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Weston Select Board Endorses Open Space Plan, Raises Tax Deferral Income Limit

WESTON — March 10, 2026 — Weston Select Board endorses open space plan and raises property tax deferral income threshold to $128,700. Meeting Tuesday with only a two-member quorum — Chair Lise N. Revers and Clerk John F. McDonald — the board unanimously accepted a Finance Department recommendation to lift FY27 income

Weston Historical Commission Advances Glen Road Case, Backs $300,000 Town Green Tree Plan

WESTON — March 10, 2026 — Weston Historical Commission clears Glen Road addition, advances 1891 demolition case to April hearing. The commission voted unanimously at its March 10 online meeting to approve a home addition at 265 Glen Road in the Glen Road Historic District, accepting revised drawings from architect Robert Phelan

Lincoln Planning Board sends Dark Skies bylaw to Town Meeting after extensive edits

LINCOLN — March 10, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board advances Dark Skies bylaw to Town Meeting after late-night edits. The board voted 5-0 to bring the rewritten Section 13.5 forward, deferring formal endorsement to March 24. Subcommittee Chair Sherry Haydock cited a town survey released the prior day in

Sudbury Select Board sees balanced FY27 budget, sets stage for FY28 override talks

SUDBURY — March 10, 2026 — Sudbury's FY27 budget balances without an override, but Town Manager Andrew Sheehan warns one is coming. Sheehan presented a $131.8 million operating budget to the Select Board on March 10, a 5.42 percent increase, with Sudbury Public Schools up 4.17 percent

Historical Commission deems 317 Old Lancaster Road historically significant, triggering demolition plan review

SUDBURY — March 10, 2026 — Sudbury Historical Commission triggers demolition delay review at 1851 Greek Revival miller's house. The commission voted unanimously March 10 to find the house at 317 Old Lancaster Road historically significant, requiring applicant Nikhil Bosrecker to file a partial demolition plan within 60 days before

Wayland ZBA denies Parkridge Road teardown on 3-2 vote

WAYLAND — March 10, 2026 — Wayland ZBA splits 3-2 to deny an 8 Parkridge Road teardown-and-rebuild. The board rejected API Development Company's special permit for a replacement dwelling on the roughly 15,500-square-foot lot, with Chair Thomas White, Adam Hirsh and Justine Paul opposed

Wayland water committee advances Heard Pond harvest and herbicide contracts

WAYLAND — March 10, 2026 — Wayland's Surface Water Quality Committee advances hand-harvest and herbicide contracts for Heard Pond. Chair Thomas Klem and member Thomas J. Largy told the panel Tuesday that SOLitude Lake Management has submitted a water chestnut hand-harvesting contract capped at $9,900 — deliberately under

Wayland water project loses 0 percent loan; town will appeal before Town Meeting

WAYLAND — March 10, 2026 — Wayland loses 0 percent state loan for water project, sets April appeal and public forum. The Board of Public Works learned this month that the Clean Water Trust ranked Wayland's long-term water supply application at 200 points rather than the predicted 500, denying

Billerica Planning Board approves first MBTA Communities housing project, advances two warrant articles

BILLERICA — March 9, 2026 — Billerica Planning Board clears its first MBTA Communities housing project and forwards two zoning bylaws to spring town meeting. The board unanimously approved a 266-unit mixed-use development at 1 and 2 Federal Street — the town's inaugural completed project under the MBTA Communities

Marlborough sends 90-unit Ames Village condo plan to Urban Affairs Committee

MARLBOROUGH — March 9, 2026 — Marlborough sends 90-unit Ames Village condominium proposal to Urban Affairs after public hearing. Attorney Brian Falk, representing the Marlborough/Northborough Land Trust, told the City Council the age-targeted ownership project on 11 acres at Ames and Forest streets would preserve nearly six acres of