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Sudbury opens CPA grant applications ahead of 2027 Town Meeting

Sudbury opened a new Community Preservation Act funding cycle Monday, with the CPC now accepting proposals for projects to land at the May 2027 Annual Town Meeting. Town Manager Andy Sheehan held open office hours the same day, and the town teed up a June 11 Landscape Master Plan Worksh…

Health Department urges six-step tick defense as summer activity ramps up

Wayland's Health Department opened the summer with a six-step tick-safety push Monday as investigators kept working a weekend mystery at Lake Cochituate, where a Maryland-plated Nissan Frontier pickup was pulled from the water after a fisherman flagged it Saturday afternoon. Acting Poli…

Natick track athletes reset school records as town channels stay quiet Sunday

Natick's news desk was quiet Sunday, with no fresh items from town hall, Natick Public Schools or the Morse Institute Library, leaving weekend track and field performances as the day's lead local story. Natick Patch's Sunday digest, "🌱 Patch AM: How Natick runners and jumpers rewrote sc…

Richer Elementary rebuild advances toward key approval vote

The $169 million proposed Richer Elementary School rebuild is heading toward a key approval vote, with another public information session set for Tuesday, per Marlborough Patch's headline "$169M Richer Elementary Project Moves Toward Key Approval Vote." City Hall, the school district an…

Town Hall silent as Patch leads with Weston High playoff thriller

Quiet news day in Weston as Patch carries the load. The town's News Flash, Weston Public Schools and the Weston Public Library posted no new items in the 24-hour window covering June 7, leaving Weston Patch's morning digests as the day's main reading. The freshest entry, "🌱 Patch AM: Ho…

Lincoln METCO hosts community-wide Juneteenth celebration on Ballfield Road

Lincoln METCO's community-wide Juneteenth celebration headlined a quiet Lincoln weekend. The festival, sponsored by the Boston Bridges Initiative, ran Saturday, June 6, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., with a formal program from 1 to 2 and outdoor festivities featuring the Boston Kroc Center, a ST…

Sudbury Senior Center Wins Cummings Grant to Launch Lunch Program

Sudbury Senior Center lands Cummings Foundation grant to launch new lunch program for older adults. The center was one of 150 nonprofits selected in the latest cycle, according to Sudbury Patch's "Sudbury Senior Center To Launch New Lunch Program With Generous Grant." Meanwhile, Sudbury…

Obituary notices, week of June 1 through June 7, 2026

Two Wayland-resident obituaries were posted this week: Gilmartin, Norman D., and Weinstock, Barnet. Norman D. Gilmartin, of Wayland and born in Pittsfield, died May 29, 2026, with arrangements by Lyons Funeral Home of Danvers. Barnet Weinstock, 85, of Wayland, died June 2, 2026, with a …

Warriors Sweep Tournament Week in Tennis, Volleyball, Lacrosse

Wayland High School's spring postseason hit full stride this week as three Warriors programs advanced in MIAA tournament play. Girls lacrosse outlasted Newburyport 10-9 in overtime Thursday at home, while boys volleyball swept Greater Lowell Tech and Longmeadow 3-0 and 3-0 without dropp…

Wayland Police investigate vehicle submerged in Lake Cochituate

Wayland Police are investigating a vehicle pulled from Lake Cochituate, the town's most pressing weekend story. According to a town News Flash posted Sunday, officers and mutual aid partners responded Saturday to a report of a submerged car and are working with state authorities. NBC Bo…