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Tight budget puts Town Manager, FinCom on same page
By Peter O’Neil
The fiscal 2026 town budget that Town Manager Kate Fitzpatrick submitted to the Finance Committee in late January emerged virtually unchanged from the FinCom’s extensive review process and appears unlikely […]
FinCom job takes commitment
By Seth Bauer
When Town Meeting convenes May 5, members of Needham’s Finance Committee will be there to answer questions and offer thoughts on the warrants that they’ve scrutinized. But the committee’s work, […]
Specter of Pollard may loom over Town Meeting
By Peter O’Neil
While there are no articles on the Annual Town Meeting warrant that deal with the major renovation project planned for the Pollard Middle School, the specter of the $300 million-plus […]
St. Joseph students get fishy nature lesson
By Jeanne Hopkins
The Needham Reservoir is now home to 40 more brook trout, Massachusetts’ only native trout, thanks to some fourth graders and their second grade buddies at St. Joseph School. The […]
Calls up, crime down for NPD in 2024
By Julia Goujiamanis
Needham police were busier than ever in 2024, responding to 53,696 calls for service — an average of nearly 150 a day — but compared to the previous year significantly […]
Nuclear disarmament on Town Meeting agenda
By Bob Baker
Most of the items that will be considered at Annual Town Meeting focus on matters within the town’s borders. Article 46, “Citizen’s’ Petition-Nuclear Disarmament,” casts a wider net. It comes […]
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