Today we have our final coverage of Town Meeting along with other news. We hope you found the extra editions helpful in following the many decisions that will affect the future of Needham.
We’ll be back to our regular Thursday schedule next week.
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Farmers Market to pause for a year
By Jeanne Hopkins
Last year was a tough one for the Needham Farmers Market. Their president, who was doing double-duty as their market manager, resigned and they lost their main farm vendor, MacArthur […]
Canvas hack briefly jeopardizes school data
By Kay Matipa
A security breach of the online learning platform Canvas temporarily compromised data from Needham Public Schools together with thousands of users nationally and worldwide. The learning management system is widely […]
Town Meeting, by the numbers
By Peter O’Neil
It took three sessions over parts of four days for Town Meeting to complete its required work as the town’s legislative body. The 2026 iteration of a decision-making process that […]
New town seal gets unanimous approval at Town Meeting
By Bob Baker
Where there were three, there is now one. Chief Nehoiden is depicted alone in a canoe on Needham’s new town seal, adopted by unanimous voice vote at Town Meeting Monday. […]
Needham developer proposes underwater AI data centers off Maine coast
By Sicheng “Chris” Che
A Needham developer is seeking federal approval to build tidal-powered, underwater artificial intelligence data centers off the coast of Maine or Alaska. DeepGreen Holdings LLC filed two preliminary permit applications […]
Religious leaders invite community to America 250 conversations
By Seth Bauer
“At a time of deep division,” reads a note from religious leaders across the town, “we need opportunities to come together and to be strengthened by that which unites us.” […]
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