Select Board Considers Dropping Envision Grant
May 28, 2025 • The board discussed relinquishing $320,000 in grant funding that would require the installation of bike lanes, which some say is too...
Residents Decry Bike Lanes, Business Impact at Envision Public Hearing
May 14, 2025 • A nearly two-hour public hearing on the project at times grew heated, with dozens of speakers sharing their feedback. In its...
Town Hits ‘Reset’ on Envision
April 30, 2025 • At its latest meeting, the Envision Needham Center Working Group stressed the need for business input on the proposed pilot project...
Envision Needham Looks to Engage Business Community
April 23, 2025 • Since forming last August, the working group has yet to fill seats open to local business owners. The Select Board voted...
Select Board Mulls Black Plastic Ban
March 12, 2025 • With Town Meeting approaching, the board discussed taking up two plastics reduction articles, one more controversial than the other. Representatives from...
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...