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href="#Climate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Government</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Transportation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transportation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.5</span> <span>Music</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Politics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.6</span> <span>Politics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Politics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.7</span> <span>Sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.8</span> <span>Television</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Literature" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Literature"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.9</span> <span>Literature</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Literature-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.10</span> <span>Other</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Citations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Citations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Works_cited" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Works_cited"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Works cited</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Works_cited-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="نیدهام، ماساچوست – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="نیدهام، ماساچوست" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham,_Massachusetts" title="Needham, Massachusetts – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Needham, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham_(Massachusetts)" title="Needham (Massachusetts) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Needham (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa)" title="Needham (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Needham (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham,_Massachusetts" title="Needham, Massachusetts – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Needham, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham_(Massachusetts)" title="Needham (Massachusetts) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Needham (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham_(Massachusetts)" title="Needham (Massachusetts) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Needham (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham_(Massachusetts)" title="Needham (Massachusetts) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Needham (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="نیدهام، ماساچوست – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نیدهام، ماساچوست" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham_(Massachusetts)" title="Needham (Massachusetts) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Needham (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham,_Massachusetts" title="Needham, Massachusetts – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Needham, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham,_Massachusetts" title="Needham, Massachusetts – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Needham, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham_(Massachusetts)" title="Needham (Massachusetts) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Needham (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Нидхам (Массачусетс) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Нидхам (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham,_Massachusetts" title="Needham, Massachusetts – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Needham, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Нидхам (Массачусетс) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Нидхам (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Нидем (Массачусетс) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Нидем (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham_(Massachusetts)" title="Needham (Massachusetts) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Needham (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham_(Massachusetts)" title="Needham (Massachusetts) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Needham (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Нидем (Массачусетс) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Нидем (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham,_Massachusetts" title="Needham, Massachusetts – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Needham, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham_(Massachusetts)" title="Needham (Massachusetts) – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Needham (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BC_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Нидам (Масачусетс) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Нидам (Масачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a 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class="latitude">42°17′00″N</span> <span class="longitude">71°14′00″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.28333°N 71.23333°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.28333; -71.23333</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Massachusetts" title="List of counties in Massachusetts">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk County, Massachusetts">Norfolk</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Settled</th><td class="infobox-data">1680</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data">1711</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Needham_Market" title="Needham Market">Needham Market</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">32.9 km<sup>2</sup> (12.7 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">32.7 km<sup>2</sup> (12.6 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.2 km<sup>2</sup> (0.1 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">49 m (162 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">32,091</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">981.4/km<sup>2</sup> (2,546.9/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">ZIP Code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">02492 and 02494</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_781" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 781">781</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">25-44105</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">0618325</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://needhamma.gov">needhamma<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Needham</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">NEED</span>-əm</i></a>) is a town in <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk County, Massachusetts">Norfolk County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, United States. A suburb of <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, its population was 32,091 in the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a> U.S. Census. It is the home of <a href="/wiki/Olin_College" title="Olin College">Olin College</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Needham,_Massachusetts" title="Special:EditPage/Needham, Massachusetts">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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It was officially incorporated in 1711. Originally part of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts,_1700%E2%80%931799#Needham" title="History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1700–1799">North Parish of Dedham</a>, Needham split from <a href="/wiki/Dedham,_Massachusetts" title="Dedham, Massachusetts">Dedham</a> and was named after the town of <a href="/wiki/Needham_Market" title="Needham Market">Needham Market</a> in <a href="/wiki/Suffolk" title="Suffolk">Suffolk</a>, England. </p><p>Just 15 months after <a href="/wiki/History_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts,_1700-1799#Dissent_and_division_of_the_church" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1700-1799">asking for their own church</a>, 40 men living on the north side of the Charles River suddenly asked the General Court to separate them from Dedham. Their petition cited the inadequate services provided, namely schools and churches.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELockridge1985106_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELockridge1985106-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976111-112_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHanson1976111-112-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also said that, if they were simply to be made a precinct instead of a separate town, that they would suffer political reprisals.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELockridge1985106_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELockridge1985106-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dedham agreed that the services were inadequate and did not oppose the separation, but did try to reduce the amount of land the separatists were seeking.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELockridge1985107_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELockridge1985107-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dedham also asked for a delay of one year.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELockridge1985107_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELockridge1985107-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The General Court agreed with the petitioners, however, and created the new town of Needham with the original boundaries requested.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELockridge1985107_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELockridge1985107-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Those who remained in Dedham still held rights to the unallotted lands in Needham, however, and any decrease in taxes would be offset by a decrease in expenditures.