49-536: The Connors Center is an event space and former estate located in Dover, Massachusetts . It is owned and operated by Boston College . The mansion was built in 1902 as a private home for Arthur and Mary Davis. The garden and stone landscapes were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux . The property was purchased by the Dominican Order in 1949 and renamed to St. Stephen's Priory. The Dominican Order built
98-619: A warm-summer humid continental climate ( Dfb under the Köppen climate classification system), with high humidity and precipitation year-round. As of the 2020 census , there were 32,091 people, 10,801 households, and 8,480 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,546.9 inhabitants per square mile (983.4/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 82.6% White , 2.9% Black or African American , 0.1% Native American , 8.9% Asian , 0.5% from other races , and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of
147-477: A 70-room addition in 1952. Boston College acquired the property in 2004. John and Eileen Connors donated $ 10 million to establish The Connors Family Retreat and Conference Center in 2005. 42°14′29″N 71°19′31″W / 42.24135°N 71.32541°W / 42.24135; -71.32541 Dover, Massachusetts Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts , United States. The population
196-504: A delay of one year. The General Court agreed with the petitioners, however, and created the new town of Needham with the original boundaries requested. Those who remained in Dedham still held rights to the unallotted lands in Needham, however, and any decrease in taxes would be offset by a decrease in expenditures. There may have also been some satisfaction in separating themselves from those on
245-404: A household in the town was $ 116,867, and the median income for a family was $ 144,042. Males had a median income of $ 76,459 versus $ 47,092 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 56,776. About 1.6% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. Needham uses the old style town government, with
294-528: A representative town meeting. Also, the populace of Needham elects a Select Board, which is essentially the executive branch of the town government. The town is part of the Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district . Needham is primarily a bedroom community and commuter suburban district located outside of Boston. The northern side of town beyond the I-95 / Route 128 beltway, however,
343-435: A three-tower site south of the town recycling transfer station . Needham has two radio station studio locations, that of Concord -licensed WBNW (1120 AM) located at 144 Gould Street, and Cambridge licensed WNTN (1550 AM) located at 31 Fremont Street, across I-95 from WCVB-TV. Needham High School also released several forms of media to its students and members of the town, including its student newspaper The Hilltopper ,
392-406: A total area of 12.7 square miles (32.9 km ), of which 12.6 square miles (32.7 km ) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km ) is water. Needham's area is roughly in the shape of an acute, northward-pointing triangle. The Charles River forms nearly all of the southern and northeastern boundaries, the town line with Wellesley forming the third, northwestern one. In addition to Wellesley on
441-418: A total area of 15.4 square miles (39.9 km ), of which 15.3 square miles (39.7 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km ) (0.52%) is water. It is bordered by the towns of Natick , Wellesley , Needham , Westwood , Walpole , Medfield and Sherborn . At the 2000 census , there were 5,558 people, 1,849 households and 1,567 families residing in the town. The population density
490-681: A website owned by AOL called Needham Patch . The studios of television stations WCVB-TV (5 Boston, ABC ), WBTS-CD (15 Nashua, New Hampshire , NBC ), WUTF-TV (27 Worcester , UniMás ), WNEU (60 Merrimack, New Hampshire , Telemundo ), and WUNI (66 Marlborough , Univision ) are located in Needham, as are the transmitters of WCVB-TV, WBZ-TV (4 Boston, CBS ), WGBH-TV (2 Boston, PBS ), WGBX-TV (44 Boston, PBS ), WBTS-CD (15 Nashua, New Hampshire , NBC ), WFXT (25 Boston, Fox ), WSBK-TV (38 Boston, MyNetworkTV ), WUTF-TV, WNEU (60 Merrimack, New Hampshire , Telemundo ), and WFXZ-CD (24 Boston, Biz TV). The television towers are also
539-594: Is a creature reportedly sighted on April 21 and 22, 1977. The first recorded settlement of Dover was in 1640. It was later established as the Springfield Parish of Dedham in 1748, and incorporated as District Dedham in 1784. Dover was officially incorporated as a town in 1836. The Benjamin Caryl House , at 107 Dedham St., dates from about 1777 and was the home of Dover's first minister, Benjamin Caryl, his son George, who
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#1732848124718588-477: Is also located in Needham. The I-95 / Route 128 circumferential highway that circles Boston passes through Needham, with three exits providing access to the town. Massachusetts Route 135 also passes through the town. Commuter rail service from Boston's South Station is provided by the MBTA with four stops in Needham on its Needham Line : Needham Heights, Needham Center, Needham Junction and Hersey. Needham
