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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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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

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 — April 28, 2026 — Needham Commission on Disabilities votes to fund a weekly VFW outdoor social event and flags a potential accessibility violation at a downtown bookshop. The commission voted unanimously at its April 28 meeting to use its remaining fiscal-year budget — roughly $900, which must be spent by

NEEDHAM — April 28, 2026 — Needham Commission on Disabilities votes to fund a weekly VFW outdoor social event and flags a potential accessibility violation at a downtown bookshop. The commission voted unanimously at its April 28 meeting to use its remaining fiscal-year budget — roughly $900, which must be spent by