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Needham Select Board Delays Envision Center Vote, Seeks Written Case for $13 Million Project

NEEDHAM — May 12, 2026 — Needham Select Board delays Envision Center road vote, approves quiet zone agreement and weights and measures overhaul. The board declined Tuesday to authorize moving forward with the Envision Needham Center Great Plain Avenue redesign, asking Director of Public Works Karis Lustig and Envision Working Group Vice

Needham Park and Recreation Commission Blocks Political Tabling at Town Events

NEEDHAM — May 12, 2026 — Needham Park and Recreation Commission declines to allow Pollard project supporters to table at town recreational events. Meeting May 12 in the Great Plain Room at Town Hall, the commission reached informal consensus to pursue a formal neutrality policy barring political advocacy tabling at commission-run

Needham Park and Recreation Commission Blocks Political Tabling at Town Events

NEEDHAM — May 12, 2026 — Needham Park and Recreation Commission declines to allow Pollard project supporters to table at town recreational events. Meeting May 12 in the Great Plain Room at Town Hall, the commission reached informal consensus to pursue a formal neutrality policy barring political advocacy tabling at commission-run

Needham Conservation Commission Issues Forbes Pond Herbicide Permit, Advances Pollard School Wetlands Review

NEEDHAM — May 7, 2026 — Needham Conservation Commission clears wetland boundaries for Pollard Middle School and approves Forbes Pond herbicide plan. The commission voted unanimously at its May 7 meeting to issue an Order of Resource Area Delineation for the two Pollard Middle School parcels — 200 Harris Avenue and 380 Dedham

Needham Planning Board Declines Comment on Private Kendrick Street Fitness Facility Application

NEEDHAM — May 6, 2026 — Needham Planning Board votes no comment on private fitness facility, prepares for Town Meeting ADU articles. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to offer no objection to a Zoning Board of Appeals application for a private indoor athletic facility at 60 Kendrick Street — a proposed conversion of

Needham Planning Board Declines Comment on Private Kendrick Street Fitness Facility Application

NEEDHAM — May 6, 2026 — Needham Planning Board votes no comment on private fitness facility, prepares for Town Meeting ADU articles. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to offer no objection to a Zoning Board of Appeals application for a private indoor athletic facility at 60 Kendrick Street — a proposed conversion of

Needham Planning Board Unanimously Rejects Affordability Mandate for Senior Housing District

NEEDHAM — May 4, 2026 — Needham Planning Board rejects affordability amendment to senior housing district ahead of Town Meeting. The board voted unanimously Monday to oppose a proposed amendment, brought by registered voter Ken Buckley on behalf of petitioner Barbara McDonald, that would have imposed a 12.5 percent inclusionary affordability

Needham Assessors Resolve 158 of 161 Abatement Cases, Set May 29 Follow-Up

NEEDHAM — May 1, 2026 — 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

Needham Assessors Resolve 158 of 161 Abatement Cases, Set May 29 Follow-Up

NEEDHAM — May 1, 2026 — 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

Needham Tree Committee Votes Unanimously to Keep Bylaw Under General Law

NEEDHAM — April 29, 2026 — 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. Acting Chair Erica Bond led the

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