Noodle Doodles Projects Opening Soon
June 9, 2025 By Sylvie Simmons • After nearly a year since appearing before the Planning Board, a long-anticipated ramen restaurant looks to open this month....
Proposed Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban Prompts Landscaper Concern
February 17, 2025 • A citizen’s petition for May Town Meeting seeks to ban gas-powered leaf blowers from May 15 to September 30. Some landscapers...
‘Not the Time’ for Plastic Water Bottle Ban, Select Board Says
February 12, 2025 • Green Needham sought support for three initiatives to reduce plastics in town at the Select Board’s meeting Tuesday, including a plastic...
Select Board Wary of Going ‘Nicotine-Free’
November 15, 2024 • Needham Select Board members share their reservations about introducing a Nicotine-Free Generation policy in the community. The Needham Public Health Division...
Board of Health Considers an End to Nicotine Sales
November 4, 2024 • Over the last few months, the Board of Health has discussed whether to institute a new approach to combating nicotine use...
Why Hemp is Being Hampered
June 27, 2024 • Closing the loophole on unregulated products, the federal government has put local health departments on the front line of enforcement. Last...