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10 condo units proposed on Garden Street
By Peter O’Neil
A local developer has plans to convert a sprawling 100-year-old home on Garden Street into a 10-unit condominium complex and is seeking Select Board support for using a state program […]
Select Board may act local to save the Wyeth home
By Bob Baker
On Tuesday, the Select Board expressed interest in creating Needham’s second Local Historic District to preserve the historic home at 178 South St. In 2024, Needham adopted a bylaw that […]
Pollard contractor chosen
By Peter O’Neil
The Pollard Middle School project still has many rivers to cross before a new school becomes a reality, but the School Building Committee answered one key question at its March […]
New building commissioner homes in on Needham’s goals
By Frederica Saylor Lalonde
Having worked as a building inspector in Dedham for 18 years, and as a remodeling contractor for 25 years before that, Jim Sullivan has been on both sides of the […]
Recent ‘snapshot’ shows NHS attendance rates have not risen
By Kay Matipa
This fall, from September to December, the average Needham High School student missed 23 classes, excused or unexcused. A snapshot of NHS attendance shared with the school committee March 3 […]
Tarsky seeks to train more teachers
By Kay Matipa
As a nationwide teacher shortage challenges schools’ abilities to staff classrooms, Needham — which has done well to-date — is beginning to feel the effects of fewer educators. State Representative […]
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