Petitioners seek summer ban on gas-powered leaf blowers
By Margaret Corona
A coalition of Needham residents has proposed a seasonal ban on gas-powered leaf blowers through a citizens’ petition headed to Town Meeting in May. Backed by the volunteer organization Green […]
Seventeen teachers accept buyout
By Bob Baker
In late January, Superintendent of Schools Dan Gutekanst got the go-ahead from the School Committee to offer veteran teachers $25,000 to retire at the end of the school year. The […]
Civic interest drew veteran Town Meeting members to serve
By Bob Baker
The 76 incumbent Town Meeting members seeking reelection to new three-year terms this year find themselves in a far more competitive environment than Needham has seen in many years. The […]
Slate of candidates for townwide office
By Needham Observer
Landsmark talks about a lifetime of activism
By Bob Clark
It was an image that shocked the nation. In “The Soiling of Old Glory” a young Black man is set upon by angry young white men — one wielding a […]
The Rice Barn owner ends lease
By Jeanne Hopkins
After several unsuccessful attempts to reopen The Rice Barn restaurant, owner Charles Intha ended his lease and left the space at the end of December. The location at 1037 Great […]
NHS Sports Roundup
By Bob Clark
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