Town and Schools Continue Tech Department Merger
December 14, 2023 • The Town and the Needham Public Schools have been engaged in an experimental merging of information technology departments. One year in,...
Columbus No More: Select Board Renames Holiday to Indigenous People’s Day
December 6, 2023 • The second Monday in October will now be Indigenous People’s Day in Needham after the Select Board unanimously supported the change...
Town Meeting Says ‘Yes,’ But Question Methods and Facts
October 31, 2023 • Fifteen articles on Monday’s Special Town Meeting warrant passed, but not without some lengthy discussion. Most of the nearly three-and-a-half hour...
Special Town Meeting to tackle specialized energy code, fate of Foster Property
October 25, 2023 • With Special Town Meeting on the horizon, Town Manager Kate Fitzpatrick offered insight and perspective into this year’s warrant and procedure....
Town Weighs Economics Against Environmentalism
October 19, 2023 • As Town Meeting approaches, town leaders continue to debate whether or not to support the Opt-In Energy Code put forward by...
Needham leaders react to Israeli-Hamas War
October 18, 2023 • In the wake of a deadly terrorist attack in Israel and subsequent violence in the region, local leaders and community organizations...