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Park & Rec doubles down on nixing DeFazio as a Pollard site
By Peter O’Neil
Despite entreaties from other town entities to hold off on any decision, the Park & Rec commission voted unanimously at its Sept. 15 meeting to tell the Pollard School Building […]
Envision looks for ‘happy medium’ with downtown designs
By Julia Schultze
The Envision Needham Center Working Group released a timeline and three proposals for the reconstruction of Great Plain Avenue at its meeting Sept. 10. The project has created fissures between […]
West Street project faces minimal public pushback
By Peter O’Neil
The plans to demolish the 1950s-era edifice at 100-110 West St. and replace it with a 189-unit, three-story, 188,000-square-foot apartment building were generally well received at a Sept. 16 Planning […]
Plenty of room for opinions at Large House meeting
By Seth Bauer
Needham’s Large House Review Study Committee hoped for widespread public input at its Monday night meeting and, while the turnout was not large, the range of opinions ran the gamut. […]
Trees in public spaces will give shade to future generations
By Bob Baker
According to the Charles River Watershed Association, Needham lost 5.5% of its tree cover between 2014 and 2021. That loss of canopy is largely attributable to clear cutting on private […]
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