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Pepperell Conservation Commission clears riverfront line for Laden Street 40B project

PEPPERELL — January 6, 2026 — Pepperell Conservation Commission reaches agreement on contested riverfront boundary for a 40B apartment complex and advances a Cranberry Street driveway plan with sharply reduced wetland fill. The commission informally accepted a riverfront area determination for the Mass AV Rentals LLC project at 59 Laden Street and

Lexington Conservation Commission Approves $10,500 in Nature Trust Fund Advances

LEXINGTON — January 6, 2026 — Lexington Conservation Commission approves $10,500 in Nature Trust Fund advances and issues four orders of conditions. At its January 6 remote meeting, the commission voted unanimously to advance $6,000 for the 2026 Native Plant Kit Sale — the sixth consecutive year of the program with

Sudbury Select Board creates Liberty Ledge subcommittee on 4-1 vote

SUDBURY — January 6, 2026 — Sudbury Select Board creates Liberty Ledge subcommittee on 4-1 vote. Vice-Chair Janie Dretler and member Daniel Carty will compile contract history, financials and prior studies on the town-owned Sewataro property for full-board review by March 9; member Charles Russo dissented, arguing the

Goodnow trustees cap hotspot, Roku checkouts and authorize remote shutoff

SUDBURY — January 6, 2026 — Goodnow Library trustees tighten hotspot and Roku rules and watch chronic internet outages force an ISP switch. At the Jan. 6 meeting, trustees unanimously approved Library of Things policy changes capping mobile hotspots and Roku streaming devices at one checkout per household per month, formalizing a

Wayland Public Works board sends $38.6 million water article to Town Meeting

WAYLAND — January 6, 2026 — Wayland DPW board votes 5-0 to send $38.6 million long-term water article to Town Meeting. The Board of Public Works on Tuesday endorsed construction funding for a permanent Happy Hollow PFAS treatment facility ($16.1 million) and a permanent MWRA connection ($22.5

Billerica Select Board Approves Japanese Steakhouse License, Restructures Senior Tax Program

BILLERICA — January 5, 2026 — Billerica Select Board approves restaurant license transfer and restructures senior tax program at January 5 meeting. The board voted unanimously to transfer the on-premises all-alcohol, common victualer, and entertainment licenses at 199 Boston Road to Hinoki Japanese Steakhouse Inc., represented by attorney Dana Myers

Marlborough City Council reelects Ossing president, Navin vice-president for 2026

MARLBOROUGH — January 5, 2026 — Marlborough City Council reelects Ossing president and Navin vice-president for 2026. At a 10-minute organizational meeting Monday, all 11 councilors voted unanimously to return Michael H. Ossing to the presidency and Sean A. Navin to the vice-presidency, with Ward 6 Councilor A. Trey

Select Board signals task force on Dover Amendment projects after resident outcry

WAYLAND — January 5, 2026 — Wayland's Select Board faces resident demands for a Dover Amendment task force as Veritas construction continues. More than a dozen abutters of the Veritas Christian Academy and Coptic Church projects told the board on Jan. 5 that Planning Board review of only Phase 1

Wayland Finance Committee targets 34-page cut to Town Meeting warrant

WAYLAND — January 5, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee targets a 34-page cut to the 2026 Town Meeting warrant. Chair P. Giudice set a goal of trimming the warrant from 139 pages to 105 and shrinking the committee's own report from 15 pages to eight to 10, capping standard

Wayland Board of Health recommends permit fee hikes in 3-0 vote

WAYLAND — January 5, 2026 — Wayland Board of Health backs permit fee hikes and hears new PFAS warning. The board voted 3-0 Monday, with Chair Robert Defrancesco, Jonathan Storer and Kathryn Holland Stiff in attendance, to recommend raising potable well permits to $300, irrigation well permits to $175, and applying