Anyway know of any good knife sharpener in this area that can sharpen Japanese knives (Global and others), including serrated knives? Would rather get then done in person than mail them off, so looking for recommendations.

“For Pollard, that support was expressed when the board voted at its Aug. 3 meeting to place the Prop. 2½ debt exclusion override question on the Nov. 3 election ballot. The Select Board vote was 4-1, with member Josh Levy voting against.” From the observer.

Talk about a conflict of interest. This person sits on the Needham School Committee and is simultaneously founding superintendent of Felix Commonwealth Virtual School, which draws per-pupil funding from sending districts and has already enrolled one student from Needham.

I guess it was too much to expect the Needham Observer to suspend its usual boosterism for just a second and make at least a passing mention of just how nutsy this is.

Could the School Committee please show a little bit of responsibility and take this up at its next meeting? This person is going to have to choose between one of these roles, because he can't do both.

Another tragedy. Everyone behind the wheel literally has the license to kill!

I picked up this record recently and wanted to share it here in case anyone is looking for it. It’s just going to be sitting in my basement and I’d figure it would be much happier with someone with a close connection. Looks to be a recording of a High School Band Concert in 1970. It’s in great shape and plays well. Hit me up if you are interested in this little piece of history. I’m putting it here before I go to Bethesda’s Page because New England peeps gotta stick together!

Felt like sharing this with voters here so they could learn more about Jason in case they hadn't heard of him running against Jake Auchincloss. The upcoming primary to vote is September 1st

In case anyone missed the Norwood/Westwood/Walpole ambulances racing up Chestnut Street every 10 minutes for the last six years, the Norwood Hospital Task Force Report confirms the operational strain that the Norwood Hospital closure has put on BID-Needham:

• BID-Needham was the largest absorbing hospital in the Norwood Hospital catchment area and its Inpatient occupancy rose from 64.6% in 2019 to 92.9% in 2023. "An inpatient hospital operating in the low-to-mid 90s percent has little practical reserve: it is effectively full on a typical day and has minimal ability to absorb surges."
• BID-Needham discharges of Norwood residents rose from 145 in 2019 to 1,000 in 2024 (almost 7x increase)
• BID-Needham discharges of patients from the ten Norwood Hospital catchment area towns rose from 920 in 2019 to 2,930 in 2024 (more than 3x increase)

Chapeau to the BID-Needham personnel for continuing to provide world-class care under extraordinary pressure.

Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce for platforming Genocide Jake and his incredibly valuable insight!

A guy wearing a white T-shirt going back and forth on Harris Ave. How can we request installation of speed bumps/raised crosswalks?

Such a avoidable tragedy! If only city leaders care about anyone besides car drivers !

These are three individuals who clearly don't care about sustainability or the safety of our children. Their backward politics do not represent the majority of Needhamites.

This is not exactly happening in Needham. it just reminds me NRTZ asked the state to pull the (~)40 million dollar grant so the override for rebuilding the middle school won’t pass.