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...
Auchincloss on Housing: ‘It’s Not Going to Happen Organically’
January 29, 2025 • On a Zoom call with constituents Wednesday morning, the congressman spoke about increasing housing stock in the district, including in Needham....
Vote on MBTA Zoning Set for May Town Meeting
January 22, 2025 • Town Meeting will vote on the Base Compliance Plan in May, not in February as previously discussed. One word dominated the...
Getting Ready to Reset
January 16, 2025 • Recent events have provided Needham with more time to meet the guidelines set forth in the MBTA Communities Act. In the...
Needham Says ‘No’ to Zoning Plan
January 15, 2025 • Residents overturned the zoning passed at October’s Town Meeting on Tuesday. The town will need to convene a Town Meeting to...