Needham Board of Assessors reports 158 of 161 abatement applications resolved as cycle nears close. The board, meeting Friday via Zoom, received a status update showing 65 applications granted and 93 denied out of 161 total filed this cycle, with a small number of cases remaining for further review.
Needham Finance Committee backs $8.2 million quiet zone debt authorization on a narrow 5-4 vote.
Needham's Tree Preservation and Planning Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to advance its proposed tree bylaw as a general bylaw, keeping the measure on course for an October Special Town Meeting and a Select Board presentation on May 26.
Needham's mural subcommittee unanimously approved the final design for a large public mural at 1299 Highland Avenue, sending it to the Design Review Board.
Charles River Public Health District's four-town shared services program faces a potential $25,000 shortfall in its proposed FY27 budget.
Needham's School Building Committee unanimously chose a 100-percent geothermal ground-source heat pump system for the new Pollard Middle School at its April 28 meeting.
Needham Planning Board continues Chabad center hearing, unanimously withdraws two zoning articles from Town Meeting warrant.
Needham Commission on Disabilities votes to fund a weekly VFW outdoor social event and flags a potential accessibility violation at a downtown bookshop.
NEEDHAM -- April 28, 2026, Needham Select Board advances MBTA quiet zone agreement and revises spring town meeting warrant. Director of Public Works Karis Lustig reported that the MBTA accepted the town's core
Needham's Board of Assessors elected new leadership and denied most of the tax abatement bids before it. John Boleyn was elected chair, Mike Diener vice chair, and Mark Wexler was appointed clerk.