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Rethinking Plastic Waste 2.0
Business & Economy Climate & Sustainability Green Needham Municipal Services

Rethinking Plastic Waste 2.0

February 22, 2024 • Members of the Green Needham Collaborative submitted a Citizens' Petition to ask Town Meeting to vote on banning additional single-use plastic...

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Yuxiao Yuan
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The Impact of Community Feedback
Climate & Sustainability Public Works Select Board Town Growth

The Impact of Community Feedback

January 11, 2024 • At the January 9th Select Board meeting, new RTS policy was put in place after receiving comments from the community, and...

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A Step Closer to Making a Choice
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A Step Closer to Making a Choice

December 21, 2023 • In early January, Needham will submit an electricity aggregation plan for approval with the state. The move may have powerful implications...

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Marc Mandel
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Needham Church Bell Sounds Alarm for Climate Change
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Needham Church Bell Sounds Alarm for Climate Change

November 13, 2023 • Church bells ring in times of celebration and ones of distress. For the 20th month, the bell tolled at Congregational Church...

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Cameron Morsberger
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Needham businesses offer perspective, voice impact of future plastic bag ban
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Needham businesses offer perspective, voice impact of future plastic bag ban

October 26, 2023 • With the first implementation date approaching, local stores and restaurants are preparing to make it happen. When Volante Farms switched from...

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Cameron Morsberger
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Town Weighs Economics Against Environmentalism
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Town Weighs Economics Against Environmentalism

October 19, 2023 • As Town Meeting approaches, town leaders continue to debate whether or not to support the Opt-In Energy Code put forward by...

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