Dear Readers,
This week we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a profile of Needham resident and regional Ecuadorian Consul Beatriz Stein.
And we welcome a new contributor who talks trash as a newcomer in town.
As always, thanks for reading and sharing the Observer with others.
Peter, Fred, Jeanne and the Observer team
State rep debate proves all politics is indeed local
By Peter O’Neil
The two candidates seeking the open state representative seat in the 13th Norfolk District offered different views on the importance of local roots and the theme of service when they […]
Garlick bucks Dems, endorses Dermody
By Peter O’Neil
During last week’s Charles River Chamber debate, unenrolled candidate Bill Dermody announced he had received the endorsement of the person he’s hoping to succeed, state Rep. Denise Garlick, the retiring […]
Curb appeal: Newcomer asks why no town-wide trash pickup
By Brian Keaney
I lived in Dedham most of my life, where I liked to say my family was new to town. After all, we had been there only since the Potato Famine. […]
New approaches cut cell phone use in schools
By Bob Baker
School administrators and teachers in Needham recently reported cell phones are less of a distraction during the school day than in previous years. “The policy in grade K-8 is that […]
Ecuadorian Consul is at home in Needham
By Seth Bauer
The squat brick building at 400 Hillside Ave. is not the most elegant business address in Needham. But upstairs, mixed in with medical and legal offices, is an important conduit […]
Historic home of N.C. Wyeth is on the market
By Bob Baker
When Linda Bean, granddaughter of L.L. Bean, died suddenly last spring, her goal of turning the N.C. Wyeth house at 178 South St. into a research library died with her. […]
Art around town
By Josh Rosenberg and Luke Sokolosky
In honor of its 75th anniversary, the Needham Art Association last month launched “Art Outside.” The public art initiative will showcase the works of 32 local artists on outdoor banners […]
Pool cleanup costs finalized
By Jeanne Hopkins
When a glass jar of salsa broke on the pool deck at the Rosemary Recreation Complex in July, scattering glass shards into the lap pool and closing it for days, […]
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