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Conservation Commission approves Turkey Hill septic, defers Lakeshore Drive disputes

WAYLAND — January 28, 2026 — Wayland Conservation Commission approves Turkey Hill septic replacement and defers two contested Dudley Pond cases. The seven-member commission voted 7-0 Wednesday to issue an Order of Conditions for a shared innovative/alternative septic system serving 8, 9 and 10 Essex Street, where engineer Vito

Wayland committee trims scenarios from 212 Cochituate Road draft report

WAYLAND — January 28, 2026 — Wayland's 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee moved to trim apartment-scale options from its draft reuse report. Meeting Wednesday, the committee approved Jan. 7 minutes 7-0 and worked through a 44-page draft authored by member Gene that outlines five scenarios for the

Lexington Conservation Commission Continues 150-Unit Bedford Street Housing Hearing

LEXINGTON — January 27, 2026 — Lexington Conservation Commission opens hearing on a 150-unit housing project at the former Boston Sports Club site. The commission held its first public hearing Tuesday on a Notice of Intent for 475 Bedford Street, where Pulte Homes of New England proposes demolishing the existing facility

Weston Select Board Approves AT&T Small Cell Permit at Love Lane, 2-1

WESTON — January 27, 2026 — Weston Select Board approves AT&T small cell permit at Love Lane, 2-1, as $123 million FY27 budget debuts. Town Manager Leon Gaumond presented a draft FY27 operating budget totaling just over $123 million — up roughly 5.1 million dollars from the prior year

Planning Board approves Pine Ridge Road addition, defers dark-skies bylaw vote

LINCOLN — January 27, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board approves Pine Ridge addition but holds back dark-skies bylaw endorsement. The board voted 5-0 on Jan. 27 to approve a 275-square-foot second-floor addition at 12 Pine Ridge Road and to permit average-natural-grade height calculations, after abutter

Wayland design board urges Carroll School to tie new buildings to historic mansion

WAYLAND — January 27, 2026 — Wayland design board unanimously presses Carroll School to better tie new pods to historic mansion. The Design Review Advisory Board voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend that Carroll School's roughly 45,000-square-foot, two-story academic addition on Waltham Road add tower elements

Cochituate Road committee narrows scenarios as Feb. 15 report deadline nears

WAYLAND — January 27, 2026 — Wayland advisory panel trims draft report on 212 Cochituate Road housing as Feb. 15 deadline looms. The 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee spent Tuesday absorbing input from three abutters and three Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee members on a draft report recommending a Request

Pepperell Select Board Votes to Oppose Reopening of Ashby Elementary School

PEPPERELL — January 26, 2026 — Pepperell Select Board votes 2-0 to oppose reopening Ashby Elementary School ahead of regional school budget meetings. The emergency session, called by Select Board Chair Mark on Monday afternoon, came one day before the North Middlesex Regional School District Finance Committee and School Committee were

Weston Open Space Committee Targets February 10 for Final Public Forum

WESTON — January 26, 2026 — Weston's open space committee eyes February 10 for a final public forum before submitting its 10-year Open Space and Recreation Plan to the state. The Committee on Open Space and Recreation Plan met Monday and reviewed a near-complete draft organized around five

Lincoln Select Board closes March town meeting warrant unanimously

LINCOLN — January 26, 2026 — Lincoln Select Board closes March 28 town meeting warrant, raises four concerns on Dark Skies bylaw. The board voted 3-0 to close the warrant and authorized Chair Jennifer Glass to deliver feedback to the Planning Board on a citizen-proposed Dark Skies bylaw at its