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Burlington Board of Health approves 188-unit Middlesex Turnpike housing project unanimously

FRAMINGHAM — May 12, 2026 — Burlington Board of Health unanimously approves 188-unit housing project on Middlesex Turnpike. The board voted to approve the site plan and special permit application from the Nordblum Company to redevelop 129 and 131 Middlesex Turnpike in Burlington's MBTA overlay district, replacing two aging

Burlington Board of Health Approves 188-Unit Middlesex Turnpike Residential Project Unanimously

BURLINGTON — May 12, 2026 — Burlington's Board of Health unanimously approved the site plan and special permit for the Nordblom Company's 188-unit residential project at 129 and 131 Middlesex Turnpike at its May 12 meeting. Attorney Robert Buckley and project manager Todd Fremont Smith presented the

Weston Select Board Reorganizes, Approves Fiske Law Office Lease and Historic Restriction Fix

WESTON — May 12, 2026 — Weston's newly reorganized Select Board approved a special permit for the long-vacant Fiske Law Office and moved to fix an insurance impasse blocking the sale of a historic home. John F. McDonald was elected Chair and Alfred L. Aydelott was confirmed as Clerk

Weston Conservation Commission Defers Golf Course Pesticide Dispute to May 26 Hearing

WESTON — May 12, 2026 — Weston Conservation Commission defers Weston Golf Club pesticide dispute to a May 26 amendment hearing. The commission, chaired by Rees Tulloss, spent the majority of its May 12 Zoom meeting debating whether to relax a standard perpetual condition in a recently issued Order of Conditions that

Planning Board endorses two ANR plans for Cambridge water-supply conservation transfer

LINCOLN — May 12, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board clears the way for Cambridge to take roughly 75 conservation acres. The board unanimously endorsed two Approval Not Required plans on May 12 — one from Farrington Memorial Inc. dividing 295 Cambridge Turnpike into three lots, and one from Frank J. Panetta and Lyn

Wayland ZBA approves three special permits, continues Snake Brook Road case

WAYLAND — May 12, 2026 — Wayland ZBA grants three special permits, including a four-times-revised Plain Road rebuild. The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved IPA Development Company's replacement dwelling at 43 Plain Road at 3,067 gross square feet — a 68 percent increase, down from 200 percent

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