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In today’s extra edition we feature a look at the key issues for the three candidates vying for two seats on the School Committee. We also profile the two candidates for one open seat on the Planning Board.
And a reminder that the League of Women Voters of Needham holds a Candidates Night this evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Broadmeadow School and on zoom. https://lwv-needham.org/
Two contend for Planning Board
Gary Lesanto
By Seth Bauer
When it comes to buildings, Planning Board candidate Gary Lesanto is a jack of all trades. Over his career he has built (as developer and contractor) more than 50 homes, […]
Oscar Mertz
By Seth Bauer
Oscar Mertz thinks big — and small. The Planning Board candidate spent 33 years at Boston-based Elkus Manfredi, one of world’s preeminent architecture firms, working on projects — retail, mixed-use, […]
School committee candidates address issues
By Kay Matipa
Incumbent School Committee members Matt Spengler and Michael Greis and challenger Lauren Soper, who are competing for two available seats on the seven-member board, were asked questions by the Observer […]
No Kings event fills Common
By Peter O’Neil
Town Common was home to one of the more than 3,000 nationwide No Kings protests on March 28, the third iteration of widespread demonstrations against the Trump administration. An estimated […]
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