Black Plastic Ban a Go For Town Meeting
March 26, 2025 • In a 3-2 vote, the Select Board approved the inclusion of a proposed black plastic ban on this spring’s warrant, along...
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...
Town Moves to Address ADU Changes
February 14, 2025 • As Massachusetts makes changes to the laws regulating Accessory Dwelling Units, local towns are left to align their own bylaws, including...
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...
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...
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....