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🌱 Patch AM: What big changes could be coming to Needham properties this year?
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Hello again Needham! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What big changes could be coming to Needham properties this year?
- How Needham students are bringing MLK’s message to life onstage
- Needham man hospitalized after serious snowmobile crash in New Hampshire
Also on today's calendar: Looking to Join LLAIC? and 8 more events.
Find out what's happening in Needhamfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Needhamfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, with a high of 44 and low of 37 degrees.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., temps: high: 42, low: 24.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Needham Observer, January 8, 2026 (needhamobserver.com) — Needham residents get a preview of several major local stories, from a potential zoning petition tied to a long-dormant property to an upcoming Jan. 12 hearing on future uses of the Stephen Palmer site. The digest also highlights a new Needham history book, a look at a deadly local house fire, flu concerns, and expanded arts support from the Charles River Regional Chamber. 
• Martin Luther King Day, Jr. observances in Wellesley (and beyond), 2026 (theswellesleyreport.com) — Needham residents can join a free Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Needham High School on Monday, Jan. 19, featuring “We the People,” a student-led collaboration with OrigNation Cultural Arts Center. The article also highlights Wellesley’s ticketed MLK program, a Newton letter-writing service project, and a free Black History Month family concert in Boston, offering several ways to honor Dr. King and Black history.
• One Injured in North Country Snowmobile Crash (einpresswire.com) — A 57-year-old Needham man was injured in a snowmobile crash on Corridor Trail 18 in Colebrook, New Hampshire, after failing to negotiate a turn and striking a tree. His riding companions called for help, and local emergency crews transported him to Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital as officials continue investigating the cause of the crash.
📸 Around Needham
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Needham
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★ Featured events ★
- Looking to Join LLAIC?
Zoom,
9:00 am - Free Webinar: Helping Your Aging Parents Thrive
Via Zoom ,
12:00 pm
Monday January 12
Wednesday January 28
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Other local events
- Friends Program: Arielle Johnson-Flavorama: A guide to unlocking the art and science of flavor
Library Community Room , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
2:00 pm - Read to Ruby
Inside, Children's Room , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
3:00 pm - Monkey Mind Belly Breath Children's Yoga
Library Community Room , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
10:00 am - Teen Group Takeover with Tony! (for Middle School and High Schoolers)
Library Community Room , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
2:45 pm - High Rock / Pollard School Advisory Meeting
Pollard Middle School , 200 Harris Avenue , Needham
3:10 pm - Town-Financed Community Housing Oversight Committee
Needham Calendar , Needham Town Hall (Great Plain Room) & Zoom 1471 Highland Ave. , Needham
6:00 pm - Revised PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION - HYBRID
Needham Calendar , HYBRID: Memorial Park Fieldhouse and Zoom 92 Rosemary St , Needham
7:00 pm - Crime of the Century: How the Brink’s Robbers Stole Millions and the Hearts of Boston
Needham Calendar , 1147 Central Avenue , Needham
7:00 pm - Rock Voices Newton - Community Rock Choir - Concert
Newton South High School , 140 Brandeis Rd , Newton
7:00 pm
Sunday January 11
Monday January 12
Saturday January 17
📣 Needham Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Adult Fitness: HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)
Dover, MA Calendar
9:00 am - Join a Band of Pirates!
Library Community Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
10:00 am - Create Your Family Tree With Family Echo In-Person/Online
Main Library Jackie's Room,
10:00 am - Music at the Blissful
Dover Town Library , 56 Dedham St , Dover
11:00 am
Saturday January 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager $20/HR in Needham. Apply here.
- InstaSwim LLC posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Dedham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Needham here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wellesley
- Wellesley Business Buzz: New World Opera Music & Dance School raising its visibility; WellSpace Family Concierge Medicine launches (theswellesleyreport.com)
- Wellesley's Skip the Stuff bylaw now in effect at restaurants (theswellesleyreport.com)
- Protecting the Franchise: Inside the Patriots Turnaround on the Offensive Line This Season (patriots.com)
Dedham
- MEZŌ to Open in the Former Pancho's Taqueria Space in Dedham (blogspot.com)
- Your next primary care doctor could be online only, accessed through an AI tool (thepublicsradio.org)
Brookline
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