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.

In a closely watched special election Tuesday night, Needham voted to repeal new zoning that would have made the town compliant with a controversial Massachusetts law that aims to create more ...

Image A commuter train approaches the station in Needham, Mass. The MBTA Communities Act required towns served by public transit to revise their local zoning codes to allow for more multifamily ...