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There may have also been some satisfaction in separating themselves from those on the other side of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts,_1700-1799#1704_Elections" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1700-1799">1704 power struggle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the 1770s settlers in the western part of the town who had to travel a long distance to the meeting house on what is now Central Avenue sought to form a second <a href="/wiki/Parish" title="Parish">parish</a> in the town. Opposition to this desire created conflict, and in 1774 a mysterious fire destroyed the existent meeting house. Some time afterwards the West Parish was formed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Growth_and_industry">Growth and industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Growth and industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1857, the City of <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> began a project to fill in the Back Bay with landfill by filling the tidewater flats of the <a href="/wiki/Charles_River" title="Charles River">Charles River</a>. The fill to reclaim the bay from the water was obtained from Needham, Massachusetts from the area of present-day Route 128. The firm of Goss and Munson, railroad contractors, built 6 miles (9.7 km) of railroad from Needham and their 35-car trains made 16 trips a day to Back Bay.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The filling of present-day Back Bay was completed by 1882; filling reached <a href="/wiki/Kenmore_Square" title="Kenmore Square">Kenmore Square</a> in 1890, and finished in the <a href="/wiki/Back_Bay_Fens" title="Back Bay Fens">Fens</a> in 1900. The project was the largest of a number of <a href="/wiki/Land_reclamation" title="Land reclamation">land reclamation</a> projects, beginning in 1820, which, over the course of time, more than doubled the size of the original <a href="/wiki/Shawmut_Peninsula" title="Shawmut Peninsula">Boston peninsula</a>. </p><p>In 1865, William Carter established a knitting mill company in Needham Heights that would eventually become a major manufacturer and leading brand of children's apparel in the United States. The site of Mill #1 currently houses the Avery Manor assisted living center, while Mill #2 stood along the shores of Rosemary Lake. By the 1960s, the company owned seven mills in Massachusetts and the south. The Carter family sold the business in 1990, after which <a href="/wiki/Carter%27s,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Carter's, Inc.">Carter's, Inc.</a> moved its headquarters to <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta, Georgia.</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the late 1860s William Emerson Baker moved to Needham. A notably wealthy man due to his having improved the mechanical <a href="/wiki/Sewing_machine" title="Sewing machine">sewing machine</a>, Baker assembled a parcel of land exceeding 800 acres (3.2 km<sup>2</sup>) and named it Ridge Hill Farm.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He built two man made lakes on his property, including Sabrina lake near present-day Locust Lane. Baker turned part of his property into an amusement park with exotic animals, tunnels, trick floors and mirrors. In 1888 he built a sizable hotel, near the intersection of present-day Whitman Road and Charles River Street, called the Hotel Wellesley which had a capacity of over 300 guests. The hotel burned to the ground on December 19, 1891.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1891, George Walker, Boston owner of a lithograph company, and Gustavos Gordon, scientist, formed Walker-Gordon Laboratories to develop processes for the prevention of contamination of milk and to answer the call by enlightened physicians for better babies' milk formulas. This plant was located in the Charles River Village section of Needham with another large facility in New Jersey. The scientific dairy production facilities of the Walker-Gordon Dairy Farm were widely advertised and utilized modern advancements in the handling of milk products.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incorporation_of_Wellesley">Incorporation of Wellesley</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Incorporation of Wellesley"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1881, the West Parish was separately incorporated as the town of <a href="/wiki/Wellesley,_Massachusetts" title="Wellesley, Massachusetts">Wellesley</a>. The following year, Needham and Wellesley high schools began playing an annual <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> game on <a href="/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)" title="Thanksgiving (United States)">Thanksgiving</a>, now the second-longest running high school football rivalry in the United States<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (and longest such contest on Thanksgiving). Also the longest running public high school rivalry. In 2013, Wellesley broke a three-year Thanksgiving game losing streak to the Needham Rockets, defeating them 22–6. The Wellesley Raiders now hold a 60–57–9 advantage in the historic rivalry.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the loss of the West Parish to Wellesley, the town lost its town hall and plans to build a new one began in 1902 with the selection of a building committee. The cornerstone was laid by the Grand Lodge of Masons on September 2, 1902, and the building was dedicated on December 22, 1903. The total cost for the hall was $57,500 including furnishings. Because it was located on the town common, the cost did not include land as none was purchased.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, the town hall was extensively refurbished and expanded. In the process, the second-floor meeting hall was restored to its original function and beauty. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recent_history">Recent history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Recent history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Needham's population grew by over 50 percent during the 1930s.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, Needham became the first jurisdiction in the world to raise the age to legally buy <a href="/wiki/Tobacco" title="Tobacco">tobacco</a> products to 21.<sup id="cite_ref-tobacco_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tobacco-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the town has a total area of 12.7 square miles (32.9 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 12.6 square miles (32.7 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km<sup>2</sup>) is water. </p><p>Needham's area is roughly in the shape of an acute, northward-pointing triangle. The <a href="/wiki/Charles_River" title="Charles River">Charles River</a> forms nearly all of the southern and northeastern boundaries, the town line with Wellesley forming the third, northwestern one. In addition to Wellesley on the northwest, Needham borders <a href="/wiki/Newton,_Massachusetts" title="Newton, Massachusetts">Newton</a> and the <a href="/wiki/West_Roxbury,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="West Roxbury, Massachusetts">West Roxbury</a> section of <a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston</a> on the northeast, and <a href="/wiki/Dover,_Massachusetts" title="Dover, Massachusetts">Dover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Westwood,_Massachusetts" title="Westwood, Massachusetts">Westwood</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dedham,_Massachusetts" title="Dedham, Massachusetts">Dedham</a> on the south. The majority of <a href="/wiki/Cutler_Park" title="Cutler Park">Cutler Park</a> is in Needham and is located along the Charles River and the border with Newton and West Roxbury. Elevations in Needham range from 85 feet above sea level at Rosemary Meadows to 180 feet at Needham Square and 300 feet at Bird's Hill.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Needham has a <a href="/wiki/Warm-summer_humid_continental_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Warm-summer humid continental climate">warm-summer humid continental climate</a> (<i>Dfb</i> under the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a> system), with high <a href="/wiki/Humidity" title="Humidity">humidity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> year-round. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Needham, Massachusetts </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74<br />(23) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82<br />(28) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">95<br />(35) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">100<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">97<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">97<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87<br />(31) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77<br />(25) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">100<br />(38) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.6<br />(0.9) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.7<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.4<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.9<br />(12.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.4<br />(19.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.7<br />(23.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF8913; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.9<br />(21.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFB163; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.5<br />(15.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.9<br />(9.4) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.4<br />(3.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">57.0<br />(13.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42<br />(6) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62<br />(17) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68<br />(20) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60<br />(16) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50<br />(10) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39<br />(4) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30<br />(−1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">46<br />(8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #BDBDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.3<br />(−7.6) </td> <td style="background: #BFBFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.8<br />(−7.3) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.5<br />(2.