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Envision project gets no love
By Jeanne Hopkins and Seth Bauer
The Envision Needham Center team of town officials, consultants, and committee members proposing new sidewalk, parking and traffic configurations for Great Plain Avenue asked for community input at a public […]
Chapter One: The Book Shop of Needham opens
By Frederica Saylor Lalonde
When the news broke that not one, but two bookstores would be coming to Needham, the collective cheers of local bibliophiles pealed through town. This Saturday, The Book Shop of […]
Same storm, different ships: Residents learn from those opposing U.S. immigration policy
By Kay Matipa
“We’re all in the same storm, but we’re on different ships,” senior immigration attorney Heather Yountz said to a room packed full of area residents. “If you’re a white U.S. […]
Schools land on literacy curriculum
By Frederica Saylor Lalonde
After almost four years of observation, selection, review and implementation, the school department has selected a new elementary literacy curriculum. At the Feb. 3 School Committee meeting, Carmen Williams, assistant […]
Gas leak at newly built home hospitalizes two workers
By Peter O’Neil
A carbon monoxide leak from a recently installed gas boiler could have proven fatal for two contractors at the newly constructed unoccupied home at 29 Tolman St. on the morning […]
Assessors begin inspections of town’s single-family homes
By Peter O’Neil
An outside firm engaged by the Assessing department has begun conducting the first round of 216 house inspections, the launch of a larger effort to more accurately and fairly assess the […]
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