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Needham Planning Board backs 888 Great Plain Avenue rezoning 3-1 for mixed-use development

NEEDHAM — March 31, 2026 — 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. The board, meeting Tuesday at the PSAB building's Charles River room, endorsed three citizen's

Needham Rate Committee Defers FY27 Water and Sewer Decision to May

NEEDHAM — March 31, 2026 — Needham's Water and Sewer Rate Structure Committee warned of mounting fiscal pressure as billable sewer consumption hit a record low in fiscal year 2025. The committee, chaired by Harold Berger, heard from financial staff that FY25 billable sewer volume fell to 81.854 million

Needham Technology Advisory Board Votes to Enter Cybersecurity Executive Session

NEEDHAM — March 26, 2026 — Needham's Technology Advisory Board voted unanimously to enter executive session to review town cybersecurity systems at its March 26 meeting. Vice Chair Carl Rubin presided in the chair's absence, and the board used an AI transcription tool called Fireflies in lieu of

Needham Technology Advisory Board Votes to Enter Cybersecurity Executive Session

NEEDHAM — March 26, 2026 — Needham's Technology Advisory Board voted unanimously to enter executive session to review town cybersecurity systems at its March 26 meeting. Vice Chair Carl Rubin presided in the chair's absence, and the board used an AI transcription tool called Fireflies in lieu of

Needham Conservation Commission Closes Two Hearings, Issues Trail Maintenance Permit

NEEDHAM — March 26, 2026 — Needham Conservation Commission closes hearings on two residential projects and streamlines trail maintenance permitting. The commission voted unanimously at its March 26 meeting to close hearings and issue orders of conditions for 665 Central Avenue, DEP file 234-963, and 120 Wildwood Drive, DEP file 234-

Needham Planning Board Defers Large-House Zoning Decisions, Eyes April Deadline

NEEDHAM — March 25, 2026 — Needham Planning Board makes no decisions on large-house zoning, raising town meeting timeline concerns. The board met via Zoom on March 25 but failed to resolve the two most consequential elements of its year-long large-house dimensional zoning package — lot coverage and floor-area

Needham Planning Board Defers Large-House Zoning Decisions, Eyes April Deadline

NEEDHAM — March 25, 2026 — Needham Planning Board makes no decisions on large-house zoning, raising town meeting timeline concerns. The board met via Zoom on March 25 but failed to resolve the two most consequential elements of its year-long large-house dimensional zoning package — lot coverage and floor-area

Needham Tree Panel Completes Final Forum, Eyes October Town Meeting for Bylaw Vote

NEEDHAM — March 25, 2026 — Needham's Tree Preservation Planning Committee held its final public forum March 25 before handing a draft tree bylaw to the Select Board, targeting the October Special Town Meeting for a vote. The proposal, led by committee chair Heidi Frill, would be triggered by demolition

Needham Finance Committee Backs $4.8 Million Capital Plan, Rejects Rain Garden Pilot

NEEDHAM — March 25, 2026 — Needham Finance Committee approves $4.8 million capital package and rejects a rain garden pilot while debating a $60,000 fix for neglected youth sports fields. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend Annual Town Meeting Article 25, a $4,790,605 general fund cash capital

Needham Select Board Reviews Immigration Enforcement Policy, Defers Vote

NEEDHAM — March 24, 2026 — Needham Select Board reviewed but did not vote on a draft policy governing local police conduct during federal immigration enforcement operations at its March 24 meeting. Vice Chair Kathy Dowd led a clause-by-clause walk-through of the eight-provision policy, which was developed by

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