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Weston officials preview 26-article warrant ahead of May 4 Town Meeting

WESTON — April 22, 2026 — Weston previews 26-article warrant for May 4 Annual Town Meeting. Town Manager Leon Gauthier and Town Moderator Rip Hastings walked residents through the warrant on Weston Media Center, flagging $3.1 million in free cash for fire station design, a $650,000 two-thirds water

Planning Board approves four Bonnie Brook waivers, holds line on sidewalks and curbing

SUDBURY — April 22, 2026 — Sudbury Planning Board grants four of six Bonnie Brook subdivision waivers as applicant withdraws sidewalk and curb requests. The board voted 5-0 Wednesday to approve waivers under Sections 4.C.3.p, 4.C.3.v, 5.B.1.d and 5.B.2.g

Tewksbury Select Board Advances MBTA Compliance Plan, Sends Trail Article to Town Meeting

TEWKSBURY — April 21, 2026 — Tewksbury Select Board advances MBTA Communities Act compliance plan and sends $30,000 boardwalk warrant to Town Meeting. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to forward a Community Preservation Act appropriation of up to $30,000 for engineering and construction of two trail boardwalks on Tewksbury State

Wayland water committee awaits Heard Pond weed-control contracts as July deadline nears

WAYLAND — April 21, 2026 — Wayland's Surface Water Quality Committee waits on stalled contracts as Heard Pond treatment window narrows. Chair Tom Clem told the April 21 meeting that a sub-$10,000 Clearcast herbicide quote from Solitude is still being routed for town signatures, and that a separate

Wayland HRDEI committee approves Arab American, Jewish American heritage statements

WAYLAND — April 21, 2026 — Wayland HRDEI committee approves rewritten Arab and Jewish heritage statements, then debates ending the practice. The committee passed both the April Arab American Heritage Month and May Jewish American Heritage Month statements after extensive line edits, including removing language that paired enslavement with "resilience"

Wayland Public Works board calls transfer station unsustainable as enterprise fund

WAYLAND — April 21, 2026 — Wayland Public Works votes 5-0 to tell Select Board the transfer station no longer works as an enterprise fund. The board, in departing chair George Wegmeyer's final meeting, raised the annual sticker fee from $200 to $225 and the medium bag fee from

Lincoln Select Board votes 3-0 to enter executive session on personnel complaint

LINCOLN — April 17, 2026 — Lincoln Select Board enters executive session on personnel complaint after minutes-long open meeting. The three-member board voted 3-0 Friday morning to move into closed session under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30A, Section 21(a), Exemption 1, which permits private discussion of complaints or

Westford Resident David Pina Files for One-Year Select Board Seat

WESTFORD — April 16, 2026 — Westford resident David Pina announced his candidacy for a one-year Select Board seat ahead of the May 5 town election. Pina, who has lived in Westford for nearly 50 years, aired a campaign statement on the town's community access TV channel citing schools,

Townsend Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $28.8 Million FY2027 Budget

TOWNSEND — April 16, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee approves $28.8 million fiscal 2027 budget unanimously. The committee voted at its April 16 meeting to accept the omnibus spending plan presented by interim Town Administrator Karen, with a single adjustment moving $3,500 from the snow and ice account to highway

Tewksbury Board of Health Reorganizes and Decries State Hospital Security Rollback

TEWKSBURY — April 16, 2026 — Tewksbury Board of Health unanimously re-elected its officers and raised sharp concerns over a state security policy change at Tewksbury State Hospital. Chairperson Melissa Braga, re-elected 5-0 alongside Vice Chairperson Susan Amato and Clerk Christine Janeczak, led a lengthy discussion on an Executive