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Framingham Board of Health loses mosquito spraying, health manager in FY2027 budget cuts

FRAMINGHAM — June 9, 2026 — Framingham Board of Health warns of bare-bones FY2027 budget as mosquito spraying eliminated. Public Health Director Bill Murphy told the board at the June 9 meeting that city-mandated cuts of roughly $80,000 to $100,000 stripped the department of its community health manager,

Concord Planning Board Unanimously Backs Commonwealth Avenue Gas Station Renovation

CONCORD — June 9, 2026 — Concord Planning Board unanimously recommends approval of a gas station renovation at 166 Commonwealth Avenue. The board voted 5-0 at its June 9 remote meeting to advise the Board of Appeals to grant a special permit and site plan review for Concord Country Store, LLC,

Carlisle Planning Board Clears Path for Commonwealth Avenue Gas Station Renovation

CARLISLE — June 9, 2026 — Carlisle Planning Board unanimously backs renovation of 166 Commonwealth Avenue gas station in flood zone. The five-member board voted 5-0 at its June 9 meeting to approve a recommendation letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals supporting the proposed renovation of the existing gas

Lincoln Planning Board Unanimously Endorses ANR Plans, Advances 20-Unit Civico Project

LINCOLN — June 9, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board advances Civico's 20-unit Route 2 housing project toward a June 23 permit vote. The board voted 5-0 twice on June 9 to endorse Approval Not Required subdivision plans for the Farrington Memorial and Panetta parcels on Cambridge Turnpike, carving

Weston Select Board Defers Bike Signs, Appoints Merriam Fund Trustees, Advances Crosswalk Study

WESTON — June 9, 2026 — Weston Select Board unanimously deferred a package of bicycle passing signs, approved two Merriam Fund trustee appointments, and heard a formal proposal to ban gas-powered leaf blowers. Acting under its authority as Road Commissioners, the board voted to return 14 MassDOT-supplied four-foot passing

Weston Conservation Commission Clears Four Old Permits, Eyes Monarch Butterfly Mowing Plan

WESTON — June 9, 2026 — Weston Conservation Commission closes four long-open wetland permits and debates mowing timing to protect monarch butterflies. The commission voted unanimously to issue certificates of compliance on four orders of conditions at 321 Merriam Street — covering construction work dating to 2002 — after staff administrator ISIS conducted

Wayland ZBA Approves Four Cases, Sends Contested Shed to Legal Review

WAYLAND — June 9, 2026 — Wayland's Zoning Board of Appeals approved four zoning cases and continued a fifth Tuesday, with the most contentious evening involving a retroactive shed permit mired in bylaw ambiguity and competing site plans. The board unanimously re-approved a lapsed garage-expansion variance at 4

Reading Finance Committee Interviews Seven Candidates as Override Ballot Looms

READING — June 8, 2026 — Reading Finance Committee appointment panel quizzes seven candidates as November override looms. Finance Committee Chair Joe Perna, Select Board Chair Melissa Murphy, and Town Moderator Alan Foles interviewed applicants Monday ranging from first-timers to multi-term incumbents seeking reappointment. Every candidate named Reading's

Waltham Council Approves $370,000 in FIFA World Cup Public Safety Spending

WALTHAM — June 8, 2026 — Waltham City Council cleared more than $370,000 in FIFA World Cup public safety spending and a $200,000 school roof appropriation at its June 8 session. The council accepted a Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism matching grant of $135,000, requiring the city to

Waltham Council Gives First Reading to Sweeping 2,000-Unit Zoning Overlay Proposal

WALTHAM — June 8, 2026 — Waltham City Council gave preliminary approval to a sweeping residential-commercial-industrial overlay that could bring up to 2,000 new housing units to the Route 128 corridor. Councillor Kathy Ann Harris moved the first readings on two zoning articles consolidating three prior proposals from BXP