Giving Back
Charles River Center 5K Run/1 Mile Walk
This popular community event attracts more than 500 participants each year to support programs at the Charles River Center. The USA Track and Field-certified course begins and ends at the CRC’s Merritt Center. Teams, individual runners and walkers of all abilities are welcome to participate. Participants and supporters are invited back to the Charles River […]
“Walk-About” for Fentanyl Awareness
Rosemary Recreation Complex 178 Rosemary Street, Needham, United StatesDue to the possibility of rain, the pick-up location for door hangers for the “Walk-About” for Fentanyl Awareness has been moved indoors to the Rosemary Recreation Complex between 11am and 1pm. You will then go to the designated route and walk door to door leaving the fentanyl information at each house.
Needham Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast
Newman School Needham, MA, United StatesNeedham Rotary Pancake Breakfast includes fluffy pancakes with savory sausages immersed in maple syrup. Games, face painting and conversation over coffee will make time fly by.
“News Flash: Needhamites Revive Local Journalism”
Needham Public Library Community Room 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, United StatesThe US is losing two newspapers per week, leaving communities without a source of independent local news. Needham became one of those towns when the Needham Times folded in 2022. To fill the gap, a volunteer group of former journalists came together to create the Needham Observer. The team behind Needham’s newest news source tells […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
Needham High School 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, United StatesNeedham Diversity Initiative (NDI) invites you to join the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This family-friendly event features keynote speaker Gilda Barabino (the President of Olin College), music from the Plugged In Band Program, the Eliot Elementary School Choir, and Brother Dennis Slaughter & his Band. Excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I […]
Bourbon Tasting, with Bin Ends Needham
Needham History Center & Museum 1147 Central Ave., Needham, MA, United StatesNew to Bourbon? Try a few and learn what makes it unique and special. Love Bourbon? Find a few new choices! Join us for a tasting of fine bourbons, with our friends at Bin Ends. We will have several bourbons to try, and some snacks to go along with it. This event is free, but […]
NEF Trivia Bee
Needham High School 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, United StatesVietnam War Veterans Day Observance 2024
VFW Post 2498 20 Junction Street, Needham, MA, United StatesThe Needham Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2498 will be honoring Needham’s Vietnam Veterans and all Vietnam-Era veterans on March 29th, 2024, on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, proclaimed by the President of the United States. March 29th is the date the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam. In addition, on and around this […]
Needham Community Council Antiques & Collectibles Sale
Needham Community Council 570 Hillside Avenue, NeedhamThe Needham Community Council is excited to announce that the Antiques & Collectibles Sale will return from May 2 -4, 2024. Staff and volunteers have compiled the best, most unusual, and favorite pieces from the past year. Come shop the Council Thrift during a May retro sale of curated antiques and collectibles upstairs at the […]
Needham Community Council Antiques & Collectibles Sale
Needham Community Council 570 Hillside Avenue, NeedhamThe Needham Community Council is excited to announce that the Antiques & Collectibles Sale will return from May 2 -4, 2024. Staff and volunteers have compiled the best, most unusual, and favorite pieces from the past year. Come shop the Council Thrift during a May retro sale of curated antiques and collectibles upstairs at the […]