What contributes to a good education? Certainly, fine teachers and administrators, thoughtful curricula and learning materials, and flexible physical spaces designed to enhance learning. But wait — the HVAC system? Think of the school buildings of your past. Can you
Back to school season doesn’t have to mean purchasing brand new school supplies or a new wardrobe every year. Both are costly and introduce unnecessary waste and plastic into an already overfilled planet. Below are our top 5 tips for
The Needham Public Health Division is conducting a comprehensive community health assessment, together with public health colleagues in Dover, Medfield, and Sherborn. The goal is to better understand the health needs, concerns, and priorities of our communities—and to make sure
Join us to get your questions answered! This event—co-sponsored by the Needham Housing Coalition, Charles River Regional Chamber, Progressive Needham, League of Women Voters of Needham, and Green Needham—will explore why and how to add an ADU to your property.
In January, the Needham High School Environmental Action Club (EAC) will be offering easy ways to recycle small electronics and holiday lights and at the same time help conservation efforts supported by Zoo New England. Do you have a tangle
The Town of Needham has been certified by the state Department of Energy Resources as a Climate Leader Community. As a Climate Leader Community, the Town is now eligible to apply for grants of up to $1,150,000 each for projects
Two Town Committees – the Tree Preservation Planning Committee (TPPC) and the Large House Review Committee (LHRC) – are hosting public listening sessions next week on topics with very visible and substantive impacts on our community’s sustainability. You can read
Get information about an Eversource project to replace an underground transmission line that runs through Needham.
Keep up-to-date with sustainability-related activities and information organized and/or facilitated by the Town of Needham.
Green Needham urges Town residents to vote “Yes” in the January 14th Special Election, thereby affirming the Housing Plan approved at the October Town Meeting and putting Needham in compliance with the MBTA Communities Act. A “No” vote would reject
Deb Baldwin started the Congregational Church of Needham’s Green Task Force, now known as the Environmental Ministry Team, in 2008. Concerned for her grandchildren and the world they would inherit, Deb believed strongly in taking action to address climate change.
Needham High School students Will Rosenberg, Tommy Barker, and Mattea Siletto interviewed Green Needham Chair Michael Greis for their interdisciplinary class, the Greater Boston Project. The Greater Boston Project explores how individuals and groups have worked throughout history to effect
It’s official — Needham’s Climate Action Roadmap has been completed! Come to Powers Hall on Wednesday, June 5th from 6-7 p.m. to see what the Town (and you!) can do to combat Climate Change and make the Town more resilient
If you missed Monday evening’s Green Needham/League of Women Voters webinar on the Opt-in Energy Code, you can see the reply here and on the main page of the Green Needham web site. You may view the presentation slides here.
How does the typical Needham (or any suburban) home contribute to climate change and how can these homes become part of the solution rather than part of the problem? On Tuesday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m., First Parish in Needham
Cities and Towns – and all of us who live and work in them – are at the front lines of addressing climate change and accelerating the transition to a zero-carbon economy. There are investments to be made and benefits
The Environmental Action Club has a long history of activism, working to bring awareness on environmental issues primarily to the Needham High School Students and the Needham Community. The club is student led, meeting weekly in the morning before school.
Cities and towns across Massachusetts are making valuable contributions to addressing the climate crisis. Stephen Frail, chair of the Town of Needham’s Climate Action Planning Committee (CAPC), member of Green Needham, and a Climate Reality Project Leader, will give a
The timing was perfect — a new waste ban for textiles in Massachusetts, a bombshell Greenpeace study casting doubt on plastics recycling, and an engaged audience anxious to get their questions answered. The Nov. 2, 2022 Needham Solid Waste Forum,
Town meeting members will soon have the chance to take an important step toward reducing carbon emissions. At the October 24th 2022 Special Town Meeting, the Select Board will ask for permission to explore bringing Community Electricity Aggregation (CEA) to
