Turning out in Defense of the Crown
June 24, 2024 • A troop of Revolutionary War reenactors camped out in Needham Saturday to teach the public about British soldiers and their history....
Spring into the Season
March 25, 2024 • Needham Local takes a look at upcoming events and annual traditions that mark the start of spring in Needham. Needham Community...
Needham History: About Those Bombs…
Maybe bringing explosives home to the suburbs was not such a good idea after all... The Cosmic-Terrestrial Research Laboratory at 31 Bird Street, circa 1942....
Needham’s ‘Pansy King’ Honored with Mural
March 15, 2024 • Denys Zirngiebel lived an accomplished life in Needham, but many better know his famous family: painters N. C. Wyeth and Andrew...
Local Author Pens Novel on Infamous Needham Bank Robbery
February 6, 2024 When Robert W. Wallace drives down Great Plain Avenue, past a 90-year-old crime scene, the hairs on the back of his neck...
‘Bad Blood’: 135 years of Needham-Wellesley Football Rivalry
November 20, 2023 • Thanksgiving and football go hand-in-hand in communities across America, but the pairing is notably and historically special to Needham and Wellesley....