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Billerica Library Hosts Sheriff's Scam Prevention Talk June 16

A quiet Thursday in Billerica leaves the Public Library as the day's primary news source. The library at 15 Concord Road will be closed Friday, June 19, for Juneteenth Independence Day and reopen June 22; before then, residents can attend a free Scam Awareness and Prevention presentatio…

Belmont School Committee Ratifies BEA Contracts After 19 Months of Talks

Belmont's long teacher contract fight ends as the School Committee approved ratified agreements with the Belmont Education Association after more than 19 months at the table. The settlement, confirmed in a June 12 district News Flash, is linked to a separate announcement that all Belmon…

Bedford Town Hall Posts No New Actions on June 12

Bedford logged no new official announcements on Thursday, June 12, making the Music and Arts Experience on the Common — scheduled for Saturday, June 13 — the headline item on the town's own calendar; three town bodies, including the Board of Health and the Taxation Aid Committee, are se…

Ayer Library Sets June 20 Summer Kickoff Carnival With Wizard and Bounce House

Ayer Library's Summer Kickoff Carnival headlines a quiet Friday cycle. The library announced a free all-ages event for Saturday, June 20, featuring magician Ed the Wizard, a bounce house, and a plant and seed swap to open the summer season. On the municipal side, the town's Notice of Ta…

Ashland Switches to OpenGov Portal for All Town Licensing and Permits

Ashland goes digital on permits as the library fills Saturday with three community events. The town has launched OpenGov, a new online licensing and permitting portal, asking all residents and businesses to use the platform for future applications; details are posted at ashlandmass.com.…

Conservation Commission Sets Virtual Meeting for June 16

Ashby's Conservation Commission schedules a June 16 Zoom meeting as the town heads into a busy week. The Conservation Commission posted its virtual meeting notice Friday morning, inviting residents to join online at 7:30 p.m. on June 16; separately, the Town Clerk's office will run on a…

APS Launches Reusables Program Districtwide as School Year Winds Down

Arlington Public Schools capped the week by rolling out a district-wide reusables program and preparing for its 4th Annual Pride Celebration Saturday at Arlington High School, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The district also flagged that its 2026-2027 enrollment registration portal is temporarily of…

Historic Parlin House Opens as Community Space; Four Town Hearings Set Next Week

Acton's historic Parlin House has found a new life as a community gathering spot, the lead item in a slow Friday news cycle anchored almost entirely by what's coming next week. The town has four public meetings lined up between June 15 and 18, including a MassDOT safety hearing on Great…

Lincoln Library Board Seeks Applicants to Fill Trustee Vacancy

The Lincoln Public Library is looking to fill a board seat following the departure of trustee Peter Sugar, who is being honored for his service. The library's Board of Trustees has opened an application process for a new member with a particular interest in library programming and gover…

Conservation Commission Urges Water Cuts as Northeast Drought Reaches Critical Level

Sudbury's summer opens under a critical drought declaration and an approaching heat wave,

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