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Townsend Finance Committee Backs Most Warrant Articles, Rejects Reading Room Sale

TOWNSEND — April 28, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee unanimously voted against recommending the sale of the West Townsend Reading Room, citing unresolved deed and legal title questions. At the April 28 meeting, all seven members were present as the panel worked through roughly 15 annual and special town meeting warrant articles,

Townsend Board of Health Hears Marijuana Petition, Approves Three Septic Permits

TOWNSEND — April 28, 2026 — Townsend Board of Health heard a pitch to loosen medical marijuana zoning rules and approved three septic permits at its April 28 meeting. Citizen petitioner Colby Streeter walked Chairman Dr. Christian Romney Ramirez and Vice Chair Charles Paul Serene through three Annual Town Meeting articles — Articles

Stow Select Board Unanimously Approves Police AI Policy in Four Votes

STOW — April 28, 2026 — Stow Select Board approves new police AI policy and hears warning about clinician funding cuts. Police Chief Barry Evers told the board Tuesday that the Massachusetts House budget cut the statewide Jail Diversion Clinician Program from roughly $18 million to approximately $4 million, putting Stow'

Newton Zoning Panel Approves HUD Housing Plan Submission, Holds Raised Bed Debate

NEWTON — April 28, 2026 — Newton's Zoning and Planning Committee authorized submission of a $3 million federal housing plan while deferring action on raised bed zoning and Village Center Overlay District amendments. The committee voted 6-0, with Chair Lyle Baker abstaining due to a connection to Suffolk University,

Conservation Commission Issues Compliance Certificate for 54 South Street Riverfront Addition

MEDFORD — April 28, 2026 — Medford Conservation Commission unanimously issues certificate of compliance for a 54 South Street residential addition in the Mystic River Riverfront Area. The commission, meeting with a bare quorum on April 28, closed out DEP file number 2150230 after staff confirmed the September 2024 RISE landscape plan

Lexington Conservation Commission Presses Bedford Street Developer on Wetland Buffer Alternatives

LEXINGTON — April 28, 2026 — Lexington Conservation Commission sends 475 Bedford Street multifamily project back for impracticability analysis. The commission voted 4-0 to continue the hearing on Pulte Homes of New England's proposed 150-unit, three-building redevelopment of a Bedford Street sports facility after Chair Ruth Ladd

Billerica Finance Committee backs responsible bidder bylaw in unanimous vote

BILLERICA — April 28, 2026 — Billerica's Finance Committee unanimously recommended a first-in-state responsible bidder bylaw and approved a two-year union contract at its April 28 meeting. The committee voted 10-0 to advance Article 33, which would bar contractors found in violation of Massachusetts General Law

Weston ZBA Unanimously Approves Three Special Permits in One Night

WESTON — April 28, 2026 — Weston's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved all three special permit applications at its April 28 meeting. Chair Stephen J. Larocque led a three-member panel that cleared a new home for Jinshan Shen at 44 Page Road with a 3-0 vote, accepting

Weston Conservation Commission Approves Storyteller Farm License, Orders Robin Road Restoration

WESTON — April 28, 2026 — Weston Conservation Commission unanimously approved a two-year farm license and closed a wetland enforcement case at its April 28 meeting. The commission voted 6-0 to issue an agricultural license to Storyteller Farm LLC — farmers Alexis Yioulos and Meghan Powers — for 1.3 acres of

Planning Board approves removal of three Doherty's trees in split 3-2 vote

LINCOLN — April 28, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board approves removal of three trees at Doherty's Garage in divided votes. The board voted 4-1 on April 28 to treat the request as a minor change under Section 17.3 and then 3-2 to approve the removal of a