Needham became the latest Massachusetts suburb to shoot down a controversial state-mandated MBTA zoning plan, but its Select Board chairman says the town won’t follow in Milton’s footsteps.

Voters in Needham, Massachusetts, rejected a plan that would have added re-zoned areas for new multifamily housing and bring the town into compliance with the MBTA Communities Act. The special ...

A new zoning plan is back up in the air in Needham, Massachusetts, with voters set to decide on Tuesday whether to add new multifamily housing, which would comply with the MBTA's Community Act.

We asked for your questions about the controversial multi-family zoning law. Housing and zoning experts debunk common misconceptions.

Trains on the Fairmount Line and Needham Line were canceled and all trains traveling through South Station experienced delays, the MBTA said. The derailment comes ahead of a winter storm that is ...

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Image A commuter train approaches the station in Needham, Mass. The MBTA Communities Act required towns served by public transit to revise their local zoning codes to allow for more multifamily ...

By the evening, no cancellations were being reported, but the MBTA web site still indicated that “all trains” are experiencing delays. Two inbound and four outbound trains on the Needham and ...