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Select Board posts June 10 agenda with Main Street project update

Select Board sets June 10 update on Main Street Improvements. The town's News Flash on Friday posted the full agenda for Tuesday's Select Board meeting, flagging the Main Street project update as a headline item residents can preview online over the weekend. On the commercial side, Patc…

Richer Elementary rebuild heads to key vote after Tuesday info session

The proposed $169 million Richer Elementary School rebuild heads into a decisive week in Marlborough. Residents will get another public information session Tuesday before a key approval vote on the project, according to Marlborough Patch's "$169M Richer Elementary Project Moves Toward K…

Town offices stay quiet as Patch digest carries Friday's Weston news

Town Hall went dark Friday, leaving Weston Patch's morning digest to carry the day. The Patch AM team flagged a Weston High School playoff run involving 17 players, profiled a Weston seventh-grader honored for helping at a neighbors' pharmacy, and pointed to a Weston nonprofit's new Cum…

Lincoln METCO sets Saturday Juneteenth celebration with program, performances and vendors

Lincoln Public Schools' METCO program will host a community-wide Juneteenth celebration Saturday, June 6, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., sponsored by the Boston Bridges Initiative. The formal program runs from 1 to 2 p.m., bracketed by vendor tables opening at 12:30 and outdoor activities from 2…

Senior Center wins Cummings grant to launch new lunch program

Sudbury Senior Center lands Cummings Foundation grant to seed a new lunch program. The center was among 150 nonprofits chosen statewide, according to Sudbury Patch ("Sudbury Senior Center To Launch New Lunch Program With Generous Grant," https://patch.com/massachusetts/sudbury). On the …

Five Boston galleries open weekend pop-up at Wayland Town Center

A weekend of arts moves to the front of Wayland's news cycle as town hall stays quiet. Five Boston-based contemporary galleries are sharing a pop-up space at Wayland Town Center this weekend, the development Wayland Patch flagged in "5 Boston-Based Art Galleries Coming To Wayland Town C…

Lexington HDC Continues Clarke Street Mixed-Use Project, Sets Final July Vote

LEXINGTON — June 4, 2026 — Lexington Historic Districts Commission continued a yearlong review of a mixed-use development at 16 Clarke Street, voting 6-0 to push a final decision to its July 9 meeting. Chair Lee Noel Chase enumerated a defined list of remaining design details — including gutter and rake-

Lexington Affordable Housing Trust Faces August Deadline to Preserve 17 Federal Vouchers

LEXINGTON — June 4, 2026 — Lexington's Affordable Housing Trust heard an August 13 federal deadline that could erase 17 vouchers earmarked for a new North Street development. Cambridge Housing Authority Deputy Executive Director Margaret Dolly Moran, serving as development consultant to the Lexington Housing Authority under an intergovernmental agreement,

Weston School Building Committee Unanimously Approves Two MSBA Deliverables for Submission

WESTON — June 4, 2026 — Weston School Building Committee approves two state deliverables and eyes November town meeting vote on $3 million school feasibility study. The committee voted 5-0 at its June 4 meeting to approve and submit the education profile questionnaire and enrollment projection to the Massachusetts School Building

Lincoln School Committee approves three-year LEA contract through 2029

LINCOLN — June 4, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee ratifies LEA contract and adopts Rising Star honoree's lunch-price fix. The committee unanimously approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Lincoln Educators Association through Aug. 31, 2029, hours after the union ratified the same tentative deal, and authorized