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.4<br />(8.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.4<br />(13.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.5<br />(16.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB164; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.3<br />(15.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.4<br />(11.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.4<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.7<br />(0.9) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(−5.1) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">39.8<br />(4.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #5A5AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−14<br />(−26) </td> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−21<br />(−29) </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5<br />(−21) </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6<br />(−14) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31<br />(−1) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44<br />(7) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22<br />(−6) </td> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−21<br />(−29) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #5BFF5B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.2<br />(110) </td> <td style="background: #5DFF5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9<br />(99) </td> <td style="background: #4CFF4C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6<br />(120) </td> <td style="background: #65FF65; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.1<br />(100) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.7<br />(94) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6<br />(91) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.7<br />(94) </td> <td style="background: #69FF69; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.1<br />(100) </td> <td style="background: #65FF65; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4<br />(100) </td> <td style="background: #69FF69; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4<br />(100) </td> <td style="background: #55FF55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.4<br />(110) </td> <td style="background: #5BFF5B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.4<br />(110) </td> <td style="background: #63FF63; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">48.7<br />(1,228) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.1<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #00003E; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12<br />(30) </td> <td style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1<br />(7.9) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(0.25) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3<br />(0.76) </td> <td style="background: #9494FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7<br />(6.9) </td> <td style="background: #00003E; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">11.7<br />(30) </td> <td style="background: #3737FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">62<br />(157.81) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days </th> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12 </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #5E5EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12 </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12 </td> <td style="background: #7171FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">135 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=744920&cityname=Dedham%2C+Massachusetts%2C+United+States+of+America&units==">Climate Summary for Dedham, Massachusetts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=744920&cityname=Dedham%2C+Massachusetts%2C+United+States+of+America&units====">Monthly- All Data for Dedham, Massachusetts</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Massachusetts_locations_by_per_capita_income" title="List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income">List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census"> 1850</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,944</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census"> 1860</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,658</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+36.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census"> 1870</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,607</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+35.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census"> 1880</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,252</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+45.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census"> 1890</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">3,035</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−42.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census"> 1900</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,016</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+32.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census"> 1910</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,026</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+25.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census"> 1920</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,012</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+39.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census"> 1930</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">10,845</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+54.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census"> 1940</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">12,445</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+14.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census"> 1950</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">16,313</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+31.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census"> 1960</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">25,793</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+58.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census"> 1970</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">29,748</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+15.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census"> 1980</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">27,901</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−6.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census"> 1990</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">27,557</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−1.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census"> 2000</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">28,911</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census"> 2010</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">28,886</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census"> 2020</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">32,091</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+11.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2022*</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">32,114</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">* = population estimate. <br />Source: <a href="/wiki/United_States_census" title="United States census">United States census</a> records and <a href="/wiki/Population_Estimates_Program" title="Population Estimates Program">Population Estimates Program</a> data.<sup id="cite_ref-2010_Census_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010_Census-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2000-2009_PopulationEstimates_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000-2009_PopulationEstimates-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1990_Census_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1990_Census-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1980_Census_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1980_Census-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1950_Census_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1950_Census-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1920_Census_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1920_Census-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1890_Census_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1890_Census-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1870_Census_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1870_Census-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1860_Census_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1860_Census-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1850_Census_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1850_Census-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the 2020 <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 32,091 people, 10,801 households, and 8,480 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,546.9 inhabitants per square mile (983.