Dear Readers,
With the summer lull, we will be back in your inboxes on August 22. We hope you enjoy these last few weeks of summer!
Peter, Fred, Jeanne and the Observer team
Town advances flooding solutions
By Bob Clark
It was one year ago today, Aug. 8, 2023, that a brief but intense microburst dropped more than 6 inches of rain on some parts of Needham and flooded more […]
Needham seeks town’s first poet laureate
By Frederica Saylor Lalonde
The term “poet laureate” might conjure images of D.C. hobnobbers working at the behest of the Librarian of Congress, but this fall the position could just as easily be filled […]
State smiles on town’s efforts to comply with MBTA law
By Peter O’Neil
The state’s 90-day review of the town’s plans for complying with the MBTA Communities Act has been completed and resulted in only a handful of minor suggestions that do not […]
Housing a primary concern in state rep race
By Peter O’Neil
The high cost and low supply of housing in Massachusetts and the impact that has on the state’s economic competitiveness has been a major issue for the four Democratic candidates […]
Draining Rosemary Pool reveals engineering issues
By Rose Evans
The position of the Rosemary Recreation Complex lap pool, which borders Rosemary Lake, proved challenging for cleanup efforts after a broken jar of salsa sent glass shards into the pool […]
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