Environmental Partners chosen to lead downtown project
By Frederica Saylor Lalonde
As Needham prepares to begin the next phase of reconceiving the downtown space, it has chosen to move forward with the firm Environmental Partners (EP). The selection committee and the […]
Library to welcome new director
By Frederica Saylor Lalonde
After an eight-month search and a pool of 20 candidates, Needham has hired a new library director. Robert MacLean, who was director of the Weymouth Public Library system for 14 […]
A brand new Needham
By Bob Baker
If you’re familiar with the iconic “I Love New York” logo, then you’re familiar with “place branding.” Using this approach, which seeks to project a positive and unified image of […]
NHA may be changing partners on redevelopment project
By Peter O’Neil
Since 2021, the Needham Housing Authority and the Cambridge Housing Authority have been joined at the hip, with the CHA doing the heavy lifting on devising and executing the NHA’s […]
Running point on Marathon coverage
By Linda Polach
I have a special relationship with the Boston Marathon. Although I’ve never run even a step of that 26.2-mile route, each April for more than a decade during the ‘80s […]
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