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 82.6% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 2.9% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">Black</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">African American</a>, 0.1% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 8.9% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.5% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 2.4% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 3.2% of the population. </p><p>There were 10,801 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.5% were non-families. Of all households 23.4% were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23. </p><p>In the town, the population was laid out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a 2007 estimate,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the median income for a household in the town was $116,867, and the median income for a family was $144,042. Males had a median income of $76,459 versus $47,092 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the town was $56,776. About 1.6% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Needham uses the old style town government, with a representative town meeting. Also, the populace of Needham elects a Select Board, which is essentially the executive branch of the town government. The town is part of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Norfolk,_Bristol_and_Middlesex_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district">Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Needham is primarily a <a href="/wiki/Bedroom_community" class="mw-redirect" title="Bedroom community">bedroom community</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commuter" class="mw-redirect" title="Commuter">commuter</a> suburban district located outside of Boston. </p><p>The northern side of town beyond the <a href="/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Massachusetts" title="Interstate 95 in Massachusetts">I-95</a>/<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_128" title="Massachusetts Route 128">Route 128</a> beltway, however, was developed for light industry shortly after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Many restaurants and food companies are based in Needham. More recently, Needham has begun to attract high technology and internet firms, such as <a href="/wiki/PTC_(software_company)" title="PTC (software company)">PTC</a> and <a href="/wiki/TripAdvisor" class="mw-redirect" title="TripAdvisor">TripAdvisor</a>, to this part of town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Town of Needham operates one high school, <a href="/wiki/Needham_High_School" title="Needham High School">Needham High School</a>, which underwent a $62-million renovation that was completed in 2009;<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> two middle schools: William F. Pollard Middle School, for seventh and eighth grade, and High Rock School, for sixth grade only; and five elementary schools for grades K–5: John Eliot Elementary School, Sunita L. Williams Elementary School, William Mitchell Elementary School, Newman Elementary School, and Broadmeadow Elementary School. Needham recently finished building the newest elementary school, <a href="/wiki/Sunita_Williams" title="Sunita Williams">Sunita L. Williams</a> Elementary School, to replace the aging Hillside Elementary School. The newest school opened in the fall of 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Needham is also home to Catholic schools such as St. Joseph's Elementary School, and Monsignor Haddad Middle School, as well as <a href="/wiki/St._Sebastian%27s_School" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Sebastian's School">St. Sebastian's School</a>, a Catholic school for boys in grades 7–12. St. Sebastian's is part of the rigorous <a href="/wiki/Independent_School_League_(Boston_Area)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent School League (Boston Area)">Independent School League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Franklin_W._Olin_College_of_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering">Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering</a> is also located in Needham. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Needham_Junction_MBTA_station,_Needham_MA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Needham_Junction_MBTA_station%2C_Needham_MA.jpg/225px-Needham_Junction_MBTA_station%2C_Needham_MA.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Needham_Junction_MBTA_station%2C_Needham_MA.jpg/338px-Needham_Junction_MBTA_station%2C_Needham_MA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Needham_Junction_MBTA_station%2C_Needham_MA.jpg/450px-Needham_Junction_MBTA_station%2C_Needham_MA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Needham Junction MBTA Station</div></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Massachusetts" title="Interstate 95 in Massachusetts">I-95</a>/<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_128" title="Massachusetts Route 128">Route 128</a> <a href="/wiki/Circumferential_highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Circumferential highway">circumferential highway</a> that circles Boston passes through Needham, with three exits providing access to the town. <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_135" title="Massachusetts Route 135">Massachusetts Route 135</a> also passes through the town. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Regional_rail" title="Regional rail">Commuter rail</a> service from <a href="/wiki/Boston_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Massachusetts">Boston's</a> <a href="/wiki/South_Station" title="South Station">South Station</a> is provided by the <a href="/wiki/MBTA" class="mw-redirect" title="MBTA">MBTA</a> with four stops in Needham on its <a href="/wiki/Needham_Line" title="Needham Line">Needham Line</a>: Needham Heights, Needham Center, Needham Junction and Hersey. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Needham is part of the Greater <a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston</a> media market and acts as an <a href="/wiki/Antenna_farm" title="Antenna farm">antenna farm</a> that houses many of the <a href="/wiki/Transmitters" class="mw-redirect" title="Transmitters">transmitters</a> for local media </p><p>In addition to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a></i> (and its Your Town Needham website<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) and <i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Herald" title="Boston Herald">Boston Herald</a></i> newspapers, there are two local weekly newspapers, the <i>Needham Times</i><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (published by Gatehouse Media, Inc.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) and <i>Needham Hometown Weekly</i> (published by Hometown Publications, LLC), and a website owned by AOL called <i>Needham Patch</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The studios of television stations <a href="/wiki/WCVB-TV" title="WCVB-TV">WCVB-TV</a> (5 Boston, <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>), <a href="/wiki/WBTS-CD" title="WBTS-CD">WBTS-CD</a> (15 <a href="/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire" title="Nashua, New Hampshire">Nashua, New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Broadcasting_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="National Broadcasting Company">NBC</a>), <a href="/wiki/WUTF-TV" title="WUTF-TV">WUTF-TV</a> (27 <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a>, <a href="/wiki/UniM%C3%A1s" title="UniMás">UniMás</a>), <a href="/wiki/WNEU" title="WNEU">WNEU</a> (60 <a href="/wiki/Merrimack,_New_Hampshire" title="Merrimack, New Hampshire">Merrimack, New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Telemundo" title="Telemundo">Telemundo</a>), and <a href="/wiki/WUNI" title="WUNI">WUNI</a> (66 <a href="/wiki/Marlborough,_Massachusetts" title="Marlborough, Massachusetts">Marlborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Univision" title="Univision">Univision</a>) are located in Needham, as are the transmitters of WCVB-TV, <a href="/wiki/WBZ-TV" title="WBZ-TV">WBZ-TV</a> (4 Boston, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>), <a href="/wiki/WGBH-TV" title="WGBH-TV">WGBH-TV</a> (2 Boston, <a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Broadcasting Service">PBS</a>), <a href="/wiki/WGBX-TV" title="WGBX-TV">WGBX-TV</a> (44 Boston, <a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Broadcasting Service">PBS</a>), <a href="/wiki/WBTS-CD" title="WBTS-CD">WBTS-CD</a> (15 <a href="/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire" title="Nashua, New Hampshire">Nashua, New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>), <a href="/wiki/WFXT" title="WFXT">WFXT</a> (25 Boston, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>), <a href="/wiki/WSBK-TV" title="WSBK-TV">WSBK-TV</a> (38 Boston, <a href="/wiki/MyNetworkTV" title="MyNetworkTV">MyNetworkTV</a>), WUTF-TV, <a href="/wiki/WNEU" title="WNEU">WNEU</a> (60 <a href="/wiki/Merrimack,_New_Hampshire" title="Merrimack, New Hampshire">Merrimack, New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Telemundo" title="Telemundo">Telemundo</a>), and <a href="/wiki/WFXZ-CD" title="WFXZ-CD">WFXZ-CD</a> (24 Boston, Biz TV). The television towers are also the sites of FM radio stations <a href="/wiki/WBUR-FM" title="WBUR-FM">WBUR-FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/WKLB-FM" title="WKLB-FM">WKLB-FM</a>, and several backup facilities for other stations. NBC also opened up 160,000 square foot studio facility and operations center in Needham, in 2020. In addition to the stations listed above, the facility is also home to <a href="/wiki/New_England_Cable_News" title="New England Cable News">New England Cable News</a> and NBC Sports Boston.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Needham Channel<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> provides <a href="/wiki/Public-access_television" title="Public-access television">public-access television</a> to <a href="/wiki/Cable_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Cable TV">cable TV</a> subscribers in Needham. PEG <a href="/wiki/Public,_educational,_and_government_access" class="mw-redirect" title="Public, educational, and government access">Public, educational, and government access</a> programming is produced and delivered through three channels—a community channel, a municipal channel and an educational channel. The three channels are available on the channel lineups of each of the three franchised cable TV providers provided—<a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a>, <a href="/wiki/RCN_Corporation" title="RCN Corporation">RCN</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Verizon_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Verizon Communications">Verizon</a>. Selected content is also available for streaming through The Needham Channel's web site.