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Sudbury Select Board signs special town meeting warrant after citizen petition triggers May 20 vote

SUDBURY — April 28, 2026 — Sudbury Select Board signs four-article special town meeting warrant for May 20. The unanimous vote followed a citizen petition filed April 6 by resident Jillian Kelton with more than 200 signatures, which Town Counsel Lauren Goldberg of KP Law told the board left it no

Wayland Energy Committee scrambles after sustainability director's sudden exit

WAYLAND — April 28, 2026 — Wayland's Energy and Climate Committee learned its sustainability director had quit the day before, throwing key projects into limbo. Chair Ellen Tone told members April 28 that Julie Gagen's last day was April 27 and that Town Manager Mike is planning a

Wayland design board endorses Town House cafe signage package

WAYLAND — April 28, 2026 — Wayland design board unanimously backs signage and lighting for new Town House cafe. The Design Review Advisory Board voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend approval of the sign, lighting and landscaping plan for Town House Cafe and Bistro, a boutique restaurant being built into the historic

North Reading Select Board puts three 97 Main Street options before June Town Meeting voters

NORTH READING — April 27, 2026 — North Reading Select Board sets June Town Meeting vote on 97 Main Street and approves $3.79 million capital plan. The board will ask voters to choose among purchasing a portion of the former Stop and Shop site from would-be buyer J.D. Lynch,

Woburn Finance Panel Reviews Debt Book, Wetlands Code Rewrite Advances

WOBURN — April 27, 2026 — Woburn's Finance Committee examined the city's full debt portfolio and investment reserves at its April 27 meeting, while the Committee on Ordinance, Charter, and Rules advanced a rewrite of the municipal wetlands code. City Auditor Charlie presented the debt book to Finance

Tewksbury Planning Board rejects Astle Street apartment complex 1-4

TEWKSBURY — April 27, 2026 — Tewksbury Planning Board voted 1-4 to reject a large apartment project at 15 and 41 Astle Street after 14 months of hearings. Chair Stephen Johnson was the sole vote in favor on all four motions — for waivers, site plan review, a land disturbance permit, and

Tewksbury Finance Committee Rejects Shawsheen Tech Budget and Feasibility Study

TEWKSBURY — April 27, 2026 — Tewksbury's Finance Committee voted against recommending both the Shawsheen Regional Vocational Technical School's $9,560,993 budget and a building feasibility study, citing unresolved financial problems at the district. The committee voted 3-2 against the Shawsheen Tech budget line and 4-

Marlborough council denies Ames Village 90-unit special permit despite 7-2 majority

MARLBOROUGH — April 27, 2026 — Marlborough City Council denies 90-unit Ames Village condo permit on 7-2 vote. The application from Marlborough/Northborough Land Realty Trust, an affiliate of the Gutierrez Company, needed eight votes under state law and fell short when Vice President Sean A. Navin and Ward 3

Lincoln Select Board appoints two Housing Commission members and disbands two committees

LINCOLN — April 27, 2026 — Lincoln Select Board appoints two to Housing Commission and clears post-Town Meeting slate. The board on April 27 voted unanimously to seat David Levy and Zalen Stason for three-year Housing Commission terms, appoint Naila Karamally and Cynthia Graham to the IDEA Committee, disband the

Finance Committee declines to reconsider vocational education fund vote

SUDBURY — April 27, 2026 — Sudbury Finance Committee rejects Select Board chair's appeal to reverse vocational education fund vote. The committee voted 7-1 Monday against reconsidering Article 13, which would create a stabilization fund seeded with $200,000 for a potential future vocational district buy-in, after Select