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Public Safety
Bond bill could weaken Dedham's wetlands protections, group warns
The Charles River Watershed Association warns that the Massachusetts Environmental Bond Bill contains a Senate provision that could undermine local wetlands protections, putting rules like Dedham's stricter 200-foot Charles River buffer zone at risk.
Education
Olin College in Needham earns No. 1 national ranking for professors
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham ranked No. 1 nationally in the "Professors Get High Marks" category in The Princeton Review's 2027 Best Colleges guide, based on surveys of 172,000 students at 392 schools.
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Public Safety
Bond bill could weaken Dedham's wetlands protections, group warns
The Charles River Watershed Association warns that the Massachusetts Environmental Bond Bill contains a Senate provision that could undermine local wetlands protections, putting rules like Dedham's stricter 200-foot Charles River buffer zone at risk.
Education
Olin College in Needham earns No. 1 national ranking for professors
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham ranked No. 1 nationally in the "Professors Get High Marks" category in The Princeton Review's 2027 Best Colleges guide, based on surveys of 172,000 students at 392 schools.
Needham, MA
1:07 pm, August 27, 2026
79°F
Mostly Sunny
Feels like 83° · 4% rain
Public Safety
Bond bill could weaken Dedham's wetlands protections, group warns
The Charles River Watershed Association warns that the Massachusetts Environmental Bond Bill contains a Senate provision that could undermine local wetlands protections, putting rules like Dedham's stricter 200-foot Charles River buffer zone at risk.
Education
Olin College in Needham earns No. 1 national ranking for professors
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham ranked No. 1 nationally in the "Professors Get High Marks" category in The Princeton Review's 2027 Best Colleges guide, based on surveys of 172,000 students at 392 schools.
Needham, MA
1:07 pm, August 27, 2026
79°F
Mostly Sunny
Feels like 83° · 4% rain
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Education
Education
Education
Education
Olin College in Needham earns No. 1 national ranking for professors
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham ranked No. 1 nationally in the "Professors Get High Marks" category in The Princeton Review's 2027 Best Colleges guide, based on surveys of 172,000 students at 392 schools.
Education
Needham High cracks top 505 nationally in U.S. News rankings
Needham High School ranked No. 505 nationally and No. 22 in Massachusetts in the 2026-27 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, placing it in the top 3% of nearly 18,000 public high schools evaluated nationwide.
Community
Community
Community
Community
Needham's fifth annual overdose vigil to hand out NARCAN as state deaths hit decade low
Needham's fifth annual overdose awareness vigil on Thursday, Aug. 27, will distribute about 50 NARCAN kits at Memorial Park, featuring a Needham High student speaker, as Massachusetts opioid deaths fell 27% to a decade low of 978 in 2025.
Community
Dedham cuts ribbon on Sawmill Park Pollinator Pathway days after art tiles stolen from the site
Dedham held its ribbon-cutting for the Sawmill Park Pollinator Pathway on Aug. 19 as scheduled, completing a state-funded transformation of an invasive-plant lot along Mother Brook into a community green space, even as police monitor the site after four biodiversity art tiles were stolen days before the opening.
Sports
Sports
Sports
Sports
Needham football eyes bounce-back season after 3-8 finish
Needham High football coach Doug Kopcso and the team's leadership council outlined their 2026 expectations after a 3-8 season, with the Touchdown Club's media day set for Thursday, Aug. 27 and the opener against Newton South on Sept. 1.
Sports
Needham native Karl Ravech speaks out after ESPN layoff
Needham High School graduate Karl Ravech, ESPN's longtime lead MLB voice, reflects publicly on his layoff from the network after 33 years, saying the career exceeded anything he imagined growing up in town.
Cameron Joyce
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
Cameron Joyce
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
Cameron Joyce
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
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