637-454: Is known for the sighting of a humanoid since the 1970s on Farm Street, which gives access to it. There have been six unrelated sightings so far. The creature has a large and long head, epidermis without fur beyond feet and long hands that fix on the surface. It was named the Dover Demon by one of the cryptozoologists who investigated the case. Although some believe it is an alien , to others it
686-544: Is no more than an animal like a primate . There have been no modern reports. Needham, Massachusetts Needham ( / ˈ n iː d ə m / NEED -əm ) is a town in Norfolk County , Massachusetts , United States. A suburb of Boston , its population was 32,091 in the 2020 U.S. Census. It is the home of Olin College . Needham was first settled in 1680 with the purchase of a tract of land measuring 4 miles (6.4 km) by 5 miles (8.0 km) from Chief Nehoiden for
735-525: Is part of the Greater Boston media market and acts as an antenna farm that houses many of the transmitters for local media In addition to The Boston Globe (and its Your Town Needham website ) and Boston Herald newspapers, there are two local weekly newspapers, the Needham Times (published by Gatehouse Media, Inc. ) and Needham Hometown Weekly (published by Hometown Publications, LLC), and
784-459: Is produced and delivered through three channels—a community channel, a municipal channel and an educational channel. The three channels are available on the channel lineups of each of the three franchised cable TV providers provided— Comcast , RCN , and Verizon . Selected content is also available for streaming through The Needham Channel's web site. Programming on The Needham Channel includes: Boston radio station WEEI (850 AM) transmits from
833-586: Is typically 46.9 inches per year and snow covers the ground 52 days per year, or 14.2% of the year (high for the US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining nine straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity is below 60% for approximately 25.4 days, or 7.0% of the year. Dover's public schools are considered among the best in Massachusetts. According to research conducted by Boston magazine in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019,
882-588: Is under the elected Dover School Committee, while the two secondary schools are the responsibility of the regional school system, under the elected Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee, with costs and governance shared with the neighboring town of Sherborn . The regional schools share a campus on Farm Street in Dover, near the borders with Sherborn and Medfield. Dover-Sherborn High School has impressive results with regards to graduation rates, college admission rates and standardized and Advanced Placement exam scores. DSHS
931-604: The City of Boston began a project to fill in the Back Bay with landfill by filling the tidewater flats of the Charles River . The fill to reclaim the bay from the water was obtained from Needham, Massachusetts from the area of present-day Route 128. The firm of Goss and Munson, railroad contractors, built 6 miles (9.7 km) of railroad from Needham and their 35-car trains made 16 trips a day to Back Bay. The filling of present-day Back Bay
980-506: The General Court to separate them from Dedham. Their petition cited the inadequate services provided, namely schools and churches. They also said that, if they were simply to be made a precinct instead of a separate town, that they would suffer political reprisals. Dedham agreed that the services were inadequate and did not oppose the separation, but did try to reduce the amount of land the separatists were seeking. Dedham also asked for
1029-461: The Hotel Wellesley which had a capacity of over 300 guests. The hotel burned to the ground on December 19, 1891. In 1891, George Walker, Boston owner of a lithograph company, and Gustavos Gordon, scientist, formed Walker-Gordon Laboratories to develop processes for the prevention of contamination of milk and to answer the call by enlightened physicians for better babies' milk formulas. This plant
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#17328481247181078-566: The United States. The site of Mill #1 currently houses the Avery Manor assisted living center, while Mill #2 stood along the shores of Rosemary Lake. By the 1960s, the company owned seven mills in Massachusetts and the south. The Carter family sold the business in 1990, after which Carter's, Inc. moved its headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia. In the late 1860s William Emerson Baker moved to Needham. A notably wealthy man due to his having improved
1127-408: The average family size was 3.23. In the town, the population was laid out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for
1176-475: The beginning of the 20th century. Benjamin and Eudora Sawin willed land and funds into the Dover Historical Society along with their old household goods so that the building could be erected, and it was dedicated on May 14, 1907, by members and friends of the society. In the early years, it was used for meetings and to house Dover's historical memorabilia, but eventually members became disenchanted with
