Needham History: “The Experiment Promises to be Very Satisfactory”
America’s farms were the unlikely destination for thousands of POWs Detail of agreement letter between the Boston Market Gardeners’ Association and Joseph DeFrancesco of Needham...
Needham History: Frogs Under the Tongue? There’s a Cure for That!
Boneset, woundwort, feverfew, and beer - all good for what ails you One of Dr. Josiah Noyes’ herbaria. Noyes was a doctor and scientist with...
Love, Ron
October 1, 2025 • Needham remembers Ron Sockol, who passed away Aug. 25, as the man who made things happen. Memorial Park faced a dilemma...
Community Combats Mental Health Crisis with Festival
September 29, 2025 • In what felt like a precursor to this weekend’s Harvest Fair, about forty local organizations and businesses spread out across Greene’s...
Needham Hispanas Find Connection through Language, Culture
September 29, 2025 • During Hispanic Heritage Month, community members share the significance that their culture has in their lives and work. When she first...
Needham History: The Town Forest
The view... the peace and quiet... the model train! From the top of High Rock, looking east toward Needham Center, circa 1900. The Town Forest...