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Weston ZBA unanimously approves variances to split historic Case Estates parcels

WESTON -- February 4, 2026, Weston's Zoning Board of Appeals cleared the way Wednesday for the sale of three decaying historic structures on the Case Estates property. The three-member board voted 3-0 to approve variances for lot size, street frontage, and side setbacks at 133 Wellesley Street,

Weston Planning Board reviews HYM senior living bylaw, closes three site hearings

WESTON -- February 4, 2026, Weston Planning Board holds informal working review of HYM senior living bylaw before formal hearings begin. The board spent roughly 45 minutes Wednesday in a pre-hearing session with HYM Investment Group representatives Doug Manns, Alexa Jakobowski, and Ben Tampker, examining a revised zoning warrant article

LS subcommittee sets February 12 counsel briefing to advance draft regional agreement

SUDBURY -- February 4, 2026, LS regional agreement subcommittee sets February 12 counsel briefing, eyes spring town meetings. Chair Ravi Simon told the joint Lincoln-Sudbury subcommittee that attorney Mark Terry will present his revised draft of the 1978 regional agreement at 8 p.m. February 12, with KP Law feedback

School Committee may co-sponsor 25 Holiday Road study article

WAYLAND -- February 4, 2026, Wayland School Committee signals openness to co-sponsoring a study of the 25 Holiday Road parcel. Select Board Chair Carol Martin and Article DD liaison Bill Whitney appeared Tuesday to brief members on a warrant article funding engineering work, environmental review and an appraisal of the

Wayland Housing Partnership maps incentive tools for affordable ADUs

WAYLAND -- February 4, 2026, Wayland Housing Partnership weighs incentives to make some new ADUs affordable. Massachusetts Housing Partnership's Dana LeWinter told the committee Feb. 4 that the state counted at least 843 ADU applications and 549 approvals in the first six months of the new by-right law,

Historical Commission votes to press town to add history to civic brochure

WAYLAND -- February 4, 2026, Wayland Historical Commission votes to demand history be added to future town brochures. Members voted unanimously Tuesday to send a letter to Town Manager Michael McCall and the Select Board after a recent civic mailer produced by Town Clerk Trudy Reed and Select Board co-chair

Wayland Finance Committee reassigns warrant articles, confirms wage measure pulled

WAYLAND -- February 4, 2026, Wayland Finance Committee reshuffles warrant articles and formally flags late-arriving budgets. At its Feb. 4 meeting, the committee approved amended minutes adding language expressing concern about "receiving the budgets this late in the budget season," with one veteran member calling it "really

Wayland capital committee defers major projects, flags four for "purgatory" list

WAYLAND -- February 4, 2026, Wayland capital panel reshuffles five-year plan, parks four big projects in "purgatory." The Capital Improvement Planning Committee on Feb. 4 deferred a $1 million salt shed rehab and replaced an $1.8 million transfer station garage line with a $550,000 fiscal 2029

Weston School Committee creates School Building Committee, orders budget alternatives

WESTON -- February 3, 2026, Weston School Committee votes to create a School Building Committee and directs Superintendent Karen Zaleski to return with alternative FY27 budget scenarios. The committee voted 5-0 Tuesday to form the seven-member panel as part of the Massachusetts School Building Authority process, with the School

Sudbury Select Board dissolves Liberty Ledge subcommittee on 3-2 vote

SUDBURY -- February 3, 2026, Sudbury Select Board dissolves Liberty Ledge subcommittee on 3-2 vote amid open process dispute. Vice-Chair Radha Gargeya moved to accept the subcommittee's compilation work as substantially complete and end the panel, with Charles Russo seconding and Chair Lisa Kouchakdjian joining; subcommittee members

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