Needham CPC Preps Pitches for $804,000 Seabeds Roof, Open Space Acquisition at Town Meeting
Needham's Community Preservation Committee finalized Town Meeting presentations for two contested articles at its April 16 meeting.
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Needham Select Board Reorganizes, Backs Quiet Zone and Four Union Contracts
Needham Select Board reorganizes, adopts immigration policy, and clears dozens of town meeting positions.
Warner Field to Serve as Construction Zone for Four Years During Pollard School Rebuild
Needham's Park and Recreation Commission learned Monday that Warner Field will be offline as a playing surface from approximately spring 2028 through spring 2032 to support the Pollard Middle School rebuilding project.
Needham COA board approves minutes, moves officer election ahead of member's surgery
Needham's Council on Aging received a three-year program report on an embedded social work initiative at the town's food pantry and approved moving its officer election to May.
Needham Conservation Commission Votes to Trial Hybrid Meetings Starting in August
Needham Conservation Commission votes to trial hybrid meetings starting August 13.
Needham Finance Committee Recommends $4 Million Broadmeadow Stormwater Project for Town Meeting
Needham Finance Committee endorses $4 million stormwater project, splits on disc golf study at lengthy warrant review.
Needham Tree Panel Flags $40,000 Staffing Cost, Enforcement Gaps in Draft Bylaw
Needham's Tree Preservation Planning Committee identified unresolved legal and staffing questions that must be answered before its draft tree preservation bylaw can advance to October Town Meeting.
Needham Planning Board closes hearing on data center's conversion to self-storage
Needham Planning Board signals approval for converting a vacant 128,750-square-foot data center at 105 Cabot Street to self-storage, closing a public hearing unanimously on April 7.
Needham School Board Authorizes Geothermal Test Well for New Pollard Middle School
Needham's School Building Committee authorized a geothermal test well at the Pollard Middle School site and received a first-pass lifecycle cost analysis pointing toward ground source heat pumps as the lowest 25-year cost option.
Needham Planning Board backs 888 Great Plain Avenue rezoning 3-1 for mixed-use development
Needham Planning Board votes 3-1 to recommend rezoning 888 Great Plain Avenue for mixed-use development and defers contested large-house floor area ratio rules to fall.