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State Disabilities Commission Spotlights Experiences, Resources
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State Disabilities Commission Spotlights Experiences, Resources

November 6, 2025 • Attendees coalesced around common issues and flawed systems at the commission’s inaugural Meeting the Moment community meeting at Needham Town Hall...

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Cameron Morsberger
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Needhamites Named ‘Commonwealth Heroines’ at State House Ceremony
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Needhamites Named ‘Commonwealth Heroines’ at State House Ceremony

June 27, 2025 • Frederica Lalonde and Stacie Shapiro earned recognition for their community impact at an annual celebration of Massachusetts women. On Thursday, 127...

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‘It’s Like Breathing’: Local Religious Institutions Recognize, Honor LGBTQ Members
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‘It’s Like Breathing’: Local Religious Institutions Recognize, Honor LGBTQ Members

June 23, 2025 • During Pride Month, leaders in Needham’s religious community reflect on how they celebrate and advocate for LGBTQ people. Twenty-five years ago,...

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Needham ‘No Kings’ Rally Draws Hundreds
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Needham ‘No Kings’ Rally Draws Hundreds

June 16, 2025 • Chants echoed through the Town Center Saturday afternoon as an estimated 1,000 people protested the Trump administration in one of many...

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Needham Advocate, Storyteller Named Commonwealth Heroine
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Needham Advocate, Storyteller Named Commonwealth Heroine

June 3, 2024 • Rinaz Mala and 121 other Massachusetts women will receive the recognition at the State House later this month. Rinaz Mala is...

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Cameron Morsberger
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Needham SEPAC Seeks “Change in Culture”
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Needham SEPAC Seeks “Change in Culture”

May 18, 2023 • At the Needham School Committee meeting on May 9, 2023, representatives of the Needham Special Education Parent Advisory Council suggested there...

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