As part of the Needham 300 celebration, Green Needham is encouraging residents to reduce energy use by joining the Needham 1,000 Campaign. By signing up online (click on "10% Challenge"), residents can develop a personal plan to reduce energy use in their homes. So far, more than 625 households have taken the Energy Challenge, pledging to implement energy-saving actions that will help keep 5 million pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere each year, according to a statement released by Green Needham. Saving energy may seem to have little to do with motherhood—or everything, as surely …

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, so I thought it would be fitting for today’s Moms Talk to, well, talk about our moms. I’ll start it off, but I’d love to hear your stories and memories as well. Please share them in the comments section below. Or if you want to write longer, send me an e-mail at becca.manning@patch.com, and I’ll tell you all about our fabulous new blog tool, where you can write about any topic that interests you, whether it be moms, motherhood, childcare, education, politics or otherwise. Now, about my mom … My mom, Mary, is a teacher. She has taught elementary school, mainly …

Moms Talk is part of Needham Patch's effort to reach out to moms and families. We invite you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in town through our site. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, youth sports and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children. Moms Talk is also the place to drop in for a talk about the latest parenting hot topic. Do you know of local moms …

Moms Talk is a new feature on Needham Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Needham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in town. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, youth sports and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest …

Moms Talk is a new feature on Needham Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Needham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in town. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, youth sports and the thousands of…

Moms Talk is a new feature on Needham Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to families. Needham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in town. Each week in Moms Talk, readers take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, youth sports and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising …

Moms Talk is a new feature on Needham Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Needham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in town. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, youth sports and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest …

Moms Talk is a new feature on Needham Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Needham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in town. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, youth sports and the thousands of…

Moms Talk is a new feature on Needham Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Needham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in town. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, youth sports and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest …

Needham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Needham. Each week in Moms Talk, Needham Patch will take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest parenting hot topic. …

With only a few days left before they get back on the bus, we want to know what you're doing with your kids while they're off for February Vacation.  Moms Talk Q&A invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Needham. Each week, members of our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians and the …

Moms Talk is a new feature on Needham Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families.  Needham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Needham. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of …

Moms Talk is a new feature on Needham Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Needham Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in town. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, youth sports and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest …