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Girls Lacrosse Drops Home Opener

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Board Bids Farewell to Marianne Cooley

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School Committee Candidates Talk Pollard, School Achievement

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Designing Pollard’s Evolution

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Trivia Bee Returns, Bringing Fun Times and Learning Back Together

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Honoring the Enslaved of Needham

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Schools Adopt Emotional Support Animal Policy

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Girls Lacrosse Gets New Leader in Cottrell

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Needham Select Board Candidates Eye April Election

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School Committee Candidates Talk Pollard, School Achievement
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School Committee Candidates Talk Pollard, School Achievement

March 23, 2026 • Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Needham School Committee in the April election. Many upcoming projects and ongoing...

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Schools Adopt Emotional Support Animal Policy
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Schools Adopt Emotional Support Animal Policy

March 19, 2026 • The School Committee approved a revised “puppy policy” that now allows for emotional support dogs under specific circumstances. The Needham Public...

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Needham Students Build Classrooms, Foster Learning 2,000 Miles Away
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Needham Students Build Classrooms, Foster Learning 2,000 Miles Away

March 2, 2026 • A group of nine Needham High School students spent a week of their February break building classrooms and playgrounds in Guatemala,...

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Needham Shows MCAS Improvement, Rivals Pre-pandemic Scores
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Needham Shows MCAS Improvement, Rivals Pre-pandemic Scores

October 1, 2025 • The MCAS scores, published Monday, reveal Needham Public Schools students are making strides. While scores across the state continue to fall...

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What a Cell Phone Ban Might Mean for Needham Schools
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What a Cell Phone Ban Might Mean for Needham Schools

August 4, 2025 • The MA Senate passed legislation that would restrict student cell phone use in the state’s public schools during the school day....

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Pollard Auditorium, Flooding Emerge as Concerns at Listening Session
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Pollard Auditorium, Flooding Emerge as Concerns at Listening Session

July 10, 2025 • The Needham Public Schools hosted two listening sessions concerning the future of Pollard Middle School with the goal of attracting community...

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