Local Legislators React to Nuclear Disarmament Resolution
May 19, 2025 • After its passage at Town Meeting, a plea to disarm the country’s nuclear arsenal solicited support from Needham’s state and federal...
Residents Decry Bike Lanes, Business Impact at Envision Public Hearing
May 14, 2025 • A nearly two-hour public hearing on the project at times grew heated, with dozens of speakers sharing their feedback. In its...
Town Meeting Debates Tax Relief, Plastic Ban in Final Night
May 14, 2025 • Special Town Meeting commenced and concluded Monday night, but not without lengthy discussion and narrow votes. Town Meeting members passed seven...
All Things Go in Town Meeting’s Second Night
May 9, 2025 • Larger budgetary items prompted more passionate discussion at Town Meeting’s second session. Following its standard proceedings on Monday, Town Meeting found...
Needham History: Smoking and Drinking in Town Meeting
Sorry TMMs - those days are gone. The First Parish Meeting House as it appeared in 1711, in a sketch by Timothy Newell Smith. The...
Town Meeting Takes on Recurring Issues in Night One
May 6, 2025 • Town Meeting members approved the MBTA Communities Act compliance plan and the FY26 operating budget in an opening session marked by...