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Weston School Committee Unanimously Opts Out of School Choice for 2026-2027

WESTON — March 30, 2026 — Weston School Committee votes 5-0 to stay out of school choice and accepts a $50,000 field-lights donation. Meeting Monday at Case House, the committee unanimously declined to participate in the state school choice program for 2026-2027, with Superintendent Karen Zaleski citing enrollment

Weston Finance Committee Approves Town Meeting Report Unanimously, Backs Stabilization Fund

WESTON — March 27, 2026 — Weston Finance Committee unanimously approves its 2026 Annual Town Meeting report and pledges to support a capital stabilization fund warrant article. The nine-member committee, chaired by Bharath Venkataraman, voted 6-0 Friday to send its fiscal report to the printer, after a lengthy debate over

Weston Select Board sets May warrant with $3.1 million fire station appropriation

WESTON — March 26, 2026 — Weston Select Board previews May annual town meeting warrant headlined by a $3.1 million fire station article. Town Manager Leon Gaumond, presenting in the March 26 Select Board Rewind episode, said the proposed operating budget — unanimously backed by both the Select Board and the Finance

ZBA Sends Josiah Smith Tavern Restaurant Permit Back Over Parking and Septic Disputes

WESTON — March 24, 2026 — Weston ZBA unanimously sends Woods restaurant applications back to the drawing board over parking, septic, and deed concerns. The three-member board — Chair Stephen J. Larocque, Jane Fisher Carlson, and Laura Mintz — allowed BU West LLC to withdraw without prejudice both a special permit for restaurant

Weston Select Board unanimously approves $106 million FY27 operating budget

WESTON — March 24, 2026 — Weston Select Board approves $106 million FY27 budget and sets town meeting warrant with fire station and parking articles. Town Manager Leon Gamond presented a budget representing a 4.4 percent increase over the current year, driven largely by a $950,000 jump in health insurance

Weston Planning Committee Defers Open Space Plan Vote, Reviews Draft Sections

WESTON — March 23, 2026 — Weston's Unified Planning Committee deferred a vote on supporting the town's Open Space and Recreation Plan and advanced work on its draft comprehensive plan at a March 23 session. Committee Chair Danielle Black, representing the Council on Aging, led the two-hour

Weston School Committee approves restructured administrative job descriptions after confidentiality debate

WESTON — March 23, 2026 — Weston School Committee restructures administrative support roles after debate over confidentiality. The committee voted 4-0 Monday to approve two new job descriptions — a District Project Manager and a revised Executive Assistant — after member Kenneth Newberg raised sustained objections to language he said would strip the

Weston CPC Approves Town Meeting Report, Debates Dog Park Process Gaps

WESTON — March 23, 2026 — Weston's Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved its annual warrant report and debated process reforms following a contested first proposal cycle. Chair Glenn Butcher led discussion at the March 23 hybrid meeting on the dog park feasibility proposal, which reached a public hearing without a

Weston School Building Committee Votes to Submit Key MSBA Certification in Inaugural Meeting

WESTON — March 19, 2026 — Weston's newly formed School Building Committee held its inaugural meeting and voted unanimously to authorize submission of the town's Initial Compliance Certification to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Chair Ken Newberg, a School Committee member and deputy general counsel at the state

Weston Finance Committee unanimously backs $3.1 million fire station design article

WESTON — March 19, 2026 — Weston's Finance Committee unanimously backed a $3.1 million fire station design appropriation Thursday, with no borrowing required. Town Manager Leon Gaumond told the committee that consultants submitted a total design phase fee of $4,065,000, with roughly $1 million already on hand