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Wayland Select Board hears pushback on $200,000 Holiday Road study

WAYLAND — April 13, 2026 — Wayland Select Board takes Holiday Road study to the public, drawing calls for an advisory group. The board held a public forum April 13 on Article 16, a joint Select Board and School Committee request for $200,000 to study potential uses of the 13.72-

Finance Committee declines to recommend Route 20 housing zoning article

WAYLAND — April 13, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee declines to recommend Route 20 multi-family housing zoning article. On a 1-3-2 roll call, members rejected Vice Chair Carl Barnes's motion to recommend Article 25 as written, with Barnes, Iris Hoxha and Pam Roman voting no and Phil

Wayland Assessors commit $334,517 in motor vehicle excise taxes

WAYLAND — April 13, 2026 — Wayland Assessors approve $334,517 excise commitment as senior tax credit article is withdrawn. The Board of Assessors voted unanimously on April 13 to approve a second fiscal 2026 motor vehicle and trailer excise commitment of $334,517.95, on a motion from member Zach Ventress.

Weston Select Board Votes to Pass Over $1 Million Capital Stabilization Fund

WESTON — April 10, 2026 — Weston Select Board votes 2-1 to pass over a proposed $1 million capital stabilization fund at Annual Town Meeting. Chair Lise N. Revers and Clerk John F. McDonald voted to shelve the article, which had been placed on the warrant following Finance Committee discussions about

Wayland EDC sends Planning Board MBTA zoning density-bonus amendment

WAYLAND — April 10, 2026 — Wayland EDC unanimously forwards MBTA zoning bonus amendment to Planning Board ahead of Town Meeting. The 6-0 vote on Article OO would let developers reach 32 units per acre and 56 feet — up from 20 units and 35 feet — if they set buildings 80 feet

Townsend Finance Committee Flags Band Concert Funding Shortfall, Eyes Revolving Fund

TOWNSEND — April 9, 2026 — Townsend Finance Committee scrutinizes a $9,050 band concert budget and presses coordinator to pursue outside fundraising. At the April 9 meeting, longtime band coordinator Betty May told the four-member committee that the band services budget has dropped from $14,900 to $9,050 for

Billerica Select Board Clears Path for Middle School State Funding Bid

BILLERICA — April 9, 2026 — Billerica Select Board unanimously authorizes two middle school state funding applications and ratifies a new clerical union contract. The board voted Thursday to allow Superintendent Carrie Cleary to submit statements of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the Locke Middle School at 110 Allen

Billerica CPC Advances FY27 Warrant Article With Disputed $36,000 Housing Services Line

BILLERICA — April 9, 2026 — Billerica's Community Preservation Committee voted 6-1 to advance a fiscal year 2027 warrant article including $36,000 for a regional housing services partnership with the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments. The lone dissenting vote came from member Michelle, who read aloud written guidance

Select Board interviews six candidates for Liberty Ledge/Sewataro Advisory Committee

SUDBURY — April 9, 2026 — Sudbury Select Board interviews six candidates for Liberty Ledge/Sewataro Advisory Committee. Across a roughly two-and-a-half-hour session April 9, the board questioned William "Granger" Atkeson, Kay Bell, Rachel Henschel, William Pimentel, David Henkels and Christine Vitkauskas; a seventh, Jonathan Harding,

Historic Districts Commission backs Wayside Inn restoration over replacement on 140 windows

SUDBURY — April 9, 2026 — Sudbury HDC steers Wayside Inn toward restoration and presses for redesign of police-station solar canopy. The commission gave informal April 9 guidance on two major upcoming projects without taking a binding vote. Wayside Inn trustee Victor Stokowski told members the inn has $310,000 — $250,