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Weston Historical Commission Approves Bell Tower Repairs, Eight Hemlock Road Renovations

WESTON — May 5, 2026 — Weston's Historical Commission approved repairs to St. Julia's Church bell tower and advanced a scaled-back renovation at a historic Boston Post Road property at its May 5 meeting, while a looming insurance dispute threatened to derail the sale of an 1757

Select Board opposes Sudbury recall and no-confidence petitions, backs bottle bill

SUDBURY — May 5, 2026 — Sudbury Select Board opposes three of four Special Town Meeting petitions and confronts solar-sign spending. Meeting May 5 at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, the board voted 4-1 to back Article 1 supporting House Bill 3464's bottle bill expansion, then 4-1

Wayland Town Meeting approves Route 20 housing density increase, 87-72

WAYLAND — May 5, 2026 — Wayland approves Route 20 density and height increase over Select Board opposition, 87-72. Town meeting on Tuesday narrowly passed Article 25, raising the Route 20 West Multifamily Housing Subdistrict cap from 20 to 32 units per acre and maximum height from 35 to 58 feet,

Town releases official synopsis of 2026 Annual Town Meeting's 41 articles

Wayland's clerk posts official Town Meeting synopsis as police warn of black bear in town. The News Flash published the 2026 Annual Town Meeting Synopsis covering all 41 warrant articles, giving residents the authoritative record of budget, housing and water votes wrapped up last week. …

Billerica COA Subcommittee Pushes for Feasibility Study, Eyes October Town Meeting

BILLERICA — May 4, 2026 — Billerica's COA subcommittee clashes over Cider Mill land and the path to a new senior center. The monthly public session drew conservation advocates, town meeting members, and three Select Board members as residents debated whether to press forward with a May 19 town meeting

North Reading Select Board Recommends Three Route 28 Acquisition Articles for Town Meeting

NORTH READING — May 4, 2026 — North Reading Select Board split 3-2 and 4-1 on three Route 28 acquisition articles, forwarding all to the June 1 spring annual town meeting. The board recommended the entirety of 97 Main Street by a 3-2 vote, a portion of the same

Townsend Planning Board takes no action on cannabis zoning petition, orders review

TOWNSEND — May 4, 2026 — Townsend Planning Board voted 4-0 to take no action on a citizen petition that would have loosened the town's marijuana zoning bylaws. Petitioner Colby Stringer argued that the current combination of a 500-foot buffer zone and an industrial-only location requirement leaves

Tewksbury Select Board clears open meeting law complaint, orders compliance policy

TEWKSBURY — May 4, 2026 — Tewksbury Select Board finds no open meeting law violations but acknowledges missed deadline, pledges new policy. Town Counsel Attorney Feeley read a two-page draft response Monday to a citizen complaint alleging three violations — post-meeting deliberations after the April 21 and December 2, 2025 meetings,

Marlborough City Council sends $222.9 million FY27 budget to Finance Committee

MARLBOROUGH — May 4, 2026 — Marlborough councilors refer $222.9 million FY27 budget to Finance Committee, set May 18 hearing. The City Council voted 9-0 Monday to send Mayor J. Christian Dumais's proposed $222,882,585 fiscal 2027 operating budget — a 4.24 percent increase over FY26 — to

Billerica Select Board Approves Special Town Meeting Warrant, Splits on Gazebo

BILLERICA — May 4, 2026 — Billerica Select Board approves May 19 special town meeting warrant while stripping largest Cider Mill parcel from open-space protection article. On a 3-2 vote, the board reaffirmed its earlier direction to bring a specific gazebo redesign — a platform lowered to 30 inches with a