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Sunday, October 4, 2026

Finance Committee presses pause on $325.4 million Pollard project costs and zoning bylaw changes.

From Needham News

• FinCom wrestles with Pollard costs, zoning holds. Needham's Finance Committee took up the $325.4 million Pollard project's operating costs and zoning bylaw changes on attic space and roof height, after a member said the panel needed a financial analysis first, and a resident warned the debt dwarfs every town override combined.Needham News

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 5, 7:00 p.m.: Historical Commission meets Monday, schedule revised. Needham's Historical Commission holds a hybrid meeting at Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Monday at 7 p.m., after the schedule was revised October 1.Town of Needham
• Mon, Oct 5, 7:00 p.m.: Forum previews state ballot questions Monday night. A community forum, Nine Questions Ninety Minutes, walks residents through this fall's state ballot questions Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 120 Broadmeadow Road.Town of Needham
• Mon, Oct 5, 8:30 p.m.: Arts appointment subcommittee meets Monday via Zoom. A joint Select Board and Needham Council for Arts and Culture appointment subcommittee meets remotely Monday at 8:30 p.m.Town of Needham
• Tue, Oct 6, 8:30 a.m.: Substance Prevention Alliance meets Tuesday morning. The Substance Prevention Alliance of Needham holds its quarterly meeting Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at Rosemary Recreation Complex, 178 Rosemary Street.Town of Needham
• Tue, Oct 6, 3:00 p.m.: Library arts committee meets Tuesday afternoon. The Needham Free Public Library's Arts and Exhibitions Committee meets Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the library, 1139 Highland Avenue.Needham Free Public Library
• Tue, Oct 6, 6:30 p.m.: School Committee holds hybrid meeting at Broadmeadow. The Needham School Committee meets in hybrid format Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Broadmeadow Elementary School's Performance Center, 120 Broad Meadow Road.Needham Public Schools
• Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 p.m.: Planning Board holds hybrid meeting Tuesday night. Needham's Planning Board meets in hybrid format Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Public Services Administration Building, 500 Dedham Avenue.Town of Needham
• Wed, Oct 7, 12:00 p.m.: Walk audit examines Needham Center Wednesday. The town holds a walk audit of Needham Center Wednesday at noon, starting from Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue.Town of Needham
• Wed, Oct 7, 7:00 p.m.: Finance Committee holds hybrid meeting Wednesday night. Needham's Finance Committee meets again Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Emery Grover School Administration and Operations building, 1330 Highland Avenue.Town of Needham
• Thu, Oct 8, 5:00 p.m.: Council on Aging board meets Thursday evening. Needham's Council on Aging Board of Directors meets in hybrid format Thursday at 5 p.m. at The Center at the Heights, 300 Hillside Avenue.Needham Council on Aging
• Thu, Oct 8, 6:00 p.m.: Technology Advisory Board meets remotely Thursday. Needham's Technology Advisory Board holds a remote-only meeting Thursday at 6 p.m.Town of Needham

Recent editions

• Friday, October 2, 2026 — Conservation board clears path for $20 million Seabeds Way housing rehab, pushes to save ancient oak
• Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham receives two major donations to fund campus expansion plans
• Tuesday, September 29, 2026 — A proposed fund name change could free up new money for Needham's school meal program
• Sunday, September 27, 2026 — Library's fall book sale, Harvest Fair and pottery sale headline first days of October in Needham
• Saturday, September 26, 2026 — Select Board closes warrant on $325 million Pollard project and first tree protection bylaw
• Thursday, September 24, 2026 — Needham examines potential gains from geothermal heating system at Pollard Middle School
• Tuesday, September 22, 2026 — Needham's Finance Committee convenes at Town Hall this evening with a fresh agenda
• Monday, September 21, 2026 — Free organ concert celebrates America's 250th birthday Sunday afternoon at Needham church