1225-404: The expansion of Chickering. Dover Sun House was one of the world's first solar-heated houses, it was designed in 1948 by architect Eleanor Raymond and had a unique heating system developed by physicist Mária Telkes . The project was funded by philanthropist and sculptor Amelia Peabody, and built on her property in Dover, Massachusetts. Dover Sun House was demolished in 2010. The town
1274-459: The mechanical sewing machine , Baker assembled a parcel of land exceeding 800 acres (3.2 km ) and named it Ridge Hill Farm. He built two man made lakes on his property, including Sabrina lake near present-day Locust Lane. Baker turned part of his property into an amusement park with exotic animals, tunnels, trick floors and mirrors. In 1888 he built a sizable hotel, near the intersection of present-day Whitman Road and Charles River Street, called
1323-477: The newest elementary school, Sunita L. Williams Elementary School, to replace the aging Hillside Elementary School. The newest school opened in the fall of 2019. Needham is also home to Catholic schools such as St. Joseph's Elementary School, and Monsignor Haddad Middle School, as well as St. Sebastian's School , a Catholic school for boys in grades 7–12. St. Sebastian's is part of the rigorous Independent School League . Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
1372-541: The northwest, Needham borders Newton and the West Roxbury section of Boston on the northeast, and Dover , Westwood , and Dedham on the south. The majority of Cutler Park is in Needham and is located along the Charles River and the border with Newton and West Roxbury. Elevations in Needham range from 85 feet above sea level at Rosemary Meadows to 180 feet at Needham Square and 300 feet at Bird's Hill. Needham has
1421-458: The other side of the 1704 power struggle . By the 1770s settlers in the western part of the town who had to travel a long distance to the meeting house on what is now Central Avenue sought to form a second parish in the town. Opposition to this desire created conflict, and in 1774 a mysterious fire destroyed the existent meeting house. Some time afterwards the West Parish was formed. In 1857,
1470-417: The population (approximately 105 people). There were 1,849 households, of which 46.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.0% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
1519-408: The population. There were 10,801 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.5% were non-families. Of all households 23.4% were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and
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1568-473: The second-longest running high school football rivalry in the United States (and longest such contest on Thanksgiving). Also the longest running public high school rivalry. In 2013, Wellesley broke a three-year Thanksgiving game losing streak to the Needham Rockets, defeating them 22–6. The Wellesley Raiders now hold a 60–57–9 advantage in the historic rivalry. With the loss of the West Parish to Wellesley,
1617-478: The sites of FM radio stations WBUR-FM , WKLB-FM , and several backup facilities for other stations. NBC also opened up 160,000 square foot studio facility and operations center in Needham, in 2020. In addition to the stations listed above, the facility is also home to New England Cable News and NBC Sports Boston. The Needham Channel provides public-access television to cable TV subscribers in Needham. PEG Public, educational, and government access programming
1666-576: The society and the building was seldom opened. In the 1960s, there was a renewed interest which led to the general overhaul and refurbishing of the building. The Sawin Museum, located at the corner of Centre and Dedham Streets in Dover Center, is owned and operated by the Dover Historical Society and is open to the public free of charge. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has
1715-503: The sum of 10 pounds, 40 acres (160,000 m ) of land, and 40 shillings worth of corn. It was officially incorporated in 1711. Originally part of the North Parish of Dedham , Needham split from Dedham and was named after the town of Needham Market in Suffolk , England. Just 15 months after asking for their own church , 40 men living on the north side of the Charles River suddenly asked
1764-514: The town being former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney in 2012, defeating Barack Obama 56% to 43. However, as of 2021 the town had more registered Democrats than Republicans. In 2016, the town flipped, with Democrat Hillary Clinton defeating Republican Donald Trump by 57% to 32%. In 2020, Joe Biden improved Clinton's margin by 16 points, winning it 69% to 28%. In a typical year, Dover, Massachusetts temperatures fall below 50 °F (10 °C) for 195 days per year. Annual precipitation
