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The Joys of Growing Organic Fruit in Your Backyard
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesNews from the Kalmia Garden Club! On Wednesday, January 17th, at 7pm, the Kalmia Garden Club is hosting a program: The Joys of Growing Organic Fruit in Your Backyard The event will be held at the Center at the Heights, 300 Hillside Avenue. The presenter is Peter Hauschka, a Needham resident, beekeeper, and organic farmer. […]
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Virtual Public Hearing: Needham Municipal Aggregation Program
The Department of Public utilities will be holding a virtual public hearing to receive comments on the Town’s filing of a mutual aggregation plan. authorizes a municipality to procure electric supply on behalf of consumers within its municipal borders through a municipal aggregation program (“Program”). Eligible electricity consumers not already enrolled with a competitive electric […]
Needham Garden Club hosts, “Chameleon Containers” by Deborah Trickett
Needham Public Library Community Room 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesDeborah Trickett, is a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist and a frequent lecturer on container gardening for the The Boston Flower and Garden Show and Philadelphia International Flower show. She is the owner of the Award-winning, Captured Garden. By using custom designs that showcase uncommon plants they create combinations for their clients that are anything but cookie […]
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Kalmia Garden Club Sponsors Program: “Update from the Needham RTS”
Center at the Heights 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, United StatesThe Kalmia Garden Club is sponsoring a program on Wednesday, May 15th at The Center for the Heights. Needham’s RTS Superintendent Matt DeMarrais will be the speaker, and the program is “Update from the Needham RTS: Food Waste Recycling, Textile/Mattress Recycling Programs, & Recycling Correctly.” The program is open to the public – all are […]
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Needham Garden Club Spring Plant Sale
Congregational Church of Needham 1154 Great Plain Avenue, NeedhamOur plant sale features pretty containers of sun and shade perennials, grasses and herbs. Members will also be dividing plants from their own gardens. Come early, you might find something unusual, or the perfect plants to fill the empty spots in your garden.
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Climate Action Roadmap Roll-Out
Powers Hall at Needham Town Hall 1471 Highland Ave., Needham, MA, United StatesOn Wednesday, June 6th, the Climate Action Plan Committee will be holding a special meeting for the purpose of presenting the Needham Climate Action Roadmap. Please note that this meeting is in person only, although there will be live coverage on the Needham Channel. The meeting will be held from 6pm to 7pm in Powers […]
The State of the Charles River
Needham Public Library Community Room 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesThe Charles River flows through Needham and nearby communities, defining and enhanc- ing our lives. What is the state of this once heavily polluted river? Emily Norton, Executive Director of the Charles River Watershed Association, provides an update on the river’s ecological health, climate change resiliency, dam removal, public access and the impact of riverside […]