Needham Marks the Year of the Dragon
January 22, 2024 • Needham celebrated the Chinese New Year early, connecting to the culture through food, traditional crafts and a variety of performances. Welcome...
Needham History: The First Big Dig
Mind the trails, and wear your boots. The Great Ditch through the Broad Meadows, 1960s. The First Big Dig My favorite gauge in the Charles...
‘Magical Days’ Abound at Local Preschool
January 12, 2024 • When Grace Lutheran Church announced it would be closing its doors come last September, the Grace Christian Nursery School faced a difficult...
Learning the A-B-C’s as a Refugee
January 12, 2024 • This is part one of a multi-part Needham Local series on refugee resettlement and its face in Needham. As a child...
Needham History: The Other Tower on Tower Hill
Another high point in Needham! A view of Needham Heights from the tower, late 1920s. The little street in the middle is Thorpe Road, and...
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...