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Sudbury Board of Health hears Sudbury Farms reopening plan, flags state health-district push

SUDBURY — June 10, 2026 — Sudbury Board of Health receives Sudbury Farms reopening update and warns of state push toward regional health districts. Chair Carol Bradford led members Susan Sama and Linda Huet-Clayton through a Roche Bros. presentation previewing the June 13-14 grand opening, where Director of Facilities Rob

Wayland Planning Board Continues Hobbs Road Hearing, Sets July Decision Deadline

WAYLAND — June 10, 2026 — Wayland Planning Board continues supportive housing hearing and hears Graffito Town Center vision. The board voted 4-0 to continue the public hearing on Oak Street Management's proposed six-unit supportive living residence at 1 Hobbs Road to July 8, 2026, extending the decision

Lincoln Planning Board Unanimously Endorses ANR Plans, Advances 20-Unit Civico Project

LINCOLN — June 9, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board advances Civico's 20-unit Route 2 housing project toward a June 23 permit vote. The board voted 5-0 twice on June 9 to endorse Approval Not Required subdivision plans for the Farrington Memorial and Panetta parcels on Cambridge Turnpike, carving

Weston Select Board Defers Bike Signs, Appoints Merriam Fund Trustees, Advances Crosswalk Study

WESTON — June 9, 2026 — Weston Select Board unanimously deferred a package of bicycle passing signs, approved two Merriam Fund trustee appointments, and heard a formal proposal to ban gas-powered leaf blowers. Acting under its authority as Road Commissioners, the board voted to return 14 MassDOT-supplied four-foot passing

Weston Conservation Commission Clears Four Old Permits, Eyes Monarch Butterfly Mowing Plan

WESTON — June 9, 2026 — Weston Conservation Commission closes four long-open wetland permits and debates mowing timing to protect monarch butterflies. The commission voted unanimously to issue certificates of compliance on four orders of conditions at 321 Merriam Street — covering construction work dating to 2002 — after staff administrator ISIS conducted

Wayland ZBA Approves Four Cases, Sends Contested Shed to Legal Review

WAYLAND — June 9, 2026 — Wayland's Zoning Board of Appeals approved four zoning cases and continued a fifth Tuesday, with the most contentious evening involving a retroactive shed permit mired in bylaw ambiguity and competing site plans. The board unanimously re-approved a lapsed garage-expansion variance at 4

Lincoln Select Board Renews Town Administrator's Contract Through 2029

LINCOLN — June 8, 2026 — Lincoln Select Board renews town administrator's contract, approves Farrington trail easement, and takes up Hanscom base study. The board voted unanimously Monday to extend Town Administrator Tim Higgins's contract through June 30, 2029, effective July 1, and accepted a public trail easement

Weston Unified Plan Committee Receives MAPC Demographic Projections, Defers Adoption Decision

WESTON — June 8, 2026 — Weston Unified Plan Committee hears competing demographic projections and debates whether outside models should drive planning goals. At its June 8 meeting, the committee received a presentation from Sarah Philbrick, research manager at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, comparing MAPC's UrbanSim-based household projections

Council on Aging endorses $250,000 accessibility grant for Haskell Field

SUDBURY — June 8, 2026 — Sudbury Council on Aging endorses $250,000 accessibility grant and seats first alternate director. The board voted unanimously June 8 to send a letter of support for Director of Combined Facilities Sandra Duran's Massachusetts Office on Disability grant application, which would fund an accessible

Wayland sewer commission advances 9 percent FY27 rate hike, sets July 13 hearing

WAYLAND — June 8, 2026 — Wayland's Wastewater Management District Commission advances 9 percent FY27 rate hike and sets July 13 hearing. Chair Michael Gitten moved the proposal, seconded by member Darrin Bock, raising the quarterly base charge to $9.56, Tier 1 to $7.52 and Tier 2 to