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Eliot playground plan a ‘big ask’
By Kay Matipa
A major rebuild of the 23-year-old playground, ballfield and basketball courts at Eliot Elementary School will take a major investment: $3.5 million. Eliot, one of three projects under review by […]
Town may tap CPC funds for open space acquisition
By Peter O’Neil
The town is reported to be in negotiations to acquire parcels of land that could expand the footprint of the Town Forest and Ridge Hill Reservation. The potential purchases are […]
Small-batch business promises Elite cookies
By Kay Matipa
Elite Dough Cookies, set to open its doors at noon on Feb. 21, is in its third stage of metamorphosis. What began as an experiment under the Cookies by Design […]
Blue on Highland owners to remake Newton’s Biltmore
By Seth Bauer
The owners of Blue on Highland are expanding their horizons — but not that far. Scott Drago and Adam Patti recently bought Newton’s oldest continuously operating bar, the Biltmore, just […]
Town election fever running less than hot
By Peter O’Neil
One year after one of the most vibrant town elections in recent history, enthusiasm for participation in this year’s April 14 contests is decidedly meh. In 2025, there were seven […]
Iconic Needham Bowlaway is throwback family fun
By Linda Polach
The sound of bowling balls crashing into the candlepins at the Needham Bowlaway can be deafening. That was the case last Sunday when all eight lanes in the relatively tiny […]
BID-Needham president to retire
By Jeanne Hopkins
After serving 15 years as president of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham, John Fogarty plans to retire in January 2027. In an email statement to the Observer, Dean Carucci, divisional president, […]
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