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Select Board accepts scout-project list, defers Pod Meadow pond naming

WAYLAND — June 8, 2026 — Wayland Select Board punts on Pod Meadow pond name, circulates scout-project menu. The five-member board met remotely June 8 and took no formal votes on either open-session item. Chair Carol B. Martin presented a suggestion list from resident Kay Gardner-Westcott — covering an

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,

Historic Districts Commission sends police station solar canopy designs back for revisions

SUDBURY — June 4, 2026 — Sudbury HDC rejects three solar canopy options for police station, demands more architectural design. The Historic Districts Commission on June 4 voted unanimously to continue the 775 Hudson Road solar canopy case to Aug. 6, telling combined facilities director Sandra Duran and Select Energy's

Watertown Commission Approves Chemical Knotweed Treatment at 99 Coolidge Site

WATERTOWN — June 3, 2026 — Watertown Conservation Commission unanimously approved a chemical-and-mechanical knotweed removal plan and received a detailed carbon study estimating Whitney Hill Park's forest holds roughly 2.4 million pounds of carbon. The commission voted to allow direct herbicide application — using a diluted, wetlands-approved

Natick Planning Board moves to deny 625 Worcester Street carwash special permit

NATICK — June 3, 2026 — Natick Planning Board moves toward denying carwash special permit at 625 Worcester Street. After a fourth continued hearing on Project PB-26-2, members read findings concluding the applicant had not satisfied required traffic, noise and neighborhood-compatibility findings, with the board "unpersuaded that future

Weston Planning Board Continues Regis Senior Housing Hearing, Approves Golf Camp Permit

WESTON — June 3, 2026 — Weston Planning Board continues Regis College senior housing hearing, flags affordable unit compliance risk. The board voted 5-0 at its June 3 meeting to continue a hearing on HYM Investment Group's proposal to build a 185-unit senior living facility — plus 30 townhomes

Goodnow Library Trustees elect Iwasaki chair, Kelley vice chair at reorganization

SUDBURY — June 3, 2026 — Goodnow Library Trustees elect Iwasaki chair and lock a 16-month strategic-planning timeline. The board on June 3 unanimously elected Elizabeth M. Iwasaki chair and absent member Megan Kelley vice chair, succeeding Ingrid J. Mayyasi. Library Director Amy Lannon laid out a sequencing plan running

Historical Commission names Conard interim chair, sets June 10 sign site visit

WAYLAND — June 3, 2026 — Wayland Historical Commission names R. Richard Conard interim chair and sets June 10 Dudley Woods site visit. Chair Bradford Carver announced Conard had agreed to a three-month interim term beginning after the summer. Members will meet at Town Building at 11 a.m. June 10

Wayland Capital Panel Flags IT Cybersecurity Gap, Plans FY28 Process Overhaul

WAYLAND — June 3, 2026 — Wayland Capital Improvement Planning Committee scrutinizes IT cybersecurity shortfall and moves to overhaul capital submission process. IT Director Nick Lombardi told the three-member panel Wednesday that his $628,000 annual operating budget absorbs $240,000 in mandatory software subscriptions, leaving insufficient funds for cybersecurity remediation