🌱 Patch AM: How 152 aging Needham apartments will be transformed starting next year

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In today's newsletter:

• How 152 aging Needham apartments will be transformed starting next year

Also on today's calendar: Wellesley Weston Lifetime Learning Fall Session Starts September 14! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A shower or two; not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 73, low: 51.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Linden Terrace Redevelopment Secures $41 Million in Grant Funding (needhamlocal.org) — Needham's Linden Terrace and Chambers Street public housing will be completely rebuilt thanks to a new $41 million grant, bringing the project's total funding to about $65 million. Seniors and residents with disabilities will see tiny, outdated studios replaced with larger, accessible one- and two-bedroom units, with demolition starting early next year and new apartments expected to be ready roughly 20 months after construction begins.
   

📸 Around Needham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Needham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Wellesley Weston Lifetime Learning Fall Session Starts September 14! →
  zoom,
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Complimentary Presentation - Wealth and Wellness: Balancing Financial, Physical, & Mental Well-Being →
  Online Event,
  12:30 pm
Monday September 14
• Plugged In Fall Session Now Enrolling - Classes Start September 14th →
  Plugged In Band Program, 40 Freeman Pl, Needham
  9:00 am
Friday September 18
• New England Fall Flower Show: Growing Together [Day 1] →
  Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
  9:00 am
Saturday September 19
• 2026 Greek Festival, Sept 18, 19, 20 →
  Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England, 162 Goddard Ave, Brookline
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Needham →
  Emery Grover Building, 1330 Highland Ave, Needham
Sunday September 13
• Indie Bookfest →
  TLC Studios & Media Lab, 390 Washington St, Dedham
  11:00 am
Monday September 14
• Morning Pastries: Prepare and Enjoy at Third Space Kitchen →
  Third Space Kitchen, 53 Winchester St, Newton
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Needham Garden Club hosts 'Vertical Arrangements'' →
  Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Ave, Needham
  9:30 am
Wednesday September 16
• Complimentary Presentation - Reimagining Retirement →
  Online Event
  12:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• An Evening with Tony-Nominated Lauren Ambrose →
  Needham Town Hall, 1471 Highland Ave, Needham
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Complimentary Presentation - Five Things to Know About Medicare →
  Online Event
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Northbridge Companies posted a job opening for Dishwasher - Part Time in Needham. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Wellesley

• One letter, four songs about teaching in the Wellesley Public Schools (theswellesleyreport.com)
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• Give Massachusetts municipalities another option for retiree health care (theswellesleyreport.com)

Dover

• How 1,109 acres of key land in Dover and Westwood became protected (wickedlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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