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Audit Committee recommends CBIZ for next three-year town audit cycle

WAYLAND — January 12, 2026 — Wayland Audit Committee unanimously recommends CBIZ for next three-year audit cycle. The 3-0 vote at the Jan. 12 remote meeting sends the recommendation to Town Manager Michael McCall, who will open sealed pricing and issue an award letter; Chair Michael German will forward a

Billerica CPC Unanimously Approves $451,067 Across Four Funding Applications

BILLERICA — January 8, 2026 — Billerica's Community Preservation Committee approved $451,067 across four unanimous votes at its January 8 meeting. The largest award, $250,000, went to the Billerica Recreation Center project to fund basketball courts and drainage infrastructure at the Vining site, with Recreation Director Dave arguing

Lexington Board of Appeals grants 40-unit affordable housing permit on Lowell Street

LEXINGTON — January 8, 2026 — Lexington's Board of Appeals unanimously approved a comprehensive permit Thursday for a 40-unit affordable housing development at 591 Lowell Street. The board voted 5-0 to grant the permit to Causeway Development LLC under MGL Chapter 40B, approving 10 separate zoning waivers covering

Weston Finance Committee demands AIC sustainability plan before approving FY27 funding

WESTON — January 8, 2026 — Weston Finance Committee demands a concrete AIC sustainability plan before committing FY27 town funds. Chair Bharath Venkataraman opened the January 8 remote meeting with a review of the library and Art and Innovation Center budgets, where Library Director Jennifer Warner reported AIC Square payment revenue grew

Sudbury Historic Districts Commission rejects installed steel front door at 230 Old Sudbury Road

SUDBURY — January 8, 2026 — Sudbury Historic Districts Commission orders redesign of a steel front door installed without approval in Town Center. The commission voted unanimously Jan. 8 to continue case 25-35 at 230 Old Sudbury Road to Feb. 5, after telling owners Jim and Javon Francis that the five-

Wayland panel hears Melmark pitch as Cochituate Road report takes shape

WAYLAND — January 8, 2026 — Wayland's 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee heard from high-acuity disability provider Melmark as it races toward a Feb. 15 report. President and CEO Rita Gardner and Bill O'Hearn described their Tewksbury intentional community — four five-bedroom homes, a 20,000-square-

Select Board Jan. 7 meeting record unavailable for reporting

NATICK — January 7, 2026 — No transcript was available for the Natick Select Board's Jan. 7, 2026 meeting. The source file submitted for review contained no substantive content, and no agenda, packet or approved minutes were supplied alongside it. As a result, no votes, dollar figures, named officials or

Lexington Planning Board Advances SRD and ADU Zoning Revisions for Future Town Meeting

LEXINGTON — January 7, 2026 — Lexington Planning Board spends three hours on SRD historic-structure rules, ADU state mandates, and a newly adopted commercial surcharge. The board, chaired by Michael Schanbacher, unanimously approved performance guarantees and endorsed definitive subdivision plans for nine properties, locking in eight-year zoning freezes. A proposal

Lexington Budget Summit Finds Partial Fix for $4.7 Million Fiscal 2027 Gap

LEXINGTON — January 7, 2026 — Lexington's four-board budget summit found a partial fix for a $4.7 million fiscal 2027 gap but left officials warning of deeper structural problems ahead. Assistant Town Manager for Finance Carolyn Koznoff told the joint January 7 meeting of the Select Board, Appropriation

Weston Planning Board Deadlocks on Tree, Flags DPW Easement as Policy Concern

WESTON — January 7, 2026 — Weston Planning Board split 2-2 on a backyard tree dispute and raised concerns about a novel DPW easement arrangement at its January 7 meeting. The tie vote on a Certificate of Action amendment at 501 Glen Road — where owners Joshua and Bahar Cohen planted a