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Three challengers step up for school board
By Peter O’Neil
This year’s election for three seats on the Needham School Committee features an element that has been missing in Needham since 2021: challengers, three of them. All three candidates have […]
Planning Board candidates focus on community engagement
By Sean Flannelly
Last year’s Planning Board race passed by uneventfully, with newcomer Justin McCullen running uncontested for one open seat. The current contest to fill the board’s latest vacancy will be one […]
Town preparing to tackle tree issues
By Bob Baker
Needham is finally setting out to tackle the complex issue of trees — in particular, whether private property owners, including developers, should feel a responsibility to preserve larger and older […]
Needham chicken owners brood about bird flu
By Jeanne Hopkins
Needham’s backyard chicken owners may not have to worry about the price of eggs — but they are concerned about the health of their birds. This week the town Public […]
Resident takes Marathon training one Needham street at a time
By Linda Polach
This could be a good quiz question for the Needham Trivia Bee. How many streets are there in town? The answer, according to the town, is 538 and Needham resident […]
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