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Transfer Station Closes July 4; Extended Hours Set for July 1

Lincoln's Transfer Station will be closed July 4 and open late July 1 to compensate. The town's Transfer Station will shut down for Independence Day on Saturday, July 4, with extended hours until 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1 offered as an alternative — the only consequential municipal…

Sudbury Wins $10,000 MIIA Grant to Buy New DPW Safety Equipment

Sudbury landed a $10,000 MIIA safety grant for DPW work zone equipment as the town rolls into a busy summer week. The Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association award, announced June 16, will fund protective gear for Department of Public Works road crews. The town manager's office s…

Billerica seniors form task force, launch petition drive for new COA building

BILLERICA — June 15, 2026 — Billerica seniors launch a petition and task force campaign for a new Council on Aging center. A subcommittee of the Billerica COA board, convened by alternate member Marguerite Massey, met June 15 to organize grassroots pressure on the Select Board to fund a feasibility study for

Winchester Select Board votes to cut retiree Medicare Part B benefits for future retirees

WINCHESTER — June 15, 2026 — Winchester Select Board restructures retiree health benefits and accepts $200,000 Rotary amphitheater gift. The board voted unanimously Monday to shift all retirees to a 50 percent Medicare premium-sharing level, fix Part B support for current retirees at $200 per month, and eliminate Part B

Tewksbury Boards Vote 9-0 to Put MBTA Housing Zoning on Fall Ballot

TEWKSBURY — June 15, 2026 — Tewksbury's Select Board and Planning Board voted 9-0 to advance an MBTA Communities Act zoning proposal centered on 75 Radcliffe Road to the fall 2026 town meeting. Town Planner Curran presented two competing options for a second zoning sub-district — 3 Radcliffe Road,

Planning Board Unanimously Approves Lowell Five Bank Sign Special Permit

TEWKSBURY — June 15, 2026 — Tewksbury Planning Board approves a monument sign for Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank over one member's proximity objection. The board voted 4-1 Monday night to grant a sign special permit to Metro Sign & Awning at 1775 Main Street, allowing a new ground-

Planning Board tables Heaven's Gas LED sign request, orders lighting data

PEPPERELL — June 15, 2026 — Pepperell's Planning Board unanimously tabled a request by Heaven's Gas Station to convert its Boynton Street pricing sign to LED electronic display, sending the applicant back for a photometric study and smaller numeral proposals. Sign consultant Heather Dutko, representing INQ Enterprise LLC,

Natick School Committee Votes 5-2 to Back Two-Site Preschool Plan for New Memorial School

NATICK — June 15, 2026 — Natick School Committee approves two-site preschool plan tied to Memorial School rebuilding project. The committee voted 5-2 at its June 15 meeting to recommend Option B as educational program guidance to the district, a configuration that would place four Massachusetts School Building Authority-reimbursed

Marlborough Public Safety Committee Advances Nicotine-Free Generation Resolution to Full Council

MARLBOROUGH — June 15, 2026 — Marlborough Public Safety Committee votes 2-1 to advance a non-binding nicotine-free generation resolution to the full City Council. The resolution, Order No. 26-100-9773, submitted by Councilor Vital, would express the council's support for permanently prohibiting anyone born on or

Finance Committee Sends Four-Position Salary Ordinance to City Solicitor for Review

MARLBOROUGH — June 15, 2026 — Marlborough Finance Committee unanimously refers four non-union salary positions to city solicitor, setting up a potential council vote by July 22. The committee voted 5-0 Monday to send a draft salary ordinance covering city collector, assistant finance director, recreation director, and assistant recreation director