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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)

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

Select Board accepts $1.385 million in private gifts for Lincoln community center

LINCOLN — May 11, 2026 — Lincoln Select Board accepts $1.385 million in private gifts for community center. The board voted 3-0 to accept a $1,345,000 contribution from the Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging and a separate $40,000 gift from the von Mertens family to

Sudbury ZBA elevates Ian Henchy to full member after chair's resignation

SUDBURY — May 11, 2026 — Sudbury ZBA elevates associate Ian Henchy to full member after Chair John Riordan's resignation. Clerk Frank Riepe, acting as chair, told the virtual May 11 meeting the board needed to "start backfilling the roster" and pushed to promote Henchy, an attorney at

Conservation Commission continues rail trail ramp hearing, issues Feeley Fields order

SUDBURY — May 11, 2026 — Sudbury Conservation Commission sends MassDOT rail trail ramp design back for revision. The commission on May 11 continued MassDOT's request to amend the order of conditions for the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail to June 15, citing the loss of OARS- and Sudbury Foundation-funded

Wayland wastewater commission approves 9 percent rate hike for FY27

WAYLAND — May 11, 2026 — Wayland wastewater panel approves 9 percent FY27 rate hike in unanimous vote. The Wastewater Management District Commission, chaired by Michael Gitten, settled Monday on a 9 percent across-the-board increase, setting the base charge at $9.56 per 100 cubic feet, tier one at $7.

Wayland EDC advances Route 20 cleanup letter and awaits Raytheon playground decision

WAYLAND — May 11, 2026 — Wayland EDC moves on Route 20 cleanup letter as Raytheon stalls town green playground. The Economic Development Committee on Tuesday agreed Chair Rebecca M. Stanizzi and member Katie Noble Harris would draft a letter to Route 20 property owners urging frontage cleanup ahead of a curb-