One person is dead after officials say they were struck by an MBTA commuter rail train in Boston on Monday morning. Emergency ...

Needham voters repealed a state-mandated MBTA Communities Act zoning plan Tuesday, but the town's not out of compliance just yet.

A person was fatally hit by an MBTA commuter rail train in West Roxbury, Boston, affecting rail service with train ...

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.

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

Local News Needham rejects MBTA zoning compliance after town-wide vote 6,904 people voted down the zoning changes, while 4,914 people voted to keep in compliance with the law.

NEEDHAM — Voters in Needham Tuesday soundly rejected a plan that would have paved the way for the production of more multifamily housing in this suburban town of 32,000 and aligned it with a ...

Needham residents campaigned in the snow on Saturday outside of Needham Town Hall ahead of a vote this week on a controversial plan to make it easier to build multifamily housing in town. Taylor ...

The MBTA Communities Act requires designated towns and cities to create at least one zoning district near public transportation that allows multifamily housing as of right.

Needham could follow in Milton's footsteps by reversing its approval of zoning meant to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, inviting possible legal action from the state.

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