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Seabeds rehab project looking at late summer start
By Peter O’Neil
The Needham Housing Authority expects to begin work late this summer on a $20.8 million renovation project intended to preserve its Seabeds Way property that is home to seniors and […]
Kim Benner’s Air Force father has been MIA for 60 years
By Linda Polach
Kim Benner’s search for peace and closure has lasted her lifetime. The Needham resident still grieves for her father, an Air Force fighter pilot shot down in Vietnam 60 years […]
Needham’s Commission on Disabilities applauds ‘Good Neighbors’
By Kay Matipa
Needham Florist, known by community members as a go-to for all things flowers, was recently recognized by Needham’s Commission on Disabilities for modelling excellent service to customers with special needs. […]
New head of school inherits Walker’s 65-year legacy
By Kay Matipa
Needham’s Walker School is not your average K-8. If three playgrounds didn’t give it away, the unusually low student-teacher ratio might — or the cluster of residential treatment buildings on […]
Mixed reactions to cellphone, social media legislation
By Sicheng “Chris” Che
Cellphones would disappear from Massachusetts public school classrooms (as they already have in Needham), and teens would face new social media age limits, under legislation that has generated both praise […]
Speedway, 7-Eleven fail compliance checks for a second time
By Kay Matipa
Needham’s Speedway and 7-Eleven face 14-day license suspensions and $200 fines after failing routine compliance checks and attempting to sell underage customers nicotine products — again. This is not the […]
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