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Programming on The Needham Channel includes: </p> <ul><li>Municipal meetings – Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Meeting</li> <li>News, Public Affairs and Education – The Needham Channel News (a weekly live local news program), Needham Schools Spotlight</li> <li>Sports – High school sporting events</li> <li>Locally produced programs – Inside Talk, Clelia's Cucina Italiana, The Language of Business, What's My House Worth, services from Needham houses of worship</li> <li>Programs from other Public Access Stations</li> <li>Community Bulletin Board</li> <li>Men of Constant Sorrow</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> radio station <a href="/wiki/WEEI_(AM)" title="WEEI (AM)">WEEI</a> (850 AM) transmits from a three-tower site south of the town <a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_transfer_station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Recycling transfer station (page does not exist)">recycling transfer station</a>. Needham has two radio station studio locations, that of <a href="/wiki/Concord,_Massachusetts" title="Concord, Massachusetts">Concord</a>-licensed <a href="/wiki/WBNW_(AM)" title="WBNW (AM)">WBNW</a> (1120 AM) located at 144 Gould Street, and <a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a> licensed <a href="/wiki/WNTN" title="WNTN">WNTN</a> (1550 AM) located at 31 Fremont Street, across I-95 from WCVB-TV. </p><p>Needham High School also released several forms of media to its students and members of the town, including its student newspaper <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sites.google.com/students.needham.k12.ma.us/nhshilltopper/home">The Hilltopper</a>, the students news video broadcast NHSN, and "NHS News from the Hill", which is released by members of the administration.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academics">Academics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Coomaraswamy" title="Ananda Coomaraswamy">Ananda Coomaraswamy</a>, art historian, philosopher, and Indologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Goodman" title="Nelson Goodman">Nelson Goodman</a>, philosopher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Huckle_Weller" title="Thomas Huckle Weller">Thomas Huckle Weller</a>, a Nobel Prize-winning virologist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Actors">Actors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Actors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_McDonough" title="Edwin McDonough">Edwin McDonough</a>, actor<sup id="cite_ref-bherald_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bherald-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Russell" title="Harold Russell">Harold Russell</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Saltzberg" title="Sarah Saltzberg">Sarah Saltzberg</a>, actress/singer and star of <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_25th_Annual_Putnam_County_Spelling_Bee" title="The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee">The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Stang" title="Arnold Stang">Arnold Stang</a>, actor<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Virtue" title="Tom Virtue">Tom Virtue</a>, actor</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artists">Artists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Artists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alvan_Fisher" title="Alvan Fisher">Alvan Fisher</a>, landscape artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_H._Garrett" title="Edmund H. Garrett">Edmund H. Garrett</a>, prolific 19th- and 20th-century book illustrator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_S._Pezzati" title="Peter S. Pezzati">Pietro Pezzati</a>, portrait artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_John_Straub" title="Michael John Straub">Michael John Straub</a>, artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_E._Ware" title="Walter E. Ware">Walter E. Ware</a>, architect</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N.C._Wyeth" class="mw-redirect" title="N.C. Wyeth">N.C. Wyeth</a>, artist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Business">Business</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Business"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Taylor_(entrepreneur)" title="Jeff Taylor (entrepreneur)">Jeff Taylor</a>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Monster.com" title="Monster.com">Monster.com</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Niia" title="Niia">Niia Bertino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a> recording artist featured on <a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean">Wyclef Jean</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sweetest_Girl_(Dollar_Bill)" title="Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)">"Sweetest Girl"</a> single</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Boecklin" class="mw-redirect" title="John Boecklin">John Boecklin</a>, drummer/guitarist/songwriter for the metal band DevilDriver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Freeman_(musician)" title="Robert Freeman (musician)">Robert Freeman</a>, pianist, musicologist, and longtime director of the <a href="/wiki/Eastman_School_of_Music" title="Eastman School of Music">Eastman School of Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mia_Matsumiya" title="Mia Matsumiya">Mia Matsumiya</a>, violinist of the <a href="/wiki/Avant-rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Avant-rock">avant-rock</a> band <a href="/wiki/Kayo_Dot" title="Kayo Dot">Kayo Dot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_McIntyre" title="Joey McIntyre">Joey McIntyre</a>, singer-songwriter and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marissa_Nadler" title="Marissa Nadler">Marissa Nadler</a>, singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Okoshi" title="Tiger Okoshi">Tiger Okoshi</a>, jazz trumpet player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Patrick" title="Richard Patrick">Richard Patrick</a>, founder of industrial band <a href="/wiki/Filter_(band)" title="Filter (band)">Filter</a> and former member of <a href="/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails" title="Nine Inch Nails">Nine Inch Nails</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Baker" title="Charlie Baker">Charlie Baker</a>, former governor of Massachusetts</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_L._Daniels" title="Gary L. Daniels">Gary L. Daniels</a>, member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court" title="New Hampshire General Court">New Hampshire General Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_DeFazio" title="Peter DeFazio">Peter DeFazio</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_congressman" class="mw-redirect" title="United States congressman">United States congressman</a> from <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Jacques" title="Cheryl Jacques">Cheryl Jacques</a>, first openly-lesbian member of the Massachusetts Senate and later president of the <a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Campaign" title="Human Rights Campaign">Human Rights Campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Phil Murphy</a>, governor of New Jersey</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SecretUSClassic_Aly_Raisman.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/SecretUSClassic_Aly_Raisman.JPG/170px-SecretUSClassic_Aly_Raisman.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/SecretUSClassic_Aly_Raisman.JPG/255px-SecretUSClassic_Aly_Raisman.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/SecretUSClassic_Aly_Raisman.JPG/340px-SecretUSClassic_Aly_Raisman.JPG 2x" data-file-width="850" data-file-height="1335" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Aly_Raisman" title="Aly Raisman">Aly Raisman</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_T._Barry" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward T. Barry">Edward T. Barry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> player and coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Cadigan" title="Dave Cadigan">Dave Cadigan</a>, offensive lineman in the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Condon_(ice_hockey)" title="Mike Condon (ice hockey)">Mike Condon</a>, goaltender in the <a href="/wiki/NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL">NHL</a>, was born in Needham</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Ftorek" title="Robbie Ftorek">Robbie Ftorek</a>, <a href="/wiki/NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL">NHL</a> coach and star player in both the NHL and WHA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Gaudet" title="Pete Gaudet">Pete Gaudet</a> (born 1942), college basketball coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Grier" title="Mike Grier">Mike Grier</a>, retired player of the <a href="/wiki/NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL">NHL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noah_Hanifin" title="Noah Hanifin">Noah Hanifin</a>, defenseman with the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">Calgary Flames</a> and <a href="/wiki/NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL">NHL</a> All-Star</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Hauschka" class="mw-redirect" title="Steven Hauschka">Steven Hauschka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> kicker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Johnson_(tight_end)" title="Eric Johnson (tight end)">Eric Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> tight end</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lalor" title="Mike Lalor">Mike Lalor</a>, former defenseman and <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> winner with the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristine_Lilly" title="Kristine Lilly">Kristine Lilly</a>, former US women's soccer player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Malzone" title="Frank Malzone">Frank Malzone</a>, former third baseman for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Mayer" title="Rachel Mayer">Rachel Mayer</a>, US Olympic figure skater</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Milbury" title="Mike Milbury">Mike Milbury</a>, sportscaster and former member of the Boston Bruins</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_O%27Regan" title="Tom O'Regan">Tom O'Regan</a>, former forward for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_University" title="Boston University">Boston University</a> Terriers and the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aly_Raisman" title="Aly Raisman">Aly Raisman</a>, US women's artistic gymnast and six-time Olympic medalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Ravech" title="Karl Ravech">Karl Ravech</a>, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Tonight" title="Baseball Tonight">Baseball Tonight</a></i> anchor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Sanderson" title="Derek Sanderson">Derek Sanderson</a>, former Boston Bruins player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milt_Schmidt" title="Milt Schmidt">Milt Schmidt</a>, ice hockey player and manager for the Boston Bruins</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Steeves" title="Mac Steeves">Mac Steeves</a> (born 1994), soccer player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Swartz" title="Harry Swartz">Harry Swartz</a> (born 1996), soccer player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marsha_Bemko" title="Marsha Bemko">Marsha Bemko</a>, executive producer of <i><a href="/wiki/Antiques_Roadshow" title="Antiques Roadshow">Antiques Roadshow</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Eisenberg" title="Lee Eisenberg">Lee Eisenberg</a>, writer for <i>The Office</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hely" title="Steve Hely">Steve Hely</a>, writer of <i><a href="/wiki/American_Dad!" title="American Dad!">American Dad!