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...
Here’s Who’s Running for Public Office
February 24, 2025 • Civic engagement is coursing through Needham ahead of the April 8 election. Dozens of Needham residents pulled papers to run for...
‘Not the Time’ for Plastic Water Bottle Ban, Select Board Says
February 12, 2025 • Green Needham sought support for three initiatives to reduce plastics in town at the Select Board’s meeting Tuesday, including a plastic...
Budget Restraints Impact School Staffing
January 31, 2025 • Needham Public Schools prepare to reduce staff to compensate for an anticipated $2.25 million budget shortfall. After wrestling with the numbers...
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...
Needham’s Poet Laureate Finds ‘Magic’ in Written Word
December 4, 2024 • Needham artist and writer Anne Nydam will become the town’s first poet laureate, a position through which she hopes to share...