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Avery Field Project Update

Thanks to the community’s enthusiastic response and your generous contributions, the Avery Field project is moving forward. Volunteers from Needham’s garden clubs worked with the Town’s Parks & Forestry staff to design a layout for the area around the stone.

Call to Action: Crucial Town Meeting Vote Coming Up

Next Monday, October 30, Town Meeting will consider a vital climate action measure — adopting the Opt-In Specialized Energy Code (Warrant Article 15). As a constituent (or as a Town Meeting member!) you play an essential role in getting the

See a replay for the Opt-in Energy Code webinar for Town Meeting Members

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.

Condo Neighbors Retrofit Their Units with Solar and Heat Pumps

Friends and condo neighbors Anne Hayek and Marilyn Shesko are on a journey — not a road trip, but rather an effort to drastically reduce the carbon footprint of their adjoining duplex units. Constructed in 2002, each 1860-sq.-ft unit was

Reminder – Support Adoption of the Specialized Code by Attending Oct. 10th Public Hearing

The Select Board will hold a public hearing on adoption of the Opt-In Specialized Energy Code (Specialized Code) during its meeting at Town Hall on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at approximately 6:30 pm. Please plan to attend and show your support for this

Action Item – Climate Change and Needham’s Building Code

Action Items: Read Below about the New Opt-In Specialized Energy Code Attend the Public Hearing on Tues. Oct. 10th Contact your Town Meeting Members This fall, Needham has the opportunity, through a Town Meeting vote, to take a huge step

Come to the Harvest Fair!

Visit the Green Needham table at the Harvest Fair — Sunday, October 1, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Greene’s Field in Needham Center (corner of Great Plain Ave. and Pickering St.) find out what Green Needham projects are currently

Net Zero Energy Homes are Attractive and Cost Effective

Did you always assume a house that could produce all its energy via solar and use no fossil fuels (and create no carbon emissions) was a nice idea but would have a prohibitive cost? That it would look unusual and

Needham Commuter Rail Survey

Do you take the Needham Commuter Rail Line or live along the Needham Line? Your opinions and experiences are wanted for TransitMatter’s next “Regional Rail Report,” which will focus on the Needham Line. Please share your thoughts in this survey,

Tree-Planting Project Highlights Forgotten Town Benefactor

A mysterious rock with a missing plaque. A Town benefactor whose father had been an enslaved man. And a tree planting project at Avery Field that has become a celebration of sustainability and diversity in our community. Last year, Green