Tarsky Tackles Education in First Month
February 7, 2025 • Needham Local visited state Rep. Josh Tarsky, D-Needham, at the State House Wednesday to recap his 30-plus days on Beacon Hill...
Tighter School Budget Cuts NHS Latin
February 10, 2025 • After the high school removed Latin 1 from its course schedule this school year, budget cuts resulted in the elimination of...
Needham Resident Named Berklee’s Executive VP
January 31, 2025 • Betsy Newman assumed a top leadership role at the beginning of the year. To the outside observer, Babson College and Berklee...
Schools Look to Tighten Budget
January 9, 2025 • Ahead of a public hearing on the FY 26 budget planned for Jan. 14, the Needham Public Schools are looking to...
Needham Schools Confront Controversial Literacy Program
January 13, 2025 • Needham Public Schools currently use a literacy curriculum that has been heavily criticized. School officials say the program and its revised...
Rajani LaRocca Kicks Off “Family Conversations”
Story Starters is delighted to welcome award-winning author Rajani LaRocca to its Family Conversations program kickoff on January 26. Now through January 10, Needham families...