Needham speakers excel at states
Piano students volunteer at nursing homes
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Over the course of the year, piano students of Mia DeMeis have volunteered to perform for the residents of four nursing homes in Needham....
Girls Who Code finish program
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Girls Who Code has been holding weekly meetings at the Needham Library since back in September. The group has now reached the end of its course, having held its last meeting on April 12. The website that the girls designed/coded is live at choose-a-book.glitch.me. ...
Artists unite for seascape demonstration
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As eastern Massachusetts residents, we have the privilege of living just a short drive away from picturesque beaches. However, just because the ocean is close by, that doesn’t mean that the Wellesley Society of Artists and Needham Art Association would pass up the opportunity to see seascape oil paintings.
The...
NHS sophomore Ghogawala attends Advocacy Summit
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Sameena Ghogawala, a sophomore at Needham High School, participated in the 2018 Advocacy Summit organized by Save the Children Action Network (SCAN). From March 18-20, she travelled to Washington D.C. and joined 232 advocates from 30 states to tell members of Congress to invest in kids, to fund early childhood education, global maternal...
Students STA involved in community
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Every year at Needham’s Pollard Middle School, the eighth grade students participate in a day that revolves around the community: Students Take Action Day, or STA (pronounced “stay”) Day for short.
Throughout the year, the eighth graders must participate in donating six hours of their time to community service. While...
Needham celebrates annual Pansy Day
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After a long winter, spring weather is finally making an entrance. Trees are budding, peepers are peeping, birds are chirping, and, of course, pansies are blooming. Years ago, the Town of Needham declared the pansy to be the town’s official flower, and each April, the Needham History Center and...
A new take on Needham history
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While it’s impossible to change history, you may have noticed that the Needham History Center and Museum is making some adjustments. After erasing “Historical Society” from their name and replacing it with a more welcoming one several months ago, the Needham History Center and Museum has since been working...
Salvation Army recognized for employment practices
On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, The Salvation Army was honored at the Statehouse in Boston for choosing to diversify their workforce by employing residents of the Commonwealth, who have a psychiatric disability, with the support of Elliot House, a “Clubhouse” employment and recovery center funded by the Department of Mental Health (DMH). The event was...
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Needham celebrates festival of colors
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
At the beginning of March, many Indian communities celebrated Holi, the festival of colors. Celebrated as a way to welcome the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring, Needham hosted Holi at the local VFW on March 31.
Originally celebrated as an ancient Hindu festival, Holi is...
Springtime blooms at Needham Library gallery
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If you had the opportunity to visit the Needham Free Public Library during the month of March, you probably noticed that spring arrived early at the Friends Gallery. Although the several nor'easters ensured that it still looked like winter outdoors, Kira Seamon's bright and colorful photography welcomed the new season inside.
Using...
Needham debaters celebrate state success
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The Needham Speech and Debate celebrated the “debate” part of its name by capturing its second successive novice Lincoln-Douglas championship at Chelmsford High School.
Freshman Sasha Reiser defeated Brookline High School in the finals, and was also third place speaker overall. Sophomore Zachary Lu, last year’s novice champion, reached quarterfinals and was second...
Bruckner, Muthukaruppan showing at Open Studios
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During Needham Open Studios on the weekend of May 5 and 6, painters Eddie Bruckner and Bala Muthukaruppan will show and sell their work at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage on 1 Chapel Street.
“Exhibiting at local businesses that open their doors to artists emphasizes the great town that Needham is,” says Bruckner, whose...
PTC fundraiser is a slam-dunk
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Have you ever imagined your dad as Michael Jordan? What about your teacher as LeBron James?
As an elementary school student, few things are more exciting than watching your parents, guardians, and teachers race up and down the basketball court at Needham High School, looking to score against the...
Needham debaters celebrate state success
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The Needham Speech and Debate celebrated the “debate” part of its name by capturing its second successive novice Lincoln-Douglas championship at Chelmsford High School.
Freshman Sasha Reiser defeated Brookline High School in the finals, and was also third place speaker overall. Sophomore Zachary Lu, last year’s novice champion, reached quarterfinals and was second...
Needham High makes a statement
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Many of Needham High’s students came home from school with a new addition to their wardrobes on Thursday, March 15, after participating in the annual Make a Statement Day shirt-decorating event.
“It’s a tradition that has been a part of Needham High School for quite a long time now,”...
NHS students participate in walkout
By Ethan Lee
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On Wednesday, March 14, over 200 Needham High School students participated in a 17-minute walkout aiming to honor the 17 victims of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month. The walkout, part of a national student walkout for stricter gun regulations, took place at 10:00 a.m.,...
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Borrelli, Pitman Brown among Open Studios artists
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More than forty local artists will open their doors for Needham Open Studios during the weekend of May 5 and 6; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Visitors to this free event can meet artists, tour studios, and browse and purchase original artwork at fifteen...
Local hotspot attracts out-of-towners
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By Ilene Hoffman
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Did you know the hottest hangout spot in Needham this February was the Recycling and Transfer Station (RTS) on Central Avenue?
There is still a flurry of activity at the place Needhamites used to call “the Dump.” Birders are flocking in to see what most of us think is just...
Art in Bloom blossoms at library
