🌱 Patch AM: How a 189-unit project could reshape Needham Heights housing and transit

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In today's newsletter:

• How a 189-unit project could reshape Needham Heights housing and transit
• How one viral pizza review transformed a Needham shop overnight

Also on today's calendar: Rock Voices Newton - Community Rock Choir - Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, temps: high: 50, low: 34.
• Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 44 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Developers And College Acquire 588-Unit Apartment Complex For $254M: The Boston Deal Sheet (bisnow.com) — Needham residents may soon see a 189-unit apartment building rise at 100-110 West St., right by the Needham Heights commuter rail stop, after Greystar bought the site for $40M and lined up construction financing. The broader report surveys several major Greater Boston real estate deals, but this Needham project stands out for adding substantial new housing under the state’s MBTA Communities law.
   

• Dave Portnoy pizza review with Drake Maye's wife Ann Michael brings rush of customers to Needham business (cbsnews.com) — A Needham Heights favorite, Gianni’s Deli and Pizza on Highland Ave., is swamped with customers after Dave Portnoy’s latest pizza review video praised their slices and chicken parm. The viral spotlight has turned a normally three-person operation into an all-hands family effort, bringing welcome financial relief to the longtime owner after recent housing troubles.
   

📸 Around Needham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Needham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Rock Voices Newton - Community Rock Choir - Concert
  Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Rd, Newton
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 28

• Free Webinar: Helping Your Aging Parents Thrive
  Via Zoom ,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday January 14

• Digital Living Series – a Practical Tech Series Tailored for Older Adults
  Library Community Room , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  2:30 pm
• Trustees of Memorial Park
  Needham Calendar , Memorial Park Field House 92 Rosemary Street , Needham
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Hugh Hanley Circle of Friends - Registration Required
  Library Community Room , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:00 am
• Thursday Evening Book Club: The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
  Library Community Room , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  7:00 pm
• Town of Needham ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
  Needham Calendar , Charles River Room, Public Services Administration 500 Dedham Ave , Needham
  7:30 pm
• ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
  Needham Calendar , Zoom and Charles River Room at Public Service Admi 500 Dedham Ave. , Needham
  7:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Music at the Blissful
  Library Community Room , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Family Craft Morning
  Inside, Children's Room , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 20

• Vegetable Gardening 101
  Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Ave , Needham
  9:30 am

Monday January 26

• Conversations with Your Middle Schooler: Why You Shouldn't Wait to Talk About Substance Use
  The Center at the Heights , 300 Hillside Ave , Needham
  6:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Needham PatchAM possible:

• Evan Walsh | The Walsh Team at William Raveis Real Estate — (508) 341-4904
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• This Is The Way Construction — (617) 422-9919
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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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• Golf Lounge 18 — (781) 801-1819
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• Dogtopia of Dedham — (475) 338-3501
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• Catering by Saltbox — 978 - 610 - 6020
  Full Service Food and Beverage Catering

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Staffing posted a job opening for Medical Secretary in Needham. Apply here.
• CROSSMARK posted a job opening for INTERVIEW TODAY!!! (Part-Time Job). RETAIL RESET MERCHANDISER in Needham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Needham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wellesley

• The Walsh Team at William Raveis Real Estate - Wellesley, MA Patch (patch.com)
• Wellesley readies for the 'Year of Feasibility' regarding possible capital projects (theswellesleyreport.com)
• Obituary: Timothy Noyes Driver, 59 (theswellesleyreport.com)

Newton

• New Police Chief Takes Over In Newton (patch.com)

Dedham

Ok Needham! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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