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Wayland lands $150,000 state grant to advance Loker Street culvert work

Wayland enters the Memorial Day weekend with a $150,000 state grant earmarked for culvert work, including final design on the long-troublesome Loker Street crossing, as reported by Wayland Patch in "Wayland Receives $150,000 State Grant For Culvert Work." Town offices, the Wayland Free …

Lexington Select Board Approves $2.1 Million MWRA Sewer Bond, Eyes Cannabis Opt-Out

LEXINGTON — May 22, 2026 — Lexington Select Board approves $2.1 million MWRA sewer package and begins cannabis delivery opt-out debate. The board voted unanimously Friday morning to authorize a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority financial assistance agreement totaling $2,103,000 — 75 percent grant funding and a $525,750 interest-

Dunstable Select Board Appoints McCabe After Town Hall Ballot Omission

DUNSTABLE — May 22, 2026 — Dunstable Select Board unanimously appointed Lacey McCabe to the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee after a town hall error omitted her seat from the May 2026 annual town election ballot. Meeting jointly with School Committee member Christina Andrioli — as required under the regional agreement — the board

Wayland wins $150,000 state grant to advance culvert and flood work

Wayland is heading into Memorial Day weekend with a $150,000 state culvert grant in hand. According to Wayland Patch, the award will help finalize design on the long-troubled Loker Street culvert and chip away at recurring road flooding under the headline "Wayland Receives $150,000 Stat…

Tyngsborough Planning Board orders new denial decision for Middlesex Road special permit

TYNGSBOROUGH — May 21, 2026 — Tyngsborough's Planning Board approved a floodplain special permit, continued a contested subdivision, and voted to redraft a court-ordered denial decision at its May 21 meeting. The board unanimously approved a special permit under section 10.3 of the town's zoning bylaws

Planning Board Orders Rewritten Denial of 130 Middlesex Road Mixed-Use Permit

TYNGSBOROUGH — May 21, 2026 — Tyngsborough Planning Board unanimously authorized a revised denial of a mixed-use special permit at 130 Middlesex Road, acting on a Superior Court remand. Town Counsel Adam Costa explained that a judge found the board's original one-sentence written denial — that parking adequacy evidence

Tewksbury Board of Health Moves to Draft Local Kratom Sales Regulation

TEWKSBURY — May 21, 2026 — Tewksbury's Board of Health voted unanimously to begin drafting a local kratom regulation and schedule a public hearing, joining roughly 20 other Massachusetts towns pursuing similar restrictions. Health Agent Shannon briefed the board on the multi-step process required under state open meeting law

Stoneham Board of Appeals Dismisses 26 Broadway Sober Living Facility Challenge on Technicality

STONEHAM — May 21, 2026 — Stoneham's Board of Appeals voted 5-0 to dismiss a challenge to a building permit for a 34-bed sober living facility at 26 Broadway, ruling the appeal was procedurally defective. Town Counsel Attorney Robert Galvin advised the board that appellant Robert Wopperer'

Conservation Commission May 21 transcript unusable; full agenda posted but unrecorded

NATICK — May 21, 2026 — Natick Conservation Commission's May 21 meeting yields no usable public transcript despite a full posted agenda. The hybrid session at Town Hall was scheduled to take up five permit matters — a Certificate of Compliance at 2 Arrow Path (DEP No. 233-852), continued Notices

Lexington Historical Commission Continues Parker School Hearing Over Notice Dispute

LEXINGTON — May 21, 2026 — Lexington Historical Commission continues Parker School hearing after condo owners say they received no notice. At the May 21 remote meeting, the commission voted 4-0 to postpone its hearing on adding the former Parker School at 314 Bedford Street — now a roughly 28-unit condominium