Single-use Plastic Bag Ban Passes MA Senate
June 21, 2024 • The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Becca Rausch, D-Needham, will now move through the House of Representatives. A legislative effort to minimize...
Rausch Picks Brains (and Greens) on District Tour
June 12, 2024 • The Massachusetts legislator learned about staffing challenges and stormwater concerns at Volante Farms on Tuesday, June 11 before moderating a panel...
New Fee Aims to Fund Stormwater Work
May 23, 2024 • Water and Sewer bills will include a new fee which will fund work necessary to reduce the pollution attributed with water...
MA Senate Budgets for Plastics Alternative Program
May 24, 2024 • State Sen. Becca Rausch, who represents Needham, cosponsored a budgetary amendment wherein small businesses could receive grants to implement alternatives to...
‘Devoted Educator, Admired Scientist’ Honored at Local Ceremony
May 13, 2024 • Thomas Eastman, a former science director for the Needham Public Schools, lives on through the local conservation area bearing his name....
A Day that Keeps Going (and Growing)
May 2, 2024 • Needham Parks & Forestry collaborated with Eversource, Asplundh, and students from multiple school to plant trees across town. For most communities,...
