkett on Highland Avenue, now the site of Walgreen's. At the time the house was...