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Select Board pulls library HVAC articles from Town Meeting warrant

LINCOLN — March 9, 2026 — Lincoln pulls library HVAC articles after independent tax advisers flag a funding gap of up to $500,000. Town Administrator Tim Higgins told the Select Board on Monday that two energy-tax firms found the federal credit estimate of $1.6 million should be cut to

Sudbury Finance Committee defers FY27 warrant votes to March 16

SUDBURY — March 9, 2026 — Sudbury FinCom defers FY27 warrant votes a week but signals broad support across the package. Co-Chair Michael Ferrari led members through the $131,763,603 operating budget under Article 3, the $1,195,600 town manager's capital budget under Article 4, and roughly

Council on Aging approves 2025 annual report, plans June strategic retreat

SUDBURY — March 9, 2026 — Sudbury Council on Aging approves 2025 annual report and sets June strategic planning retreat. Chair Paul Marotta seated new members Louis Petrovic and Jonathan Harding at their first meeting, restoring the nine-seat board to full strength. The board approved the Sudbury Senior Center's

Conservation Commission approves 89 Stone Road riverfront permit after redesign

SUDBURY — March 9, 2026 — Sudbury Conservation Commission approves 89 Stone Road wetlands order after riverfront redesign. The commission voted 5-0 to issue an order of conditions for additions, a new septic system and stormwater work at the property after Cornerstone Engineering's Vito Colonna shifted most additions to

Wayland wastewater panel rejects condo billing deferral, cites precedent

WAYLAND — March 9, 2026 — Wayland wastewater commission denies condo billing deferral and offers last 4,928 gpd to Town Center. The Wastewater Management District Commission on March 9 turned away a request from Jeff Maimon of the Wayland Commons Condominium Association to push the first usage-fee bill back one

Wayland Select Board advances Town Meeting warrant, rejects all six Sherman's Bridge petitions

WAYLAND — March 9, 2026 — Wayland Select Board advances most Town Meeting articles, rejects all six Sherman's Bridge petitions. The board voted 5-0 to approve a third amendment to Town Manager Michael McCall's contract at a $256,750 base salary effective Feb. 27, with member Thomas

Wayland FinCom backs operating budget, rejects $12.3M capital plan

WAYLAND — March 9, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee backs $113M operating budget but rejects town manager's $12.3M capital plan. The committee voted 5-1 to recommend a $112,964,253 fiscal 2027 operating budget — a 4.63 percent increase tied to a projected 4.89 percent tax-bill

Lexington HDC Presses Developer to Simplify 16 Clarke Street Mixed-Use Proposal

LEXINGTON — March 5, 2026 — Lexington Historic Districts Commission sends 16 Clarke Street mixed-use building back for another revision, targeting an April vote. The commission spent the majority of its March 5 session pressing North Shore Residential Development Inc. and its architect on what commissioners called an overloaded roofscape — too

Weston Finance Committee unanimously backs $2.3 million OPEB contribution for FY27

WESTON — March 5, 2026 — Weston Finance Committee unanimously voted to fully fund the town's retiree benefits trust at $2,326,346 for FY27, rejecting a proposal to redirect some of those dollars toward a new capital stabilization fund. Town Manager Leon Gaumond had floated reducing the Other Post-

Historic Districts Commission approves church reroofing and Eagle Scout sign, continues two cases

SUDBURY — March 5, 2026 — Sudbury Historic Districts Commission approves church reroofing and Eagle Scout kiosk, sends dormer plan back again. The commission unanimously cleared Memorial Congregational Church to replace its failing 30-year-old three-tab shingles at 26 Concord Road with charcoal architectural shingles, with applicant George Conner telling