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Sudbury capital committee approves annual report, sets Wednesday meeting time

SUDBURY — January 29, 2026 — Sudbury Capital Improvement Advisory Committee approves annual report, sets standing Wednesday meeting night. The committee voted 6-0 on Jan. 29 to approve its annual report as amended ahead of a Feb. 20 deadline, incorporating edits from member Thomas S. Travers and two roofing updates from

Recreation Commission approves new Schwartz Field sign, defers naming policy

WAYLAND — January 29, 2026 — Wayland Recreation Commission approves redesigned Schwartz Ball Field sign and shelves $37,000 restroom-opening plan. Commissioners voted 4-0 Thursday to approve a 60-by-30-inch replacement sign at the Eric Schwartz Ball Field on Riverview Avenue, paid for by the Schwartz family. Chair

Pepperell Select Board eyes April override vote as budget gap nears $1 million

PEPPERELL — January 28, 2026 — Pepperell Select Board projects roughly $1 million fiscal 2027 deficit and signals imminent override decision. Town Administrator Andrew Creen told the board Wednesday that four fixed-cost items — retirement up 6.131 percent, health insurance potentially rising as much as 14.4 percent, North Middlesex Regional

Planning Board caps Church Street dog kennel at eight dogs in 4-0 vote

NATICK — January 28, 2026 — Natick Planning Board approves Church Street dog kennel with eight-dog cap. The board voted 4-0 Wednesday to grant Allison Breziner a special permit for a home-occupation kennel at 17 Church Street, lowering her requested limit from 12 dogs to eight at any one

Lexington Boards Approve Balanced FY27 Budget With 3.9 Percent Increase

LEXINGTON — January 28, 2026 — Lexington's joint budget summit produced a balanced fiscal year 2027 plan with 3.9 percent increases for schools and municipal departments. Finance Director Carolyn Kosnoff told the combined Select Board, Appropriation Committee, and School Committee session that the general fund grows 2.6 percent

Weston Select Board approves AT&T cell equipment at Love Lane in split vote

WESTON — January 28, 2026 — Weston Select Board approves AT&T small cell installation in two-to-one vote and opens town meeting warrant. At its January 27 meeting, the board voted 2-1 to grant AT&T a location permit to install small cell wireless equipment on an

Sewataro subcommittee forwards two competing drafts to full Select Board

SUDBURY — January 28, 2026 — Sudbury's two-member Liberty Ledge-Sewataro subcommittee will send two competing draft compilations to the full Select Board after deadlocking on scope and process. Chair Janie Dretler and member Daniel Carty spent much of the Jan. 28 meeting arguing over whether Dretler's

Planning Board sends wireless overlay bylaw to spring Town Meeting warrant

SUDBURY — January 28, 2026 — Sudbury Planning Board sends Wireless Services Overlay District bylaw to spring Town Meeting warrant. Meeting Jan. 28 with three of five members present, the board voted 3-0 to advance the draft prepared by consultant Michael Lawton of Isotrope, with amendments requiring monopole-only tower designs,

Planning Board continues Carroll School hearing to Feb. 25 over stormwater concerns

WAYLAND — January 28, 2026 — Wayland Planning Board continues Carroll School hearing to Feb. 25 amid stormwater fight. The board voted 4-0 to continue the 37-45 Waltham Road site plan hearing virtually after Chair Anette Lewis said she was not comfortable with the applicant's use of separate

Wayland Finance Committee reviews 52 warrant articles for May town meeting

WAYLAND — January 28, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee opens review of 52 warrant articles for May town meeting. The Jan. 28 workshop with the Select Board and Planning Board assigned writers for each article, headlined by Article HH's $38.6 million Happy Hollow water treatment and MWRA connection, Article