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Woburn Committee Advances Gym, Dog Kennel Permits; Holds Senior Housing Plan

WOBURN — May 11, 2026 — Woburn's Special Permits Committee voted to send two new business permits to the full City Council and held a contested three-family rebuild and a senior housing expansion in committee at its May 11 meeting. The committee approved favorable reports for a change-of-

Waltham Council Advances Three BXP Zoning Overlays, Passes $10.5M Police Station Loan

WALTHAM — May 11, 2026 — Waltham City Council opened joint public hearings on three proposed zoning overlays that would allow up to 2,000 new housing units on commercial land near Route 128. BXP Vice President Keir Evans presented updated plans for RCI-1, covering the Bay Colony and Waltham Woods

Townsend Planning Board advances contested Seaver Road subdivision to June hearing

TOWNSEND — May 11, 2026 — Townsend Planning Board continued two contested public hearings to June 8 and approved a peer-review budget extension for a disputed three-lot subdivision. Belvedere Capital, LLC, is seeking definitive subdivision approval for Zero Seaver Road, a 13-acre parcel with only 37 feet of legal

Townsend Board of Health Closes Hearing on New Solid Waste Hauler Regulations

TOWNSEND — May 11, 2026 — Townsend Board of Health closes public hearing on solid waste regulations and sends enforcement letter to debris-strewn Edward Road property. The board voted unanimously Monday to shut the hearing on new hauler rules that would impose mandatory recycling on both residential and commercial generators and

Tewksbury Planning Board Approves Two Permits, Continues Industrial Warehouse Fight

TEWKSBURY — May 11, 2026 — Tewksbury Planning Board continued a contentious 21,000-square-foot industrial warehouse proposal and approved two other special permits at its May 11 meeting. Chair Stephen Johnson and the four-member board voted 5-0 to continue the site plan review and special permit for PEPDE

Personnel Committee backs Tiona Brown for Conservation Commission seat

MARLBOROUGH — May 11, 2026 — Personnel Committee advances ex-councilor Tiona Brown to Conservation Commission seat. The panel voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend Brown, a four-year former city councilor, for a three-year term expiring April 30, 2029, replacing retiring commissioner Elizabeth R. Austin. Mayor J. Christian Dumas, in his

Marlborough Finance Committee cuts $510,000 from mayor's FY27 budget

MARLBOROUGH — May 11, 2026 — Marlborough Finance Committee trims $510,000 from the mayor's FY27 budget, sending a $222.4 million plan forward. The unanimous bottom-line vote followed a 4-1 cut of $200,000 from the reserve-for-salaries account, over the objection of Mayor J. Christian

Billerica Conservation Commission closes 14 Pequot Street hearing, grants two bylaw variances

BILLERICA — May 11, 2026 — Billerica Conservation Commission closes 14 Pequot Street hearing with dual variances for a lakefront ADU project. The commission unanimously granted two bylaw variances Monday for owner Christopher Pelletier — one under section 3.03(C)(2) for impervious surface and one under section 3.03(C)(3)

Bedford School Committee authorizes federal grant signing, flags discipline surge

BEDFORD — May 11, 2026 — Bedford School Committee unanimously authorizes chair to sign federal grant compliance documents covering more than $1.6 million in annual federal spending. Business Administrator Lisa Ambrosio told the board Monday that the district receives approximately $125,000 in Title I, $110,000 in Title II, and

Weston Unified Plan Committee Approves Land Use Draft, Deadlocks on Housing Vision

WESTON — May 11, 2026 — Weston's Unified Plan Committee approved its land use draft but could not resolve a fundamental housing policy split at its May 11 meeting. Subcommittee member Bob Engler told the committee he had been unable to produce a unified housing draft, proposing instead that the