Needham Local

NHS Boys Hockey vs Walpole
2026-02-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Babson Rink, 150 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley, MA, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Hockey team are taking on Walpole in this league matchup. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available for streaming later in the week.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Wednesday, 2/11 at 6pm • vs Walpole
Monday, 2/16 at 5pm • at Waltham
Wednesday, 2/18 at 8pm • at Hopkinton
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Needham Boys Basketball vs. Walpole
2026-02-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Basketball team is scheduled to take on Walpole in the High School A-gym. Their schedule, posted in November, is subject to change, as is the coverage of The Needham Channel (TNC). Updated scheduling will be available as the season progresses on the Needham High School website, on needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s social media feeds. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Tuesday, 2/10 at 6:45pm • vs Walpole
Thursday, 2/12 at 5pm • at BC High
Saturday, 2/14 at 2pm • at Malden Catholic
Wednesday, 2/18 5pm • vs Gloucester
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Needham Select Board
2026-02-10 18:00 - 22:00 | Select Board Chambers at Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The Needham Select Board will meet for their usual session, meeting in the Select Board Chambers of the Needham Town Hall. The Needham Channel will be covering this meeting live on the Municipal Channel and on the HD Channel and can be watched live on needhamchannel.org. This Select Board session will also be available through the Town’s Zoom Meeting link, and stream subsequently on the Needham Channel website and Roku app.

“Shared Light” Art Exhibit Reception
2026-02-08 16:30 - 18:00 | Gorse Mill Gallery, 31 Thorpe Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
Needham Art Association presents “Shared Light,” a themed exhibit on view at Gorse Mill Gallery during the month of February. Please join us for the opening reception on Sunday, February 8, 4:30-6:00pm (you can be home in time for the Super Bowl kick-off!).

Sunday Salon: Slavery in Massachusetts
2026-02-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Needham Public Library Community Room, 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
Friends Program – Public Historian Dr. Kyera Singleton : Slavery in Massachusetts
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 • 2:00—3:30 PM
Library Community Room • Needham Free Public Library
1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494

Public Historian Dr. Kyera Singleton : Slavery in Massachusetts
In the 19th century, Massachusetts was known as the heart of the abolitionist movement. However, in the 17th and 18th century, slavery was a huge component of Massachusetts society and its growing economy.
Dr. Kyera Singleton, executive director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford, will discuss how the myth making around the American Revolution has obscured the history of slavery in Massachusetts. The talk will focus on the stories of those enslaved in places such as Boston and outlying areas like Medford and Needham before gradual abolition in Massachusetts due to a court decision in 1783.
A public history scholar, Dr. Singleton holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the Department of American Culture. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies Project at Tufts University. She has held prestigious academic fellowships at Harvard and Emory Universities, among other institutions. She is a member of the City of Boston’s Commemoration Commission and the Massachusetts Special Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution.
This Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library. Registration is required.

NHS Girls Basketball vs Braintree
2026-02-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Girls Basketball team take on Braintree. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available later in the week on the Community Channel, HD Channel, online at needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel Roku app. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Friday, 2/6 6:30pm • vs. Braintree
Tuesday, 2/10 6:30pm • at Walpole
Thursday, 2/13 6:30pm • vs Cathedral High School
Monday, 2/16 5pm • at Norwell
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Envision Needham Center Information Session
2026-02-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Needham Town Hall – Powers Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
ENVISION NEEDHAM CENTER WORKING GROUP
PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION
TOWN OF NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 • 7:00 PM
Power’s Hall • 1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA 02492
Or
https://needham-k12-ma-us.zoom.us/j/83639905114
Webinar ID: 836 3990 5114

Call the Meeting to Order
Presentation on Project and 3 Alternative Concept Options
Question and Answer Period
Adjourn

