Town Clerk

Welcome to the Needham Town Clerk's Office!

What's new in the Town Clerk's Office?

2025 street lists are available for sale hard copy or pdf from the Town Clerk's Office.  $20 per copy.  Please email or call the Town Clerk for further information.

Residents can now obtain their RTS stickers and purchase yellow trash bags from the Town Clerk's Office during regular business hours and on select Saturdays.  We accept all forms of payment.

THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE WILL BE OPEN ONE SATURDAY PER MONTH FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.  THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM IN OUR EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE.

WE WILL BE OPEN FOR ALL BUSINESS

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13:  8:30 AM TO 1:00 PM

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18: 8:30 AM TO 1:00 PM

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8: 8:30 AM TO 1:00 PM (Notary Services NOT available)

SATURDAY DECEMBER 13:  8:30 AM TO 1:00 PM

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Services and responsibilities of the Town Clerk include:

• Annual Census and Street/Voting Lists
• Auctioneer's Permits
• Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards - MGL c. 143, sec. 3 Compliance
• Boards and Committees - Membership and Oaths
  • Elected Town Officers
• Birth Registrations and Certificates
• Burial Permits
• Business Licensing
• Bylaws Administration and Attorney General Approval
• Certification of Petitions and Nominating Papers
• Commissioners to Qualify - State Officers and Notaries Public
• Conflict of Interest Administrator for Needham
• Death Registration and Certificates
• Dog Licensing
• DOR DLS Town Site Administration and Appropriations Certification
• Elections 
  • Upcoming Elections Information
  • OCPF Questions and Guidance
  • OCPF Candidates Filings
• Flammables Registration and Licensing
• Grants of Location Certification
• Marriage Licenses
• Notary Public
• Open Meeting Law - Agendas and Minutes
• Needham Zoning Board of Appeals and  Applications, Decisions, and Appeals
• Public Records Access
• Raffle Permits
• Records Management
• Town Meeting - Membership Maintenance and Communication
• Vital Records Certification
• Voter Registration