We apologize for the technical challenges with today’s newsletter and hope the third time is the charm . . .
Surge of first-time candidates for Town Meeting
By Bob Baker
The race for Town Meeting is shaping up to be a competitive one with more candidates than seats in all 10 of the town’s voting precincts. There are currently 114 […]
Town election will feature seven contested races
By Peter O’Neil
When Needham residents head to the polls for the annual town election in less than seven weeks, they will be offered something they have not seen very often in the […]
Planning Board moves ahead on MBTA Act plan
By Seth Bauer
The only item on the Planning Board’s Feb. 13 agenda was the one that has roiled the town for months: the zoning plan to comply with the state’s MBTA Communities […]
CRC housing project to be the first of its kind in the state
By Julia Goujiamanis
The Charles River Center is planning to build 86 new housing units to help serve people with developmental disabilities such as autism on its East Militia Heights property. The organization […]
NHS diver eyes three-peat for Division 1 title
By Bob Clark
After a week’s postponement because of last weekend’s storm, Needham High School senior Vann Hotchkiss will be competing for his third consecutive state Division 1 title in the 1 meter […]
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