Unlaunch’d Voices: an Evening with Walt Whitman
2026-02-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Memorial Park Field House, 92 Rosemary Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
Unlaunch’d Voices: an Evening with Walt Whitman. Conceived and performed by Stephen Collins, Written by Michael Z. Keamy.
Unlaunch’d Voices opens with the elderly Whitman on the evening of his seventieth birthday. The audience is a visitor in his room as he prepares for his birthday celebration. Whitman begins to reminisce and to question his success as a man and a poet. He tells us his work has proved to be “less than a failure….” He remembers a mystical experience he had in his thirty-seventh year that inspired him to write poetry.
During the telling, Whitman transforms into his young vibrant self and we begin to trace back along with him the experiences that led to the creation of Leaves Of Grass, his lifetime work. The first part of the performance explores Whitman’s preoccupation with the self and his resolve to write with “free and brave thought…” We revel with him as he celebrates his body and himself and are confidants as he shares his struggle with his sexual self. In the second part of the performance, Whitman’s life is changed forever by the occurrence of the Civil War. It is here that he finds “… the most important work of my life…” nursing the wounded soldiers in the hospitals. Through poetry and readings of actual letters, we experience Whitman’s movement from selfishness and selflessness and his growth into a mature artist who is at peace about “himself, God and death.”

NHS Girls Hockey vs Framingham
2026-02-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Babson Rink, 150 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley, MA, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Girls Hockey team are taking on Framingham at the Babson Rink, scheduled to start at 6pm. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available for streaming later in the week.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Wednesday, 2/4 6pm • vs Framingham
Saturday, 2/7 1:30pm • vs. Braintree
Wednesday, 2/11 8pm • at Walpole
Saturday, 2/14 7pm • at Nauset Regional High School
Wednesday, 2/18 5:45pm • vs Norwood
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Needham Planning Board
2026-02-03 19:00 - 23:00 | Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The Needham Planning Board meets for its regular session at the Public Service Administration Building at 500 Dedham Avenue. This meeting will be carried on our Municipal Channel, and will stream via the Zoom Meeting platform, with the link available on the agenda. Look for the Needham Channel to subsequently air and stream the meeting through the Municipal Channel, HD Channel, at needhamchannel.org, and through its free Roku App.

School Committee Meeting
2026-02-03 18:30 - 21:00 | Broadmeadow School Performance Center, 120 Broad Meadow Rd, Needham, 02492
The Needham School Committee will hold the meeting at the Broadmeadow School Performance Center. It will be recorded and aired LIVE on the Needham Education Channel and HD Channnel. The School Committee meeting will subsequently play back on the Needham Channel Education, Municipal and HD Channels the following day. The meeting will also be available for streaming at www.needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s free Roku app. Agendas are available typically online the Friday prior to the meeting.

Art Critique Night with John Rufo
2026-02-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Needham Public Library, 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Please join Needham Art Association for an educational and engaging critique session of work by our members with artist John Rufo.
This event is free and open to the public, although only current NAA members may submit work to be critiqued.

NHS Girls Basketball vs Framingham
2026-02-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Girls Basketball team take on Framingham. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available later in the week on the Community Channel, HD Channel, online at needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel Roku app. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Tuesday, 2/3 6:30pm • vs. Framingham
Friday, 2/6 6:30pm • vs. Braintree
Tuesday, 2/10 6:30pm • at Walpole
Thursday, 2/13 6:30pm • vs Cathedral High School
Monday, 2/16 5pm • at Norwell
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Needham Library Winter Book Sale
2026-02-01 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-31 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-30 12:00 - 16:00 | Needham Public Library Community Room, 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Winter Book Sale of the Friends of the Needham Public Library will open on Friday, January 30, from 12:00 to 4:00. The sale continues on Saturday, January 31 from 9:00 to 4:00, and on Sunday, February 1 from 1:00 to 4:00.
Individually priced books in the Friends’ Book Shop will be half-price starting at 12:00 Friday, and continuing all day Saturday and Sunday. Items in the Community Room are uniformly priced from 12:00 to 4:00 on Friday and all day Saturday. These include hardcovers and trade paperbacks at $1.00, mass market paperbacks at 50 cents, and CDs and DVDs at $1.00.
Sunday is bargain day in the Community Room, during which all items are half-price. A brown bag of books is a true bargain at $8.00. Fiction, general non-fiction, some separate non-fiction categories, children’s youth, and young adult books are among the many that will be available in the library’s community room.
Please note that only cash or checks will be accepted for payment. The Needham Free Library, located at 1139 Highland Avenue, is handicap accessible. The best access to the lower level Community Room is from the library parking lot on Rosemary Street. For further information, visit the Friends’ website http://www.friendsneedhamlibrary.org or call 781-455-7559.

