Voters in Needham have overturned a zoning plan that would have allowed multifamily housing, going above and beyond the ...

A hotly debated issue in Needham is how much new housing to build under the state's MBTA Communities Act. The state's new law ...

Needham residents are set to vote Tuesday on whether to zone for new multifamily housing, just days after Massachusetts' highest court ruled that the state is within its rights to force towns to do so ...

people voted down the zoning changes, while 4,914 people voted to keep in compliance with the law, according to the town ...

The proposal would have created capacity for roughly 3,300 units near two of the town's commuter rail station stops.

Opponents of Needham’s plan to allow more multifamily housing under the MBTA Communities law defeated the measure on Tuesday.

The town will vote on a referendum on Jan. 14 whether to accept a zoning plan that would make it easier to build 3,300 homes in town. Many business owners are advocating in favor of the plan.

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.

This means the town will continue to be out of compliance with the MBTA Communities Act and could miss out on state funding ...

a state law that mandates cities and towns served by the T write zoning that makes it easier to build multifamily housing. Now, Needham will need to adopt a new plan by a new state deadline of ...

Opponents of the zoning, who began organizing last year as a group called Needham Residents for Thoughtful Zoning and gathered well over the 3,750 signatures needed to trigger the referendum ...