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Get to Know Our Needham Local Community Reporter, Cameron Morsberger
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Get to Know Our Needham Local Community Reporter, Cameron Morsberger

January 4, 2024 • Meet our Needham Local Community Reporter, Cameron Morsberger! In 2023, The Needham Channel launched this Needham Local website dedicated to reporting...

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‘She fought like a barbarian’
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‘She fought like a barbarian’

October 12, 2023 • Needhamites honor a late resident by participating in an annual cancer fundraiser. Tom Hartley isn’t the type to wear pink and...

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Cameron Morsberger
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Court Case Begins on Children’s Center Project
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Court Case Begins on Children’s Center Project

April 27, 2023 • An overview of the potential construction project at 1688 Central Avenue and the disagreements about the plan between the town of...

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Unpacking Needham’s Housing Plan
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Unpacking Needham’s Housing Plan

The Needham Planning Board and Select Board recently approved a long-awaited Housing Plan, the first update since 2007. This comprehensive plan outlines the town's most...

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Select Board Preps to Accept Castle Farms Agreement
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Select Board Preps to Accept Castle Farms Agreement

March 2, 2023 • The Needham Select Board met with Northland Residential to discuss the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Development Agreement for the...

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Issue Recap: Claxton Field
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Issue Recap: Claxton Field

February 23, 2023 • The Needham Select Board held a joint meeting with other town boards on February 15, 2023 to discuss soil issues at...

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