Is housing in the future for Muzi site?

By Peter O’Neil

The owners of the former Muzi property on Highland Avenue have reached out to town officials indicating they may be ready to revise their plan for the 10-acre site that […]

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New restaurant feels familiar — by design

By Frederica Saylor Lalonde

The tables are set and the doors are ready to open at Needham’s latest dining spot. Conrad’s Casual Dining, which replaces Bertucci’s at 1257 Highland Ave., will begin full lunch […]

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Town hints at Claxton Field reopening in spring

By Frederica Saylor Lalonde

Following a long and costly remediation process, the newly renovated Claxton Field could reopen to the public as early as May.  In 2022, the town began a redesign of Claxton […]

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On deck for Claxton: pickleball and a skate park

By Julia Goujiamanis

At the Jan. 22 meeting of the Community Preservation Committee, Park & Recreation Director Stacey Mulroy outlined a proposal for the next set of improvements at Claxton Field: a skate […]

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Play about Black history gets a first reading in Needham

By Jeanne Hopkins

A historic African American cultural landmark in Pittsburgh, a stone designer and songwriter from Boston and a third-grade class in Needham are the unlikely connections that resulted in the reading […]

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