</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allison_Jones_(casting_director)" title="Allison Jones (casting director)">Allison Jones</a>, who cast <a href="/wiki/The_Office_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Office (US)"><i>The Office</i></a> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Good_Place" title="The Good Place">The Good Place</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Karlin" title="Ben Karlin">Ben Karlin</a>, executive producer of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Show" title="The Daily Show">The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Colbert_Report" title="The Colbert Report">The Colbert Report</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Rosenberg" title="Scott Rosenberg">Scott Rosenberg</a>, screenwriter</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Literature">Literature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Tashjian" title="Janet Tashjian">Janet Tashjian</a>, the author of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Gospel_According_to_Larry" title="The Gospel According to Larry">The Gospel According to Larry</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/My_Life_as_a_Book" title="My Life as a Book">My Life as a Book</a></i> series</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Khassan_Baiev" title="Khassan Baiev">Khassan Baiev</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Chechen_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Chechen people">Chechen</a> surgeon who treated <a href="/wiki/Russians" title="Russians">Russian</a> soldiers and Chechen rebels, most notably <a href="/wiki/Shamil_Basayev" title="Shamil Basayev">Shamil Basayev</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salman_Raduyev" title="Salman Raduyev">Salman Raduyev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jared_Freid" title="Jared Freid">Jared Freid</a>, comedian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_S._Gracey" title="James S. Gracey">James S. Gracey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">commandant of the Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatemeh_Haghighatjoo" title="Fatemeh Haghighatjoo">Fatemeh Haghighatjoo</a>, a reformist member of the Iranian Parliament who teaches women's studies at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Boston" title="University of Massachusetts Boston">University of Massachusetts Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jen_Kirkman" title="Jen Kirkman">Jen Kirkman</a>, stand-up comedian, television writer, and actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_Nimitz,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Chester Nimitz, Jr.">Chester Nimitz, Jr.</a>, a retired United States Navy rear admiral and World War II submarine hero</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunita_Williams" title="Sunita Williams">Sunita Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> astronaut</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_G._Young" title="William G. Young">William G. Young</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts</a> judge</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Needham,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHanson1976111-112-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976111-112_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHanson1976">Hanson 1976</a>, p. 111-112.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHanson1976112_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHanson1976">Hanson 1976</a>, p. 112.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELockridge1985107-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELockridge1985107_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELockridge1985107_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELockridge1985107_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLockridge1985">Lockridge 1985</a>, p. 107.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAntonyHowe,_DeWolfe1903" class="citation book cs1">Antony, Mark; Howe, DeWolfe (1903). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_YToOAAAAYAAJ"><i>Boston: The Place and the People</i></a>. New York: MacMillan. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_YToOAAAAYAAJ/page/n352">359</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Boston%3A+The+Place+and+the+People&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=359&rft.pub=MacMillan&rft.date=1903&rft.aulast=Antony&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.au=Howe%2C+DeWolfe&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbub_gb_YToOAAAAYAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANeedham%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150402065755/http://needhamhistory.org/walk/the-william-carter-company/">"The William Carter Company | Needham Historical Society"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://needhamhistory.org/walk/the-william-carter-company/">the original</a> on April 2, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 6,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+William+Carter+Company+%26%23124%3B+Needham+Historical+Society&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fneedhamhistory.org%2Fwalk%2Fthe-william-carter-company%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANeedham%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boston.com/yourtown/needham/articles/2010/04/08/little_remains_of_19th_century_eccentrics_wondrous_estate_in_needham">"Little remains of 19th-century eccentric's wondrous estate in Needham – The Boston Globe"</a>. Boston.com. April 8, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 16,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Little+remains+of+19th-century+eccentric%27s+wondrous+estate+in+Needham+%E2%80%93+The+Boston+Globe&rft.pub=Boston.com&rft.date=2010-04-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fyourtown%2Fneedham%2Farticles%2F2010%2F04%2F08%2Flittle_remains_of_19th_century_eccentrics_wondrous_estate_in_needham&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANeedham%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClarke1912" class="citation book cs1">Clarke, George Kuhn (1912). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/historyneedhamm00clargoog"><i>History of Needham, Massachusetts, 1711–1911</i></a>. Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/historyneedhamm00clargoog/page/n160">138</a>–139. <q>william emerson baker.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+of+Needham%2C+Massachusetts%2C+1711%E2%80%931911&rft.place=Cambridge%2C+Massachusetts&rft.pages=138-139&rft.pub=University+Press&rft.date=1912&rft.aulast=Clarke&rft.aufirst=George+Kuhn&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fhistoryneedhamm00clargoog&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANeedham%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Needham Historical Society, Images of America: Needham, Dover, NH, Arcadia Publishing, pp. 15–17.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The oldest rivalry is that of <a href="/wiki/New_London,_Connecticut" title="New London, Connecticut">New London, Connecticut</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Norwich_Free_Academy" title="Norwich Free Academy">Norwich Free Academy</a>, dating to 1875. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070614184326/http://www.nflhs.com/News/Records/11man_team_misc.asp">"11-Man Football - Team - Miscellaneous"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 9,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=11-Man+Football+-+Team+-+Miscellaneous&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nflhs.com%2Fnews%2Frecords%2F11man_team_misc.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANeedham%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206063921/http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/football/2013/11/29/first-thanksgiving-game-john-fadule-leads-wellesley-past-needham/xUdnlinMC2OuWTTTYKaSqM/story.html">"In first Thanksgiving game, John Fadule leads Wellesley past Needham - High school football - Boston.com"</a>. 