Needham Massachusetts built two man made lakes on his property, including Sabrina lake near present-day Locust Lane.
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11 Facts About Needham Massachusetts
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Needham Massachusetts's population grew by over 50 percent during the 1930s.
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In 2005, Needham Massachusetts became the first jurisdiction in the world to raise the age to legally buy tobacco products to 21.
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Needham Massachusetts's area is roughly in the shape of an acute, northward-pointing triangle.
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The majority of Cutler Park is in Needham Massachusetts and is located along the Charles River and the border with Newton and West Roxbury.
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Needham Massachusetts uses the old style town government, with a representative town meeting.
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Needham Massachusetts is primarily a bedroom community and commuter suburban district located outside of Boston.
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Town of Needham operates one high school, Needham High School, which underwent a $62-million renovation that was completed in 2009; 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.
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Studios of television stations WCVB-TV, WBTS-CD, WUTF-TV, WNEU, and WUNI are located in Needham Massachusetts, as are the transmitters of WCVB-TV, WBZ-TV, WGBH-TV, WGBX-TV, WBTS-CD, WFXT, WSBK-TV, WUTF-TV, WNEU, and WFXZ-CD .
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Needham Massachusetts Channel provides public-access television to cable TV subscribers in Needham Massachusetts.
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