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Lexington School Building Committee Pushes to Maximize Community Access to New High School

LEXINGTON -- January 12, 2026, Lexington's School Building Committee pushed the design team to examine how the new high school's innovation labs could be made independently accessible for after-hours community use. At the January 12 meeting at 201 Bedford Street, committee member John Himmel argued that

Weston Schools Propose $51.4 Million FY27 Budget With 3.99 Percent Increase

WESTON -- January 12, 2026, Weston School Committee hears $51.4 million FY27 budget proposal calling for a 3.99 percent spending increase. Superintendent Dr. Karen Zaleski told the committee Monday that the administration trimmed an initial 5.36 percent draft to land under 4 percent, in part to build goodwill

Lincoln Select Board advances geothermal Library HVAC option for March Town Meeting

LINCOLN -- January 12, 2026, Lincoln Select Board endorses geothermal Library HVAC option contingent on $1 million state grant. After a two-hour joint meeting with the Community Preservation, Finance and Green Energy committees, the board voted 3-0 to advance a ground-source heat pump replacement for the library'

Finance Committee sets FY27 budget hearings as SPS budget arrives two weeks late

SUDBURY -- January 12, 2026, Sudbury Finance Committee opens FY27 budget season with SPS submission two weeks late. Co-Chairs Michael Ferrari and Michael Joachim led an eight-member working session Monday to prepare for department budget hearings beginning Feb. 2, as Town Manager Andrew Sheehan confirmed no Proposition 2 1/

Sudbury Council on Aging sends alternate-member bylaw to spring Town Meeting

SUDBURY -- January 12, 2026, Sudbury Council on Aging unanimously sends alternate-member bylaw to spring Town Meeting. The six members present approved a redlined amendment, presented by Carmine Gentile, that would expand the nine-member council with two alternates, one seated in 2026, one in 2027, and strike a two-

Conservation Commission clears Landon Road renovation, approves Hudson Road landscape additions

SUDBURY -- January 12, 2026, Sudbury Conservation Commission clears Landon Road project and advances Hudson Road landscape changes pending DPW sign-off. The commission unanimously issued a negative determination of applicability for Pedro Lopez's renovation at 260 Landon Road, allowing septic decommissioning, tree and fence removal and a rebuilt

Wayland wastewater panel backs $320,539 retained-earnings draw for FY27

WAYLAND -- January 12, 2026, Wayland wastewater commission backs $320,539 retained-earnings draw to soften FY27 rate hike. The Wastewater Management District Commission voted 3-0 on Jan. 12 to include up to $320,539.36 from retained earnings in Town Meeting's Article E, a placeholder cap rather

Wayland wastewater panel backs $320,539 retained-earnings request for FY27

WAYLAND -- January 12, 2026, Wayland's Wastewater Management District Commission voted 3-0 to seek up to $320,539.36 from retained earnings for FY27. The placeholder figure, more than double the $157,000 last year's rate study had projected, leverages roughly $200,000 in privilege fees

Wayland assessors clear lingering chapter land lien on French Avenue parcel

WAYLAND -- January 12, 2026, Wayland assessors release decades-old chapter land lien on French Avenue parcel. The Board of Assessors voted 5-0 Monday to discharge a classified forest, agricultural or horticultural-recreational land tax lien on Parcel 51D-016 at 9 French Avenue, a remnant of a chapter land

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

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