1813-401: The town hall was extensively refurbished and expanded. In the process, the second-floor meeting hall was restored to its original function and beauty. Needham's population grew by over 50 percent during the 1930s. In 2005, Needham became the first jurisdiction in the world to raise the age to legally buy tobacco products to 21. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has
1862-466: The town lost its town hall and plans to build a new one began in 1902 with the selection of a building committee. The cornerstone was laid by the Grand Lodge of Masons on September 2, 1902, and the building was dedicated on December 22, 1903. The total cost for the hall was $ 57,500 including furnishings. Because it was located on the town common, the cost did not include land as none was purchased. In 2011,
1911-430: The town's schools scored No. 1 in the state. Dover has three public schools: Chickering Elementary School (grades K–5), Dover-Sherborn Middle School (grades 6–8) and Dover-Sherborn High School (grades 9–12). The private, independent Charles River School (grades Pre-K–8) is located in the town's center. Located near Caryl Park and the entrance to Noanet Woodlands (also known as Miss Peabody's Woods), Chickering School
1960-441: Was $ 157,168. Males had a median income of $ 100,000 and females $ 56,473. The per capita income was $ 64,899. About 2.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. Historically, Dover was one of the few communities in metropolitan Boston to have more registered Republicans than Democrats , with the most recent Republican nominee winning
2009-416: Was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.29. 31.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. The median household income was $ 141,818 and the median family income
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2058-411: Was 362.6 inhabitants per square mile (140.0/km ). There were 1,884 housing units at an average density of 122.9 per square mile (47.5/km ). The racial makeup was 95.18% White , 0.41% Black or African American , 0.04% Native American (2 people), 3.63% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.05% from other races , and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 1.19% of
2107-440: Was 5,923 at the time of the 2020 United States Census . With a median income of more than $ 250,000, Dover is the wealthiest town in Massachusetts. Located about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Boston , Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River . Almost all of the residential zoning requires 1 acre (4,000 m ) or larger. As recently as the early 1960s, 75% of its annual town budget
2156-442: Was allocated to snow removal , as only one and a half miles (2.4 km) of the town's roads are state highway . Dover is bordered by Natick , Wellesley and Needham to the north, Westwood to the east, Walpole and Medfield to the south, and Sherborn to the west. For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Dover, please see the article Dover (CDP) , Massachusetts . The " Dover Demon "
2205-564: Was completed by 1882; filling reached Kenmore Square in 1890, and finished in the Fens in 1900. The project was the largest of a number of land reclamation projects, beginning in 1820, which, over the course of time, more than doubled the size of the original Boston peninsula . In 1865, William Carter established a knitting mill company in Needham Heights that would eventually become a major manufacturer and leading brand of children's apparel in
2254-768: Was developed for light industry shortly after World War II . Many restaurants and food companies are based in Needham. More recently, Needham has begun to attract high technology and internet firms, such as PTC and TripAdvisor , to this part of town. The 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. Needham recently finished building
2303-653: Was located in the Charles River Village section of Needham with another large facility in New Jersey. The scientific dairy production facilities of the Walker-Gordon Dairy Farm were widely advertised and utilized modern advancements in the handling of milk products. In 1881, the West Parish was separately incorporated as the town of Wellesley . The following year, Needham and Wellesley high schools began playing an annual football game on Thanksgiving , now
2352-479: Was ranked third in cost efficiency and seventh in academic performance by Boston magazine. U.S. News & World Report named Dover-Sherborn a Gold Medal School, ranking it 65th in the US. Dover used to have two elementary schools, Chickering for grades K to 3, and Caryl Elementary School for grades 4 to 6. In 1970, Caryl School was gutted by fire. It was rebuilt and remained open until finally being closed in 2001 after
2401-527: Was the town's first doctor, and their descendants until 1897. It has been owned by the town and operated by the Historical Society since 1920. The house retains its architectural integrity and has been carefully restored to reflect life in the 1790s when the first two Caryl families lived and worked there together. The Sawin Building has housed thousands of Dover relics, books, photographs and artifacts since
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