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Temporary Train Horn Relief Set for Vote
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Temporary Train Horn Relief Set for Vote

February 11, 2026 • The Select Board held a public hearing on a seasonal crossing closure proposed at the Needham Golf Club. They will take...

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Cameron Morsberger
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Needham History: The Town Forest
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Needham History: The Town Forest

The view... the peace and quiet... the model train! From the top of High Rock, looking east toward Needham Center, circa 1900. The Town Forest...

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Polly Attridge
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Needham History: Fireworks! Illuminations! Cheers!
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Needham History: Fireworks! Illuminations! Cheers!

Progress comes to the somewhat sleepy burgh of Needham. “Keep Your EYE on Needham.” A billboard posted by the Needham Board of Trade around 1920...

Gloria Greis, Needham History Center and Museum
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