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title="Bellingham, Massachusetts">Bellingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookline,_Massachusetts" title="Brookline, Massachusetts">Brookline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton,_Massachusetts" title="Canton, Massachusetts">Canton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cohasset,_Massachusetts" title="Cohasset, Massachusetts">Cohasset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dedham,_Massachusetts" title="Dedham, Massachusetts">Dedham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dover,_Massachusetts" title="Dover, Massachusetts">Dover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foxborough,_Massachusetts" title="Foxborough, Massachusetts">Foxborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holbrook,_Massachusetts" title="Holbrook, Massachusetts">Holbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medfield,_Massachusetts" title="Medfield, Massachusetts">Medfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medway,_Massachusetts" title="Medway, Massachusetts">Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millis,_Massachusetts" title="Millis, Massachusetts">Millis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton,_Massachusetts" title="Milton, Massachusetts">Milton</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Needham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk, Massachusetts">Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwood,_Massachusetts" title="Norwood, Massachusetts">Norwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plainville,_Massachusetts" title="Plainville, Massachusetts">Plainville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharon,_Massachusetts" title="Sharon, Massachusetts">Sharon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoughton,_Massachusetts" title="Stoughton, Massachusetts">Stoughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walpole,_Massachusetts" title="Walpole, Massachusetts">Walpole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellesley,_Massachusetts" title="Wellesley, Massachusetts">Wellesley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westwood,_Massachusetts" title="Westwood, Massachusetts">Westwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrentham,_Massachusetts" title="Wrentham, Massachusetts">Wrentham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00008B;color:#ffffff;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_census-designated_places_in_Massachusetts" title="List of census-designated places in Massachusetts"><span style="color:#ffffff;">CDPs</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bellingham_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Bellingham (CDP), Massachusetts">Bellingham (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dover_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Dover (CDP), Massachusetts">Dover (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foxborough_(CDP),_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Foxborough (CDP), Massachusetts">Foxborough (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Medfield (CDP), Massachusetts">Medfield (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millis-Clicquot,_Massachusetts" title="Millis-Clicquot, Massachusetts">Millis-Clicquot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharon_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Sharon (CDP), Massachusetts">Sharon (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walpole_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Walpole (CDP), Massachusetts">Walpole (CDP)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00008B;color:#ffffff;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Massachusetts" title="List of villages in Massachusetts"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Other<br />villages</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caryville,_Massachusetts" title="Caryville, Massachusetts">Caryville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chestnut_Hill,_Massachusetts" title="Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts">Chestnut Hill</a>‡</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#00008B;color:#ffffff;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="background:#00008B;color:#ffffff;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Massachusetts_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Massachusetts (state)"><span style="color:#ffffff">Massachusetts portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span style="color:#ffffff">United States portal</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Region_of_Greater_Boston" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Greater_Boston" title="Template:Greater Boston"><abbr title="View this template" style="color: white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Greater_Boston" title="Template talk:Greater Boston"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color: white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Greater_Boston" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Greater Boston"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color: white">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Region_of_Greater_Boston" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Region of <a href="/wiki/Greater_Boston" title="Greater Boston"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Greater Boston</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Counties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belknap_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Belknap County, New Hampshire">Belknap, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_County,_Massachusetts" title="Bristol County, Massachusetts">Bristol, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Bristol County, Rhode Island">Bristol, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Essex County, Massachusetts">Essex, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Hillsborough County, New Hampshire">Hillsborough, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Kent County, Rhode Island">Kent, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimack_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Merrimack County, New Hampshire">Merrimack, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport County, Rhode Island">Newport, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk County, Massachusetts">Norfolk, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_County,_Massachusetts" title="Plymouth County, Massachusetts">Plymouth, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence County, Rhode Island">Providence, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Rockingham County, New Hampshire">Rockingham, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strafford_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Strafford County, New Hampshire">Strafford, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Suffolk County, Massachusetts">Suffolk, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Washington County, Rhode Island">Washington, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Major cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />100k-250k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brockton,_Massachusetts" title="Brockton, Massachusetts">Brockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn,_Massachusetts" title="Lynn, Massachusetts">Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_New_Hampshire" title="Manchester, New Hampshire">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="New Bedford, Massachusetts">New Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts" title="Quincy, Massachusetts">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />25k-100k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover,_Massachusetts" title="Andover, Massachusetts">Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Massachusetts" title="Arlington, Massachusetts">Arlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attleboro,_Massachusetts" title="Attleboro, Massachusetts">Attleboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly,_Massachusetts" title="Beverly, Massachusetts">Beverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billerica,_Massachusetts" title="Billerica, Massachusetts">Billerica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braintree,_Massachusetts" title="Braintree, Massachusetts">Braintree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater,_Massachusetts" title="Bridgewater, Massachusetts">Bridgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookline,_Massachusetts" title="Brookline, Massachusetts">Brookline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelmsford,_Massachusetts" title="Chelmsford, Massachusetts">Chelmsford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelsea,_Massachusetts" title="Chelsea, Massachusetts">Chelsea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_New_Hampshire" title="Concord, New Hampshire">Concord (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry,_Rhode_Island" title="Coventry, Rhode Island">Coventry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranston,_Rhode_Island" title="Cranston, Rhode Island">Cranston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Rhode_Island" title="Cumberland, Rhode Island">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danvers,_Massachusetts" title="Danvers, Massachusetts">Danvers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dartmouth,_Massachusetts" title="Dartmouth, Massachusetts">Dartmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derry,_New_Hampshire" title="Derry, New Hampshire">Derry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dover,_New_Hampshire" title="Dover, New Hampshire">Dover (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dracut,_Massachusetts" title="Dracut, Massachusetts">Dracut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="East Providence, Rhode Island">East Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett,_Massachusetts" title="Everett, Massachusetts">Everett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts" title="Fall River, Massachusetts">Fall River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitchburg,_Massachusetts" title="Fitchburg, Massachusetts">Fitchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Framingham,_Massachusetts" title="Framingham, Massachusetts">Framingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Massachusetts" title="Franklin, Massachusetts">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester,_Massachusetts" title="Gloucester, Massachusetts">Gloucester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haverhill,_Massachusetts" title="Haverhill, Massachusetts">Haverhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnston,_Rhode_Island" title="Johnston, Rhode