Design Review Board approves oversized sign retroactively, issues developer reprimand
Needham Design Review Board approves retroactive construction sign permit and reprimands developer.
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Needham Park Commission Holds Disc Golf Vote, Awaits Select Board Guidance
NEEDHAM — April 27, 2026 — Needham Park and Recreation Commission defers disc golf article decision after Finance Committee rejects it 8-1. Meeting in an abbreviated Monday session to make room for a League of Women Voters warrant forum, the three-member quorum left open whether to withdraw a $50,000
Needham Revitalization Fund Approves New Fundraising Banner, Eyes Facebook Campaign
NEEDHAM — April 23, 2026 — Needham's Revitalization Trust Fund voted to send a new promotional banner to the Select Board for approval while flagging a near-term funding shortfall in its banner and flag program. The committee voted unanimously at its April 23 meeting to forward the banner — which
Needham Retirement Board Votes to Launch Administrator Search as Cole Sets July Exit
NEEDHAM — April 22, 2026 — Needham Retirement Board accepts administrator resignation and launches search for replacement. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to establish a two-member hiring subcommittee — consisting of the chair and member Martin Feeney — to screen candidates for retirement administrator Jacob Cole's position after Cole announced his
Needham Retirement Board Votes to Launch Administrator Search as Cole Sets July Exit
NEEDHAM — April 22, 2026 — Needham Retirement Board accepts administrator resignation and launches search for replacement. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to establish a two-member hiring subcommittee — consisting of the chair and member Martin Feeney — to screen candidates for retirement administrator Jacob Cole's position after Cole announced his
Needham CPC Preps Pitches for $804,000 Seabeds Roof, Open Space Acquisition at Town Meeting
NEEDHAM — April 16, 2026 — Needham's Community Preservation Committee finalized Town Meeting presentations for two contested articles at its April 16 meeting. The larger of the two, Article 22, requests $804,000 for a full roof replacement at the Needham Housing Authority's Seabeds affordable housing complex — a
Warner Field to Serve as Construction Zone for Four Years During Pollard School Rebuild
NEEDHAM — April 13, 2026 — Needham's Park and Recreation Commission learned Monday that Warner Field will be offline as a playing surface from approximately spring 2028 through spring 2032 to support the Pollard Middle School rebuilding project. Hank Half of the town's Building Design and Construction Department,
Warner Field to Serve as Construction Zone for Four Years During Pollard School Rebuild
NEEDHAM — April 13, 2026 — Needham's Park and Recreation Commission learned Monday that Warner Field will be offline as a playing surface from approximately spring 2028 through spring 2032 to support the Pollard Middle School rebuilding project. Hank Half of the town's Building Design and Construction Department,
Needham Tree Panel Flags $40,000 Staffing Cost, Enforcement Gaps in Draft Bylaw
NEEDHAM — April 8, 2026 — Needham's Tree Preservation Planning Committee identified unresolved legal and staffing questions that must be answered before its draft tree preservation bylaw can advance to October Town Meeting. Town Manager Katie King presented a memo estimating that implementing the bylaw would require a part-time
Needham School Board Authorizes Geothermal Test Well for New Pollard Middle School
NEEDHAM — April 6, 2026 — Needham's School Building Committee authorized a geothermal test well at the Pollard Middle School site and received a first-pass lifecycle cost analysis pointing toward ground source heat pumps as the lowest 25-year cost option. The committee voted unanimously to approve a change