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Belmont Select Board Greenlights Hybrid Special Town Meeting for May 18

BELMONT — May 4, 2026 — Belmont Select Board unanimously approved a hybrid format for the May 18 Special Town Meeting and previewed a slate of warrant articles ahead of the Annual Town Meeting the same night. Chair Matt Taylor, Vice Chair Taylor Yates, and Member Carol Barbarian voted without dissent to

Weston voters approve $3.1 million to design new fire station off Wellesley Street

WESTON — May 4, 2026 — Weston town meeting backs $3.1 million for new fire station design, 204-72. Select Board member Tom Palmer told voters the recommended station at "Field 13" near Wellesley Street would cost $34 million to $38 million to build, against a $67 million estimate

Select Board rescinds and re-votes to back Lincoln-Sudbury regional agreement

SUDBURY — May 4, 2026 — Sudbury Select Board reverses a split vote and unanimously backs Lincoln-Sudbury regional agreement amendment. At a 10-minute pre-Town Meeting session May 4, the board voted 5-0 to rescind its March 31 4-0-1 position on Article 24 and 5-0 to

Wayland approves $112.9 million budget and $38.6 million water project

WAYLAND — May 4, 2026 — Wayland Town Meeting approves $112.9M budget and authorizes $38.6M for new water plant. Voters passed the fiscal 2027 operating budget 256-19, a 4.6 percent increase, and approved borrowing up to $38.6 million for a Happy Hollow water treatment facility and MWRA

Reading Select Board sets course for fall override vote amid $9 million deficit

READING — May 2, 2026 — Reading Select Board targets November 2026 override vote as structural deficit hits $9 million. At a May 2 all-day retreat, Finance Director Sharon Angstrom told the board that free cash reserves have fallen to roughly $11 million — about 8.3 percent of available revenues, well

Weston Select Board Authorizes Negotiations to Sell Case Building Properties

WESTON — May 1, 2026 — Weston Select Board advances Case Building sale negotiations and backs remote town meeting pilot. At the April 29 meeting, the board voted to enter formal negotiations with preferred bidders for the Case Building properties, which are expected to be redeveloped as single-family homes, and separately

Townsend Finance Committee unanimously backs FY27 budget ahead of May 5 town meeting

TOWNSEND — April 30, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee unanimously recommended the fiscal year 2027 operating budget and two other warrant articles at its April 30 work session, clearing the way for the May 5 annual town meeting. The five-member committee, chaired by Carol Haas, voted 5-0 on each major

Town Meeting takes up $2.55 million capital appropriation in second session

NATICK — April 30, 2026 — Natick Town Meeting weighs $2.55M capital plan and $200K generator design in second session. Finance Committee Chair Todd Gillenwater's committee recommended favorable action on a $2,554,000 pay-as-you-go appropriation listed on page 69 of the recommendation book, with members

Littleton Conservation Commission Amends Blood Road Dredging Order, Bans Docks and Motorboats

LITTLETON — April 30, 2026 — Littleton Conservation Commission votes to ban docks and motorboats at illegally dredged Blood Road lakefront. The commission voted 4-1 Thursday to amend an existing enforcement order at 8 Blood Road on Lake Matawanakee, adding an explicit prohibition on dock installation and motorboat use in the

Billerica Shifts Annual Town Meeting to May 19 After Warrant Posting Error

BILLERICA — April 30, 2026 — Billerica Select Board moves annual town meeting to May 19 and strips key Cider Mill parcel from conservation article. The board voted 4-1 Thursday to reschedule the annual town meeting from May 7 after town counsel warned that a public vote taken at a procedurally