Government · Finance Committee
FinCom backs water, sewer budgets, senior tax relief
Needham Finance Committee presses pause case on $325.4 million Pollard project, stalls zoning changes.
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Government · Other Committee
Study panel splits over historic district boundary
Needham panel debates whether to shield an entire property or just a historic house from demolition.
Government · Other Committee
Health board finalizes shared medical director deal
A four-town public health board finalized a shared medical director deal and disclosed a $6,611 budget shortfall.
Government · Other Committee
Regional Health Board Approves Minutes, Reviews Standards Survey
A four-town public health board found its region meets 79 percent of state public health standards, with waste management the weakest category. The shared services board, covering Dover, Medfield, Needham and Sherborn, unanimously approved three months of minutes on a motion from Kathy Thompson.
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Finance Committee meets tonight at Town Hall
Needham's Finance Committee convenes at Town Hall this evening with a fresh agenda. Also in today's brief (13 items): Patch flags budget strain on school sports; Historic District Commission meets midday Wednesday; Finance Committee meets Wednesday night; Olin College hosts May Lee conv…
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Free organ concert marks America's 250th
Free organ concert celebrates America's 250th birthday Sunday afternoon at Needham church. Also in today's brief (12 items): Charles River Health District reviews shared services; Select Board meets, also sits as trust fund panel; Planning Board convenes Tuesday night; Historic District…
Sports
Needham sports roundup, Sept. 14 to Sept. 20
Needham's zoning board finalized special-permit conditions for the growing Needham Pool and Racket Club, dropping a proposed neighbor-complaint hearing mechanism in favor of standard enforcement language. Needham Youth Hockey Association's travel teams, from U8 through U18, played a ful…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026
Four Needham-resident obituaries were published this week: Allman, Ronald "Ron"; Costine, Paul E.; Piligian, Dorothy (Vartanian); and Wright, Catherine M. (Burns). Piligian, 99, had lived in Needham since relocating there in 1956 and worked for the telephone company, General Binding Cor…
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Olin College to Host Talk Between May Lee, Alfred Engelberg
Olin College will host President May Lee in conversation with Alfred Engelberg on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The 4:30 p.m. talk at 1000 Olin Way is one of the more substantive items on an otherwise quiet Needham calendar this week, alongside meetings of the Select Board, Planning Board, Finan…
Government · Zoning Board
Needham ZBA Approves First Variance Under Revised Law
Needham ZBA grants first variance under state's revised standard for a family of seven.