NHS Boys Hockey vs Weymouth
2026-01-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Babson Rink, 150 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley, MA, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Hockey team are taking on Weymouth in this league matchup. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available for streaming later in the week.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Saturday, 1/31 at 2pm • vs Weymouth
Wednesday, 2/4 at 7pm • at Framingham
Saturday, 2/7 2:30pm • at Braintree
Wednesday, 2/11 at 6pm • vs Walpole
Monday, 2/16 at 5pm • at Waltham
Wednesday, 2/18 at 8pm • at Hopkinton
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Student String Festival | Needham Concert Society
2026-01-31 12:00 - 14:00 | Carter Memorial UMC, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, 02494
STRING FESTIVAL | The Needham Concert Society sponsors annual student festivals to give piano, string, and voice students an opportunity to perform in front of an audience of family, friends, and others. The recitals, free and open to the public, are also designed to foster community among students and their teachers. For eligibility and registration details, see https://needhamconcertsociety.org/string_festival/.
These programs are supported in part by a grant from the Needham Council for Arts and Culture, ​a local agency which is supported by the Town of Needham and the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Needham Boys Basketball vs. Weymouth
2026-01-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Basketball team is scheduled to take on Weymouth in the High School A-gym. Their schedule, posted in November, is subject to change, as is the coverage of The Needham Channel (TNC). Updated scheduling will be available as the season progresses on the Needham High School website, on needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s social media feeds. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Friday, 1/30 at 6:45pm • vs Weymouth
Tuesday, 2/3 at 6:30pm • at Framingham
Friday, 2/6 at 6:30pm • at Braintree
Tuesday, 2/10 at 6:45pm • vs Walpole
Thursday, 2/12 at 5pm • at BC High
Saturday, 2/14 at 2pm • at Malden Catholic
Wednesday, 2/18 5pm • vs Gloucester
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

NHS Girls Basketball vs Weymouth
2026-01-30 17:00 - 18:30 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Girls Basketball team take on Weymouth in the first of a head-to-head line-up. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available later in the week on the Community Channel, HD Channel, online at needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel Roku app. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Friday, 1/30 5pm • vs. Weymouth
Tuesday, 2/3 6:30pm • vs. Framingham
Friday, 2/6 6:30pm • vs. Braintree
Tuesday, 2/10 6:30pm • at Walpole
Thursday, 2/13 6:30pm • vs Cathedral High School
Monday, 2/16 5pm • at Norwell
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

NHS Girls Hockey vs Milton
2026-01-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Babson Rink, 150 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley, MA, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Girls Hockey team are taking on Milton at the Babson Rink, scheduled to start at 6pm. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available for streaming later in the week.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Wednesday, 1/28 6pm • vs Milton
Saturday, 1/31 6:30pm • at Weymouth
Wednesday, 2/4 6pm • vs Framingham
Saturday, 2/7 1:30pm • vs. Braintree
Wednesday, 2/11 8pm • at Walpole
Saturday, 2/14 7pm • at Nauset Regional High School
Wednesday, 2/18 5:45pm • vs Norwood
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

NHS Girls Basketball vs Milton
2026-01-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Girls Basketball team take on Milton in this league matchup. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available later in the week on the Community Channel, HD Channel, online at needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel Roku app. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Tuesday, 1/27 6:30pm • vs. Milton
Friday, 1/30 5pm • vs. Weymouth
Tuesday, 2/3 6:30pm • vs. Framingham
Friday, 2/6 6:30pm • vs. Braintree
Tuesday, 2/10 6:30pm • at Walpole
Thursday, 2/13 6:30pm • vs Cathedral High School
Monday, 2/16 5pm • at Norwell
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Forum on Immigration
2026-01-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Center at the Heights, 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, 02492, United States

Conversations with Your Middle Schooler: Why You Shouldn't Wait to Talk About Substance Use
2026-01-26 18:30 - 19:45 | Center at the Heights, 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham Heights, MA, 02492, United States
The Needham Public Health Division and the Substance Prevention Alliance of Needham (SPAN), in partnership with the Needham Youth & Family Services Department, are hosting Conversations with Your Middle Schooler: Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Talk About Substance Use. This free series, is designed for parents and caregivers of children in grades 5–8.
This program provides parents with practical information about underage drinking and other substance use, along with guidance and strategies for having age-appropriate, meaningful conversations with their children. Parents will have the opportunity to connect with one another and feel supported in navigating these conversations.
Sessions are scheduled on Monday evenings, 6:30 – 7:45pm on January 26, February 23, & March 23 at The Center at the Heights, 300 Hillside Ave, Needham.
Please see the attached program flyer for registration details and additional information.

