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Dermody, Dowd roll to Select Board seats
By Peter O’Neil
Needham voters showed a strong preference for the familiar in Tuesday’s Select Board election, sweeping third-generation resident Bill Dermody onto the board and returning incumbent Cathy Dowd for a second […]
Greis, Spengler defend School Committee seats for another term
By Kay Matipa
In their first contested race since 2017, longtime incumbents Michael Greis and Matt Spengler secured School Committee seats for their 8th and 4th terms, respectively — winning against challenger Lauren […]
Mertz’s solid foundation builds Planning Board win
By Seth Bauer
Architect Oscar Mertz will step into the Needham Planning Board seat vacated by architect Natasha Espada. Mertz beat his opponent, Gary Lesanto, by about 1,170 votes. The preliminary count was […]
Poll workers see steady stream of voters
By Frederica Saylor Lalonde
Like the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C., that bloom in the spring, so do the local campaign signs in Needham. Election Day is the height of their season, and with […]
Quiet Zone cost estimate now at $8.2 million
By Peter O’Neil
With an expected Special Town Meeting funding vote less than a month away, the Quiet Zone Working Group continues to try to finalize a budget and a schedule for upgrading […]
Marathon stories run the gamut from exercise to weather
By Linda Polach
Next Monday, 67 Needham residents from 18-71 years old plan to run the Boston Marathon. If they finish successfully, they will count themselves members of a very elite group: less […]
Neighbors learn from neighbors at Needham’s first Fixit Clinic
By Kay Matipa
“A neighbor learning from a neighbor” was the theme of Needham’s first Fixit Clinic hosted by the Needham Free Public Library on Saturday, April 11. From 10 a.m. to 2 […]
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