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Billerica Select Board Adds Juneteenth and Pride Flags to Town Policy

BILLERICA — May 18, 2026 — Billerica Select Board voted 4-1 to add Juneteenth and Pride flags to its official flag policy, waiving its own first-reading requirement over procedural objections. Select Board Member Daris O'Connor introduced the item, citing Billerica's status as a welcoming community; Member

Belmont Select Board Buys $379,500 Sewer Cleaner, Demands New Cannabis Host Agreement

BELMONT — May 18, 2026 — Belmont Select Board votes unanimously to buy a new $379,500 sewer cleaner and require a fresh cannabis host agreement from would-be new owner Clover Partners, LLC. The board, meeting May 18 at Belmont High School ahead of Annual and Special Town Meeting, approved the

Bedford School Committee confronts $4.3 million HVAC shortfall at annual planning session

BEDFORD — May 18, 2026 — Bedford School Committee faces $4.3 million HVAC shortfall and rising labor costs at annual planning session. The board met Monday for its fiscal year 2028 planning meeting, where Business Administrator Lisa Ambrosio and Superintendent Michael Fournier outlined roughly $4.299 million in HVAC and mechanical

Weston Schools Project $383,000 Surplus, Approve Immigration Enforcement Response Policy

WESTON — May 18, 2026 — Weston School Committee approved a new immigration enforcement response policy and projects a $383,000 year-end budget surplus. The five-member committee voted unanimously Monday to ratify a consent agenda that also included an extension of the Weston School Bus Drivers Association collective bargaining agreement

Select Board hears deCordova reopening plan, advances cannabis delivery moratorium

LINCOLN — May 18, 2026 — Lincoln Select Board hears deCordova 2028 reopening plan and advances cannabis delivery moratorium. Trustees of Reservations representatives Sarah Montrose and a colleague identified as Ashley walked the board through schematic designs for the Wangren, Linde and Dewey galleries, with construction targeted for winter 2026, fundraising launching

Park and Rec backs $250,000 accessibility grant bid, names Atkeson Vice Chair

SUDBURY — May 18, 2026 — Sudbury Park and Recreation backs $250,000 state accessibility grant bid for Haskell and Fairbank. The commission voted 5-0 May 18 to support a Massachusetts Office on Disability grant application due June 12, with Chair Mara Huston and Vice Chair Laurie Eliason drafting the letter

Wayland Select Board defers Dudley Chateau outdoor dining vote amid neighbor objections

WAYLAND — May 18, 2026 — Wayland Select Board punts on Dudley Chateau outdoor dining license after neighbor pushback. The three-member quorum of Chair Carol B. Martin, Vice-Chair Doug Levine and William Whitney voted 3-0 to continue the hearing to June 1 over questions about Planning Board jurisdiction and

Wayland Board of Health to press DPW over recycled-gravel dust on Hazelbrook Lane

WAYLAND — May 18, 2026 — Wayland Board of Health to press DPW after residents call road dust a public health hazard. Five Hazelbrook Lane and Lincoln Road residents told the board Monday that recycled sub-base gravel containing up to 50 percent crushed concrete and 5 percent recycled asphalt is releasing

Wayland sets Memorial Day parade and remembrance ceremony for May 25

Wayland will mark Memorial Day with a parade and Ceremony of Remembrance on Monday, May 25, the Public Ceremonies Committee announced in a News Flash posting Monday. Town offices also corrected the Zoom link for the upcoming Dudley Chateau outdoor dining public hearing after a website u…

Obituary notices, week of 2026-05-11 through 2026-05-17

One Wayland-connected obituary appears this week: DiBona, Doreen A. (1961–2026), formerly of Wayland, MA and most recently of Boynton Beach, FL, who died May 12, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Cartwright-Venuti Funeral Home in Braintree, with the notice also indexed on Legacy.…