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A potential statewide “bell-to-bell” ban on cell phones in schools could get devices out of the classroom by September.

Hundreds of “No Kings” protestors from Needham and beyond filled the sidewalks around the town common on the afternoon of June 14, carrying homemade signs and breaking into frequent chants, all expressing intense disagreement with various policies and actions taken by President Trump in his second term.

Chants echoed through the Town Center Saturday afternoon as an estimated 1,000 people protested the Trump administration in one of many “No Kings” rallies across the country Saturday.

Highlights from the Memorial Day ceremony on May 26, 2025.

After its passage at Town Meeting, a plea to disarm the country’s nuclear arsenal solicited support from Needham’s state and federal lawmakers, though their stance on the issue is nuanced.

Cameron Morsberger, The Needham Local, February 10, 2025 February 7, 2025• Needham Local visited state Rep. Josh Tarsky, D-Needham, at...