NHS Girls Basketball vs Natick
2026-01-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Girls Basketball team take on natick in this league matchup. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available later in the week on the Community Channel, HD Channel, online at needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel Roku app. Go Rockets!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Friday, 1/23 6:30pm • vs. Natick
Tuesday, 1/27 6:30pm • vs. Milton
Friday, 1/30 5pm • vs. Weymouth
Tuesday, 2/3 6:30pm • vs. Framingham
Friday, 2/6 6:30pm • vs. Braintree
Tuesday, 2/10 6:30pm • at Walpole
Thursday, 2/13 6:30pm • vs Cathedral High School
Monday, 2/16 5pm • at Norwell
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.

Needham Planning Board
2026-01-20 19:00 - 23:00 | Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The Needham Planning Board meets for its regular session at the Public Service Administration Building at 500 Dedham Avenue. This meeting will be held on our Municipal Channel, and will stream via the Zoom Meeting platform, with the link available on the agenda. Look for the Needham Channel to subsequently air and stream the meeting through the Municipal Channel, HD Channel, at needhamchannel.org, and through its free Roku App.

School Committee Meeting
2026-01-20 18:30 - 21:00 | Broadmeadow School Performance Center, 120 Broad Meadow Rd, Needham, 02492
The Needham School Committee will hold three meetings this month. This session, being held at the Broadmeadow School Performance Center, will be recorded and aired LIVE on the Needham Education Channel and HD Channnel. The School Committee meeting will subsequently play back on the Needham Channel Education, Municipal and HD Channels the following day. The meeting will also be available for streaming at www.needhamchannel.org and on the Needham Channel’s free Roku app. Agendas are available typically online the Friday prior to the meeting.

Vegetable Gardening 101
2026-01-20 09:30 - 11:00 | Needham Public Library Community Room, 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, United States
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 @ 9:30 AM, Needham Public Library
​Gretel Anspach will share how we all can enjoy vegetable gardening. It is a way to bring fresh food to the table and beautify your yard at the same time. We will learn of different types of gardens and layout, variety choices and growing techniques.

Speaker: Gretel Anspach
Gretel is a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, a Lifetime Master Gardener with the MMGA, and a recently-retired systems engineer for Raytheon. She won the MMGA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. Gretel established and maintains a 20,000 square foot food production garden that has provided fresh produce to the Marlboro and Maynard Food Pantries for the last ten years. Her primary interest and focus is always in the science behind horticulture.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
2026-01-19 10:00 - 11:30 | Needham High School, 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, 02494, United States

NHS Boys Hockey vs Hingham
2026-01-17 13:30 - 15:30 | Babson Rink, 150 Great Plain Avenue, Wellesley, MA, United States
The Needham High School Varsity Boys Hockey team are taking on Hingham in this league matchup. The Needham Channel will provide coverage of the game, which will be available for streaming later in the week.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (TNC Coverage in bold)
Saturday, 1/17 at 1:45pm • vs. Hingham
Monday, 1/19 at 11am • vs. Boston Latin
Wednesday, 1/21 at 8pm • at Walpole
Saturday, 1/24 at 7:20pm • at Natick
Wednesday, 1/28 at 7pm • at Milton
Saturday, 1/31 at 2pm • vs Weymouth
Wednesday, 2/4 at 7pm • at Framingham
Saturday, 2/7 2:30pm • at Braintree
Wednesday, 2/11 at 6pm • vs Walpole
Monday, 2/16 at 5pm • at Waltham
Wednesday, 2/18 at 8pm • at Hopkinton
Please note that all games and game coverage are subject to change.