Island">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence,_Massachusetts" title="Lawrence, Massachusetts">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leominster,_Massachusetts" title="Leominster, Massachusetts">Leominster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Massachusetts" title="Lexington, Massachusetts">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malden,_Massachusetts" title="Malden, Massachusetts">Malden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlborough,_Massachusetts" title="Marlborough, Massachusetts">Marlborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshfield,_Massachusetts" title="Marshfield, Massachusetts">Marshfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medford,_Massachusetts" title="Medford, Massachusetts">Medford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose,_Massachusetts" title="Melrose, Massachusetts">Melrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimack,_New_Hampshire" title="Merrimack, New Hampshire">Merrimack (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methuen,_Massachusetts" title="Methuen, Massachusetts">Methuen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford,_Massachusetts" title="Milford, Massachusetts">Milford (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton,_Massachusetts" title="Milton, Massachusetts">Milton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire" title="Nashua, New Hampshire">Nashua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natick,_Massachusetts" title="Natick, Massachusetts">Natick</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Needham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_Massachusetts" title="Newton, Massachusetts">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Andover,_Massachusetts" title="North Andover, Massachusetts">North Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Attleboro,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="North Attleboro, Massachusetts">North Attleboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="North Kingstown, Rhode Island">North Kingstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="North Providence, Rhode Island">North Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwood,_Massachusetts" title="Norwood, Massachusetts">Norwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peabody,_Massachusetts" title="Peabody, Massachusetts">Peabody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Massachusetts" title="Plymouth, Massachusetts">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revere,_Massachusetts" title="Revere, Massachusetts">Revere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_Hampshire" title="Rochester, New Hampshire">Rochester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Massachusetts" title="Salem, Massachusetts">Salem (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_New_Hampshire" title="Salem, New Hampshire">Salem (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saugus,_Massachusetts" title="Saugus, Massachusetts">Saugus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_Massachusetts" title="Shrewsbury, Massachusetts">Shrewsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="South Kingstown, Rhode Island">South Kingstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoughton,_Massachusetts" title="Stoughton, Massachusetts">Stoughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taunton,_Massachusetts" title="Taunton, Massachusetts">Taunton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tewksbury,_Massachusetts" title="Tewksbury, Massachusetts">Tewksbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakefield,_Massachusetts" title="Wakefield, Massachusetts">Wakefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waltham,_Massachusetts" title="Waltham, Massachusetts">Waltham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watertown,_Massachusetts" title="Watertown, Massachusetts">Watertown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellesley,_Massachusetts" title="Wellesley, Massachusetts">Wellesley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="West Warwick, Rhode Island">West Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weymouth,_Massachusetts" title="Weymouth, Massachusetts">Weymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woburn,_Massachusetts" title="Woburn, Massachusetts">Woburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woonsocket,_Rhode_Island" title="Woonsocket, Rhode Island">Woonsocket</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />10k-25k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abington,_Massachusetts" title="Abington, Massachusetts">Abington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acton,_Massachusetts" title="Acton, Massachusetts">Acton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acushnet,_Massachusetts" title="Acushnet, Massachusetts">Acushnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amesbury,_Massachusetts" title="Amesbury, Massachusetts">Amesbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amherst,_New_Hampshire" title="Amherst, New Hampshire">Amherst (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a 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title="Burlington, Massachusetts">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burrillville,_Rhode_Island" title="Burrillville, Rhode Island">Burrillville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton,_Massachusetts" title="Canton, Massachusetts">Canton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carver,_Massachusetts" title="Carver, Massachusetts">Carver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Falls,_Rhode_Island" title="Central Falls, Rhode Island">Central Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlton,_Massachusetts" title="Charlton, Massachusetts">Charlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Massachusetts" title="Clinton, Massachusetts">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_Massachusetts" title="Concord, Massachusetts">Concord (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dedham,_Massachusetts" title="Dedham, Massachusetts">Dedham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley,_Massachusetts" title="Dudley, Massachusetts">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duxbury,_Massachusetts" title="Duxbury, Massachusetts">Duxbury</a></li> 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Hampshire">Hudson (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull,_Massachusetts" title="Hull, Massachusetts">Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ipswich,_Massachusetts" title="Ipswich, Massachusetts">Ipswich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Massachusetts" title="Kingston, Massachusetts">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laconia,_New_Hampshire" title="Laconia, New Hampshire">Laconia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_Massachusetts" title="Lakeville, Massachusetts">Lakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester,_Massachusetts" title="Leicester, Massachusetts">Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Rhode_Island" title="Lincoln, Rhode Island">Lincoln (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Londonderry,_New_Hampshire" title="Londonderry, New Hampshire">Londonderry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg,_Massachusetts" title="Lunenburg, Massachusetts">Lunenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynnfield,_Massachusetts" title="Lynnfield, Massachusetts">Lynnfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marblehead,_Massachusetts" title="Marblehead, Massachusetts">Marblehead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maynard,_Massachusetts" title="Maynard, Massachusetts">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medfield,_Massachusetts" title="Medfield, Massachusetts">Medfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medway,_Massachusetts" title="Medway, Massachusetts">Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middleborough,_Massachusetts" title="Middleborough, Massachusetts">Middleborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middletown,_Rhode_Island" title="Middletown, Rhode Island">Middletown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford,_New_Hampshire" title="Milford, New Hampshire">Milford (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millbury,_Massachusetts" title="Millbury, Massachusetts">Millbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narragansett,_Rhode_Island" title="Narragansett, Rhode Island">Narragansett</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Pelham,_New_Hampshire" title="Pelham, New Hampshire">Pelham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pembroke,_Massachusetts" title="Pembroke, Massachusetts">Pembroke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepperell,_Massachusetts" title="Pepperell, Massachusetts">Pepperell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Rhode_Island" title="Portsmouth, Rhode Island">Portsmouth (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire" title="Portsmouth, New Hampshire">Portsmouth (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph,_Massachusetts" title="Randolph, Massachusetts">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond,_New_Hampshire" title="Raymond, New Hampshire">Raymond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raynham,_Massachusetts" title="Raynham, Massachusetts">Raynham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading,_Massachusetts" title="Reading, Massachusetts">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rehoboth,_Massachusetts" title="Rehoboth, Massachusetts">Rehoboth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockland,_Massachusetts" title="Rockland, Massachusetts">Rockland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scituate,_Massachusetts" title="Scituate, Massachusetts">Scituate (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scituate,_Rhode_Island" title="Scituate, Rhode Island">Scituate (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seekonk,_Massachusetts" title="Seekonk, Massachusetts">Seekonk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharon,_Massachusetts" title="Sharon, Massachusetts">Sharon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_Rhode_Island" title="Smithfield, Rhode Island">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset,_Massachusetts" title="Somerset, Massachusetts">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somersworth,_New_Hampshire" title="Somersworth, New Hampshire">Somersworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Southbridge, Massachusetts">Southbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoneham,_Massachusetts" title="Stoneham, Massachusetts">Stoneham</a></li> <li><a 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