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Boston Children’s Hospital Needham opens next week
By Seth Bauer and Frederica Saylor Lalonde
In 2019, Children’s Hospital selected Needham for its next satellite location. On Jan. 21 it will open its doors to patients. The new building on 1st Avenue is the ninth […]
‘One Bite’ brings fame to Gianni’s
By Linda Polach
It was 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 8 when Aida Agayby Rasla, owner of Gianni’s Deli and Pizza in Needham Heights, got a call from a regular customer. “Aida,” her customer […]
Stephen Palmer ‘blue sky’ plans discussed at hearing
By Peter O’Neil
Attendees at a public hearing expressed a strong preference that housing, ideally with an affordability component, be central to plans for the Stephen Palmer property after it returns to town […]
100-110 West St. being prepped for demolition
By Peter O’Neil
Pre-construction work is underway at 100-110 West St. as the site is being prepped for the demolition of the existing structure and construction of a new three-story, 189-unit apartment building. […]
Board of Health condemns illegal apartment
By Kay Matipa
An illegal apartment discovered in the fall by the town’s Public Health Division is unusual for Needham, said assistant director of public health Tara Gurge and environmental health agent Sai […]
Vigil for Minneapolis victim brings call for Noem’s impeachment
By Peter O’Neil
An estimated 400-500 people attended a Jan. 11 afternoon vigil on the Town Common organized by Needham Resists, part of a national “ICE Out for Good” response to the Jan. […]
Student performances will highlight local MLK Day event
By Julie M. Cohen
Using their creativity to build large sculptures out of papier-mache and found objects, Needham High School students will bring their artworks to life as outsized puppets during the town’s Martin […]
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