At the far western end of Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue promenade, Leif Eriksson stands, shading his eyes with his hand, surveying the Charlesgate flyover. He used to have a better view. …
Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, the area of Needham lay within the territory of the Massachusett, an Algonkian-speaking tribe related to the Wampanoag and Nipmuc. Artifacts excavated near …
Needham High School football team for 1904 poses on the steps of the High School (now the Emery Grover Building). Manager Nat Wyeth (NC’s younger brother) is in the top …
The Secret History of the Needham-Wellesley Game Read More »
The opening of the Dedham Farmers Petition, seeking the separation of the Dedham North Parish from Dedham, to be an independent town. In Council In the Affaire of the Inhabitants …
Without which we canNot be hapy: the Dedham Farmers’ Petition Read More »
Policing was one of the earliest functions of the town’s government. Along with the Moderator, Selectmen, Town Clerk, and Treasurer, the annual election of the Constable was a feature of …
For a flower, I like the name pansy, or pensée, best of any. (Henry David Thoreau, Journal, 27 January 1841) How did Pansies get to be the symbol of Needham? …
