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Congressional incumbents roll to easy wins
By Peter O’Neil
There was little drama in the two Congressional races on Tuesday’s Needham ballot, as U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Fourth District U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss both registered landslide margins of […]
Valet parking lot to pave the way for future BID expansion
By Peter O’Neil
The Planning Board has approved Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham’s plan to raze a pair of 100-year old commercial buildings on the south side of Oak Street and replace them with […]
Virtual golf tees off with Planning Board
By Bob Baker
Come winter, the Hickory Club hopes to be Needham’s newest private club — and unlike any other. The Hickory Club’s application to the Planning Board describes itself as a “first […]
Needham educators ready for new school year
By Kay Matipa
The sudden hush over local parks and pools, spike in pedestrian traffic and lines of yellow buses can only mean one thing: School is back in session. “I’m looking forward […]
Great Hall star Lauren Ambrose feels at home in Needham
By Seth Bauer
It would be big news that Broadway and TV star Lauren Ambrose is coming to Needham but for one thing: She does it all the time. Decades ago, Ambrose, who […]
Take a trip through fall gardening
By Charlene Smith
This week, Charlene Smith begins contributing a gardening column to the Observer. Originally from South Africa, Charlene lived and worked as a correspondent on four continents before landing in Needham […]
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